One of the best movies of the 70s.....

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2004)

The Deer Hunter (1978) Another pseudo-war movie, only this time the action revolves around the conflict in Vietnam. Streep effectively portrays a young woman at home in the states who must deal with the effects of the war in her own psyche as well as the men who have gone off to fight.
The part, though not a starring role, provides a great deal more screen time than was afforded Streep in Julia. And she makes the most of it. When adding this performance to her body of work, audiences can see a string of unforgettable characterizations that made her, arguably, America's greatest living and working actress.
Starring Robert DeNiro and Christopher Walken among others, The Deer Hunter, along with another Vietnam movie made the following year, Apocalypse Now, remains one of the greatest war films ever made. It won the Oscar for Best Picture, and is a harrowing and poetic movie, not to be missed.