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Best Scorsese Movie

Poll Results: Your favorite

 
  • 26% (13)
    Raging Bull
  • 0% (0)
    Mean streets
  • 20% (10)
    Taxie Driver
  • 4% (2)
    The Aviator
  • 4% (2)
    The Departed
  • 42% (21)
    Good Fellas
  • 4% (2)
    Other
50 Total Votes  
post #1 of 41
3/18/07 at 5:22pm
Thread Starter 
The Best.
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post #2 of 41
3/18/07 at 5:27pm
I haven't seen Last Temptation (which is a shame, I know) or Raging Bull (another shame), but of the ones I have seen, going by gut and personal preference only:

1. GOODFELLAS
2. THE DEPARTED
3. THE AVIATOR
4. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
5. TAXI DRIVER
6. CASINO
7. MEAN STREETS
8. GANGS OF NEW YORK
9. COLOR OF MONEY
10. CAPE FEAR
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post #3 of 41
3/18/07 at 5:49pm
Not having seen Raging Bull *is* a shame, that's a "situation that needs to get UN-FUCKED right now!", as Colm Meany would have put it. Seriously, though, it might be one of the greatest films ever made.

Then again, I haven't seen Last Temptation of Christ either, and it's been so long since I saw Age of Innocence, I barely remember it. I think I might brush up on my Scorsese pretty soon.
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post #4 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:17pm
Scorsese is, in my opinion, one of the top 5 directors of all-time and probably my favorite. Considering how many solid classics he's done, ranking them is pretty difficult. I can't even say for sure what I think his "best" are but Goodfellas has been my personal favorite since its release. I can't fairly judge several of his films because I haven't seen some in years. The Departed was fantastic, but it is still too fresh and new for me to judge against the others. Oh, and I've tried watching Gangs of New York but I just can't get into it.

1. Goodfellas
2. Raging Bull
3. Taxi Driver
4. The Departed
5. Cape Fear
6. The Last Temptation of Christ
7. The Aviator
8. The Age of Innocence
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post #5 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:21pm
KING OF COMEDY deserves to be up there in the top ten. Not number one or anything, but I'd say it's the pinnacle of his post-BULL '80s output. SOmething different, and yet utterly vintage Marty.
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post #6 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:23pm
I can't believe some of you guys haven't see Last Temptation of Christ. It's brilliant.

But my number one would have to be Goodfellas.
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post #7 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:25pm
I would replace Aviator and Departed with King of Comedy and Kundun on this poll.

Hard to decide which is the best but I suspect its between Raging Bull and Taxi Driver.
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post #8 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:27pm
THE AVIATOR and THE DEPARTED both smoke KUNDUN. The former, in particular, is incredibly underrated.
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post #9 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:31pm
I still have no idea why Kundun is ignored by everyone, its a fantastic film, way more engaging than either of the films I mentioned, both of which are increasingly becoming overrated. Subjective malarky at the end of the day I guess.
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post #10 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:32pm
I like to chime in and say that GANGS OF NEW YORK deserves to be on this list much more than THE AVIATOR; though I wouldn't go as far to call either of them great.
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post #11 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:33pm
I actually voted for The Aviator. After watching it again last weekend I realized that film just works for me in a way that few others do. However, I love pretty much every Scorsese movie to death, so it's really just a personal preference as to which story hits me the most.

I agree that The King Of Comedy should be there. Pure brilliance. Mean Streets didn't really do much for me though.
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post #12 of 41
3/18/07 at 7:40pm
Seeing as everyone and their mother likes to harp on about how THE AVIATOR doesn't measure up to Scorsese's best stuff, I don't see how you could consider it overrated.
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post #13 of 41
3/18/07 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by Supremo
I actually voted for The Aviator. After watching it again last weekend I realized that film just works for me in a way that few others do.
You're not alone. Whether or not it's his best, it's my favorite of his. It got my vote too.

