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Rewatched Shutter Island tonight (I last saw it about 2 years ago), because my youngest sister wanted to watch it.
Scorsese's visual excellence really is present in all of his films. The man has such an unbelievable cinematic eye.
The film's story and ending is also more ambiguous and smart than some people give it credit for (but perhaps not as smart as the film's greatest fans think it is). It's not a flawless film, but Scorsese's directing elevates it above most other psychological thrillers. He's the prime example of a master who's in complete control of his craft.
Scorsese's visual excellence really is present in all of his films. The man has such an unbelievable cinematic eye.
The film's story and ending is also more ambiguous and smart than some people give it credit for (but perhaps not as smart as the film's greatest fans think it is). It's not a flawless film, but Scorsese's directing elevates it above most other psychological thrillers. He's the prime example of a master who's in complete control of his craft.
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I like Shutter Island quite a bit, but I hesitate to say I love it. Very good, but not quite a great film IMHO. As Scorsese / DiCaprio team ups go I much prefer The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, then The Aviator before Shutter Island. Then again I like Shutter Island, which is more then I can say for Gangs of New York which I found a bit lacking. But that movie is way over due for a rewatch.
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As do I. I just separate it from movies like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, After Hours and the like.
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Shutter Island is my 2nd least favorite Scorsese. But its not terrible. Just a decent film.
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I'm hoping when I see Mean Streets I'll really like it.
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Recently bought King of Comedy, will probably be watching it soon. I also got After Hours from the library recently and it looks pretty entertaining.
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I honestly didn't like Mean Streets all that much when I watched it. I didn't find it necessarily compelling and it didn't grab me or inspire me. I respect it though. Great acting.
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Recently bought King of Comedy, will probably be watching it soon. I also got After Hours from the library recently and it looks pretty entertaining.
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I'm about to watch King of Comedy. I'm looking forward to watching it, but was surprised to see it was rated PG.
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Very Excited for Silence. New group of actors Scorsese has never worked with before. Could be something truly special.
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Silence is supposed to be about Jesuit priests and their struggles and persecutiona as well as those of Japanese Christians in Feudal Japan. I too am looking forward to this. We have Scorsese talking about faith (made some great movies with those as themes) and it is set in Japan, the place of my birth. So I am definitely looking forward to this as well.
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So I saw this a few days ago, and it seems Scorsese is not slowing down at all in his old age. His next film is Silence which he starts shooting next year. After that, it seems like Marty wants to do a movie about the classic punk rock band The Ramones. No time table yet, and I do not know if it will be a bio pic or a documentary. A documentary is a very strong possibility since Marty has done many a documentary about bands he likes. so we shall see how this plays out.
Scorsese and a Ramones movie
Scorsese and a Ramones movie
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Martin Scorsese is my 2nd favorite director only behind Quentin Tarantino.
Goodfellas is definitely my favorite movie of his. It's one of my favorites of all time!
But I also need to rewatch many of his movies as well as see a few for the first time ever. I would also love to hear some opinions on his musical documentaries. I heard they're great and that Scorsese is slated to direct a biopic on The Ramones. HOW EPIC!!
Goodfellas is definitely my favorite movie of his. It's one of my favorites of all time!
But I also need to rewatch many of his movies as well as see a few for the first time ever. I would also love to hear some opinions on his musical documentaries. I heard they're great and that Scorsese is slated to direct a biopic on The Ramones. HOW EPIC!!
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So I saw this a few days ago, and it seems Scorsese is not slowing down at all in his old age. His next film is Silence which he starts shooting next year. After that, it seems like Marty wants to do a movie about the classic punk rock band The Ramones. No time table yet, and I do not know if it will be a bio pic or a documentary. A documentary is a very strong possibility since Marty has done many a documentary about bands he likes. so we shall see how this plays out.
