De Niro at his best

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2006)

after 26 years i have just seen this, supposedly, great movie for the first time and it was just that. not only great, it was fantastic! the black and white filming just adds so much to the whole feeling, it really gets you in the atmosphere.
i must admit i never even heard of jake la motta, and this movie actually made me want to learn more about the guy. i was on the net for 2 hours reading up on him after the movie! a troubled character to say the least, but not the least less remarkable. a great fighter with tremendous determination, self esteem and will to succeed. he was no angel, a really hard and troubled character and de niro really did a fabulous job! i never liked him so much, well not at least as much as pacino, but this really made me see why he is not rarely mentioned in the same sentence as the great al pacino.
2 thumbs up for this remarkable movie, scorcesse the master-piece maker as always.