Think Story “Just a ... fish. I don’t know?” Someone ordered it for me.” Loved the movie. Thought that Frank probably portrayed himself to be a lot more innocent and caring then what was probably truth. I believe he was definitely sociopathic or psychopathic. I mean, killing so many people. Especially when he said he doesn’t feel anything and has been like that ever since the war. And him making men dig their graves and just executing Italian soldiers was absolutely barbaric. This was an epic film though.
Think Story BTW: After re-watching; I think he picked the Emerald Green coffin for many reasons (some seen in this video)…first and foremost he is the Irishman and green symbolizes of course the Emerald Isle which was the color of the coffin. It also was just like the same color of the Ford he was driving at the airstrip on his way to meet the guys to kill Jimmy. Also, it was the color of the truck he drove for we first met him, the war uniforms, Peggy’s blouse when she’s eating soup (4:15) and giving her report on Jimmy (3:38) uniform Renee has on when he meets his second wife. All his most important moments in life. Finally, it was the color of car Jimmy was last driving before he died. (5:40)
I really enjoyed it. Especially as I am obsessed with this subject matter. The performances by all were brilliant. I could easily watch it again and again.
The hardest part for me was realising that, like the characters, De niro, Pacino, and Pesci are growing old and mostly won't be in any movie like that ever again
Agreed. I even accepted DeNiro as a hitman eventhough you could see stiffness in his physical attacks on people. I tossed it aside, and thought he's a legend. One more great Scorsese with the goodfellas. Priceless.
How true. We have become a society of over stimulation with all the big special effects, CGI, explosions, fantasy that we forget about immersing in characters and plots and appreciating great acting instead of all that filler.
But it begged the question, "why?" Were they always distrustful of their underlings? Were they afraid to even sleep alone? Did they do it as a counter measure for their own safety? Somebody I read suggested that it was a homosexual overture which I think isn't too realistic. But whatever the case, Frank emulated Hoffa for a multitude of symbolic reasons. that was made clear in the movie. From admiration? Maybe.
The last 30 minutes was painful to watch. When his daughter didn’t want to speak to him and all the old age home scenes. He truly was alone in the end. A fate worse than dying is living with all your horrible decisions. Frank also had so much trouble verbalizing his feelings, like in the phone call to Jo Hoffa or when he was speaking to his daughter Dolores - he says a whole lot of nothing when he isn’t murmuring half words. It’s like he wants to say what he’s feeling but stops himself halfway. It’s a testament to how men were back in those days and how “sharing your feelings” wasn’t something you did very often. On another note guys, I’m emotionally SPENT. Yesterday I finished Death Stranding AND watched The Irishman - my head and heart are both so stretched it’s painful. Painful in a good way though 😅
Hit that one on the head. Men particularly from this generation didn't feel their children were owed answers, and even their wives were not included, and also not even included in law until the sixties.
@Lenniks I understand green represents Irish, I’m Irish. Maybe I said that^ because it was the less obvious idea. But people like you will always be quick to pick one thing and one thing only. It’s apart of the film for a reason, it has multiple meanings.
"We enter this world as a baby . . .and we leave as a baby." Once again Mr. Scorsese, Script and Cast make The Irishman another masterpiece slice of history.
I didn’t get that part about his ears.. can someone explain it to me? Was it a metaphor for something else that he was trying to say but not in a direct way to deniro?
This movie was stunning pure cinematic..showed the highs and lows ...and ended just right...prob the last time we will see all these greats together...
I’m 28 years old... and the ending just made me want to live life to the fullest. Really made you think how fast time flies and no matter who you are or what you’ve done, eventually the door is gonna close on us all ... alone with only our memories to look back on
The door shot at the end is more of a call back to when he was staying with Jimmy he never closed the door to his room, you have a clear focused shot on when he went to bed and Frank was sitting next to his room
It’s an Irish/Scottish notion. To leave the door or window open for the soul to leave. When Hoffa left it open, it was his way of saying, if he died that night, at least his soul would be able to leave. Some look at this as a superstition, or an old tradition, but some still believe this and do this during the Wake.
I like the final hug scene between Frank and Jimmy in the car. Jimmy didn't know what's gonna happen, so his hug was an usual "glad-to-see-you-my-old-pal" type of hug. But Frank's hug to Jimmy was a farewell hug.
I agree. His range is incredible. Just compare his performances in goodfellas/casino, home alone, raging bull and this movie. You can clearly see how versatile he is
They do not make movies like this no more. It’s a freakin masterpiece. I understand now why Martin Scorsese stepped down from helping with the joker. (Joker was also a good flick)
Not to be weird...but I had a friend hang himself in his closet back in the early 90’s. For about 10-15 years, I slept with the closet door closed, even in hotels or when visiting a house that wasn’t mine. Getting older, I started feeling more comfortable with it opened. Like I was comfortable feeling he might be around. There’s more to this message I’m posting, but that’s what I thought of when the final scene hit...
I feel like he left the door open coz he liked to fantasize about jimmy coming in. And maeby its also open coz the case of jimmy hoffa is always open too
Hoffa just met Frank, and he's still not comfortable with his life plus he is stubborn. But later when he felt comfortable they slept together side by side on the separate beds.
Just watched this movie with my dad. Such a powerful slow burn masterpiece. My dad was a hospice chaplain so the ending hit him and myself to lesser extent pretty hard. That line about the phone call is crushing. I won’t call it my favorite movie of the year or by Scorsese, but gaddamn if the man doesn’t still have “it.” This has been a great year for film.
TheColossalBlanket I’d have to say Parasite is my favorite of what I’ve seen. I love Korean cinema and I think it has a fantastic screenplay and bold storytelling you don’t get much from western productions. The Cat and the Moon is a low key film that really got to me emotionally. I think I had the most fun with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. What are some of your favorites?
@@sdfsdf23232dsfsdf what are some of your favorites? I think that the Irishman is probably my favorite. I liked Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I think pParasite is really good and I didn't really enjoy Ford vs Ferrari as much as I wsnted to. I still need to see some other movies that are supposedly really great like Marriage Story and Little Women. Also Jojo Rabbit is my top 5.
The CG to de-age them was a little distracting, but the makeup at the end to make them look older was phenomenal. Especially for Joe Pesci, he nailed his character. He was a very unassuming man, that you could tell was extremely dangerous. Great film all around.
The "de-aging" was a massive problem for me. The actors simply looked far too old for the characters they were playing. They have the stooped posture, the stiff gait and slow movements of men in their declining years. But for much of the movie they are supposed to be in their 30s or 40s. In the early scenes, De Niro is supposed to be in his 20s! There are some shots where the CGI actually makes them look older than they are in real life (and I'm not referring to the scenes where they're supposed to look older). The whole thing just doesn't work - and ruins the movie.
With respect to the actors and Director that cg was a big fail, even at his youngest version Deniro looked in mid 40s instead of intended mid 20s and 30s.
Honestly I thought the CGI was pretty interesting and it could have been a lot worse. Like from the get go I realized it was a little off but it was different to every other which uses two actors for different points in a character's life. It really opens a whole realm of possibilities in my opinion, and if the technology gets a little better I could see it being a standard for aging actors.
@Steve Sherman I don't know why they didn't just keep filming from outside and have the beating inside while the girl is watching from the door. You could have heard the beating and screams and swearing, made out a bit of vague frantic movement inside the shop and have the guy finally thrown out through the door or window. It would have had a much better impact than what we had which was the most distracting and jarring scene in the film. I wasn't keen on the CGI either. Okay when they where meant to be in their fifties but entirely useless for them when younger. Those two things were nowhere near enough to spoil my enjoyment though. I loved the movie.
I haven't seen this movie yet, but it seems to polarize the critics. I read some horrible reviews of this movie, and others raving about how good it was. I guess you either love it or hate it? I probably won't ever see it b cause DiNiro is in it! He won't profit from me.
