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Summary: Raging Baloney
Review: Martin Scorsese isn't a bad fellow, and he has a lot of talent, no doubt, but his influence on young American moviemakers has been entirely negative. The galloping illiteracy of this film, the first of Scorsese's f-word festivals, has infected dozen of other directors and screenwriters, and has even spread to television, where we see a sewage backup like "The Sopranos" being acclaimed by many who should know better. The screenplay of "Raging Bull" is shot through with inaccuracies. and nobody who remembers Jake LaMotta performing on "Car 54 Where Are You" is going to accept him as a tragic figure. The real tragedy is the debasement of the English language and its inexhaustible variety by a film like this.
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Summary: Excellent Direction, Editing and Performances.
Review: One of the best Boxers in the World-Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro), who win almost every fight-he has done. Under the supervision of his Brother (Joe Pesci), he makes his Brother fights more famous every time, when Jake is on the Ring. But everything changes-when Jake decide to marry a teenager (Cathy Moriarty) and his career is slowly changing for the Better of Worse.Directed by Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy, After Hours) made a rich, harshly honest film, which is Based on a True Story. Based on a Novel by La Motta with Joseph Carter & Peter Savage. Adapated to a Screenplay by Paul Schrader (Auto Focus) and Mardik Martin (Mean Streets). De Niro win an Oscar fro his Rich Performance. Pesci recieve an Oscar Nomination, so did Moriarty. Micheal Chapman's excellent Black & White Cinematography recieve also an Oscar Nomination. Scorsese recieve an Oscar Nomination for Best Director. Also Nominated for Best Picture and Best Sound. The film did win 2 Oscars for:Best Actor for De Niro and Best Editing. De Niro & Scorsese made this film an Absolute Classic, which is Unforgettable and an Real Winner. Grade:A.
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Summary: Tormented in Black and White
Review: this movie is Unbelievable!!! its well acted, well shot,and I LOVE the black and white look to this film. Martin and Robert make this film another classic! This film is brilliantly scripted! you feel as if It's real!
You are drawn into the lives of these messed up poor shmoes like its YOUR family! the problems come out and are dealt with gritty realism! this film showcases the life of a women slapping,foul mouthed fighter with no brains and all brawn! It shows how tormented he is, and showcases howhe needs help, but fails to try to get help or to even see that he has a problem!
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Summary: The Best....Boxing Movie Ever
Review: Boxing and the movies have had a long standing love affair. ...Boxing has indeed had its golden moments, with great performances by James Cagney in City For Conquest, Kurt Douglas in Champion and Anthony Quinn in Rod Serling's Requiem For A Heavyweight, (Catch the neat cameo of Caccius Clay just after the opening credits). There's nowhere to hide in the ring and the camera proves this all too often. Here it's done with stunning Black & White elegance and style. So how does Raging Bull stack up with the aforementioned greats of the genera? The Bull is the Heavey Weight Champ, (actually LaMotta was the Middle Weight Champ and he trained DeNiro personnly). DeNiro and Pesci play off each other so naturally you'd swear they were real life brothers. When they fight it out THEY FIGHT IT OUT. So "Give this bull a stage where he can rage" and don't be a "mama-luca"...Catch this one in all it's cinimatic brilliance. Scorsse realy hit it out of the park on this one.... I mean to say, he delivers one hell of a knockout punch!
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Summary: The battle for survival
Review: 'Raging Bull' is unlike most sports films. It deals with the aftermath of glory, the days after the lights, women, and success are all over. Although most of 'Raging Bull' is about Jake La Motta's successful boxing carrer, the point of the movie it the battle to survive. Scorsese uncompromisingly explores the dark years when Jake becomes a nobody and everthing is lost. The latter section is not the most exciting part, but it is the most meaningful.
In this life there is success and failure, and it seems like most people are never very successful. Most people will never make the front page news nor ever do anything extraordinary. The most touching point, I think, the film makes is that success and failure are not really that important. What is important is survival. Surviving and then moving on.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Movies Ever
Review: Raging Bull completes the generally accepted "Scorsese Trilogy", along with Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. These films are all seen as masterpieces, some of the best works ever seen on film. Along with Scorsese direction, Robert De Niro graces all three pictures. I think that in Raging Bull, he solidifies his position as one of the greatest actors of all time. De Niro is the film. His initial transformation into the brutal and street wise middle weight Jake LaMatta is something to see. De Niro just has the ability to "become" a different person, as he did to amazing effect as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. Like Bickle, you watch De Niro's character degenerate into madness and violence, and the metamorphesis is striking. Even after LaMatta falls from grace, De Niro pulls off another artistic and physical transformation that boggles the mind. It's harsh and tragic to see, as the viewer has formed such a connection to LaMatta by that time in the movie. Backing up De Niro is Pesci who brings another great performance to the table. Along with the acting, Scorsese sets the attitude of darkness with the engenious move of shooting the film in black and white. The atmosphere, the movement is sharp and with purpose. Raging Bull is one of Scorsese's best and arguably De Niro's best performance.
