Its a blessing on the hunter sent by the great wolf to his children

Rating: 10/10 (22 April 2002)

I first saw The Deer Hunter in 1982,and i realised i was not watching just any ordinary movie.It was, and still is the only movie i have watched back to back.And the one enduring memory from that evening was that although Michael was this 'distant' cold hearted b****** he kept his word and returned Vietnam to bring back Nick dead or alive, and how many of us in this life have a friend like that? Many people criticise the wedding scene lasting so long, but it is exactly because of this you build up an understanding,raport even loathing of the characters.And the scene in the bar just before they go to war, is this not what celluloid was invented for? No, this not a war movie , its a movie about the depths and heights of humanity.And De Niro has never been better.An out and out classic, miss it at your peril.