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Post by GRWelsh on Nov 30, 2019 9:10:12 GMT -5
I savored every minute because this is probably the last movie we will get with Scorcese, DeNiro, Pesci and Keitel. Martin Scorcese is 77 years old, but I thought this was up to the standard of his others. GOODFELLAS is my favorite of of his movies, and this one evoked a lot of the same themes: a mob epic spanning decades, nostalgic period detail, an Irish-American main character with ties to the Italians, becoming estranged from one's family, and difficult choices. The fact that it was so long works well with watching it on Netflix, since I could take a break halfway through. I saw online some people felt distracted by DeNiro's blue eyes and the fact he was playing an Irishman, and the de-aging, but that didn't bother me at all. The acting made it work and it was great to see these guys all together again. There is an extended coda at the end reflecting on death and regret, and it works well with the long run time of the movie.
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Post by Scott on Nov 30, 2019 11:23:36 GMT -5
I watched it last night. I didn't mind the blue eyes, or the de-aging, but the one thing I noticed with DeNiro was that even though they could make him look younger, he didn't move like a young man; his movement as a younger man never looked natural. it didn't bother me though. I thought it moved slowly at times, but I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed Pesci's character, It was a great performance.
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Post by GRWelsh on Nov 30, 2019 12:44:48 GMT -5
Yeah, they could take the lines out of his face but because of the way he moves and body structure, they can't really make him look any younger than about fifty. There was a scene with Joe Pesci calling him 'kid' and that took me out of the movie for a second thinking "What kid? Where?" -- but I just shrugged and went with it. Honestly, I'd rather they ask me to use my imagination than cast younger actors to play them for the scenes set in the 1950's and 1960's, which is essentially what they did. I hope they get Oscar nominations.
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