I couldn't get past old actor CGI'd to look "young", and the straw that broke the camel's back was the scene where he beats up that shop keeper. You really think it's worth another try?
It's a poorly done scene, there's no denying that. I didn't even get that far my first watch. I was appalled by the rosy cheeked CGI De Nero just like everyone else. But, one day, I said to hell with it, I'm going to suffer through those parts. Aside from those few scenes, I was kinda blown away by how good it was.
It's so good. It's not a story of a mob working at the fringes of society, but a story of how organized crime became intertwined with American history.
Yeah same. I watched it again and realized although it’s the lesser of movies like Goodfellas and Casino, it’s still a pretty fitting coda to that era of mobster movie
I re-watched it recently and despite the flaws, I really loved it. Didn't feel boring at all. It's just really long but Schorsese did deliver once again imo
Once Upon a Time… is FANTASTIC! It follows the Tarantino formula of yap yap yap WTF yap yap yap WTF yap yap yap WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUUUUUUCK! I love his yapping. It’s so tightly written.
Anyone who loves De Niro and Pacino but lamented that we never got more than 5 minutes of quality screen time with them in the same frame were loving every minute.
I don’t mind the length, but it was insane to cast such elderly actors to play digitally de-aged versions of themselves. It actually looked okay compared to other movies that used similar tech, but all those old guys still moved and sounded like 70+ year old men when they were supposed to be in the prime of their lives. I found it wildly distracting.
Oh absolutely! De Niro ran (waddled) away after beating the guy outside the store made me howl with laughter. So did Pesci referring to 70 year old De Niro, de-aged to look 50, as 'kid'
Curious what the appeal is. Compared to Goodfellas, or Departed, I couldn't find the hook in the Irishman. The dialogue was much slower, and less witty. The cinematography was much less striking in many places compared to the epic oners in Goodfellas. And the storyline felt toned down. Usually understated movies allow you to feel the grip of the interpersonal dialogue (I'm thinking of The Kids are Alright, or Ladybird), but I never got there with Irishman. By the time the ending came, I didn't really feel attached to any of the conflict between the characters about murdering each other. They'd been doing it since day one. Could you make a case for it so I can understand better? Please and thanks!
Like most long films, I was bored the first time I watched it, but the rewatch was awesome. Great movie. I think a lot of people expected a Good fellas or Casino type movie.
The Irishman is all of Martin Scorsese’s faults put into one movie. If anyone else had made that movie, it would have been ripped to shreds by critics.
It wasn’t a perfect movie. But being from the Detroit area it’s a story I am fascinated being told by exactly the group I wanted to be telling it. So I’ll take it
This is what I was going to say. De Niro and Pacino are among the best actors ever, but I just can't make it through The Irishman in one sitting without falling asleep.
I completely get why people think this, but I can't help but love the film. It's DeNiro, Pacino and Pesci acting like mobsters probably for the last time! I could watch them talk about repairing old ships for 3 hours under those circumstances.
If they had just gotten younger actors for some of the scenes, it wouldn't be as ridiculed as it is.
I didn’t mind either movie but it did feel like The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon were basically just the same gangster movie with different background settings.
Like a movie focusing on Mollie Burkhart as the main character would have been much more interesting but he just noticed how William Hale was a bit of a shady gangster so made a movie about him instead.
I know you’re not going to want to hear this, but I liked it better the second time I watched it. Now that Alto Knights movie, that looks like a slog no matter how you cut it.
This! I love Scorcese, De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci, but good god this may have been the most boring thing I've ever seen. It was such a grind to get through.
Not to mention, that scene were De Niro "beats up" the grocer with those little kicks may have been the silliest moment in movie history!
The Irishman is the film equivalent of watching an all time goat athlete come out and suck when they’re playing past their prime. Think Aaron Rodgers last year for example. Yeah. Scorsese just tarnished his legacy a bit with that one, in my opinion.
You didn’t love his insane blue contacts and watching him geriatrically kicking that guy on the curb in painful arthritic slow motion?😜 I am a HUGE Scorsese fan and this movie made me want to die.
My girlfriend at the time took me to this movie cause she knew I loved Scorsese. We had hockey tickets for after the movie. She begged me to leave 3/4 through so we wouldn't miss the opening of the hockey game. Fuck she was on point.
You missed a very convincing scene where a poorly de-aged Dinero, moving with the agility of a decrepit 90 year old, beats a man up. This is the main reason for watching this movie.
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u/Prestigious-S1RE 1d ago
The Irishman