My Favourite Martin Scorsese Movies
Submitted by judge on Mon, 05/07/2001 - 11:06
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- 1. Raging Bull - It may be easier to take a punch from Jake than to take this punch from Scorsese. He hits above and below the belt here, not only dazzing us with his directing power, but also making us feel more for the unhinged hero than we every should. De Niro, ah De Niro.
- 2. Goodfellas - The film's tempo nearly resembles a heroin rush and come down. Robin Williams once said that coke was God's way of telling you you have too much money. This film is throbbing excitement like only a nightmare can be.
- 3. Mean Streets - This film is Scorsese. All his obsessions, fears, and memories are hiding here somewhere, and this gritty grimy low budget spree is still one of his best.
- 4. After Hours - His most unfairly ignored flick. A dark, dark comedy about a man swallowed up in the dreamy night world of New York. The tones may be radically different, but Scorsese's films show as much love for New York as Woody Allen's do.
- 5. The Color of Money - Bounces like a billiard ball. Newman and Cruise are fantastic, but the photography nearly steals the film from both. Scorsese is so shy.
- 6. The Last Temptation of Christ - Not the masterpiece many wanted it to be, but close, so close. Scorsese's interest in Christianity has always threatened a film such as this. The surprise was that, instead of suffering from over-indulgence or pounding home a point with a jackhammer, Last Temptation is actually a quite thoughtful and moving film.
Judge, perfect on the fist three. Right order, right movies. I might include Casino and Last Waltz but once again why quibble.
Glad to see you are a movie fan as well as a rock and Roller
I'm at a loss for words. Where oh where is the masterpiece Taxi Driver?
Taxi Driver is unquestionably a good movie. How good is a matter of debate. The actors were great, but the film really held little in way of insight or surprise for me, and that ending, as shocking and powerful as it was, felt quite anticlimatic.
Scorsese probably needed a bloodletting, and he certainly swung the scapel with skill. I'm just not sure the rest of us really needed the drain. The procedure was interesting to watch, but it all was just a shade shy of great.
Does everybody else here love the film? I must admit, most of my friends do.
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Flattered. Casino and Last Waltz certainly might have been on here if I had stretched the list a little longer. I enjoyed both films.
I'm probably more of a rock n roller than movie fan, but I see no reason I have to choose between the two!
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