Post #143721 by Geeky Tiki on Mon, Feb 28, 2005 11:42 AM

Scorcese fan here.

There was a deep black hole in terms of Oscar winners when Scorcese was at his best.

Raging Bull lost to Ordinary People. A travesty. What the Hell was that all about?Where's Ken Starr when ya need him? Which film is still reverred? An obviously oblivious choice.

Taxi Driver lost to Rocky. Not the way I see it, but at least you could say that the Academy went with the story of the inspiring underdog or something. Taxi Driver stands the test of time better than Rocky, though.

About the same time, Kramer vs. Kramer beat Apocalypse Now. A complete mystery. Breaking Away and All That Jazz were also better films than Kramer v Kramer. I can't explain how Norma Rae even got nominated, so it must have finished second to Kramer v Kramer. Crazy bastages.

That period between 1975 and 1980 was a real low point for Oscar winning films.

Scorcese's Last Waltz is in the top two concert films of all time. Nothing.

King of Comedy, Casino, Gangs of New York, Kundun, Goodfellas....that all adds up to a film school semester dedicated just to him!

One year soon, he'll make some crap movie and get the "we owe him one" victory.

Deep down, perhaps the academy just can't forgive him for directing the video for Michael Jackson's "Bad". :)

[ Edited by: Geeky Tiki on 2005-02-28 11:43 ]