Raging Bull
(1980)
Starring: Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
This year, i've been attempting to watch the entirety of Martin Scorcese's films, this is yet another one of his many celebrated accomplishments. Although i have the utmost respect for Scorcese and his creative counterpart of De Niro, i wasn't terribly impressed with this film. Raging Bull was a very realistic film, done in a similar style to Mean Streets, but my impression was that it was unnecessarily vulgar in language. Sibling Rivalry dragged on incessently and the unavoidable torment that was inflicted on anyone in the presence of Jake LaMotta became tiresome as the plot wore on. The use of black and white film to create a timely experience was used quite effectively, but overall the viewing of this film was not enjoyable or something i'd watch again.
Man! I'm so disappointed. But I'm still going to see it. Oh, and Murphy says that you should watch some (any) Ed Wood films. They're generally hailed as some of best-bad B pictures ever. And they are EXTREMELY weird.
ReplyDeleteI'll put it on my list :]
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