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The Wolf of Wall Street (1 Viewer)

I thought Leo was awesome. I thought the chick was hot. And I really liked the premise of the movie. But I agree with others who have said it was too long and the nudity/sex/language was just over the top. We got the point the first time and the second time and the third time we saw hookers and blow. We don't need to see it 100 times. I agree the movie had to carry an R rating, and I am fine with some of that stuff, but this one just made me a little uncomfortable.

Maybe I'm just getting old :kicksrock:

 
I haven't seen the movie but we know Marty loves to exploit the sex and drug scene...typically portrayed over some frantic directing and classic rock blaring in the background. Why the uproar now and/or different expectations - especially given the topic?

A) He's always done this even in movies cited as classics like (especially) Goodfellas

B) Hasn't he earned the right to be a bit indulgent about the topic at this point in his career?

I'd echo what someone else said earlier that this is a genius still making films in our lifetime so we should sit back and enjoy the ride

 
koby925 said:
I haven't seen the movie but we know Marty loves to exploit the sex and drug scene...typically portrayed over some frantic directing and classic rock blaring in the background. Why the uproar now and/or different expectations - especially given the topic?

A) He's always done this even in movies cited as classics like (especially) Goodfellas

B) Hasn't he earned the right to be a bit indulgent about the topic at this point in his career?

I'd echo what someone else said earlier that this is a genius still making films in our lifetime so we should sit back and enjoy the ride
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You haven't seen it yet. It is much different from Goodfellas, which I consider to be one of my top 5 movies.

 
kutta said:
koby925 said:
I haven't seen the movie but we know Marty loves to exploit the sex and drug scene...typically portrayed over some frantic directing and classic rock blaring in the background. Why the uproar now and/or different expectations - especially given the topic?

A) He's always done this even in movies cited as classics like (especially) Goodfellas

B) Hasn't he earned the right to be a bit indulgent about the topic at this point in his career?

I'd echo what someone else said earlier that this is a genius still making films in our lifetime so we should sit back and enjoy the ride
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You haven't seen it yet. It is much different from Goodfellas, which I consider to be one of my top 5 movies.
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Ok it's different. But wasn't the final 45 minutes or so of Goodfellas a total overindulgence by Marty of the 70s drug scene that could have probably been cut in half? And this is coming from someone who'd put Gfellas top 10 also.

 
The screenplay was adapted from the book and stayed pretty true to it. The book was filled with Jordan's sex and drug exploits. I'm not sure how you tell his story accurately without what was in the movie.

 
to me, the movie is only just good...not great. I don't think it's anywhere close to Goodfellas or Departed. as far as Leo movies, I might even take Blood Diamond over this one.

I had no problem with the debauchery. I love nudity, the more the merrier...and these chicks were hot, no Lena Dunham's in the bunch. and I don't mind offensive language, because I can let it fly with the best of them.

but there were several scenes that could have been cut by 5 or so minutes without any impact. I also wasn't completely sold because it seemed like the movie didn't know if it was a drama or comedy. some of the funny scenes seemed like they were just there so Jonah Hill could riff some lines in front of the camera, like something you would expect out of a Judd Apatow flick. I felt like it pulled me out, and made me very aware that I was watching a movie. also...why so much shouting? Leo shouting, Jonah shouting, Rob Reiner shouting, Leo shouting again. enough!

and yes, the leading chick is amazingly hot. I had to go look her up after the movie and saw that she was born in 1990, which makes me want to jump in front of a bus. but she is stupid hot. they could have shown her nekked for 3 hours and I would have given the movie 2 thumbs up...or maybe just 1 thumb.

 
Very solid. The first 2/3 of the movie are the closest thing Scorsese has come to Goodfellas in terms of energy and infectiousness since Goodfellas. As mentioned above, tons of swearing, drugs, and nudity but you already knew that beforehand. The last third kinds drags and at 3 hours, is a tad long but not overly so. Wolf would be a home run for most others but for Scorsese, it feels like a mere triple.

