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02-11-2005, 05:34 PM
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deer hunter overated and heavens gate under rated?
just curious what people think. Is the acclaimed flick The Deer Hunter overated and is the directors follow up Heaven's Gate underated with its universal panning by critics?
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02-11-2005, 05:41 PM
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Oh Shit, here comes Dennis Nicholls,
In my opinion, please.....where's that rollie eye?
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02-11-2005, 05:46 PM
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Agreed.
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02-12-2005, 03:45 PM
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I haven't spent much time on HTF in a while, but is this a thoroughly covered topic, or is it just that the question is kind of pointless?
My two cents. I think Deer Hunter is a great film. I saw Heaven's Gate years ago and did not think it was anything near awful. Beautiful, meandering and mostly forgettable.
They flutter behind you, your possible pasts.
Some bright-eyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
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02-12-2005, 05:39 PM
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I think you may get every possible combination of answers in this thread.
My vote: They're both Overrated.
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02-12-2005, 06:13 PM
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I've only seen THE DEER HUNTER and yep, I'd say it was Overrated.
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02-12-2005, 06:53 PM
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I only saw The Deer Hunter once(and a P&S VHS copy at that), but I did feel it was overrated. The Russian Roulette scene was horrifying, but the rest of the movie didn't do much for me.
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02-12-2005, 06:56 PM
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My vote: They're both Overrated.
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I haven't seen Heaven's Gate, but is it really possible for a movie that's practically synonymous with "big pretentious disaster" to be overrated? Although, George, maybe this is your pushback against the "no, it's really good, the critics were all wrong!" revisionist review that one occasionally runs into for this movie. 
I only saw Deer Hunter on P&S video many years ago, before I even knew what aspect ratio was, and I thought it was very powerful.
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02-12-2005, 06:59 PM
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I’ve now seen The Deer Hunter three times and have liked it less each time. I was impressed on first viewing, but on reflection thought that some of the things that were being presented struck a false note.
That feeling has deepened with each viewing.
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02-12-2005, 07:20 PM
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I’ve now seen The Deer Hunter three times and have liked it less each time. I was impressed on first viewing, but on reflection thought that some of the things that were being presented struck a false note.
That feeling has deepened with each viewing.
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Which just goes to prove that a film you "like and want to see again" might not always hold indefinitely. |
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02-12-2005, 07:26 PM
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They're both better than Pearl Harbor.
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02-12-2005, 08:30 PM
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Pearl Harbor was louder with better visual effects. 
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