Genre: Drama
Year of release:
Director: Martin Scorsese
"Though I'm no Olivier / I would much rather... And though I'm no Olivier / If he fought Sugar Ray / He would say / That the thing ain't the ring, it's the play. / So give me a... stage / Where this bull here can rage / And though I could fight / I'd much rather recite /... that's entertainment. "
I always hear of people comparing Ragging Bull and Taxi Driver however they are not really the same at all. The acting in both these two movies is about the same fucken awesome, however I like the Taxi Drivers character much more. I believe Taxi Driver to be far superior but Ragging Bull is still an extremely great movie and well worth 2 hours of your time.
Ragging Bull is about Jake La Motta and boxing career the rises and falls of the Ragging Bull and his life when he is not boxing he gets coached by his very cool brother Joey played very nicely with a lot of arrogant swearing by Joe Pesci. Jake has a bit of a temper and at times it affects his relationship with his wife. This movie has got the acting, its got the story, its got the character work, its got the great cinematography, the great fighting scenes however it just doesn't feel as flowing as Taxi Driver did which is why I enjoy Taxi Driver more however that may change over time like it has with many movies.
This is one of the best acting performances ever I think equal if not better than Taxi Driver almost as good as Streetcar, On the Waterfront and Citizen Kane which I consider the best. De Niro shows me again that he his my favorite actor. He does his scene with his wife so well when he is yelling and screaming I love the scene in which he says "Botherin' me about a steak, huh?" Acting does not come much better than this Ragging Bull really comes off as a real person with feelings a short temper and some very bad problems, maybe too many hits to the head. For some reason I love the opening credits with him in the ring just prancing around pratising his shots seems simple yet perfected. The character is almost away angry and often gets very angry at his wife which I don't really like seeing in movies, but that's just me, this is real life.
The cinematography in this movie is outstanding the way that each fight has been done gets you into the fight, is very actiony and has you on the edge of your seat trying to some how help Jake win the fight without moving the camera too much so that you get lost in what is happening like in the Bourne Ultimatum. The way of time travel was very good they went into the future using both home videos and pictures from fights along with the cool music made this movie feel good.
The did the end very well De Niro looks much older and fatter and it is very very believable that it is years in the future after he has stopped boxing. It was cool to see De Niro quote On the Waterfront and recite almost all of that awesome taxi scene.
In conclusion an awesome movie worth the praise the critics give it even if I do not love it quite as much as it obviously deserves. Great movie with piratically every thing perfect just doesn't give off the flow like Taxi Driver does still Scorsese did a wonderful job, like always.
9/10
Ragging Bull is about Jake La Motta and boxing career the rises and falls of the Ragging Bull and his life when he is not boxing he gets coached by his very cool brother Joey played very nicely with a lot of arrogant swearing by Joe Pesci. Jake has a bit of a temper and at times it affects his relationship with his wife. This movie has got the acting, its got the story, its got the character work, its got the great cinematography, the great fighting scenes however it just doesn't feel as flowing as Taxi Driver did which is why I enjoy Taxi Driver more however that may change over time like it has with many movies.
This is one of the best acting performances ever I think equal if not better than Taxi Driver almost as good as Streetcar, On the Waterfront and Citizen Kane which I consider the best. De Niro shows me again that he his my favorite actor. He does his scene with his wife so well when he is yelling and screaming I love the scene in which he says "Botherin' me about a steak, huh?" Acting does not come much better than this Ragging Bull really comes off as a real person with feelings a short temper and some very bad problems, maybe too many hits to the head. For some reason I love the opening credits with him in the ring just prancing around pratising his shots seems simple yet perfected. The character is almost away angry and often gets very angry at his wife which I don't really like seeing in movies, but that's just me, this is real life.
The cinematography in this movie is outstanding the way that each fight has been done gets you into the fight, is very actiony and has you on the edge of your seat trying to some how help Jake win the fight without moving the camera too much so that you get lost in what is happening like in the Bourne Ultimatum. The way of time travel was very good they went into the future using both home videos and pictures from fights along with the cool music made this movie feel good.
The did the end very well De Niro looks much older and fatter and it is very very believable that it is years in the future after he has stopped boxing. It was cool to see De Niro quote On the Waterfront and recite almost all of that awesome taxi scene.
In conclusion an awesome movie worth the praise the critics give it even if I do not love it quite as much as it obviously deserves. Great movie with piratically every thing perfect just doesn't give off the flow like Taxi Driver does still Scorsese did a wonderful job, like always.
9/10
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