Post #143631 by donhonyc on Sun, Feb 27, 2005 11:06 PM

Martin Scorcese is the greatest living American film director. Maybe I should hold back on this one since I haven't seen The Aviator or Million Dollar Baby, but I'll say this: maybe Scorcese is the not only the victim of bad decisions by the Academy, I think he is also the victim of bad timing, and maybe even some bad casting decisions of his own. Why on earth he has decided to cast Leonardo DiCaprio in two of his films is beyond me. It seems that he is trying to cast a wider net and is shooting himself in the foot in the process. Once again...I didn't see 'Gangs of New York' or 'The Aviator' but it was BECAUSE DiCaprio was in them. To me he is still some baby-faced actor of the new generation, and having him have the lead in a Scorcese picture doesn't make any sense to me. He isn't cut from that same cloth in the tradition of some of Scorcese's earlier stuff. He doesn't strike me as an intense actor at all. He looks like a kid.

But why, I ask, did Kevin Costner beat out Scorcese in 1990 for 'Dances With Wolves'. That beat 'Goodfellas'?? And why does Clint Eastwood have 2 best director Acedemy Awards and Scorcese has none?? Why? Makes no sense. I feel bad for the guy, and outside of probably getting a well deserved lifetime acheivement award a t some point, will Marty ever get the Oscar??

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2005-02-27 23:08 ]