Directors DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of MARTIN SCORSESE (1 Viewer)

[george kaplan]

Edited to add Casino.

Jim had said above That was an excellent recommendation Jim. Casino is a borderline film for me, one that falls just on the other side of a purchase, but it's by far my second favorite film of his, and very much in the Goodfellas vein. I think the story isn't as good, mostly cause it's more predictable. It's also more violent, which for me isn't a good thing. It may even be a little too like Goodfellas, what with the narration, wacko Pesci character, etc., for it to stand on it's own. But definitely close.

 

[Jim_K]

I'm glad you gave it a shot George.

As for the amped up violence, for me it doesn't seem all that more violent than some of the scenes in Goodfellas i.e. the Bar beating, the butcher knife scene, the bullet in the head scene, etc. But I do admit to probably being a little desensitized to violence in movies.

Story wise, I agree it is very similar to Goodfellas which is a good thing for me & why I thought it would be worth a viewing for you.

The one turn-off that I thought you might have was the Sharon Stone character & her relationship with the DeNiro character. I don't know if it's just me but her character makes my skin crawl, jeeezus what a manipulative bitch. (Reminds me of my first wife ) Every time I watch it, I always find myself wanting to yell at the DeNiro character for being such a friggin' chump.

 

[george kaplan]

Well, I wasn't really bothered by her character per se, but De Niro's interaction with her was pretty hard to swallow. It's not until the very end that he even blows up at her, and then really does nothing (doesn't hit her etc.). His character seemed much more likely to blow up at her earlier, and escalate to violence. I realize that he 'loved' her, but he was willing to break people's hands for cheating (and who knows what else), it's hard to believe that even after she fucked around on him, is heard trying to get someone to have him killed, steals his money, steals his kid, etc., etc., that he would only yell at her.

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Bill McA]

UPDATED:

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)


Seen 23
Own 10

 

[Justin_S]

Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: The King of Comedy (1983) *****
2: Taxi Driver (1976) *****
3: Casino (1995) *****
4: Raging Bull (1980) *****
5: The Departed (2006) ****½
6: Bringing Out the Dead (1999) ****½
7: The Aviator (2004) ****
8: Gangs of New York (2002) ***½
9: Cape Fear (1991) ***½
10: Kundun (1997) ***½
11: Goodfellas (1990) ***
12: New York, New York (1977) *

Own 6

 

[Christopher Lee]

Scorsese top 10 list:

10 Gangs of New York
9 Mean Streets
8 Age of Innocence
7 Aviator
6 Casino
5 King of Comedy
4 Cape Fear
3 Raging Bull
2 Good Fellas
1 Taxi Driver

 

[Scott_MacD]

Raging Bull (1980) - :star::star::star::star:
Taxi Driver (1976) - :star::star::star::star:
Goodfellas (1990) - :star::star::star::star:
After Hours (1985) - :star::star::star::star:
The King of Comedy (1983) - :star::star::star::star:
The Age of Innocence (1993) - :star::star::star::star:
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) - :star::star::star::star:
Mean Streets (1973) - :star::star::star::star:
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - :star::star::star:1/2
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) - :star::star::star:1/2
The Aviator (2004) - :star::star::star:1/2
Gangs of New York (2002) - :star::star::star:
Kundun (1997) - :star::star::star:
Casino (1995) - :star::star::star:
The Color of Money (1986) - :star::star::star:
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) - :star::star::star:
Cape Fear (1991) - :star::star:

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Martin Teller]

Shutter Island (2010) - 8/10

The Departed (2006) - 9/10
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) - 9/10
The Aviator (2004) - 8/10
Gangs of New York (2002) - 6/10
Casino (1995) - 8/10
The Age of Innocence (1993) - 8/10
Cape Fear (1991) - 7/10
Goodfellas (1990) - 10/10
New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons") - 5/10
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - 8/10
After Hours (1985) - 5/10
The King of Comedy (1983) - 9/10
Raging Bull (1980) - 9/10
New York, New York (1977) - 6/10
Taxi Driver (1976) - 10/10
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) - 6/10
Mean Streets (1973) - 9/10
The Big Shave (1967) - 7/10

 

[Martin Teller]

Added The Big Shave, available here.

 

[Elijah Sullivan]

The Departed (2006)
The Aviator (2004) 3/10
Gangs of New York (2002) 4/10
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) 8/10
My Voyage to Italy (1999) 9/10
Kundun (1997) 8/10
Casino (1995)
The Age of Innocence (1993) 9/10
Cape Fear (1991)
Goodfellas (1990) 9/10
New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons") 8/10
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 8/10
The Color of Money (1986) 5/10
After Hours (1985)
The King of Comedy (1983)
Raging Bull (1980) 10/10
The Last Waltz (1978) 7/10
American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)
New York, New York (1977) 8/10
Taxi Driver (1976) 9/10
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) 7/10
Italianamerican (1974)
Mean Streets (1973) 9/10
Boxcar Bertha (1972) 2/10
Street Scenes (1970)
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) 7/10

My favorites are Raging Bull, The Age of Innocence, Life Stories and Mean Streets. I also have a lot of affection for New York, New York, which I somehow dig, even though I'm not familiar with the musicals it quotes. Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and Last Temptation are all excellent, but I don't have very strong enthusiastic feelings about any of them. I did find the first half of Temptation tedious and badly acted, but the second half compensated considerably. I think Age of Innocence is his most underappreciated and his last two films (Gangs and Aviator) were really rather lifeless attempts at polished Hollywood glamour projects.

Overall, I think the things that strike me the most about his overall career is the inconsistancy. Very few other directors can make several all-time masterpieces and just as many misguided stinkers. But I'll be in line for his next movie, all the same, and maintain a general enthusiasm for the guy all the way.

 

[Brook K]

Updated:

What's A Nice Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? - C - Pure B&W, arty, student film stuff

The Big Shave - C+

TCM showed these tonight, unfortunately I fell asleep in the middle of It's Not Just You, Murray!, which seemed like the best of the 3 in the little I saw. I was also kind of groggy when I woke up for The Big Shave so wasn't fully open to it.

 

[M]

(ratings 1 - 5 stars / in ranked order)


Goodfellas :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

Casino :star: :star: :star: :star: 1/2

After Hours :star: :star: :star: :star:

Taxi Driver :star: :star: :star: :star:

Raging Bull :star: :star: :star: :star:

The Color of Money :star: :star: :star: 1/2

Cape Fear :star: :star: 1/2

 

[Bill McA]

UPDATED:

The Departed (2006) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

Seen 24
Own 10

 

[Brook K]

Updated:

The Departed - B+

 

[Justin_S]

Updated with The Departed (2006).

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Steve Christou]

Updated with The Departed (2006)