The best of Scorsese/De Niro

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Ok, first of all, this is one of the best (probably THE best)
actor/director partnership in the american cinema. Robert De Niro is
one of the very f**kin actors in all times (he shouldn't waste his
talent doing crap like Meet The Parents), and Martin Scorsese is a
great 'visual stylist', wonderful director (when he wants). Choose just
one movie is very difficult, but maybe my favorite is "GoodFellas".

Poll Question: Which film is the finest made by this actor/director team?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Mean Streets	1	[5.00%]
Taxi Driver	8	[40.00%]
New York, New York	0	[0.00%]
Raging Bull	2	[10.00%]
The King of Comedy	0	[0.00%]
GoodFellas	7	[35.00%]
Cape Fear	1	[5.00%]
Casino	1	[5.00%]
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Fantômas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 15 2005 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 1859	Topic: The best of Scorsese/De Niro Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:32
	Ok, first of all, this is one of the best (probably THE best) actor/director partnership in the american cinema. Robert De Niro is one of the very f**kin actors in all times (he shouldn't waste his talent doing crap like Meet The Parents), and Martin Scorsese is a great 'visual stylist', wonderful director (when he wants). Choose just one movie is very difficult, but maybe my favorite is "GoodFellas".
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TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802	Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:37
	All those movies are so good it is hard to pick a best one.But I narrowly choose Goodfellas over Taxi Driver.


Damen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 04 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1068	Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:45
	Hard f**king choice, but I ended up going with Taxi Driver, though Goodfellas and Raging Bull are very very close.
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AtLossForWords Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 11 2005 Status: Offline Points: 6699	Posted: October 12 2005 at 19:02
	Really hard choice for me, i love everything these two guys have done togethor. I'm going to vote for Casino though. Taxi Driver will always be a classic, Raging Bull was inspiring, GoodFellas was downright incredible, but Casino is a movie that is always going to have a very special place with me. I thought the chemistry between De Niro and Pesce was the best it ever was. It was also nice to see some more classic actors like Allan King, Frank Vincent, and the then up and coming Kevin Pollack.

Fantômas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 15 2005 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 1859	Posted: October 12 2005 at 19:32
	Joe Pesci is a wonderful actor... I remember the first time I saw GoodFellas, I almost died laughing of his character... "Oklahoma kid. That's me. I'm the Oklahoma kid. You fickin' varmint. Dance. Dance. YAHOO, YOU MOTHERF*CKER" In Casino he is also wonderful, unforgettable...
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Pr@gmatic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 04 2005 Location: Virgin Islands Status: Offline Points: 1023	Posted: October 12 2005 at 20:09
	GoodFellas!!! What a f*cking classic!

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	Goodfellas - it doesn't get much better than that.
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bluetailfly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1383	Posted: October 13 2005 at 16:34
	I'd have to go with "Raging Bull." My second choice would be "King of Comedy", DeNiro plays that lunatic comedian's role so well, that really goes to show his versatility.
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Philrod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 319	Posted: October 13 2005 at 23:00
	Raging Bull or Taxi Driver. I'll go with Raging Bull!


ShaunoNoNo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: July 15 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 92	Posted: October 14 2005 at 18:51
	Goodfellas. Closely followed by Raging Bull.


Jim Garten Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin & Razor Guru Joined: February 02 2004 Location: South England Status: Offline Points: 14693	Posted: October 18 2005 at 03:47
	Overall, I had to go with Goodfellas - one of the best mob films ever made; it was a narrow win though, as I recently saw Casino again - I love his character there, nice blend of vunerability and violence... Of course, Pesci superb in both - same character, but superb. How about the great film Scorcese never made with De Niro? Don't forget he wanted De Niro to play Bill The Butcher in Gangs Of New York - now how would that have changed the film's dynamic?
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Eetu Pellonpaa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 17 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 4828	Posted: October 21 2005 at 08:20
	"Mean Streets" is my favourite from those films, but DeNiro is not very much on focus of that one, it's more Harvey Keitel's show! "New York New York" is also great one, a real misunderstood gem!

Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 17 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1881	Posted: October 21 2005 at 09:57
	Do you know, I've not seen Goodfellas. Now isn't that an admission for a self-confessed film buff to make.