I've never been a huge Scorsese fan, even if I respect his films, but I did enjoy this. It has B-Movie material, but it does not feel like one. Tarantino's practically are because they look and feel like B-Movies. But this did have some interesting cinematography. I thought it was a very intelligent popcorn thriller. The plot twist towards the end had me yelling "What the hell"...Oh, and the musical score WAS quite good as well.
Also Shutter Island was brilliant. The critics don't seem to like it, but it's really genius in the way it was shot. It's something that deserves to be viewed twice to really see the masterpiece come together.
@biggles1111 the 'crappy' cinematography was purely intentional. the continuation errors etc was supposed to emulate the way films were shot back in the 50s/60s to create the tone of the context it was set in.
Movie was decent enough, but it was, through a filmmakers point of view, horribly shot! Alot of continuing errors and such, really sloppy work. Not okay for a highbudgetfilm!
If you watch most Scorsese movies closely (from Raging Bull onwards, certainly including Goodfellas) you'll find a great deal of continuity errors.
Scorsese adressed that in an interview once and justified it in some way. I remember thinking that that makes sense for brutal, fast-paced docudramas like Casino, but less sense for conventional story movies like Shutter Island.
A lot of critics don't seem the praise Shutter Island as much as I think it should be! I though this film was fantastic and one of Marty's best pieces of work.
interesting that mark drew a comparison between the music in shutter island and the music in the shining. they both use bits of krystof penderecki (sp?) in their respective soundtracks.
Scorcese's obsession with stuffing in as much music as possible into his films really bothers me, and it does increasingly so. At least he uses Penderecki in Shutter Island, but the music in films like Goodfellas, Casino, and going back to Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore seem incredibly self-indulgent.
I loved this movie, although I must be too young to recognize the typical B-movie conventions, the twist really got me at the end. The honking music made me laugh, throughout the movie I didn't hear a few lines of dialog. Great movie, great review
I really enjoyed this movie. It was interesting and always kept you with the mystery. My favorite part was the ending because it fucks with your mind and almost makes you question reality.
I thought this was gonna be a great movie, but, unfortunately, this has to be one of the worst movies i have seen all year. Not even Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley can save this. First 20 minutes were gud, but then it became very boring and confusing. The ending, instead of being straightforward, had to be muddled up (I only got a tiny gist of it), although if the book did this then i cant blame the movie. To compare the two Leo DiCaprio 2010 movies, Inception is 10 times better than this!
the movie was stunning but unfortunately for me I guessed the whole plot during the first scene on the boat. not bragging but it was really easy from the start.
While you're at it Marty why not do"JFK- THE SUICIDE","RFK- THE FALL OFF THE LADDER" then top it off with your masterwork "LITVINENKO- FROM KGB TO E.COLI". I would have expected this sort of revisionist effluence of Cretin Twattingtitfuck but not Marty. I know I know £17 more fool me...
Just seen it.Pile of pwp. I enjoyed the feverish frothing mouthed 2hrs Scorsese wrote but when he was hauled away in a white coat Nick Rockefeller wrote a pitifully lobotomised 15mins ending. It didn't work in Identity,kpax or dallas so why do it again? Psychology students may sniff their own farts over this but I want my £17 back! Btw if you believe operation paperclip,mk ultra happened apparently you are delusional. Nice! Phoenix films hmm? So the men in white coats are always right?Shillout!
Having seen quite a few of these reviews I have to ask has Simon Mayo actually ever seen a movie? Mind you has Mark ever introduced Too Shy by Kajagoogoo quite liderally folks?
mayo is an arsehole. kermode should do this show on his own, itd be far better, because mayo doesnt even have any constructive input anyway, all he does is detract from the show in general with his un-funny un-witty little comments, usually showing his serious lack of film knowledge
yes, he's the exact extreme opposite of mark who is bright, intelligent, witty , funny, its a shame they are paired like this, he completely drags the fun out of it all with his pointless, boring 'grown up' responses to marks spontaneity
Kermode is spot on about Scorsese having fun with what is basically "kitsch" material, but does it so much better than pretenders like Tarantino, who has based his whole career on repackaging "kitsch" , yet trying to market it as "art" in itself..Tarantino has neither the chops nor the knowledge to bring it off like Scorsese does, and Marty does it with love and acknowledgement for cinema and film history whilst Tarantino simply wants to point out repeatedly how clever he is
I think Kermode keeps overlooking the aesthetic aspects, but then again, he's only giving his oppinion of the movie, as a whole, and perhaps that's what a critic should do.
