Deliverance [Blu-ray] [1972] [Region Free]

Great film. Watch it regularly

Brilliant movie

The movie - based on James Dickey's book ( Deliverance ) - follows a group of four Atlanta citiboys going on a weekend canoeing trip on the Chatooga river, as a farewell to the wilderness there, before a dam would submerge the whole section under a lake. While it all looks fairly benign to start off with, one has a premonition of darker things to come. On top, even if you have not yet seen the movie, it is almost impossible not to have gotten certain details passed on by now - given the classic status enjoyed by the film. If you enjoyed  Southern Comfort [DVD ], this is definitely the next step up both in quality, as well as in the brutality and shock value (it is certainly the most brutal 70s movie I have seen to date).The story, and the man versus nature theme, however, are merely a background for a much more interesting theme of how people react when they are way out of their comfort zones, at breaking point, so to speak. And in this aspect the movie really delivers (pun intended), and may, along with  The Experiment [DVD] [2002 ], be one of the best in class. Lewis (Burt Reynolds) is a 'tough guy' from the start, the others, however need to find their steel in the situation and overcome 'buck fever'. It is also fascinating / horrifying to observe, how the protagonists create an altered reality and how they persuade themselves into things or how stereotypes and events immediately prior play a shockingly disproportionate role, after the situation starts turning haywire (here a good comparison is  The Wave [DVD] [2008 ]).The acting is very persuasive, too - especially given the fact that quite some of the actors were first timers (Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty), or just locals, recruited due to the budget restrictions. As mentioned in another review this is definitely the highest calibre role Burt Reynolds was given before appearing in  Boogie Nights [DVD ] - and one he played perfectly (even though I still think Jon Voight edges him out as the best act of the movie).The soundtrack ( Dueling Banjos From The Original Soundtrack Deliverance ), originally not intended for release (the studio did not believe it would be at all successful) has acquired a classic status of its own, even if it all revolves around the Duelling Banjos theme, an adaptation of the Feuding Banjos classic folksong (due to cost reasons Boorman could not afford an orchestra and composer for a score - the whole soundtrack was recorded in 2 hours in a studio).Finally, the additional material on the making off, the interpretation of Boorman, interviews with the main characters as well as with James Dickey, a short documentary on the difficulty of shooting the movie is a real bonus, well worth watching, too.

Saw this picture when it came out and bought the soundtrack for the duelling banjos. It was only when watching the movie on disc that I realised the guy (Ronny Cox) who played the guitar in duelling banjos, and who was the first to be shot when they travelled down the rapids in the canoe, is the actor who played Vice President Kinsey in Stargate SG1. (He played a awesome bad guy in SG1.) This was a low budget movie, so other than Burt Reynolds who was 'a name' more widely known, all the others were lesser known to keep costs to a minimum. The sheriff in the movie was actually James Dickey, the real life author of the story. The special features on the disc are worth watching.

Film arrived in perfect condition. Enjoyed watching it very much.

(If you haven't seen this movie yet, come back when you have. Possible spoilers!) Wow. Where do you start with a movie as good as this? The cast are perfect (they've all been in so many movies since, it's hard to believe most of them were unknowns at the time). Burt Reynolds was never better than he is in this movie. If you only know him for his good-ole-boy comedies, you'll be surprised at how good he is here in a serious dramatic role (without his trademark moustache!). He wouldn't get anything approaching the quality of this role until "Boogie Nights."This film is not just full of memorable moments, they burn themselves into your brain and stay there forever. The deformed, in-bred hillbillies at the start, the "Duelling Banjos" scene with that withered kid, the awful, protracted male rape and the bloody revenge taken for it, Drew's arm being impossibly bent back behind his head, the nerve-shredding interrogations by intimidating Southern sheriffs and the ghostly hand from the water at the end. Even the smaller moments are unusual too, e.g. the snake slithering up the river in a handheld shot.The film has been beautifully remastered so you can see the shimmering river in all its glory as the director intended (I've seen some very old, scratchy and muddy prints of this picture over the years and its about time "Deliverance" got the remastering treatment). The sound has been cleaned up too and you can hear the voices of the men all around you now and the pleasant sounds of the river gushing past in glorious Dolby Digital 5.1 sound (I wish I could see this movie in a cinema, I never have before).The four documentaries are terrific on this DVD. They are almost worth the purchase price alone. They detail the long, difficult road the film took from the novel to the arduous shoot (with behind-the-scenes feuds between the director and screenwriter James Dickey) to the finished film and its reception.The 1970s were easily the best decade for movies in history. This is yet another unbeatable 70s classic for your collection. If you've seen it, you know what I mean. If you haven't, find out what all the fuss has been about and get it. You won't be disappointed.

Keine großen Tricks, kein cgi und erst recht kein Schnittmuster. Die Natur nochmal vor deren Ende durch einen Stausee zu erleben endet in einer menschlichen Katastrophe

Filmone storico. Attori mitici.Qualità video Dvd 📀 scadente.

Burt Reynolds is one of the best , This is not a funny drama. But man did he make some great Bandit movies.

Cultissime... au delà de duelling banjoCette version a sa place dans ma vidéothèque