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Posted: 11/29/2019 10:47:43 PM EDT

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watched it, OK at best

Posted: 11/29/2019 10:48:04 PM EDT

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I’m halfway through and I like it ok, but DeNiro and Pacino would have been better used in other roles in this movie. It’s time to get a second string in if we’re going to have good mafia movies in the future.

Posted: 11/29/2019 10:56:26 PM EDT

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Supporting this movie is the same thing as supporting DeNiro. I think DeNiro might be a transgender. He looks like a man but acts like he has a pussy?

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There is no difference in supporting Robert Deniro and posting that silly 1973 Robert Redford meme on here constantly.

They both adamantly hate conservatives and most of what this board stands for.

Fuck Robert Redford and Fuck Robert Deniro and anything and everything they.

I'd rather give a $1 to a Seattle homless person.

Posted: 11/29/2019 10:59:55 PM EDT

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I finished it. It's ... odd.

The de-aging is very distracting when slapped on an old man's body. DiNero walks, eats, poses, and talks like an old man, very stiff with a hunch, tight shoulders and small steps - then they try to put a face of a 30 year younger man on his face. I hope this de-aging CGI stays in 2019. Whomever decided to recolor everyone's eyes needed to be slapped senseless - I know Sheeran had blue eyes, not sapphire platinum. Looked like a character from the Avengers, not a mob movie.

What was up with executing Germans in the Italian theatre of war? Was that a thing? Should have just been left as, "I did my fighting, I did my killing, that was my business, now I'm used to it..." sorta thing.

Al Pacino did a great Hoffa. Pesci did some great acting and dialogue, you forget you were watching Pesci. It's a more mature role for him.

It's just Goodfellas that's stretched out with bits and blaps of Godfather II. For being 3.5 hours, it sure doesn't dive deep into any subject matter other than Hoffa half way through. Only thing they put in about Kennedy was some campaigning and assassination news on T.V.? Bay of pigs with some truck driving and background news reports? Marty broke the cardinal rule - show, don't tell.

5/10. Watch it in two parts.

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The book the movie is based on, "I Heard You Paint Houses" goes into more detail. For as long as the movie was it didn't explain some thing well. Frank Sheeran was one of the top enforcers and hit men for the mob at the time and was a pretty serious dude. They allude to it, but he killed a lot of people. He also served at Anzio which was some pretty brutal fighting, basically months of straight combat with no break. There were times they couldn't afford to take prisoners so they were ordered to kill them. The book is Franks recount of his life, and he credits his time in the war as how he learned to kill without emotion. It's what prepared him to do the work he ended up making his career. There's a pretty good amount of narrative around the impact of the War on Frank in the book that they kind of gloss over in the movie in favor of the Mob stuff.

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:00:26 PM EDT

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I just saw it come up on Netflix
Probably end up watching it

Off topic but another f Irish movie was “Black Mass”
Johnny Depp played Whitey Bulger. That was an excellent movie

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:01:09 PM EDT

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I watched it and thought it was good. Moved fast for such a long movie

But the scene where he “beats” the grocery guy is just painful to watch. He’s old and fragile now.

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:03:33 PM EDT

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Goodfellas nostalgia made it interesting at first, but The CGI youthification gave me that uncanny valley feeling, and the movie could have easily lost an hour in editing.

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:07:08 PM EDT

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Didn't much care for it... it was like a bunch of nursing home residents trying to recreate Goodfella's

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:07:51 PM EDT

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Didn't much care for it... it was like a bunch of nursing home residents trying to recreate Goodfella's. I only watched about an hour of it

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:11:49 PM EDT

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I have no interest in wasting money on any Robert "Dementia" De Niro movie, but I might have made an exception if it got good reviews. Until I heard that it is another Martin Scorsese film. If you've seen one Scorsese film, you've seen them all. I've seen Good Fellas, Casino, and The Green Dragons (I believe Scorsese was Executive Producer) and all of these films have his stamp on them. They're unbelievable, loaded with ridiculously stupid acts of violence (like Green Dragons where the gang walks out of the courthouse into the alley in broad daylight and murders one of their members, seemingly oblivious/unconcerned about any witnesses or bystanders or police officers walking around and outside the court house). And Casino and Good Fellas seemed like the same movie because of all of the same actors playing the same characters over and over again. Like Joe Pesci playing a mad dog, psycho, out of control murderer in Casino. Then there's Joe Pesci playing a mad dog, psycho, out of control murderer in Good Fellas.

