The Deer Hunter [DVD] [Standard]

Five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, went to Michael Cimino's harrowing indictment of war. The story centers on three Pennsylvania steeltown hunting buddies whose lives are forever changed by their experiences together in squalid POW camps in Vietnam where their captors force them to play rounds of Russian roulette. Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken (who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar), John Savage, John Cazale, and Meryl Streep star. 183 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Two-disc set.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck took home an Academy Award for their story about Will Hunting (Damon), a janitor at MIT whose sullen nature masks a genius intellect. Affleck co-stars as his best friend, Minnie Driver is a medical student who falls for Will, and Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Robin Williams is a therapist who tries to help him come to grips with his life; Gus Van Sant directs. 126 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English; additional scenes; audio commentary; featurette; TV spots; music videos.

The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray]