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    In my opinion the best of the Scorsese-De Niro films; both were basically at their creative peak when they made this film. Ok, some would argue that actually the same could be said for Goodfellas or Taxi Driver, but these are IMO merely "good" films whereas Raging Bull is a genuinely great one. Everything about it - the black and white, the choice of music (Pietro Mascagni FTW), the story (Scorsese's pet theme of one man against the world turned into a heartbreaking, epic story), the fact that De Niro went all out on this one by apparently gaining quite a few pounds as opposed to donning what's in politically incorrect circles deemed a fat suit to make his role more believable - simply screams greatness.
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      Editing … Raging Bull is WAAAY better than Taxi Driver. I don't know why it's always higher with critics, it's a great movie but it doesn't even come close to Raging Bull. My favorite Scorsese movie will always be Goodfellas, though :P
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      Editing … Agreed desh, I rate Raging Bull as a truly great movie too.
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      Editing … I've re-evaluated my opinion about Goodfellas and Taxi Driver since (they're not "merely good", but seriously f-ing brilliant), but I stand by most of what I've written.
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      Editing … Goodfellas doesn't even touch Taxi Driver or Raging Bull. Goodfellas is one of the greatest movies of all time, but it is not on the same plane of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.
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