I was thinking all the way through the movie. The only twist that could really surprice me, is if it WASNT all in his head.
The whole movie is one long cliche, but never the less, I have to agree with the good doctor, actually quite entertaining. Scorsese knows how to build suspense, even if you figured the "twist" 10 minutes in... which you will.
I like Kermode but IMHO he's way off the mark (no pun intended) with this one. Scorsese is better than "throwaway". I really didn't like this film one iota. The music was incredibly annoying and for a critic who rightly lambasted Transformers 2 for being insulting it seems strange that he would be so quick to defend SI for being the same. This director gave us Raging Bull, Goodfellas and King Of Comedy for goodness sake!
Yeah but he also gave us that other great emperor without clothes, The Departed - another of his genre pieces that, like this, fell completely flat for me.
its funnier in the podcast as he does hachi just before he does shutter island and says there is 2 tear moments but doesnt reveal them then he does shutter island and ends it on that
I thought it was absolutely incredible film, of course if all you hear is "look out for the twist, look out for the twist" it's going to take away from the overall experience and distract you from the actual film.
I thought the acting, special effects, soundtrack and storyline were all excellent, and am glad Mr Kermode finally got around to saying he enjoyed it.
Average film. Leonardo overacts and can never keep his accent consistent. He is overrated. The carefully crafted sequences with music call for too much attention and don't flow with the rest because Scorcese is trying hard. He isn't the cinema master whom many people are calling. His films are brutal and lack sensibility and subtlety, that is why his gangster films are good, and anything else he attempts turns out to be over the top, campy or average.
What about Raging Bull!? I disagree with you but there's really no point in arguing as your opinion will most definately not change and we'll only annoy each other hahah.
@DoctorHello I take it you have never seen Raging Bull? King of Comedy? Age of Innocence? New York, New York? Put it this way, you are talking crap. Get back to watching Independence Day
It's an average film. Leonardo overacts and can't keep the accent on. The carefully-crafted cinematic sequences call for too much attention and don't fit with the rest. It's because Scorcese isn't trying hard and is too self-conscious of the fact that he 'must' create a masterpiece. People who say Scorcese is a master of cinema are simply overstating. He is excellent at American gangster film period
i thought this was a good film and i wasnt expecting the ending but it was still good. although id rather the story ply otu how it appeared i think itt would hve been good
Just wondering here foegive me. Were you informed there was a twist before hand and maybe therefore looking out for it? It completely fooled me you see heheh. It made for a great cinematic experience but when I read of everyone calling it predictable I start to feel pretty damn inadequate hahah.
@benwaddelling Don't feel inadequate. No one could have predicted the things that were revealed at the end. At the very most, they figured something was off with Leo's character. Did they figure out what his partner's role was? Did they figure out Dr. Cawley's motives? It's an illogical ending, so I doubt anyone just came to that conclusion while sitting in the theatre. When folks say they figured out the twist, they need to indicate what PERCENTAGE of the twist they supposedly figured out.
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Matthewkilb 1 day ago in playlist Films
It's too obvious a film to be as good as some people would have you believe.
Lessdeth14 1 week ago
I've never been a huge Scorsese fan, even if I respect his films, but I did enjoy this. It has B-Movie material, but it does not feel like one. Tarantino's practically are because they look and feel like B-Movies. But this did have some interesting cinematography. I thought it was a very intelligent popcorn thriller. The plot twist towards the end had me yelling "What the hell"...Oh, and the musical score WAS quite good as well.
Transformers2themax 2 weeks ago
Also Shutter Island was brilliant. The critics don't seem to like it, but it's really genius in the way it was shot. It's something that deserves to be viewed twice to really see the masterpiece come together.
carrotxdawg 4 months ago
@biggles1111 the 'crappy' cinematography was purely intentional. the continuation errors etc was supposed to emulate the way films were shot back in the 50s/60s to create the tone of the context it was set in.
carrotxdawg 4 months ago
Movie was decent enough, but it was, through a filmmakers point of view, horribly shot! Alot of continuing errors and such, really sloppy work. Not okay for a highbudgetfilm!
biggles1111 5 months ago
@biggles1111
If you watch most Scorsese movies closely (from Raging Bull onwards, certainly including Goodfellas) you'll find a great deal of continuity errors.
