Guest ShamRock Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 I heard that Raging Bull was a really good movie. Is it worth buying? If it is, DVD or VHS? Why is it so good?
Guest El Satanico Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 If it is, DVD or VHS? Are you kidding. DVD is the only way to go...don't even give VHS a second thought .
Guest Incandenza Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 The final scene of Raging Bull is one of my all time favorites. The closer of Boogie Nights pays tribute to it.
Guest WrestlingDeacon Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 It's well acted, well shot and the fight scenes are beyond brutal. I can't think of a reason NOT to recommend it. I'm not sure what extras the DVD would have, but any running commentary would be gold and background fill in on Jake LaMotta might help to interest you a bit more in his story.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 I dunno. I think I'd give it a viewing before I committed to buying it. I thought it was slow and dragged on a little. I just don't like it as much as other people do.
Guest Vern Gagne Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 Rent it first. If you haven't seen it. Than decide if it's worth buying. An overwhelming majority of people will say Yes. You have to decide for yourself though.
Guest godthedog Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 buy it now. my personal favorite scorsese movie, best movie of the 80s, easily one of the top five or ten american movies ever made. everything is clicking, and everybody's working on all cylinders: scorsese never approached anything with that kind of vision or energy again, de niro gave the best performance of his entire career (with pesci not far behind), the writing is pitch-perfect, the characters are dense & complex, the fight scenes (from a technical standpoint) are unbelievable. i absolutely love the dialogue, it makes the whole thing feel so real. schrader's writing + de niro & pesci's improvising + scorsese's directing = pure inspiration. i cannot praise it enough. criterion better come out with a version of it sometime. the laserdisc is an awesome 4-disc set that has stuff like commentary, old fight footage of la motta, the screenplay & footage from movies that scorsese took inspiration from, and i don't think the dvd has any of that.
Guest PORNFAQ Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 It's a shame how Cathy Moriarty looks today as compared to how she looked back then.
Guest Vern Gagne Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 I still say rent it first. No knock on the movie, just be sure you think the movie is worth buying.
Guest godthedog Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 It's a shame how Cathy Moriarty looks today as compared to how she looked back then. well, she was only 19 when she made it.
Guest J*ingus Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 Do rent it first, cuz it's an ugly and intense movie that's sometimes unreletingly dreary and not for everyone. I loved it, but I could easily see how some would be turned off by it.
Guest tank_abbott Posted March 28, 2003 Report Posted March 28, 2003 If you watch it not knowing what to expect, then you will probably really enjoy its shocking brutality, and bleak outlook on one man's existence.
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