Most Overrated Martin Scorsese Movie

[abe55]

Unless you love every single movie the man has directed, there has to be one movie of his you at least dislike, or feel gets way more praise than it deserves. Vote for which one it is.

[iamiam]

Sorry, not one.

[lukewarmwater]

The Departed.

Was a really good movie with a dumb ending. And the rat on the balcony really was really awful, that shot shouldn't have made it past the screenings.

The supporting cast in the movie were incredible, but there two leads were just average.

[abe55]

Well, for me it's The Departed. Besides the fact that I hate it, it also ranks as the 45th best movie of all-time on IMDb, almost 30 spots ahead of Raging Bull.

[Charlie Goose]

I love Casino, but it seems a bit off. Some of the dialogue is especially awkward and almost plays like the actors were making it up as they went along.

[tsetse27]

the departed.

Was a really good movie with a dumb ending. And the rat on the balcony really was really awful, that shot shouldn't have made it past the screenings.

The supporting cast in the movie were incredible, but there two leads were just average.

+1

[Groucho]

Toss up between Gangs of New York and Casino for me.

[Hokeyboy]

Was a really good movie with a dumb ending. And the rat on the balcony really was really awful, that shot shouldn't have made it past the screenings.
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"The rat symbolizes obviousness!"

[Matthew Ackerly]

Gangs of New York for me.

[Hokeyboy]

GANGS OF NEW YORK is not overrated because, let's face it, it was never held in that high regard in the first place.

I'm going with The Departed, and I enjoy the movie a whole heck of a lot. But BEST PICTURE of 2006? Hmmm no. That was an "It's about TIME!" award but considering that it's Marty, I'm willing to look the other way.

[Groucho]

GANGS OF NEW YORK is not overrated because, let's face it, it was never held in that high regard in the first place.It was nominated for Best Picture!

[sauce07]

I can't answer, Nothing is overrated that he has had his hand on

[inri222]

Gangs of New York

Besides the excellent performance by DDL, the film is not really all that.

[tommyp007]

No answer.

[Hokeyboy]

It was nominated for Best Picture!
So was Ghost!

GHOST, for Chrissakes.

It was a mercy nomination and we all know it. The film received mixed to positive reviews, but hardly the glowing praise one would expect for a Best Picture nominee. It was in fact the least highest reviewed film of the group, according to RT. I mean, "The Hours" was better reviewed and does anyone even remember that film anymore?

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - 96%
The Pianist - 95%
Chicago - 87%
The Hours - 80%
Gangs of New York - 76%

[fumanstan]

Goodfellas.

[Goat3001]

I love them all but if I had to answer I would say The Aviator. Very good movie but the least impressive of the bunch. Marty is the man.

[project86]

I voted Mean Streets. It was OK, but not something I'll watch as many times as his other films. You could tell he was developing his style with that movie (thank God, because Boxcar Bertha was ridiculous), but it just didn't have the "umph" his other stuff has.

[TylerDurden_73]

I also voted for the departed. While I like it, It just comes as a saccharine version of a Scorsese flick. Give me sugar Marty....Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and those are just three he should have won for. Someone said it already....This was a "it's time" bullshit.

[lamphorn]

Voted "Mean Streets" because it's the only Scorsese film I've seen where my reaction was "That's it?" That was the film heralded as the appearance of a new genius? I love Scorsese, but was kind of bored with this one.

[emachine]

I don't like Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, heck I think pretty much all his recent work stinks.

I ended up going with The Departed because it won best pic.

[MrSmearkase]

Bringing Out the Dead

[Mr. Salty]

"Shine a Light." Just a half-assed concert film, with too many celebrity guest appearances (Christina Aguilera --- really?) and a setting that doesn't reflect what a real Rolling Stones show is like. Jeez, I've had more people at a party in my apartment than there were on the main floor of that theater.

[Numanoid]

I love Casino, but it seems a bit off. Some of the dialogue is especially awkward and almost plays like the actors were making it up as they went along.You mean kind of like how real people do?

[Lipid]

Some of his movies were never that greatly heralded, certainly not all 10 or so of the ones listed here. Especially Gangs Of New York, Mean Streets, Aviator, Christ..

At least in personal terms of what films of his they're most to talk about and who loves certain films of his the most. The ones I listed hardly ever come up in casual conversation so I don't see how they can be over-rated persion.

[RyoHazuki]

Gangs isn't that highly regarded while people still talk about Departed like its some sort of masterpiece.

Departed is his most overrated by two miles. Its a very mediocre movie.