@@nancyayers6355 the critic score on rotten tomatoes is 96%. Critics aren't polarized at all. The horrible reviews are a tiny minority. and DeNiro is my favorite actor of all time and it was so great to see him nail such a great role in his late 70s. DeNiro rules.
@@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork no starting with the Godfather which came out before Mean Streets. I wasn't referring to just Scorsese movies but the cast as well.
Nancy Ayers go watch it lol if u already have the service it’s on, then he already has your money and it’s really good. I don’t even watch mob movies but this was great
all the actors get all the credit but that little girl playing peggy deserved an oscar for mugging off pesci, the long blinks at the bowling alley and then getting the skates and the money , the way she said thank you to him and the way she said thank you! to hoffa lol
Great point! What I got from that scene is that Frank hoped for his daughter to come through the door, but she never did; adding to the depressing end of his life
The last 40 or so minutes is the most depressed I've felt watching a movie. Scorsese always does a great job of 'de-glamarising' the mafia lifestyle at the end of his films (Goodfellas and Casino). Even with Wolf of Wallstreet.
Ash Bajaj Actually I think it’s much stronger leaving it like that, with a diminished man, forgotten in solitude, anxiety and remorse, not knowing when death will come. It portrays the anguish, the torment and seems to underline the futility of all that he has done in his life.
Yeah man, it makes u think how much all the violence just isnt worth it. They all died lonely, Frank didnt even know it was Christmas and got sad when he was told that it was. Nobody wanted to even talk to Frank, the nurse seemed a little reluctant to have a convo with him
Well what’s weird actually is those films (Goodfellas, Casino, Wolf of Wall street) have the same themes of excess! Excess that such things like wealth and power can bring you and ultimately destroy you in the end. This movie, The Irishman is a much more somber and introspective film about a guy who wants nothing more than to provide and protect his family. By the end the big question on your mind should be “why?” What was all this effort for really? Why did these things need to happen. Scorsese’s answer seems to be, we tend to figure that out far too late. It’s a mob movie for sure but defiantly not the same kind of movie we are are used to seeing from him. Scorsese has somewhat matured from that a bit and good on him in finding new angle in the genre he established so well.
Good point. I also think it may be so he wouldn't be so lonely..Remember he lost everything his family, his friends and he did some terrible things....
They did this movie so well that it feels like you’re watching a classic mafia movie from the late 80’s. For the time it was released in, i still think it goes down as one of the greatest Mafia movies of all time, showing just how sad and destroying the mob really is
Correct, and whoever put this video together clearly didn't do his homework... the 3rd ring didn't belong to angelo... he's just reiterating what he saw in the film. 👎
This is a Film that makes ya think about your life, Think about your family and your decisions. If your not Italian you can still relate cause of those things. This is probably the last time we see these guys in a flick again too!
Your absolutely right. I had to stop watching from time to time remembering where I was during the films time line. I was in or near many of the places depicted not long before or after the events happen.
Pacino acted like Pacino. He didn't act anything like Hoffa. No way in hell would Hoffa get in a fight with a mob boss,that scene was ridiculous. Hoffa was a fucking chickenshit weasel.
Alexander briggs Yep agreed, I even like that fact they put Harvey Kietel in there too, even if it was brief. Whole bunch of real Hollywood actors. Last of the Mohicans so to speak.
This will most likely be the last time you’ll ever see these 3 on screen together again. Great movie. Edit: 1.9K likes, do I receive a free gift from RUclips?
I always felt Goodfellas and Casino glorified the mobster life. Those are two of my favorite films ever but it just made being a gangster look cool. The final part of The Irishman made me rethink it.
The Irishman is some sort of aftermath, about retirement, fear of death, loneliness and how these characters deal with it in a realistic way. Goodfellas, Casino and Irishman are like a trilogy for Scorsese's epic mob movies
I think the ending is a representation of Frank's feelings. He knows that nobody outside cares about him anymore, but he still hope that maybe even with a small tiny hopes, someone will come eventually.
The two saddest moments for me was seeing frank all alone and not even knowing it was Christmas, and then there was Bufalino in jail after his stroke. Pesci did an amazing job having one hand shake constantly and the other paralyzed, he couldn’t even enjoy the bread and the wine “grape juice” because he had no upper teeth to eat it and was going on that he feels bad he had Hoffa killed
"Three people can keep a secret only when two of them are dead" ironic because it was only after 2 out of 3 people with the ring died that the secrets got out, the exact opposite of the quote
I feel like you really missed the most important part. When Frank is talking to the priest, like a true sociopath Frank admits that he's not sure he has it within himself to feel guilt about the things that he's done. The priest responds that he thinks we can _be_ sorry, even if we don't really _feel_ sorry. This is further illustrated by Frank's line about an inanimate object - his car - when he says "I loved that car, but it wasn't worth the 18 years they gave me." He understands the mistake - intellectually. I think it's Scorsese's way of pointing out, even when these guys have no remorse, and even when they live to be 90, there's a simple cause and effect equation that almost inevitably proves not to be worth it. Maybe it's almost worse for Frank, not being able grieve for his friend. He has no family, no friends, no "feeling"? Maybe, in a way he was dead a long time ago.
I agree. It's really a portrait of a lost soul. It's only fitting that one who is lost to talk that way. The sad part is that he is so on the edge of trying to redeem himself or ask for forgiveness but it's too late. Its drama of a very high order.
It has to be. Every time anyone from the movie is asked about the truthfulness of Sheeran's account they all say they don't care. Pesci and Scorsese both laughed off the idea that they'd be making the book into a movie when they were told so in separate encounters, disconnected from the film's production, but they made it eventually. They all agreed in Netflix's featurette it was because they felt the book was phenomenonal
I wouldn’t say he was dead a long time ago. Not at all. I think Frank was just really aware of why he did the things he did. I mean, we are talking about a man who went to war and from a very young age understood how meaningless death can be. I see Frank as just a really though guy, and he knew he had his reasons. At the end of the day he was just trying to survive, and I think until the end he acknowledged that, that’s why there’s no remorse even in the very last moments of his life. He’s a product of his time, a hard man, and if he had not done the things he had to do, he most certainly would have died a long time ago.
After the war there is pretty much no insinuation that he's forced by circumstance into going around killing people. He's cornered on Hoffa, but if he hadn't run around doing all the other things that made his daughter afraid of him he would not have been boxed into that one either. He says once that more kids means needing more money. That's about the extent of his "struggles" with poverty as depicted by the film. Other reviewers have noted how much more casually Frank slides into a life of gangland homicide than other Scorsese protagonists. Henry Hill's two murders go completely unmentioned in Goodfellas. Frank's not a product of his time. - He's _partially_ a product of his time. But if we're meant to believe his turn was inevitable then Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro are or "should be" murderers. You are over-simplifying by over-sympathizing. Make no mistake, it is a morality tale as much as anything else.
M.S. did a great job of getting us to love all three main characters. You feel for each one and hate that (like Frank) we’re torn between which side to take. My heart broke for Frank when he realized that he couldn’t reason with Jimmy. I was pleading with Jimmy, yelling at the tv to “just F’ing listen to Frank; take the money and go to Florida!” Lol
In the movie the guy who was insisting that Frank sat in the front, Sally Bugs strangled someone to death from the back seat so I think that’s why Frank was so persistent about sitting in the back
In my eyes, that closing shot represents the death of Hoffa. A case that may have been closed by Sheeran’s confession, but will always remain slightly open, with Sheeran always lingering in the background.
The scenes with Pacino and DiNiro were incredible. Pacino made me care about his character. Those 2 were in the Godfather together, I believe. It made me nostalgic for their whole careers and how long they've know each other--a swan song. You could feel the depth of their relationship and affection.
Don’t worry about it, I am 57 and realised there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Just live your life as best you can. There is much truth in the belief that “the only thing you will regret are the things you did not do”
Fallen X Freak If you live your life well, when you get old it gets even better. The only thing you can take with you when you die is the love in your heart.
