The Deer Hunter is unforgettable

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On the top 100 films on the AFI list sitting at #53 and for good reason! I think Deniro was outstanding in this and this is a movie that I will never forget!
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Original Movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)
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@tonym362 29 дней назад

Myself & 3 buddies grew up & Detroit, we all worked in a steel mill. 2 of us joined the military while still in high school on the "buddy" plan. We reported 6 weeks after graduation. I was lucky & came back from being In County, my buddy did not, as my brother also never made it home. This movie is very personal. Thank you for your reaction .

@holddowna 29 дней назад

I’m so sorry. Thank you for your service. ❤️

@BadgerBJJ 29 дней назад

My father was from a dying NJ industrial town and was drafted in 1966. He felt this movie captured “it” more than any other movie.

@cajunsushi 29 дней назад

Haven’t seen this film in ages but it’s a top tier movie for sure. Glad you reviewed it. ❤

@DaveSoza 29 дней назад

Wait for it

@doubleDD274 29 дней назад

God Bless , Brother.

@thegorn68 29 дней назад

That scene where Nick can't answer the questions about his parents without breaking down is what won Walken the Oscar that year. Masterful acting!

@aaaht3810 29 дней назад

I agree. Great acting.

@allyourmoney 29 дней назад

To me that was what I thought of when I heard Christopher Walken all these years. Most people think of some SNL skit or weird villain or whatever. I think of the Deer Hunter.

@Me-lm2ky 28 дней назад

Don't forget the scene when Michael was in the hotel room by himself and trying to hold back the tears with his hand. It was amazing non-verbal acting by De Niro.

@Captwalker70 28 дней назад

He gets so "triggered"...no pun intended??

@Mac1975lv 28 дней назад

Amen... Was just about to write the same.. of course I get runner up 😅 this scene makes me have my weekly draining of my tears

@Kasino80 29 дней назад

George Dzundza's breakdown in the kitchen at the end. This giant bundle of happiness, finally breaking.

@watersbey25 5 дней назад

All he did was laugh at stupid things through out the movie. Annoying as hell. Whats so funnny about dipping a twinkie into mustard?

@sofa_king_kool 29 дней назад

The feeling being lonely in a room full of people you love permeates this film. I'd bet that a lot of veterans feel that way all the time when they return home... What a sacrifice, may it not go unappreciated.

@geogodthebat 29 дней назад

It does. Many tours in the Middle East and Central America. People ask, but you can't explain, and hope they never do.

@nealrepetti2396 29 дней назад

Just so you know, they really killed a dear on film . Very rare to see that in a movie . Even today.

@nammis77 29 дней назад

I think that goes for most veterans.

@strawdawgs78 17 дней назад

Veterans often feel like FNGs in their own hometowns.

@jazzmaan707 28 дней назад

This movie was what we Vietnam Veterans were going through, when we got back. The American citizens were cheering for the enemy and cursing us in public. A lot of my Vietnam brothers got permanently confused, as our families let us know how we were hated for being in the military, even though most of us were drafted. So glad the Gulf Veterans were treated better than us Vietnam Veterans. The Korean War Veterans had it just as bad, but they didn't get/have the media coverage that we got on the television every day.

@kencoakley8366 2 дня назад

Thank you for your service, especially in Vietnam. My mother always supported the troops, especially the Vietnam veterans. One night, a few years ago, I was driving her to Walmart. Out of nowhere she shouted , "Damn, I love Vietnam vets." It came out of nowhere. I joked with her and replied, "I've always been partial to veterans of the War of 1812, myself". A friend of my sister's was drafted. We were afraid that he would come back dead or paralyzed. He was a Hippie and looked like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. Not only did he not get hurt, but he was highly decorated and had a 30+ year career in the Marines. We were very relieved.

@brucedunkle9136 27 дней назад

Critic, Roger Ebert wrote: “It is a progression from a wedding to a funeral. It is the story of a group of friends. It is a record of how the war in Vietnam entered several lives and altered them terribly forever. It is one of the most emotionally shattering films ever made.” You did a fine job with your reaction, Amy. You took your time with the film. It’s not an easy process. It was like watching and experiencing the movie all over again.

@dathorndike4908 19 дней назад

well said

@reservoirdude92 29 дней назад

De Niro's greatest performance, without question.

@Kasino80 29 дней назад

Him sitting on the floor in motel room, just gets me every time. Having suffered from severe depression, I've had days and nights like that.

