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I actually think "The Aviator" is more interesting than that.

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In Reply to: RE: Who is Scorcese? posted by patrickU on July 29, 2009 at 07:17:39

You can tell it was made by a master. And I'd rather watch an interesting failure than a successful mediocrity. There's quite a bit I love about The Aviator, and I don't actually think it's a failure in any sense, just not up to Scorsese's very best.

I will have to disagree with you - perhaps Scorsese doesn't translate well for you? But he is "the real deal".

But to my mind he is one of the great living filmmakers:

Mean Streets
Taxi Driver
The Last Waltz
Raging Bull
Goodfellas

Five absolute film masterpieces, plus a list of interesting, if not perfect, films:

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
After Hours
New York, New York
Casino
Bringing Out The Dead
Kundun
The Aviator

Many will disagree about Bringin Out The Dead, Aviator and Kundun...I don't care :-)

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you're missing some brilliant marty films - musiclistener 17:18:11 07/31/09 (0)
No Direction Home
Last Waltz
The Departed
Gangs of New York
and the amazing King of Comedy

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -HST
RE: I actually think "The Aviator" is more interesting than that. Is more interesting a--- - patrickU 11:51:59 07/31/09 (0)
Masterpiece?

Ok I think that he is a master in cinema knowledge, that is his really master being.
Now I saw Aviator only once and I would not pretend that I ever had the wish to see it twice.
But I will comply to my duty because if you, whose mind about films I care of, and will take a second as open mind look I can.

Now maybe he do not translate well to me, I am afraid, I do not feel an affinity to his work.
I love his films on film.
Now maybe we just don�t fit together.

In due time I will post again on the Aviator.

Now it would be boring if we did not disagree from time to time. When I think that Victor don�t appreciate Hitchcock...

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