De Niro stars in this film biography of the controversial prize fighter of the 1940s, Jake LaMotta. Genre: Feature Film-Drama Rating: R Release Date: 6-FEB-2001 Media Type: DVD
Martin Scorsese's brutal black-and-white biography of self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta was chosen as the best film of the 1980s in a major critics' poll at the end of the decade, and it's a knockout piece of filmmaking. Robert De Niro plays LaMotta (famously putting on 50 pounds for the later scenes), a man tormented by demons he doesn't understand and prone to uncontrollably violent temper tantrums and fits of irrational jealousy. He marries a striking young blond (Cathy Moriarty), his sexual ideal, and then terrorizes her with never-ending accusations of infidelity. Jake is as frightening as he is pathetic, unable to control or comprehend the baser instincts that periodically, and without warning, turn him into the rampaging beast of the title. But as Roman Catholic Scorsese sees it, he works off his sins in the boxing ring, where his greatest athletic talent is his ability to withstand punishment. The fight scenes are astounding; they're like barbaric ritual dance numbers. Images smash into one another--a flashbulb, a spray of sweat, a fist, a geyser of blood--until you feel dazed from the pummeling. Nominated for a handful of Academy Awards (including best picture and director), Raging Bull won only two, for De Niro and for editor Thelma Schoonmacher. --Jim Emerson
Stills from Raging Bull (Click for larger image)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Raging Bull.*Single Disc*DVD. Great movie, Very Violent, well not very. But Pretty brutal, Yet you don't want to look away.Robert De Niro Is a genius,Joe Pesci is great,Black and white adds to the overall effect of a such movie. Raging Bull is a must to see for any De Niro Fan. Great Movie! Love it! A+
Raging Bull Raging Bull is for the one who loves boxing and all that boxing is about. Raging Bull portrays the sport in all its gory detail and aspects that affect a boxer. Robert de Niro is an excellent actor. This movie is highly recommended for boxing fans...
Criterion Spine #120....wait for it... on Laserdisc!! "Raging Bull" is aggravating to watch. As an enormous fan of Scorsese's pre-2000 work, the catalogue of innovative, dark, gripping, and overall classic works that he did seem to be given the most praise, yet the least rewards. Knowing that DeNiro won an Oscar for this film, knowing that Pesci was nominated (but lost) and knowing that Scorsese was also up for one of those prized trophies, yet lost - is extremely aggravating. Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential directors of my time, and probably my... more info
Blu-Ray Review Absolutely not any better than the 2 disc special edition standard version. Amazon is pissing people off lately.
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