@glumphyStoned 29 дней назад

this one, raging bull and taxi driver

@drdavid1963 29 дней назад

That Russian Roulette scene is just some of the most phenomenal acting you could ever see.

@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 29 дней назад

Both de Niro's and Walken's Greatest Performances in their entire long careers 🎭 🎬🎥 Epic Performances. There has been nothing like it anywhere, since.

@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 29 дней назад

@@drdavid1963Indeed

@pfury67 29 дней назад

Deer wasn't killed, only sedated. This is one of the best movies of all time.

@watersbey25 5 дней назад

It was a elk a different species.

@ThistleAndSea 29 дней назад

This one came out just a few years after the draft ended and the fall of Saigon. I graduated high school in '79. I registered with the selective service, but the war was over by then, Three of my older cousins though came back from Vietnam and struggled to fit in for years after. This movie was brutal to watch back then, and it is still haunting now nearly 50 years later. For a generation this is not just a movie. What a time.

@kl8455 29 дней назад

and Vietnam veterans were treated much differently by some in the population as compared to say WW2.

@trottheblackdog 27 дней назад

This was fresh in my mind when I was 18 in 1981 and my mom drove me to the post office to sign up for Selective Service.

@StarShipGray 24 дня назад

My dad got his PhD in American literature specifically about the Vietnam experience. He once told me that there are no happy stories from the Vietnam War, and he was absolutely right.

@hannahl8 29 дней назад

"She lost a great love." Meryl losing fiancé John Cazale makes that statement even more tragic.

@inhonoroftrip6320 29 дней назад

Meryl even got a role in this film to be nearer to him as much as possible towards the end of his life. Her role in this film earned her her first Best Supporting Actress nomination.

@valecrassus7835 28 дней назад

I don't buy it. She got married to some other guy six months later. Maybe that's just Hollywood.

@chalmapatterson544 28 дней назад

@@valecrassus7835 People deal with grief differently.

@garyparkinson6198 4 дня назад

Was looking for this comment 👍

@unstrung65 29 дней назад

One of the most unusual motion pictures ever made . Would be hell for most young viewers to follow . With the long wedding scenes , the deer hunting interlude , and finally the harrowing Vietnam scenes . But what a movie !!!

@docsavage8640 29 дней назад

Young viewers now because they're used to being coddled and having everything spoonfed. In the 1970s, not a problem.

@francisalbert1799 29 дней назад

the young people are used to fast. Everything quick. Tik tok shorts streaming a series in one day etc.. they aren’t used to storytelling and character development within a film

@johncmoore416 29 дней назад

I was born in 1978. One of the last feral generations where we got exposed to a lot of things we were not ready for.

@rickardroach9075 28 дней назад

@@francisalbert1799 When TikTok first began, videos on the app were only 15 seconds long. In early 2022, TikTok expanded the maximum length of videos to 10 minutes. I’m truly surprised young people have that much attention span.

@phila3884 28 дней назад

Times have changed. I was 15 when this movie came out. You went to all the major releases. There was no Netflix or X-Box, or even DVDs waiting at home to compete for your attention. And in the process you got a free education in the arts and maybe some history.

@usmcrn4418 27 дней назад

You’re right. You come home and you find everyone laughing, drinking and happy.. and you really feel like you don’t belong here.. like you’re watching a movie, but you’re not in it. And all you want to do is get back into combat. That’s the best that I can explain it.

@holddowna 27 дней назад

🥺i feel that

@rockyracoon3233 27 дней назад

@usmcm4418. Good observation!

@Robertsmith-un5cu 29 дней назад

Makes me think of a Vietnam Veteran interview I watched. Within hours of arriving in Vietnam he was dropped by helicopter in a forward position which came under massive human wave type assault that night. He was paralyzed with fear. The guy with him fired a machine gun until the barrel melted. He decided he had to fight. They fired until their weapons failed. He ran out to get more ammo or something and the position was blown up by a guy with a suicide vest. He spent the next year in the jungle fighting pretty much non stop. When his year tour was over he was brought out by helicopter back to base. He went to the chow hall to eat. His clothes were totally filthy. He began eating with his hands. He noticed everyone watching him in horror. He broke down weeping for himself and said "They made me an animal"

@riphopfer5816 29 дней назад

Jesus. This gave me chills.

@user-lc8mn5ud1l 28 дней назад

Can you imagine the hell the Vietcong and NVA were going through, and the widespread subsequent PTSD the survivors suffered. The USA dropped more bombs on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos than they did on Nazi Germany.

