Accurate and sad depiction of life during and after the Vietnam War.

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2001)

The Deer Hunter concerns a group of deer-hunting friends in Pittsburgh, PA who work in a steel mill. Their lives rapidly change, however, when they're all drafted for the Vietnam War. Robert DeNiro and Christopher Walken (who won an academy award for his work in this film) are two of the main buddies in the War taking place before them. This film won the Best Picture Oscar in 1979 and rightfully so. One of the most memorable parts of the movie is the Russian Roulette scenes which create some of the most tension ever for a drama. After "The Deer Hunter", director Michael Cimino unfortunately struck out with his bomb effort "Heaven's Gate" which lost tons of money and was panned by critics. 10/10