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The Deer Hunter  (1978)
One of the deepest war movies I've seen. De Niro, Walkens, and Streep were exceptional members of this large cast. In its full scope, The Deer Hunter is a high art amongst all of the war films made. This is one of the few war films that actually affected me emotionally. What war does to people, by it's very nature, like Russian Roulette, is truly, truly tragic. Shows that some are naturally capable of handling the burdens of combat, and some aren't, and for the ones that can't handle it, well...

posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:13 AM by downwest


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