tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post210934351105222456..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Mean Streets [1973]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-49004584026035928112009-08-20T21:36:55.494+05:302009-08-20T21:36:55.494+05:30@Dave: Thanks a lot Dave. Yeah, Godfather and Mean...@Dave: Thanks a lot Dave. Yeah, Godfather and Mean Streets are as different from each other as is possible; perhaps thats precisely why, when juxtaposed, they give a bird's eye view of the entire spectrum where the Mafia goes. You're right, there's a distinct indie feel to the entire production design which sort of adds to the immediacy of it all. Well to me its a 5-star movie. Only that, had the scale permitted, Taxi Driver & Raging Bull would gotten 5.5 each.<br /><br />@Srikanth: Precisely. I whole-heartedly agree to both your statements!Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-4419651570953282009-08-20T07:01:06.037+05:302009-08-20T07:01:06.037+05:30Intensely personal, amazing movieIntensely personal, amazing movieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-54333561872996045672009-08-20T05:28:47.416+05:302009-08-20T05:28:47.416+05:30Excellent analysis of this film and its place in m...Excellent analysis of this film and its place in mafia movies. Where The Godfather is the romanticized notion of dons and bosses, this is guys at the street level, literally hustling to make a _few_ dollars each day. The indy feel to the entire production fits perfectly with the storyline of these knockaround guys and the lives they lead. I rate it a little lower than you do (it would be a 4-star movie for me on a scale of 5), but it's definitely one that everybody needs to see and shows the places that Scorsese would eventually go.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.com