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Movie Director Rankings: Martin Scorsese (1 Viewer)

How would you rank Scorsese out of 10?

  • 10

    Votes: 19 32.2%

  • 9

    Votes: 18 30.5%

  • 8

    Votes: 15 25.4%

  • 7

    Votes: 4 6.8%

  • 6

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 5

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 4

    Votes: 1 1.7%

  • 3

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 2

    Votes: 2 3.4%

  • 1

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    59
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Been wanting to do this for awhile. Put up a different film director once a week or so to discuss their filmography. As I put together a list of others that might have more discussion or be more polarizing, I thought I would throw a softball out there first. A bit of that has to do with my mixed feelings on his movies.

Feel free to answer none or all of these questions:

What are your top 5 Scorsese movies? (don't cop out - decide on 5. Treat it like this: you have to keep 5 of his movies, and the rest get destroyed.)

How many of his movies have you seen?

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?

What did you vote in the poll, and why?

 
Here is his directing filmography from wiki: (I tried to take out the shorts, music videos, etc..)

The Wolf of Wall Street

2011 Hugo
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Documentary)
2010 Public Speaking (Documentary)
2010 A Letter to Elia (Documentary)
2010 Shutter Island
2008 Shine a Light (Documentary)
2006 The Departed
2004 The Aviator
2002 Gangs of New York
1999 Bringing Out the Dead
1997 Kundun
1995 Casino
1993 The Age of Innocence
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Goodfellas
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1986 The Color of Money
1985 After Hours
1982 The King of Comedy
1980 Raging Bull
1978 The Last Waltz (Documentary)
1977 New York, New York
1976 Taxi Driver
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 Italianamerican (Documentary)
1973 Mean Streets
1972 Boxcar Bertha
1970 Street Scenes (Documentary)
1967 Who's That Knocking at My Door
1966 New York City... Melting Point (Documentary)
 
I'll get into this later but he's been coasting for more than a few years now. Was a terrific director but, yeah, no.

 
To answer my questions:

1. My top 5 movies of his:

Taxi Driver

Raging Bull

Gangs of New York

The King of Comedy

The Departed

2. Looks like I have seen 17

3. I think the biggest ones that I haven't seen are The Last Waltz, Mean Streets, and Last Temptation of Christ

4. Not a huge fan of Goodfellas, so that would probably be my overrated. My underrated would probably be Color of Money.

5. I voted a 9. Respect the hell out of him and what he has brought to film, but he over uses one of my least favorite techniques in film: the voiceover.

 
Top Five: Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, The Color of Money, After Hours, Casino.

I have seen just about everything except for his first movie Boxcar Bertha.

Overrated: Gangs of New York. Over the top to the point of being cartoonish. Lewis was an exact replica of the villain in the "Dudley Do-Right" cartoons.

Underrated: King Of Comedy. I would also add this to De Niro's most underrated. It is such a strange movie. Scorsese fleshes out the characters and the scenery so well.

I voted 10 in the poll.

On a sidenote, if it wasn't for Jack Nicholson's awful performance in The Departed, that movie goes up there with his best. So well plotted and paced. Everyone brought their A game (friggin' Marky Mark gave a good performance!!), but Nicholson's lethargic, one-dimensional, just god-awful acting drags the film down. I would have loved to have seen Harvey Keitel or Gene Hackman in that role.

 
saintfool said:
I'll get into this later but he's been coasting for more than a few years now. Was a terrific director but, yeah, no.
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I will be interested in your take. I am not a fan at all of his 90s output, but he grew on me enough to really come around on a few of his from '00 on. I think my take/ranking of him as a director is more about my respect for him than a love for his movies.

