Anybody made it through the new 3 & 1/2 hour Martin Scorsese epic on Netflix yet? I saw it last night and holy cow! Yes it’s long but I was so drawn in to the story the length didn’t bother me in the least. Denero, Pacino and Pesci all give a master class in acting in this film. I won’t get into the story so I don’t spoil anything but if you like Scorsese and old school movies that actually tell a story you need to check this out. Beautifully directed, beautifully acted and great storytelling.
I watched the trailer last night, and almost dug into it...but I knew I needed more time and more braincells for this (something about vodka then several glasses of wine with dinner).
On this recommendation it's on the list!
DeNiro, Pesche, Keitel and Pacino...the four horsemen of American gangster movies...and to think where Pesche got his big time start in the Lethal Weapon series...
It's a real bummer that I won't be able to watch this either at the theater or even on Blu/Ray DVD (from what I'm seeing online).
It's all good - I'll go over to my parents' house at some point and watch it on their Netflix. But that is kind of annoying. I'm sure Netflix is cheap enough and reasonably priced. I'm just stubborn and not buying it.
Very good show but long.the watermelon lol.
Enjoyable with a bit of a weak ending.
Will we ever know?
I agree with your death by $10 cuts statement.
Depending on where you live, $9/month means you break even or come out ahead after watching 1-3 movies or unique content to the platform per month.
Hulu live is $50/month unlimited device streaming. Before I cancelled cable, the 3 boxes (including 2 DVRs) with no premium content approached $200/month.
Even with Prime, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ bundles I come out way ahead.
Just wait until some clever person “invents” a bundling service for all streaming services. The memes about inventing cable subscriptions will be delicious.
I know several who did not. Too long and kind of boring.
I grew up in the Philadelphia area. Know someone who thought he might add liquor to his restaurant menu. Only problem was that to get a license from the state would take many many years. So he and a partner went to South Philly and met with Angelo Bruno at an Italian restaurant. For money he could a license quickly. He did not think some of his other owners would understand so he passed.
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Talked with a few friends over the weekend who saw it and all were praising it. On the surface yes 3 1/2 hours is long for a movie but I’m not sure what you cut here? To me it was great and I would argue it was the right call. The slow burn allowed for the payoff in the end and you got to really see Frank’s gut wrenching acknowledgement of what he knew he would have to do being slowly brought to light.
I’ll add this hot take - Whenever Pesci and DeNero were on the screen together it was magic!
I thought it was terrific, saw it last night. We saw it at the home of some friends, and since they have Netflix, it was nice that we could take several breaks during the 3.5 hours, replenish food, open more beers, etc...made it very enjoyable.
If you like Scorcese, DeNiro, Pacino, Pesci et al, you won't want to miss it...
I definitely enjoyed it just wasn't sure (or didn't gather) what spending so much time on certain things accomplished. For example, I thought the final 30-ish minutes of late stage Frank could have easily been cut in half w/o compromising what I took to be the point piece of the story. Somewhat in contradiction to my opinion on the length, I didn't get to know some of the ancillary characters as much as I would have liked --- Hoffa and Frank's wives, Skinny Razor, Fat Tony.
Pesci commanded every scene he was in...he was the star of the show for me, just mesmerizing! This was Pacino's best work in a while but even in this it felt like he was playing an exaggerated caricature of himself at times.