Scorsese adressed that in an interview once and justified it in some way. I remember thinking that that makes sense for brutal, fast-paced docudramas like Casino, but less sense for conventional story movies like Shutter Island.
terratrema 3 months ago
@biggles1111 "through a filmmakers point of view" lol. good one.
spxeli 3 months ago
A lot of critics don't seem the praise Shutter Island as much as I think it should be! I though this film was fantastic and one of Marty's best pieces of work.
PaperMoonMedia 5 months ago
Richard Gere Dies!! Classic!!
eddywards84 6 months ago
I loved it too, but for completely different reasons, I didnt think it was silly at all
eddywards84 6 months ago
"Oh no, nymphos!" *cue laughter from Mayo*
frasierfreak92 7 months ago
interesting that mark drew a comparison between the music in shutter island and the music in the shining. they both use bits of krystof penderecki (sp?) in their respective soundtracks.
good ear mark!
deliman 8 months ago
@deliman Some Penderecki in The Exorcist soundtrack too.
TheDensley7 7 months ago
I very much enjoyed this, loved the old school conventions bit of noire aswell
bamigogy12345 9 months ago
shutter island was a great movie
the1mightygod 10 months ago 7
Scorcese's obsession with stuffing in as much music as possible into his films really bothers me, and it does increasingly so. At least he uses Penderecki in Shutter Island, but the music in films like Goodfellas, Casino, and going back to Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore seem incredibly self-indulgent.
JLDoggard 10 months ago
I didnt see the twist coming...but then I really wasnt trying lol. I really liked Shutter Island though.
Ballowall 10 months ago
haha didn't imagine them to look so cool
revolutiongeorge 11 months ago
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shutter island freaked me out more than any other film i have ever seen.
sp1ink 1 year ago
I loved this movie, although I must be too young to recognize the typical B-movie conventions, the twist really got me at the end. The honking music made me laugh, throughout the movie I didn't hear a few lines of dialog. Great movie, great review
reppahhh 1 year ago
@mermaydlondon i must agree. as mark says, it's quacks
KenFromBeara 1 year ago
I really enjoyed this movie. It was interesting and always kept you with the mystery. My favorite part was the ending because it fucks with your mind and almost makes you question reality.
Ryanmiller70 1 year ago
I thought this was gonna be a great movie, but, unfortunately, this has to be one of the worst movies i have seen all year. Not even Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley can save this. First 20 minutes were gud, but then it became very boring and confusing. The ending, instead of being straightforward, had to be muddled up (I only got a tiny gist of it), although if the book did this then i cant blame the movie. To compare the two Leo DiCaprio 2010 movies, Inception is 10 times better than this!
MbFilmReviews 1 year ago
@MbFilmReviews apparantly the movie follows exactly the same plot as the book, dicaprios last line of dialogue was added in though.
mackychloe 1 year ago
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@MbFilmReviews so you didn't like it because you couldn't understand it. well done.
jallalabadreturns 7 months ago
I didn`t find the music too pervasive but the film was a real disappointment.
PhilipPorter 1 year ago
Shutter Island is brilliant. The score is great too.
trentkill 1 year ago
the movie was stunning but unfortunately for me I guessed the whole plot during the first scene on the boat. not bragging but it was really easy from the start.
kustomkure 1 year ago
That sounds like the plot of Charles Dexter Ward.
allaboutdmagic 1 year ago
While you're at it Marty why not do"JFK- THE SUICIDE","RFK- THE FALL OFF THE LADDER" then top it off with your masterwork "LITVINENKO- FROM KGB TO E.COLI". I would have expected this sort of revisionist effluence of Cretin Twattingtitfuck but not Marty. I know I know £17 more fool me...
MrStrangediva 1 year ago
Just seen it.Pile of pwp. I enjoyed the feverish frothing mouthed 2hrs Scorsese wrote but when he was hauled away in a white coat Nick Rockefeller wrote a pitifully lobotomised 15mins ending. It didn't work in Identity,kpax or dallas so why do it again? Psychology students may sniff their own farts over this but I want my £17 back! Btw if you believe operation paperclip,mk ultra happened apparently you are delusional. Nice! Phoenix films hmm? So the men in white coats are always right?Shillout!