 
Dicaprio narrating a Scorsese film. It was pretty much as expected. same old same old. meh.

 
kutta said:
I thought Leo was awesome. I thought the chick was hot. And I really liked the premise of the movie. But I agree with others who have said it was too long and the nudity/sex/language was just over the top. We got the point the first time and the second time and the third time we saw hookers and blow. We don't need to see it 100 times. I agree the movie had to carry an R rating, and I am fine with some of that stuff, but this one just made me a little uncomfortable.

Maybe I'm just getting old :kicksrock:
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Just watched (downloaded torrent). Solid flick. Some slow spots but I enjoyed it. Sex and drugs weren't excessive for me. The scene when lemons kick is beautiful through and through :lol:

 
Just caught a 9pm showing, about 25 people in the theater and everyone was lol'n the entire movie. I can see how it could be not as entertaining for those who never lived on the wild side a bit.

If you like nudity, blow, boozing, and work in anything sales related you will love this flick. I had no expectations going in (didn't even know it was a Scorsese film until end credits) so that may have influenced my viewing experience.

As mentioned already the 2nd wife is spectacular and the lemon/lude scene was hilarious.

Are quaaludes as great as they are portrayed here and is there anywhere one might find them in 2014?

 
kutta said:
koby925 said:
I haven't seen the movie but we know Marty loves to exploit the sex and drug scene...typically portrayed over some frantic directing and classic rock blaring in the background. Why the uproar now and/or different expectations - especially given the topic?

A) He's always done this even in movies cited as classics like (especially) Goodfellas

B) Hasn't he earned the right to be a bit indulgent about the topic at this point in his career?

I'd echo what someone else said earlier that this is a genius still making films in our lifetime so we should sit back and enjoy the ride
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You haven't seen it yet. It is much different from Goodfellas, which I consider to be one of my top 5 movies.
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Actually I think the basic plot and the feel and theme are almost exactly the same as Goodfella. But the execution and the quality all the way around are not nearly as good.

It almost seems purposefully shoehorned into the Goodfellas theme as if to say, hey there were rich people on Wall Street getting away with exactly the same thing as those common hoodlums.

 
avoiding injuries said:
Yeah, really good movie. Best I've seen in a while.

I did think they had about 30 minutes too much Jonah Hill. Also, the VoiceOver worked, but felt like Goodfellas 2 at times.

Margot Robbie may be the hottest woman I've ever seen in a movie.
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Margot Robbie is just the hottest thing you can see in a movie theatre without going to some very seedy place. She is fantastic, worth the price of admission.

Jonah Hill: what I was told was that he accepted $60,000 payment just so he could be in this movie, that's what he got paid supposedly. However, I don't think it was a good idea. I think that role should have gone to a Paul Giamatti (yes too old, but someone of that caliber). Jonah Hill looked ridiculous with the bad costuming/makeup and he was too much a fool by half; I never really got the sense that he was ever capable of pulling off what the others did. I guess he was the drug procurer and a comedic sidekick but overall I think his performance was a detraction from the movie.

Also the movie is maybe too long by half an hour.

 
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Just watched (downloaded torrent). Solid flick. Some slow spots but I enjoyed it. Sex and drugs weren't excessive for me. The scene when lemons kick is beautiful through and through :lol:
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they could have cut 20-30 min though IMO and had a better paced flick, but I also downloaded it, watched it, and thought it was solid, just too long.

 
chauncey said:
Just caught a 9pm showing, about 25 people in the theater and everyone was lol'n the entire movie. I can see how it could be not as entertaining for those who never lived on the wild side a bit.

If you like nudity, blow, boozing, and work in anything sales related you will love this flick. I had no expectations going in (didn't even know it was a Scorsese film until end credits) so that may have influenced my viewing experience.

As mentioned already the 2nd wife is spectacular and the lemon/lude scene was hilarious.

