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10. "I've been saying this for years"
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Wed Apr-16-08 09:16 AM by MANHOODLUM

  

          

Matter-of-fact, it's SO underwhelming, that I have to revisit it every 3 years because I forget it. "Hey, a Scorcese flick...I have to review it", then I watch it again, and it's like...meh"

>This movie almost rivals 'The Departed' in its
>overrated-underwhelmingness.

The Departed was the shit

>- The most consistent recurring theme was actually
>a goddamn family feud featuring the ambitious caring
>husband and slut coked out wife. <---borrrrrring.
>Who cares.

You KNEW she was going to fuck him over from the GET go. "I'm going to put a shitload of money...in an iron BOX...and...only YOU have the key". Sharon Stone: *drooling* Wow...you really trust me, huh?

>- The protagonist was actually not a very interesting,
>compelling person. Not at all. This is why it immediately
>sucks worse than 'American Gangster', whose protagonist
>was definitely very interesting and intriguing.

Deniro had to do absolutely no acting in this movie. "Just stand there, with a cigarette". They could've pulled this movie off with a cardboard cut-out of him.

>- The friendship between Pesci and Deniro was not
>well done. Wasn't believable. At all. Their
>scenes together sucked, mostly.

I don't even think they had a friendship, tho...they obviously KNEW eachother for a long time, and were aquaintences, but I think they were more "cool with eachother".

>- Pesci was a cussing, rambling, mess. Didn't like him,
>or his performance.

See Dinero. They told Pesci..."Just be a prick". "Take your character from 'Goodfellas', and parody HIM".

>- All the other Italian guys were basically the
>same. Couldn't tell any of them apart. Mind you,
>this was not the case in 'Goodfellas'.

Yep.

>- Didn't explain the actual organized crime aspect
>very well.

The most intrigue it had was how to create a job-title to evade the gaming commission, and how ol'girl carried diamonds in here hair. Other than that, it was just Pesci mugging people.

>- James Woods? Meh. He always plays a good sleezeball.

and he overdid it lol "Where are you? Where are you?" WTF?


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So, Scorcese's 'Casino' was average at best. [View all] , Orbit_Established, Wed Apr-16-08 12:05 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
i think it's above average.... definitely overrated tho.
Apr 16th 2008
1
^^^ what he said
Apr 16th 2008
15
Yeah, it's on Marty's second tier
Apr 16th 2008
19
      the aviator is absolutely 1st-tier imo.
Apr 16th 2008
22
           You're a closet artsy fartsy hipster, doggie.
Apr 16th 2008
24
                ehh.
Apr 16th 2008
41
                     "A complex man drawn off of simplicity" (C) Chi-Town's Nas
Apr 16th 2008
47
                          nah, it's good. i feel you.
Apr 16th 2008
49
                               Dope.
Apr 17th 2008
50
                                    yup.
Apr 17th 2008
51
It is certainly overrated.
Apr 16th 2008
2
RE: So, Scorcese's 'Casino' was average at best.
Apr 16th 2008
3
I think he was feeling the pressure to recreate the success of Goodfella...
Apr 16th 2008
4
Casino was the Oceans 11 of Scorcese's work
Apr 16th 2008
5
it's entertaining
Apr 16th 2008
6
^^^I've been waiting for this plea cop
Apr 16th 2008
8
      can't we agree with you and still deam it entertaining?
Apr 16th 2008
17
Y'all wilin. This shit was a 'C' movie. Period. Here's why
Apr 16th 2008
7
I don't know about C... but I'd definitely hear B-.
Apr 16th 2008
9
wow... i'm actually agreeing with an O_E post.
Apr 16th 2008
11
Don't try and pass off your opinion as truth
Apr 16th 2008
12
Nowadays, the narration gets on my freakin' nerves.....
Apr 16th 2008
13
"Just seent it. "
Apr 16th 2008
14
We acknowledged this 10 years ago. Glad you're on board.
Apr 16th 2008
16
That was my first reaction
Apr 16th 2008
18
Still my favorite Marty flick. DeNiro killed it. That's all I needed.
Apr 16th 2008
20
American Gangster wasn't good
Apr 16th 2008
21
Wrong. If Scorcese directed it, you'd call it brilliant.
Apr 16th 2008
27
The main knock on AG is this...
Apr 16th 2008
31
Exactly.
Apr 16th 2008
34
      Its still better than 'Casino'. Much better.
Apr 16th 2008
35
      .
Apr 16th 2008
44
      Not copping please, just explaining how I watched it
Apr 17th 2008
57
      yep...AG was an updated Heat
Apr 16th 2008
40
           Heat was an updated Clueless
Apr 16th 2008
43
                Clueless was an updated 'She's Gotta Have it'
Apr 16th 2008
45
RE: Wrong. If Scorcese directed it, you'd call it brilliant.
Apr 16th 2008
48
Not sure if u meant to reply to me but AG was better w/ a 2nd viewing
Apr 17th 2008
54
You don't honestly believe that.
Apr 16th 2008
25
      I honestly do & have said it before & will say it again.
Apr 17th 2008
53
I, FOR ONE, AM SHOCKED BY THIS POST
Apr 16th 2008
23
Scorsese's 1st tier films are as follows:
Apr 16th 2008
26
The Departed is 439th tier. It was a C-minus at best.
Apr 16th 2008
28
      No. Just disagreeing with you. It happens.
Apr 16th 2008
29
      FOH. The Departed >>>>>>> American Gangster
Apr 16th 2008
30
      AKA: a State Property-calibur storyline.
Apr 16th 2008
36
           cmon.
Apr 17th 2008
52
      And we finally get to the focus on this post: Scorsese fell off
Apr 16th 2008
32
           No, the point is that 'Casino' was not good.
Apr 16th 2008
37
casino was better than goodfellas
Apr 16th 2008
33
1 > 2.
Apr 16th 2008
38
YOU'RE average at best....
Apr 16th 2008
39
I liked it a lot.
Apr 16th 2008
42
You have some bad movie views, though.
Apr 16th 2008
46
      And this is coming from you
Apr 17th 2008
55
goodfellas>raging bull>casino>>>>>>>american gangster
Apr 17th 2008
56
Nope. You don't believe that.
Apr 17th 2008
58

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