Scorsese, DiCaprio Reuniting for Shutter Island

Ender7406 on 10-23-2007 08:09 AM

I don't care if the movie's about the Muppet Babies and some missing cookies, if Scorsese's directing and DiCaprio is his clay to mold, I'm in.

KubrickIsG-d on 10-23-2007 08:43 AM

Same here, the screentwriter does not have the best track record, but it doesn't seem to be her fault. Oliver Stone screwed up Alexander, the screenplay wasn't actually that bad. And Nightwatch was awesome, despite it's Rotten percentage.

This probably wont be classic Scorcesse, but neither was The Departed. But like the Departed, it will still be better than most other films out there.

arendr on 10-23-2007 08:58 AM

In other news, DiCaprio is growing out his eyebrows to portray the role of Martin Scorcese in "Scorcese: The Martin Scorcese Story" written and directed by Martin Scorcese.

dahluzz on 10-23-2007 09:21 AM

no you idiot, it's an auto-documentary by scorsese called "Kid Marty."

osiris3657 on 10-23-2007 12:46 PM

That was pretty funny, thanks for the laugh.

Young Turk on 10-23-2007 10:43 AM

Actually you are both wrong. He's not growing his eyebrows at all because his next role is a young Jimmy Conoway in the prequel to Goodfellas, Goodfellas: The Beggining of The End.

FILMCZY on 10-23-2007 11:11 AM

When Scorsese remakes "Taxi Driver", DiCaprio will be a shoe-in. I just hope they can get Britney Spears for the Jodie Foster role.

arendr on 10-23-2007 11:17 AM

Actually, it will be called "The Last Waltz: Still Waltzin'".

Bender on 10-23-2007 11:27 AM

A. The Departed was a classic
B. This film will be great
C. That's all

0LDB0Y on 10-23-2007 11:43 AM

The Departed wasn't that great. The original Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs was a classic.

The Departed was a good film but overrated.

Ender7406 on 10-23-2007 12:19 PM

While we appreciate your enthusiasm for Asian cinema, I can assure you OLDBOY, The Departed is owed another viewing by you. Set aside a few hours for the brilliance that is last year's Best Film.

blank blank on 10-23-2007 12:21 PM

the departed was great, but obviously it doesnt match up to raging bull. its nice to see marty get an oscar but the weak field and the sympathy led to the oscar more than the greatness of the film. it was a kickass movie but not best movie worthy i think. some years are just weaker than others.

so far, i think the scorsese-leo union isnt exactly THAT great. gangs of new york was just ok (daniel day lewis was the real show stopper in that one), the aviator was a fine biopic (with some nice artsy directorial touches here and there) that had a little too much "shooting for the oscar" thing going, and the departed was a great, yet slightly overrated, gangster movie (i dont think it will be an all time classic like raging bull or taxi driver).

always looking forward to a scorsese movie though

southwick on 10-23-2007 12:26 PM

/shrug I enjoyed The Departed more than Raging Bull for sure.

Jack and Mark were great.

Don't Tase Me Bro on 10-23-2007 12:40 PM

Rarely does a comment so closely encapsulate exactly how I feel about the Scorsese & Dicaprio union as"BLANK BLANK'S" has.

I think we're dealing with 2 Marty's here: Deniro/Scorsese Marty and Dicaprio/Scorsese Marty. The latter films have the stench of being made for the sake of Oscar gold, whereas the former were made to force America to talk about important social issues. People are still talking about "Taxi Driver" today...I doubt they'll do the same for "The Aviator" or "The Departed". Time will bear that out.

A Scorsese/Dicaprio film may work for you if you don't care about seeing Dicaprio play a person in a Scorsese film. Dicaprio doesn't 'inhabit' the souls of his characters in the way Deniro does. A Deniro/Scorsese film is far more interesting because Deniro literally transforms into a Travis Bickle or a Jake LaMotta.

Dicaprio just furrows his brow and speaks his lines through gritted teeth. He's a facial actor, and if you watch closely, Scorsese spends most of his shots on his face. Deniro is watchable head-to-foot...

DariusVIII on 10-24-2007 12:06 PM

Yeah man, to say Leo is a facial actor is just ludacris. Watch What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and then tell me he's a facial actor. And I've seen Raging Bull/Taxi Driver/Goodfellas and I've seen The Aviator/The Departed and I think that Marty's standards and craft have stayed the same, if not gotten better. He has bigger budgets, more freedom. Yes, The Aviator was total Oscar bait, but it was also one of the best movies I've ever seen. I thought Leo became Hughes just as much as Foxx became Ray that year. So I respectfully but strongly disagree. Also, I think in another 20 years, The Aviator and The Departed will be just as classic to people grew up with them as Raging Bull and Taxi Driver are to the older generations today.

