Martin Scorcese movies

Talk about Martin Scorsese and his movies here.

I have watched Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, and The Departed, and loved all of them, although the middle one almost made me fall asleep, like it did to my dad and two other friends. Man, his movies sure have a lot of cussing and non-sugarcoated/stylized (although that last scene in Taxi Driver is debatable) violence. Just the way I like it, hyuk hyuk hyuk,

I want to watch Shutter Island. The movie sounds really interesting.

EDIT: FUCK! I spelled his name wrong! Oh well, can't bother the mods with something this trivial...

edited 23rd Sep '11 5:36:45 AM by dRoy

Goodfellas
that is all

After Hours is extremely underrated and it's his only straight comedy, albeit a pretty dark one.

edited 23rd Sep '11 9:02:29 AM by Kentok

Gangs of New York is my favorite so far. But that may be because I like period pieces.

Casino's also pretty good except it's long, and sort of a rehash of Goodfellas, I think.

edited 23rd Sep '11 9:04:16 AM by Merlo

Isn't that the movie that used to (does it still?) hold the world record for the most usages of "fuck" in a single film?

Mean Streets was awesome, but I didn't like the ending :/

I love Scorsese's use of dialogue and setting of South Boston. Is there a new trend for crime/noir thrillers set in South Boston or what?

edited 23rd Sep '11 12:51:09 PM by EnglishMajor

Well, we do have an article about Southies.

Good Will Hunting started the Southie trend. As a result, most Boston movies focus on these people (despite the portrayal being the same: mean, violent, racist, misogynistic, drug-addicted).

I think so, yes.

Ah, seems I was mistaken about that. The f-word count has been topped by Summer of Sam, Nil by Mouth, and some documentary about the word Fuck. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_most_frequently_use_the_word_%22fuck%22

edited 3rd Oct '11 7:39:15 PM by Merlo

Goodfellas remains one of the all time great gangster films.

The Departed is also excellent; I haven't seen Infernal Affairs so can't/have no interest in comparisions. What matters is whether or not it works in its own right, and I absolutely love it.

Gangs Of New York is the film that really proved to me that Leonardo Di Caprio is a superb character actor once you look past his pretty boy image, and Daniel Day Lewis is, as always, worth the price of a cinema ticket alone.

edited 4th Oct '11 10:43:27 AM by CaissasDeathAngel

Infernal Affairs is better. It's pretty much the same but with more tension in some scenes and without some really crappy decisions like the most displaced whip pans ever and "The Rat symbolises obviousness". Kind of feels inappropriate for his Oscar winner.

edited 7th Oct '11 4:07:04 AM by SomeSortOfTroper

The King Of Comedy is my favourite Scorsese film - it's such a shame that it failed at the box office, though its failure was completely foresee-able. When people say it's almost or just as dark as Taxi Driver really aren't jazzing it up. While the comedy routine itself is So Bad, It's Good, the film itself goes out of its way to not really meant to be amusing or funny at all, even though it feels as though it should be almost farcical. Granted, the script was years old by the time Scorsese grabbed it, but he made it work with his tributory touches and all that.

Another one worth adding, while nowhere near his best, is the underrated Bringing Out The Dead, which could be summed up as Taxi Driver only sped up in the style of an amusement park ride. Or Ambulance Driver if you turn out to not be so fond of it. This scene includes some impressive "drifting" movements that, I think, happen to fit in.

Goodfellas is my favourite gangster film.

I can't believe that he's making a children's 3D movie. I'm expecting MASSIVE amount of Getting Crap Past the Radar.