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Rockman
…..it is what it is ……..
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Stonesfan62
Is this a great movie just because you've been told it is???????????
Are you against this movie just because it's been praised by a lot of people ???????????
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I kept expecting a great Stones tune to blare out at any moment but it never did...
Good thing. The compulsory Scorcese+Stones thing was getting predictable, and boring.
- "Dude when do we get to hear "GS" or "CYHMK"?"
- "Shut up!"
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thats the sense of predictability in a Scorsese film you want...
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ryanpow
I give credit to Scorsese for not repeating himself. While the subject matter is not uncharted territory, the themes it deals with are a lot different that what I've seen from him before. It's pretty heavy.
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Koen
Anyone notice the harmonica playing bits and pieces of the Godfather theme?
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ryanpow
I give credit to Scorsese for not repeating himself. While the subject matter is not uncharted territory, the themes it deals with are a lot different that what I've seen from him before. It's pretty heavy.
Yes.
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ryanpow
I give credit to Scorsese for not repeating himself. While the subject matter is not uncharted territory, the themes it deals with are a lot different that what I've seen from him before. It's pretty heavy.
Yes.
The more I think about it, this movie is more akin to Raging Bull than it is Goodfellas.
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MrEchoCasino beats both Goodfellas and The Irishman. It has Sharon Stone's best ever performance. Joe Pesci is great in The IrishmanQuote
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MadMax
Well I agree with Mathijs, it's noway near Goodfellas or Casino.
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Watched it yesterday, agree, not bad but does not compare to Goodfellas!
I still have never seen Casino, I guess I need to watch that one.
Yes this was pretty much how I saw it too. I knew going in it would be long. But seeing well known veterans working together again is fun. While you see this movie there are lots of references and reminders of great old films and performances.Quote
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wonderboy
Scorcese, DeNiro, Pacino -- these are all men in their 70s, still making a gangster film. A good one, I'm sure, but I'm getting to the point where I want to see what younger men can create and see other viewpoints and experiences up there on the screen.
Just as the Stones and other bands have unwittingly crowded out younger rock bands, I feel some of these older moviemakers have done the same.
It's a movie about old guys, reflecting from an old-guys perspective. Nothing wrong with that IMHO.
Three and a half hours long and not a minute wasted.
Righteous Kill...that was a pretty horrible movie. They should have been embarrassed agreeing to star in that.Quote
Hairball
There was a De Niro/Pacino movie some time back that had high expectations (forget the title), but it turned out to be crap.
Holding out hope this one will be better, but reading the mixed reviews isn't helping - will try and keep an open mind.
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duke richardson
creepy Todd from Breaking Bad is in it...