@bb.buchanan 27 дней назад

@@user-lc8mn5ud1l If you have a spare 18 hours, watch Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" documentary; covers what happened over the course of 30 years (45-75) in remarkable detail from all sides. As one of the VC interviewees states: "There are no winners or losers in war, only destruction"

@trottheblackdog 27 дней назад

@@user-lc8mn5ud1l The hell with them.

@JamesASharp 25 дней назад

I don't care what anybody says; The Deer Hunter is the greatest war film about the Vietnam War ever made. Great reaction! 👍🏿

@robertlaszlo3232 22 дня назад

Great movie, but this movie is not about the Vietnam War.

@kellinwinslow1988 20 дней назад

@@robertlaszlo3232Exactly. The war is only a backdrop. The real story is about the community and how the outsider world affects the town and everyone in it. It's like the town was an isolated place,out of time. Then it all comes crashing down. The town is just as much a character as the actual characters. There's a great interview with Quentin Tarrentino where he talks about how he spent an entire day talking with Michael Chamino about the film and it's themes. He also talks about how the studio wanted to cut over an hour out of the film which would have gutted the entire film. It's a great film but much like Apocalypse Now it's not really about the Vietnam war.

@dangrifdhsbxjs8424 11 дней назад

@@kellinwinslow1988I’d say the greatest film about the Vietnam War is Platoon.

@acheronnchase6220 29 дней назад

John Cazale was dying of cancer while filming this and Robert De Niro fought for him to stay in the role and convinced the studios to let him stay and he even paid the insurance to cover any losses during production of John cazale couldn’t complete shooting or died during filming John cazale and Meryl Streep were in love and in a committed relationship for years at that point and she stood beside him and took care of him and comforted him as any good partner would during his last days John Cazale was the love of her life and she never changed the way she felt her entire life She was a good woman and her love was genuine and she was admired even more for staying by his side until the end Robert De Niro was adamant about John being involved and he knew this would most likely be his last film Every film John Cazale was ever in either won the academy award for best picture or was nominated at the very least I believe that he was part of the Lee strausburg ‘acting workshop,’ whom i am sure you’ll remember starred as hyman Roth in godfather 2

@docsavage8640 29 дней назад

Fredo. What are you smoking?

@USCFlash 29 дней назад

@@docsavage8640 I believe he was confusingly referring to Lee Strasberg playing Hyman Roth.

@valecrassus7835 28 дней назад

It's pretty weird how Meryl Streep got married to some other guy six months after Cazale died, though.

@martensjd 28 дней назад

@@valecrassus7835How can we judge with no facts?

@valecrassus7835 28 дней назад

In the 50s and before, a woman remarrying quickly (especially a middle class/poor woman with young children) would be par for the course. In successfulHollywood circles in the late 70s, not so much.

@JC-rb3hj 29 дней назад

The Deer Hunter is Cimino's masterpiece. Kudos to you for having the sensibility to understand there is not a wasted frame in it.

@chrisf_yt 29 дней назад

A true classic, glad someone's watching it.

@Charlesbaker3017 22 дня назад

TBR Schmitt. has an extensive reaction to this brilliant film.. check them out..

@timromerz9204 29 дней назад

The transition from civilian life to War life in this film is haunting. The Deer sequence at the beginning of the film is one of the best-symbolic-moments ever put to film. This is a CLASSIC. Tough watch but a Great Watch. Nice Reaction

@acdragonrider 29 дней назад

My favorite is the piano one

@john195223 29 дней назад

Part of this movie was shot in my hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. Very moving film, and from frame to frame a work of art.

@tomdg65 29 дней назад

Filmed in my hometown when I was just a boy. Some of my first memories are of this movie being filmed. I always have a much different reaction to it than everybody else because for me, it’s not just my hometown, but my hometown when I was a boy, and everybody I loved was alive and lived there. Mingo Junction, Ohio.

@craignedoff991 29 дней назад

🙏🕊

@bobbyalexander1758 29 дней назад

Was about to say the same thing filmed in Mingo/Steubenville close to where I live my son stays in Mingo

@basher5107 29 дней назад

Cleveland,Ohio as well

@vegasbeersales 29 дней назад

That theme song is called “Cavatina” and was recorded by guitarist John Williams. I like to listen to it on occasion.

@harrymarshall 29 дней назад

,, the same I have it on 45 single, and it is a strong potent listen to hear when you feel the need to, whatever yr own personal reason conducts the reprisal

@saulinvictus9274 26 дней назад

My fav song

@kevinslayzak1214 29 дней назад

Wow... this is a deep movie...im Gen-X..i can't even see the title of the movie without tearing up 😞... great movie... overlooked and forgotten by todays society..