V6ix I think it’s very obvious that he didn’t tho because Hoffa was beyond paranoid at this point I don’t think he’s getting into that car with anyone that looks like they might be a threat with that being said frank didn’t do it either the fbi investigated his claims and it’s just not possible
He confessed to loads of murders and even said he didn't know who all of them were just that he was to kill them. So his claim to have killed Hoffa has very little weight
I love every bit of the movie. Sad the part where Russell Bafalino asked Frank to fly to Boston and do the job. And the part where Frank spoke on the phone with Jo, Hoffa's wife.
This film was an experience, it could have been 5 hours and I wouldn't notice. Frank taking out Hoffa broke me but that last sequence got me close to tears
I like how the phrase 'what kind of man makes a phone call like that' could also be referring to Jimmy Hoffa's first call to Deniro. By asking 'I heard you paint houses' he was unknowingly asking the Irishman to paint his own house too. This is just a masterpiece.
What was really nice about it being made by Netflix - is that there was no 2 hour (suit imposed) time limit on the picture. Scorsese made the movie as long as he needed to, without having to cut out scene's that would lessen the movie.
The best way to get somebody clipped is to use their best friend, whom they give much trust to because they least expect it. And that why I highly suspect that Frank Sheeran was telling the truth when he shot Hoffa in the house at the setup meeting.
What I don't get is that the blood in the house where he was killed didn't match Hoffa. That's only thing that puzzles me. Maybe a forensic mistake or something
He's looking at a picture of his daughter and Hoffa, the nurse asks: "Who's that?" He responds Hoffa. Maybe she was asking about the girl but Frank never considered she was asking about her. That sums him up. Cared more about the mob/Hoffa than his own family which is why we see him alone.
the scene where he had to haggle the price for his own casket, man i could not stop producing tears from my eyes... to live a life surrounded and protected by powerful and important people, just to finish your life alone and powerless :/
He picked the green coffin because it had the exact same paint color as his Emerald green Ford he drove all the way to kill Hoffa after getting off the plane. Plus he’s the Irishman.
Insidious Vidz I thought it was because of the soldier’s uniform - Green. When he killed those soldiers wearing green and digging up their own graveyard.
tekashi kanales It was the Ford he was driving at the airstrip on his way to meet the guys to kill Jimmy. The emerald green for the Irishman which is from the Emerald Isle which is the nickname of Ireland.
RICK ALFARO After a second viewing I believe it’s many of those things: I think he picked the Emerald Green coffin for many reasons first and foremost he is the Irishman and green symbolizes of course the Emerald Isle which was the color of the coffin. It also was just like the same color of the Ford he loves so much but the FBI repossessed. Also, it was the color of the truck he drove for we first met him, the war uniforms, Peggy’s blouse when she’s eating cereal and uniform Renee has on when he meets his second wife. All his most important moments in life.
The symbolism for the door being left slightly open in the ending scene felt like metaphor for the hoffa case not being completely shut. Was Frank Sheerans account of what happened entirely true or was it all fabicrated? It left it up to the viewer to decide. Brilliant.
I loved the pop ups...When a gangster entered the story a graphic that said something like "Sally Bugs...shot dead in a Cleveland parking lot in July 1980 by three bullets to the head" This example is probably inaccurate, but you get my point.
The final door shot is also a throwback to Hoffa leaving the twin doors just open a bit when he goes to sleep the night Frank is with him. Felt to me like a metaphor for never being able to be at peace, even when you're safe in your own bed.
It caught me surprise. I first suspected that he was gonna kill him. Then Hoffa asked him if he had the gun so then I thought he was gonna kill someone else in the house. When no one was home, I thought they were just gonna go back and then "bang"
It caught me by surprise too. I thought Frank knew what was going to happen to Jimmy after he watched all the interactions during his award dinner. Maybe he just didn’t wanna believe it. But while Russ was explaining the hit it was confirmed in Frank’s mind. You could see all the hurt in DeNiro’s eyes. He couldn’t stop looking away. I felt that shit. And when Russ dropped his spoon into his bowl and leveled with Frank, great shit man. To me this was Pesci’s best wrk. He was so calm and calculated vs all his other big roles. The whole movie took me by surprise!
A double-meaning and pointer in the final shot of this film, worth referencing in addition to the 'closing door' of his, finally, lonely life discussed here in this commentary: that is, the similarity between Frank and Jimmy Hoffa's first night spent together in a hotel suite after meeting in Chicago which is portrayed earlier in the film. Worth noting in that previous scene, Hoffa retires to his bedroom and leaves his inner door slightly ajar as Frank sits on a cot-like bed in the other room. This expositional and scenic gesture not only 'opens up' Frank's role as "a servant of two masters'', but more importantly, as an inner guardian of Hoffa's command. Frank is to be understood as an intimate and loyal deputy to the powerful figure, a position that he retains throughout the film. In this final shot then, it can be critically viewed as a perspective into Frank's consistency of character, even until death. Dependable still to his long-dead master, Frank requests the door to be left somewhat open just as Hoffa used to leave it. This final line of dialogue suggests that Frank is patiently waiting for the next request for counsel or directive from the master he once betrayed, thereby establishing a final cinematic statement regarding the tragic irony and absurd loyalty that imbibes 'The Irishman's' central conflict: Man versus Himself.
He’s wanting to be discovered. 😂 About 85 words to many to try and tell us how much smarter he is than all of us! Lol- The funniest part of the movie to me is the “kibitzing” (during a very serious scene) about how many minutes constitutes being late.😆Absolutely brilliant!!
One of the radio personalities I listen to in the mornings during work stated that after he saw this movie he felt kinda sad cause he felt like all these stupendous and great actors were "saying their goodbyes to their fans". And from Harvey Keital up to De Niro himself, it did sort of feel like once the movie ended, it was part of their inevitable goodbyes. Great movie. Rich history. May the past never come back to haunt us haha
This is SO sad that it’s the last movie DeNiro and Pesci make together, I’m young as heck (17 right now) and people my age don’t appreciate classic movies, thanks to my dad I got the chance to discover the absolute gold that are these two actors, I’ve seen many of their movies together and lately saw the Irishman, it made me tear up seeing them sit together so old and weak, bit by bit dying... may these two enjoy the last years of their lives ❤️
The “mob” is all about discipline and honor as twisted as that may seem to ordinary people. The kind of man who makes a call like that has given his soul to the Crime family. ‘
The whole part where they drive Hoffa to the house. Scorcese was genius at making that whole sequence seem amiss with a sense of dread. Subtlety like that is what makes a genius film maker
The talk of fish as they go and shoot a guy who MILLIONS wondered" wha happened"? for decades is brilliant.It's like Oswald talking about last nights Whats My Line seconds before changing the course of history.
What I didn't get is why his own son didn't put two and two together, as that was the last time anybody ever saw his father? You would think the son would tell the authorities what happened and where he drove his father.
Loved it, I just finished watching it on netflix, it was a real treat to watch such an amazing well directed movie with those superb actores, Pacino, DeNiro, Pesci, that was my Christmas gift right there
2019 Finally had movies again. 2 to be exact: "Joker" . And "The Irishman" what absolute Masterpieces. The Irishman took 3,5 hours, and that time passed so FAST... The best movies are the ones where you forget time exists.
What kind of fish did you pick up? 🐟 And let me know what you thought of the film!
I was underwhelmed.
Think Story
“Just a ... fish. I don’t know?” Someone ordered it for me.”
Loved the movie. Thought that Frank probably portrayed himself to be a lot more innocent and caring then what was probably truth. I believe he was definitely sociopathic or psychopathic. I mean, killing so many people. Especially when he said he doesn’t feel anything and has been like that ever since the war. And him making men dig their graves and just executing Italian soldiers was absolutely barbaric. This was an epic film though.
