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In Reply to: Re: Scorcese greatness? posted by halfnote on August 3, 2005 at 21:24:34:
Not all Scorcese films are about violence. Think of "New york, New York", and "After Hours" and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore". Plus there are ther short early films, the one about his parents (I forget the title), "American Shave", and others. Plus there is his film documatary. "A Personal Journey though American Film". Also "Bringing out the Dead" and "The Aviator".
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I had forgotten some of these. Guess I should check his filmography before I go shooting off my opinionator.However, New York, New York was a bad film, at least in my opinion, and so it doesn't count. Bringing Out the Dead, though not strickly about criminals, did have that same exploring the fringes theme -- but a good show all the way. I didn't see Aviator. But I heard it was a turkey, too. Gangs of New York, another of the ugly underbelly genre, stunk. Sorry, just my opinion. But Daniel Day Lewis's weird eye-ball was the height of the film.
I enjoyed his documentary about film greatly, and found his comments about other films and directors very illuminating. I would heartily recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.
Alice was a very good film, and one that clearly shows his ability to be successful outside his "home turf." But a great film it is not, and he rarely returned to this sensibility again.
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