Raging Bull was okay. The opening credits weren't aligned with the boxing ring ropes, grrr. A lot of the dialogue seemed pointless, I felt like it didn't develop the characters much nor move the plot forward. LaMotta sits around with people and talks a lot, but it doesn't fleshen out anybody, it just reaffirmed what you already knew. Unfortunately, none of the characters were particularly sympathetic either. LaMotta himself is completely loathsome and his entire personality can be summed up as "jealous and violent". I'm not saying you have to make characters likeable or anything, but if you're going to do a character study, shouldn't your character be a complex realistic human being? Shouldn't they be intriguing and multidimensional? Otherwise why else should I care what happens at all? Though DeNiro no doubt gives a great performance, ultimately I'm not interested in what happens to his character nor any of the relationships he has with others.

Excellent classic. Robert DeNiro kills it and Martin Scorsese is the master.

Impecibly directed and thoroughly enthralling, yet tragic, character study, with an engaging screenplay and amazing performances.

One of the greatest movies of all time. The opening sequence is literal perfection. The story of an angry, insecure, abusive man who destroys every relationship around him until there's no one left but himself. Excellent cautionary tale.

I understand the acting is great (though, not a fan of Moriarity to be fair). I understand the cinematography is great. I understand the direction is great. So why do I feel like I got dental work? The main character is such a self destructive POS that I just can't stand this movie. I just find it exhausting to watch a guy with talent destroy his own life because he has no control of his own emotions. It is just all too sad because he doesn't just destroy himself. He destroys everything he touches...and the time I spent watching this. Yeech.