Production Year: 1980 - Drama - Director: Martin Scorsese - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Frank Vincent, Frank Adonis more
With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight... more
widely reckoned one of the finest films of the 1980s,Raging Bullstill looks like a contender. Based on the ghosted autobiography of 1940s boxing champion Jake La...
widely reckoned one of the finest films of the 1980s,Raging Bullstill looks like a contender. Based on the ghosted autobiography of 1940s boxing champion Jake La...
gives an amazing portrayal of a man whose animal side lurks just beneath the surface ever ready to erupt. Vivid and unremitting in its uncompromising brutality ...
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comprising a sleeveless hooded top and traditional jogging trousers. The famous Raging Bull brand is print onprinted on the rear and has icons on the front. Sweat it out during your training yet have the freedom to move with sleeveless arms, the perfect for training/boxing/gym wear.
comprising a sleeveless hooded top and traditional jogging trousers. The famous Raging Bull brand is print onprinted on the rear and has icons on the front. Sweat it out during your training yet have the freedom to move with sleeveless arms, the perfect for training/boxing/gym wear.
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gives an amazing portrayal of a man whose animal side lurks just beneath the surface, every ready to erupt. Vivid and unremitting in its uncompromising brutality and honesty, the fight sequences are famed for the realism. Violent throughout, this film is a testament to Scorsese's and De Niro's skills, creating a thoroughly absorbing film about such an unlikable character. Renowned for throwing himself into the roles of his character, De Niro went on a diet to gain fifty pounds during production for the role of the faded star.
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A review by matt1979 on Raging Bull (DVD) March 6th, 2003
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Standard
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Loads
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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This is not infact the best film of the 80s or indeed the 70s, it is just simply the greatest film ever made. I am not writing that on a whim, I have not just seen it and got carried away, I have seen this movie on a number of separate occasions over the years each time picking it apart, looking for faults but finding none. Hours of research have gone into this review.
The film was set back int the fifties, back in the day when men were men and all that rubbish your grandad told you. Jake La Motta, the star of this true story has though been well chronicled as a man who could give and take a proper beating. He could be any one of those 'hardmen' your grandad told you about. The film is about his rise to fame and resulting demise and it tells the story of his life during these times, giving you an insight into the character and those around him. Although probably not the best part of this film, a number of my friends felt it was hard to get into and did not maintain there attention, the plot is both intriguing and exciting at the same time. The start of the film follows the young La Motta as he struggles to work his way into a mafia dominated sport while at the same time containing his aggression from hurting those who try to help. The film then follows him through his peak as a champion and subsequant tragic decline to an overweight night club owner while at each point reflecting on how his character copes with his successes and failures.
The film was directed by Martin Scorcese when he was at his creative peak. It came shortly after the release of Taxi Driver and continued his collaboration with Robert De Niro which was already widely acclaimed. The pressure was on him to come up with anouther masterpeice, something that he did in style. This film is a little different to those that Scorcese had directed before and has since. He usually enjoys complete artisitic freedom to create has characters and develop his basic concept (Taxi Driver, Ga ngs of New York) but in this film he is restricted to a true life story. In fairness he did choose this character for a specific reason and Lemotta is a quite incredible personality but he still has to work within the restraints of a real person, who is still alive, to acheive his goal of exploring the weaknesses of a strong, proud and passionate man. It is still however a joy too watch the various techniques he uses to emphasise his characters and the situations they find themselves in. To produce the film in mostly black and white was both risky (as this usually seems unnattractive to the public) and technically difficult to utilise properly. He does however pull this off with flying colours and the amazing fight scenes really do have to be seen in atmospheric black and white to be appreciated. It is also the little things that show his class, he actually built a bigger ring for Lemotta to fight in during his final days to emphasise the state of the character while his timely use of colours is also class. To see La Mottas red blood dripping from the rope really brings the brutality of the sport home.
As far as I am concerned though the real hero of the film is De Niro. It may have been Scorcese he brought this brilliance out of him but he has pulled off countless stunning perfomances with or without his help (Taxi Driver, The Dear Hunter). It is DeNiro who plays the character La Motta himself. I usually take little notice in someones acting but in this film you can't help but appreciate what an exceptional talent Deniro is. Scorcese has asked De Niro to bring out all the rage and passion from inside La Motta while at the same illustrating his frailties and torment, something he does in style.To see the character break down in a flood of tears is genuinly poignient and emmotive having only just seen the courage and character of the man. Deniro must have worked for months to gain the figure of a young Jake La Motta. I love the way he can bring out the cocki ness and aggression of the character, whatching him bludgeon the 'pretty boy' Janiero is somewhat unnerving and his defiant cry of 'you never put me down Ray' to a victorious Sugar Ray Robinson during the last of their six epic and pivitol confrontations wil surely go down in cinema history. He continues to be able to emphasise the character during his domestic life as well as he struggles contain the aggression that he thrives off inside the ring in his home. Again DeNiro had to really work again at putting on weight and getting into the ageing Lemottas character, something he does faultlessly making him appear both proud and at the same time tragic. De Niro makes you both love and hate, fear and pity this character at the same time and I believe that it is his acting that really makes this film.
