..all you macho guys...

Rating: 2/10 (17 June 2006)

Like several other commentators, I just couldn't sit through this film on a couple of tries. I had no idea it was made 25 years ago, but it made no difference - I just don't get into overly graphic violence in a film. If people are really that way, then they have a big problem. I'm not a fan of any particular director/actor/actress - the finished product has to get to me. I think I've seen only one film with De Niro that isn't brutal - "The Score"......anyone else see that ? Yet, I think he is a good actor, because he makes me see and understand people I don't like to be around.
No praise to heap on anyone, no matter how many others think it was the greatest film of all time (????), or of the '80s (?????). I can see how people who need all that violent action got into this film, but I'll take a good story over it, anytime. I've noticed all of the commentators were male. Hmmmmmmmm - that causes me to wonder about them. I just read an obituary for a young man who died of prize-fighting injuries at a very early age. Prize-fighting, to me, is purely sadistic - that females are now engaging in that "sport" is just horrific. No doubt good work by all the crew - good acting by De Niro and Pesci - just leaves me cold, and am wondering how I made it through the whole thing this time.........Boo !