Think Story
BTW: After re-watching; I think he picked the Emerald Green coffin for many reasons (some seen in this video)…first and foremost he is the Irishman and green symbolizes of course the Emerald Isle which was the color of the coffin. It also was just like the same color of the Ford he was driving at the airstrip on his way to meet the guys to kill Jimmy. Also, it was the color of the truck he drove for we first met him, the war uniforms, Peggy’s blouse when she’s eating soup (4:15) and giving her report on Jimmy (3:38) uniform Renee has on when he meets his second wife. All his most important moments in life. Finally, it was the color of car Jimmy was last driving before he died. (5:40)
I also caught an important double-meaning of the final shot, elaborated on in my comment below!
I really enjoyed it. Especially as I am obsessed with this subject matter. The performances by all were brilliant. I could easily watch it again and again.
The hardest part for me was realising that, like the characters, De niro, Pacino, and Pesci are growing old and mostly won't be in any movie like that ever again
wtv exactly bro. I said what I was feeling the whole timw
wtv that’s what me and my friends who grew up watching these guys we’re talking about. That’s why it’s such a bittersweet movie for us
wtv 👏 say it’s again
Very bittersweet... Robert actually said he would be in another movie in an interview but we will see. A truly great old crew of actors.
all the more reason...to appreciate these three...like fine wine reserved for a special
dinner, occasion.
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This is like a farewell movie from the OGs. Three of the absolute badass actors in the movie industry.
Agreed. I even accepted DeNiro as a hitman eventhough you could see stiffness in his physical attacks on people. I tossed it aside, and thought he's a legend. One more great Scorsese with the goodfellas. Priceless.
Four, I'm assuming you forgot Harvey Keitel.
@@88wildcat five..Ray Romano.
@@jaylenbrownfan2112 six, Steven graham
@@jakedowell7457 That guy is awesome. Loved him in Boardwalk Empire.
Joe Pesci was absolutely incredible in this.
Yeah but Pacino tops De Niro and Pesci in this film
Nah bro. Nobody tops the other. They were all great. Let's celebrate one another.
Yessss agreed....understated
Thought De Niro was amazing , Pesci and Pacino , not so much .
Incredible? Incredible how?
This movie made me realise how long it had been since I’ve watched a good film
How true. We have become a society of over stimulation with all the big special effects, CGI, explosions, fantasy that we forget about immersing in characters and plots and appreciating great acting instead of all that filler.
@@matthewposta9386 Shut up Boomer "we live in a society" headass
Because in modern times CGI, superhero charachters and explosions are more important than a good story
Darren Wendell you do realise The Irishman is filled with CGI right?
netflix is full of shit indeed
The door wasn’t closed all the way because that’s what Hoffa used to do when frank was with him
Vinny Cap1 yah, that’s what i thought too
But it begged the question, "why?" Were they always distrustful of their underlings? Were they afraid to even sleep alone? Did they do it as a counter measure for their own safety? Somebody I read suggested that it was a homosexual overture which I think isn't too realistic. But whatever the case, Frank emulated Hoffa for a multitude of symbolic reasons. that was made clear in the movie. From admiration? Maybe.
Man that's right good catch
Holly shit that's sadder
@@fattymoko nowadays people instantly connect anything and everything to something sexually related ....
Movie was entertaining but the ending was bloody depressing
There is no "happily ever after" in criminal life
Fuck yeah, man
no more depressing than the nihilistic bloodbath in Scarface
Yeah that was sad as f
@@user27278 I believe he remained faithful to the wrong family.
I'll apologize after you apologize for being late and wearing shorts to a meeting
😂😂😂, that line killed me in the theater!
You people!
@@bracero27 funny how offensive those two words can be.
Right!
A Don never wears shorts.
Joe Pesci's performance was quietly thunderous.
Brilliant film.
he was superb, scary as usual at the tables.
@@Pytho_n It's what it is
Pesci must get an oscar.
The movie was BORING, too long and.......it sucked.
@@bobriedel3277 Spiderman fan?
"It is what it is."
It is what it is?
"It is what it is."
That's the way she goes Bubbles
chutta woolco you lied to the guy in the chair rick
“He said that?”
“He said that.”
“He said that?”
“Everything I just said he said that.”
Git 🖐️ da fuck ouuuuuta hyyyy
Ohh they wouldn’t Dare !!! Jimmy wasn’t scared of em mfs
Irishman had the deadliest walk-by scenes I've ever seen
#BIGFACTS.. Had you looking at the scene like WTF Just happened LoL
BKmadetv Dude! I thought the same thing. I was watched it yesterday and they looked REAL. It was brutal.
What’s a walk by scene?
@@STEVIEglasgow A drive- by without a car ... didn't you see the movie?
STEVIEglasgow “hey whispers how ya doing? BOOM right in his head like three times” “Hey sally how ya doing” BOOM
The last 30 minutes was painful to watch. When his daughter didn’t want to speak to him and all the old age home scenes. He truly was alone in the end. A fate worse than dying is living with all your horrible decisions.
Frank also had so much trouble verbalizing his feelings, like in the phone call to Jo Hoffa or when he was speaking to his daughter Dolores - he says a whole lot of nothing when he isn’t murmuring half words. It’s like he wants to say what he’s feeling but stops himself halfway. It’s a testament to how men were back in those days and how “sharing your feelings” wasn’t something you did very often.
On another note guys, I’m emotionally SPENT. Yesterday I finished Death Stranding AND watched The Irishman - my head and heart are both so stretched it’s painful.
Painful in a good way though 😅
Hit that one on the head. Men particularly from this generation didn't feel their children were owed answers, and even their wives were not included, and also not even included in law until the sixties.
You poor brave bastard :(
@@dwightstjohn6927 I m old school. All I remember about my wife is holding me and the family back.
@@dwightstjohn6927 he chose murder cos he wanted money... cant have pity for him... where is morality .... murder as a way of life ... yeah
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Someone did a video on this comparing it to good fellas. I highly recommend it.
Just search the irishman good fellas. You'll find it.
He chose the green casket, his last ride to the afterlife. Almost like how jimmy was in a green car before meeting up with frank.
Gren represents Irish
Green
@@monikaabos7592 moe green
Green is like the color of Irland
@Lenniks I understand green represents Irish, I’m Irish. Maybe I said that^ because it was the less obvious idea. But people like you will always be quick to pick one thing and one thing only. It’s apart of the film for a reason, it has multiple meanings.
Another mafia film like this will never be made again, the acting, the scenes & dialogue was Amazing!! 12/10
It was like watching paint dry.
@@michaelguest4247 how so?
Is that a spin on paint houses?
It wasn't that good but I suppose it's far different then any other mob movie it's basically about relationships
The instrument being played while the dialogue plays and a intense scene made the film even better.
"We enter this world as a baby . . .and we leave as a baby." Once again Mr. Scorsese, Script and Cast make The Irishman another masterpiece slice of history.
I don't want to be a baby when I'm old!! I was terrorized in my crib by my jealous older sister!!😢
My nan always said something similar “Once a man, twice a baby”
“Are you looking at my ears?”
🤣🤣🤣🤣
My ears, are you looking at them
Ah. His ears ain't so big
I didn’t get that part about his ears.. can someone explain it to me? Was it a metaphor for something else that he was trying to say but not in a direct way to deniro?
@@miriampiedade1857 I figured it could have been about the armed militia behind him about to go to Cuba
This movie was stunning pure cinematic..showed the highs and lows ...and ended just right...prob the last time we will see all these greats together...
M N probably the rock, kevin hart
@@LuisPerez-up6rr Brilliant
I’m 28 years old... and the ending just made me want to live life to the fullest. Really made you think how fast time flies and no matter who you are or what you’ve done, eventually the door is gonna close on us all ... alone with only our memories to look back on
Frank Sheeran died only 10 days before christmas, so the ending scene is probably supposed to be the last night of his life.
The door shot at the end is more of a call back to when he was staying with Jimmy he never closed the door to his room, you have a clear focused shot on when he went to bed and Frank was sitting next to his room
Hes about to die and hes scared. Thats why.
Facts
Yup . I just commented that 👊
It’s an Irish/Scottish notion. To leave the door or window open for the soul to leave. When Hoffa left it open, it was his way of saying, if he died that night, at least his soul would be able to leave. Some look at this as a superstition, or an old tradition, but some still believe this and do this during the Wake.
