Looks good and the reviews I've been reading seem very positive...most of the reviewers saying it's Scorsese's best in years. I know I'll be there next weekend. Thoughts???
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I think it'll be unremarkable like all of Scorsese's recent work.
Your statement is just not accurate. You could say you found his recent work was not as remarkable as his previous work and that would be accurate. Sheesh, what does it take to be remarkable in your eyes? Whatever it is, it's surely so far flung as to not even be obtainable.
I'll take your unremarkable Scorcese over 99.9% of the other movies that are out there at any given time.
I predict this will be the one that finally gets Marty the Big Bowling Trophy.
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Originally posted by mad_r0 View PostJust go out and rent 'Infernal affairs' from Netflix of Blockbuster."everything a writer learns about the art and craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. in the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say."
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I'm going to a concert on the 6th of October, so I'll probably see it the next day, unless I can pull off a miracle and wake up in time for an early show.
Really looking forward to this. Great cast. Nicholson in a Scorsese movie is like a dream, despite the shortcomings of Gangs of New York and (to a much higher degree) the Aviator.
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Originally posted by Biohazard View PostI'm going to a concert on the 6th of October, so I'll probably see it the next day, unless I can pull off a miracle and wake up in time for an early show.
Really looking forward to this. Great cast. Nicholson in a Scorsese movie is like a dream, despite the shortcomings of Gangs of New York and (to a much higher degree) the Aviator."everything a writer learns about the art and craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. in the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say."
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Originally posted by prince pantyhose View Postwhenever aviator comes on tv i have to watch it.
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Originally posted by Biohazard View PostI have the dvd and I still never watch it. I don't see the point. Hughes' problems aren't nearly as interesting to watch as those of LaMotta and Hill and other Scorsese characters. Hughes' accomplishments and lifestyle are certainly spectacular, but it's a character's struggle that makes us want to watch them. LaMotta has a short fuse that can explode at anybody in a moment's notice. It's great to watch this character try to cope with is flaws. But Hughes' problem is that he repeats himself and doesn't have the right amount of peas. Henry Hill has to deal with the mob life having an affect on his personal life where as Hughes' just can't get his hands clean. The parts of The Aviator that are supposed to be the most fun to watch (the character's struggle; the conflict) turn out to be the most boring scenes in the picture.
And on top of that, there is some outstanding acting in it. Adam Scott is especially fun to watch. What I didn't know until just now is that the girl who played Faith, the 15 year old Hughes dated, was played by the same girl who played Heather in Bully.
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Originally posted by Pencey View PostI can see your point but I'm one of those who will watch this any time it's on TV. The conflict is more subtle but it's there. It has to do with Hughes's character flaws and how he relates to others that makes it so interesting.
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