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Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 1:18 am
by radewart
Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are easily his best two. Nothing from Scorsese post 2000 comes close.

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 5:00 am
by MeLVaNoaTe
So refreshing to see someone not say Goodfellas is his best movie.

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 5:34 am
by Demoph
Since this is the thread for Controversial opinions, my favourite Scorsese; The Irishman and ...Hugo (made me feel I was learning how to watch films all over again).

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 5:41 am
by LelekPL
I guess saying that his best is The Departed is also a controversial opinion. But for me it is. A bit better than Goodfellas and Taxi Driver.

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 7:47 am
by Ruth
LelekPL wrote:
December 1st, 2019, 5:41 am
I guess saying that his best is The Departed is also a controversial opinion. But for me it is. A bit better than Goodfellas and Taxi Driver.
tbh i’d fight anyone who thinks this is some insanely controversial opinion

i don’t think it’s necessarily better than goodfellas or taxi driver, but it’s one of my favorite scorsese films ever

that, and silence too (which i guess is even more controversial lmao)

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 9:39 am
by Nomis
I fucking love The Departed

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 12:48 pm
by radewart
The Departed is great, but it is a remake that closely follows the original, especially in the first half of the story. That's why I wouldn't put it top level Scorsese. The story beats were already pre-established by another. Same with Cape Fear

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 1st, 2019, 4:54 pm
by LelekPL
I do think of Insomnia as a less impressive Nolan movie because Nolan usually writes his own original ideas, even with Batman. But Scorsese rarely does so, so a director who usually works from other people's script making a remake is not that different, especially since he puts his own flair in those films and they depart (no pun intended) from the original films and aren't just a Quarantine or Let Me In (which are mostly redubbed versions of the originals).

Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 2nd, 2019, 2:14 am
by Disney+'s solo2001
carnage is my favourite polanski film

fun script, great cast going ham giving theatery monologues, it's like an hour ten, whats not to love


Re: Controversial Opinions About Movies Part II

Posted: December 2nd, 2019, 2:45 am
by bootsy
Nomis wrote:
November 30th, 2019, 5:33 pm
Hugo is not a masterpiece lol same goes for The Aviator
Nomis has spoken..














the truth.