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Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: MacGuffin on April 18, 2003, 09:17:49 PM

I wanna extend my recommendation to everyone who hasn't seen Scorsese's excellent first film, starring a very young Harvey Keitel. You can see Scorsese cutting his editing, slo-mo and personal religion influence chops here. Nice precursor to "Mean Streets." Shame that he had to include a unnecessary nude scene to please distributors. But the mezmerizing scene is the "pass the pistol" one scored so perfectly with Ray Barretto's "Watusi".

Any other fans?

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Post by: SoNowThen on April 18, 2003, 09:30:31 PM

YES YES YES!!!!!! Cool little flick. It's almost not fair that he got to use all that great music and not pay for it. How much would that budget be nowadays -- just for the soundtrack?! Some stuff in this movie goes on forever (it seems like Marty was trying to stretch a 70min movie to 90), but for the most part it's wonderful. Especially the climax in the girl's apartment, where Keitel tries to make her out to be the one in the wrong. You can see the raw talent in Scorsese that was waiting to explode with Mean Streets.

Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: Keener on April 25, 2003, 08:40:09 PM

Haven't seen it...but I'll try to find it.

Title: it was ok
Post by: modage on May 07, 2003, 12:07:42 PM

i thought it was okay. certainly watchable for anyone interested in Scorsese. but far from being a great movie. i thought the nude scene was the most interesting part with the doors "the end". very interesting for anyone in film school i suppose to see what one of americas greatest contemporary filmmakers did when he was there.

Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: cowboykurtis on May 07, 2003, 05:00:14 PM

is this available on dvd?

Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: MacGuffin on May 07, 2003, 05:57:06 PM

Quote from: cowboykurtisis this available on dvd?

Nope.

Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: cowboykurtis on May 07, 2003, 06:01:58 PM

Quote from: MacGuffin
Quote from: cowboykurtisis this available on dvd?

Nope.

i think boxcar bertha was rescently released on dvd -- i've got to check that out -- boxcar, alice donest live here anymore and whos that knocking at my door, are the 3 films i havent seen of marty's -- gotta get ahold of them.

Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: ShanghaiOrange on May 07, 2003, 09:47:00 PM

Could it be the police? To come and take me for a ride, ride?

Title: Who's That Knocking At My Door?
Post by: modage on May 08, 2003, 11:37:59 AM

alice doesnt live here anymore is pretty good. i still havent seen boxcar bertha.

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Post by: SHAFTR on February 14, 2005, 03:00:13 AM

I finally watched this and loved it. Mean Streets is my fav Scorsese film and this has that same kinetic energy. I actually enjoyed the sex/nude scene. It was like a top notch music video, before music videos. There are a few misfires, but I think those were form the first year of shooting. It's really interesting to see Scorsese grow in the span of 4-5 years this took to shoot all in one movie.

One of my fav scorsese movies, I'd say.

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