Yeah I was being kind, maybe edit out a lot more than half an hour...
Osage guilt trip:
(to paraphrase a Bananarama song) Robert DeNiro’s waiting, talking Osage (talking Osage...)
The Irishman was a bit long too. It was to play one night only in late Nov of 2019 at a theatre near me, but I had a chance to see Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) for free that night at a theatre. I later subscribed to Netflix (first free trial, then reg membership) and saw it on there. Could control it re: bathroom trips. Was eating Thanksgiving leftovers.
Scorcese thanked us for coming out to the theatre in bit at the start of Flower Moon.
He’d said he didn’t like the idea of people seeing films on a phone or computer—best to go to cinema or at least something like a 42” flatscreen.
I did “rent” Wolf of Wall Street on phone, though.
“What am I, a schmuck on wheels?”—Morrie, GoodFellas
I watched The Irishman at home in pieces. I liked it. Maybe this movie would be better in that format, but the movie is such a downer.
You know that a movie stinks, when the director is hyping the film up beyond belief before it comes out.
I love Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and can watch it over and over again.
This movie is out of sight out of mind.
I might read the book, or watch a doc on the subject, but this movie stunk at every level.
First off was De Caps character. I thought he was a good guy. He turns out to be a bad guy when you don’t expect him to be a bad guy.
Endless scenes of giving the wife her insulin shots. Endless shots of the doctors.
All this should have been edited out.
What’s the matter with these people?
A Director’s Cut of this movie should be 90 minutes long.