***** The Irishman *****
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Good stuff! Thanks for posting this interview
It'll be showing here in Billings at our newly reopened Babcock Theater. Old school picture show run by a local non-profit that started with a small "art house," facility (which is still operating and in fact expanding). The Babcock is the site for shows bringing in larger numbers.
Really looking forward to it.
Really looking forward to it.
Just got a ticket to this at the River Oaks in Houston on Saturday. Can't wait.
Didn't realize we were getting it here.
*But it's 5 days until Netflix, so my bladder will probably thank me if I just wait for that.
*But it's 5 days until Netflix, so my bladder will probably thank me if I just wait for that.
Saw this at Ipic theater in Fairview last Friday night. I was surprised to see it showing there and jumped on it while I could. Definitely happy I saw it in a theater rather than waiting to stream it.
Two days. Can't wait.
It's an absolute masterpiece. Easily one of the best of the decade and maybe in all of Scorsese's filmography which is saying something.I really want to sit down and write a really detailed awesome post about this because it's going to be a film I revisit a lot in the future, but for now just know it's totally worth seeing in theaters
If I lived in a city that got it, I would have done so, no question.
Reminder that this drops tonight on Netflix at midnight Pacific, 3 AM Eastern.
Excited to get home and watch. Anyone seen it yet?
Im trying to figure out how young they are supposed to be at the start. He's calling him kid, but he looks like he is in his 30s-40s
The de-aging stuff never quite works and there's not much context for what time period we're in, exactly, if you're just going by the look of the main actors. At one point De Niro looks 60 but he has like an eight-year-old kid and it's all kind of disorienting. That said, after the first twenty minutes or so I just kind of rolled with it, stopped caring, and got used to it. Wasn't even really thinking about it in the second half.
I'm only 20 minutes in and already loving this. This is classic Scorsese. So awesome to get to see all these guys together again. (And Pacino hasn't even showed up!)
yea, I definitely adapted quickly, and it was really only that early truck scene where pesci calls him "kid"TCTTS said:
The de-aging stuff never quite works and there's not much context for what time period we're in, exactly, if you're just going by the look of the main actors. At one point De Niro looks 60 but he has like an eight-year-old kid and it's all kind of disorienting. That said, after the first twenty minutes or so I just kind of rolled with it, stopped caring, and got used to it. Wasn't even really thinking about it in the second half.
Not sure when we will do "spoilers" but I am interested in what this movie would be like if he cast other people in all these roles. Who would play who, and so on.
For now, Ill just say this. De-aging doesnt do anything to make old men move like young men. It was jarring at times. Super cool to see them all in a movie together again though
For now, Ill just say this. De-aging doesnt do anything to make old men move like young men. It was jarring at times. Super cool to see them all in a movie together again though
Yeah, even though their skin has fewer wrinkles, they still move like old men. Without getting too specific, that one scene, specifically, of De Niro kicking that dude on the ground, and De Niro is supposed to be in his 40s, I think, but he still looks like an old man in his mid-70s trying kick someone and it just doesn't look right at all. The de-aging stuff is incredibly minor in the grand scheme of things, especially considering how great the movie is on the whole, but it's definitely distracting at times.
It's crazy how it feels like its own thing for that first hour or so, to the point where you almost forget Pacino is even going to be in it, but then Pacino shows up and you suddenly get so wrapped up in that whole story that you almost can't remember the movie without him.
Stephen Graham is great at playing American gangsters
Better than Goodfellas.
Could not disagree any more.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Better than Goodfellas.
This is more of an epic, to me. A true life story. Very Godfather-ish type of ending, which I enjoyed.
I'll wait til the weekend to discuss it more, I figure more people will have seen it by then. Let everyone form their own opinions and whatnot. Everyone should definitely make time to watch itBrian Earl Spilner said:
This is more of an epic, to me. A true life story. Very Godfather-ish type of ending, which I enjoyed.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Better than Goodfellas.
This is a bold statement. Goodfellas is a top 10 movie of an entire decade.
I loved The Irishman-legitimately one of my favorites from the now ending decade-but that's going a little far. Strangely, like TCTSS already stayed, they're very different films with different tones and points of view.
Outstanding! I can't say it's better than Goodfellas but it's up there. I stayed hooked the entire movie. I didn't want to miss a single word.
Pesci was awesome! This is different from his Casino and Goodfellas characters. He's the boss and he is more calm and collected compared to his past gangsters, Tommy DeVito or Nicky Santoro.
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1. Not better than Goodfellas (which is not an insult). Goodfellas is Scorsese's best work and is one of the greatest films of all-time, no question, bar none.
2. Big fan of Joe Pesci starring in understated roles. Imagine his small bit in A Bronx Tale and then stretch that out over three hours. Restrained and intimidating at the same time.
3. Overall one of the best movies I've seen this year. I always get kind of nervous when I see a bunch of legends come together to work on a project because the potential for disappointment is so high, but this one was exactly what I was hoping for.
2. Big fan of Joe Pesci starring in understated roles. Imagine his small bit in A Bronx Tale and then stretch that out over three hours. Restrained and intimidating at the same time.
3. Overall one of the best movies I've seen this year. I always get kind of nervous when I see a bunch of legends come together to work on a project because the potential for disappointment is so high, but this one was exactly what I was hoping for.
I love how Scorsese reuses actors. Was not expecting to see Lois the babysitter.
It was an interesting story, it was well crafted, it was well acted - but I felt it was missing something compared to those past Scorsese mafia movies. Might have suffered from build up, not only contemporary reviews but those prior movies and the careers of Scorsese and the cast. I enjoyed it but don't feel like I'd want to rewatch as I have Goodfellas or Casino.
I do recommend it, it's good - just has so much to live up to.
I do recommend it, it's good - just has so much to live up to.
For me, I think that maybe as great as it was to see all those familiar faces again, some of them aren't really up to it anymore. Felt like some of the performances were lacking at times. Still enjoyed the movie though.Complete Idiot said:
It was an interesting story, it was well crafted, it was well acted - but I felt it was missing something compared to those past Scorsese mafia movies. Might have suffered from build up, not only contemporary reviews but those prior movies and the careers of Scorsese and the cast. I enjoyed it but don't feel like I'd want to rewatch as I have Goodfellas or Casino.
I do recommend it, it's good - just has so much to live up to.
A true 3.5 hr epic!
"It is what it is"
"It is what it is"
great movie. loved it. i wish the goodfellas comment hadn't been made as that is the best movie of all time and it's unfair to compare anything to it.
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