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Summary: Best movie since the Godfather
Review: On the short list of the greatest American movies ever made and also on the short list of the greatest acting jobs w/ De Niro's incredible performance of the troubled La Motta. The cinematography and choreography of the boxing sequences are stunning. Along w/ Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, the finest Scorcese films. The filming of this movie in black and white was a master stroke. The scene where La Motta asks his brother to keep punching him in the face is chilling....
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Summary: Could watch it once a week for the rest of my life
Review: Scorsese has probably made the greatest motion picture of the last thirty years in Raging Bull. I've seen it roughly a half a dozen times and with each viewing it seems to engross me more than the last.
Based on LaMotta's biography ( a fantastic book), Raging Bull is as real and authentic as a film can possibly get. The finest scenes are not necessarily the fight sequences, rather the script and dialogue between the brothers (Jake's brother is played by Joe Pesci in a first rate performance) are as realistic as I've yet to come across. Moreover the scenes of the classy old New York City nightclub world are simply astounding. They'll make you long for an era that has since passed into history along with the catchy Big Band music that went along with it. Speaking of past glory days, the world of professional boxing is portrayed in Raging Bull while it enjoyed its highest popularity. LaMotta, Sugar Ray and Joe Louis were kings; this is the period of boxing that just preceded the arrival of Clay.
DeNiro's performance is stunning. One can easily see why he so desperately attempted to talk Scorsese into making Raging Bull (thankfully his arm twisting paid off). By now it's old news about how he put on 40 lbs of weight in order to portray LaMotta over the course of a twenty-five year span. People should rent the film simply to witness a method actor undergoing a fascinating on screen transformation.
This really isn't a sports movie, it's a top shelf drama in which the main character happens to be a contending middle weight fighter...
The line in which Jake describes an upcoming opponent to a gangster over a drink: "He's so good looking, I don't know whether to 'blank' him or fight him" left me on the floor in laughter. Even if you don't enjoy sports you have got to give Raging Bull a try. Scorsese uses a color sequence only a few times when reflecting on LaMotta family photos, otherwise the bulk of the picture is shot in a beautiful and nostalgic black and white, which makes it hard to believe it was produced in the late 1970's.
At the end of their final match, as soon as the bell rings to end the last round, LaMotta walks over to Sugar Ray and says to him "Never went down, never went down, Ray; you never got me down, Ray." That's sort of how this movie comes off, it will never lose its appeal.
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Summary: A Masterpiece!
Review: In 1980 a film was released that made cinematic history. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring the great Robert De Niro, Raging Bull was released and caused jaws to drop throughout the film world. It recieved rave reviews and was also nominated for plenty of Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. As always, the Academy picked the wrong winners for most of the awards including Robert Redford for Best Director instead of Martin Scorsese. They did though give Robert De Niro his well deserved Best Actor award. What really set Raging Bull apart from the rest of the 80's films was the fact that it was filmed in black and white. This may seem like a mistake to some, but after watching it you'll understand the reason for this. It makes you feel like you are actually watching old boxing mathces from the 1940's. Robert De Niro plays Jake La Motta, an Italian Bronx fighter that is constantly battling not only his opponents, but also himself. He is constantly accusing his wife or adultry which eventually drives her away from him. La Motta also has to battle the pressures given to him by the mob, like in many Martin Scorsese films. Joe Pesci stars as Jake's brother Joey. Jake also pushes Joey further and further away from him with his anger-driven accusations. There are some of the best boxing scenes ever caught on film in this movie, especially during La Motta's fights with Sugar Ray Robinson. At the end of the 80's a poll that was given to tons of film critics revealed that the majority of them felt that Raging Bull was the best picture of the 80's. If you are planning on buying Raging Bull I would highly recommend that you buy the DVD instead of VHS. The DVD does not contain tons of extras or anything but it does have a lot better picture and sound compared to the VHS version. Overall, Raging Bull has all of the key elements that not only make up a good movie but also one of the best of films of our time.
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Summary: Raging Bull
Review: It was a really great movie. Also was great to see a neighbor in it. It was Cathy Moriarty's first movie of many. We went to the same High school and lived in the same City. You will enjoy this movie. Deniro was simply marvelous.
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