tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172282976954007426.post348657602971702969..comments2023-08-24T08:32:24.045-07:00Comments on Adventures in Snack Canyon: Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187789921765904795noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172282976954007426.post-67390300336172520142007-07-19T07:18:00.000-07:002007-07-19T07:18:00.000-07:00I think I've mentioned before how I saw The Deer H...I think I've mentioned before how I saw <I>The Deer Hunter</I> *after* HG, so I saw it as a wankfest on par with Heaven's Gate. <BR/><BR/>from what little I know of the Johnson County War, it's a compelling tale and could be filmed well. One of the Turner nets did a miniseries a few years back, which I keep meaning to rent.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187789921765904795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172282976954007426.post-21471155683322176762007-07-18T18:04:00.000-07:002007-07-18T18:04:00.000-07:00Someone should write a book on how "The Deer Hunte...Someone should write a book on how "The Deer Hunter," which seemed to be a good but not outstanding film, somehow made Cimino seem to be a cinematic genius to some people. The movie's reputation seems to have benefited a great deal from its treatment of the Vietnam War at a time when people hadn't seen this subject matter dealt with a great deal.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the presence of Walker, De Niro, and Streep didn't hurt either.WestBerkeleyFlatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445701958269444184noreply@blogger.com