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• And "Taxi Driver" Maybe The Best Film Of The 70's {nt} - Draz 09:04:11 10/10/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Well...I take opinions on Scorcese anymore with a grain of salt... posted by rico on October 9, 2006 at 12:28:21:

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• Death of a thousand cuts - dave c 14:07:19 10/09/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Well...I take opinions on Scorcese anymore with a grain of salt... posted by rico on October 9, 2006 at 12:28:21:

  I always thought Gangs Of New York died on the cutting room floor. One day there might be a director's cut but I suspect it could be 8 hours long. Aviator was enjoyable but seemed thin to me again it might have made a better mini-series...
  
  

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• And "The Aviator?" Pure crap. I'm glad you didn't say YOU thought - tinear 13:42:22 10/09/06 (5)
  In Reply to: Re: Well...I take opinions on Scorcese anymore with a grain of salt... posted by rico on October 9, 2006 at 12:28:21:

  "Goodfellas" was the best film of the 90s.
  No redeeming characters, unceasing violence and murder for a "plot."
  "Raging Bull,"Goodfellas," are ugly, pessimistic and amoral visions of the human condition. Yes, they may be "realistic" as far as the people they portray, but who cares about such scum? Really. They are "Schindler's List" without... Schindler. "Art" that paints such a hideous picture is minor.
  
  

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  • Hey, Tinear, Can You Compare this Movie with Infernal Affairs? - Daryl Zero 15:29:03 10/11/06 (0)
    In Reply to: And "The Aviator?" Pure crap. I'm glad you didn't say YOU thought posted by tinear on October 9, 2006 at 13:42:22:

    Saw down below that you had seen Infernal Affairs. I missed that one. How do they compare?
    
    

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  • Whatever else they may be, those films ar not "amoral". - Harmonia 20:44:04 10/10/06 (0)
    In Reply to: And "The Aviator?" Pure crap. I'm glad you didn't say YOU thought posted by tinear on October 9, 2006 at 13:42:22:

    Not from Scorsese.

    Quite the reverse.
    
    
    

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  • That's telling it like it is! - C.B. 08:27:46 10/10/06 (2)
    In Reply to: And "The Aviator?" Pure crap. I'm glad you didn't say YOU thought posted by tinear on October 9, 2006 at 13:42:22:

    From my own perspective, althought I admire Scorcese's prowess as a filmmaker, I'm not really drawn to watching the films you list on a repeated basis. Certainly not the way I'm drawn to the films of countless other directors.

    I, too, would like to see something uplifting and life-affirming, rather than squalid, mean-spirited, violent, etc., etc.
    
    

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    • ARGH! - Harmonia 20:41:30 10/10/06 (1)
      In Reply to: That's telling it like it is! posted by C.B. on October 10, 2006 at 08:27:46:

      But...

      Violent though they may be, I would never EVER say Scorsese's films are mean-spirited or squalid. I hope you mean the characters in the movies and not the films themselves.

      I am quite OK if you prefer to watch uplifting and life-affirming movies. People want different things from their movie experiences.

      But I like to watch great films, movies that probe and push the limits, so some of those films *will* deal with the dark side of human nature: obsession, greed, guilt and betrayal. Scorsese's passion and feeling pulse through his films. I'm always puzzled when people don't see it. But such is life.

      BTW, it's Scor S ese with an "s"!
      
      

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      • Re: ARGH! - Draz 12:16:39 10/11/06 (0)
        In Reply to: ARGH! posted by Harmonia on October 10, 2006 at 20:41:30:

        Agreed 1000%!!!

        And his use of Gimme Shelter throughout the soundtrack was positively hypnotic.
        

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• I didn't mention Raging Bull...because it fits his comfort zone genre... - TWB 12:48:33 10/09/06 (2)
  In Reply to: Re: Well...I take opinions on Scorcese anymore with a grain of salt... posted by rico on October 9, 2006 at 12:28:21:

  FWIW...I think Raging Bull IS his finest film...the other films I mention go against the grain...For instance New York,New York was shot entirely on the sound stages @ MGM/Sony Studios...the New York sets were recreated in the 40's method before location shooting...In NY/NY DeNiro gives his most understated/nuanced performance of his career (see Falling In Love for another example)...he IMO was overlooked by the Academy for that film unjustly....
  
  

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  • Re: I didn't mention Raging Bull...because it fits his comfort zone genre... - rico 13:37:20 10/09/06 (1)
    In Reply to: I didn't mention Raging Bull...because it fits his comfort zone genre... posted by TWB on October 9, 2006 at 12:48:33:

    I HAVE seen "Falling in Love" and it is a long time favorite. Both he and Meryl gave wonderfully realistic performances.
    
    

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    • Agreed... - TWB 14:51:17 10/09/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: I didn't mention Raging Bull...because it fits his comfort zone genre... posted by rico on October 9, 2006 at 13:37:20:

      Meryl was very good as well...
      
      

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