
Michael, Steven and Nicky are 3 best friends who enjoy going deer hunting quite often. These men get enlisted to head to Vietnam to fight for their country and celebrate with a farewell party, as well as Steven marrying a pregnant woman named "Angela." After the horrors during the war and edge-grabbing games of Russian Roulette that these men are forced to play, Michael returns home and realizes that his deer hunting outings aren't the same as they used to be, because of the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Michael, Steven and Nicky are 3 best friends who enjoy going deer hunting quite often. These men get enlisted to head to Vietnam to fight for their country and celebrate with a farewell party, as well as Steven marrying a pregnant woman named "Angela." After the horrors during the war and edge-grabbing games of Russian Roulette that these men are forced to play, Michael returns home and realizes that his deer hunting outings aren't the same as they used to be, because of the war and he eventually finds out that Steven is handicapped and Nicky hasn't returned from Vietnam, and in response, he heads back to Vietnam to rescue him.
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| EmpireColin KennedyA simultaneuosly touching and harrowing experience that puts the audience directly in the shoes of one man's experience of Vietnam. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsArt is long, we Cimino champions go on hopefully asserting. Life and injustice are short. |
| The SpectatorTed WhiteheadThe performances are unforgettable, particularly by Christopher Walken as the dreamy, masochistic, Russian-looking Nick. |
| About.comFred TopelLong but effective Vietnam drama. The russian roulette scenes are haunting. |
| Movie EyeFrank OchiengCimino's blistering and psychologically gripping account of the Vietnam-era damaged psyche. The Deer Hunter is an astonishingly potent and towering exploration on the war experience to ever be intensely filmed |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is not an anti-war film. It is not a pro-war film. It is one of the most emotionally shattering films ever made. |
| New York Daily NewsKathleen CarrollIn ferociously intense, chillingly brutal scenes, this bravely innovative, kingsized movie (one should be warned that it runs over three hours) enables one to fully understand why this particular war not only destroyed the hopes and dreams of America’s young men, but why it left so many of them permanently shattered and alienated from society. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThe idea of sacrifice permeates everything, along with the cruelty and horror. This is Cimino's masterpiece. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellQuite possibly the most overrated movie ever. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelBrutally memorable, The Deer Hunter is an emotionally draining production that draws a vivid portrait of its characters and their milieu--and succeeds in showing the devastating effect of the war on their lives, as well as their brave attempts at renewal. Unfortunately, the film falters when it comes to the larger questions of America's involvement in Vietnam. |