Are quaaludes as great as they are portrayed here and is there anywhere one might find them in 2014?
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Haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it will bring back memories. It was the 80's and people partied hard. As for the 714 qualude, and since you are the 2nd person to inquire, i'm pretty sure they are not produced at all anymore. Was too dangerous a drug. To me, the buzz had the feel of drinking a twelve pack of beer in 15 minutes. Alot of times, with consumption of alcohol and weed with it, it just put you out. Dizzying effects with high states of euphoria but not in a heart pounding, heart racing coke sort of way. Alot of things are gone from the 70's - 80's. I remember speed being a prevalent drug. Black Beauties, Yellow Jackets, etc. Different types of weed would come around that you don't see today. Mowie Wowie in a can. Thaistick. Thaiweed. Panama Red. Sensimilla (sp). Acupulco gold. Blond lebanese hash. Black Afghanny hash. Pakistani elephant dung weed. Now with the advent of legalization, maybe we get some of those strains back.

 
If you're a man, you must watch this movie.

I don't remember laughing and enjoying a movie this much for a long time.

 
I liked the movie... especially the nekkid women (Margot in particular). It is not a movie I will be able to watch a lot, though. For whatever reason, movies that depict people that #### up their lives with drugs make me angry, and I can't watch them multiple times.

:getoffmylawn:

 
optionmaven said:
chauncey said:
Just caught a 9pm showing, about 25 people in the theater and everyone was lol'n the entire movie. I can see how it could be not as entertaining for those who never lived on the wild side a bit.

If you like nudity, blow, boozing, and work in anything sales related you will love this flick. I had no expectations going in (didn't even know it was a Scorsese film until end credits) so that may have influenced my viewing experience.

As mentioned already the 2nd wife is spectacular and the lemon/lude scene was hilarious.

Are quaaludes as great as they are portrayed here and is there anywhere one might find them in 2014?
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Haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it will bring back memories. It was the 80's and people partied hard. As for the 714 qualude, and since you are the 2nd person to inquire, i'm pretty sure they are not produced at all anymore. Was too dangerous a drug. To me, the buzz had the feel of drinking a twelve pack of beer in 15 minutes. Alot of times, with consumption of alcohol and weed with it, it just put you out. Dizzying effects with high states of euphoria but not in a heart pounding, heart racing coke sort of way. Alot of things are gone from the 70's - 80's. I remember speed being a prevalent drug. Black Beauties, Yellow Jackets, etc. Different types of weed would come around that you don't see today. Mowie Wowie in a can. Thaistick. Thaiweed. Panama Red. Sensimilla (sp). Acupulco gold. Blond lebanese hash. Black Afghanny hash. Pakistani elephant dung weed. Now with the advent of legalization, maybe we get some of those strains back.
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Wow, I forgot about some of these drugs. Brings back fond memories.

 
optionmaven said:
chauncey said:
Just caught a 9pm showing, about 25 people in the theater and everyone was lol'n the entire movie. I can see how it could be not as entertaining for those who never lived on the wild side a bit.

If you like nudity, blow, boozing, and work in anything sales related you will love this flick. I had no expectations going in (didn't even know it was a Scorsese film until end credits) so that may have influenced my viewing experience.

As mentioned already the 2nd wife is spectacular and the lemon/lude scene was hilarious.

