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OVERRATED The Wolf of Wolf Street - Tedious rehashing of his earlier and better movies, yet the critics and award shows went ape-bats for this. The Aviator - Another film lavished with Oscar nominations. It's OK, but fails to rise above the deadly traps of the biopic genre. UNDERRATED The Color of Money - Usually dismissed as a Paul Newman/Tom Cruise vehicle, it's actually quite excellent and full of wonderful texture. Shutter Island - The only one of his last six movies which failed to earn him a Best Director Oscar nomination, but it's my favorite of the bunch. Even knowing all of its plot twists and turns, I still find this compelling and chilling viewing.
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The remake of Cape Fear for example has a number of camera angles that I'd have been embarressed to shoot in one of my little home Super 8 movies when I was 12 years old. I like the bombastic, over the top approach for much of Cape Fear. I just felt that the climactic scenes on the houseboat were way too drawn-out.
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Runner up: "After Hours" -- Another one you hardly ever hear about. Basically, a yuppie having the worst, most surreal night of his life, as only Scorsese can do it. That this one is so ignored by so many Scorsese fans really surprises me. But then again, I'm known for my weird tastes.... +1 My personal favorite Marty movie.
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TAXI DRIVER-Underrated-great film. I don't think of it as underrated though. TD has been considered a classic for decades.
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So his masterpieces are well...masterpeices and his other films are underrated???
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Overrated - The Departed Underrated - The Color of Money
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UNDERRATED Shutter Island - The only one of his last six movies which failed to earn him a Best Director Oscar nomination, but it's my favorite of the bunch. Even knowing all of its plot twists and turns, I still find this compelling and chilling viewing. I agree with you on this! OVERRATED GOODFELLAS - a repugnant, repellent, pointless piece of pulp TAXI DRIVER (see above)
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El bruco dissing Goodfellas?? Go on. Go to the back. theres always one, isnt there!
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