fukkyalifestyle
Superstar
Saw the hateful 8 in theaters shyt was like damn near 3 hours but it had an intermission. 3 hours in a theater is a long time but this might be worth it.
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kingdarius
Wtf u talkin bout? Ya Bish
Not sitting in a theater for 3 1/2 hours. Idc how great this cinema is that’s far too long. Plus it’s cac-tastic so no biggie.
wow you’re so cool
gonna take an edible and catch this tomorrow 
OJ Simpsom
Superstar
No coli reviews yet?
DrHackenbush
Happy wars/sad love songs
Your lost
But yo do y'all think Frank really did it?
Havent seen the movie but read the book a couple of times, I'd say its 90% likely he did it. There was only a few people around then that could have got close enough to Hoffa to do it
I know they had to do the traditional theater release to appease the Academy but I know deep down they wanted to keep this strictly streaming and roll out a big fat "If you want to see the Irishman- Get Netlfix" ad campaign. No telling how many new subscriptions they would've added this holiday season. Probably still can though
PoorAndDangerous
Superstar
Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
Satantango is about 7 1/2 hours longCould they make a movie long enough that @track 1 would walk out halfway through but he still had sat in the theater for several hours?
Sátántangó (1994) - IMDb
Movie is solid. You don’t realize how long you have been watching until Hoffa is dead and then it starts to drag.
Visually it looked great and all the actors came through. Shout out to the boardwalk empire alums (Stephen Graham/Cannavale).
not classic, but a good film.
Visually it looked great and all the actors came through. Shout out to the boardwalk empire alums (Stephen Graham/Cannavale).
not classic, but a good film.
I think the film is classic, because we will never see another crime epic film like it again. Only on TV will we possibly see that replicated again. And because the performances were incredible.
I agree the film drags after Hoffa dies. They could've easily cut 15-20 minutes. But it felt like those extra 30 minutes were purposeful, to show how lonely that life is, and how it ends for guys in that life. I also felt, it was the OG actors De Niro and Pesci facing their mortality in a way.
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A lot to take in and it will take repeated viewings to know for sure but I think Scorsese has achieved something very special with this.
At the beginning of the film I just had a big smile on my face being back inside a Scorsese crime flick....that Mean Streets-esque doo wop music, the beautiful steadycam opening shot inside the nursing home, the immediate voice over narration, this almost anthropological look at organised crime, dark humour and then De Niro and Pesci sharing the screen again. Man, it's like coming back home to eat your mom's cooking. shyt was a joyous experience.
But the great thing about it is the that this isn't just Scorsese playing the hits. The film is a lot more restrained and still than his other mob films, and in some places, particularly the final stretch it's actually closer to his meditative dramas like Silence and Kundun.
But it's a beautiful mix of moods, between genuine melancholy to still classic Scorsese fukkery. The scenes between Pacino and Stephen Graham are
Pacino is a force of nature in every scene. Yes, he goes OTT shouty Al at times but honestly I don't give a fukk....it's great to see Al just go the fukk in with some great material.
Pesci though might be the stand out. It's a very low key performance. A million miles from his turns in Goodfellas nand Casino but he does so much with just small gestures and facial expressions. Really great performance and it's a damn shame he's been out the game so long when he can be this good.
The CGI was fine I thought. Not perfect but you do get used to it 20 minutes in. Biggest issue is the fact that at times De Niro is still moving around like an old man.
Like I said I need to rewatch but this might be his best work since Goodfellas.
At the beginning of the film I just had a big smile on my face being back inside a Scorsese crime flick....that Mean Streets-esque doo wop music, the beautiful steadycam opening shot inside the nursing home, the immediate voice over narration, this almost anthropological look at organised crime, dark humour and then De Niro and Pesci sharing the screen again. Man, it's like coming back home to eat your mom's cooking. shyt was a joyous experience.
But the great thing about it is the that this isn't just Scorsese playing the hits. The film is a lot more restrained and still than his other mob films, and in some places, particularly the final stretch it's actually closer to his meditative dramas like Silence and Kundun.
But it's a beautiful mix of moods, between genuine melancholy to still classic Scorsese fukkery. The scenes between Pacino and Stephen Graham are
Pacino is a force of nature in every scene. Yes, he goes OTT shouty Al at times but honestly I don't give a fukk....it's great to see Al just go the fukk in with some great material.
Pesci though might be the stand out. It's a very low key performance. A million miles from his turns in Goodfellas nand Casino but he does so much with just small gestures and facial expressions. Really great performance and it's a damn shame he's been out the game so long when he can be this good.
The CGI was fine I thought. Not perfect but you do get used to it 20 minutes in. Biggest issue is the fact that at times De Niro is still moving around like an old man.
Like I said I need to rewatch but this might be his best work since Goodfellas.
I'd say it's almost a certainty that he was there when Hoffa got it. Gallo is the one where there is some doubt.
As far as whether he personally shot Hoffa, it's impossible to know,it wouldn't surprise me either way. But that really doesn't matter, he was the linchpin of the hit. There's no way Hoffa gets in that car without Sheeran being there. He was the one Hoffa felt he could trust with his life. That's how it is, that's why they got him to do it and not a thousand other guys.