Unforgettable scenes

Rating: 6/10 (10 June 2005)

I think that the Deer Hunter is exceptionally tense at times especially in the infamous Russian Roulette scenes. These scenes are unforgettable and you are on the edge of your seat for most of them. The rest of the film attempts to capture a slice of life about what it was like about living in this part of Amercia at this moment in time(during the 1960's with the Vietnam war the main issue of the times). It does this very successfully but it does so in a boring and mundane way. This film is over three hours long and I think that they could have sliced a hour off it or certainly a good bit of an hour. The filmmakers are to focused on ramming down our throat what it was like for these characters living in small town Amercia. We get what's it like. We don't need as much of it. This I think is an average film but the Russian Roulettes scenes are unforgettable. For them alone this film is worth watching. The rest though of what is on offer doesn't add up to, to much.