Mon 18 Jun 2007
The Best American Film ever made!.
Sorry “Godfather” and “Kane”.
The raw intensity,brutality,and exhiliration is unrivaled in American cinema.
It’s like an old Hollywood classic mixed with a Fellini work.
Scorsese’s Masterpeice and DeNiro’s too!.
Unfortunately, no matter what they do “Bull” is the Template they will be remembered and measured by forever.
Even today in film schools everywhere this seminal opus is dissected
ad naseum.
We get not only the Best Acting(DeNiro) I have ever seen,but Direction(Scorsese) as well.
The cinematography,editing,and writing are unrivaled.
Did I mention it has Joe Pesci too!.
It’s uncompromising real life story with stark images and dialogue that pushed the envelope then,and is relevent today,still matters.
It also change the way Biopics would forever be made.
I have never seen a better film and probably will not!
Matty P.
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June 21st, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Finally, “Raging Bull” gets some long overdue respect. Nice to see the move to #4 on the AFI 100. This film is one of the top-10 films made. DiNiro gives not only his best performance, but perhaps the greatest by an actor. What won the “Best Picture” that year, oh yeah, the TV movie of the week “Ordinary People”.
June 22nd, 2007 at 1:19 pm
“RAGING BULL” finally got it’s due Wednesday night.10 years ago when it was given the 24th slot?.
I was shocked at the panels exclusion out of the top 10.
Now a decade later “Raging Bull” is No.4.All I wanted was the film to rightfully takes it’s place among the ten best American films as it deserves to be.I have been to film school and can tell you next to “Kane”,”Casablanca”,”GWTW”, and “The Godfather.It is the most studied film.
I may have issues with other films on the list but anyone with any sense has to give “Raging Bull” its kudo’s.Next to “The Godfather” it is pure Americana!
Matty P.