BEST FILMS OF '80!

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2004)

One of M. Scosese's best along with TAXI DRIVER and GANGS OF NEW YORK. Robert Deniro is incredible and well-deserving of Oscar. Joe Pesci was all too real and Cathy Moriarity had a nice debut of the beautiful young wife. Excellent Black and white cinematography and editing.
A 10 out of 10. Best performance = DeNiro. I can't believe ORDINARY PEOPLE beat this out for Best Picture, but in 1980 The Reagan years were beginning, so it makes some kind of sense. Voted best film of the 80's by a large group of people, and I think along with BLUE VELVET it's way up there in bad decade overall for great films. The fight scenes are tough and grueling. Great film!