Gangs of New York didn't interest me at all. The Departed was his best imo. Well it's hard to chose which film was the best Scorsese directed because so many films he directed were excellent and very entertaining. Lots of quotes and memorable scenes. The plots were easy to follow as well.
I guess I just like his style.
Personally, my favorite film Scorsese directed will always be Goodfellas.

Well, My own Number 1 Favorite Martin Scorsese Movie is actually a tie between "
GANGS OF NEW YORK
" and "
THE DEPARTED
".

No, you're not alone. That movie is my least favorite Scorsese directed. I just did not like the plot at all. But Cybil Sheppard looked absolutley stunning.
I would say watch the movie just to see Cybil although her character is not in much of the movie. Her character is important to the plot but the movie has more scenes of De Niro and Foster.

Plenty of time to change that.

LOL, I am probably the only person left on the whole entire planet that has actually still not ever seen "
TAXI DRIVER
".

Great movie. Natalie Portman's role is memorable, but it doesn't really come across much different than Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. Maybe just an elaboration on a similar character idea.

Classic scene

Agreed! My favorite part of her performance was the scene where she returns from the grocery store to witness her entire family being slaughtered. She plays it so cool too.
Then when she gets to Leon's door to be rescued, he kind of is too chickenshit to get involved. But she starts that crying and pleading for him to open the door cuz she knows that the corrupt detectives will figure out her identity.
Natalie is like the master of crying. I don't know where she pulls those emotions from.

Still her second best performance to date.

I don't like her either. She seems cold and boring.

I completely agree with ^^ that ^^ comment. I actually enjoyed that movie primarily because of
(swoon)
Gary Oldman, of course, but also because of the subtly-mannered powerful performance of Jean Reno. He's another actor who, in my books, can do no wrong. (For reference, check out the movie
Wasabi

• I'll post a trailer if I haven't already).
  As far as Natalie's performance, it was… okay, but nothing specific or… spectacular that any other actress her age couldn't have done just as well. I don't think she brought anything
  unique
  to it. I don't like her one bit, as I find her insipid, vapid and overrated.
  "Your emotional state is not my responsibility." – Warren Smith

I think she was better in that movie than in anything she did afterwards.

She received critical acclaim for playing that character. I think that was the film that got her noticed more.