Good point..... I also felt that he was in some symbolizing that he was hoping that Jimmy come back.
I like the final hug scene between Frank and Jimmy in the car. Jimmy didn't know what's gonna happen, so his hug was an usual "glad-to-see-you-my-old-pal" type of hug. But Frank's hug to Jimmy was a farewell hug.
Joe Pesci’s best work since home alone? The disrespect.
Its just a joke
Pesci's best are Goodfellas, Casino and Lethal Weapons
let's pretend that you don't like him and his stupid partner in 'Home Alone'
Same thing I was thinking. Pesci has been great in most roles since H.A.
Not to mention “my cousin Vinny”
For me, Joe Pesci was the scene stealer of this film. He was fantastic.
I agree. His range is incredible. Just compare his performances in goodfellas/casino, home alone, raging bull and this movie. You can clearly see how versatile he is
Cd B and they had to convince him to do the part because he didn’t want to do another gangster movie but I’m glad they talked him into it
@@jefvarnadore2267 for sure, he was the best part of the film for me.
Cd B without a doubt
FUNtastic? FUNtastic... Did I amused you... FUNtastic how...
They do not make movies like this no more. It’s a freakin masterpiece. I understand now why Martin Scorsese stepped down from helping with the joker. (Joker was also a good flick)
You are right. Irishman truly is a masterpiece. Loved Joker too.
Well they literally just did
Joker was alright, but I can't see how that idiot eventually becomes the criminal mastermind called the Joker.
Nick J : mentally unstable doesn’t mean he’s not intelligent you ass.
That's ironic, he didn't say shit about his mental illness, he said he was an idiot - which he is.
The open door was a tribute to Jimmy Hoffa who never closed his bedroom door...My opinion
And waiting for someone (peggy) to visit him before he die
I think it made Frank comfortable...feeling that after his ‘confession’, Jimmy was on the other side of the opened door like he used to be.
Not to be weird...but I had a friend hang himself in his closet back in the early 90’s. For about 10-15 years, I slept with the closet door closed, even in hotels or when visiting a house that wasn’t mine. Getting older, I started feeling more comfortable with it opened. Like I was comfortable feeling he might be around. There’s more to this message I’m posting, but that’s what I thought of when the final scene hit...
jiggus figgus - yeah I agree with @Donald Warren
double entendre
Earlier in the film when jimmy and frank are sharing a hotel room, Hoffa leaves the door cracked open just like this and Frank takes notice.
Wow good point
What was the point of doing that though?
That death is right outside the door. Hoffas death was frank outside the door and then old age was sheerans killer
I feel like he left the door open coz he liked to fantasize about jimmy coming in. And maeby its also open coz the case of jimmy hoffa is always open too
Hoffa just met Frank, and he's still not comfortable with his life plus he is stubborn. But later when he felt comfortable they slept together side by side on the separate beds.
Just watched this movie with my dad. Such a powerful slow burn masterpiece. My dad was a hospice chaplain so the ending hit him and myself to lesser extent pretty hard. That line about the phone call is crushing. I won’t call it my favorite movie of the year or by Scorsese, but gaddamn if the man doesn’t still have “it.” This has been a great year for film.
What has been your favourite film of the year? This was the best film I've seen in a while. I loved it! slowburn masterpiece is a good description.
TheColossalBlanket I’d have to say Parasite is my favorite of what I’ve seen. I love Korean cinema and I think it has a fantastic screenplay and bold storytelling you don’t get much from western productions. The Cat and the Moon is a low key film that really got to me emotionally. I think I had the most fun with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
What are some of your favorites?
Jay Collins Parasite is a fantastic movie.
@@sdfsdf23232dsfsdf what are some of your favorites? I think that the Irishman is probably my favorite. I liked Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I think pParasite is really good and I didn't really enjoy Ford vs Ferrari as much as I wsnted to. I still need to see some other movies that are supposedly really great like Marriage Story and Little Women. Also Jojo Rabbit is my top 5.
His Dad was a Chaplin yet he still uses the Lords name in vein:(
Irishman is the best movie since Goodfellas 20 years ago! Joe Pesci deserves an Oscar, he played his character perfectly.
Best mob movie perhaps. Plenty of better films than this have come out in the last 30 years.
The CG to de-age them was a little distracting, but the makeup at the end to make them look older was phenomenal. Especially for Joe Pesci, he nailed his character. He was a very unassuming man, that you could tell was extremely dangerous. Great film all around.
The "de-aging" was a massive problem for me. The actors simply looked far too old for the characters they were playing. They have the stooped posture, the stiff gait and slow movements of men in their declining years. But for much of the movie they are supposed to be in their 30s or 40s. In the early scenes, De Niro is supposed to be in his 20s! There are some shots where the CGI actually makes them look older than they are in real life (and I'm not referring to the scenes where they're supposed to look older). The whole thing just doesn't work - and ruins the movie.
With respect to the actors and Director that cg was a big fail, even at his youngest version Deniro looked in mid 40s instead of intended mid 20s and 30s.
Honestly I thought the CGI was pretty interesting and it could have been a lot worse. Like from the get go I realized it was a little off but it was different to every other which uses two actors for different points in a character's life. It really opens a whole realm of possibilities in my opinion, and if the technology gets a little better I could see it being a standard for aging actors.
what CG?
@Steve Sherman I don't know why they didn't just keep filming from outside and have the beating inside while the girl is watching from the door. You could have heard the beating and screams and swearing, made out a bit of vague frantic movement inside the shop and have the guy finally thrown out through the door or window. It would have had a much better impact than what we had which was the most distracting and jarring scene in the film. I wasn't keen on the CGI either. Okay when they where meant to be in their fifties but entirely useless for them when younger. Those two things were nowhere near enough to spoil my enjoyment though. I loved the movie.
i hate when my favorite actors grow old.
Yup, it means we are getting older as well. Its even worse when you find out your favourite actor has died!
@@craigcrosthwaite3042 the truth hurts
They age well tho still look good tho
SAME!!!! it very sad to see these actors get old man. Time flys quick soon we are gonna be old too. Man life is honestly a bitch.
judy, much of the aging in the film was done with specialized cameras and computers.
"Some people are concerned"
"I'm not concerned"
"Some people are concerned"
"Some people are a little bit more concerned"
"But I'm not concerned"
This movie felt like a curtain call for a long line of mob movies starting with the Godfather movies. It is a masterpiece.
Seth Meyer starting with Mean Streets
I haven't seen this movie yet, but it seems to polarize the critics. I read
some horrible reviews of this movie, and others raving about how good
it was. I guess you either love it or hate it? I probably won't ever see it
b cause DiNiro is in it! He won't profit from me.
@@nancyayers6355 the critic score on rotten tomatoes is 96%. Critics aren't polarized at all. The horrible reviews are a tiny minority. and DeNiro is my favorite actor of all time and it was so great to see him nail such a great role in his late 70s. DeNiro rules.
@@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork no starting with the Godfather which came out before Mean Streets. I wasn't referring to just Scorsese movies but the cast as well.
Nancy Ayers go watch it lol if u already have the service it’s on, then he already has your money and it’s really good. I don’t even watch mob movies but this was great
This film shows you what a life of doing evil gets you in the best case scenario.
You are so right
i think it shows you what a life of anything gets you. A slow aging unto death
Kilrush Guitars The oval Nope.
@@pod9363 Oh great, you are immortal then and wont age.
Kilrush Guitars The oval what
all the actors get all the credit but that little girl playing peggy deserved an oscar for mugging off pesci, the long blinks at the bowling alley and then getting the skates and the money , the way she said thank you to him and the way she said thank you! to hoffa lol
I think the partially closed door ending is a reference to frank's first night with jimmy, aside from symbollizing that he is near death
Great point! What I got from that scene is that Frank hoped for his daughter to come through the door, but she never did; adding to the depressing end of his life
I think it shows that between jim and russ, jim was his true friend, its pretty sad
The last 40 or so minutes is the most depressed I've felt watching a movie.
