Michael Cimino's Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2006)

It is hard not to give this movie a ten. Looking at the 33,000 plus votes cast it is apparent that even though the movie progresses very slowly, it is still able to captivate the audience. Personally speaking the opening sequence in PA allows me to understand where the central characters come from. Walken and Di Nero were simply amazing. It makes me glad that I didn't grow up in those war torn years. Apparently, the Vietnam scenes were shot blind due to political instability in the shooting location making this movie even better.
Hold your breath during the Russian Roulette scenes. Understand what the Vietnam war was for people from small town USA. However, more importantly don't forget to use the can before the film because its running over 3 hours.