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:19:54 PM EDT

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Is worth the 3+ hr sit. A great addition to America's Gangster film catalogue.

Yes DeNiro sucks blah blah blah, most of them do these days. But the story is well told and thought provoking.

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Yep watched it last night. Good flick, now that all involved in actual events are long gone, may actually be somewhat close to what happened.

J-

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:24:17 PM EDT

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I just saw it come up on Netflix
Probably end up watching it

Off topic but another f Irish movie was “Black Mass”
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Horrible movie if you are familiar with real story though...

Posted: 11/29/2019 11:41:39 PM EDT

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Scorsese is a master at cinematic story telling and The Irishman is no exception. The movie does an excellent job of connecting the dots to the rise and fall of some of the most powerful political and mob figures of the 60s and 70s.

Pesci hits a freggin grand slam !

Posted: 11/30/2019 1:18:35 AM EDT

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I was going to give a serious answer, then I noticed.

I can't keep up with all the companies/celebrities GD hates around here

He has come out as very anti-Trump this past couple of years. He has been making a total ass of himself. A lot of people have lost all respect for him, me included.

Posted: 11/30/2019 3:53:26 AM EDT

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He has come out as very anti-Trump this past couple of years. He has been making a total ass of himself. A lot of people have lost all respect for him, me included.

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I was going to give a serious answer, then I noticed.

I can't keep up with all the companies/celebrities GD hates around here

He has come out as very anti-Trump this past couple of years. He has been making a total ass of himself. A lot of people have lost all respect for him, me included.

I wonder about their motives sometimes. If you want to work in Hollywood, you have to play the game. DeNiro still makes movies, "hates" everything to the right of Obama. James Woods is retired, his true feelings are no secret. Vince Vaughn is another Hollywood conservative, now highly irrelevant. I think many of the loudmouth Hollywood libs are just hoping their latest contrived outrage of the month tantrum gives them some form of SAG approved job security for the next 6mo.

I liked the movie but I'm a gangster movie buff. This thread has turned into a virtue signaling fuckfest and a race to determine who can out-hate the last guy. Predictably.

Posted: 11/30/2019 7:43:31 AM EDT

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Wasn't great.

Posted: 11/30/2019 8:05:46 AM EDT

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I wonder about their motives sometimes. If you want to work in Hollywood, you have to play the game. DeNiro still makes movies, "hates" everything to the right of Obama. James Woods is retired, his true feelings are no secret. Vince Vaughn is another Hollywood conservative, now highly irrelevant. I think many of the loudmouth Hollywood libs are just hoping their latest contrived outrage of the month tantrum gives them some form of SAG approved job security for the next 6mo.

I liked the movie but I'm a gangster movie buff. This thread has turned into a virtue signaling fuckfest and a race to determine who can out-hate the last guy. Predictably.

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I was going to give a serious answer, then I noticed.

I can't keep up with all the companies/celebrities GD hates around here

He has come out as very anti-Trump this past couple of years. He has been making a total ass of himself. A lot of people have lost all respect for him, me included.

I wonder about their motives sometimes. If you want to work in Hollywood, you have to play the game. DeNiro still makes movies, "hates" everything to the right of Obama. James Woods is retired, his true feelings are no secret. Vince Vaughn is another Hollywood conservative, now highly irrelevant. I think many of the loudmouth Hollywood libs are just hoping their latest contrived outrage of the month tantrum gives them some form of SAG approved job security for the next 6mo.

