JayDee's Movie Musings

So it's double-ended?

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Ba dum tish.

I much prefer the original Cape Fear to its so-so remake. Mitchum rocks!

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Great reviews. I actually enjoyed them shorter. Anyway, Cape Fear is fantastic. I actually find it very frightening. One of my favourites.

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Agreed.

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Nice reviews. I prefer the shorter format.
Cape Fear is a classic - just good as the original.
The Departed is a solid crime thriller.

I loved The Departed after recently rewatching it. Years ago, after it first came out, I tried watching it and I hated it, but I liked it the last time.

Cape Fear had a stupid ending and it wasn't that great, but there were parts that I liked (Robert De Niro's character) and it was okay. I have it. Honeykid and I should do a commentary.

Haven't seen After Hours. Not sure if I'd like it... the cast looks good, but I've got this feeling that I wouldn't like it. Too many people from this website love it and that gives off a bad vibe with me.

Thanks Deadite. Nice to see you back in the thread

Well I've got a little wrap-up coming soon of the season. It's only a handful of his films that I've not seen now.


So all the effort and time I've put into crafting my reviews and this is the kind of thanks I get? Basically just being told that people prefer my reviews when I don't talk as much -

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Well, so much for constructive criticism.

serious reps for the Mr. Bean flipping off everyone

Well there we have it, that's my season of Scorsese films wrapped up for the time being. I've gone from having only seen 4 of his films to having seen all but 4 of his films, well not including his documentaries. The only films I've still not seen are Boxcar Bertha, Who's That Knocking at My Door?, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and New York, New York.

And now that I have had substantial exposure to Scorsese and his work I can see why he is so highly lauded and loved by critics and audiences alike. That said there are a number of his films, especially amongst his most beloved, that just aren't for me. And in general I'm sure my scores are too low in the eyes of most people. However I have come away with a few films that I really liked and could one day love (Aviator, Hugo and After Hours), a large number that I enjoyed, a few that surprised me by how much I liked them (Departed, King of Comedy etc) and a couple that I could see perhaps growing on me in the future (Bringing out the Dead, Shutter Island, Age of Innocence).

I also watched a few more of his films that for one reason or another I just didn't get round to writing about. I watched Mean Streets, and it's another of Marty's gangster films that just don't do it for me. Although this time it wasn't just the genre that worked against it, I actually didn't think it was a very good film. Harvey Keitel's fiery performance aside I didn't find anything to really interest me at all. It was made on a shoestring budget, which sometimes a filmmaker can get around. Mean Streets however both felt and looked cheap to me. But maybe that's just me. Around about a + perhaps. I watched and really rather enjoyed The Color of Money. As Scorsese films go it was actually quite a small, simple story but my interest was held by a couple of captivating turns from Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Scorsese's direction and camerawork were very helpful at maintaining the excitement of the pool matches which in themselves are not the most dynamic exercises to watch. Probably about a . I watched what is generally considered to be Marty's companion piece to Goodfellas, Casino. And I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed it considering its similarities to Goodfellas which I'm not overly enamoured with. While it's generally seen as the inferior film of the two I actually enjoyed Casino more, perhaps because it wasn't quite as mired in the gangster world as Goodfellas was and was quite flashy and glamorous. That said I still don't see it being one I will be all that desperate to ever revisit. Perhaps about a -. Of all Scorsese's films perhaps the one I was most reluctant to view was The Last Temptation of Christ. As someone who is not at all religious I would generally avoid it like the plague, only watching it because it was another Scorsese film. Initially I was unable to get past my pre-conceived notions and prejudices but as time wore on I found myself more intrigued than I had expected, even if I still didn't come close to greatly liking it. This was largely down to Scorsese's direction and Dafoe's terrific performance. In the end perhaps ++ which is considerably more than I expected. The biggest disappointment of my Scorsese season was definitely Kundun. As someone with a passing interest in Eastern culture I was quite intrigued to see it but it did not work for me whatsoever. I just could not get into it, finding it extremely dull. As a result it was one of the toughest viewing experiences I've had in quite some time. Just rating on my personal enjoyment/investment would be lucky to get

Anyway here is how I would currently rank Scorsese's films, based on my enjoyment and not necessarily their quality which is why many of his films that are considered the best are down at the bottom. I'm aware that it's quite a unique ranking of his films, probably upside down to what many people would have. And it is definitely subject to change as they're based almost exclusively on single watches.

1. The Aviator
2. After Hours
= Hugo
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Departed
6. Cape Fear
7. Color of Money
8. Wolf of Wall Street
9. Shutter Island
10. Casino
11. Age of Innocence
12. Bringing out the Dead
13. Goodfellas
14. Taxi Driver
15. Last Temptation of Christ
16. Mean Streets
17. Raging Bull
18. Kundun

I've also seen Gangs of New York but many years ago. I'll need to give it another go someday but just now I think it would probably be somewhere in the 13-15 range.

I guess even you are allowed your opinion.

Hey at least you watched them so I applaud you for that. Do try to watch Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore if you get the chance. It's excellent.

Even though I don't agree with all of your rankings, I respect that you gave Marty a chance.


It's also cool to see another person who considers The Color Of Money one of his better films.

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Well before I return to my long-winded reviews that everyone apparently hates I'm going to clean out my backlog of micro musings. To start with I'm going to go with a few that I know aren't going to prove all that popular. However if I'm happy to post positive reviews for popular films that I know are going to get a lot of agreement and rep then it's only fair I post the opposite as well

Boo Seriously though Purple Rose and Midnight are fantastic.

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I admit I am not a huge Woody Allen fan and have been let down by a lot of his movies, but The Purple Rose of Cairo I rather like quite a bit. Have not seen the other two.

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I think you let your opinions on certain subjects influence your ratings too much sometimes. Like on Goodfellas and The Last Temptation of Christ for a start which you seem to dislike because you don't like gansters and you're not religious. And then Woody Allen films because you don't like the man.

I've just started watching Woody Allen films this year. I've seen 5 so far and Sleeper was my least favorite, although I did find it to be rather funny. I haven't seen the other two yet. I like that his films are not very long.

How I rank what I've seen

1. Blue Jasmine
2. Annie Hall
3. Manhattan
4. Crimes and Misdemeanors
5. Sleeper

Purple Rose of Cairo a 5/10?!!!!! You're nuts.

My Woody rankings
1. Purple Rose of Cairo
2. Midnight in Paris
3. Annie Hall
4. Manhattan

Seems to be all I've seen.