Apart from the pivotal Scorcese - De Niro partnership there are a number of other performances that make this film special that have to be mentioned in any review. Cathy Moriarty plays a great part as the long suffering wife Vicky who suffers at the hands of the characteristics that attract her to Lemotta. Anouther key character is the ever excellant Joe Pesci who plays LeMottas brother and manager. He also suffers from the very characteristics in Lemotta that he is trying to exploit. The cinematography is beutiful, the sound levels excellant and the music inspired, heck I bet even the sandwiches on set tasted great.
This is a truly remarkable film. Even if you are not attracted to this type of movie then I would still reccomend you to watch it because it is a work of art. Reguardless of the acting, the directing, the plot or the sandwiches this film is the closest thing you can get to poetry on screen and you should just sit back and enjoy the experiance.
Advantages: Compelling performances Disadvantages: Can feel a little long
This certificate 18 film is from 1980 and it's largely shot in black and white. It stars Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci and is directed by Martin Scorcese. De Niro plays 1940s boxing champion Jake La Motta. Joe Pesci plays La Motta's long-suffering brother and manager, and Cathy Moriarty plays Jake's wife.
The story follows Jake's traumas and triumphs in and out of the ring. It is based on Jake's autobiography. The depiction of the rise of La Motta, ... ...has-been 20 years later, he's reduced to acting out self-pitying monologues in a tawdry Manhattan nightclub. He thinks he's a great comedian but it's painful to watch.
He's also abusive towards his family but ironically his ultimate downfall - an accusation of under age sex - isn't really his fault. How will he manage in the end?
De Niro's performance is typically tough - he really played the part and put on all the weight necessary. Doing the ...
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Martin Scorsese's RAGING BULL is a ruthlessly unsympathetic portrait of a professional boxer's beatings in and out of the ring. Based on real life boxer Jake LaMotta's memoirs, by TAXI DRIVER screenwriter Paul Schrader, I rank this brilliant film alongside that other great character study of Scorsese's as one of the most powerful pieces of cinema ever made, with another mesmerising performance from Robert De Niro, from an insanely paranoid taxi driver ... ...his own personal redemption.
RAGING BULL is an exemplary production. Hauntingly scored and filmed with the most stunning black and white footage I have ever seen recorded from TAXI DRIVER cinematographer Michael Chapman, I found it often difficult to watch in comfort, so harsh an emotional experience it was, lingering with me long after the film had finished. The acting throughout is wonderful, from De Niro and Joe Pesci outdoing one another as ...
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Advantages: Acting is amazing, especially De Niro and the whole thing looks gorgeous. Disadvantages: Some may be put off by the violence or the lack of a character to root for.
This film is hailed as a modern classic and rightly so. It's an unashamedly brutal no-holds-barred study of a vicious foul-tempered, arrogant man. Yet through Scorsese and De Niro's masterful balance we see just a truly lost individual. There is no attempt at making LaMotta likeable or even apologetic for his actions. Just pitifully human. De Niro is exceptionally good and the film was clearly a labour of love for the actor. Giving the opportunity ... ...entire film with a fearless, risk taking performance. Be it the professional standard he reached as a boxer himself in training to the mass of weight he piled on for the latter scenes. De Niro at this stage in his career certainly never took the easy way out and the film benefits from having one of cinema's greatest actors at the top of his game. This is not to say that the film is all DeNiro, Cathy Moriarty is beautifully restrained as LaMotta's ...
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raging bull is a film about the fighter jake lamotta. the story starts off with jake practicing standup comedy. then the film flashes back to his earlier life when he was a talented prize fighter. Jake gradually moves up in the rankings to get a title shot. Jake meets a 15 year old girl in the neighbourhood, he starts a relationship with her after his first wife leaves him. He then marries her and has children. Jakes boxing life is bright as he is ... ...him practicing his routine. The raging bull is a great film because it is fitious and it has grea acting. this film is in the list of 100 greatest films. it has a few oscars and has several dozen nominees. the story is stunning, i think this is down to robert deniro as he plays the role very well. i think this i value for money because it has everything to be a great film. ...