 
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?
Goodfellas
Taxi Driver
After Hours
Cape Fear
Raging Bull

How many of his movies have you seen?
2010 Shutter Island
2006 The Departed
1995 Casino
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Goodfellas
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1986 The Color of Money
1985 After Hours
1980 Raging Bull
1976 Taxi Driver
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1973 Mean Streets


Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?
No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?
Overrated: Color of Money
Underrated: After Hours

What did you vote in the poll, and why?
9. Goodfellas and Taxi Driver are works of genius.
 
Top 5: Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Mean Streets. The Departed could have replaced Mean Streets if someone had edited out the fat.

 
It's possible in theory but I don't think there has been a director yet that's been perfect.

 
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I've seen most of them.

Top 5:

Shutter Island

Goodfellas

The Departed

Taxi Driver

The Last Temptation of Christ

Overrated:

Wolf Of Wall Street (probaby his worst film)

Color Of Money

Mean Streets (never understood the hype)

Age Of Innocence (yawn)

The fact that no one here rates him under an "8" shows that he is universally appreciated.

 
Ilov80s said:
"Drunken said:
If he's not a 10, no one is. Taxi Driver is the best directed movie ever.
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I'm not sure I can name a better director...maybe Hitchcock or Wilder, but I don't think I would give any director a 10.
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Personal taste wise, I could name a bunch. My grade here has more to do with my appreciation for him and a respect for his talent than my enjoyment of his movie. If we were doing desert island directors of works that you had to take with you and leave the rest behind, not sure he would make my top 30.

 
Mr. Mojo said:
I've seen most of them.

Top 5:

Shutter Island

Goodfellas

The Departed

Taxi Driver

The Last Temptation of Christ

Overrated:

Wolf Of Wall Street (probaby his worst film)

Color Of Money

Mean Streets (never understood the hype)

Age Of Innocence (yawn)

The fact that no one here rates him under an "8" shows that he is universally appreciated.
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I assumed that this would be the case. I thought of the heavy hitters, he would be one of the least polarizing. I am sure there would be more debate with somebody like Kubrick. (we will get there)

 
KarmaPolice said:
saintfool said:
I'll get into this later but he's been coasting for more than a few years now. Was a terrific director but, yeah, no.
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I will be interested in your take. I am not a fan at all of his 90s output, but he grew on me enough to really come around on a few of his from '00 on. I think my take/ranking of him as a director is more about my respect for him than a love for his movies.
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i think he went from being one of the most unconventional directors - in tone and subject matter - to being incredibly boring. i loved his 80's and 90's stuff by in large. he had a terrific, satisfying run of films there with "Goodfellas", "Cape Fear", "Age of Innocence" and "Casino" that would be the envy of most directors. He's followed it with some almost irrelevant work - biopics, adaptations of other more original work, documentaries - that are good enough and yet beneath him. "Departed" and "Wolf" might be fun, crowd-pleasing movies but they're still a step down. Honestly, he started to repeat himself with "Bringing Out the Dead" and hasn't done a film that I could point to as "his" since. That doesn't make them bad films at all but it doesn't make them especially interesting or noteworthy either.

I've got my favorites - "After Hours", "King of "Comedy", and "Goodfellas" - that I think are just dynamite. he did some of his best worst with "Cape Fear" and "Age of Innocence" too. I get what people see in the films over the last 10-15 years because they have been good films but that's not what made a Scorsese film his.

 
saintfool said:
KarmaPolice said:
saintfool said:
I'll get into this later but he's been coasting for more than a few years now. Was a terrific director but, yeah, no.
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I will be interested in your take. I am not a fan at all of his 90s output, but he grew on me enough to really come around on a few of his from '00 on. I think my take/ranking of him as a director is more about my respect for him than a love for his movies.
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i think he went from being one of the most unconventional directors - in tone and subject matter - to being incredibly boring. i loved his 80's and 90's stuff by in large. he had a terrific, satisfying run of films there with "Goodfellas", "Cape Fear", "Age of Innocence" and "Casino" that would be the envy of most directors. He's followed it with some almost irrelevant work - biopics, adaptations of other more original work, documentaries - that are good enough and yet beneath him. "Departed" and "Wolf" might be fun, crowd-pleasing movies but they're still a step down. Honestly, he started to repeat himself with "Bringing Out the Dead" and hasn't done a film that I could point to as "his" since. That doesn't make them bad films at all but it doesn't make them especially interesting or noteworthy either.

