tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post7568851550338530295..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'THE WOLF OF WALL STREET'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-75151163851986827172014-01-26T06:10:04.159-08:002014-01-26T06:10:04.159-08:00Opinions vary, Dr Spo but I did find that the main...Opinions vary, Dr Spo but I did find that the main character (well played by Leo DiC) is so obnoxious that his fate at the hand of justice, when it eventually arrives, seems to be low penance in comparison to what he gets away. with. But since Paul above said that he thought the film was a farce (in the true sense of the word) I'm beginning to wonder if I was seeing it from the correct angle. But I don't think I could bear to fork out money to see it again. Perhaps when it comes on TV I might make an effort to take a less judgmental view.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-40847907241264803702014-01-26T00:00:00.378-08:002014-01-26T00:00:00.378-08:00It sounds nasty indeed. It sounds nasty indeed. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-80110395841736787222014-01-21T23:47:54.887-08:002014-01-21T23:47:54.887-08:00You've said in a few words PRECISELY what I fe...You've said in a few words PRECISELY what I feel too. Although it's a 'trademark' characteristic his films, for me his very best have been those which do NOT involve gangsters, big-time crime and major violence - I'd nominate 'Hugo', 'The Age of Innocence', 'The King of Comedy'. 'After Hours' ...... I could go on. He's a maverick director but still one who is impossible to ignore. In my all-time Top 50 films he might have 2 or 3, but I doubt if there'd be many more. (Mind you 2 or 3 out of 50 ain't all that bad either!)Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-53104831691009134952014-01-21T15:32:28.976-08:002014-01-21T15:32:28.976-08:00Scorsese Is a talented but cold director
I appreci...Scorsese Is a talented but cold director<br />I appreciate his films but don't warm to themJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-52213035422170842172014-01-21T07:16:38.732-08:002014-01-21T07:16:38.732-08:00I wouldn't warn anyone off from going with an ...I wouldn't warn anyone off from going with an open mind, Bob. You may well be one of the significant number who enjoy it. In fact on IMDb it currently has an AVERAGE very high rating of 8.6, which is certainly rare.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-73416403909861434742014-01-21T07:12:14.454-08:002014-01-21T07:12:14.454-08:00It's another of those 'Amorality Rules'...It's another of those 'Amorality Rules' tales, Mitch. It's a shame that in this one the revulsion which those like you and me feel to such people is not helped by his being punished at the end by what seems to me comparatively not much more than a slap on the wrist (though, of course, I'm not au fait with the American system of justice). <br />As to inequalities of wealth, I do find it alarming (and scandalous) that in the U.K. the disparity between the amount of wealth possessed by the very few has INcreased year on year for more than the last twenty years - and is accelerating. In fact I just read recently that it will shortly be the same as it was 100 years ago, and likely to get even greater.. It was even increasing under our 'socialist' Labour government of 1997-2010, so what hope is there? Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-17894428787870813232014-01-21T07:00:41.466-08:002014-01-21T07:00:41.466-08:00The fact that we could ever have had such divergen...The fact that we could ever have had such divergent views about any film, Paul, has astonished me, but it was bound to happen sometime. I've seen much the same views elsewhere as you've expressed, and that's no bad thing. I certainly don't think you're mistaken in any way. In fact it concerns me that I myself must have missed so much. But to set 'Wolf' in the same class as any of the films in my recent 2013 'Top Ten', let alone think it was better than all of them, well that would be an impossible step for me to take.<br />In my 'defence' I'd point out that it did end up with my rating it very slightly above average. In fact on IMDb, where half-points are not possible, I scored it with a '6'. <br />I'm with you in thinking that this is Leonardo's best performance to date, even eclipsing 'Gatsby' where his performance was also extraordinary. I only wish I too didn't think that the film was all show with little underneath - and on a looking-at-my-watch count it rated so high.. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-31374563792794199132014-01-21T04:58:45.823-08:002014-01-21T04:58:45.823-08:00It appears that I am in the minority here. I cons...It appears that I am in the minority here. I consider this to be the best film of 2013. DiCaprio is brilliant as a stockbroker caught up in the 80s excess. It runs a full three hours but feels like less than an hour. Just so much here. Drama, comedy farce - this film has it all.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-4395598993095869142014-01-21T03:55:20.678-08:002014-01-21T03:55:20.678-08:00I'm kinda on Team Mitchell about this. I'l...I'm kinda on Team Mitchell about this. I'll pass.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-28410010084339136732014-01-21T03:48:10.407-08:002014-01-21T03:48:10.407-08:00The subject matter of this film is of no interest ...The subject matter of this film is of no interest to me. So tired of seeing (and reading about) the rise and fall of the corrupt and morally bankrupt. I just read this morning that the 85 richest people in the world have the same combined "wealth" as the 3.5 billion poorest people in the world. I'll skip this one. Thanks!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-47931093417108964492014-01-21T03:07:49.988-08:002014-01-21T03:07:49.988-08:00'bust' above = 'busy'.
Anyway, i...'bust' above = 'busy'. <br />Anyway, if the film had been two hours long instead of the three I don't think it would have lost anything - and almost certainly would have been the better for it.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-73808226098334984192014-01-21T03:05:50.432-08:002014-01-21T03:05:50.432-08:00Tai, while the film was playing I was actually won...Tai, while the film was playing I was actually wondering if all the bust camera work, noise and frantic on-screen activity was designed to keep us awake. For me - and for you, it seems - it couldn't disguise the emptiness below the surface.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-78630606156530313782014-01-21T02:04:04.656-08:002014-01-21T02:04:04.656-08:00I only watched two thirds of the movie. I's ki...I only watched two thirds of the movie. I's kinda boring and exaggerated.Vương Tử Trựchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822722828908621992noreply@blogger.com