D.
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post #14 of 41
3/18/07 at 8:13pm
The Aviator is a great film, way better than Gangs of New York(really uneven, Dicaprio was miscast, weak third act, etc etc. Day-Lewis is fucking fantastic though).
Goodfellas got my vote.
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post #15 of 41
3/18/07 at 8:36pm
Casino and Bringing Out The Dead are also brilliant and pretty underrated. It's nice to hear that some other people also love The Aviator. All of that crap about Scorsese "returning to form" with The Departed (great as it is) was fairly annoying considering how brilliantly he handled the life of Howard Hughes.
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post #16 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:06pm
It's really tough to pick a best scorsese movie, but i think Goodfellas manages to get it's nose in front of the others for me. and i know I'll be in the minority here, but i really enjoyed Bringing Out the Dead. pretty underrated, i think. Not the best, not even close, but it deserves a nod.
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post #17 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:09pm
1. Raging Bull
2. Taxi Driver
3. Goodfellas
4. The Departed
5. The Aviator
6. The Age of Innocence
7. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
8. Gangs of New York
9. Color of Money
10. Cape Fear
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post #18 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:23pm
GOODFELLAS narrowly edges out CASINO for me. After that I'd take KING OF COMEDY which I agree doesn't get nearly the amount of praise it deserves when Scorsese is talked about.
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post #19 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:25pm
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Originally Posted by Nexus-7
The Aviator is a great film, way better than Gangs of New York(really uneven, Dicaprio was miscast, weak third act, etc etc. Day-Lewis is fucking fantastic though).
Goodfellas got my vote.
Gangs might have been uneven but it ranks as one of Marty's most interesting projects. The Aviator on the other hand, just seems too straight foward and hardly seems like a Scorese film at all. And I mean that in the worst way possible. Now Aviator is a fine film with great performances, it just lacks definition. It just seems like it could have been made by anyone who was somewhat competent.
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post #20 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:33pm
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
GOODFELLAS narrowly edges out CASINO for me. After that I'd take KING OF COMEDY which I agree doesn't get nearly the amount of praise it deserves when Scorsese is talked about.
I had to leave CASINO out of the Top 10, not because I think it's a bad film, I just feel that it's entirely too much like a lesser re-tread of GOODFELLAS for it occupy the same space. I haven't seen the KING OF COMEDY in forever, so I can't place it with any amount of honesty.
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post #21 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:39pm
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Originally Posted by JacknifeJohnny
I had to leave CASINO out of the Top 10, not because I think it's a bad film, I just feel that it's entirely too much like a lesser re-tread of GOODFELLAS for it occupy the same space. I haven't seen the KING OF COMEDY in forever, so I can't place it with any amount of honesty.
You're not the only one who has that knock against CASINO, but I'll never understand it. Outside of both being about organized crime they're wildly different. Pesci is about the only aspect that I find similar between the two, and he's so good as that type of character that I can't see it as a negative.
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post #22 of 41
3/18/07 at 9:46pm
You guys are silly for avoiding Last Temptation for so long.

It's his best along with Casino and Raging Bull.
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post #23 of 41
3/18/07 at 10:19pm
I've gotta go against the grain and say Casino. I've seen all of the one's on the poll, including the one not on the poll that's got everyone talking: The Last Temptation Of Christ. I guess I love Casino, because, it's the first one of his movies that I saw in the theater, but not the first one I ever saw, that would be Taxi Driver, and it's also one of the few that to me has rewatchability. The others being Cape Fear, Goodfellas, The Departed, Taxi Driver, the hilarious Bringing Out The Dead, and Gangs Of New York. The 3 hour running time of Casino isn't a bother either.
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post #24 of 41
3/18/07 at 10:30pm
I actually don't like Casino all that much, compared to his other stuff. There's too much narration and it kept me at a distance from the characters.
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post #25 of 41
3/18/07 at 10:33pm
GoodFellas. Effortlessly joyous filmmaking.
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post #26 of 41
3/18/07 at 11:24pm
I went with Goodfellas myself, though I've seen the least amount of Scorsese's pictures on this tread I'm sure. Still to watch; Last temptation, Kundun, Kings of Comedy, Age of Innocence, and Raging Bull.
I have to say the Aviator was in the running simply because that film made me want to fly planes again.
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post #27 of 41
3/19/07 at 1:09am
I think Taxi(e) Driver is the most complete film. It's got Scorsese's directorial flourishes, if not quite the flamboyant prowess of Goodfellas or Raging Bull, and his auteurist concerns (something I think Goodfellas kind of lacks) are translated into a broader social context (something Raging Bull lacks.)

I'd rank them like this.

1) Taxi Driver

2) Goodfellas

3) Raging Bull

4) Last Temptation (tempted to put this even higher)

5) Mean Streets

Plenty of other worthy entries in his filmography, but those are what I consider the essentials.
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post #28 of 41
3/20/07 at 10:02pm
I have to go with Raging Bull, he took a subject he knew nothing about and elevated it even further. Pesci and DeNiro have never been better together, and this coming from someone who loves Goodfellas. Also I love Black and White and this feels correct yet he does lots of new and fresh things with it. Also put me in the Casino and Aviator fan club.

