Scorsese deserved an Oscar for this instead of that overrated tripe that came later. Conveys both the epic and quirky feels a Howard Hughes biopic need.
The cinematography and attention to the color details as the movie aged was absolutely brilliant. Leo's best performance as well as Blanchett's. Scorcese brought back this time period perfectly. There is a reason it was nominated for the most Academy Awards that year. Perfect.
According to the biography The Aviator is adapted from, Howard Hughes was suffering from pretty extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder, which explains his sinking millions and millions into both movie and aviation projects that, due to what at the time would have been considered "eccentric perfectionism" (fueled by unlimited funds), very nearly destroyed him. We're in good hands with Scorsese, obviously, and he's assembled a stellar cast (even if I'm unimpressed in terms of likenesses - I never see Cate Blanchet as Katharine Hepburn, or any of the Hollywood celebs portrayed, really, and it's especially tough to tell the stars from the normals, when even small parts are being played by Jack Donaghy (sorry, Alec Baldwin) and Brent Spiner. It's a well put-together film (the plane crash is especially well rendered, and it didn't feel nearly three hours long), but it's still a bloated biopic (I always wonder if we really need ALL that biographical detail for the story to WORK). Its spectacle is perhaps even distracting. A lot of the aerial stuff looks cheesy and fake, and every time someone new shows up, you're thinking "OH, Jude Law, or Alan Alda, or freakin' Gwen Stafani is in this", which pulls you out of what truth can be taken away from it.
What a great movie, in my opinion this movie is better that Million Dollar Baby.
Damn you Jamie Foxx, why did you did such a fantastic job in the same year that Leo?
DiCaprio was amazing like always, Cate Blanchett was also pretty good in her role.
The only think that I dislike in the movie is the lack of information in the end of the movie, what happened to Howard Hughes, what did he do with his disease? These are questions that should be answered-
4/5
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nicolaskrizan
a bit unengaging beyond the big budget looks – probably not in my bookhttps://beyond1001movies.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/backtrack-the-aviator-2004/
MagicalEddie
Did anyone else find Cate Blanchett irritating as hell?"gaawwww leeeeeee"
george4mon
i cant recommend this film enough! superb!Brantastic16
@MagicalEddie Have you ever seen a Katharine Hepburn movie? Blanchett's performance is dead-on.Deus
Very good!igordebraga
Scorsese deserved an Oscar for this instead of that overrated tripe that came later. Conveys both the epic and quirky feels a Howard Hughes biopic need.thaisquisito
The cinematography and Leo's performance were truly amazing. I want to watch 'Hell's Angels' too lolEarring72
Gripping drama with excellent performances, direction and cinamatograpybitchypixels
The cinematography and attention to the color details as the movie aged was absolutely brilliant. Leo's best performance as well as Blanchett's. Scorcese brought back this time period perfectly. There is a reason it was nominated for the most Academy Awards that year. Perfect.iCheckFilms
Now, I wanna watch "Hell's Angels". :)Dieguito
It's a real life story.. For that, it's amazingkimiland
Such an amazing movie!This is my favourite role of Di Caprio, it's so well done :)
Siskoid
According to the biography The Aviator is adapted from, Howard Hughes was suffering from pretty extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder, which explains his sinking millions and millions into both movie and aviation projects that, due to what at the time would have been considered "eccentric perfectionism" (fueled by unlimited funds), very nearly destroyed him. We're in good hands with Scorsese, obviously, and he's assembled a stellar cast (even if I'm unimpressed in terms of likenesses - I never see Cate Blanchet as Katharine Hepburn, or any of the Hollywood celebs portrayed, really, and it's especially tough to tell the stars from the normals, when even small parts are being played by Jack Donaghy (sorry, Alec Baldwin) and Brent Spiner. It's a well put-together film (the plane crash is especially well rendered, and it didn't feel nearly three hours long), but it's still a bloated biopic (I always wonder if we really need ALL that biographical detail for the story to WORK). Its spectacle is perhaps even distracting. A lot of the aerial stuff looks cheesy and fake, and every time someone new shows up, you're thinking "OH, Jude Law, or Alan Alda, or freakin' Gwen Stafani is in this", which pulls you out of what truth can be taken away from it.Joker of Gotham
What a great movie, in my opinion this movie is better that Million Dollar Baby.Damn you Jamie Foxx, why did you did such a fantastic job in the same year that Leo?
DiCaprio was amazing like always, Cate Blanchett was also pretty good in her role.
The only think that I dislike in the movie is the lack of information in the end of the movie, what happened to Howard Hughes, what did he do with his disease? These are questions that should be answered-
4/5
Pickman
Strange and rambling, like a fever dream. Equally beautiful, though.Showing items 1 – 15 of 17