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 - IM GONNA PAYUMMMMM

"ONE OF THE MOST RIVETING FILMS OF..... 1973... LOL"

Typical film buffs make this movie to be the greatest thing that ever came out of the 70's. But the only thing you must remember about the 70's is that they made great films every SINGLE YEAR. Unlike the 2000's they didn't have to rely on CG to be an "actor" to fill out the plot.

This made things somewhat intriguing.

The other thing that makes this film work on its own is that it has true vision. The camera work is dizzying at times and the plot is dizzying too. This particular scene is supposed to be spontaneous. Which makes it really work is that it is loaded with details. Deniro breathes a lot of life into this complicated lunatic character, "Johnny Boy".

Cantu 2007

MEAN STREETS - FRANKIE BONES

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 RUDOLF - MAD TV

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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Ted Cantu is the creator of http://www.beautyloungestore.com he has contributed to several blogs and podcasts such as…..http://911copywriters.podomatic.com. He served as a top rated art director for Interactive Web Marketing groups in Chicago and New York City.

RAGING BULL - OPENING - 1980

MEAN STREETS - ORIGINAL TRAILER 1973

Here is an update to the, "Mean Streets" by Martin Scorsese post I made a little while ago. I found the original film trailer. This is excitement and somewhat of a rare find.

They had to scramble the words a bit because the original dialogue is a very coarse. Its worth seeing. In fact, it is one of my favorite films of all time. This was released before, "The Godfather" and was one of the first REAL gangster films to portray organized crime in Little Italy. This film was a very big deal when it was first released.

Film buffs liked it because of the raw performances from Harvey Keitel and Robert DeNiro.


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Ted Cantu is the creator of http://www.beautyloungestore.com he has contributed to several blogs and podcasts such as…..http://911copywriters.podomatic.com. He served as a top rated art director for Interactive Web Marketing groups in Chicago and New York City.

MEAN STREETS - TRAILER - 1973

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