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Casino (1995) +
Very good, fun movie. Shares a lot of similarities with The Wolf of Wall Street in how the first hour and a half focusses on the glamourous lifestyle and the main character living a 'great' life, only for everything to crumble around them as they struggle with business and family problems. There is a lot to like here, Robert De Niro is very good and so is Joe Pesci in one of his meanest roles. There is everything that makes Scorsese films so fun, lots of visually exciting and smart scenes, and an overall exhuberance to the whole thing, including a fantastic soundtrack. Whilst for most of it, it's a blast, I do feel that it could have been trimmed by half an hour, maybe more. Whilst the first half I found particularly fun due to my personal interest in casinos and gambling (its fun and informative at the same time), the third act does seem to go on a bit and could have been cut down.
Very good, fun movie. Shares a lot of similarities with The Wolf of Wall Street in how the first hour and a half focusses on the glamourous lifestyle and the main character living a 'great' life, only for everything to crumble around them as they struggle with business and family problems. There is a lot to like here, Robert De Niro is very good and so is Joe Pesci in one of his meanest roles. There is everything that makes Scorsese films so fun, lots of visually exciting and smart scenes, and an overall exhuberance to the whole thing, including a fantastic soundtrack. Whilst for most of it, it's a blast, I do feel that it could have been trimmed by half an hour, maybe more. Whilst the first half I found particularly fun due to my personal interest in casinos and gambling (its fun and informative at the same time), the third act does seem to go on a bit and could have been cut down.
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Just rewatched The Departed with my youngest sister. It was my second viewing.
Conclusion:
Awesome soundtrack: CHECK
Great acting performances: CHECK
Energetic directing and editing: CHECK
Epic third act: F*CKING CHECK
Cinematic magic: LACK
The reason why this isn't one of Scorsese's masterpieces for me is because the first two acts do not completely work for me. They somehow feel too rushed. The story gets told, but because of the high pace, we're not able to truly live it.
It's a difficult movie to make, because you basically have to focus on two characters that are almost never together. You have to tell their separate stories and make sure that the audience is captured by both of them. Purely execution-wise, the film succeeded in doing that and I can definitely feel the complex dynamics that are constantly at work during the film, but I do think that certain parts just happen or pass a little too quickly and that some stuff isn't built up enough.
The third act however, is freaking amazing (from the moment "I'm shipping up to Boston" starts playing and Jack asks Damon to GET RID OF THE F*CKING TAIL!).
I love it when Scorsese gives the audience some time to breathe or when he fluently establishes a future plot point. There was too less breathing in this film and the establishments of certain plot points (like the relationship of both men with the psychiatrist and the relation between Costello and Bill) were not as fluent or satisfying as I'd liked them to be.
So yeah, I pretty much think the same way about it as before. It's a great film and very entertaining to watch, but it's nowhere near Scorsese's best films. The main criticism is that I wanted more of certain things, though, so I guess that's not all that negative after all.
Conclusion:
Awesome soundtrack: CHECK
Great acting performances: CHECK
Energetic directing and editing: CHECK
Epic third act: F*CKING CHECK
Cinematic magic: LACK
The reason why this isn't one of Scorsese's masterpieces for me is because the first two acts do not completely work for me. They somehow feel too rushed. The story gets told, but because of the high pace, we're not able to truly live it.
It's a difficult movie to make, because you basically have to focus on two characters that are almost never together. You have to tell their separate stories and make sure that the audience is captured by both of them. Purely execution-wise, the film succeeded in doing that and I can definitely feel the complex dynamics that are constantly at work during the film, but I do think that certain parts just happen or pass a little too quickly and that some stuff isn't built up enough.
The third act however, is freaking amazing (from the moment "I'm shipping up to Boston" starts playing and Jack asks Damon to GET RID OF THE F*CKING TAIL!).
I love it when Scorsese gives the audience some time to breathe or when he fluently establishes a future plot point. There was too less breathing in this film and the establishments of certain plot points (like the relationship of both men with the psychiatrist and the relation between Costello and Bill) were not as fluent or satisfying as I'd liked them to be.
So yeah, I pretty much think the same way about it as before. It's a great film and very entertaining to watch, but it's nowhere near Scorsese's best films. The main criticism is that I wanted more of certain things, though, so I guess that's not all that negative after all.
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