wasted Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 the wolf of wall street, at the end of the day, is just not a very good filmIt's well made and effective but no ground is broken. Those moments came early on for Scorsese. Still enjoyed and probably get it on blu ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) the wolf of wall street, at the end of the day, is just not a very good filmIt's well made and effective but no ground is broken. Those moments came early on for Scorsese. Still enjoyed and probably get it on blu ray.it's enjoyable but it ranks with scorsese's worst, as has every film he's done with leo Edited February 3, 2014 by axl666axl666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 It's well made and effectiveThat'll do for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Every doc I've seen on Scorsese he's always going on about the shots and eye of the camera. Like kundum doc I was expecting some interesting background but he just goes on about how he shot from the kids height and how film is just a search for different ways to see. So I expect Wolf will be no different. It's how to show how he works a crowd or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) the wolf of wall street, at the end of the day, is just not a very good filmIt's well made and effective but no ground is broken. Those moments came early on for Scorsese. Still enjoyed and probably get it on blu ray.it's enjoyable but it ranks with scorsese's worst, as has every film he's done with leo For me it ranks firmly in the middle. I'm still entranched in the "Daddy needs a new muse" camp, though. Edited February 3, 2014 by Angelica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) the wolf of wall street, at the end of the day, is just not a very good filmIt's well made and effective but no ground is broken. Those moments came early on for Scorsese. Still enjoyed and probably get it on blu ray.it's enjoyable but it ranks with scorsese's worst, as has every film he's done with leo For me it ranks firmly in the middle. I'm still entranched in the "Daddy needs a new muse" camp, though. what would you consider his 5 worst, not including docs?I would say Gangs of NY would be his worst, followed by The Aviator, Shutter Island and The Wolf of Wall Street. I'd have to think about the fifth one but The Departed is a contender for sure Edited February 3, 2014 by axl666axl666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Gangs, Shutter Island, Aviator, The Departed, Alice/Boxcar/Color of Money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What the fuck kinda person are you, how is Alice one of his worst? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Gangs, Shutter Island, Aviator, The Departed, Alice/Boxcar/Color of Money. Color of Money is right there with his worst. And I LOVE Paul Newman.Boxcar Bertha has a special charm but it isn't very good, not even remotely.We do agree on his Leo-films though Edited February 3, 2014 by axl666axl666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What the fuck kinda person are you, how is Alice one of his worst? Alice is fucking awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What the fuck kinda person are you, how is Alice one of his worst? Alice is fucking awful. love the tv show though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Gangs is an amazing movie. Why do you guys dislike it so much? Or do you just think his other movies are better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I love The Aviater as well actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I think as a film though, it gets repetitive a little.There are many classic scenes, very funny scenes, and also very good storytelling scenes, but the film meandered too much to please the shock jocks out there, scenes which should have been left for the DVDYou 'get it' after a while, there is no need to keep repeating certain scenes at such length where you are just setting a scene rather than telling a storyAs a story, it was 2 hours, 2 hours 10 maxI didn't want the movie to end. I wanted the party to keep going. All the above is true but watching it I didn't care. I didn't compare it to any other movie I had viewed before and seriously just eagerly awaited what shocking scenes would come up next. To me it was just an amazing experience to see Leonardo DiCaprio directed by Scorsese in shameless scenes that were as crude as Beavis and Butthead. The ruthless lengths they went to tell the uncensored story was bewildering. I think 3-5 years from now a lot of mainstream movies will be made like this. Every time Jonah Hill got camera time you knew something was going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I just don't get how someone can hate the Departed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I just don't get how someone can hate the Departed.I get goosebumps every time I watch the Nicholson/Gimme Shelter intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The Departed is my most re-watched movie. I think he tapped into what made Goodfellas popular, not why it's a good film, just that macho bullshit and ramped it up in Departed, then went for even more in Wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I saw Leo and Martin S on an entertainment channel and Leo said he watched some guy on youtube.com to act as a drug addict for the Wolf of Wall Street.I wonder if the guy wants royalties now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bards Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Liked it, didn't love it. Felt like it could have been 1/2 hour shorter.I thought McConaughey stole the entire movie despite only being in it for 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I thought McConaughey stole the entire movie despite only being in it for 5 minutes.Not sure about that... I mean he was good but his part was pretty forgettable in the grand scheme of things. Leo and Hill clearly owned this one.I agree about the length though, I feel like there was some fat that could have been trimmed but then again I do like to get the full story, somebody told me the DVD/Blue Ray version will have like another hour and a half or so of film. Jesus Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 The 4 hour cut say a rumor that apparently was shot down by the producers. I hope it comes to be true though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I thought McConaughey stole the entire movie despite only being in it for 5 minutes.Not sure about that... I mean he was good but his part was pretty forgettable in the grand scheme of things. Leo and Hill clearly owned this one.I agree about the length though, I feel like there was some fat that could have been trimmed but then again I do like to get the full story, somebody told me the DVD/Blue Ray version will have like another hour and a half or so of film. Jesus Christ.What scenes would you cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I thought McConaughey stole the entire movie despite only being in it for 5 minutes.Not sure about that... I mean he was good but his part was pretty forgettable in the grand scheme of things. Leo and Hill clearly owned this one.I agree about the length though, I feel like there was some fat that could have been trimmed but then again I do like to get the full story, somebody told me the DVD/Blue Ray version will have like another hour and a half or so of film. Jesus Christ.What scenes would you cut?I don't know, I'm no film editor, but off the top of my head the whole thing with the boat sinking was pretty pointless. It was just a long ass movie though, I guess it had to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 The thing with the boat was another outlandish, true event though. Not only that, it was another big example of showing his selfishness since he put his wife and friends through that, all for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) It's not the true story really is he kicked drugs before the FBI came for him. And there was no agent who he met or had a personal knowledge of.He never hit her either he pushed her on the stairs, this was a few years before he lost his money. My feeling now is that Scorsese made it a fun movie but then wanted to highlight that this guy has recovered and got better, he's helping society now legally...redemption or survivor story. That's how they justify it, otherwise you couldn't make awesome movies. Edited February 10, 2014 by wasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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