I liked the sense of the ending. But I found the ending scenes dull in the visual sense.
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I liked the sense of the ending. But I found the ending scenes dull in the visual sense.
BoboBrazil
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It's supposed to be dull.
What I got from the ending ;
When the camera moves to focus on all the people sitting, it is basically the epitome of "sheeple". I know it's an unpopular/cliche term, but that is how I saw it. It was trying to show that after all the shit he has done, after all the people he has fucked over, there are people still out there gullible enough to buy into him. We are the type of people who are empowering people such as Jordan.
I'm talking about the cinematography, not the sense of the images or of the situation, that I understood very well and loved 
I found it ... weak, and not in the sense of the events happening.
But enough talked about that
Leo was insane during all the movie, it's incredible the range he has to offer through his various roles. Love him, hope he'll get the oscar he deserves for all his career.
I found it ... weak, and not in the sense of the events happening.
But enough talked about that
Leo was insane during all the movie, it's incredible the range he has to offer through his various roles. Love him, hope he'll get the oscar he deserves for all his career.
Darko
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Youre an academy member I assume?
Uh oh.
Darko
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titusandronicus
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Jonah Hill was so good in this. Hope he gets a nomination at least for Best Supporting Actor.
Well that's disappointing.
blame space
Banned
yeah I feel like it's easy to overlook because of DiCaprio but he was so fucking great.
absolutely blown away by it; it felt like a genuine scorsese classic from a few decades ago which is great because i thought he'd lost it. while leo's performance was magnificent, i was actually more blown away by jonah hill. everyone seemed to rave about him in moneyball, but that was a completely unremarkable performance, i thought; his performance here actually took me by surprise, and was genuinely impressive.
it felt like the shortest three hour film i've ever watched. and i had no idea it was going to be this funny either.
a few things i didn't like were the occasional sloppy editing (there are various moments were the dialogue is not in synch with the actor's mouths) and, visually, some of the scenes (the stairs scene for example) looked really rough.
it felt like the shortest three hour film i've ever watched. and i had no idea it was going to be this funny either.
a few things i didn't like were the occasional sloppy editing (there are various moments were the dialogue is not in synch with the actor's mouths) and, visually, some of the scenes (the stairs scene for example) looked really rough.
blame space
Banned
I thought the stairs were great
plasmawave
Banned
The blond chick is hoooooooooooooooooooooooooot.
blame space
Banned
yeah it's kind of insane how attractive she is. great performance too.
EDIT: GREAT
EDIT: GREAT
soul creator
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...I see what you did there?
blame space
Banned
he only breaks the fourth wall a few times
plasmawave
Banned
Sometimes. He does narrate a lot tho.
blame space
Banned
it is 3 straight hours of him talking directly to the viewer
shira
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Enjoyed the movie and went by in a flash. My only complaint is Leo's character during the first 15 minutes. He seemed like he wanted to make people money, as well as himself. He took his exam and during his first day of work, the place went under. When exatcly did he transition into this power hungry guy? That was the only thing that bothered me. And then he jumped into the penny stocks like a pro.
Yup, one of the funniest scenes ever, the whole theater was laughing.
I guess
after he got "shat out' he stopped giving a fuck and only wanted to make money. No more Mr. Nice guy.
Secret Fawful
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The
, is one of the greatest scenes I've seen on film. I'm a huge fan of
, so I loved Marty's take on that.
The whole movie left me feeling exhausted by the end, with all of the sex and nudity and drugs and the excess of it all. It had a sick feeling, especially with how animalistic everyone was. In other words, it was an incredible movie.
Popeye scene, by itself, outside of the whole LUDES scene
Popeye
The whole movie left me feeling exhausted by the end, with all of the sex and nudity and drugs and the excess of it all. It had a sick feeling, especially with how animalistic everyone was. In other words, it was an incredible movie.
Don't think he gave a fuck about making other people money; assumed he was saying that because that would sound pc/nice in conversing w/ his superior.
Fudgepuppy
Banned
Just saw it, really liked it.
I like the excessiveness and how it perfectly delivers the motions of Belfort and his character. The length of the movie was unnessecary, but it fit perfectly for just that reason.
Definitely a movie that sticks with you, I was transfixed throughout the entire thing.
Kind of got pissed how tons of people in the audience were laughing at some scenes where the point was that something zany can very easily turn into something disturbing. A scene could be funny and then slowly, gradually turn into something twisted and dark, and yet people were laughing.
I feel sorry for the people that watch the movie and don't get that the movie isn't celebrating excess or Belfort. I also feel sorry for the people who do think it celebrates Belfort, and who love it for that reason. When he's screaming faggot in every word, people are laughing with him and not at his evil persona.
It was great how the movie managed to have a runtime of three hours, filled with despicable people,saying and doing despicable things, without it feeling painful and uninteresting. The notion that a movie needs likeable characters is absurd.
I like the excessiveness and how it perfectly delivers the motions of Belfort and his character. The length of the movie was unnessecary, but it fit perfectly for just that reason.
Definitely a movie that sticks with you, I was transfixed throughout the entire thing.
Kind of got pissed how tons of people in the audience were laughing at some scenes where the point was that something zany can very easily turn into something disturbing. A scene could be funny and then slowly, gradually turn into something twisted and dark, and yet people were laughing.
I feel sorry for the people that watch the movie and don't get that the movie isn't celebrating excess or Belfort. I also feel sorry for the people who do think it celebrates Belfort, and who love it for that reason. When he's screaming faggot in every word, people are laughing with him and not at his evil persona.
It was great how the movie managed to have a runtime of three hours, filled with despicable people,saying and doing despicable things, without it feeling painful and uninteresting. The notion that a movie needs likeable characters is absurd.
It has some good moments worth laughing at, but didn't find it all that funny. It feels like the same joke over and over for 3 hours, all of it with a pretty juvenile slant.
NaughtyCalibur
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THIS MOVIE WAS SO FUCKING GOOD.
Seriously my movie of 2013.
Seriously my movie of 2013.
I'm on the same boat. Even had people laugh hysterically when he
punches his wife in the stomach
DedalusJoyce
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Just found out this is opening here (pakistan) on the 17th. Excited!!!!
I'm also impressed on how crazy the editing was.
Sound and film. Super fast, super quick while still being on point.
I understand that the proudish mpaa had some issues with this, its too much fun for christmas season america.
(And I'm looking forward to watching the unrated NC 17 version)
I'm happy this got made, if anyone has some good interviews about this, please post the links!
Sound and film. Super fast, super quick while still being on point.
I understand that the proudish mpaa had some issues with this, its too much fun for christmas season america.
(And I'm looking forward to watching the unrated NC 17 version)
I'm happy this got made, if anyone has some good interviews about this, please post the links!
Darko
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I want to take some ludes.
Darko
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I don't think Marty does unrated or extended cuts
ChosenPredator
Banned
this made me look up videos of the real guy and damn his wife was smoking hot and he did have massive huge ass parties as well lol crazy
blame space
Banned
yikes
I kinda blame that on the film's rather abrupt transition from "nonstop awful behavior where we are just supposed to laugh and not give a shit about any of the characters" into "serious family drama with spouse abuse and kidnapping". People are still expecting some slapstick ridiculousness since that's what the first 160 minutes of the movie were.
Its not the films fault- the movie basically portrays the excess as being awesome and hilarious, until it stops being so- which in real life would be really sudden and shocking. I like that this movie trusts the audience.
I didn't need a slow buildup with musical cues before the rough marriage scenes.
Can Crusher
Banned
Probably the best comedy of 2013.
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