@harveyrabenold7344 29 дней назад

This movie is a great depiction of life in the manufacturing towns in Pennsylvania. Most of them had large Eastern European immigrant populations.

@user-qj4rp4mn2q 29 дней назад

Remember this one.. Some theaters wouldn't show it .. I was 16 and saw it in cinema with a couple friends. When we left it silent on trip home for few minutes. Never saw it again for the 15 years..

@stewbyles8564 28 дней назад

It was X rated in Australia when it came out.

@bigdaddy741098 29 дней назад

I can't even think of anything worthy to say about this movie. All I can say is to anyone who has served, past present or future... Thankyou.

@Me-lm2ky 29 дней назад

I don't know why more people don't watch and react to this Oscar winning best film of the year. This is truly a masterpiece the great Michael Cimino. I love this movie.

@USCFlash 29 дней назад

Because most of the people who respond to the polls and make suggestions want to see Marvel stuff, not high quality cinema.

@Me-lm2ky 29 дней назад

@@USCFlash That God Bless America scene at the end always makes my eyes swell up with tears. I must have watch that movie about 20 times by now. That last scene could have been any small town in America during any one of America's many wars over the last 100 years.

@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 29 дней назад

Many younger people don't even know this movie exists. Not their fault. If they'd watch it, they'd probably react to it like this Nice Young Lady just did. 🙂

@Me-lm2ky 29 дней назад

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 Maybe I'm just a big movie fan, but years ago, I found a list of all the movies that won best picture for their year and watch all the ones that I did not watch yet. All the best picture Oscar winners with sounds. Not very difficult to do if you really like watching good movies.

@basher5107 29 дней назад

Let’s face it folks,this is a brutal movie for every reason mentioned,probably the most horrific war movie ever made I loved the film when it first came out and had no idea I’d be in the military a year later,this isn’t the drive in movie you took your girlfriend to see that’s for sure!

@reservoirdude92 29 дней назад

Michael Cimino is an unsung Hollywood icon. Heaven's Gate is a beautifully epic piece of filmmaking.

@Carbonnothingbutcarbon 29 дней назад

It's such a shame that it was received the way it was. I've watched the Criterion restored version a few times and it's always incredible to see.

@schroedingers_kotze 22 дня назад

“Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” is also a somewhat overlooked but well worth watching movie.

@Revolations68 15 дней назад

From an OEF Vet, thank you for respecting what we endure for our fellow man. Watching your videos about war movies is therapeutic for me. Nobody in my life cared to ask.

@marvinsarracino116 29 дней назад

This is a great Oscar winning movie! Deniro,Walken and Streep! What great cast! The movie really brought attention to the way vets tried to deal with the trauma of returning from war. Michael was never the same person as shown by the before and after hunting scenes! Thanks for sharing Ames.❤️💛

@sirgalahad3574 28 дней назад

John Savage is no starving actor, but he is horribly underrated.

@swvi9459 28 дней назад

Best movie ever in my opinion

@MrLorenzovanmatterho 28 дней назад

"So many presents", the Russian American extras they hired for the wedding scene brought real gifts to the amazement of the crew. They also got so into the dancing they booed when the director yelled cut.

@TommyBBQBessinger 29 дней назад

Finally somebody does a video reaction to "The Deer Hunter".

@Plootyhooter 12 дней назад

I'm 65F and this is my first time seeing this movie. I'm glad it was with you. Not one to witness alone.

@doyledeclue282 29 дней назад

This is my generation. This movie is a very deep deep movie about P t s d coming back to the world And the way the soldiers were treated. This will hurt your heart

@oboogie2 29 дней назад

And before PTSD was really acknowledged as a bona fide condition.

@drdavid1963 29 дней назад

@@oboogie2 - Yeah. It wasn't talked about. Everyone was living in denial back then. People were expected to go off to war, come back as if nothing had happened.

@tombrown1898 29 дней назад

Two friends of mine came home from Viet Nam in 1971. They were a mess, but both recovered and are leading productive lives. They discuss their war experience only with other veterans. And that's their right. As for the small town in the movie, in actuality it was Mingo Junction, Ohio. The mill where they worked was Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, in Mingo Junction. They were an old customer of mine. Great presentation, Ames!

@Kasino80 29 дней назад

John Savage does not get enough praise for his acting in this movie. Feel he gets overlooked far too often.

