Teddy KGB Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Going in for a second watch. Thumbs up/Thumbs down ? Where are we at ? I liked it. Deniro and Pesci are awesome. Pacino meh
K-9 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 I expected more but Scorsese, Deniro, Pesce, Pacino et al, have set such impossibly high standards that it’s difficult even for them to reach those heights at times. It was a middle of the road movie, imo.
Teddy KGB Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 59 minutes ago, K-9 said: I expected more but Scorsese, Deniro, Pesce, Pacino et al, have set such impossibly high standards that it’s difficult even for them to reach those heights at times. It was a middle of the road movie, imo. I gotta award extra points for adding Action Bronson and Sebastian Maniscalco to the movie. Bronson as the casket salesman was a nice touch. 1
dpberr Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 I go into Scorcese movies thinking I won't like them and always come away pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the Irishman. I was once again reminded of Anna Paquin's stunning beauty and Scorcese's attention to detail for the set pieces is excellent. Joe Pesci stole the show in the movie. 1
row_33 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 repeating the same dialogue 7 times wasn't a big thrill?
Teddy KGB Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, dpberr said: Joe Pesci stole the show in the movie. Definetly. He was cooler than a fan His grin as Frank told Hoffa he not only paints houses but does a little carpentry on the side was awesome. Edited December 9, 2019 by Teddy KGB
thenorthremembers Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Teddy KGB said: Going in for a second watch. Thumbs up/Thumbs down ? Where are we at ? I liked it. Deniro and Pesci are awesome. Pacino meh Watched it this weekend. Thought it moved pretty well for a 3 hour movie. Had the opposite opinion on the acting though. Thought Pacino stole the show. Only thing that bothered me was Deniro in the young guy makeup. The scene at the grocery looked odd to me. Anyways, enjoyed it but probably wouldnt give it a second watch. 1
Teddy KGB Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: Watched it this weekend. Thought it moved pretty well for a 3 hour movie. Had the opposite opinion on the acting though. Thought Pacino stole the show. Only thing that bothered me was Deniro in the young guy makeup. The scene at the grocery looked odd to me. Anyways, enjoyed it but probably wouldnt give it a second watch. I couldn’t deal with that hair ??
thenorthremembers Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Teddy KGB said: I couldn’t deal with that hair ?? Yeah, it did look a little bit like a groundhog sleeping on his head.
apuszczalowski Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 26 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: Watched it this weekend. Thought it moved pretty well for a 3 hour movie. Had the opposite opinion on the acting though. Thought Pacino stole the show. Only thing that bothered me was Deniro in the young guy makeup. The scene at the grocery looked odd to me. Anyways, enjoyed it but probably wouldnt give it a second watch. I don't think it was makeup, I thought they aged/de-aged them digitally with some of the new technology (similar to what they did to Will Smith in his last movie where he fights a younger version of himself). I recall hearing something about it before the movie was out and people thinking how it would affect the industry where any actor can play someone at any age, or look completely different
Not at the table Karlos Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Too slow and long. Lost interest halfway through. Gonna try to watch it again when I have time because I’m a fan of pretty much everyone in it. Edited December 9, 2019 by Not at the table Karlos
row_33 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, Doc said: How many times can you make the same movie? comic books and complete rip-offs of prior hits... that's all they got...
thenorthremembers Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 14 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: I don't think it was makeup, I thought they aged/de-aged them digitally with some of the new technology (similar to what they did to Will Smith in his last movie where he fights a younger version of himself). I recall hearing something about it before the movie was out and people thinking how it would affect the industry where any actor can play someone at any age, or look completely different Ahh makes sense. It just looks really odd. Almost like his features were too soft and corpse like.
LeGOATski Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Hard to sell these guys as younger when their bodies look and move like old men. Otherwise, the movie was great. Maybe they could've broken it up into 2 parts, but I never felt like it was dragging. The acting is unsurprisingly awesome. Pacino's performance was inconsistent. Could they have gotten Jack Nicholson to play Hoffa? I just realized he hasn't been in a movie for almost 10 years.
K-9 Posted December 11, 2019 Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 2:39 PM, LeGOATski said: Hard to sell these guys as younger when their bodies look and move like old men. Otherwise, the movie was great. Maybe they could've broken it up into 2 parts, but I never felt like it was dragging. The acting is unsurprisingly awesome. Pacino's performance was inconsistent. Could they have gotten Jack Nicholson to play Hoffa? I just realized he hasn't been in a movie for almost 10 years. Nicholson already did that role. Has an actor ever played the same role in two unrelated movies before?
LeGOATski Posted December 11, 2019 Posted December 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, K-9 said: Nicholson already did that role. Has an actor ever played the same role in two unrelated movies before? That's why I mentioned him. I wanna say yes...but it's rare obviously. Paul Newman played the same detective character in a couple films, I think. There's also a British actress who plays queen Elizabeth in a bunch of films and TV. I think just because she looks so much like her. She was in the Austin Powers movie.
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