The Irishman - Scorsese/De Niro/Pesci/Pacino

[imail724]

Looks so good. I'm still slightly worried the de-aging stuff is going to be distracting if its too uncanny valley, but the trailer looks great and its crazy to see Pesci back.

[Erneuert]

I read about this not long ago on Wikipedia. Can’t wait!

[onthewall2983]

Harvey Keitel too.

There are some hints to the music in this article about Robbie Robertson's new album, specifically of interest the song "I Heard You Paint Houses", which he recorded with Van Morrison.

[sonic_discord]

I've been looking forward to this for a long time!

[bobbie solo]

$150-$200 million budget. Scorsese going all in on this one.

[simonn]

My most anticipated film of the year by a long way. Having said that I read the book about a year ago and found it a little dull, but I'm sure with this bunch of collaborators it'll get livened up somewhat!

[GulDukat]

Not heard of this movie--wow. Fantastic cast. Looks terrific.

[onthewall2983]

[imail724]

[onthewall2983]

Had no idea Jesse Plemons was in this

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[MrLobster]

While I'm not entirely sure the world needs another mafia / JFK / Hoffa movie, I am willing to give this a shot based on the actors involved.

[neorev]

While I'm not entirely sure the world needs another mafia / JFK / Hoffa movie, I am willing to give this a shot based on the actors involved.

AND it's Martin Fucking Scorsese

[theruiner]

AND it's Martin Fucking Scorsese

This.

I'll see anything that man does but a new gangster movie from maybe the best director the genre has ever seen?? Yes, please.

[onthewall2983]

While I'm not entirely sure the world needs another mafia / JFK / Hoffa movie, I am willing to give this a shot based on the actors involved.

In today's world I imagine this story has a lot more resonance than this comment suggests

[onthewall2983]

Gullermo del Toro loves it (even namedrops Trent)

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[Deadpool]

Saw this yesterday at an Alamo Drafthouse.

The movie flies by unsurprisingly. Perhaps more importantly, it sticks the landing. I went to see it on my birthday, and it's a heavy movie to see on such an occasion given how unflinchingly it deals with mortality. Re-reading del Toro's tweets after seeing the film is extremely insightful and recommended.

Not sure how The Irishman will play in home-viewing situations (pro: can take breaks/intermissions, con: more likely to reach for smartphone), but I'm grateful for the theater experience – especially at Alamo. The grown-ass man to my immediate right kept taking pics of the screen (WTF?!!), and thankfully the staff noticed and kicked him out so I didn't even have to say anything.

[theruiner]

Saw this yesterday at an Alamo Drafthouse.

I also saw it yesterday and also at an Alamo Drafthouse. oO Are we the same person?

So, I enjoyed it but I don't know how much. It was exactly what I expected it to be. I don't know. I'm still mulling it over.

I will say, the climactic portion of the movie is a masterclass in suspense. My stomach was in knots for a good, like, 20 minutes straight. Brilliantly done. Not surprising given Scorsese is maybe the greatest director alive.

[bobbie solo]

i work near the IFC Center in Manhattan and if this thing wasn't 69 hours long I'd be there in a second to watch it. That's ok though, it's out on Netflix next week.

[onthewall2983]

[r_z]

Great movie!

[GulDukat]

Wow--great fuckin' movie.

[MrLobster]

No one else found the bobblehead CGI to be jarring?

I did enjoy it overall though, the story unfolded at a good pace.

[neorev]

I was worried about the CG, but it honestly didn't bother me. They did a good job.

[chuckrh]

fantastic film!

[Swykk]

It’s a very good but very long movie that we’ve seen before and from the same director, no less.

[r_z]

It’s a very good but very long movie that we’ve seen before and from the same director, no less.

That's not true. To me it feels like Scorsese is critiquing his past work and career on screen through the lens of this movie, expanding on previous ideas and themes and occasionally maybe even correcting himself.

For example, wheras in Goodfellas the gangster stuff comes across as flashy and "cool", here there's this whole other layer of regret ankered by the backstory about Sheeran's daughter(s).

That's also why the criticism of Anna Paquin's lack of lines from certain quarters just comes off as baffingly dumb. We don't get to know her better, because the father whose eyes we see her through didn't get to know her better. Because of his actions that we do get to see.

And that's literally the whole point of the movie.

[GulDukat]

That's not true. To me it feels like Scorsese is critiquing his past work and career on screen through the lens of this movie, expanding on previous ideas and themes and occasionally maybe even correcting himself.

For example, wheras in Goodfellas the gangster stuff comes across as flashy and "cool", here there's this whole other layer of regret ankered by the backstory about Sheeran's daughter(s).

That's also why the criticism of Anna Paquin's lack of lines from certain quarters just comes off as baffingly dumb. We don't get to know her better, because the father whose eyes we see her through didn't get to know her better. Because of his actions that we do get to see.

And that's literally the whole point of the movie.

Spot on point. Another scene maybe overlooked is when De Niro kills the German soldiers in cold blood. It desensitizes him to murder and shapes his life, enabling him to kill and kill again without any remorse.