re: Just watched raging bull. Am I missing something?

Have seen it rated as the best "Sports Movie" ever, but I don't think it's even that. It was pretty special when it came out because De Niro was such a star, and we'd heard about how he got in the best shape of his life for the prime LaMotta scenes, and then gained weight for the older La Motta scenes. It was black & white and the boxing scenes were better than most boxing movies had been. I don't know if it's a case of not holding up well, or just never was special. I didn't like it like everyone else when I first saw it, and can't sit through it now, but lots of folks love it.

Not a big fan of The Deer Hunter either. The prison scenes, the escape, and the roulette scenes are great, but most of the rest of it is boring. These two movies were better than most of the crap he has done this century. Ronin is tha last thing he did that's worth rewatching for me.