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| lady wakasa |
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| I think the first movie I saw was A Man Called Flintstone, but I could be wrong. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:27 am |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:40 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: I remember the devastating critical reaction to Inserts, which I've never seen but which sounds as if it may have been ahead of its time. In any case, it seriously hurt Dreyfuss's career at the time.
I would not say it was ahead of it's time. I think what's closer to the truth is that it's a movie geared towards neither a wide or specified audience, so it is more likely to remain a curiousity than anything else. |
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| bocce |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:02 pm |
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watched THE DEPARTED again last night for the first time since its theatrical release. it fell flat...
i could re-watch GOODFELLAS or CASINO (or any number of other scorsese films) a hundred times over and still find something fresh, not here. i dunno: maybe my expectations were too high...
it seems i spent more time looking at the winks to coppola (COTTON CLUB) and tarentinto (RESEVOIR DOGS) and the nods at bill friedkin and peter yates and others to, perhaps, see it as its own enterprise...
one way or the other, it was unsatisfying. i kept seeing flaws (even in the acting) which i don't recall on first viewing. it seemed as tho each individual actor picked a previous film personna to throw at this very muddled script which, in fact, included every cliche "crimer" character time immemorial...
overall, it's still an okay film if you don't know the ultimate payout ahead of time but on second reflexion, not what i hope from scorsese...
let the shitstorm fly...
by the way, scorsese is rumored to have a new project underway. see IMDB for details... |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:52 pm |
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bocce wrote: watched THE DEPARTED again last night for the first time since its theatrical release. it fell flat...
i could re-watch GOODFELLAS or CASINO (or any number of other scorsese films) a hundred times over and still find something fresh, not here. i dunno: maybe my expectations were too high...
it seems i spent more time looking at the winks to coppola (COTTON CLUB) and tarentinto (RESEVOIR DOGS) and the nods at bill friedkin and peter yates and others to, perhaps, see it as its own enterprise...
one way or the other, it was unsatisfying. i kept seeing flaws (even in the acting) which i don't recall on first viewing. it seemed as tho each individual actor picked a previous film personna to throw at this very muddled script which, in fact, included every cliche "crimer" character time immemorial...
overall, it's still an okay film if you don't know the ultimate payout ahead of time but on second reflexion, not what i hope from scorsese...
let the shitstorm fly...
by the way, scorsese is rumored to have a new project underway. see IMDB for details...
Bocce - I'm not going to read this because some day I'm going to catch Infernal Affairs - but did you see the original? Have any thoughts on comparisons? |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:20 pm |
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bocce wrote: i could re-watch GOODFELLAS....a hundred times over and still find something fresh..... |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:37 pm |
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| bocce |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:15 pm |
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yambu wrote: bocce wrote: i could re-watch GOODFELLAS....a hundred times over and still find something fresh..... It's his masterpiece.
actually, defined in the traditional sense from apprenticeship to mastery, MEAN STREETS, is marty's ticket and basically informs most of his later work whether jewelry or drek... |
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| Nancy |
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lady wakasa wrote: Bocce - I'm not going to read this because some day I'm going to catch Infernal Affairs - but did you see the original? Have any thoughts on comparisons?
I liked Infernal Affairs much better. The Departed is better than most of the movies Scorsese has made in recent years, but it's way overrated. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:41 pm |
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Re: Marty
I vote for CASINO or TAXI DRIVER.
We've talked about this before. I remember a GOODFELLAS discussion ad infinitum.
I give Marty KUDOS for his role as a film producer and restorer of any number of films. Also as a documentarian and film scholar. One should not forget the role he's played in this area. |
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| tirebiter |
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| Another vote for Mean Streets. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:06 pm |
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| Marj |
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| Syd |
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| Taxi Driver, though I really like The Departed. |
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| Rod |
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