1 Raging Bull
2 Goodfellas
3 Taxi Driver
4 Casino
5 The Departed
6 Aviator

Hate to admit I have not seen Kundin or Last Temptation, but will soon, have to think about the rest
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post #29 of 41
3/20/07 at 10:13pm
this is easy -- raging bull, goodfellas, and taxi driver are heads and shoulders better than the rest of his very impressive resume.
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post #30 of 41
3/23/07 at 8:26pm
1. Raging Bull
2. Goodfellas
3. Taxi Driver
4. The Departed
5. The Aviator
6. The Last Temptation of Christ
7. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
8. King of Comedy
9. Cape Fear
10. The Age of Innocence




11. Gangs of NY (Really the only film I don't like at all...)
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post #31 of 41
3/23/07 at 8:31pm
Goodfellas is his best, although my personal favorite is After Hours which doesn't get nearly enough love. One of the best movies about big city paranoia ever made. And it's fucking hilarious.
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post #32 of 41
4/3/07 at 5:26pm
Apolcalps now
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post #33 of 41
4/11/07 at 9:40pm
I put Taxi Driver first because that movie is directly responsible for creating my love of cinema. Before I watched that I barely understood how movies work on a level beyond the seen.
After that I say Last Temptation because it is the only thing I have seen concerning Christianity that didn't make me want to smack my entire family/any other christians I might know.
Third is the Departed. In a few years we will look back on this and love it even more because it really does deserve the praise it gets.
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post #34 of 41
4/11/07 at 11:36pm
I dunno how some of you can prefer "Goodfellas" over the similar but far better "Mean Streets". I mean, "Mean Streets" is one of the most influential movies ever made, and I fail to see how there isn't a single ground-level personal crime film that doesn't owe a debt to it, whereas "Goodfellas" is far from the final word on suburban mobsters (though there's a lot more competition in that sub-category).

I'm gonna echo the love for "After Hours", which should be discussed more, but also I gotta say that I feel "Color Of Money" and "Cape Fear" aren't really good Scorsese movies in my opinion. They're both passable, but they look like "Monkeybone" compared to his other stuff.
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post #35 of 41
4/12/07 at 12:59am
Mean Streets is a lot different than Goodfellas, relatively speaking. Both deal with low level mob guys, but, for one, Mean Streets is a lot rawer. That's not a bad thing, it works well for the film, and Scorsese's technical skill is evident, but not in full bloom. Goodfellas, to put it succinctly, is flawlessly directed. I mean it's conducted like a fucking symphony... and not a note of it feels sterile. Plus, while Mean Streets maybe has more of Scorsese's thematic imprint, to me it just doesn't feel as rich or complex as Goodfellas. That's why I love Taxi Driver, as I think it's the happy melding of the two. Well, maybe not happy.

Also, on a side note, I think influence is overrated when judging a film's quality. Plus I'm not so sure Mean Streets is more influential than Goodfellas, but I don't pretend to know for sure.
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post #36 of 41
4/12/07 at 10:26pm
Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and The Departed are my top three favorites of his. I'm so glad he finally got an Oscar.
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post #37 of 41
4/13/07 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by Bailey
Mean Streets is a lot different than Goodfellas, relatively speaking. Both deal with low level mob guys, but, for one, Mean Streets is a lot rawer. That's not a bad thing, it works well for the film, and Scorsese's technical skill is evident, but not in full bloom. Goodfellas, to put it succinctly, is flawlessly directed. I mean it's conducted like a fucking symphony... and not a note of it feels sterile. Plus, while Mean Streets maybe has more of Scorsese's thematic imprint, to me it just doesn't feel as rich or complex as Goodfellas. That's why I love Taxi Driver, as I think it's the happy melding of the two. Well, maybe not happy.

Also, on a side note, I think influence is overrated when judging a film's quality. Plus I'm not so sure Mean Streets is more influential than Goodfellas, but I don't pretend to know for sure.
As much as I hate posting in one of Spike's ridiculous threads, I just had to chime in: Well put, Bailey. "I mean it's conducted like a fucking symphony... " So true.
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post #38 of 41
4/14/07 at 9:34pm
No votes for After Hours?
C'mon, it's fucking hilarious.
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post #39 of 41
4/14/07 at 10:52pm
Casino
The Last Temptation of Christ
King of Comedy
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post #40 of 41
4/15/07 at 12:27am
Have but haven't yet watched Mean Streets and King of Comedy. Currently I'd say Casino.
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post #41 of 41
4/15/07 at 1:22am
I don't know who Spike is, but how often does he/she start a thread and not participate in the discussion? That just seems strange to me. Could it mean that all of these polls are created for gathering data to later print out and then put in a personal scrapbook or something?
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