What a mess of a movie. The editing is horrendous. This was critically acclaimed??? There were so many odd cuts from one scene to the next that just didn't make any sense, even if you're "new"as a Director.
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Just saw Mean Streets from Martin Scorsesse...
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"You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. This thread is bullshit and you know it."
I didn't like Gangs of New York. Have yet to see Mean Streets.
I absolutely love Goodfellas and Casino, though.
I absolutely love Goodfellas and Casino, though.
I saw Mean Streets for the first time earlier this year and really dug it. Some cool cinematography for sure
I can understand people saying Casino and Goodfellas are overrated, but Taxi Driver is one of the best movies ever made IMO. A perfect film in almost every way.
What's with the hot takes and bad opinions on film lately? I mean horror is my favorite genre and I love all the marvel flicks for bringing comics to life but this board cannot seem to realize that as fun as that all may be it's not to the level of cinema that good Scorsese is.
taxi driver is a master piece, goodfellas is amazing, casino feels a lil sloppy but it gives it some charm,
ive never seen mean streets the comedian or w.e it's called
I do not agree. Scorsese has and always will be awesome. He's still putting out great movies (Silence is one of his best) while his contemporaries are not.
This post was mainly written to shill for Silence, which is fucking awesome.
Silence was a very powerful film but the pro-Christianity was laid on a little too thick for my tastes.
It's a raw and messy street-level movie made by a young director who was just barely getting a handle on his powers. It's acclaimed for its grungy vibe, tough spirit, and performances, and for the promise shown by both director and cast. It's not some AAA Nolan film, it's something smaller and rougher.
I don't actually believe that I was further mangling the name for fun. Scorsese is very probably the greatest American filmmaker of the post-studio system hollywood and it's not even a contest. In addition to making multiple masterpieces over 50 years (mean streets among them) he's tirelessly advocated for film preservation and the canonization of movies from traditionally ignored national cinemas worldwide. He's a king.
i love Scorcese's gangstery movies and Taxi Driver and Wolf, but I really, really hated Mean Streets when i finally saw it a few years back. De Niro's performance was awful compared to other stuff he's done. It was one of his earliest films so I'll cut him some slack. He got much better.
edit: wasn't his first film so i corrected.
edit: wasn't his first film so i corrected.
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ok. Box Car Bertha and those other early efforts aside.
It's been a while since I've seen Mean Streets but I remember it being quite rough but mostly in a good way.
This is basically how I feel about Scorsese. Some (or even most) of his post-80's work is definitely overrated but stuff like Taxi Driver or Raging Bull are undeniably exceptional filmmaking. From his contemporaries, I much prefer Altman or Lumet but they don't really have the filmbro appeal of Scorsese so you rarely see them discussed on the internet.
Neither of those two are overrated. Goodfellas is especially a work of art.
I don't think they are overrated either, especially Goodfellas. Some people seem to place mob movies in a special tier because they are a fan of the excessive crime and violence.
I do however think that The Departed is highly overrated and one of his worst movies.
Taxi Driver is his best movie IMO and one of the best films ever created. A true masterpiece.
I believe this was still the time when Marty was big into cocaine, I'd say it shows in his work. But I wouldn't say it shows in a negative way. Regarding editing specifically, Mean Streets wasn't edited by Thelma Schoonmaker unlike most of his films. Thelma is an industry legend just like Marty is.
I can't understand the first part. But I wholeheartedly agree with the second part, it's my favorite too.
One of my favorite uses of music in film, hell of a scene.
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