MrStrangediva 1 year ago
Simon Mayo essentially fills the role of Donny in The Big Lebowski.
shrunkard 1 year ago
Having seen quite a few of these reviews I have to ask has Simon Mayo actually ever seen a movie? Mind you has Mark ever introduced Too Shy by Kajagoogoo quite liderally folks?
MrStrangediva 1 year ago
Sorry Mark i really liked it.
chanceie12 1 year ago
mayo is an arsehole. kermode should do this show on his own, itd be far better, because mayo doesnt even have any constructive input anyway, all he does is detract from the show in general with his un-funny un-witty little comments, usually showing his serious lack of film knowledge
GoinDownToJunkieTown 1 year ago
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yes, he's the exact extreme opposite of mark who is bright, intelligent, witty , funny, its a shame they are paired like this, he completely drags the fun out of it all with his pointless, boring 'grown up' responses to marks spontaneity
ilaludba 1 year ago
I didn't see it coming :-/
CyberDeadly 1 year ago 3
"Oh no, nymphos!" xD
JackRabbitSlim 1 year ago 42
@JackRabbitSlim
Please God, make that film with Jason Statham.
PurushaDesa 1 year ago
Kermode is spot on about Scorsese having fun with what is basically "kitsch" material, but does it so much better than pretenders like Tarantino, who has based his whole career on repackaging "kitsch" , yet trying to market it as "art" in itself..Tarantino has neither the chops nor the knowledge to bring it off like Scorsese does, and Marty does it with love and acknowledgement for cinema and film history whilst Tarantino simply wants to point out repeatedly how clever he is
machiaveliyoohoo 1 year ago
I think Kermode keeps overlooking the aesthetic aspects, but then again, he's only giving his oppinion of the movie, as a whole, and perhaps that's what a critic should do.
brollan1234 1 year ago
i loved the film the twist messed me up lol
90mv 1 year ago 2
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masud905 1 year ago
I was thinking all the way through the movie. The only twist that could really surprice me, is if it WASNT all in his head.
The whole movie is one long cliche, but never the less, I have to agree with the good doctor, actually quite entertaining. Scorsese knows how to build suspense, even if you figured the "twist" 10 minutes in... which you will.
donjehova 1 year ago 2
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It fooled me completely! I don't think everyone will figure out the twist 10 minutes in it was quite well done I thought!
benwaddelling 1 year ago
@donjehova spoiler alert!!!!!
sp1ink 1 year ago
oh no, hymphos!
classic
alexlee7773 1 year ago
I like Kermode but IMHO he's way off the mark (no pun intended) with this one. Scorsese is better than "throwaway". I really didn't like this film one iota. The music was incredibly annoying and for a critic who rightly lambasted Transformers 2 for being insulting it seems strange that he would be so quick to defend SI for being the same. This director gave us Raging Bull, Goodfellas and King Of Comedy for goodness sake!
Barrbarian 1 year ago
@Barrbarian He doesnt say Scorsese is throwaway, just that this film is.
donjehova 1 year ago
@Barrbarian
Yeah but he also gave us that other great emperor without clothes, The Departed - another of his genre pieces that, like this, fell completely flat for me.
PurushaDesa 1 year ago
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mark kermode can't review a film for shit
lavigneengival 1 year ago
"Richard Gere dies." HA! I laughed my ass off at that. Bravo, Mr. Kermonde, Bravo!
QuatermassMan 1 year ago 3
its funnier in the podcast as he does hachi just before he does shutter island and says there is 2 tear moments but doesnt reveal them then he does shutter island and ends it on that
etocadet 1 year ago
best movie in the ho fuckin world god movie rock its so fuckin bad fuckin love it 5star movie L c youer the shit man
dozer3man 1 year ago
Eh?...speak English!
clonard 1 year ago
Most enjoyable film I've seen in months.
TrustUsTonight 1 year ago
the good doctor spot on as usual.
enjoyed the film alot.
hunkjoker 1 year ago
I thought it was absolutely incredible film, of course if all you hear is "look out for the twist, look out for the twist" it's going to take away from the overall experience and distract you from the actual film.
I thought the acting, special effects, soundtrack and storyline were all excellent, and am glad Mr Kermode finally got around to saying he enjoyed it.
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Tristamze576 2 years ago
I wasn't trying to see the big twist but.. It was impossible XD
good movie tough..