I liked the movie but I'm a gangster movie buff. This thread has turned into a virtue signaling fuckfest and a race to determine who can out-hate the last guy. Predictably.

Most folks in the thread are bashing the film.
Calling a spade a spade is still cool right?

Posted: 11/30/2019 8:09:46 AM EDT

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I thought it was good

Posted: 11/30/2019 8:14:55 AM EDT

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Off topic but another f Irish movie was “Black Mass”
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Funny thing is that if you are from MA and grew lived through that time it was nothing special. If you lived in a different part of the country it was great.

I watched it. I went in thinking it was going to be another Casino or Goodfellas. It was not. I would say it was a good movie but I would also say a lot of it was about nothing.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:29:56 AM EDT

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The digital makeup, as they called it, was pretty good, maybe less so early on. The glass cockpit in the plane was something they could have digitally replaced pretty easily. Also, Jonathan Morris from Fox News was the Priest at the end! Cool!

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:33:19 AM EDT

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The digital makeup, as they called it, was pretty good, maybe less so early on. The glass cockpit in the plane was something they could have digitally replaced pretty easily. Also, Jonathan Morris from Fox News was the Priest at the end! Cool!

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They should have used a plane that had a 1970s appropriate panel and paint scheme.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:37:28 AM EDT

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The last third of the movie is a meditation on aging and decline. Not a good date movie.

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Agree. Navel gazing by the old fuckers who put it together and are now considering their mortality. The last half-hour could have easily been lopped off...and frankly, the movie was two hours too long.

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Posted: 11/30/2019 11:39:44 AM EDT

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I watched it and thought it was good. Moved fast for such a long movie

But the scene where he “beats” the grocery guy is just painful to watch. He’s old and fragile now.

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Most of the CGI I didn’t pay much attention to, but that scene definitely was noticeable. Considering the technology, I’m surprised a younger body double couldn’t have been used.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:40:54 AM EDT

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When he was beating up the grocery store clerk, that was the worst part of the movie

He needed a stunt double. . . .bad

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I just finished this. Not so good. It should have been 1.5 hours, if so, it would have been ok. Also, the cgi effects to make the actors look young were so-so, but deniro walked and held posture like an old geezer so that didn't look good at all

When he was beating up the grocery store clerk, that was the worst part of the movie

He needed a stunt double. . . .bad

This. Excellent flick otherwise.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:41:51 AM EDT

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I have no interest in wasting money on any Robert "Dementia" De Niro movie, but I might have made an exception if it got good reviews. Until I heard that it is another Martin Scorsese film. If you've seen one Scorsese film, you've seen them all. I've seen Good Fellas, Casino, and The Green Dragons (I believe Scorsese was Executive Producer) and all of these films have his stamp on them. They're unbelievable, loaded with ridiculously stupid acts of violence (like Green Dragons where the gang walks out of the courthouse into the alley in broad daylight and murders one of their members, seemingly oblivious/unconcerned about any witnesses or bystanders or police officers walking around and outside the court house). And Casino and Good Fellas seemed like the same movie because of all of the same actors playing the same characters over and over again. Like Joe Pesci playing a mad dog, psycho, out of control murderer in Casino. Then there's Joe Pesci playing a mad dog, psycho, out of control murderer in Good Fellas.

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You guys get that this is on Netflix, right? It's not costing you another dime other than your standard Netflix subscription.

If someone doesn't want to watch it because they don't want to convey to Netflix that they're interested in content from those fuckers, I get that, but I don't get the financial argument at all.

Me? I watched it and then gave it a thumbs down.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:43:46 AM EDT

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The aging thing was weird. They made them look younger but they still looked old. DeNiro still looked like he was in his 50s in the scenes from Sheeran's early life.

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Pesci: "hey kid"

Me: who the fuck is he talking to?

