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CALL IT THE Deer Hunter Quandary...
...Micnael Cimino presented his "contemporary" epic of men at war--in this case, the Vietnam War--and, initially, it received universally enthusiastic reviews. Most critics ignored the film's contrived, overdone script and Cimino's bland direction, and praised The Deer Hunter for its emotional power. But, after having their tears jerked and their guts wrenched for three poorly-paced hours, many viewers recognized The Deer Hunter as a thoroughly racist, reactionary depiction of America's involvement in Vietnam. Cimino claimed he had set out to show what the war was really like. Instead, he made a hollow, melodramatic adventure...
They are counting on a good catch to replenish freezer stocks back home. They have wood for a fire, coffee and several pounds of deer sausage to eat. The day seems to be shaping up well...
...states, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada. Close to 2,000 head of animals are on hand, including a couple of elephants (the bidding on one goes to $21,000, but there is no sale, because the owner values them at $40,000 apiece). There are four giraffes, axis deer, oryxes, African crowned cranes and elands that were hand-raised and are, says Hale, "as gentle as a sick pig." Lynxes, cougars, midget horses are on the block too, as well as a fraternity of elk, including one handsome fellow named Fred, who, according to Hale, has attended two national Elks...
...movies," which was astute (except that Errol Flynn was also the Errol Flynn of B movies). The President who remains above the fray yet is also capable of stirring the people is the kind of President of whose life B movies are made. After several years of The Deer Hunter and All the President's Men, perhaps The Ronald Reagan Story is just what the country ordered...