Scorsese always does a great job of 'de-glamarising' the mafia lifestyle at the end of his films (Goodfellas and Casino).
Even with Wolf of Wallstreet.
yeah they drug it out wayyy too long
Ash Bajaj Actually I think it’s much stronger leaving it like that, with a diminished man, forgotten in solitude, anxiety and remorse, not knowing when death will come. It portrays the anguish, the torment and seems to underline the futility of all that he has done in his life.
Yeah man, it makes u think how much all the violence just isnt worth it. They all died lonely, Frank didnt even know it was Christmas and got sad when he was told that it was. Nobody wanted to even talk to Frank, the nurse seemed a little reluctant to have a convo with him
@@mgg5418 it was still too long
Well what’s weird actually is those films (Goodfellas, Casino, Wolf of Wall street) have the same themes of excess! Excess that such things like wealth and power can bring you and ultimately destroy you in the end. This movie, The Irishman is a much more somber and introspective film about a guy who wants nothing more than to provide and protect his family.
By the end the big question on your mind should be “why?” What was all this effort for really? Why did these things need to happen. Scorsese’s answer seems to be, we tend to figure that out far too late.
It’s a mob movie for sure but defiantly not the same kind of movie we are are used to seeing from him. Scorsese has somewhat matured from that a bit and good on him in finding new angle in the genre he established so well.
I just realised the old man on the Disney movie " up " is Robert De Niro..
Frederickson looks more like scorcese than De Niro
He's played by Ed Asner, not De Niro.
@@Tulpen23 i didint say the voice i said the animation character.
@@joshe3713 ah, that wasn't clear. Sorry about that. I can see what you mean with the animation.
@@Tulpen23 maybe frank will fly with russel using balloons to reach Hoffa
Anyone else notice he left the door cracked like hoffa did?!
true...
do you think he was remembering that is what Hoffa did in the hotel when they slept near each other?
Good point. I also think it may be so he wouldn't be so lonely..Remember he lost everything his family, his friends and he did some terrible things....
I connected it that way too.
The reviewer missed it.
Good call - I didn't catch that. Briefly thought he may be fearful of hitmen in the night ;->
They did this movie so well that it feels like you’re watching a classic mafia movie from the late 80’s. For the time it was released in, i still think it goes down as one of the greatest Mafia movies of all time, showing just how sad and destroying the mob really is
Loneliness his own daughters rarely see him or just see him and everyone else is gone, its depressing but a perfect ending
The Iceman never claimed to have killed Hoffa. He claimed to have knowledge of the killing of Hoffa and disposal of his remains.
Correct, and whoever put this video together clearly didn't do his homework... the 3rd ring didn't belong to angelo... he's just reiterating what he saw in the film. 👎
Gorilla Cookies I don’t think Sheeran did it but it was definitely done by the mob
Real mobsters that were around at that time have said that he didn't do it
iceman
This is a Film that makes ya think about your life, Think about your family and your decisions. If your not Italian you can still relate cause of those things. This is probably the last time we see these guys in a flick again too!
True. That last scene was heartbreaking. Reminds us of our mortality.
Your absolutely right. I had to stop watching from time to time remembering where I was during the films time line. I was in or near many of the places depicted not long before or after the events happen.
We are wrapped in our lives and no one cares except family. No one. You lose family you have nothing.
Pretty sure you could relate if you’re Irish too.
Agree
I also looked at the door being open as an homage to Hoffa. His father figure.
Movie was made to let DeNiro get revenge for Pacino killing him in Heat.
highly underrated
Excellent observation!
MrTDB123 🤗🤗🤗
He already had revenge in Righteous Kill (2008)
André Melo true but that movie was meh. Heat was legendary imo
I’m surprised Scorsese never used Al Pacino before this. He was great in this film.
Pacino acted like Pacino. He didn't act anything like Hoffa.
No way in hell would Hoffa get in a fight with a mob boss,that scene was ridiculous.
Hoffa was a fucking chickenshit weasel.
@@johndillinger8482 maybe...but when it comes his to money he would kill in a heartbeat
@@uzochiokeke4328 Hoffa was a loudmouth punk.No way in hell was he going to get in a fight with a mob boss.He would be dead.
@@johndillinger8482 No way you get to be President Of the Teamsters by been chickenshit
Lol
Im so happy they made this mvie with all of the film veterans of the genre: Scorsese, DeNiro, Pacino and Pesci.
Alexander briggs Yep agreed, I even like that fact they put Harvey Kietel in there too, even if it was brief.
Whole bunch of real Hollywood actors.
Last of the Mohicans so to speak.
This will most likely be the last time you’ll ever see these 3 on screen together again. Great movie.
Edit: 1.9K likes, do I receive a free gift from RUclips?
it sucked
john dillinger only if you were looking for that goodfellas-like flashiness. This was about the story, not the substance.
@@hogartstrain5641 if you think it was about the story it failed at that as well.Pacino didnt portray Hoffa he portrayed Pacino.
@@johndillinger8482 you might be demonstrating a failure to show appreciation
@@manikmehta822 he never talked when he was in school for 4 years. And you think he ain't showing appreciation?
I always felt Goodfellas and Casino glorified the mobster life. Those are two of my favorite films ever but it just made being a gangster look cool. The final part of The Irishman made me rethink it.
The Irishman is some sort of aftermath, about retirement, fear of death, loneliness and how these characters deal with it in a realistic way. Goodfellas, Casino and Irishman are like a trilogy for Scorsese's epic mob movies
None of the 3 movies glorify mobster life. All the ends show what last to you if in that life. Just pay more attention at the ending
3hrs: 29mins of awesomeness
To me it felt like 1 hour!!! Brilliant work👌
@james cowboy still a very good thing,right? :-)
Took me 3 days to finish 😭🔥
Not gonna lie I didn't expect Action Bronson in the casket scene, I laughed for 2 mins straight 😂😂
I was legit like, WTF is he doing here?!
I knew he was in the movie. I was waiting for him the entire time.
I was waiting for him to freestyle 🤣
Disturbing
Who da Fook wouldn't call a guy who stole his whole persona from Ghostaface(wu-tang) a legend🤦🏻♂️
I think the ending is a representation of Frank's feelings. He knows that nobody outside cares about him anymore, but he still hope that maybe even with a small tiny hopes, someone will come eventually.
Lukman Sonyrei in life remember, no ones coming to save you-
@@freshdetailing3753 LOL
that hope must have killed him... so sad
Thought that too like he is waiting for his family or daughter
Thank you Scorsese for a story rich in character development. A rare movie.
The music, like every martin masterpiece is amazing. He uses weird sound bytes and music so well. The cinematography is something else
The two saddest moments for me was seeing frank all alone and not even knowing it was Christmas, and then there was Bufalino in jail after his stroke. Pesci did an amazing job having one hand shake constantly and the other paralyzed, he couldn’t even enjoy the bread and the wine “grape juice” because he had no upper teeth to eat it and was going on that he feels bad he had Hoffa killed
Godfather9814 I choose use over him. Fuck them. Fuck them
All
I thought joe pesci looked cute trying to eat that bread and whine 😂
yea man, that shot where he couldnt eat the bread hit me as sad too despite all the nasty shit he had done. it showed a bit of humanity in hs frailty.
Jimmy Hodum yeah exactly like that’s masterful acting and directing for you to feel bad for a guy like that
fatso manamela I honestly wanna try that now and see if it’s really good 😂
"Three people can keep a secret only when two of them are dead" ironic because it was only after 2 out of 3 people with the ring died that the secrets got out, the exact opposite of the quote
Have to catch the "usually" at the beginning
I feel like you really missed the most important part. When Frank is talking to the priest, like a true sociopath Frank admits that he's not sure he has it within himself to feel guilt about the things that he's done. The priest responds that he thinks we can _be_ sorry, even if we don't really _feel_ sorry. This is further illustrated by Frank's line about an inanimate object - his car - when he says "I loved that car, but it wasn't worth the 18 years they gave me." He understands the mistake - intellectually.