I've got my favorites - "After Hours", "King of "Comedy", and "Goodfellas" - that I think are just dynamite. he did some of his best worst with "Cape Fear" and "Age of Innocence" too. I get what people see in the films over the last 10-15 years because they have been good films but that's not what made a Scorsese film his.
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Thanks, and I think I get what you are saying - essentially he has been on coast mode for a about 15 years or so and hasn't pushed himself toward something different? I get that, but didn't a lot of his in the 90s start feeling the same as something he has done before too? I guess maybe we will will get into it more as we continue discussions of other directors, but I do see a lot of the top directors doing the same thing and getting into a groove of movies, that while they stylistically feel like that directors and you can tell them from other director's movies , they get a little repetitive.

 
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies? Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Gangs of NY

How many of his movies have you seen? Looks like 16.

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen? Honestly, the George Harrison documentary. I love George and I love Scorcese.

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies? Honestly, Shine a Light is really interesting and nobody looks at it twice, so that's a little underrated for me. Wolf of Wall St might be overrated. Anyone who thinks Casino is better than Goodfellas is underrating one and overrating the other.

What did you vote in the poll, and why? 9, like others I'm not sure I'd give anyone a 10. Maybe Coppola since he also makes delicious wine, but then again he also did Godfather 3.

 
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?
1. Gangs of New York
2. The King of Comedy
3. After Hours
4. Casino
5. Hugo

How many of his movies have you seen?
20

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?
No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?
Overrated: The Departed - terrible ending
Underrated: The King of Comedy

What did you vote in the poll, and why?
9 - His movies miss something that I most enjoy in movies - compassion and empathy. His characters are consistently too rough and violent, IMO. He also seems to make a lot of ALMOST perfect movies, with the plot/story missing something I usually can't put a finger on. Gangs of New York is by far his best, and probably in my top 20. Violent yes, but the story, acting, and directing are all flawless.
 
mon said:
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?
1. Gangs of New York
2. The King of Comedy
3. After Hours
4. Casino
5. Hugo

How many of his movies have you seen?
20

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?
No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?
Overrated: The Departed - terrible ending
Underrated: The King of Comedy

What did you vote in the poll, and why?
9 - His movies miss something that I most enjoy in movies - compassion and empathy. His characters are consistently too rough and violent, IMO. He also seems to make a lot of ALMOST perfect movies, with the plot/story missing something I usually can't put a finger on. Gangs of New York is by far his best, and probably in my top 20. Violent yes, but the story, acting, and directing are all flawless.
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The rat on the balcony too on-the-nose? ;) Or you talking even a few minutes before that?

Interesting seeing Hugo on there. I assume that is what you are talking about in your ranking. That does seem to have a warmth to it that his other movies lack. At the same time, that one didn't quite sit with me the first time I saw it. Felt like I was being preached to about old movies at the end, and I know that his is a big advocate in that arena too. Realized the book was like that too, and it softened my stance a little. I think what his movies miss on a bit is editing it down. Just about all his 'big' movies feel about 20 mins too long, and I think each start pushing the 3 hour mark.

 
I imagine my list might look a little different than many others'.

Top 5:

Kundun, The Last Temptation of Christ, Taxi Driver, The Age of Innocence, Mean Streets

The only three features I haven't see are Shutter Island (I've seen bits and pieces), Wolf of Wall Street, and Boxcar Bertha

I think Kundun is a masterpiece and criminally underrated. I think Raging Bull is a little bit overrated. Not that it isn't very well-directed. It is. And De Niro gives an excellent performance. But I don't find that the script ages very well. That's a smaller problem with Taxi Driver, but Taxi Driver's goofy grace notes are funnier. I go back and forth on Goodfellas. It's never not entertaining. I'm not sure it holds up as much more than an entertainment (I think Casino is more interesting and challenging), but it's always a good watch. I think Gangs of New York and the Departed were legitimately kind of bad by Scorsese standards. But I'm not sure anyone really considers them part of Marty's best work.

