The tone, acting, and visual effects are poor. Watched by Szati. ObeyTheToaster’s films. Bloody good climax, too - definitely gives Bonnie and Clyde's finale a run for its money. Based on “Sister of the Road,” the 1937 pseudo-autobiography of fictional character Bertha Thompson, written by anarchist physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman. An exploitation film from Scorsese that isn't good. Boxcar Bertha.Boxcar Bertha is a low budget 1972 American romantic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese.It is a loose adaptation of Sister of the Road, a pseudo-autobiographical account of the fictional character Bertha Thompson, written by Ben L. Reitman. There's a number of…, Jayce Fryman 18,683 films 3,214 102 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. The violence and sex are both there, but neither seems as over the top or gratuitous as they can in other Corman productions. Add a review? Bertha was a fine character but the plot was just so dull and I was so bored. Barbara Hershey is great as Bertha too. This feels like it has aged horribly - nothing holds up. What stood out most was how awful and uninteresting the narrative is, making the whole thing equivalent to bargain bin garbage. This is obviously a loose movie yet Scorsese still seems pretty deliberate in Share this page. So sind einige Handlungen nicht ganz nachvollziehbar. Tiene lo peor de Corman, mientras que Scorsese trata de sobrevivir con pequeñas muestras de su talento. There is no review for this diary entry. Boxcar Bertha is pretty good though, with vivid characters to carry your interest through an otherwise meandering story, as well as some typically adroit direction from Marty himself. I’m in my room alone bored and I will be making a list of every movie that comes to my mind until I get bored with that, Low-Budget & Lurid: A List of Exploitation/Grindhouse Fare (Every Movie on the Grindhouse Cinema Database, Almost), New Beverly Cinema Films by Quentin Tarantino, Disillusionment in Sun-drenched 1970s American New Wave Cinema, Genre: Exploitation (100 Years: 1896-1995), The (Almost) Complete Psychotronic Encyclopedia Of Film. There's just a low energy to everything, which is something you can't say about most of Scorsese's later work. Recs welcome! Watched Aug 22, 2020. Thats all. The tone, acting, and visual effects are poor. Szati is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Wenngleich kein Meisterwerk, zeugt dieser frühe Scorsese doch von dem Anspruch eines Filmemachers mehr zu erreichen als nur ein solides, zeittypisches Script handwerklich sauber umzusetzen. It was boring at some points. Five Point Summary: 1. Join here. Boxcar Bertha 1972 ★★★ Jun 18, 2020. TMDb Those words were spoken by John Cassavetes to Martin Scorsese after watching Boxcar Bertha. Boxcar Bertha 1972. The theme is survival rather than the Catholic guilt and violence that pervades his great classics. This feels like pale imitation of Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde. Boxcar Bertha 1972. There is no review for this diary entry. When Bertha is implicated in the murder of a wealthy gambler, the pair become fugitives. Watched by J Pro. “It is I, Boxcar Bertha”You don’t know if she said that cause you most likely haven’t seen this. He contado al menos una docena de "wows" (incluido el tiroteo final) durante su tedioso visionado. Boxcar Bertha is bizarre. BxdrVII uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. All credit for the list goes to @LaursKemp. Share this page. The performances are fine, however no one is asked to do all that much. It's a good picture, but you're better than the people who make this kind of movie. Review by márcio Patron. The beginning of my Scorsese binge! Boxcar Bertha 1972 ★★ Rewatched Nov 09 , 2014 Nuno Costa’s review published on Letterboxd: All the films from my exploitation lists, bundled into one mega-super-list-to-rule-them-all! Szati’s films. What stood out most was how awful and uninteresting the narrative is, making the whole thing equivalent to bargain bin garbage. I liked some scenes. Martin Scorsese's second feature is interesting in that he collaborated with cheap schlocky filmmaker Roger Corman. Don't get hooked into the exploitation market, just try and do something different". Random nudity part 1. I didn't expect much from this. It’s sort of like Bonnie and Clyde but worse. Boxcar Bertha. What stood out most was how awful and uninteresting the narrative is, making the whole thing equivalent to bargain bin garbage. Share this page. Bristling with searing energy and the raw, "sensual" (Motion Picture Herald) performances of Barbara Hershey and David Carradine, the film delivers a "humor and warmth" (Cue) that's right on track! Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Twitter Plot Summary: Exploitation interpretation of the story of criminal Boxcar Bertha. Vivarium. Boxcar Bertha is a very simple movie. Jun 12, 2020. Love made her an outlaw. FuneralCasual uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Boxcar Bertha 1972. I found…, Every feature film on the program at the New Beverly Cinema since Quentin Tarantino took over as programmer. Matthew Noble’s review published on Letterboxd: "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain." And it can happens to the best, and a prime example of it is Martin Scorsese. 260 films watched. Sep 13, 2020. Being that Martin Scorsese's sophomore effort is a straight up exploitation movie, it's fair to say that it exhibits little of the New Wave exuberance seen in his astonishing debut Who's That Knocking At My Door. Pero el genio de Scorsese ya estaba ahí: en el uso de la violencia, en el imaginario católico y en el virtuosismo intutivo en la cámara. Boxcar Bertha 1972 ★★ Watched Aug 17, 2020. The journey to become an auteur can sometimes be a long one, filled with many bumps and obstacle a filmmaker has to overcome throughout its career. The beginning of my Scorsese binge! Barbara Hershey played Bertha as woman (better put, a girl) full of naivety and wonder for the world. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. The story meanders way too much, but in the rare scenes that it is focused you can feel the movie come alive. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. 5. J is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. I honestly feel like if he had Thelma on this one it could have really been something. 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man 'Big' Bill Shelly and the two team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment. "Marty, you've just spent a whole year of your life making a piece of shit. Scorsese's next film was Mean Streets (1973). Boxcar Bertha 1972 ★★½ . Der Wille und das Talent eindringliche und eigenständige Bilder zu schaffen heben diesen Film über den Durchschnitt, die starke Besetzung trägt zum Gelingen des Films bei. Also Bill from Kill Bill plays a character named Bill. An exploitation film from Scorsese that isn't good. It’s filmmaking is ambitious but most of its choices (mostly the editing) are so awkward and jarring. Watched by Etienne Felisaz Pro. Felt a lot longer than the 88 minute runtime. The Straight Story. There is definitely a lot of inspiration from Bonnie and Clyde, and easy comparisons can be made to Terrence Malick's Badlands (although that is a much better movie). Watched by Toby Bramwell. Boxcar Bertha 1972 ★★½ . Produced by Roger Corman, “Boxcar Bertha” is unlike any other film I’ve seen from Scorsese. I just imagine a young Martin Scorsese trying different angles, cuts, lights, directorial techniques like performing them as a magic trick that he himself doesn't understand really well how it does work. Share this page. 1) Films missing are mainly hardcore porn and TV shows (Hitchcock mysteries namely). It has some good moments but a lot of it is just meh. Scorsese's second movie and the first one with some budget (still a tipical B-movie Corman production). Nice train. 13 Nov, 2019 Karsten Runquist’s review published on Letterboxd: Ya know...it's just not that interesting. Aug 09, 2020. If I see one more dissolve transition imma hit the roof. Lifted from Mubi. 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