Tied with Apocalypse Now as the greatest Vietnam War film ever,

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2005)

This film is such an undeniable masterpiece, the cinematography, acting (especially by Walken, who gave the best supporting performance of all time- and is still unmatched and he deserved that Best Supporting Actor Oscar.)brilliant direction by Michael Cimino, etc are all classic. This film is also the most emotionally shattering film of our time. De Niro, Streep, and others are great. It is a story about 5 Pennsylvania steel workers' life before, during and after Vietnam.
The Russian roulette scenes are so insanely terrifying (because it is that kind of movie where anything can happen) and intense, that they are almost unbearable. But this film is so extraordinary, that it is a crime to miss this film. A must for war film fans.