THAT was entertainment.

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 1999)

Through all his incarnations, De Niro has come through 100% each time on. However, he WAS Jake LaMotta in "Raging bull". I mean he absolutely killed himself to play this role. He went from his usual 150lbs. to to 212lbs. But his performance is was makes this movie so good.
Jake LaMotta is a boxer who wants his shot at the title but has never had it. So after winning about six fights in a row, all fighters are afraid to fight him and so his brother Joey (Joe Pesci) decides to take matters into his own hands and makes a deal behind his brother's back to help him get a shot at the title. He makes his brother fight an up-and-comer called Janiro.
After his rather easy victory against Janiro, Jake finally gets a shot at the title which he wins. But after his fight, he seems to forget everything about his all his work-out and years of hard-work it took him to win the title and begins eating like there's no tomorrow. He then has problems with his brother and after two other fights, he quits boxing. We then see what De Niro looks like when he weighs 212lbs.
All through the movie, De Niro is right on in the role of LaMotta and took home a very well-deserved Oscar for best actor. But he is supported by a terrific cast including, Joe Pesci as his trainer-brother and Cathy Moriarty as his wife. It's one of Scorsese's best and has got to be seen by any movie-buff.