MEAN STREETS - 1973

"the biggest -- LITTLEST movie IN THE WHOLE REEKING WORLD !!!!!!"

The title sequence makes me laugh somewhat. It just jumps on the screen like all those tv titles did in the 70's. It makes me think of THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO the way the title just pops up somewhat unpretentiously.

The song has a lot of weight in this film. It sets the stage. Scorsese later said that he wouldn't think of creating the film without that song. It has so much stage setting ability with it. The other hidden "star" of the film is some of the tracks by the Rolling Stones. Funny to have such songs play such a major part in Little Italy. But then again Little Italy is basically New York... Little Italy itself is VERY FREAKIN LITTLE.

This film is admired by filmaholics like myself. But thought of very little by people who live for the minute. For those types I recommend GLITTER on DVD or the latest Lindsey Lohan offering.... (wait, does she make films... yet? or what?). MEAN STREETS IS SERIOUS GUY ENTERTAINMENT... its not a chick film. I could watch this thing for days on end, and have.

I like Deniro in this movie and Harvey Keitel. I was into this film pretty heavy in college and I got it now on DVD. That is good value kids. Its a nice investment.

ITS GOOD.

NO WAIT.. ITS .... COLLOSAL !!!

Its major attitude city.

Cantu 2007

MEAN STREETS INTRO

A BRONX TALE - TAKING OUT THE TRASH - ONE BUM AT A TIME

"Here You Go M*ther F*ckahh !!!"

Thats probably not the most quotable line in the entire movie but its in there. I have to snigger somewhat uncontrollably when I watch this clip because it is so incredibly vile. There is a lot of cussing in this clip but its mixed into the soundtrack and your eyes dance nervously over the entire spectrum -- so you tend to MISS IT.

A Bronx Tale - go rent it.

NO no, better idea, better idea,.. go BUY IT. Pop it into your DVD player and watch it over and over again... just certain scenes may apply. Get yourself a loaf of crusty Italian bread and make a big mess of linguine and clams. Enjoy yourself.... G'head!

Its worth it.

I am disappointed that nothing of this stature has come out in the last ten years. Nothing has really toppled it. DeNiro disappeared as a director. I found his latest offerings contrived. But I found this camera work exciting, fresh and hard hitting. I liked it.

It gets away from this whole nausiating notion of ... IM RED HOT, YOUR RED HOT, LETS MAKE RED HOT LOVE !!! CRAP OF THE 2000'S. All this glitter and diva crap is non-existant in the 90's.... thank God. We didn't have much to work with in the 90's but it is apparent now in the 2000's that we have NOTHING to work with.... THE END. Every chick we see in entertainment is supposed to be "HOT" AND Every guy is supposed to be "THE IN THING". And every special effect is supposed to be, "THE BEST EVER" which is a load of shit. There are more crappy horror films on the market now that could rival the 70's and early 80's. Its enough to make the. "Incredible Melting Man" seem like, "Gone with the Wind".

But I'm getting ahead of myself here.....

In the 90's you had a struggling amount of style trying in VAIN to keep afloat. This film captures that. If you were angry in a film you could just let it out and bash someone with a trash can lid, (sort of like Sonny Corleone).

The Biker thing is RIGHTEOUS. I watch it once a week, (If I'm honest). Its easy to do because its hypnotic and its on AMC like every day this month. I must admit that I really like seeing these guys beat to peices. I like seeing their bikes beat to pieces too.... its refreshing. This whole entire movie.... well most of it.... is refreshing. I can do without the love scenes personally. But the violence thing is right on the money. MAN !!!

I like Chaz as SONNY. He may not be my favorite mob boss of all time in cinema but he is up there. I like the uptight Michael mob guy from Mean Streets and Vito Corleone from the Godfather. But what difference does it make.... this is brutal cinema. They don't take three hours to decide about "feelings" or whether or not who should go up and take the first punch like our limp movies do these days. They just walk up to the enemy and bash him with a bat.

Enough with the feelings... up with the bats.

If you can't join em' -- bash em' with a bat.

To enjoy this film to its utmost potential you need one of those plastic hats that hold two cans of beer with a straw in them. Wear one of those why don't cha..... and enjoy this thing ovah here.

I'm getting tired of rambling on and on.... Trust me, its great.

Cantu 2007

A BRONX TALE - NOW YOU'SE CAN'T LEAVE

RAGING RUDOLF - KEEP YER MOUTH SHUT

This is great television -- damn near perfect. Its MAD TV... and even for that show - its damn near perfect. I remember when this first came out and believe it or not its at least 10 years old.

This is riddled with a ton of Scorsese references cause according to this clip -- he supposedly directed it....RIIIIIIIIIIGHT?

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RAGING BULL - (MAN !!) 1980

Check it out... this is scary. This poster is truly terrifying. Its like a high school art project gone awry.

Whats up with the racoon eyeballs on Deniro.... this is truly one of the worst posters I've ever seen. You see stuff like this when films are released in Mexico or Tangiers -- or even Trinidad.

This opening clip to Raging Bull s classic. Its the whole movie in about three minutes time. This scene makes women bored and makes men cry... can you believe it? ITS INTENSE....

Whats funny about it is that this movie is incredibly depressing. Its urban and its a true story. Deniro plays an oafish boxer who beats the hell out of everything in his way - including his own family. This is really intense to watch in an IMAX theater. Especially if its on Easter Weekend in Chicago right after you dump one of your girlfriends. Seeing Deniro and Pesci 6 stories tall clobbering the mortal crap out of eachother makes for some very interesting entertainment.
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RAGING BULL - OPENING - 1980

MEAN STREETS - REQUIRED SCORSESE VIEWING

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

This is one of my favorite Scorsese films of all time. MEAN STREETS. This is low end living in an upscale town - LITTLE ITALY, NYC.

" On the surface, when you first take a stab at Martin Scorsese’s intensely autobiographical classic “Mean Streets”, it looks like a jumbled mixture of music, showoff filmmaking techniques, half realistic, half amateurish acting, and crazy nighttime visuals...."
Source....http://www.dunkirkma.net/inreview/features/mean_streets.html

Hmmmm..... yeah.. thats the entire film basically. Amateurish acting, The Rolling Stones blaring in the background and lots of violence. To me.... well.. thats great cinema !!!

What more do you need? Go Rent It !!!!.......
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A 1973 classic from Warner Bros Pictures
Cantu Fascube 2006

MEAN STREETS - BAR SCENE