1980 Review Blog
Raging Bull
Grade: A+ 10/25/2008
Great things happen when Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, and Joe Pesci get together. This is the 3rd **** movie I have seen with those 3. I can go on and on about how great a directer Scorsese is, and how amazing DeNiro's transformation is throughout the film, but I want to mention the cinematogrpahy. RAGING BULL is the most gorgeous Black & White film I have ever seen. There is a scene where DeNiro is sweaty, in the ring, and looking up at the camera. The picture is so beautiful, a snapshot of that scene can easily hang in the MET. PIXAR could work for 10 years on a picture like that and not get the beauty nor the clarity of that single scene. Oh...and the rest of the movie is a masterpiece.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: A+ 10/25/2008
Great things happen when Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, and Joe Pesci get together. This is the 3rd **** movie I have seen with those 3. I can go on and on about how great a directer Scorsese is, and how amazing DeNiro's transformation is throughout the film, but I want to mention the cinematogrpahy. RAGING BULL is the most gorgeous Black & White film I have ever seen. There is a scene where DeNiro is sweaty, in the ring, and looking up at the camera. The picture is so beautiful, a snapshot of that scene can easily hang in the MET. PIXAR could work for 10 years on a picture like that and not get the beauty nor the clarity of that single scene. Oh...and the rest of the movie is a masterpiece.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die