He lasted a lot of years. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2013. Most certainly the tale of Jake La Motta, is an action – packed, real life epic. It had it's moments. Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019. No happy ending. Now I don't know much about the real Jake La Motta or his career, but I would have to say that this movie is really well done. Robert De Niro won a Best Actor Oscar in this acclaimed masterpiece as Jake LaMotta, the controversial 1940s prize fighter whose brutality transcended beyond the ring. Maybe just bad timing, But the fact that De Niro won a Golden Globe for this, speaks for itself! Rocky Balboa is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a local loan shark and rebuffed by a shy 'plain-Jane,' whose butcher brother keeps engineering a romantic match. Martin Scorsese directed this disturbing portrait of a New York cabby, written by Paul Schrader. All in all I give this movie 8/10. I mainly had two problems with the movie. Watch Raging Bull 1980 in full HD online, free Raging Bull streaming with English subtitle Rentals are not eligible. First, I didn’t know anything about Jake LaMotta before seeing the film (had never even heard of him). A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) -- a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime -- perennial underdog Irish Micky rebounded from a disheartening series of defeats to win both the WBU Intercontinental Lightweight title and the WBU Light Welterweight title thanks to a fierce combination of determination and hard work. LaMotta (played with extraordinary brilliance by Robert De Niro) had early lessons in life: to steal and to fight. the clothing. Watching De Niro in certain parts it was almost like seeing Santino Corleone from The Godfather (James Caan). Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Watching this movie was a wasted 2 hrs I should have realized I was wasting within the first 15 min, Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019. Raging Bull is one of Martin Scorsese’s classic films featuring Robert De Niro as real life boxer Jake LaMotta and Joe Pesci as his brother Joey. While it was based on a true story, it's very different from other such films based on true stories such as Lean on me or even Good Fellas. Its a minor thing but this can't be called a collector's edition. LaMotta (played with extraordinary brilliance by Robert De Niro) had early lessons in life: to steal and to fight. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. David O. Russell directs from a script by 8 Mile's Scott Silver and Paul Attanasio (The Bourne Ultimatum). This biography is fantastic. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2016. How depressing? Video availability outside of United States varies. Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2020. All in all not bad for the price I paid for it, but it was very different than I thought. Seeing the actor who played Coach in cheers was really interesting. And in the climactic fight sequence, the 'Italian Stallion' gets his wish: to go the distance...against all the odds! His aggression in the ring was a means of combating deep-seated anxieties and emotional fears. Select the department you want to search in. Good Fellas, Home Alone, A Bronx Tale and so on. It gives you a realistic account of what being a struggling boxer is like, with all of the weight that you have to gain and lose, all of the stress that is involved in being a boxer and trying to become a champion, and the toll that all of this can have on your mind and body. This movie has no character build up. RAGING BULL is director Martin Scorsese's lacerating film biography of middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta, who was known during his brief reign as "the Bronx Bull." Sign in to see videos available to you. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2020, Now if you like Robert D Niro and you have not got this in your collection , this is a must, Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. And Creed tries to the stimulate his fighting spirit and get Rocky back in top-form. I love Robert DeNiro and Joe ... but man this movie was so so boring.... on FB they were mentioning 80's movie that were famous ... i was raised in the 80's and thought i had seen most ... well "Broadcast News" and "Raging Bull" were the only 2 on the whole list ... think there was like 30 or so films .. both i am glad i only rented them ... snore feast. this ... wow .. not sure how they decided to make it .. i am curious what the real name would have thought it should be like ... what was different within his life ... i mean u beat up your wife (not saying men are never beat up as well, but in this movie ... u will see) ... the family ... i mean how can you have such hate or anger?? Jake is still going strong at 93! It was interesting seeing him in hat as I'm very familiar with his work. Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2019, One of the top 100 films of all time. DeNiro shows why he is one of the greatest, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2019. The only issue that I have with this movie, is that the fights are not that long, all you see on most of the fights is a few shots being thrown and then it is over. Mark Wahlberg stars in Paramount Pictures' inspirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born lightweight title winner "Irish" Micky Ward. Don’t get me wrong, Robert De Niro (who I respect and admire for his acting talent and outspoken anti-Trump views) is great in this film. Joe Pesci's character was crazy. Eligible if purchased with select payment methods. Travelling or based outside United States? But his drive for the title, his brutality outside of the ring and his almost-psychotic sexual jealousy will destroy his marriage to Vickie (Cathy Moriarty) and his deepest friendships. A tragic and common story for boxers and many other athletes. The cab driver is driven to madness by urban decay and becomes a one man vigilante killing several hoodlums to free a sub-teen hooker.