If Fellini or Kubrick are 10s, I give Marty a solid 8. He's made more legitimately interesting movies than most. I do think that he's gotten less interesting as universal praise and acclaim has come his way in the industry. The late 80s and early 90s were a run of (mostly) personal movies in genres you might not expect that I think got the best out of him. I don't think he's really approached the run from Last Temptation through Kundun since.

 
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mon said:
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?
1. Gangs of New York
2. The King of Comedy
3. After Hours
4. Casino
5. Hugo

How many of his movies have you seen?
20

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?
No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?
Overrated: The Departed - terrible ending
Underrated: The King of Comedy

What did you vote in the poll, and why?
9 - His movies miss something that I most enjoy in movies - compassion and empathy. His characters are consistently too rough and violent, IMO. He also seems to make a lot of ALMOST perfect movies, with the plot/story missing something I usually can't put a finger on. Gangs of New York is by far his best, and probably in my top 20. Violent yes, but the story, acting, and directing are all flawless.
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The rat on the balcony too on-the-nose? ;) Or you talking even a few minutes before that?

Interesting seeing Hugo on there. I assume that is what you are talking about in your ranking. That does seem to have a warmth to it that his other movies lack. At the same time, that one didn't quite sit with me the first time I saw it. Felt like I was being preached to about old movies at the end, and I know that his is a big advocate in that arena too. Realized the book was like that too, and it softened my stance a little. I think what his movies miss on a bit is editing it down. Just about all his 'big' movies feel about 20 mins too long, and I think each start pushing the 3 hour mark.
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No, all the deaths at the end. Too much whimsy that came out of nowhere. 20 minutes too long, like you said.

Had a hard time picking the 5 spot. Could have gone with Taxi Driver or a couple of others. I liked Hugo very much, but wouldn't say I loved it. Saw it twice, and liked it better the second time.

Good thread. I'd like to do this for more directors.

 
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Here is his directing filmography from wiki: (I tried to take out the shorts, music videos, etc..)

1995 Casino

1990 Goodfellas
1986 The Color of Money
1980 Raging Bull
1976 Taxi Driver
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5 is tough with Marty, but these would be my 5. Looking at your list I've seen most of them but these will always stand out - haven't seen Wolf of Wall Street yet, but I got the jist of it and have seen clips.

Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are movie history movies. Putting together a top 100 list like AFI does you'd be hard pressed to not have both of them in the top 20 or 30 I'd think. Color of Money is one of my favorite movies from that old school of just acting without any effects. I think it hit the right tone for the gamblers/hustlers life perfectly. It wasn't over the top glamorizing of the lifestyle and it wasn't so dirty that you hated everyone either. It helps that the cast was almost perfect for the movie as well.

Goodfellas and Casino will always have a place in my movie heart because of the grandness of them. Goodfellas is every bit the mob opera that Godfather is, just not on that scale. DeNiro, Pesci and Liotta nailed their parts perfectly and the supporting cast was also nearly perfect. Casino is a step down from Goodfellas and almost reads like a sequel of sorts that tries to be bigger than it needs to be, but at the same time the acting was so good that the characters jumped out from the story. To this day every time I see Sharon Stone in that role I cannot wait for her to die she played the part so well.

