Martin Scorcese
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Topic: Martin Scorcese
Posted By: marktheshark
Subject: Martin Scorcese
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 20:34
| Martin Scorcese in my book is the greatest film director since Hitchcock or Welles and he has yet to win an Oscar. Sucks, doesn't it. What do you think was his best work. I'm kind of on a toss up between Bull, Taxi or Goodfellas. |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 22:17
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Yes he is good, but there are better. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 22:33
| Don't tell me. David Lynch right? |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 23:41
| Ok. I went with Goodfellas. That's a film I just never get tired of watching. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 08:01
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Goodfellas, every time (the first DVD I ever bought, and still one of the most watched) - Ray Liotta in his best role ever, even managing to act DeNiro off the screen.
Honourable second goes to Casino - DeNiro & Pesci together again; marvellous (even Sharon Stone came out of that one with full honours) Mind you (and I know it was sl*gged off at the time), I did (and still do) enjoy 'Gangs Of New York'; complete hokum, I know, but visually brilliant, and Day-Lewis (Mr Method Acting, himself) was excellent as Bill The Butcher... it would have been interesting to see Scorcese's favorite, DeNiro in that role, had he not turned it down. ------------- 
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Posted By: lynton samuel
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 10:27
he was great, but scorsese has definitely lost his grip on film making. aviator and gangs of new york= 
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 11:48
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the last temptation is one of my favourites movies , is great. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 18:48
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I've gone for: 1) Taxi Driver 2) Goodfellas 3) Raging Bull 4) King Of Comedy 5) Mean Streets The Scorsese/ De Niro partnership was priceless ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 19:10
You talkin to me? 
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Posted By: geezer
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 13:14
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My choises: 1. Taxi Driver 2. Goodfellas 3. Raging Bull 4. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 5. Casino (a good film but I can't help but think this as the poorer version of Goodfellas) |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 14:23
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I'll tell you one thing about The Last Waltz. It's hard to compare that to his other films being a rockumentary, but compared to other concert films, I think it's one of the best concert films ever done. Beautifully shot with great sound and great performances.
Trivia: What earlier concert film did Marty work on as assistant director? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 14:28
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I voted for Mean Streets ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 17:39
I'll admit the last 2 films lack the high-octane impact of his previous masterpieces like Goodfellas and so forth. But his visual flair is well intact. I thought his replicating of the 3-tone Technocolor process done in the 30s and 40s in Aviator was just pure genious. Look at it again. Notice how the grass is BLUE?! That's exactly how color films looked back then. All the colors are delibratley enhanced for that effect. |
lynton samuel wrote:Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 17:44
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the god of cinema. hugely inspirational in my book. I never tire of watching his films, but Taxi Driver is my personal favourite - the way the film was shot is just near to perfect as you can get.
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Posted By: MarkCsigs
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 11:56
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After Hours!!! Okay ... maybe not his *best*, but it certainly is my favorite.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 13:36
I agree. |
Posted By: Legoman
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 16:50
| I don't know what to say... I know a lot of people won't agree with me but I honestly think that The Aviator was a f**king masterpiece. Still need to see Taxi Driver, though... |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 11 2005 at 01:40
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1.Goodfellas 2.Taxi Driver 3.Raging Bull 4.Casino -------------  |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: November 11 2005 at 02:12
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Only seen Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Casino, Cape Fear, Bringing Out The Dead and Goodfellas ... thought they were all quite good, but none of them are in my Top 100 movies ... at a push I'd say Taxi Driver was the best of them I confess I've owned Last Temptation Of Christ for an astonishing 4 years without watching it ... this is awful ... should do so this weekend ... My actual favourite De Niro/Scorsese flick is not directed by Marty (he has a part as an extra) ... it's Irwin Winkler's 1991 movie Guilty By Suspicion about the McCarthy era witch hunts ..
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 11 2005 at 06:26
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I voted for Casino for including in its soundtrack the best rock ballad ever (imho): "Nights in white satin". ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: November 16 2005 at 12:26
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This poll reminds me I've never watched "Goodfellas"...a huge failing in my celluloid education! Of those I have seen, (including Taxi Driver which everyone's voting for), I'd pick "Raging Bull" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: January 31 2006 at 13:07
| Here, I'll resurrect another poll. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: January 31 2006 at 18:25
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Now I realize that I had already voted and posted. BTW, talking about the Oscar - is it sure that Scorsese will receive an honorary statue? ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: January 31 2006 at 18:31
Taxi Driver 
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