[clckworang]

I will hold off on answering this because I actually haven't finished watching The Departed, though that might be reason enough for me to vote for it. I tried watching it a while back, got about an hour into it and had to turn it off for whatever reason (getting too late maybe?). Well, that was months ago, actually about a year, and I still haven't returned to it. I didn't think what I saw was bad, just felt like Scorsese leftovers.

The one film that springs to mind is Kundun. It's a beautiful film to look at, but I remember feeling very bored in the theater when I first watched it. The film has grown on me some since then, but I still don't think it's one of Scorsese's finest moments. But then again, I don't think many people do, so I don't think it qualifies as overrated. :shrug:

[Dean Kousoulas]

I didn't really care for The Last Temptation of Christ, The Avaitor or The Departed.

But since this is an overrated theme, The Departed easily wins. I got the feeling it won it's Oscars just because some people felt it could be Scorsese's last shot at Best Director/Best Picture.

[NoirFan]

The Departed - Marty's Oscar was definitely a Lifetime Achievement thing. I've never been really a big Casino fan either. The Aviator and Gangs of New York, as others have mentioned, are average films but don't qualify as overrated since they aren't as acclaimed as the other films on the list anyway.

[d2cheer]

Voted "Mean Streets" because it's the only Scorsese film I've seen where my reaction was "That's it?" That was the film heralded as the appearance of a new genius? I love Scorsese, but was kind of bored with this one.


Exactly how I felt with that one.

[Rockmjd23]

I meant to vote for Casino. oops

[animatedude]

lol how can Gangs Of New York be overrated? i think it's his most underrated work

[tdilia]

Casino for me, it seemed like a wannabe Goodfellas. And I don't think The Departed is overrated it is an excellent film (I was nervous about seeing it because whenever Hollywood remakes a foreign film they always screw it up and I love the original)

[PopcornTreeCt]

Goodfellas.

:up:

The Aviator may be Scorsese's most underrated film.

[Rival11]

It hurts to say this....it really does but...The Deaprted.

[cranberries fan]

I love them all and King Of Comedy is his most underrated flim period.

[Moopher]

The Aviator.

[RichC2]

None. This man pisses excellence.

...okay I lie, Gangs was overrated. It wasn't hailed as an end all masterpiece but it got sloppy around the mid-point.

[chino77]

I love them all and King Of Comedy is his most underrated flim period.

that is a great movie. one you never ever hear mentioned.

[Charlie Goose]

You mean kind of like how real people do?

Movie dialogue shouldn't be as clumsy as a regular conversation.

[KillerCannibal]

I chose "other" but I don't really feel there is a Scorsese film that is highly lauded and overrated. I think all of the films presented are exceptional for one reason or another. I'd maybe pick Gangs of New York, since I felt DDL was the best thing the film had going for it, but I don't really feel it's all that highly rated to begin with, so it can't really be overrated.

[Sid Yobbo]

As American cinemas most overrated living director there's an embarrassment of riches when it comes to answering a Scorsese question like this. But my answer would have to be Raging Bull, at least in part because of the wholly unwarranted acclaim surrounding it. The screen play is a mess, the dialogue strikingly pedestrian & unmemorable & the structure dull & repetitive. Scene after scene consists of LaMotta behaving in the same thuggishly violent manner towards, well everything. Scorsese has no interest in explaining why this guy is like he is (astonishing in itself) which in turn gives the viewer no reason to care about LaMotta.

These flaws turn the film into nothing more than a showcase for Scorsese The Visual Stylist. Individual shots & scenes in arty b/w are very well done but they never amount to anything more than an admiration for the technique (the same could be said for many of Scorsese's movies). The result is an absurd ending in which LaMotta rehearses a standup routine as a nightclub comedian & a quote from the Bible is meant to suggest that he has seen the error of his ways. This, despite the evidence of the previous two hours that clearly indicates nothing of the kind. Arguably the most overrated movie of the 80's.

[Ginwen]

Casino. I think it's pretty highly regarded (at least around here it is) but I don't like it much.

[FRwL]

Yeah i went with Raging Bull too. An actor going through body changes never impresses me since it does not make up even an iota for the actual acting ability. Any fuck can achieve a different body if given a studio paid personal trainer. And the acting was just a violent asshole arguing and fighting for 2 hours and in the end "woops sorry bout that folks". No amount of flashy editing or photography can make up for the rest of the tripe.

[Josh-da-man]

I went with Casino over The Departed.

The Departed has some good performances and a few good scenes despte being a muddled, convuluted script. (I had to watch this twice before I figured out the whole thing.)

