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Title: Touted as a classic
Review: Don't get me wrong, this is a GREAT movie, but not a classic. I am really not sure why it won the awards it did other than it was very different than the other movie in 1980. Filmed in black and white, this is the story of boxer Jake La Motta, played by Oscar-winner De Niro. It's other Oscar went for film editing. Joe Pesci puts in a typical performance as a foul-mouthed east coaster.The film is very good, however, it became a cookie cutter for Joe Pesci roles. De Niro was FAR better in the Deer Hunter, admittedly a very different kind of movie, but the film is very typical of the De Niro/Pesci movies. If you have seen these two work together before, you are really not in for much new. If you haven't, please, watch this, but avoid any other De Niro/Pesci movie, as the plot changes, but the men remain the same. This film is these two actors working together at their best, but Scorsese himself has beat these two into the ground.
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