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Scorsese is the greatest working film director. Change my mind  Here's a list of his favorite movies. I love that a big chunk of them are horror. Surprising that he's really only made one horror movie. Some more random Scorsese related thoughts: - I very often cite Taxi Driver as my favorite movie of all time. I first saw it when I was 16 and it kinda blew my mind. I've seen it at least 10 times since then and my love for it never fades. - The Irishman is a masterpiece and his best film since Casino. - Everyone who hasn't seen Silence needs to loving see Silence. - The King of Comedy is one of the most underappreciated films I know of.
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Franchescanado posted:Casino is better than Goodfellas. There's definitely a case to be made. When I think back to my favorite gangster-related scenes from Scorsese movies, most of them are from Casino.
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Feb 17, 2021 18:33
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:but categorical distinctions between high and low art are still bullshit and an intellectually lazy way of getting that point across. I think he does a pretty good job in the NYT article detailing what, as he sees it, are the key qualitative differences between the two types of films. Scorsese posted:Many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures. What’s not there is revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk. The pictures are made to satisfy a specific set of demands, and they are designed as variations on a finite number of themes. Maybe a better way to think of it as a spectrum rather than two categorical buckets, but there's no denying the differences are real and definable.
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Feb 17, 2021 21:28
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gently caress yes Kind Hearts and Coronets is so good.
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Feb 17, 2021 21:31
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The only Scorsese movie I've felt "meh" about is The Color of Money. Everything else has been at worst great.
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Feb 17, 2021 22:53
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Boxcar Bertha is the weakest of his that I’ve seen but he was making that for Roger Corman so I get it. Weakest “established” Scorsese for me is probably Bringing Out the Dead, though I should probably give it another chance at some point. I might have said this too until a few weeks ago when I rewatched it. Now I can confidently say it's a freakin great movie.
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Feb 18, 2021 01:57
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To be fair, Scorsese's mob movies are a massive part of the very reason Italian mob stuff is so ubiquitous.
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Feb 22, 2021 21:06
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Time to step in and defend Leo. He's not quite at the level of DeNiro, but I think he's pretty great. Especially when he's working with talented directors. I mean I get why people don't like him. He has that baby-faced 90s heartthrob aura that he can't seem to shake, and I think people often interpret that as him being miscast. He doesn't dissolve into his characters as well as some of the greats. But despite all that he has a great screen presence and I absolutely love watching him.
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Feb 25, 2021 16:42
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BiggerBoat posted:Have you ever seen The Hustler? Yep, love it.
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