Shutter Island...

[crumbum]

I went in with extremely low expectations, spoilers having been thoroughly spoiled and not being much of a late Scorsese fan... I was rather pleasantly surprised. He and DiCaprio both threw everything they had into this trash heap of a script (I mean that in the best sense if there is one) and for me it had more than enough energy and technical ingenuity scene by scene to carry me through.

I'm sure that (SPOILER) the whiteboard scene near the end was a very tongue in cheek homage to some old b-movie convention. It reminded me of the end of Psycho but there are probably dozens of dumb movies Marty knows and loves that used a similar device.

[Joe Rogaine]

It was an ok film but it was layered as hell, clues all over the place. It might be fun to rewatch.

[snogrog]

Saw it a few weeks back. Thankfully my father spoiled it the day before right after I said "i'm really excited to see that." Thanks dad.

Oh and it was okay.

[Chris L]

SPOILERS

Didn't like this much and I hope its success doesn't provide the wrong kind of reinforcement for Scorsese and the Hollywood twist ending factory in general.  Scorsese's got kind of an unsure grasp of Kubrickian creepiness, and I didn't really find the alleged b-movie touches "fun," especially since he continues to cast one of the most un-fun leading men this side of Russell Crowe. It was good seeing Max Von Sydow, Ruffalo, and a few others though.  

As the ending stands, it's boring, predictable, and implausible, but the premise is kind of inherently hilarious.  Everyone is playacting for the benefit of a dangerous maniac running around the island, putting themselves at huge, expensive risk... during a hurricane, no less?  That's gold, Marty, gold! I want to see a remake from the POV of the orderlies, nurses and fake (?) patients roped into going along with this shit, preferably directed by a resurrected Robert Altman.

[Sarah]

Just watched it.  The Boston accents were funny.

[nec13]

Late period Scorsese is hit or miss for me. Casino is great. The Departed is good. Gangs of New York and The Aviator didn't do much for me. Still, at some point, I do hope to get around to seeing Shutter Island.

[Sarah]

I thought it was just okay, not great or even exceptionally good. 

[Pidgeon]

Late period Scorsese is hit or miss for me. Casino is great. The Departed is good. Gangs of New York and The Aviator didn't do much for me. Still, at some point, I do hope to get around to seeing Shutter Island.

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The Aviator had such an awkward pace to it.

[Christina]

The Aviator had such an awkward pace to it.

It wasn't a great movie but I really loved DiCaprio in it, have to say.

[nec13]

Off-topic, but is anyone else looking forward to the release of Taxi Driver on Blu-Ray? From what I've heard, and read, the restored print is supposed to look amazing.

[dave from knoxville]

I loved The Aviator. Shutter Island not so much.

[Sarah]

The Aviator > Shutter Island

[wood and iron]

In the Aviator, I love the fact that Scorsese and his cinematographer used time appropriate film techniques. That's why the peas look blue when Howard Hughes is staring at them all funny.

For me, Shutter Island works as a genre film that entertains but is far from great.

[Big Plastic Head]

For me, Shutter Island works as a genre film that entertains but is far from great.

Seconded. I do not regret my time watching it at all as obvious as some of it was. The second viewing was more fun because there was quite a bit of subtlety I missed.

[masterofsparks]

Yeah, I had fun watching Shutter Island. Nobody's going to mistake it for top-shelf Scorsese, but I thought it was solid, dumb, pulpy fun. Granted, I'd read the book before I saw the movie, so I wasn't really paying any attention to the plot at all. I guess I enjoyed the fevered tone of the visuals and the performances. All of the actors seemed to have taken their tonal cues from something like Kiss Me Deadly, and I think it worked here.