I think it's Scorsese's way of pointing out, even when these guys have no remorse, and even when they live to be 90, there's a simple cause and effect equation that almost inevitably proves not to be worth it. Maybe it's almost worse for Frank, not being able grieve for his friend. He has no family, no friends, no "feeling"? Maybe, in a way he was dead a long time ago.
I agree. It's really a portrait of a lost soul. It's only fitting that one who is lost to talk that way. The sad part is that he is so on the edge of trying to redeem himself or ask for forgiveness but it's too late. Its drama of a very high order.
The guy had 411 days of combat. I can’t imagine what that does to a person. The book’s fantastic by the way.
It has to be. Every time anyone from the movie is asked about the truthfulness of Sheeran's account they all say they don't care. Pesci and Scorsese both laughed off the idea that they'd be making the book into a movie when they were told so in separate encounters, disconnected from the film's production, but they made it eventually. They all agreed in Netflix's featurette it was because they felt the book was phenomenonal
I wouldn’t say he was dead a long time ago. Not at all. I think Frank was just really aware of why he did the things he did. I mean, we are talking about a man who went to war and from a very young age understood how meaningless death can be. I see Frank as just a really though guy, and he knew he had his reasons. At the end of the day he was just trying to survive, and I think until the end he acknowledged that, that’s why there’s no remorse even in the very last moments of his life. He’s a product of his time, a hard man, and if he had not done the things he had to do, he most certainly would have died a long time ago.
After the war there is pretty much no insinuation that he's forced by circumstance into going around killing people. He's cornered on Hoffa, but if he hadn't run around doing all the other things that made his daughter afraid of him he would not have been boxed into that one either. He says once that more kids means needing more money. That's about the extent of his "struggles" with poverty as depicted by the film. Other reviewers have noted how much more casually Frank slides into a life of gangland homicide than other Scorsese protagonists. Henry Hill's two murders go completely unmentioned in Goodfellas. Frank's not a product of his time. - He's _partially_ a product of his time. But if we're meant to believe his turn was inevitable then Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro are or "should be" murderers. You are over-simplifying by over-sympathizing. Make no mistake, it is a morality tale as much as anything else.
M.S. did a great job of getting us to love all three main characters. You feel for each one and hate that (like Frank) we’re torn between which side to take.
My heart broke for Frank when he realized that he couldn’t reason with Jimmy.
I was pleading with Jimmy, yelling at the tv to “just F’ing listen to Frank; take the money and go to Florida!” Lol
"I'm gonna sit THERE!"
"Ok, sit where you want"
I wouldn't have sat in front of a strangler either lol
In the movie the guy who was insisting that Frank sat in the front, Sally Bugs strangled someone to death from the back seat so I think that’s why Frank was so persistent about sitting in the back
2⅕t
He wasn’t playing that shit! I loved that scene!
He sat in the back of the car so he could give a last hug on his friend , and be on his side in the final ride of his life
In my eyes, that closing shot represents the death of Hoffa. A case that may have been closed by Sheeran’s confession, but will always remain slightly open, with Sheeran always lingering in the background.
The scenes with Pacino and DiNiro were incredible. Pacino made me care about his character. Those 2 were in the Godfather together, I believe. It made me nostalgic for their whole careers and how long they've know each other--a swan song. You could feel the depth of their relationship and affection.
The ending of the movie made me realize how fast life goes by and knowing death is inevitable and it gave me an anxiety and i now fear getting old. :(
Yeah my bulldog dying at 8 years old had the same effect on me
@@jeeperscreepers8902 just wondering if i should take this seriously or not.
Don’t worry about it, I am 57 and realised there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Just live your life as best you can. There is much truth in the belief that “the only thing you will regret are the things you did not do”
@@FallingxFreaK why not, you ever have a dog you love?
Fallen X Freak If you live your life well, when you get old it gets even better. The only thing you can take with you when you die is the love in your heart.
Pesci's performance in this is his best imo - his best movie
It is a monumental movie next to Casino and of course Goodfellas.
“It’s what it is!”
Great film
no it wasn't.
Richard Kuklinski never claimed to have killed Hoffa. He just said he heard that he was crushed alongside scrap metal and shipped to Japan
Thank you! Came here to say it myself, but you already stated the truth
Yes he did he said he stabbed him in the back of the neck in his book! I read the iceman
And?
V6ix I think it’s very obvious that he didn’t tho because Hoffa was beyond paranoid at this point I don’t think he’s getting into that car with anyone that looks like they might be a threat with that being said frank didn’t do it either the fbi investigated his claims and it’s just not possible
He confessed to loads of murders and even said he didn't know who all of them were just that he was to kill them. So his claim to have killed Hoffa has very little weight
In the end Hoffa won. Google the current president of Teamsters
Penny4Your Thotz what a trip I wonder if there’s any relationship
One of his children i believe
Unions have been completely neutered.
The aftermath of Hoffa’s death could be made into another three hour epic. Start cooking Martin.
@@degacciNow I'm the one getting old. it's his son.
I love every bit of the movie. Sad the part where Russell Bafalino asked Frank to fly to Boston and do the job. And the part where Frank spoke on the phone with Jo, Hoffa's wife.
This film was an experience, it could have been 5 hours and I wouldn't notice. Frank taking out Hoffa broke me but that last sequence got me close to tears
I lost it when he was thumbing through the pictures. Had no idea how powerful that ending was going to be. Hit me like a ton of bricks.
And left the door open like Hoffa did
I like how the phrase 'what kind of man makes a phone call like that' could also be referring to Jimmy Hoffa's first call to Deniro. By asking 'I heard you paint houses' he was unknowingly asking the Irishman to paint his own house too. This is just a masterpiece.
and I think that phrase means his phone call to Hoffa wife after killing Hoffa
This reminded me of the ending of Godfather 3, where Michael slumps over in the chair dead and alone.
Jim H same here, all the people they wanted to protect, they pushed away by living the way they did. Ultimately they end up alone.
What was really nice about it being made by Netflix - is that there was no 2 hour (suit imposed) time limit on the picture. Scorsese made the movie as long as he needed to, without having to cut out scene's that would lessen the movie.
The best way to get somebody clipped is to use their best friend, whom they give much trust to because they least expect it. And that why I highly suspect that Frank Sheeran was telling the truth when he shot Hoffa in the house at the setup meeting.
What I don't get is that the blood in the house where he was killed didn't match Hoffa. That's only thing that puzzles me. Maybe a forensic mistake or something
I loved this movie so much! Seeing the Goodfellas back together brought back such great happy feelings. I love those men, they're fantastic together.
it would have been more marvelous if Ray Liotta was somehow in this movie.....but Al Pacino as Hoffa has made it even better!!
@@dcdelacruise i thought the exact same thing my dude!
@@melizar5186 hahaha great minds think alike my friend! Hahaha
@@dcdelacruise agreed lol
Melizar did you notice that jimmy Hoffa’s wife was also in goodfellas? The girl who won’t fly without her lucky red cap?!
He's looking at a picture of his daughter and Hoffa, the nurse asks: "Who's that?" He responds Hoffa. Maybe she was asking about the girl but Frank never considered she was asking about her. That sums him up. Cared more about the mob/Hoffa than his own family which is why we see him alone.
Thraith Didn’t catch that good point
You remembered that scene wrong. He says 'that's my daughter' then she asks how many he has, then asks about Hoffa. You still got a point though
I did not get that feeling, cause the first thing he said in reply to her question was "that is my daughter. "
He already had told that he had four daughters so obviously she was asking who Hoffa was...
@@michaelrhino800 that was after he had said my daughter ..the nurse also said oh I haven't seen her around.. at least that is what I understood:)
the scene where he had to haggle the price for his own casket, man i could not stop producing tears from my eyes... to live a life surrounded and protected by powerful and important people, just to finish your life alone and powerless :/
He picked the green coffin because it had the exact same paint color as his Emerald green Ford he drove all the way to kill Hoffa after getting off the plane. Plus he’s the Irishman.
