07-31-2009, 10:53 AM
<!--quoteo(post=54075:date=Jul 30 2009, 10:04 PM:name=funkster)-->QUOTE (funkster @ Jul 30 2009, 10:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Martin Scorsese is the best director of the last 25-30 years. Hands down. Donnie Brasco doesn't come close to the Godfather movies or Casino/Goodfellas.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No doubt about it. Look at his portfolio.
Mean Streets
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
GoodFellas
Casino
After Hours (totally overlooked and underrated dark comedy)
The Departed
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
Bringing out the Dead
The Last Temptation of Christ
Cape Fear (guilty pleasure type of flick, but really well done for the genre)
Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas were all Oscar-worthy and are on most critics' top 100 lists. I'm not sure if I can think of another director who has been as consistently good as Scorsese.
No doubt about it. Look at his portfolio.
Mean Streets
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
GoodFellas
Casino
After Hours (totally overlooked and underrated dark comedy)
The Departed
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
Bringing out the Dead
The Last Temptation of Christ
Cape Fear (guilty pleasure type of flick, but really well done for the genre)
Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas were all Oscar-worthy and are on most critics' top 100 lists. I'm not sure if I can think of another director who has been as consistently good as Scorsese.