It's not a "war film", stupid

Rating: Null/10 (24 March 2000)

Why do we need to compare every movie that dealt with Vietnam?? Full Metal Jacket vs. Platoon, or Apocolypse Now vs. the Deer Hunter??? The Deer Hunter is a film that brings the horrors of modern warfare back to a patriotic steel mill town outside of Pittsburgh. It's a character study about three guys with a group of tight knit friends who stay behind. It goes into the character of each member (Stan (John Cazale) included) until you really find how they tick. Compare that to any other war movie and you're a bit amiss. If you find it boring because of the Russian orthodox wedding reception, then this film isn't for you. It's sad, it's deep it's depressing, but it definitely deserves the Oscar's it received.