Are quaaludes as great as they are portrayed here and is there anywhere one might find them in 2014?
Click to expand...
Haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it will bring back memories. It was the 80's and people partied hard. As for the 714 qualude, and since you are the 2nd person to inquire, i'm pretty sure they are not produced at all anymore. Was too dangerous a drug. To me, the buzz had the feel of drinking a twelve pack of beer in 15 minutes. Alot of times, with consumption of alcohol and weed with it, it just put you out. Dizzying effects with high states of euphoria but not in a heart pounding, heart racing coke sort of way. Alot of things are gone from the 70's - 80's. I remember speed being a prevalent drug. Black Beauties, Yellow Jackets, etc. Different types of weed would come around that you don't see today. Mowie Wowie in a can. Thaistick. Thaiweed. Panama Red. Sensimilla (sp). Acupulco gold. Blond lebanese hash. Black Afghanny hash. Pakistani elephant dung weed. Now with the advent of legalization, maybe we get some of those strains back.
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My father in law was big on quaaludes when he was in college in the 70s. Said the same thing...it would cost about $1 to get a couple pills, he'd pop those, drink a couple beers and be lit for the night but not in a destructive way. Said it was awesome and so much better than spending all that time guzzling beer/pounding shots for the same effect.

 
Loved it! Didn't seem long at all and the complaints about too many partying scenes are overblown, imo. Great movie.

 
RUSF18 said:
optionmaven said:
chauncey said:
Just caught a 9pm showing, about 25 people in the theater and everyone was lol'n the entire movie. I can see how it could be not as entertaining for those who never lived on the wild side a bit.

If you like nudity, blow, boozing, and work in anything sales related you will love this flick. I had no expectations going in (didn't even know it was a Scorsese film until end credits) so that may have influenced my viewing experience.

As mentioned already the 2nd wife is spectacular and the lemon/lude scene was hilarious.

Are quaaludes as great as they are portrayed here and is there anywhere one might find them in 2014?
Click to expand...
Haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it will bring back memories. It was the 80's and people partied hard. As for the 714 qualude, and since you are the 2nd person to inquire, i'm pretty sure they are not produced at all anymore. Was too dangerous a drug. To me, the buzz had the feel of drinking a twelve pack of beer in 15 minutes. Alot of times, with consumption of alcohol and weed with it, it just put you out. Dizzying effects with high states of euphoria but not in a heart pounding, heart racing coke sort of way. Alot of things are gone from the 70's - 80's. I remember speed being a prevalent drug. Black Beauties, Yellow Jackets, etc. Different types of weed would come around that you don't see today. Mowie Wowie in a can. Thaistick. Thaiweed. Panama Red. Sensimilla (sp). Acupulco gold. Blond lebanese hash. Black Afghanny hash. Pakistani elephant dung weed. Now with the advent of legalization, maybe we get some of those strains back.
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My father in law was big on quaaludes when he was in college in the 70s. Said the same thing...it would cost about $1 to get a couple pills, he'd pop those, drink a couple beers and be lit for the night but not in a destructive way. Said it was awesome and so much better than spending all that time guzzling beer/pounding shots for the same effect.
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Quay-lude! Quay-lude!!

 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Actually I think the basic plot and the feel and theme are almost exactly the same as Goodfella. But the execution and the quality all the way around are not nearly as good.

It almost seems purposefully shoehorned into the Goodfellas theme as if to say, hey there were rich people on Wall Street getting away with exactly the same thing as those common hoodlums.
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Just watched this on Prime, and this exactly the review that I came here to post.

Don't get me wrong -- this was a very good movie. It drug along in a few places, but overall it was a thoroughly enjoyable 3 hours give or take. But within the first 30 minutes I could tell that this was going to be Goodfellas: Wall Street Edition. Leonardo Di Caprio even somehow manages to look like Ray Liotta in spots. It was like Scorcese decided to mash up Goodfellas and Boiler Room, and the result was good but also kind of derivative.

My son watched this a few weeks ago and was raving about how awesome it was (he's 15 so he's probably still spanking it to the second wife), so I strongly recommended that he follow this up with Goodfellas. Hopefully we'll watch that together tomorrow.

 
Watched it on prime last night. Good, not great. Didn't need to be 3 hours IMO.

boiler room on steroids. Great acting though.

 
Own it on Blu Ray. Still in plastic for 2-years now. Who wants it? $30 and it's yours.

eta: it's a joke. still need to make time to watch it

 
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