Deliverance - Haven't seen this for ages, revisited it via the US region free blu ray. It's not all banjoes and buggery this movie, it fairly teems with subtexts - masculinity, the environment, past v present, city v country, survival v the law, etc. Imagine a contemporary action film where a lead character is completely traumatised by the killing of a hillbilly rapist - hell, today everyone in the cinema would be cheering to the rafters. More intelligent times I guess. Anyway this is one classic that stands the test of time, it's brilliant. The blu has a decidedly variable picture quality (surely a remaster will happen someday) but decent extras.
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