No longer as attractive to teenagers

Rating: 2/10 (12 August 2017)

Since this movie came out, we've had a movie explosion of gratuitous violence, disjointed strings of intense highlights, and boring writing, so The Deer Hunter is not as notable as it once was. There is no character development and not that much character revelation. The time sequence makes no sense in terms of what is omitted except for the cut to the next intense scene, however improbable the sequence. Because the intensity is pointless, it is boring. The hunting scenes are a farce -- trust me, there are no deer in mountain goat territory. There are 20 seconds of re-watchable violence. Apparently, it was always winter in Pennsylvania back in those days. The 'Russian-American culture' wedding scene was fun. The only likable character is a bartender.
It is Hollywood all the way. Screw the writers, feature the visuals, anything spectacular, and sell tickets to gullible teenage boys.