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Deliverance (1972)
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One of the key films of the 1970s, John Boorman's Deliverance is a nightmarish adaptation of poet-novelist James Dickey's book about various kinds of survival in modern America. The story concerns four Atlanta businessmen of various male stripe: Jon Voight's character is a reflective, civilized fellow, Burt Reynolds plays a strapping hunter-gatherer in urban clothes, Ned Beatty is a sweaty, weak-willed boy-man, and Ronny Cox essays a spirited, neighborly type. Together they decide to answer the ancient call of men testing themselves against the elements and set out on a treacherous ride on the rapids of an Appalachian river. What they...
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| Deliverance Movie Review by Chris (7/22/2008) |
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They left their troubles at the office. Left the wives and kids behind. Four men bound for the wilderness. It was the weekend they hoped for, a great adventure - without their golf clubs. Soon enough, the trip becomes a nightmare when they run into creepy rednecks, Gods forgotten creatures. Based on the novel by James...
(complete Deliverance review by Chris)
| Deliverance Movie Review by Ben (12/23/2007) |
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"Deliverance" is one of the most unforgettable movies to come out of the 1970s, and it is also one of the most terrifying movies ever made. Nothing will compare to the first time that I saw it over a decade ago in my parent's family room. I never felt like I watched "Deliverance," I felt like I experienced it. I felt like...
(complete Deliverance review by Ben)
A violent and nightmarish film about a rafting trip gone horribly awry.
Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight give some of their best performances in this masculine cinematic endeavour.
If you can handle men being torn apart emotionally and physically then you may be able to stomach this film, otherwise, don't even try.
Be up to...
(complete Deliverance review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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