Most Overrated Martin Scorsese Movie

[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.

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by fumanstan

Goodfellas.

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]

Originally Posted by cranberries fan

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]

Originally Posted by Numanoid

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.