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:45:49 AM EDT

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I wonder about their motives sometimes. If you want to work in Hollywood, you have to play the game. DeNiro still makes movies, "hates" everything to the right of Obama. James Woods is retired, his true feelings are no secret. Vince Vaughn is another Hollywood conservative, now highly irrelevant. I think many of the loudmouth Hollywood libs are just hoping their latest contrived outrage of the month tantrum gives them some form of SAG approved job security for the next 6mo.

I liked the movie but I'm a gangster movie buff. This thread has turned into a virtue signaling fuckfest and a race to determine who can out-hate the last guy. Predictably.

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The worst are southern actors and musicians. They seem to get stupid liberal trying to fit in.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:54:43 AM EDT

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I liked it, though watching deniro move around like an old man while being young while beating up people was cringe worthy, it made me laugh. I liked it over all though... it was on the long side.

Posted: 11/30/2019 11:58:10 AM EDT

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When he was beating up the grocery store clerk, that was the worst part of the movie

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That scene was laughable. Overall it was a good movie though.

Posted: 11/30/2019 2:54:33 PM EDT

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The movie was boring. Even had it been edited down to 2 hours, there really wasn't much of a story there. Also, the effects to make them look younger were awful. It was really distracting.

I personally don't care, at all, about Jimmy Hoffa, and his "fame" was so long ago, that this movie is just largely irrelevant and not compelling.

Having said that, Pacino turned a great performance. Even at his age, he's still an electrifying actor. DeNiro was boring, like he's been for decades. Pesci was good playing against type.

Scorsese can still make great movies, and The Wolf of Wall Street is one of the greats, but he missed the mark on this one.

Posted: 11/30/2019 2:59:23 PM EDT

[#31]

Fuck DeFuckhead.

Posted: 11/30/2019 3:00:54 PM EDT

[#32]

Just put it on. We'll see how it goes.

Posted: 11/30/2019 5:09:18 PM EDT

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It was good not great... I’m big mob movie guy. It was not goodfellas or casino. Then again I just watched Lillehammer On Netflix so that probably made this seem better.

Posted: 11/30/2019 5:19:37 PM EDT

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I would like to see it because Martin Scorsese is one of the best directors of his era. I would also like to see Pesci and Pacino in one more mobster film.

Posted: 11/30/2019 7:59:00 PM EDT

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Finished it. If you like gangster movies with "classic" gangster movie actors, you'll like it. Was it Casino or Goodfellas? No. But still worth a watch, and for me on a topic I really didn't know much about.

If you hate actors based on their politics, don't watch movies or tv shows.

Posted: 11/30/2019 8:10:16 PM EDT

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I wonder about their motives sometimes. If you want to work in Hollywood, you have to play the game. DeNiro still makes movies, "hates" everything to the right of Obama...

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A lot of Hollyweird seems like lip service to the SAG and an interest in getting future work. But DeNiro seems pathological. I wish we could hear the real reasons why he, specifically, has such disdain for President Trump. But DeNiro also fashions himself as a property developer in NYC. My SWAG is Trump probably let him know just how inconsequential he is in in that regard in the past and that's the rub between those two. That or he's just another faggoty NYC communist.

Posted: 11/30/2019 9:15:19 PM EDT

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Saw the previews on Netflix. Looks like a last gasp for Dino, Pac and Pesci.

Retire already. If you don't have to income by now you never will. Go get your fucking shine box.

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:36:26 PM EDT

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A little too long for me, best thing, no one wore a cape and mask.

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:45:51 PM EDT

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Did you wiseguys catch what background music was playing in the first restaurant scene..??

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:50:03 PM EDT

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Godfather theme, wasn't it?

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:53:40 PM EDT

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Bada Bing..!

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:55:57 PM EDT

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Nope. DeNiro sucks blah, blah, blah. Can't keep supporting those idiots.

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:56:09 PM EDT

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Scorsese is a master at cinematic story telling and The Irishman is no exception. The movie does an excellent job of connecting the dots to the rise and fall of some of the most powerful political and mob figures of the 60s and 70s.

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Yeah, that's my take away.

The movie itself was okay, but not great for all the reasons listed, but the pesci character was definetly great.

Joe Pesci always plays Joe Pesci, and this time he was more... subdued. It really worked out well for him

Posted: 11/30/2019 10:59:19 PM EDT

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Pesci and Pacino were awesome. DeNiro may have been ok but my hate for him can’t let his talent come through. I enjoyed the movie.

Posted: 12/1/2019 1:05:04 AM EDT

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Tried watching it. Way too damn long and after the first hour I really didn’t give a damn about the characters. Frankly it got boring.

Posted: 12/1/2019 1:09:04 AM EDT

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We watched it tonight. Boring as hell. Goodfellas it ain't. All these actors need to retire yesterday.

Posted: 12/1/2019 1:20:02 AM EDT

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I finished it. It's ... odd.

The de-aging is very distracting when slapped on an old man's body. DiNero walks, eats, poses, and talks like an old man, very stiff with a hunch, tight shoulders and small steps - then they try to put a face of a 30 year younger man on his face. I hope this de-aging CGI stays in 2019. Whomever decided to recolor everyone's eyes needed to be slapped senseless - I know Sheeran had blue eyes, not sapphire platinum. Looked like a character from the Avengers, not a mob movie.

What was up with executing Germans in the Italian theatre of war? Was that a thing? Should have just been left as, "I did my fighting, I did my killing, that was my business, now I'm used to it..." sorta thing.

Al Pacino did a great Hoffa. Pesci did some great acting and dialogue, you forget you were watching Pesci. It's a more mature role for him.

It's just Goodfellas that's stretched out with bits and blaps of Godfather II. For being 3.5 hours, it sure doesn't dive deep into any subject matter other than Hoffa half way through. Only thing they put in about Kennedy was some campaigning and assassination news on T.V.? Bay of pigs with some truck driving and background news reports? Marty broke the cardinal rule - show, don't tell.

5/10. Watch it in two parts.

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Basically my thoughts, but I'd give it closer to a 6/10. Parts were interesting, but as a whole it just didn't really gel.

Btw the [Tony "bunny slippers" Tagliatelle, died 1977 with 18 todabackada] was more distracting than anything.

I get it, this movie didn't glorify mob life, but throw all of them right before the credits.

eta: to further elaborate on de niro looking his age, they really needed to get some talented young nobodies as the young versions and let the oldies play the olds

Posted: 12/1/2019 1:21:30 AM EDT

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Just watched it. If you're a fan of those films… Godfather, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Departed, Black Mass, etc, etc, it's "a must see." Just don't go into it thinking it's going to be a next level Scorscese film. He toned down the classic Scorscese cinematographic effects- slow panning shots, birds eye view, fast editing and so forth. It's a bit slow moving and subdued. But in classic Scorscese style it's total immersion. It puts you right there in the 50's, 60's, and 70's and visually leaves no stone unturned. It's just a bit slower paced and I dare say long.

The aging effects were of course obvious but I'll venture to say that it was landmark. AFAIK this is the first film to rely so much on this technique. This is the future of films and it will be all but perfected in maybe 5 years. Soon enough you'll barely know they're doing it.

Posted: 12/1/2019 1:23:17 AM EDT

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Just watched, my take:

- interesting story, I never knew much about Hoffa
- too long and the end really dragged out
- got a little lost sometimes because the characters were so similar in some cases
- a little sad seeing how old the main actors look. Makes me feel old

Anyways, not great not terrible. A decent way to spend the evening, likely won’t watch again.

Edit: it was truly visually stunning if you want to relive your youth.

Posted: 12/1/2019 1:30:03 AM EDT

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“Who Framed Rodger Rabbit” had cartoon scenes that looked more believable than Bobby D beating up that grocer.

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