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on 7/3/2009
Arguably the two greatest war films ever. This is probably the toughest call I've had to make thus far.
on 8/22/2009
I defy anybody to make this call.
on 10/20/2009
Both long, epic war films... Which is the more impressive... Which to choose?
on 11/22/2009
Very hard. But it's The Deer Hunter for me.
on 7/7/2010
Apocalypse Now is the greater achievement
on 2/23/2011
Apocalypse Now
on 2/7/2012
Two absolutely incredible portrayals of Vietnam. I'm totally torn about this, but I think Apocalypse Now edges out The Deer Hunter ever so slightly.
on 6/4/2012
i didn't like The Deer Hunter
on 8/18/2012
These are my two favorite war movies of all time. Both for different reasons. Apocalypse Now deals with themes beyond just the war and leaves you dumbfounded, whereas The Deer Hunter deals with three individual men and the trials they face. I will say Apocalypse Now, only because it is a perfect film.
Both these flicks are top notch war movies, no doubt. The better one, very difficult. I'd much rather watch Deer Hunter again, but I can't argue with the titanic production Apocalypse Now must have been. That movie just has such a tremendous weight about it, I'll give it the edge in this matchup.
on 12/13/2012
Apocalypse Now. No doubt.
Most people will say "Two of the best War Movies of All-Time." I didn't like either....and I've given both multiple opportunties....fate decides...
on 2/16/2013
Honestly I didn't care for either, I found them both to be overlong and boring. Apocalypse Now wins.
This one is easy...Apocalypse Now is so much more memorable.
on 7/25/2013
Both are Great movies about the Vietnam War, but there's just something more personal about The Deer Hunter.
on 7/26/2013
I didn't find either of these films boring like everyone hear is saying here. Apocalypse Now wins without a doubt though, easily the better done film.
on 12/29/2013
I love both, but AN has the edge.
on 1/23/2014
Apocalypse Now!
on 1/24/2014
Both are masterpieces however I would have to say Apocalypse Now. Though The Deer Hunter was more emotionally powerful, Apocalypse Now captured a rare view on war that many war films do not succeed in doing. Instead of portraying war as an action adventure, Apocalypse Now immersed you in a nightmare of chaos and insanity which is the only way I can imagine war feeling.
on 3/23/2014
These two movies are both my favorite war movies. Deer Hunter is an beautifully made movies with an incredible cast. But it's still no match for Francis Ford Coppola's epic Vietnam masterpiece. Apocalypse Now also has one of the best anti heroes in cinema history, Col. Kurtz, and Marlon Brando's amazing performance. I say Apocalypse now.
on 3/25/2014
Forget my last comment. Both are amazing films. I've seen Apocalypse Now 4 times and it is in my top 40 now. I finally gave The Deer Hunter a second chance a few days ago and what do you know? Its fantastic. It made my top 100.
on 5/8/2014
The Deer Hunter easy
on 9/3/2015
Apocalypse Now is a fine ass film indeed.
on 9/20/2015
A more balanced fight than most, but Apocalypse Now for sure.
on 8/15/2016
Very close. But I choose the deer hunter.
on 3/1/2018
Apocalypse Now is the best war film of all time and Deer Hunter is not far behind.
on 7/28/2018
Apocalypse Now is a very great war epic. Deer Hunter really failed to hold my attention. It took too long to get anywhere and it’s destination wasn’t even that interesting.
on 3/7/2021
Tough Choise - both films are culminations of its genre.
But The Deer Hunter rules.
on 11/19/2021
The Russian roulette scene maybe the best scene in the history of cinema.
on 11/23/2021
The Deer Hunter simply speaks to me more.
on 9/19/2022
The Deer Hunt is really great. But Apocalypse Now is just a way better made film
on Mar 27
The middle third of The Deer Hunter > the first half of Apocalypse Now > the rest of TDH > the rest of AN. They both seem longer than they really need to be. With Apocalypse, I prefer the first half war movie to the second half horror movie. (The war half is still horrifying enough, and Willard’s madness at the beginning is more interesting to me than Kurtz’s at the end.) The Deer Hunter is a more personal story, which I appreciate more, but damn, it is too long. Some fat needed to be trimmed in the first and last thirds. Walken and Duvall are the best things about these movies.
