Best Martin Scorsese Film

the departed was one of the most biggest let downs in my life. I love marty,but the departed was redundant and long. as you are watching the movie, you know exactly how its going to end, however marty put a remedy to this by killing everyone. goodfellas

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Anyone who says The Departed is his best film is an idiot. Fact.

The answer is Goodfellas by a long way.

I guess I'm an idiot. w00t

Goodfellas comes in second though, but it gets a little boring towards the end when Ray Liotta is on his coked out helicoptor chase thing.

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
the departed was redundant

It was a 150 minute long cat and mouse game with gratuitous headshots that could have EASILY been done in 90 is what he's getting at.

Boston's Police Academy must have one hell of a training facility. All of there cops are marksmen, and none of them were really aiming, except maybe Marky Mark.

The Departed was a good movie, but put it against some of the other movies he has been nominated for and i think most of the others win. The Departed did not grab my attention, it was sort a blah for the most part for me. Don't get me wrong i really liked it, but i mean for scorsese and it being best picture it should have been better.

Originally posted by Solo
Taxi Driver?

I didn't mind the length of The Departed. I really got into the characters and the dialogue, it was highly entertaining. It was the type of movie I wish would never end.

That coked out helicoptor part is one of the best things in Goodfellas!

Some of the dialogue was dire imo, i was sitting there rolling my eyes quite a few times.

Originally posted by jgiant
What about it? You think it was redundent?

Scorsese film 'The Departed' wins best picture Oscar
US director Martin Scorsese's bloody crime drama The Departed has snatched the best picture Oscar.

Hmm, having just watched Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, this got a bit harder for me.

I might be one of the idiots who says The Departed however. I tend to agree with Tired Hiker on this one.

I find The Departed more watchable than some of his "greatest," nowadays. I find it much more accesible.

Still, the Colour of Money is underrated.

Goodfella's or gangs of new york for me

Am I the only one that prefers Casino to Goodfellas?

Originally posted by Darth Martin
Am I the only one that prefers Casino to Goodfellas?

By no means. On first viewing, I was a little disappointed by Goodfellas and enjoyed Casino more. Casino just gets a little dull second time around, in my opinion, whereas I enjoyed Goodfellas loads more when I rewatched and I'd certainly say it's the better film, and much more original, of course.

But Taxi Driver's easily my favourite. The character of Travis Bickle is so real, such a fantastic creation, though I think De Niro's best performance is in Raging Bull- a film that would be by no means great if not for that performance.

I'd also give an honorary mention to King of Comedy, which is rather fabulous. Probably my 3rd favourite Scorsese film after Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. The Departed would be well down the list, though I did really enjoy it, having watched it twice. Unfortunately, it's rather weak compared to Marty's other work, and considerably inferior to Infernal Affairs, too, which was shorter, better paced and had a much more interesting ending, too.

its hard to argue against any of these films, bit i would say good fellas, then taxi driver, then casino. I love my deniro

Goodfellas a.k.a. the best mob movie ever.

I would have put The Last Temptation Of Christ on this list, and removed Cape Fear.

Originally posted by roughrider
I would have put The Last Temptation Of Christ on this list, and removed Cape Fear.

I'd agree. Cape Fear was fairly fun, but I thought it was rather crap, really.