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115035, No, the point is that 'Casino' was not good.
Posted by Orbit_Established, Wed Apr-16-08 07:10 PM
>Which he did. Marty's recent flicks aren't anywhere close to
>the films that made him. The Departed was entertaining but the
>best parts were the one-liners and jokes. To me, the most
>damning part of the film was that the key scene (when they
>were handing over the microprocessors) was done much better in
>Infernal Affairs. It's pretty ridiculous that Scorsese finally
>won best director by letting Jack, Baldwin, and Wahlberg ham
>it up.

I mean, serious:

Text-messaging in his pocket?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

I almost LAUGHED OUT LOUD.


>Almost all of his post-Goodfellas films have been a mixed bag.
>Granted, I'm not sure if you can really expect a guy to
>maintain the level of Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and Taxi Driver
>but still the fact that The Departed won best picture and that
>Gangs of New York was somehow even nominated for Best Picture
>is evidence enough that Marty-love had gotten out of hand.
>
>Hopefully The Departed will end this era and Shutter Island
>will begin a Scorsese renaissance.

I hope so too.


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