>I committed war crimes for America, and never got the thanks I deserve
>be 20 year old moron >get letter saying you’re either going to prison or going to Vietnam >nightly news says we’re winning every night so must be easy >go to nam >lose some limbs and watch strong men turn into shellshocked sissies >come back home >called a monster and a traitor
hmmmm
no sweetie, the only good part is the middle of the movie, after the vietnam stuff ends it becomes boring again. The movie has like 30 minutes of god stuff and 2:30 hours of garbage
The wedding scene is the only thing worth watching. The rest of the movie is fricking moronic. The guy was playing Russian roulette for over a decade and kept winning, and the moment DeNiro shows up he blows his brains all over him. What a load of shit.
don't know why plebbitors endlessly mention "the wedding scene" when it is utterly forgettable and only repeated by plebbitors because imdb trivia said it was long.
the years of russian roulette was moronic though, unless he did it once a year to support his drug addiction.
>fires a single shot, wasn't lethal >3 hours of him sniffing dung piles and following a trickle of a blood trail >starts getting dark so he calls it quits and goes home
Do americans really? I haven't seen the movie, but that's what I imagine it's like from the title, and nothing else
The story behind the marketing of this movie is more interesting than the movie itself. Basically, when the studio first saw this movie they thought it was horrible and that it would certainly bomb. They withheld releasing it while they held exclusive screenings for critics and Academy members. Then when the Oscars were announced and The Deer Hunter received a slew of nominations, they released it using the nominations to market it, and it became a hit. It's the first real example of Oscar bait.
There was a marriage scene in there somewhere.
Boomer kino from before they became boring conformists
you sure? the plot reads like yet another WAR IS LE BAD movie
>yet another WAR IS LE BAD
Back then it wasn't yet another
Yeah, I'm sure. It's distinguished itself through writing, production, and acting.
You do realise some movies had to be the first to say "war is le bad". This was one of them. I do agree though it's vastly overrated.
A masterpiece
Pure kino. It's a great film. The performances are amazing.
>I committed war crimes for America, and never got the thanks I deserve
wrong movie bro!! delete your post before everyone posts laughing reaction images at you!
I know but Vietnam vets are pathetic
Vietnam vets were forced to fight unlike GWOT vets.
>be 20 year old moron
>get letter saying you’re either going to prison or going to Vietnam
>nightly news says we’re winning every night so must be easy
>go to nam
>lose some limbs and watch strong men turn into shellshocked sissies
>come back home
>called a monster and a traitor
hmmmm
How to tell people your parents were Vietnam war peace protestors, without actually telling them such.
Based.
>MAU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>MAU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only kino part in this flick.
Unironically one of the worst movies ever made
a snorefest followed by one of the greatest 2nd halves in cinema history
>2nd halves
no sweetie, the only good part is the middle of the movie, after the vietnam stuff ends it becomes boring again. The movie has like 30 minutes of god stuff and 2:30 hours of garbage
Skip the wedding scene and save yourself a half hour.
>half
it is one hour long
Frick it
The wedding scene is the only thing worth watching. The rest of the movie is fricking moronic. The guy was playing Russian roulette for over a decade and kept winning, and the moment DeNiro shows up he blows his brains all over him. What a load of shit.
The wedding is the worst part of the whole fricking movie. Literally adds nothing and goes on forever.
don't know why plebbitors endlessly mention "the wedding scene" when it is utterly forgettable and only repeated by plebbitors because imdb trivia said it was long.
the years of russian roulette was moronic though, unless he did it once a year to support his drug addiction.
It was like half the movie iirc.
Literally the film that defined oscarbait, it's dogshit and specifically manufactured to win awards.
a good sleep
DIDI MAO!
Complete shit
It's not an action movie and it's not an epic.
It's a slow character drama about friendship and war.
Similar to Platoon, probably not as good.
>fires a single shot, wasn't lethal
>3 hours of him sniffing dung piles and following a trickle of a blood trail
>starts getting dark so he calls it quits and goes home
Do americans really?
I haven't seen the movie, but that's what I imagine it's like from the title, and nothing else
>Watching a 3 hour long movie in 2024
Oh deer
kino and a wedding scene
>>what am i in for?
Kino with John Cazale.
The story behind the marketing of this movie is more interesting than the movie itself. Basically, when the studio first saw this movie they thought it was horrible and that it would certainly bomb. They withheld releasing it while they held exclusive screenings for critics and Academy members. Then when the Oscars were announced and The Deer Hunter received a slew of nominations, they released it using the nominations to market it, and it became a hit. It's the first real example of Oscar bait.