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Sparknotes Transcript(0:50) what does de-aged really mean? Could it be short for digitally aged younger or older? Will you google the answer? comparing Irishman experience with recent theatrical Godfather Part 2 experience, don't need too much backstory, using X-Men as an example, an old man movie for old men, was this film made for people to fall asleep, winning the oscar for most people falling asleep, remembering a Mobb Deep CD that was great for taking naps, NO MORE MOVIES OVER 3 HOURS!(7:18) re-editing slow long movies for today's kids, giving a director a pass for what they already accomplished, the questionable framing devices, could Pesci's character actually be a effective mob boss(15:15) Expectations before seeing Irishman, all star cast & crew that gets you up in the morning (and puts you asleep later that night), our memories tricking us into De Niro being in Wolf of Wall Street, replacing the Deaged Dinero with Dicaprio, mobsters are boring, Trump killed the mobster genre, the ways Pacino picks movies, Righteous Kill with 50 cent as the best actor, does Dicaps have a humor weakness, will we ever get more extremely short actors like Pesci & Devito(29:15) better as a mini-series, the endless award ceremony, Anna Paquin appearing out of nowhere, need to fast-forward, the bridge between old subtle Pacino & new off the handle Pacino, need more Diane Keaton in GF2 & amazing in movie that long how little she screen time she has, Black Republican, Ennio Morricone didn't compose Godfather, Sebastion Manascalco, Forrest forgets about Scarface(42:24) Netflix producing record, was it worth making this movie, audience surrogate's as lead characters don't work, old man kicking, Pacino answering the phone like a young man, Russell Crowe Jewish in American Gangster, Daniel Day-Lewis as the Irishman, In theater snack loudness story, Scorsese in his own movies, funniest guy, Modigliani film with Pacino, SImone was a prescient film, Goodfellas & Godfathers & Casino great on cable, long movies in multiple viewings, seeing JFK in thirds