The hardest one to leave off is Departed, but in the end, I've seen enough dirty cop movies. This one didn't exactly hit any new note there. You can certainly say the same about Goodfellas and Casino but I think that is what set them apart for me - I was invested in those charecters more. Departed wasn't that for me for whatever reason.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Ilov80s said:
It's possible in theory but I don't think there has been a director yet that's been perfect.
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Michael Bay
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:lol: The interesting question there (and maybe there is a real answer) is that does he actually think he is making great movies - or does he give his "audience" exactly what they want? Because if its just giving them what they want without actually breaking any real ground, you could argue that he is right up there in the scoring because like him or not - if you want what he sells, he will give it to you faster, louder, bigger and with more explosions than you could possibly ask for.

 
Top 5: Raging Bull, GoodFellas, Taxi Driver, The Departed, Casino

The ones I've seen are:

The Wolf of Wall Street

2010 Shutter Island
2006 The Departed
2004 The Aviator
1995 Casino
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Goodfellas
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1985 After Hours
1980 Raging Bull
1976 Taxi Driver
1973 Mean Streets
So 12.

Not ashamed, but the one I want to see the most that I haven't is Gangs of New York.

Overrated - Hard to say overrated, but Mean Streets is more slowly paced than 2014 audiences usually care to put up with, myself somewhat included.
Underrated - While it didn't quite make my ScorseseTop 5, The Last Temptation of Christ was fascinating.

Rating - 10. On my very short list in contention for GOAT. Scorsese has two of my personal top 10 movies in Raging Bull, and GoodFellas. Coppala is the only other director I can say that about (and those are Part I and Part II, not as substantially different)and Scorsese has a much better overall body of work.
 
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mon said:
KarmaPolice said:
mon said:
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?

1. Gangs of New York

2. The King of Comedy

3. After Hours

4. Casino

5. Hugo

How many of his movies have you seen?

20

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?

No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?

Overrated: The Departed - terrible ending

Underrated: The King of Comedy

What did you vote in the poll, and why?

9 - His movies miss something that I most enjoy in movies - compassion and empathy. His characters are consistently too rough and violent, IMO. He also seems to make a lot of ALMOST perfect movies, with the plot/story missing something I usually can't put a finger on. Gangs of New York is by far his best, and probably in my top 20. Violent yes, but the story, acting, and directing are all flawless.
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The rat on the balcony too on-the-nose? ;) Or you talking even a few minutes before that?

Interesting seeing Hugo on there. I assume that is what you are talking about in your ranking. That does seem to have a warmth to it that his other movies lack. At the same time, that one didn't quite sit with me the first time I saw it. Felt like I was being preached to about old movies at the end, and I know that his is a big advocate in that arena too. Realized the book was like that too, and it softened my stance a little. I think what his movies miss on a bit is editing it down. Just about all his 'big' movies feel about 20 mins too long, and I think each start pushing the 3 hour mark.
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No, all the deaths at the end. Too much whimsy that came out of nowhere. 20 minutes too long, like you said.Had a hard time picking the 5 spot. Could have gone with Taxi Driver or a couple of others. I liked Hugo very much, but wouldn't say I loved it. Saw it twice, and liked it better the second time.

Good thread. I'd like to do this for more directors.
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plan on putting up another director tonight when I get home.

anybody feel free to PM suggestions for directors or questions that might be better. will try to mix it up as much as I can.

 
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?

Keep in mind I've only seen 6:

1. Goodfellas

2. The Color of Money

3. Cape Fear

4. The Departed

5. Aviator

How many of his movies have you seen? 6 :bag:

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen? Taxi Driver & Raging Bull

What did you vote in the poll, and why? 9. From the 6 I've seen, he is usually fantastic, but a couple of subpar movies.

 
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]What are your top 5 Scorsese movies? (don't cop out - decide on 5. Treat it like this: you have to keep 5 of his movies, and the rest get destroyed.)[/SIZE]
1. Taxi Driver

2, Goodfellas

3, Color of Money

4. Casino

5. Raging Bull

How many of his movies have you seen?

15

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?

No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?