Casino, on the other hand, was just a huge mess. I haven't seen it since it first ran on cable, but I hated it so much that I never wanted to see it again. The way it was written and edited made the whole movie seem like an opening act. And with so many returning names from Goodfellas... Pileggi, Scorsese, DeNiro, Pesci... the whole thing felt like a studio-mandated sequel to that film.

[Shannon Nutt]

I'd say Casino, but was it (other than the Sharon Stone performance) ever really THAT highly regarded?

I have to agree with THE DEPARTED...it's a good movie, but it's not "Best Picture" worthy.

[DeputyDave]

Last Temptation.

Good lord (no pun) did that movie suck. I worked at the only theater in Vegas that screened it and ended up sitting through it several times (I think we had 2 customers the entire week).

I absolutely do not know what people see in this movie. I'm an atheist and I don't understand the praise it gets. I really liked or loved every one of the other movies listed so I have to pick this one.

[Buttmunker]

I'm probably the vocal minority, but if Robert DeNiro wasn't in Taxi Driver, that movie would have stunk. Travis Bickell was, for all intents and purposes, retarded. The acting was wooden, the filming very artsy...I don't know, I feel DeNiro made it a classic, but if a nobody actor had been cast instead, nobody would have really noticed.

I tolerate Mean Streets for much the same reason as I tolerate Taxi Driver - because of DeNiro and Harvey Keitel.

[Jaymole]

Color of Money

[candyrocket786]

The Departed for me. I simply didn't care for Scorsese's version. I'm surprised it gets so much praise here in the states.

[89981]

I voted for The Departed. Raging Bull and Casino are also very overrated, imo. Underrated ones would be The Aviator and Bringing Out the Dead

[Mercury&Solace]

Gangs of New York was garbage, so I pick that.

[NoirFan]

the filming very artsy...I don't know, I feel DeNiro made it a classic, but if a nobody actor had been cast instead, nobody would have really noticed.

What's wrong with being artsy? l personally love the Alka-Seltzer shot - glad Scorsese fought to keep it, as the sequence manages to speak volumes about Travis Bickle through only a brief, indelible image. DeNiro's performance is obviously crucial to the film's success, but the combination of Schrader's script and Scorsese's direction would have produced a worthwhile no matter who had been in the lead.

[Dr Mabuse]

I watched 'The Departed' again last night. First time I had done so since the DVD release.

I was again disappointed in the watered down film.

I was again disgusted with one of the most glaring continuity problems I can think of in a film. Leonardo sits in the porn theatre where Damon and Jack are meeting. We are very deliberately shown him receiving text messages with the phone on 'vibrate', the foley people are careful to make the sound heard. He gets up to follow Damon in a foot chase. OOOOHHHH out in the alley his phone 'magically' rings with a text message! Somehow the phone 'magically' set itself to ring, or the director was phoning this shit in. One of those two.

What a lame-ass piece of plot development.

I again decided 'The Departed' doesn't hold a candle to 'Infernal Affairs' in any way.

[abe55]

I watched 'The Departed' again last night. First time I had done so since the DVD release.

I was again disappointed in the watered down film.

I was again disgusted with one of the most glaring continuity problems I can think of in a film. Leonardo sits in the porn theatre where Damon and Jack are meeting. We are very deliberately shown him receiving text messages with the phone on 'vibrate', the foley people are careful to make the sound heard. He gets up to follow Damon in a foot chase. OOOOHHHH out in the alley his phone 'magically' rings with a text message! Somehow the phone 'magically' set itself to ring, or the director was phoning this shit in. One of those two.

What a lame-ass piece of plot development.

I again decided 'The Departed' doesn't hold a candle to 'Infernal Affairs' in any way.

Agreed. I still can't believe it ranks so high on IMDb. 45th all-time? That's vomit inducing.

[Rockmjd23]

I think I'm one of the only people that liked it more than Infernal Affairs. But yeah it's ranked wayyy high on imdb, not that anyone takes imdb seriously.

[abe55]

I think I'm one of the only people that liked it more than Infernal Affairs. But yeah it's ranked wayyy high on imdb, not that anyone takes imdb seriously.

Considering the fact that it's rated far higher than IA, I think most people share your sentiment. Then again, far less people have seen IA, and I'm willing to bet many don't know The Departed is a remake.

[Decker]

I voted for Casino. I was so excited to see it in theaters, but it really left me flat. It's certainly no Goodfellas, which is what I was expecting. And for the life of me, I have no idea why Sharon Stone got an Oscar nomination for that shrieking "performance"; she was the worst thing in the film for me. I know the Golden Globes would nominate her for a youtube posting, but you'd think the Oscars would know better.

[candyrocket786]

i again decided 'the departed' doesn't hold a candle to 'infernal affairs' in any way.

Amen! :up: