I had had never seen the uncut version of “Deliverance” until 2010, nor had I seen it on a big screen before. This is a beautifully filmed movie (except for the bizarre looking day for night footage on the cliff). The performances are first rate, too (again with a lapse on the cliff).

The best remembered scenes unfortunately overshadow in our collective memory the fine performances that include those scenes. Bobby’s (Ned Beatty) transformation as his inner strength comes out plays in the background of Burt Reynold’s and John Voight’s more active and prominent performances but is really the keystone of the movie without which it would crumble.