Insidious Vidz I thought it was because of the soldier’s uniform - Green. When he killed those soldiers wearing green and digging up their own graveyard.
because he's irish of course.
tekashi kanales
It was the Ford he was driving at the airstrip on his way to meet the guys to kill Jimmy. The emerald green for the Irishman which is from the Emerald Isle which is the nickname of Ireland.
RICK ALFARO
After a second viewing I believe it’s many of those things:
I think he picked the Emerald Green coffin for many reasons first and foremost he is the Irishman and green symbolizes of course the Emerald Isle which was the color of the coffin. It also was just like the same color of the Ford he loves so much but the FBI repossessed. Also, it was the color of the truck he drove for we first met him, the war uniforms, Peggy’s blouse when she’s eating cereal and uniform Renee has on when he meets his second wife. All his most important moments in life.
I got to get a new tv , that looked like a BLACK ford .... not green , ahh I’m getting old ..... jus sayin
The symbolism for the door being left slightly open in the ending scene felt like metaphor for the hoffa case not being completely shut. Was Frank Sheerans account of what happened entirely true or was it all fabicrated? It left it up to the viewer to decide. Brilliant.
He asks to leave the door slightly open as that’s what jimmy used to do
The scene where Russell n Frank were speaking Italian was fantastic.
Movie was OUTSTANDING
10/10
I loved the pop ups...When a gangster entered the story a graphic that said something like
"Sally Bugs...shot dead in a Cleveland parking lot in July 1980 by three bullets to the head" This example is probably inaccurate, but you get my point.
This movie really felt like the life of a criminal, no happy ending, no true villain, and no climax, it just ends, just like life
I thought this movie was a masterpiece it was over 3 hrs long ,but I loved all 3 hrs 20 mins of it
wesley thompson It ‘s pretty worth it
The final door shot is also a throwback to Hoffa leaving the twin doors just open a bit when he goes to sleep the night Frank is with him. Felt to me like a metaphor for never being able to be at peace, even when you're safe in your own bed.
Never has a film made me feel some type of way like it did when Russ gave Frank the order to hit Hoffa.
that scene was incredibly good
It caught me surprise. I first suspected that he was gonna kill him. Then Hoffa asked him if he had the gun so then I thought he was gonna kill someone else in the house. When no one was home, I thought they were just gonna go back and then "bang"
They lived interesting lives but also morally wrong guess there all rotting in hell.
It caught me by surprise too. I thought Frank knew what was going to happen to Jimmy after he watched all the interactions during his award dinner. Maybe he just didn’t wanna believe it. But while Russ was explaining the hit it was confirmed in Frank’s mind. You could see all the hurt in DeNiro’s eyes. He couldn’t stop looking away. I felt that shit. And when Russ dropped his spoon into his bowl and leveled with Frank, great shit man. To me this was Pesci’s best wrk. He was so calm and calculated vs all his other big roles. The whole movie took me by surprise!
A double-meaning and pointer in the final shot of this film, worth referencing in addition to the 'closing door' of his, finally, lonely life discussed here in this commentary: that is, the similarity between Frank and Jimmy Hoffa's first night spent together in a hotel suite after meeting in Chicago which is portrayed earlier in the film. Worth noting in that previous scene, Hoffa retires to his bedroom and leaves his inner door slightly ajar as Frank sits on a cot-like bed in the other room. This expositional and scenic gesture not only 'opens up' Frank's role as "a servant of two masters'', but more importantly, as an inner guardian of Hoffa's command. Frank is to be understood as an intimate and loyal deputy to the powerful figure, a position that he retains throughout the film. In this final shot then, it can be critically viewed as a perspective into Frank's consistency of character, even until death. Dependable still to his long-dead master, Frank requests the door to be left somewhat open just as Hoffa used to leave it. This final line of dialogue suggests that Frank is patiently waiting for the next request for counsel or directive from the master he once betrayed, thereby establishing a final cinematic statement regarding the tragic irony and absurd loyalty that imbibes 'The Irishman's' central conflict: Man versus Himself.
Cole Wimpee shut up
He’s wanting to be discovered. 😂 About 85 words to many to try and tell us how much smarter he is than all of us! Lol-
The funniest part of the movie to me is the “kibitzing” (during a very serious scene) about how many minutes constitutes being late.😆Absolutely brilliant!!
at some point in everyone's life, it's time to sleep with the fishes.
how you deal with it is the problem...
I thought that meant getting murdered?
It can go both ways. Open to interpretation!
Lame.
Well it does mean murdered since the phrase came from dumping the body in water so they are 'sleeping with the fishes'
One of the radio personalities I listen to in the mornings during work stated that after he saw this movie he felt kinda sad cause he felt like all these stupendous and great actors were "saying their goodbyes to their fans". And from Harvey Keital up to De Niro himself, it did sort of feel like once the movie ended, it was part of their inevitable goodbyes.
Great movie. Rich history. May the past never come back to haunt us haha
Great movie. De Niro, Pesci, and Pacino hard to go wrong there.
I thought the movie was absolutely amazing.
This is SO sad that it’s the last movie DeNiro and Pesci make together, I’m young as heck (17 right now) and people my age don’t appreciate classic movies, thanks to my dad I got the chance to discover the absolute gold that are these two actors, I’ve seen many of their movies together and lately saw the Irishman, it made me tear up seeing them sit together so old and weak, bit by bit dying... may these two enjoy the last years of their lives ❤️
Would watch it for again for Joe Pesci. He's the man, stellar as always.
There’s nothing to explain about the ending... I don’t understand why you think people need a explanation.
Excellent summary, pointing out many details and relationships that did not occur to me. Cleary you studied this!
“What kind of man makes a call like that”
what was he referring to actually?
The “mob” is all about discipline and honor as twisted as that may seem to ordinary people. The kind of man who makes a call like that has given his soul to the Crime family.
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Who da Fook actually that’s completely untrue, the little guys are, you are mistaken however
@Who da Fook from personnal experience, I can say that this is not true. It's not what it was, but there are still rules that money can't change.
@Who da Fook i think you're mistaken on the meaning of low lives, scumbags yea, low lives na
Another Masterpiece from Scorcese
My thought after the Irishman...what goes around comes around!
How?
@@fixthescales9265 Frank had it coming.
@@wintherr3527 they pretty much died when they were old.. so who cares karma didn't win.
almosthomeless incali frank died sad and alone, not even his family loved him at the end
The whole part where they drive Hoffa to the house. Scorcese was genius at making that whole sequence seem amiss with a sense of dread. Subtlety like that is what makes a genius film maker
The talk of fish as they go and shoot a guy who MILLIONS wondered" wha happened"? for decades is brilliant.It's like Oswald talking about last nights Whats My Line seconds before changing the course of history.
What I didn't get is why his own son didn't put two and two together, as that was the last time anybody ever saw his father? You would think the son would tell the authorities what happened and where he drove his father.
@@mexicanspec Yeah I was assuming they killed the son as well. Talk about an eye witness. Even if he didn't hear the shots.
Loved it, I just finished watching it on netflix, it was a real treat to watch such an amazing well directed movie with those superb actores, Pacino, DeNiro, Pesci, that was my Christmas gift right there
Priest: "Christmas i coming up". Frank Sheeran didn't make it to christmas that year, he died on the 14th of december.
2019 Finally had movies again. 2 to be exact: "Joker" . And "The Irishman" what absolute Masterpieces. The Irishman took 3,5 hours, and that time passed so FAST... The best movies are the ones where you forget time exists.
Parasite, once upon a time in Hollywood, about marriage?
@@indrapetino7761 Hollywood was meh to be honest
Tarantino movies have their own Taste to them.
@@blavviax9438 I've always thought the 'taste' is just the brand, Tarantino's name is a brand in itself
Yeah they are good. Yet i havent enjoyed a movie as much as joker or irishman..thats all im sayin