row_33 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 34 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said: I liked the movie F.I.S.T. better. with Sly or the other version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Good movie. Wish it would have been made 15 years ago so it didn't look like Deniro was curb stomping in slow-mo. Thought Pesci was the standout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Enjoyed the movie, story never gets old, Deniro looked old playing the part though. Otherwise, worth the watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 No Golden Globe nomination for Bobby D Uh oh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 11:32 AM, Teddy KGB said: I gotta award extra points for adding Action Bronson and Sebastian Maniscalco to the movie. Bronson as the casket salesman was a nice touch. I was starting to really enjoy Bronson and Mario Batali's budding friendship. They were doing some fun cooking stuff. Then poof, Mario disappeared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I really wanted to see it because it looked like Goodfellas basically. But hearing some of the reviews, I may wait for when it rolls out on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I liked it and thought it was quite true to the book. I found the digitization vastly over rated. It made everyone look like cartoon characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: I really wanted to see it because it looked like Goodfellas basically. But hearing some of the reviews, I may wait for when it rolls out on DVD. Or you could just do a free trial on Netflix... 3 minutes ago, stuvian said: I liked it and thought it was quite true to the book. I found the digitization vastly over rated. It made everyone look like cartoon characters It reminded me of the movie Blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I saw it in the theatre before it hit Netflix. My reaction was another Scorsese masterpiece, though it may be a while before I watch it again due to the length. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Like Goodfellas with an Irish Brogue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 10:32 AM, Teddy KGB said: I gotta award extra points for adding Action Bronson and Sebastian Maniscalco to the movie. Bronson as the casket salesman was a nice touch. Jim Norton did a spot-on impression of Don Rickles. I honestly thought it was CGI or something and didn't recognize him until the credits. On 12/10/2019 at 7:57 PM, JR in Pittsburgh said: I really wanted to see it because it looked like Goodfellas basically. But hearing some of the reviews, I may wait for when it rolls out on DVD. It's already on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Excellent movie and great casting. Dragged a bit at times but overall another Scorsese masterpiece Tho I was a little disappointed Todd from Breaking Bad didn't get whacked. God I hate that f*cker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Good story, good acting. Could have done without the last hour. The movie should have ended with the epilogue after killing Hoffa, rather than dragging it out - for an hour - to gain sympathy for DeNiro's character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 5 hours ago, /dev/null said: Excellent movie and great casting. Dragged a bit at times but overall another Scorsese masterpiece Tho I was a little disappointed Todd from Breaking Bad didn't get whacked. God I hate that f*cker Landry Clark from Friday night lights is the man. He also was awesome in Fargo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I'm a huge Scorsese fan but I thought the Irishman was blah. SPOILERS DeNiro was way too old for the role. Laughably old. MS should have used a younger actor and aged him. "Beating up" the grocer was almost a turn-off. Overall, it just didn't work for me. The cinematography was great: sets, customs, music, etc. Very happy to have Joe Pesci back. He was outstanding, every look said volumes. I was concerned Pacino would ham it up, which he did, but his Hoffa was appropriate. A larger-than-life character. My biggest complaint: The story is not at all historically accurate. Yes, it's based on Frank Sheeran's book, but Sheeran was a con artist or a pathetic old man looking for attention. Sheeran was indeed a labor boss, but a small-time guy who would have been lost to history if not for his claim to be an assassin. His stories have been debunked by nearly every historian, FBI agent, mobster and witnesses. Unfortunately, MS turned him into the Forest Gump of the labor-mafia world. At every turn Frank was there. Even Pesci's character, while a substantial mafia boss, had much less to do with Hoffa. A MUCH better story would have been about Hoffa and his relationship to the Mafia. He could have intertwined the teamster's and mafia's history, with both literally and figuratively killing each other off in the mid-70s. Turn it into a six-hour miniseries, explore many other characters, the time period, etc. Anyway, I looked forward to The Irishman for months and I don't need to see it again. Instead, I'll watch Goodfellas, Casino and the Departed a few dozen more times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) On 12/9/2019 at 11:13 AM, row_33 said: comic books and complete rip-offs of prior hits... that's all they got... And if that isn't bad enough, it's almost impossible to find a movie that isn't "woke". "Ford vs Ferrari" is a rare gem that has no agenda. Just a good story. That aside, I thought "The Irishman" was decent but not great. Acting ok apart from Pacino laying it on too thick, yet again. Edited December 23, 2019 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I heard you paint houses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: I heard you paint houses... I do a little carpentry too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: I heard you paint houses... No, but I can help with your home data cabling 28 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: I do a little carpentry too I can help with some electrical too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/19/2019 at 2:49 PM, Max Fischer said: DeNiro was way too old for the role. Laughably old. MS should have used a younger actor and aged him. "Beating up" the grocer was almost a turn-off. Overall, it just didn't work for me. I am glad I'm not the only one that saw that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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