irishdude76
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Okay, so this is no Goodfellas, but if you like Goodfellas then it's well worth a watch. It's funny to see a role reversal with DeNiro and Pesci from Raging Bull. Now Pesci is the 'animale' and DeNiro the placid, reasonable man. Pesci is scary here, another classic movie psycho.
Sharon Stone is excellent in this film too. If you like Scorcese's style (pauses, tracking shots, voiceovers, Rolling Stones music) then this is well worth checking out.
Having said that, it only ranks after Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets and Goodfellas. I'd watch these four first, you'll get a real idea of Scorcese's genius behind a camera.
Sharon Stone is excellent in this film too. If you like Scorcese's style (pauses, tracking shots, voiceovers, Rolling Stones music) then this is well worth checking out.
Having said that, it only ranks after Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets and Goodfellas. I'd watch these four first, you'll get a real idea of Scorcese's genius behind a camera.
Me and my best friend (we're both nearly 30) went through phases of endlessly quoting lines from this to each other, as in, "The decision to flee came suddenly", "One more toke you fool", "Back door beauty", and so on.
Johnny Depp and Del Toro really put in career-topping performances here. I wouldn't recommend it, though, for the more conservative among us. As a person who has an idea of what went on in the '60s, I could appreciate it. Couple of too-old dudes go around off their proverbials on drugs.
Dialogue is excellent, Terry Gilliam's direction is fantastic, and the acting is beyond reproach. Also, Cameron Diaz is in here, in her usual annual bid for credibility. No-one cares, Cameron.
Have to give it 10/10. It's up there with GF2 and Once Upon...America in my mind.
Johnny Depp and Del Toro really put in career-topping performances here. I wouldn't recommend it, though, for the more conservative among us. As a person who has an idea of what went on in the '60s, I could appreciate it. Couple of too-old dudes go around off their proverbials on drugs.
Dialogue is excellent, Terry Gilliam's direction is fantastic, and the acting is beyond reproach. Also, Cameron Diaz is in here, in her usual annual bid for credibility. No-one cares, Cameron.
Have to give it 10/10. It's up there with GF2 and Once Upon...America in my mind.
I thought that Billy (the kid - no pun) was really good in this film. Apparently the scene with the French toast (if they remade it now, would that be Freedom toast?!?), the ice cream scene, and the meeting in the café with the wine glass smashing were all improvised.
It would have been easy for this to oversentimentalise, and I know a few people were disappointed with the ending. But I thought it was good. Life is random, and '70s films don't all have to have an anti-Hollywood ending.
All in all, fine performances from Dustin, Meryl and the boy. While not a classic '70s movie in the mold of Chinatown, Taxi Driver or Godfather, this is still well worth the two-and-whatever hours.
It would have been easy for this to oversentimentalise, and I know a few people were disappointed with the ending. But I thought it was good. Life is random, and '70s films don't all have to have an anti-Hollywood ending.
All in all, fine performances from Dustin, Meryl and the boy. While not a classic '70s movie in the mold of Chinatown, Taxi Driver or Godfather, this is still well worth the two-and-whatever hours.