Raging Bull is a little overrated even though I like it. Some critics say it's the best movie of the 80s

Color of Money is underrated. Love that movie as much as The Hustler, and most people think it's average.

What did you vote in the poll, and why?

9. Close to a 10, when he's on he's as good as anybody and I love the subjects he chooses. But he's made some stinkers and out of the top 5 I listed it's hard for me to say I really like any others.

 
KarmaPolice said:
mon said:
KarmaPolice said:
mon said:
What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?

1. Gangs of New York

2. The King of Comedy

3. After Hours

4. Casino

5. Hugo

How many of his movies have you seen?

20

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?

No

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?

Overrated: The Departed - terrible ending

Underrated: The King of Comedy

What did you vote in the poll, and why?

9 - His movies miss something that I most enjoy in movies - compassion and empathy. His characters are consistently too rough and violent, IMO. He also seems to make a lot of ALMOST perfect movies, with the plot/story missing something I usually can't put a finger on. Gangs of New York is by far his best, and probably in my top 20. Violent yes, but the story, acting, and directing are all flawless.
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The rat on the balcony too on-the-nose? ;) Or you talking even a few minutes before that?

Interesting seeing Hugo on there. I assume that is what you are talking about in your ranking. That does seem to have a warmth to it that his other movies lack. At the same time, that one didn't quite sit with me the first time I saw it. Felt like I was being preached to about old movies at the end, and I know that his is a big advocate in that arena too. Realized the book was like that too, and it softened my stance a little. I think what his movies miss on a bit is editing it down. Just about all his 'big' movies feel about 20 mins too long, and I think each start pushing the 3 hour mark.
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No, all the deaths at the end. Too much whimsy that came out of nowhere. 20 minutes too long, like you said.Had a hard time picking the 5 spot. Could have gone with Taxi Driver or a couple of others. I liked Hugo very much, but wouldn't say I loved it. Saw it twice, and liked it better the second time.

Good thread. I'd like to do this for more directors.
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plan on putting up another director tonight when I get home.

anybody feel free to PM suggestions for directors or questions that might be better. will try to mix it up as much as I can.
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Spike Lee is a very polarizing director, could generate good debate. Same for QT

 
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What are your top 5 Scorsese movies?

I'm sure my rankings have changed over the years, and will probably be off from most, but here they are:

1. Gangs of New York

2. Goodfellas

3. The Departed

4. Hugo--YES, HUGO

5. Casino

How many of his movies have you seen?

10-12

Are there any that you are ashamed to say that you haven't seen?

I haven't seen many of his early ones

What would you say are his most overrated and underrated movies?

Overrated: Can't say any are overrated because I think all of them hit their mark in their time.

Underrated: Hugo. Even though he got Oscar nominations for it, I don't see it being generally mentioned as among his top works.

It's tough for me to rank him, since as the years go on and I learn more about how much he has 'borrowed' techniques from other directors--particularly a supposed almost shot-for-shot 'ripoff' of The Departed--makes me think he's not much of an 'innovator' even though his movies still have their own uniqueness to them. Nevertheless, he's still the master of the long uninterrupted tracking shot and is a good storyteller. Also, extra props to him for getting Sasha Baron Cohen to not go over the top as the cop in Hugo. I guess in the end, all movies borrow and steal from the past, so he's no worse than any others, just better at executing it than most. Bottom line, he's among the top 2-3 all time and tops among living directors.

 
Scorcese for me over any of them. You don't get dialog like this from anyone else.