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Advantages: based on a real story, great acting by robert deniro. Disadvantages: none
raging bull is a story of one of the greats to enter boxing. This film shows how hard it was to be a fighter in the old days. It was hard because it had great fighters like sugar ray robinson and boxing was corrupted so it was hard to get a title shot. for me this is the best boxing film ever because it is based on truth. in this film it shows robert dineros actor getting paranoid and beating up his wife. his violence helps him in the ring however ...
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Advantages: Classic De Niro, 3 classics for the price of one Disadvantages: Very different films and possibly not to everyone's taste
...A truly excellent box set for any discerning De Niro fans, with possibly one of his best performances - barring Taxi Driver - as Jake La Motta in RagingBull ... a truly epic film. De Niro is abley supported by the excellent Joe Pesci as brother Joey La Motta, in this cinematic masterpiece based upon the life of the middle-weight boxer from the late 40's early 50's. La Motta's "raging" temper, was his achilles heal, and the film aptly portrays his struggle with it. His temper ultimately ruined his chances of greatness, and led him to a sorry shell of his former self by the end of the film, having ostracised himself from his brother, wife, and then girlfriend, after becoming involved in corruption, the criminal underworld, throwing flights, and beating his wife. As a Boxing fan, this was a particularly interesting insight into...
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Advantages: Brilliant soundtrack. Disadvantages: Not for the faint hearted.
...pointless drugged up rubbish. But the reason why i still watch this film, and am a fan of it, is the atmosphere: the great soundtrack with "Born to be Wild", the great bikes and great open scenery that is cross-country america.
To finish off i will talk about this particular DVD. The film itself had 65 minutes documentary, director's commentary and filmographies. The box contains the "Easy Riders. RagingBulls" DVD based on the book by Peter Biskind. I have that book and the DVD, basically summerises it with interviews and clips. Its a good backround for the film and interesting to see it in it's context of the time. It talks of other directors such as Martin Scorsese and how Easy Rider opened the door for them. The DVD also contains deleted scenes and extra footage.
The box also contains a book analyzing the circumstances surrounding...
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Plot: RAGING BULL charts the rise and fall of boxer Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro, who won an Oscar for the role), also known as the Bronx Bull, both inside the ring and through the turbulent relationships with his young wife (Cathy Moriarty) and brother (Joe Pesci), Director Martin Scorsese's film stands as a modern masterpiece and has been acclaimed as the greatest sports film ever made.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 27/11/2000
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 16212 DVD
Barcode: 5050070000153
Production Designer: Gene Rudolf
Screenwriter: Mardik Martin, Paul Schrader, Irwin Winkler
Featured: Paul Schrader
Writer: Paul Schrader
Director of Photography: Michael Chapman
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker
Costume Designer: Richard Bruno
Art Director: Gene Rudolf
Author: Joseph Carter, Jake La Motta, Peter Savage, Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin
With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Robert De Niro, in an Oscar-winning performance. As La Motta rises through the ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown, he falls in love with Vickie (Cathy Moriarty), a gorgeous girl from his Bronx neighbourhood. Jake's inability to express his feelings pours out in the ring and eventually takes over his life in his dealings with his brother, Joey (a brilliant Joe Pesci). Irrational jealousy over Vickie, as well as an insatiable appetite, sends him into a downward spiral that costs him his title, his wife, and his relationship with Joey. As the out-of-control fighter, De Niro delivers one of the screen's most unforgettable performances. Pesci is just as intense as Joey, who finally realises that he is unable to tame his animalistic brother.
Scorsese and cinematographer Michael Chapman shoot the film with a stylish flair that fills the boxing scenes with boundless energy and adds immediacy to the endless arguments that erupt whenever Jake is outside the ring. Coupled with Thelma Schoonmaker's breakneck editing and the film's audacious sound design, said scenes are the most brutally realistic depiction of the sport the cinema has ever seen. Simply put, RAGING BULL is one of American cinema's masterworks.
Technical information
Special Features: Booklet Revealing An Insight Into The Making Of The Film, Chapter Search, Original Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround, Mono
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Surround English Mono German Spanish French Italian
Award information
OSCAR: Best Actor In A Leading Role 1980 (Robert De Niro)
Professional reviews
Review: "...[Scorsese's] most ambitious film as well as his finest....The performance of [De Niro's] career..." (New York Times, p.C11, 14/11/1980)
"RAGING BULL is not simply the greatest boxing movie ever made; Martin Scorsese's 1980 masterpiece is arguably the finest American film released in [that] decade..." (New York Times, p.E23, 04/08/2000)
"...A fiercely poetic study of violence. Stunningly shot in black-and-white..." (Rolling Stone, p.23, 14/12/1989)
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