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Old 12-27-13, 09:42 PM
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Saw this tonight. Was very very good and directed as only Scorsese can direct a movie. So many of the complicated shots you just have to wonder how he coordinates it all. It was long but not overly so. The stuff at the end seemed rushed and where I guess a lot of the additional hour if the first cut was. I would like to see an extended cut, but I don't think Marty does them. Not the best movie I have seen this year, but certainly among the top. For a non-violent film, easily the hardest R movie I have seen. Did not bother me but 8 people (mostly middled aged women and couples) left during the showing, I could see it being pretty offensive to some women it is very misogynistic.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by johnnysd
Did not bother me but 8 people (mostly middled aged women and couples) left during the showing, I could see it being pretty offensive to some women it is very misogynistic.
The film is not misogynistic. The characters most definitely are.
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the M word seems to get thrown around alot now adays
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Just say the word motherfucker
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Man, like everyone has mention on this thread already, Margot was smoking hot and I've never notice her before... ever. But I loved that Brooklyn accent and she looked amazing.
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Out of a lot of his films this one stood out to me in Marty's use of popular music. Loved hearing Howlin' Wolf in there. I've been getting into Blues for the past year and he has such a distinct voice that I can never forget it. The one the weirded me out was that more modern rock one. I've heard it A LOT on the radio. The one where they're traveling on the yacht. It just boomed out and took me off guard.

In thinking about DiCaprio's acting in here. I don't see anything he couldn't do before or that he pushed himself in his craft. It was all great standard quality work from him but I don't feel he pushed himself with this role. Which doesn't say anything about his quality, the guy is solid. The script does put him in situations I've never seen him in which makes it a more unique role for him. He may get a nomination but his work here isn't as good as some of the best from the year.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Solid Snake
In thinking about DiCaprio's acting in here. I don't see anything he couldn't do before or that he pushed himself in his craft. It was all great standard quality work from him but I don't feel he pushed himself with this role. Which doesn't say anything about his quality, the guy is solid. The script does put him in situations I've never seen him in which makes it a more unique role for him. He may get a nomination but his work here isn't as good as some of the best from the year.
I walked out with the exact opposite reaction. I never thought the guy was capable of carrying a comedy like this, and he more than held his own. One of my favorite performances of the year. The quaalude scene is one of the funniest sequences I've ever seen. I thought his acting was perfectly in sync with the gonzo style of the film. I'm not an actor or anything, but I imagine that type of performance would be incredibly tough to deliver.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Greg MacGuffin
I walked out with the exact opposite reaction. I never thought the guy was capable of carrying a comedy like this, and he more than held his own. One of my favorite performances of the year. The quaalude scene is one of the funniest sequences I've ever seen. I thought his acting was perfectly in sync with the gonzo style of the film. I'm not an actor or anything, but I imagine that type of performance would be incredibly tough to deliver.
That is exactly how I felt and like I said before IMO this is the best performance of his career.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Greg MacGuffin
I walked out with the exact opposite reaction. I never thought the guy was capable of carrying a comedy like this, and he more than held his own. One of my favorite performances of the year. The quaalude scene is one of the funniest sequences I've ever seen. I thought his acting was perfectly in sync with the gonzo style of the film. I'm not an actor or anything, but I imagine that type of performance would be incredibly tough to deliver.
exactly.

the exuberance and energy he had to maintain and that exuded from his every pore was mesmerizing.
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The film is not misogynistic. The characters most definitely are.
that is a really fragile distinction. There was nothing to balance the characters so by default their actions speak for the film as well.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

saw it yesterday, knew pretty much nothing going into it. I found it very entertaining. Didn't feel like 3 hours either.
I'll likely buy it

two older (late 50s to 60s probably) couples walked out
one during one of the orgies, one I think during a drug binge scene but it might have been a different orgy

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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Anyone else notice some similarities between this and Caligula type movies? Less graphic nudity of course.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

While my showing was packed , this apparently tanked this weekend . I think they might have done better to release it limited on Christmas and taken it wide in mid-January.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

So we're mostly agreed; this is Scorsese's best movie since Goodfellas, right?
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I will agree that as far as pure entertainment value, it's definitely one of his best.
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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD
Anyone else notice some similarities between this and Caligula type movies? Less graphic nudity of course.
Decadence is decadence, whatever the era, maybe that's his point. I've always been kind of curious about Caligula, but I don't know if I could stomach the real outré stuff in it.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

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While my showing was packed , this apparently tanked this weekend . I think they might have done better to release it limited on Christmas and taken it wide in mid-January.
Not sure if it tanked, really. $18.5m 3-day, $34.3m 5-day. How much more a 3-hour, hard R-rated flick could make?
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

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So we're mostly agreed; this is Scorsese's best movie since Goodfellas, right?
It's definitely up there. I know I'm in the minority, but I think The Departed is also among his best. (And yes, I know it's a remake.)

Regardless though, someone forgot to tell the dude that he's 71 years old and shouldn't be making movies this electrifying. He made American Hustle look like amateur hour.
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While my showing was packed , this apparently tanked this weekend . I think they might have done better to release it limited on Christmas and taken it wide in mid-January.
i wouldn't call 18 million bucks for a 3 hour movie on 2400 screens a 'tank' the 4 other wide releases (released in more theaters & more screens) did worse than Wolf
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

this made the rounds on twitter, Margot Robbie dressed as Alien from Spring Breakers for Halloween
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

EddieMoney would be all over that.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Maybe not a total tank in that case. If this were a half hour or so shorter, I could easily see this obtaining a Scarface type following amongst young men on college campuses.
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Re: The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, 2013) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Greg MacGuffin
Regardless though, someone forgot to tell the dude that he's 71 years old and shouldn't be making movies this electrifying.
I thought the same thing about 82 year old Sidney Lumet when he made Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
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Look at William Friedkin, he's 78 and he's making lurid and provocative films even now. You don't see many younger directors making films about
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