Deliverance

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Deliverance

Not many movies are made like this one, it's gritty and tense, the subject matter and plot are not pleasant but you ride the river with these guys and put yourself in their position and make your own call. Well acted particularly from Burt Reynolds, probably his best film, he reeks of Alpha male, all round a classic film that hasn't aged, I cannot think of another movie ever, with such an unpleasant rape scene, for 1972 quite shocking.

Most of the time, when it comes up in conversation, "Deliverance" is a punchline, at least in my experience. But with "that" scene being as notorious as it is, I guess that's kind of unavoidable. What's impressive about this movie is just how effective it is at whitening the knuckles; a taut thriller pitting man against nature. Four guys going out for a weekend of canoeing and things go so unbelievably wrong. And even after they survive, there's still the aftermath to live with. And even though there's still a scene involving sexual assault, just try cracking some jokes while sitting through it. It's terrifying. 8/10

Four excellent actors here, showing great skill, talent and emotion. This is back before Burt Reynolds did all his comedy roles. Four City guys take a trip to the mountains. Their Canoe adventure steadily gets worse and worse as they play cat and mouse with some Hillbillies. Theres no need to analyse it, it's just a very good movie.

I first saw this on a vhs in the 90s, then on a vcd in 2006 n finally on a blu-ray. It's an extremely disturbing film especially the scene with Ned Beatty. One of the best backwoods/survival film of all time. The film's awesome scenery, the sounds of birds, reptiles n insects n the gushing wild rivers combined with the absence of civilization are characters themselves. We get to see Jon Voight doing some daredevil rock climbing and Burt Reynolds in his sleeveless t shirt flaunting biceps. John Boorman has created one of the best movies based on James Dickey's novel. Indeed an influential movie. The banjo scene n the music is terrific.

John Boorman's "Deliverance" concerns four suburban Atlanta dwellers who take a ride down the swift waters of the Cahulawassee… The river is about to disappear for a dam construction and the flooding of the last untamed stretches of land The four friends emphasize different characters: a virile sports enthusiast who has never been insured in his life since there is no specific risk in it (Burt Reynolds); a passionate family man and a guitar player (Ronny Cox); an overweight bachelor insurance salesman (Ned Beatty); and a quiet, thoughtful married man with a son who loves to smoke his pipe (Jon Voight). What follows is the men's nightmarish explorations against the hostile violence of nature…It is also an ideal code of moral principle about civilized men falling prey to the dark laws of the wilderness Superbly shot, this thrilling adult adventure certainly contains some genuinely gripping scenes

True masterpiece genuinely done; very dark adventurous story about a group of men that are stuck in a situation after some creepy guys do some awful things and things spiral more from there! The sound editing & cinematography alone make this a wonderful experience along with a great cast! I thoroughly enjoyed this menacing adventure; I'm sure it was difficult to make too. Movies aren't made like this anymore, so it's definitely nice to see this gem.