tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post9221457384482068896..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Greed is GreatSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34508328450497242072016-11-16T14:16:37.111-06:002016-11-16T14:16:37.111-06:00There's a lot to like with this one, but it...There's a lot to like with this one, but it's a bit extreme for a steady diet. As Nick mentions in his comment above, it's a lot like Scorsese doing an exploitation movie. I love the concept of that and I did like the movie, but I think I like the concept more than the result. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50981224340538856902016-11-15T08:51:24.107-06:002016-11-15T08:51:24.107-06:00I liked this a lot too. I hesitated before startin...I liked this a lot too. I hesitated before starting it because of the running time. But I had two long movies - The Sorrow and the Pity and Hoop Dreams - in the "Scheduled to Record" queue and I figured I'd better knock this one out so I can put a little space between these longer movies. <br /><br />I was able to start it early enough that even with a few short breaks, I finished a little after 9 pm. That helped a lot!<br /><br />I liked the episodic nature of the film, and the differing tone of each episode. There's a little Hunter S. Thompson in the scene with the super-Quaaludes. A little international intrigue. (So nice to see Joanna Lumley! She should have been in it more.) Then they enter Disaster Movie territory with the yacht going down in the storm. <br /><br />Leo was great, but darned if Jonah Hill didn't steal every scene he was in. I think my favorite scene was the one in the parking lot where he was handing off the money and he was taunting the other guy for no other reason except that he's a stupid jerk.<br /><br />So, yeah, I liked it a lot.<br /><br />But my favorite Leonardo DiCaprio movie is still The Quick and the Dead.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-8181872563491784292014-09-25T19:00:16.655-05:002014-09-25T19:00:16.655-05:00I knew this was a film you favored. I can certainl...I knew this was a film you favored. I can certainly see why. I don't think I like it as much as you and Nick do; for me, a lot of this film felt like sensory overload. <br /><br />I didn't really peg this as a comedy until the Quaalude scene. At that moment, I realized that there's actually a lot of comedy here because it's too over the top to be anything else. <br /><br />Margot Robbie is indeed gorgeous. But you're right about the accent. I wouldn't have pegged her as an Aussie without looking her up on IMDB. She pulls the role of just about perfectly. I'm not sure I can think of someone who would've been better suited to it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-12055201828869219322014-09-25T11:55:23.537-05:002014-09-25T11:55:23.537-05:00This was my favorite film of the nine nominees. T...This was my favorite film of the nine nominees. The revelation for me was that DiCaprio could be so funny with the physical comedy and I completely agree the Quaaludes scene is fantastic. I don't really remember him ever being in a comedic role before.<br /><br />I remember when he went up on stage to accept his Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical that he seemed really amused by the whole concept that he might have been in a comedy. He specifically congratulated his "fellow comedians" - among them Christian Bale (for American Hustle) as another nod to some of the rather unexpected nominees in the comedy category.<br /><br />And how hot is Margot Robbie in the scene where she first steps out in her birthday suit? I had never seen her before in anything and that sure as hell made me want to see her more. And to show I'm not completely shallow, I had no clue that she was Australian until I looked into her more after the movie was over. I thought she nailed the Brooklyn accent.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62262580832049374112014-09-25T10:20:16.042-05:002014-09-25T10:20:16.042-05:00It does feel faster than its running time, which i...It does feel faster than its running time, which is always a good thing with a film that touches three hours. <br /><br />I can see disliking it as well. It's all excess all the time. If you're not prepared for that, it's more than a little bit shocking.<br /><br />The Quaaludes scene, for me, is the one that solidified this as both a great film and as a comedy. The end result of that scene is fantastic as well. The best part is that while that scene is completely insane, within the context of everything else that has happened, it's completely believable. <br /><br />Is this DiCaprio's best performance? I don't know. He's had a lot of really damn good performances. I'd rank it high, though. I'm not sure I can distinguish between the best DiCaprio performances--<i>The Aviator, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, The Departed</i>...the guy doesn't do a lot that isn't worth seeing.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57841377739087954102014-09-25T09:42:10.342-05:002014-09-25T09:42:10.342-05:00Hell yeah! I loved this movie, but I do understand...Hell yeah! I loved this movie, but I do understand the people who don't--it's a dive into exploitation and debauchery, and if you can't handle that, this is not your film. In Korea, I worked with a young woman who *hated* it, but she had a history in working with addicts in rehab, so she just could not get behind watching this kind of stuff as a form of entertainment, which I suppose is understandable.<br /><br />But I totally dug it, and I did not feel the running time on this one. That Quaaludes scene is amazing and hilarious. Although the Oscar went to McConaughey, which I can also support, I was almost entirely rooting for DiCaprio. This is probably his best performance, in my opinion, and if there was a role he deserved to win for, it was this one.<br /><br />And did you catch that the real Jordan Belfort was the guy who introduced DiCaprio's Belfort at the end of the movie?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com