@sudicalwig 25 дней назад

"Cavatina" is probably my favourite guitar piece of all time. This movie is so great.

@lionlyons 26 дней назад

I love the French guy’s assessment of the situation “I think I must also be as crazy as you.”

@leipersgreen6763 14 дней назад

My parents grew up in the steel mill town of Wellsville, NY. It's on the border of Pennsylvania. This film reminds me of my Dad & uncles. They all went to Vietnam & all returned. My mothers brother, however, did not. He went in 67'.

@Thewingkongexchange 29 дней назад

This film is one monumental gut punch. The journey we see these guys take, from happy-go-lucky working men, to empty shells is so well told. Also the effect it has on the people in their lives. It stays with you forever.

@kevinlakeman5043 26 дней назад

Big ups to you, Amy, for toughing it out through this one. It's a classic, and the pinnacle of Cimino's work, but Jeebus, it's hell to work through. For me, making it through "The Deer Hunter puts you in rarefied company.

@Jordy120 29 дней назад

Everyone is so young. I've watched this many times and the level of emotions are still high.

@OttoVonBizmarkie 29 дней назад

damn there really are a lot of people that not will watch this film shout outs to you!!

@BouillaBased 29 дней назад

Oh, my! When you decide to push your limits, you pull out all the stops! I love this movie so much, because it's so beautifully written and shot. But I have to be in just the right mindset to watch it.

@HT-io1eg 29 дней назад

You are so, so right. I used to watch everything, whenever, but now, I have to be in a certain mind for certain stuff. Weird, age I suppose

@barte3822 29 дней назад

Great reaction Ames to this powerful movie. Every Vietnam war movie has a different atmosphere depending on the time Era of when it is portrayed ; We were soldiers (1965) Platoon (67/68) Hamburger Hill (69) Apocalypse Now (69/70) ( the Charles Manson reference time dates it) and Deer Hunter (72-75) ( the civilian fleeing along the roads time dates it as the 72 Easter Offensive) By the time of this era, the war had deteriorated, years of trauma was passed along to every new guy and had set into every unit. Drug use was rampant, especially heroin. Soldiers were disillusioned and just wanted out. Remember the Green Beret at the bar saying "Fuck it" when asked what Vietnam was like. The veteran return was horrible. Watch Born on the Fourth of July for that perspective. Oliver Stone's movie Heaven and Earth is a great story of the experience of a Vietnamese woman named Le Ly Hayslip. FYI In the first Vietnam scene of the movie, Nick & Stevie are in a different unit than Mike, who was a Green Beret in the 5th Special Forces Ironically the same unit as Colonel Kurtz ✌️❤️

@salsonny 29 дней назад

John Cazale was only in 5 movies and all of them won best picture

@padfolio 29 дней назад

They were all nominated for best picture. Dog Day Afternoon and The Conversation didn't win.

@docsavage8640 29 дней назад

And yet almost nobody knows who he is or can name any that aren't The Godfather. Did you have a point you thought you were making?

@valecrassus7835 28 дней назад

I think your point is less clear than his. Guy was in only a handful of movies, but they were all well-recieved by critics. That's still a good run. What exactly is your point, by the way? "yes, he was in well-reviewed movies, but only a couple of them were popular?" Ok, great.

@unstrung65 29 дней назад

One of the most unusual motion pictures ever made . Would be hell for 'most' young viewers to follow - with the wedding, deer hunting , and Vietnam scenes . But what a movie !!!

@reservoirdude92 29 дней назад

There's not a scene, line, or SHOT that's not integral to this story. Cimino knew what he was doing.

@reesebn38 29 дней назад

This movie was a huge deal when it came out. They had one showing a night. The Newspaper ad said no tickets would be sold after film starts. I was 14 and in Ontario, Canada where we have the most restricted film laws. I had to see the movie. I've been a film buff since 2 years old. So my buddy and I sneaked in. My buddy chickened out last min. I went in. I had to duck under the seats at one point when the Usher walked by.

