one of the greatest war movies

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2001)

The Deer Hunter follows four steelworker friends on their enlistment and throught the horrors they experience in the Vietnam War. They spend most of their time drinking and hunting deers. Hunting deers is serious for the DeNiro character and he carries the hunting mentality and his marksmenship to his being of a soldier. They have a big bash celebrating their departure and they dont even have the slightest clue whats going to happen to them.
When they reach Vietnam it is a hellride for them. Dead bodies are everywhere. One of them loses movement of his legs and when they are captured they are forced to play a sadistic game of russian roulette. DeNiro and the injured friend return home and face the aftermath. Walken is one of the friends turned soldier and he gives a great performance. His character remains in the war and is affected heavily by it. Meryl Streep and they guy who plays the handicapped veteran (john savage? i didnt look at the cast) do great work. Solid direction. This is a fantastic war movie that depicts realistic friendship. ****