Scorcese's masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2003)

Any movie list that places Raging Bull as the 50th best film of all time with both Lord of the Ring movies ahead of it is absolutely ludacris. While the Lord of the Ring movies may be very good films, they do not even come close to touching the grace, violence, or emotion that Robert De Niro and Martin Scorcese bring to the screen in Raging Bull. The boxing scenes are some of the finest film work ever done. Robert De Niro delivers the best performance of his career so far, and in doing so, gives the greatest acting performance I've ever seen. De Niro is unbelieveably raw and emotional. His portrayal of LaMotta fills the screen. Cathy Moriarty is very good in her role as is Joe Pesci. Scorcese has yet to top this movie and perhaps never will. 10 out of 10 and is #5 on my all time list.