@richcarrCCC 29 дней назад

I was 18 and had to register with the Selective Service in 1978 and saw this movie which instantly became my 'favorite' movie, a "favorite" movie that I didn't watch again until 1987 and then again in 2006, then again during covid, so, yeah, I've only seen my "Favorite" movie 3 times since the 1st time I saw it and, each time, a decade apart. It always reminded me of 2 deaths. Please let me tell you of one. My best friend, exact same age, in the same grade at school, lived right across the street from me, Owen Gallagher, yes, it's bee 53 yrs. since I last saw him and I still remember his name. in 1968, when we were in 3rd grade, his older brother (his idol), was drafted right as he turned 18. After serving 2 tours in Vietnam he came home in 1971! I'll never forget seeing my best friend, his mom & his dad, with tears of joy when he came home, then that weekend he crashed his car into a telephone pole and died. My 10 yr. old brain didn't know how to process it. All I know is I wished I could make my friend stop crying. They moved away after the funeral. We lived in a small town (pop. 9,000 with one main drag) for years I would go by the spot of the accident... I finally got to where I wouldn't be reminded by seeing his house across the street or the spot where his brother died, then this movie came out. I am glad it reminds me of all of that. I don't ever want to forget.

@Ozz77765 21 день назад

This is one of the best acted movies ever made.

@mikefetterman6782 11 дней назад

In PA, WV, OH, and such where this movie was filmed, hunting is used for stress relief (being one with nature, absorbing the silence). This area was settled by mostly Dutch, Lithuanian, Polish, and some Russian immigrants nearly 300 years ago. My family moved to Central Pennsylvania in a wave of Dutch, Irish, and German immigrants in 1747. William Penn (the namesake of the state) settled outside of Philadelphia and formed a large Quaker settlement. Many of the towns in the coal and steel regions of the state are adorned with "Onion domes", harkening their Northern Europe roots.

@kencoakley8366 2 дня назад

I was born in 1966. So my childhood was in the 70s. I was lucky enough to have seen a lot of iconic movies including this. When I heard you say you like 70s movies, my ears pricked up. Film scholars and film historians say that the 2 best decades for cinema were the 30s and the 70s. My taste in film is pretty diverse. This is my first time seeing your channel, so I don't know which movies you have reacted to, but some 70s films I recommend outside of the Godfather films, I strongly recommend American Graffiti, Saturday Night Fever, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon.

@damianstarks3338 7 дней назад

Can’t thank you enough for bringing this Robert De Niro movie back to my attention. It is a classic

@ruairiwhite6303 22 дня назад

This movie never leaves you. A masterpiece.

@nealrepetti2396 29 дней назад

You are so good at this ! You are really able to explain the movies so well and talk about camera angles and the real things that go into making movies great. Love you out here ! Keep up the good work.

@paulymar5996 29 дней назад

The church scenes were filmed in St. Theodosius Othodox Cathedral on Starkweather Ave. In Cleveland, Ohio. My company has a repeat client we do remodeling for down on West 5th and when we work there I pass right by that church quite often.

@reservoirdude92 29 дней назад

That's cool as hell, brother. It must be nice to live around cinema history.

@robjaimes8830 28 дней назад

And Lemko Hall is still around, but in condo form. Tremont neighborhood.

@toolfool_ 29 дней назад

I love that you appreciated the longer drawn out scenes. It gives so much of a depth to the characters, there's so much in this move that feels so raw and real. Thank you for sharing your reaction with us.

@deanbarcelona1427 29 дней назад

The wedding scene is awesome reminds me of weddings of the 1970s

@giodagrate5369 29 дней назад

RIP Paul D’Amato who played the green beret at the bar during the wedding. A true gentleman and a great actor.

@GCKelloch 10 дней назад

Just watched it again after seeing it twice in the theatre when it first came out. I found the culture of the industrial PA town very interesting with the shared rituals and the closeness of the characters. Reminded me of my HS days in a small working-class town. Things have changed a lot since then. I read a few reviews after. In the original script, the characters were just supposed to go to Las Vegas and get caught up in a Russian Roulette scene. The film was criticized for creating such a scene in Vietnam that never really existed, but such was the consequence of the last-minute change. I'd chalk it up to poetic license. The strong messages about how war and PTSD affects people differently was well worth it.

@arockfriendly8399 13 дней назад

"Every time he hears the click he gets triggered" I see what you did there.

@rabooey 28 дней назад

Thanks for reacting to this outstanding movie. It's a hard pill to swallow no matter how many times you watch but you still love every single visceral moment, from the comradery of the town and their tight circle of relationships to the surrealness of the traumas they endured in and after the war. It's all just so ultra real and relatable, written and performed so compassionately and compellingly. I'm proud to be among those who suggested this movie to you and I'm so happy you liked it.🙂

@steffe689 5 дней назад

This is one of those legendary movies.

