Post by Deleted on May 13, 2020 21:13:53 GMT
May 13, 2020 18:48:04 GMT @cat said:
I thought it was really good. Better than I expected because what are the odds it can live up to its reputation? It's the first thing to tune out while trying to watch. The notable things that elevated the experience for me were: the black and white, the snapshots and accompanying glimpses of happiness and the anger reaching a boiling point when it spills into family violence.
My two favorite Scorsese's are Mean Streets and The King of Comedy, neither of which are the so-called unassailable masterpieces of his work. Nonetheless I got through Raging Bull and felt like it's pretty much worth the accolades. Not under or overrated, but more less where it should be. I wouldn't not recommend watching it at least once.. The ending I didn't care for as much, not that it took away from it, I just find it oddly unmemorable compared to the rest.
My sister didn't care for it, thought it was just relentlessly masculine which is fine if you're into that sort of thing.
My two favorite Scorsese films are "Mean Streets" and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore". The only Robert DeNiro performance that I really admire is his Johnny from MS.
It's a good one. I really liked it too. Mean Streets had me from the Be My Baby beginning. I said this once before so I'm recycling it, but Mean Streets really struck me as characters from a Ralph Bakshi movie like Heavy Traffic or Hey Good Looking! come to life.
I haven't seen Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore yet. It'll happen soon enough. 