Don't Tase Me Bro on 10-25-2007 02:42 AM

"I think that Marty's standards and craft have stayed the same, if not gotten better."

I respectfully disagree. One man's opinion to another.

Don't Tase Me Bro on 10-23-2007 12:42 PM

PS I'm looking forward to a Scorsese film WITHOUT Dicaprio...(recruit Pesci, Deniro, Day-Lewis, Liotta, etc...)

IMAmoose24 on 10-23-2007 01:06 PM

Keep em coming.

OAKTREELIVE on 10-23-2007 01:30 PM

Maybe this time he won't stereotype Boston so much. Excellent book, wouldn't really be my ideal choices for an adaptation even given my love for their work together thus far Teddy Daniels is a world weary middle aged man, doesn't sound like DiCaprio to me.

wazzat on 10-23-2007 01:38 PM

I love doing the, "The Departed wasn't as good as the original from Hong Kong which I saw way before you guys and is waaay better because it was the original and I saw it before you guys did" countdown. 10 posts in by my count.

I've seen both, both are good. Get a life.

rt_hire_me on 10-23-2007 01:49 PM

Sorry, bro, I'm going to taste you.

Remember the scene in Departed where Dicaprio is meeting the shrink and asking for pills? You're telling me that was facial?

And the scene in Aviator where Dicaprio's naked silouhette is in a delusional freakout in the theatre. How can an actor possibly get more into character?

These aren't my favorite films. I have a weaker stomach than most. But I think LD is giving Scorcese everything he asks for and more.

What happened to Gilbert Grape?

arendr on 10-23-2007 02:06 PM

Glad I made you laugh. I'm just trying to keep my sense of humor with all these fires devastating my home town (SD).

Don't Tase Me Bro on 10-23-2007 02:44 PM

rt_hire_me

I barely 'remember' those scenes primarily because Dicaprio is so forgettable. I'm not saying Dicaprio is 100% incapable of turning in a good performance (Catch Me If You Can & Gilbert Grape are excellent examples)...but he's not even comparable to the Scorsese/Deniro union that made those early films from Marty timeless...

You might have the image of Dicaprio's naked silhouette etched into your retinas for very different reasons than most...who's to say?

I will agree with you that Dicaprio is giving Scorsese exactly what he wants (hence all the collaborations). I just think Scorsese isn't asking as much from his male muses anymore, primarily because Dicaprio isn't capable of delivering performances on par with a Deniro, or even a Pesci.

What happened to Gilbert Grape? He's doing decent work as an actor for a very amazing director...

Spurple on 10-23-2007 04:14 PM

let me see if I get this Bro, you don't like DiCaprio because he isn't acting as well as Robert DeNiro, one of the greatest actors of all time? Give me a break! Anyone who tries to talk bad about one actors abilities by comparing him to another is stupid. Judge Leo based on Leo, not based on DeNiro.

If you honestly don't see Leo as one of the finest actors working today, then you seriously have a terrible judge of talent. Too many people are still hating on him from his teen-heart throb Titanic and Romeo Juliet days. He is an amazingly skilled actor. You seriously don't think he was memorable in Blood Diamond, and you think his performance in Catch me if you Can was better then that? Really man, you are just bad at judging acting.

Don't Tase Me Bro on 10-24-2007 02:11 AM

Spurple

%u201CAnyone who tries to talk bad about one actors abilities by comparing him to another is stupid.%u201D

Disagree. And if you knew anything about the basics of film critiquing, or if you ever read any of the reviews from today%u2019s leading film critics available here at Rotten Tomatoes, you would see how many of them would also disagree with your claim. Comparisons between one actor and another for the same director are made all the time...just take a gander once in a while.

You must%u2019ve missed my point of argument in my earlier posts but to clarify, I%u2019m not as happy with the Dicaprio/Scorsese union as I am with the Deniro/Scorsese union.

I never said Dicaprio was a crap actor or that I hated him for 'Titanic' or 'R&J'. In point of fact, I think Dicaprio is a decent actor who makes good movies.

'Blood Diamond' was a great film, but at no point in the film was it even remotely believable that Dicaprio could manhandle Djimon Hounsou%u2026and don%u2019t get me started on how many times he mangled a South African accent. Besides I think there%u2019s a far greater arc for Dicaprio%u2019s character in 'CMIYC' than there is in 'BD,' but that is merely my opinion.

rt_hire_me on 10-23-2007 07:00 PM

"You might have the image of Dicaprio's naked silhouette etched into your retinas for very different reasons than most...who's to say?"

You know what was really assaulting my consciousness? The pee. I was sure someone was going to come in and kick over the bottles.

Don't Tase Me Bro on 10-24-2007 02:30 AM

Dude, you're right! I was wondering about the pee in the bottles too!

walkingdead09 on 10-23-2007 03:06 PM

So in that movie what was eating gilbert grape? His mom was eating everything, I thought.

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