De Niro's portrayal of LaMotta is so intense and incredibly realistic. All the nuances in his representation of a sadomasochist and hotheaded fighter are just so on point. I know someone who has a similar attitude, which makes DeNiro's performance all the more amazing.

The boxing scenes were amazing. Some of the best direction and cinematography I have ever seen. They made me sick, they made me cheer, they were perfection. The scenes that took place outside the boxing ring were kind of hard for me to watch. I absolutely hated Jake LaMotta and rarely felt sympathetic towards him. He was his own worst enemy because of the way he treated people that loved him. No other actor could have made me feel this way towards a character in a movie. Deniro was amazing.

I need to watch this movie again. It's supposed to be better than from what I saw apparently.

Nice performance by De Niro indeed but other that.. Meh.. Plot is filled with holes. I don't get how he wins the championship or why he loses it. How his wife bears with him for 11 years or why she decides to leave after all. How he became a boxer or how he became a showman. All I see is a 2 years later sub followed by one box fight and one irrational jealousy fight, then another 2 years later sub.

Scorsese's beautiful black and white cinematography shines through here, and De Niro gives the performance of a lifetime.

A savage film, and a savage performance by DiNiro.

One of the all time greatest performances in a film and a tough watch from a dramatic perspective.

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94.500

I guess I'm just not huge into Scorsese. I rarely connect with his movies like others seem to. I can't knock him really. I can't knock De Niro in this. I can't knock the boxing scenes which are incredible and larger than life and work well with the out of ring scenes. I just... don't connect somehow. It drags in places but then there are some inspired scenes.

Powerful film making but I didn't like it.