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re: Wolf of Wall Street is better than Goodfellas
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:33 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:33 pm to BluegrassBelle
I will admit that i posted this pretty quickly after watching and without a ton of thought. Still and all, exceptional writing and acting. Many, many juicy scenes. Great themes. Breasts. Etc.
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:37 pm to baybeefeetz
quote:
I will admit that i posted this pretty quickly after watching and without a ton of thought.
No shite
quote:
Still and all, exceptional writing and acting. Many, many juicy scenes. Great themes. Breasts. Etc.
Agreed.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:37 pm to baybeefeetz
quote:I didn't see it that way.
exceptional acting
Leo was his baseline level of good (+), but it does not compare to his best performances IMO. No one else stood out to me. Robbie was terrible. Fine AF, but terrible.
This post was edited on 8/16/14 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:42 pm to baybeefeetz
quote:That went without saying.
I will admit that i posted this pretty quickly after watching and without a ton of thought.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:42 pm to baybeefeetz
lol no
Posted on 8/17/14 at 12:05 am to baybeefeetz
I dk, I thought they were both amazing
Posted on 8/17/14 at 12:16 am to baybeefeetz
WOWS was not good IMO
Posted on 8/17/14 at 12:19 am to Tiger1242
lol ... no ... 'wolf' is 5 levels below 'goodfellas' ... and that's generous ...
Posted on 8/17/14 at 12:21 am to baybeefeetz
to me they are very different kinds of movies.
Wolf is sort of meta in the sense that the intention is to depict the lifestyle in a negative way via a sort of visceral, immersive projection of that lifestyle. Overdoing it to the point that the typical member of the audience is disgusted (which will lead them to incorrectly bash the movie itself). I think it's exceptionally well done and extremely underrated by those who don't understand or don't like what Scorsese set out to do.
Goodfellas is a classically well made film. It's extremely watchable and, unlike wolf, it glorifies the lifestyle it's portraying. This is also transferred, this time into unwarranted praise, by those who romanticize that lifestyle themselves. It's a great movie but not quite the all time classic it's made out to be by some.
Overall I personally give a slight edge to Wolf but it's close.
Wolf is sort of meta in the sense that the intention is to depict the lifestyle in a negative way via a sort of visceral, immersive projection of that lifestyle. Overdoing it to the point that the typical member of the audience is disgusted (which will lead them to incorrectly bash the movie itself). I think it's exceptionally well done and extremely underrated by those who don't understand or don't like what Scorsese set out to do.
Goodfellas is a classically well made film. It's extremely watchable and, unlike wolf, it glorifies the lifestyle it's portraying. This is also transferred, this time into unwarranted praise, by those who romanticize that lifestyle themselves. It's a great movie but not quite the all time classic it's made out to be by some.
Overall I personally give a slight edge to Wolf but it's close.
This post was edited on 8/17/14 at 12:23 am
Posted on 8/17/14 at 1:00 am to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 8/17/14 at 1:12 am to baybeefeetz
Wolf of Wall Street is one of Scorsese's weakest directional efforts in my opinion. Goodfellas along with Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and Mean Streets are undisputed masterpieces. The King of Comedy, The Departed, Casino, Afterhours, Hugo, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, and Last Temptation of Christ were all easily better WOWS.
Posted on 8/17/14 at 1:31 am to Fenwick86
The Departed > Goodfellas > Wolf of Wall Street
Posted on 8/17/14 at 1:48 am to Retrograde
Yes, Goodfellas is overrated.
It deserved to lose to Dances with Wolves and probably shouldn't have been nominated at all.
Pesci phoned in his performance.
Soundtrack sucked.
The Mafia isn't real.
Sopranos never should have been made.
It deserved to lose to Dances with Wolves and probably shouldn't have been nominated at all.
Pesci phoned in his performance.
Soundtrack sucked.
The Mafia isn't real.
Sopranos never should have been made.
Posted on 8/17/14 at 2:27 am to baybeefeetz
Posted on 8/17/14 at 6:10 am to Patrick_Bateman
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Wolf of Wall Street isn't even that good
Agreed, and the same goes for American Hustle. After the build up I thought both were pretty disappointing.
Posted on 8/17/14 at 6:37 am to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
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Wolf of Wall Street was one of the worst movies I've ever seen
Posted on 8/17/14 at 7:44 am to Wally Sparks
Still in my stance, not jumping offsides
Posted on 8/17/14 at 7:48 am to baybeefeetz
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Deal with it. And I hate to say it. Who's with me?
Posted on 8/17/14 at 8:08 am to baybeefeetz
I hate all mafia centric movies.
Posted on 8/17/14 at 8:16 am to baybeefeetz
Wolf of Wall Street was pretty good. Very entertaining. But you're out of your damn mind if you think it's better than Goodfellas. That's a top 5 greatest movie.
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