I love movies, always have, always will. I love good movies even more! So, I decided it was time to make sure I've seen what's commonly accepted as the 100 greatest, as decided by the AFI. Some of the movies on the list I've seen a million times, some I've seen maybe once when I was little. With the help of my streaming subscription to Netflix, and getting my little red envelopes in the mail too, I will definitely conquer this list - and I can't wait! Please feel free to watch along or add comments about your movies as I watch them! Get the popcorn and milkduds ready!

Saturday, December 20, 2014

#4 Raging Bull

1980
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert DeNiro, Cathy Moriarty

Story of prize fighter, Jake LaMotta, set in the 1940's and 50's. LaMotta is unbeatable in the ring and desires greatness, but ultimately destroys everything around him and ends up alone.  The acting in the movie is some of the finest in movies, from DeNiro to Pesci to Moriarty... they all work brilliantly together to tell the story.

Trivia: When the real Jake LaMotta saw the movie, he said it made him realize for the first time what a terrible person he had been. He asked the real Vicki LaMotta "Was I really like that?". Vicki replied "You were worse."

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