Tommy DeVito: [sitting in car with Henry] The only thing, is she won't go out with me alone, you know?
Henry Hill: No.
Tommy DeVito: No, what?
Henry Hill: No.
Tommy DeVito: No, what, Henry? Who the #### asked you anything? I didn't even ask you anything, at least hear what I have to say.
Henry Hill: Alright, what?
Tommy DeVito: Okay, what? She don't want to go out with Italians alone. She's prejudiced against Italians. Do you believe that? In this day and age? What the #### is the world coming to? I can't believe this, prejudiced against Ital - a Jew broad - prejudiced against Italians. Anyway, she won't go out with me alone unless her girlfriend comes with her, so I figured you could come along and go out with her girlfriend.
Henry Hill: See? I knew it - I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.
Tommy DeVito: You knew what, Henry? See? What? What the #### is wrong with that?
Henry Hill: When is this?
Tommy DeVito: Tomorrow night.
Henry Hill: I can't tomorrow night, I gotta meet Tuddy.
Tommy DeVito: You could meet Tuddy. You could ####### come early and then still go.
Henry Hill: Tommy, Tommy. Why do you always do this to me?
Tommy DeVito: Don't give me that ####### "Tommy" ####. What the #### I asked you for, Henry? I asked you for a favor. I do a lot of ####### favors for you, don't I? I'm trying to bang this ####### broad, you wanna help me out!
[view switches to outside of car with view of restaurant, smoke billows from restaurant windows]
Tommy DeVito: It's like... uh... ah...
Henry Hill: What?
Tommy DeVito: I don't understand you! She's ####### beautiful. Her ####### family, they live in the Five Towns there. You know these Jew broads got a lot of money. Maybe the family owns the whole ####### block. and you happen to end up with a big ####### score, mother####er.
Henry Hill: [turning to look at the restaurant] Oh ####!
Tommy DeVito: What?
Henry Hill: See? With your ####### mouth!
[car speeds away]
 
1) Goodfellas

2) Gangs of New York

3) The departed

4) Color of Money

5) Bringing out the dead???

Those aren't what I consider his best, but those are the one's I like to keep if I could only choose 5. Not sure about Bringing out the Dead. I remember really enjoying it, but I need to watch it again. I haven't seen a lot of his stuff especially the early stuff.

 
9

Hate that he finally got his awards for the overrated The Departed.

Hard to find a more perfectly directed film, imo, than Raging Bull.

1 Raging Bull

2 Goodfellas

3 Taxi Driver

4 Mean Streets

5 Cape Fear

Age of Innocence is also brilliant and extremely underrated. Gangs of NY, King of Comedy, Italianamerican, Last Temptation, Casino all pretty amazing in their own right as well.

 
RBM said:
9

Hate that he finally got his awards for the overrated The Departed.

Hard to find a more perfectly directed film, imo, than Raging Bull.

1 Raging Bull

2 Goodfellas

3 Taxi Driver

4 Mean Streets

5 Cape Fear

Age of Innocence is also brilliant and extremely underrated. Gangs of NY, King of Comedy, Italianamerican, Last Temptation, Casino all pretty amazing in their own right as well.
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Cape Fear was good, but not sure it's better than the original. I hated Age of Innocence as that's one of my favorite books and just thought it didn't capture 75% of what made the book great. Not Scorses's fault, nobody could do it, but the film was disappointing.
 
Goodfellas

Bull

Taxi driver

Mean streets

King of comedy

Alice doesn't live here anymore

Last temptation

Cape fear

Wolf of wall

The departed

The aviator

Gangs of ny

The last waltz

After hours

Casino

Color of money

Haven't seen:

Boxcar Bertha

Kundun

Age of innocence

Shutter island

That's what I recall of his catalog from memory. My favorite filmmaker

King of comedy by far most underrated but Alice isn't far behind

Casino is utter garbage.

 
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I'll get into this later but he's been coasting for more than a few years now. Was a terrific director but, yeah, no.
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looking at that list of movies... kind of agree with this. IMO a steady decline, even his nadir is still better than 90% of what's out there. still technically fantastic even if the story telling and story-choices feels increasingly disjointed to me.

that run from Mean Streets, basically to Goodfellas is insane.

I don't think it's his best, but my favorite is King of Comedy. ####### love that movie.

eta: gave him an 8... which almost seems low. thought about 9, but that seemed high. :shrug:

 
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