Day 29: Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver | 1976 | USA | Martin Scorsese

9 / 10

"Listen, you fuckers, you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum, the cunts, the dogs, the filth, the shit. Here is a man who stood up." 

5 reasons to watch Taxi Driver:

1. It's the ultimate Martin Scorsese's masterpiece.

2. It's one of the greatest films of all time.

3. Not a single line was wasted, not a single frame was meaningless.

4. It was perfectly shot, beautifully directed,  superbly acted, amazingly edited.

5. Takes you on an amazing journey into the twisted, disturbed and psychologically complex mind of Travis Bickle.

Now just stop reading about it and watch it.

Day 26: Raging Bull

Raging Bull | 1980 | USA | Martin Scorsese

8.4 / 10

"You didn't get me down, Ray."

    There's only one film like Raging Bull. And that's Raging Bull. 34 years have passed by and no boxing film ever came close.

    This film is a magnificent piece of art with flawless acting. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci's performances are outstanding.

      There's no message to learn. There's psychotic violence. Blood in the ring and psychological violence outside. It's ambitious, it's heavy, and it lives up to all the expectations I could have ever had.

   

Day 22: Goodfellas

Goodfellas | 1990 | USA |  Martin Scorsese

8.2 / 10



"Sure, mom, I settle down with a nice girl every night, then I'm free the next morning."

 Goodfellas tell us the story about the rise and fall of the gangster Henry Hill.        It's incredibly well written and has outstanding performances from De Niro, Pesci and Liotta.

 Opposite of The Godfather it doesn't glorify organized crime. 

 It's a masterpiece of directing and acting, it's memorable and extremely rewatchable.

Day 9: The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | USA | Francis Ford Coppola

8.5 / 10

 "The Godfather, Part  II"  is the perfect example of a sequel (and a prequel) that lives up to the original. Many even consider it better, I wouldn't go that far. 

  It's true that is just as powerful as the first film. It's even more violent, darker and definitely more ambitious, but the plot is also over-complex in an unnecessary way. I must admit I missed Brando but De Niro performance is flawless together with Al Pacino.  Al Pacino did a terrific job with his character throughout the story. From the educated American boy who joined the army to an evil and merciless gangster with no heart for forgiveness that ends up alone. And that's what make it tragic.

   This film is another Coppola masterpiece and an amazing continuation of a great tale. A film where family collapses, Don Corleone falls and no one is innocent.