@ccfrgsc 29 дней назад

Yet again, I just LOVE sharing tears with you! You are such a sweetheart and someone people with PTSD can really work through emotions with. Bless your heart so much! 🥹❤️🌹

@DanLaTour12 27 дней назад

I have an cousin that was there and until this day he wakes screaming nightly according to his wife and has never recovered from what he went through, thank you for this reaction.

@laba7024 29 дней назад

"This is this" means "BE PRESENT" - you are not in the discoteque, this is a huntingparty.

@docsavage8640 29 дней назад

That's not an analogy.

@Charlesbaker3017 29 дней назад

@@docsavage8640 C a comparison between 2 things. Definition..ahole

@watersbey25 5 дней назад

"This is this" slang has never existed in American vocabulary until Deer Hunter created it. It was never used in the 50s 60s or 70s. Its a movie quote thats been made into a famous movie phrase like You're gonna need a bigger boat, Here's looking at you, kid, I'll be back, etc. I would love to know if Di Nero ad- libbed it. But I believe it was part of the origional script. It is up to the intrepation of the viewer(s).

@keltar4071 6 дней назад

When i was a kid in the 80s i remember this movie was shown on regular t.v. uncut with no commercials. It was uncensored with all the foul language. It was a big deal back then.

@BarryOkanagan 27 дней назад

This was my favourite movie back in my young adult days. Loved everything about it. Now it's just too hard to watch, but I appreciate the reaction. Walken and DeNiro are phenomenal.

@tonysoto8949 29 дней назад

Robert Deniro’s most underrated film, and along with The Mission my favorite films he has been in. Absolute masterpiece and the performances make you feel cold and alone as you watch them go through what seems to be hell on earth.

@bigredtlc1828 29 дней назад

I did a driving trip on the old 40 National Road through small towns dotting the rivers deep in PA. I came on one town, Brownsville, with an old bridge spanning the river and Russian Orthodox churches popping up along the way. There was an old abandoned steel mill along the river near the railroad tracks. It reminded me so much of the town in this movie. Incredible movie. Thanks for reacting.

@danielmoore3634 28 дней назад

I love how you respect the circumstances of the characters in these heartbreaking films. Thank you for the reaction.

@jefffisher1045 29 дней назад

I was a theater major and the acting is so subtle, which makes it that much more powerful, these are some of the best actors of all time John Cazale was the most respected actor by his fellow actors and at the time he was dating Meryl Streep and was his last movie. Your analysis is the best on youtube, much respect.

@markrayner8915 27 дней назад

This was all the more powerful as it came out only a few years after the Vietnam war ended . It made a lot of people look at the vets in a completely different light. This is in my all time top 10 favourite movies. I was a teenager when I first saw it.

@walterbelcourt7504 19 дней назад

Scene and movie done very well for its time. Peeps were shocked in theatre in' 79 1st time experience Vietnam War💥💯💖

@mgrogan32 16 дней назад

Haunting soundtrack. One of my favorite films of all time. Thanks for watching with me!

@AMBatty 21 день назад

❤ just found your channel and wow it's one of my favourite ever films. Great reaction, people struggle these days with slow burn stories so it's good to see someone let the story sink in. Cimino takes the time to build his characters and with such good actors you actually feel like you are watching a true story.

@NATIVESUNSETS65 27 дней назад

I remember seeing this on the Big screen with a group of friends and most of us thought it was going to be DeNiro who dies during the last Russian Roulette game. Walken's performance of Nick is top tier especially the PTDS breakdown at the Military Hospital and then later as the catatonic Heroin addict that doesn't recognize Mike at first and then remembers " One Shot " as he pulls the trigger . 😢

@davidosborne6328 27 дней назад

Getting closer to 100k I see. Never doubted you for a second.

@steelers6titles 29 дней назад

Movie put Michael Cimino on top as a filmmaker. He never bested it, although the hugely-dissed "Heaven's Gate", about the late-19th-century Johnson County, Wyoming, range war, is better than its reputation.

@reservoirdude92 29 дней назад

I don't trust people who say it's a "bad film" 😂

@ShaunHensley 24 дня назад

How could this movie possibly be topped?

@hbron112 29 дней назад

Brave choice! Thank you for letting us watch you watch this important and wonderful movie.

@garyhillman4993 21 день назад

It’s one of the greatest films ever. It send you through every emotion and the theme music is a classic too

@t0dd000 29 дней назад

This film is so unique and so ... This is a tough one. Thank you for reacting to this film. It's an important one.

