which is your favourite: Martin Scorsese film?

[L2R]

a line that is a favourite of mine:

you see this knife? i'll teach you to speak english with this fucking knife!

 

[L2R]

after a LOT of thought my vote went to:

easily the best boxing film of all time
superb character study and wonderful period piece. the way mr scorses worked with the b&w was amazing. de niros best work imo. it was where the magical chemistry between him and pesci all began. everything since was just follow through on the work done here.

 

[alicat72]

kundun!!!!!!

 

[juniorgarlic]

Taxi Driver

 

[lostpunk5545]

I haven't seen many and I love Taxidriver but Bringing Out The Dead was brilliant so that gets my vote.

 

[His Name Is Frank]

I had to go with Goodfellas on this one. Yes, it seems the obvious choice. But this is the movie that defines the entire gangster genre for me. Often imitated, but never duplicated. The quote-factor alone on this film is amazing.

 

[KStoner6tb]

First to vote for Cape Fear. DeNiro played one of the best straight up, believable, charismatic psychopaths in this movie that I've ever seen in any movie.

 

[L2R]

for those with crappy memories like me, check out the previous scorsese poll thread for excellent discussion points.

we'd like to also hear some more reasons as to why you voted for the movie you voted for.

 

[Posterchild]

I really like Goodfellas. It has always been my fav.

 

[XiolaBleu]

Taxi Driver is love

 

[L2R]

Al Pacino and Joe Pesci are said to be circling the mob drama "I Heard You Paint Houses" which Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have been working on together for Paramount Pictures reports Deadline.

Scorsese is attached to direct and De Niro will play Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, a mob assassin reputed to have carried out more than 25 murders. The title refers to mob slang for contract killings.

Steve Zaillian will adapt author Charles Brandt's 2004 novel. The author befriended Sheeran shortly before the latter's death in 2003 and among the crimes Sheeran confessed to Brandt was the killing and dismemberment of Jimmy Hoffa on the orders of mob boss Russell Bufalino.

Scorsese, De Niro and Jane Rosenthal will produce though this is one of several project he's linked to, the other most notable being an adaptation of Shusako Endo's novel "Silence".

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/18229/pacino-pesci-deniro-scorsese-re-team

*strokes chin in silent contemplation*

 

[ocean]

There are a number of good movies on that list but Kundun is one of my favorite movies so I voted for it.
Bringing out the Dead would come in 2nd and Gangs of New York third

 

[GræyScüll]

i would say Shutter Island with The Departed as a close second.

Can we get Shutter Island added to the list?

 

[L2R]

pm the mods, they can doit

 

[Feste]

Shutter Island for me. It's just such a fun daft b-movie with an overgrown budget.

 

[AmorRoark]

Goodfellas though I really liked Gangs of NY.

 

[Evad]

Added Shutter Island to the poll, sorry if I trod on any tows but was giving the ol smod powers a whirl . I'd vote goodfellas on sheer awesomeness of film but I find after hours completely entrancing, I'm going to have to sit this one out a while :D.

 

[debaser]

Boxcar Bertha. Although I've not seen quite a few films from him.

 

[Bardeaux]

Had to go with Goodfellas. Its an absolute classic and one of my favorite movies of all time. I also love Taxidriver, Gangs of New York and No Direction Home.

 

[felix]

the first time i saw The Departed, i knew it was great. but after viewing it two or three times, i can now appreciate it much better - it's up there with Goodfellas. the performances from DiCaprio, Damon, Baldwin, Nicholson, Wahlberg, Sheen, Winstone etc. are amazing.

in other news, i reckon DiCaprio has to be one of the finest actors in cinematic history. i can't think of a bad performance of his, like, ever.