Is Scorsese mentally ill?
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ToastedCheese — 2 years ago(October 31, 2023 01:33 AM)
Taste in film is all subjective.
Shutter Island isn't even an original scenario film, it was filmed by William Peter Blatty in 1980 called
Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane
aka
The Ninth Configuration
with Stacy Keach. Scorsese makes the film a bit too bombastic.
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WarrenPeace — 2 years ago(October 31, 2023 01:38 AM)
I don't know anything about Killers and am not sure if I would like it since I think it has to do with some racist violence towards Amer. Indians.
Is that what it's about?
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ToastedCheese — 2 years ago(October 31, 2023 01:40 AM)
I haven't seen it, but it is about white man exploitation of wealthy Indians. It just looks a bit too superficial, almost
Heaven's Gate
feel in style, which was avoided and despised by many, even if they hadn't seen it.
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WarrenPeace — 2 years ago(October 31, 2023 01:43 AM)
H. Gate was a bomb.
Right?
Animals were actually harmed or killed in the making of the movie, horses I think, so that is one reason why I avoid it.
Otherwise I would at least start to watch it to see if it is as bad as they say.
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ToastedCheese — 2 years ago(October 31, 2023 01:58 AM)
HG pretty much bankrupted studio United Artists. Director Michael Cimino was given free reign to do whatever he wanted after the success of
The Deer Hunter
. He became his own, and others, worst enemy. I haven't seen HG either. It looks dull and dreary and yes, apparently it contained some real animal cruelty.
I don't know the audience that Cimino was aiming for either. He had a solid cast, just no names on the marquee that made the public want to stand up and see his film and the reality western time period wasn't that appealing either to many.
Kevin Costner was able to make the majestic
Dances With Wolves
work 10yrs later due to his presence in the film, plus the film was superb too.
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Damien Thorn 666 — 2 years ago(December 22, 2023 11:35 PM)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese#:~:text=By several accounts (Scorsese's%20included,highly%20regarded%20film%20Raging%20Bull.
He was addicted to cocaine.
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