The Irishman

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Tony Moanero said:

Long films are boss. If I like a film I want it to last for as long as possible. The more custard creams, the better the film..

 

[Tony Moanero]

9 minutes ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

 

Must be the best part of twenty years since I watched Rounders, but I’ve hated John Malkovich ever since, the Oreo eating animal.

 

 

[lifetime fan]

39 minutes ago, magicrat said:

Fair enough but odd they wouldn't let it do the rounds for a few weeks at least. Probably because it was over 200 minutes long !

It’s been given a limited release in order to qualify for the Oscars. 

[Red Lead]

1 hour ago, magicrat said:

Fair enough but odd they wouldn't let it do the rounds for a few weeks at least. Probably because it was over 200 minutes long !

 It had a very limited release because the main cinema chains wouldn't agree to the short window between theatrical release and on-demand availability.

[Scott_M]

Watched today. It’s brilliant. 

[rubble-rouser]

On 02/12/2019 at 16:12, Spy Bee said:

Sure, ignore me and waste 3.5 hours of your life!

 

Nah, it's worth watching, but it's not a classic. It's a million miles from Goodfellas and Casino. 

It’s not meant to be those films though isn’t it? It’s much much more reflective.

[Grinch]

Was an awful slog.   Some great performances, especially Pacino but bored me silly tbh. 

[General Dryness]

Really enjoyed it. A masterclass of character acting from the leads.

[Jairzinho]

4 hours ago, Grinch said:

Was an awful slog.   Some great performances, especially Pacino but bored me silly tbh. 

Yeah, found it a bit dull. An hour and a half too long.

[Bjornebye]

I think those of us who got it and enjoyed it are those who know a bit about stuff. 

 

Those who hated it, found it boring or watched it in 7 parts couldn't change a tire. 

[Grinch]

1 hour ago, Jairzinho said:

Yeah, found it a bit dull. An hour and a half too long.

Didn't help that I was expecting a gangster movie but it was more Bronx tale, good movie but had the sense to stay shorter than four hours. 

[VladimirIlyich]

I don't disagree it was too long and its not up there with Casino or quite a bit of Scorcese's other stuff but it was a very good film and allowed a small group of great actors a last film of their familiar genre together. De Niro still crops up in the odd good film these days but it was the best role I've seen Pacino in for years. Also good to see Joe Pesci playing a more mature and conciliatory role in proceedings.

[Colonel Bumcunt]

Was a blast to watch, great performances, nobody overplayed their character, everyone had that subtle menace.

 

Pacino the exception, he needed to project an alpha character to others, that was Hoffa's schtik, he was a leader in a world full of 'men', he had to be alpha.

 

My take on the ending is that 'the Irishman' by the end of the film had somewhat lost sense of who he was, and who he is.  His relationship with his daughters was something he never challenged until in his later years, and by that time, when they speak of how he made them feel, the fear, he couldn't reconcile that man with himself.   Due to the pills he was on (which he earlier said were making him lose his mind), he gets to the end and he's basically afraid of the man he was.

By the end scene, he leaves the door open a crack, and everyone surmises what that means.  For me, he's hoping and praying to get whacked.  He wants someone to find him.  He's made his peace with the priest, he does so all the time, he's ready to go.  After all, he's telling us the secret of what happened to Hoffa, this stuff gets you whacked.  But it seems like all the old players have died, there's nobody else left to do it. 

[SasaS]

A pleasant surprise for me, 8/10.

 

I didn't like most of his films over the past 20 or so years and was afraid this was going to be another of his looong films where he's telling you the same thing over and over again, but I enjoyed it, once I got used to the fact most actors were too old, which may have been deliberate. Didn't have any problems with the 3 and a half hours, the longer it went, the more I wanted to keep watching.

 

 

[A Red]

I really really wanted to like it and thought it was just ok. If I had really really liked it I could see myself wanting to watch it again in the future, but I cant.

 

I can change a tyre though

 

[Juniper]

I enjoyed it but I didn’t think it was a masterpiece. Certainly not one of Scorsese’s top films, for me.

 

Took me four viewings (watched it travelling for work)

 

All the de-ageing stuff was ok but although you can make a mans face younger you can’t get him to walk/move like he’s young so that put me off.

 

Joe Pesci was brilliant though. Completely and quietly menacing. He was the highlight of the film for me. 
 

Not sure I’ll watch again. Not a classic but decent enough. 

[Scott_M]

Seeing I’m the only person in the office, I’ve got it on my iPad now.

 

Always love these gangster films rolling out the old Sopranos cast. Charmaine Bucco looks better than she did 20 years ago, Beansy looks old as fuck & Eugene looks exactly the same. 

[s(k)aturation]

On 10/12/2019 at 01:44, Juniper said:

All the de-ageing stuff was ok but although you can make a mans face younger you can’t get him to walk/move like he’s young so that put me off.

 

Yeah, watching De Niro trying to kick that shopkeeper looked like they'd CGI'd out the zimmerframe.

 

[Scott_M]

That bit where Hoffa is ranting at his aides about Kennedy & going to jail is pure classic OTT Pacino.

[littletedwest]

I really liked it. I watched all the trailers and think that took something away though. Also knowing the story of Hoffa meant there were few surprises.

I thought the acting was amazing. 

[VladimirIlyich]

33 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Seeing I’m the only person in the office, I’ve got it on my iPad now.

 

Always love these gangster films rolling out the old Sopranos cast. Charmaine Bucco looks better than she did 20 years ago, Beansy looks old as fuck & Eugene looks exactly the same. 

Charmaine Bucco looks rough as hell in the Irishman compared to the Sopranos. She is also in Godfather of Harlem as Gigante's wife. I still would like.

[Scott_M]

The bits about the frozen fish & Hoffa v Tony Pro definitely riff towards “Funny guy”.

[Scott_M]

The outrage from do-gooders complaining that Anna Paquin’s Peggy hardly has any lines is hilarious. 
 

That’s the whole point of the character!

[SasaS]

Netflix users seem to prefer shit movies to The Irishman.

 

"Nielsen said last week that 17.1 million unique Netflix users watched "The Irishman" in its first five days of release but just 18% of viewers actually finished the movie. That's still on par with "Bird Box" (18%) and higher than the "Breaking Bad" movie, "El Camino" (11%), according to Nielsen. "

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-irishman-viewership-compared-to-netflixs-most-popular-movies-2019-12