5nightingale 2 years ago
i wasn't trying to see the big twist.. but it was impossible XD
5nightingale 2 years ago
I wasn't trying to see the big twist.. but It was impossible XD
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Corinextw670 2 years ago
This is a great movie. I saw it last night and it really affected me and I was really immersed. It did it's job and it was terrifying.
There is denfinitely music from 'The Shining' at the start. The music form where Danny is on his trycle.
Anything2DoWithFilm 2 years ago 2
Richard Gere dies! HAHA!
markoos88 2 years ago 15
Totally agree with the Ben Kinglsey comment xD
WaldronicTomotron 2 years ago
NOW I GET THE GERE THING YAY !!!
DannyBoy777 2 years ago
I know it's been said elsewhere, but Di Caprio looks like a child wearing his dad's suit...
Homestar127 2 years ago
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DoctorHello 2 years ago
Average film. Leonardo overacts and can never keep his accent consistent. He is overrated. The carefully crafted sequences with music call for too much attention and don't flow with the rest because Scorcese is trying hard. He isn't the cinema master whom many people are calling. His films are brutal and lack sensibility and subtlety, that is why his gangster films are good, and anything else he attempts turns out to be over the top, campy or average.
DoctorHello 2 years ago
@DoctorHello
What about Raging Bull!? I disagree with you but there's really no point in arguing as your opinion will most definately not change and we'll only annoy each other hahah.
benwaddelling 1 year ago
@DoctorHello I take it you have never seen Raging Bull? King of Comedy? Age of Innocence? New York, New York? Put it this way, you are talking crap. Get back to watching Independence Day
shawndimery 1 year ago
It's an average film. Leonardo overacts and can't keep the accent on. The carefully-crafted cinematic sequences call for too much attention and don't fit with the rest. It's because Scorcese isn't trying hard and is too self-conscious of the fact that he 'must' create a masterpiece. People who say Scorcese is a master of cinema are simply overstating. He is excellent at American gangster film period
DoctorHello 2 years ago
i thought this was a good film and i wasnt expecting the ending but it was still good. although id rather the story ply otu how it appeared i think itt would hve been good
insignia0 2 years ago
Fun reviews. Good work as always Mark.
somefellow12345 2 years ago
Wow. The honking does sound like the shining initial scene! Watching this movie on wednesday! cant wait!!!
deco7869 2 years ago
"Richard Gere dies." LOL
tornhill1 2 years ago 45
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@tornhill1 So do you. LOL.
SandBarAndYou 1 year ago
Really well executed and atmospheric, but too predictable for my liking.
RockBottomRiser21 2 years ago
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Just wondering here foegive me. Were you informed there was a twist before hand and maybe therefore looking out for it? It completely fooled me you see heheh. It made for a great cinematic experience but when I read of everyone calling it predictable I start to feel pretty damn inadequate hahah.
benwaddelling 1 year ago
@benwaddelling Don't feel inadequate. No one could have predicted the things that were revealed at the end. At the very most, they figured something was off with Leo's character. Did they figure out what his partner's role was? Did they figure out Dr. Cawley's motives? It's an illogical ending, so I doubt anyone just came to that conclusion while sitting in the theatre. When folks say they figured out the twist, they need to indicate what PERCENTAGE of the twist they supposedly figured out.
pazzmatt 1 year ago
cape fear is GREAT, couldn't disagree more
diefortacos 2 years ago
Oh no.... NYMPHOS!
Jcolinsol 2 years ago
"Lots of hand action at the moment" LOL
I love it.
cha5 2 years ago
Session 9 is a very similar film, but much much better. If you want the best horror film set in a creepy asylum, that's my pick.
moeezS 2 years ago
'Richard Gere dies.' HAHHAH omg that was hilarious.
Tendu 2 years ago 2
great film
Dylangerr 2 years ago
anyone else this caprio is channelling liotta in goodfellas with that voice?
sharpsuitedmod 2 years ago
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andygoth 2 years ago
@DanzNewzMachinima Not in shutter island, he crawls from the wreckage dragging the dog to safety in his teeth.
andygoth 2 years ago
i listened to the whole show this is a reference to earlier when he wouldnt ruin the new gere film about that dog
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Nice hand waving and love the honking.
WOODSYMAN 2 years ago 3