Raging Bull [VHS] (B00000GJ2B)

Raging Bull [VHS]
from MGM (Video & DVD)
starring Frank Adonis, Bernie Allen, Floyd Anderson (II), Rita Bennett (III), Joseph Bono

Features:

• Black & White
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby

Editorial Review:

Martin Scorsese's 1980 Raging Bull has been identified in recent years as one of America's greatest films, and understandably so. Robert De Niro won a richly deserved Academy Award for portraying fighter Jake La Motta, an extremely difficult New York boxer who has to contend with his own temper and jealousy, as well as the Mob and the boxing establishment. Joe Pesci is very good as La Motta's long-suffering brother, and Cathy Moriarty made a strong screen debut as the brawler's glamorous wife. The highly contrasted black-and- white film has a richness, texture, and even sensuality about it that, together with Scorsese's amazing editing (with his Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker) and De Niro's focused, tragic performance, is unforgettable. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, plus closed captioning, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, and optional French and Spanish soundtracks and English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

Stills from Raging Bull (Click for larger image)

Customer Reviews:

• 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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