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| 971.1 | CASINO | PCBUOA::CHENARD | | Mon Nov 20 1995 16:08 | 8 |
| It is set in the 70's with all those terrible
clothes. I think Joe Pesci is supposed to be
his partner who does all the dirty work and
DeNiro stays clean (that is what the previews
show anyway). Definitely looks interesting.
Mo
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| 971.2 | About what you'd expect | EVMS::HALLYB | Fish have no concept of fire | Tue Nov 28 1995 12:46 | 47 |
| I saw this over the weekend.
Robert DeNiro plays a high-class gangster, Joe Pesci a low-class
gangster who is a lifelong friend of DeNiro. Sharon Stone plays a
high-class hustler. Not exactly a stretch for any of them.
DeNiro gets put in charge of the mythical Tangiers casino in Las Vegas
in 1973 (*I* lived in Vegas at the time!). Pesci, always a tough guy
with an attitude problem, moves to Vegas to escape increasing heat
"back home". Stone is already there, living off her various talents.
The movie has plenty of narrative from both DeNiro and Pesci, giving
their thoughts about the events of the day. DeNiro would talk about
the problems running a casino and gave a highly accurate explanation of
what those problems are. He covers the counting room and the way money
used to be (still is?) "skimmed" and sent to the bosses out of state.
The basic storylines, none of which are credible, are:
- DeNiro falls in love with Stone and wants to marry her
- Stone has this thing for a lowlife scum played by Woody Harrelson
- Pesci takes over the Las Vegas underworld
- DeNiro has trouble getting his license to work in a casino and
keeps shuffling papers before the gaming commission
Eventually Pesci is barred from all casinos and starts to turn into a
-really- nasty guy, DeNiro's marriage to Stone hits the rocks, Woody
Harrelson's character keeps coming back like a bad cough, DeNiro
doesn't get his gaming license and then things go downhill from there.
This is a long movie but it was enjoyable enough (well, I'm not much of
a fan of Pesci's violence but I notice they tended not to show the
actual blows, cuts etc.) Scorcese is no Alfred Hitchcock but I'm pleased
he tried to reduce the on-screen gore.
I thought DeNiro's and Stone's costumes were, well, interesting. Some
nice, some garish. The story is interesting enough, the acting is OK,
including Don Rickles as the ever-scowling casino manager. The casino
(the real star) is presented honestly, all the good guys (loosely-defined)
win in the end, so I figure it was worth the trip.
The background music, while pleasant, was all pre-1973 era. But it was a
lot more pleasant than the actual contemporary music would have been.
***/*****,
John
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| 971.3 | Woods not Woody | NIOSS1::LEE | | Tue Nov 28 1995 12:51 | 6 |
| I believe the actor who plays Sharon Stone's pimp is
James Woods (not Woody Harrelson).
Do I have the name right? He's the guy from Diggstown.
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| 971.4 | Waddya think? | SHRCTR::SCHILTON | Press any key..no,no,not that one! | Tue Nov 28 1995 13:00 | 3 |
| Would you recommend we wait for the video?
Sue
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| 971.5 | waiting may not be such sweet pleasure | TNPUBS::MARCO | | Tue Nov 28 1995 16:05 | 12 |
| We saw this film over the weekend and it is long and rambling without a lot of
focus. Presumably it is a true story. It certainly gives a very grim view of
Las Vegas and the role of the mob. Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone are good.
James Woods is the lover/pimp and is suitably sleazy but his role is minor. Joe
Pesci plays the role of an enforcer--very violent and out of control. I am not
sure if Pesci was out of control or if it was just his character. Frankly, I am
getting very tired of Joe Pesci. Every role seems to be the same for him.
Save your poor bum from uncomfortable seats and wait for it to come out on video
if you really must see it. It is not classic Scorcese.
RA
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| 971.6 | same director as Goodfellas | MARLIN::COLE | | Mon Feb 12 1996 15:57 | 5 |
| It's could almost be called "GoodFella's part II" ... if you see
"Goodfellas", you'll see that it's the same type of movie, he just
traded in Ray Liotta for Sharon Stone.
It was entertaining ... but I liked "Goodfellas" better.
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| 971.7 | | POLAR::BRASSINGTON | Settle Down you arm pit | Tue Jun 18 1996 03:56 | 5 |
| I rented it this weekend and thought it was good flick. I thought Joe
Pesci played an awesome nutcase.
Pete
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| 971.8 | | POLAR::LYLE | confused as a baby in a topless bar | Sat Jul 13 1996 13:00 | 7 |
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Seen it yesterday. Good film. Quite long tho....
Man, DeNiro sure did have a lot of 'loud' clothes.
Dave
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| 971.9 | Good... | SHRCTR::SCHILTON | Press any key..no,no,not that one! | Mon Jul 15 1996 09:53 | 11 |
| I saw it Friday night, bordering on too long...
But, I liked it. I thought it was a great "period piece".
I thought DeNiro was perhaps a little "wooden", or not as
expressive as he's been in some other things, but overall
I liked him in it.
Also, I thought Sharon Stone was terrific and James Woods
is always so good as a sleaze, isn't he?!
Sue
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| 971.10 | | STAR::65320::RIVERS | No comment | Mon Jul 15 1996 10:42 | 10 |
| I was sort of under the impression that DeNiro's character was Mr.
Reserved (hence, "Wooden") -- very much into NOT showing anything he
felt. So maybe it was the character rather than the actor coming
through.
Just my two cents,
kim
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| 971.11 | | SUBSYS::NEUMYER | Your memory still hangin round | Tue Jul 30 1996 11:30 | 14 |
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Rented this over the weekend. Overall I liked the movie, especially
the narrative angle.
Spoiler
In the very first scene, DeNiro's character is blown up and very
specifically shown seated in the car, but in the end he is shown
getting out before the big explosion. That was very Saturday morning
serial movieish
ej
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| 971.12 | A big disappointment | TNPUBS::NAZZARO | Ain't no one gonna dog me down | Wed Jul 31 1996 11:51 | 8 |
| Overlong, needlessly violent at times, and the bad language was so
pervasive it lost its effect. I started counting how many consecutive
sentences there were that Joe Pesci used the word f*ck. Sharon Stone's
mouth wasn't much better. She seemed to me to be ranting more than
acting. Believe me, I'm no prude, but the endless assault of vulgar
language in this movie really turned me off.
NAZZ
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| 971.13 | | SUBPAC::GOLDIE | Resident Alien | Thu Aug 01 1996 09:40 | 13 |
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I saw this in the movies and felt like I need a bath after wards....man
I felt scummy and I was only watching.Every character was despicable
but I kinda liked the story.I like De Niro...a lot!
the saving grace about this movie
Robert DeNiro's suits! 8)
ian
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| 971.14 | Not as good as "Goodfellas".... | HOTLNE::SHIELDS | | Sun Jan 19 1997 00:58 | 14
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