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on 3/16/2012
This is the match up of the century. I have to go with Raging Bull because of its fine performances and how well De Niro is at La Motta. Apart from that the film is spectacular in story, dialogue, visuals and direction.
on 3/20/2012
The Godfather still wins. Both holdup on repeated viewings and feature a talented cast. It is hard to judge both of these films in which had better performances because one is better than the other etc. Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta is unbelievably real-like and Al Pacino as Michael Corleone is even better. Joe Pesci and Marlon Brando can take a backseat when it comes to Pacino and De Niro. Both films have great soundtracks, cinematography, editing, visuals (especially Raging Bull) and even writing.
on 12/5/2012
Raging Bull wins big time. I HATE Godfather, Godfather is too booring and lengthy.
on 12/6/2012
Sure, The Godfather is long, but a three-hour movie with a plot is better than a two-hour movie without one. The Godfather absolutely crushes...
Godfather
on 2/3/2013
The Godfather for me. The plot is stronger and so're the performances.
on 3/29/2013
The Godfather...11 vs 12 just barely Marlon Brando and Al Pacino over De Niro and Pesci
on 4/5/2013
The Godfather
on 5/20/2013
I love Scorsese & De Niro but can't say the same for RB.
on 5/31/2013
Scorsese himself said, The Departed is the only movie that he made that has a plot. His movies are not about plot, they are about characters. So giving the win to Godfather because Raging Bull doesn't have a plot is mistaken in my opinion. But with that said, I still give the win to Godfather. But Raging Bull has maybe the best performance in history. DeNiro is unbelievable in that role. They are both some of the greatest masterpieces in cinema history though.
on 6/16/2013
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci are definitely better actors, and don't forget that Raging Bull is based on a true story as well.
on 8/9/2013
Oh man... hmm, Godfather by an extremely slim margin.
on 3/7/2014
What a match-up. Two of my all-time favourites and two of the greatest American films ever made. Raging Bull barely wins.
on 5/31/2014
The Godfather. Raging Bull just didn't live up to the hype for me. I enjoyed it but The Godfather is far better.
on 7/20/2014
I personally prefer the Godfather because it's not as depressing and demeaning but as a film I have to acknowledge the fact that Raging Bull is far superior.
on 8/20/2014
Raging Bull loses badly
on 10/12/2014
The Godfather wins barely
on 10/13/2014
Godfather is much better.
Godfather is the best movie ever made
on 4/1/2015
Ok, i really prefer Raging Bull
on 4/2/2015
The GodFather
on 7/5/2017
Raging Bull has a slight edge IMO
on 8/19/2018
raging bull is a good movie but i think the godfather is the best film ever made
Raging Bull has a tighter story, more complexity and is a much better watch!
A cursory look at the AFI 100, which ranks Raging Bull at #4 and The Godfather at #2, would give you the impression that this match-up is extremely close. It isn't. The Godfather destroys the pseudo-classic Raging Bull.
Two great films but The Godfather reigns supreme.
on 1/14/2019
Raging Bull is boring nothing anything simple, the Godfather is far instant classic.
on 6/25/2020
De Niro's performance in Raging Bull is arguably the best of his career, but Godfather is the better movie by a pretty wide margin.