@drdavid1963 29 дней назад

Thanks so much, Amy for reacting to this great film and giving it the respect it deserves. I totally agree with all of your comments. I would go on to say that the construction of the film is key - the long opening, the transition to the devastating Russian Roulette scene, the difficulty of Michael and his home community adjusting to the impact of the war and the incredible last section of the movie maximises its impact. I so appreciate your comment about the authenticity of the film and how much you love the 70s. Authenticity and the 1970s go together well and a main reason why so many of the movies of that period are so great. I know you have seen the likes of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather but, the 70s is well worth a deep dive - films like Five Easy Pieces, All The President's Men, Deliverance, Badlands, Chinatown, The Last Picture Show, The French Connection and many more are well worth checking out. And your thoughtful, engaging approach would do them justice. Thanks again and looking forward to the next one.

@jamesba-xd7xf 29 дней назад

THANK YOU for reacting to this great film that very very few reactors have watched. I saw this my last year in high school when I was 17. will never forget the russian roulet scene!.

@vcancer 29 дней назад

Back in the 70s, I remember as a kid watching the news with my family, and the news was live in Vietnam. I saw this movie on TV when TV in the 70s wasn't that hard on censoring movies. That ending scene gave me a nightmare every night for weeks.

@yetisburgeadress 27 дней назад

This is my first time checking out your channel.. This movie is so personal to me. I am now a subscriber because of your true emotional reaction.. Thank You.

@holddowna 27 дней назад

Wow! Thanks so much for the sub! Means a lot ! This movie is a hard one burns find it important to watch and it’s so well done

@mcbeezee2120 29 дней назад

I've always thought the POW camp scene was one of the most intense in movie history. The acting unparalleled.

@frankgunner8967 25 дней назад

The scene around the table with De Niro and Walkman having to take that little shit slapping them is up there with the best

@perrymalcolm3802 14 дней назад

For me, The Deer Hunter which was quickly followed by Coming Home were the most effective movies in summing up the war n its effects on the veteran, their families, friends n communities

@kareldebures7006 26 дней назад

I watched this movie when it came out, never watched it again until this review. And I can think of no other person to review this the way you have, thank you for doing this.

@YvesFey 29 дней назад

Such a great film. Men left the theatre sobbing when it was first screened.

@jaquesshugossen9398 29 дней назад

I wish to deeply thank you for this reaction video. It IS a very very heavy and powerful film. It always gets to me, even though I have seen it so many times. It would be so wonderful if more watched this. The wedding scene was very authentic in that the people at the wedding and reception thought it was a real wedding. The film also comments on the VietNam war as in, One third made it home, one third got hurt losing limbs in one manner or other, and one third, never made it back. There is great character in all of them and it also shows the damages that war can do to those taking part, such as the last deer hunt, with the sacred shot, and life, as he lets the buck live, but also shows in the cabin, with the revolver, those who never went, won't ever truly know what those guys, usually very young men, went through. Now if you want something lighthearted after this heavy film, I would recommend "M*A*S*H" the movie though not Vietnam, but Korea. "Deer Hunter" is a very special film, with so much incredible talent in all ways possible. It pulls at the heart strings and even though you know the film by Heart, it still gets to you, every single time.

@shainewhite2781 29 дней назад

Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture. This was Director Michael Cimino's first and only film to win an Oscar. He would later direct a lot of bad movies that would become cult classics: Heaven's Gate 1980, Budget:$45 million dollars, Box Office: $5 million dollars Year Of The Dragon 1985, Budget:$15-20 million dollars, Box Office: $22 million dollars The Sicilian 1987, Budget: $16 million dollars, Box Office: $5 million Desperate Hours 1990, Budget:$18 million dollars, Box Office: $2 million dollars Sunchaser 1996, Budget: $31 million dollars, Box Office: $21,000 dollars.

@DylansPen 29 дней назад

Its hard to understand how a director can make The Deer Hunter and then follow it up with nearly nothing. A 10/10 and then a lot of meh. Heaven's Gate I think sunk that ship.

@junpeiiori4720 29 дней назад

Heaven's Gate is a masterpiece

@watersbey25 5 дней назад

IMDB yawn 😮 where are the other 6 films, like Thunderbolt and Lightfoot?

@doyledeclue282 29 дней назад

I watched the fall. With my brother. He was a sergeant on a patrol boat. My other brother was in air Calvary he Road helicopters. I watched it with the first brother and he wept. So did I.

@guymelton1094 29 дней назад

This won really tore me up,was way to young to have seen it when I did, but being a southern boy, it was a right of passage 😢,thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