The Aviator (2004)
Adam Scott, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin
A biographical chronicle which charts the early years of famous tycoon, Howard Hughes (1905-1976), whose eclectic career spanned across everything from oil, for which he cared little, to film, casinos, and aviation--as he turned millions of dollars into billions.
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PG-13, 2 hrs. 35 min.
Directed by:
Martin Scorsese
Release Date: Dec 17, 2004
DVD Release Date: May 24, 2005
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Scorese's beautiful filmmaking to a boring script. Seriously don't care about crazy people that kept pee in a bottle.
LOVE this movie, i could watch it anytime anywhere. This and The Departed have shown how DiCaprio has gotten away from the Titanic days, thank god, he turly is a great actor. Its very interesting to watch his character go from one stage of his diseas... (read more) LOVE this movie, i could watch it anytime anywhere. This and The Departed have shown how DiCaprio has gotten away from the Titanic days, thank god, he turly is a great actor. Its very interesting to watch his character go from one stage of his disease to another, all in the process of essentially taking over he Aviation business. Great flik, recommend it to all.
I can understanding his feelings... This Story dosent make a fun .
This is Human deeply story.
A great biopic and an amazing performance from Leonardo DiCaprio. Martin Scorsese's style was perfect for this film and gave it a timeless yet realistic feel. It is an extremely beautiful and well composed film that gives the audience all of the nece... (read more) A great biopic and an amazing performance from Leonardo DiCaprio. Martin Scorsese's style was perfect for this film and gave it a timeless yet realistic feel. It is an extremely beautiful and well composed film that gives the audience all of the necessary elements of an epic story.
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the best actors in the world today- and this is probably his best performance ever. One of Scorsese's better recent flicks (nowhere near as good as The Departed though)
Absolutely fanstastic! Howard Huges life was well deserved of being portrayed in film. Cate Blanchett and Leonardo DiCaprio work very well together. This film is fascinating and a movie well worth the watch. Highly reccomended.
I seen this with my family when I was 13. I had now clue who Howard Hughes was and was constantly asking what was going on.
Scorsese's best effort in recent years. He maintains all the paranoia and fear of Hughes' character.
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Another of [Scorsese's] masterpieces, crowded with superb performances. It may be two and a half hours long, but it comes at you like a B-52 bomber, and it flies by.full review
While we leave the film without much more of an understanding of Hughes' legendary obsessions than we did upon entering, we nonetheless leave with a sense of having been glamorously, thoroughly entertained -- which, these days, is a rare pleasure.full review
What a sad man. What brief glory. What an enthralling film, 166 minutes, and it races past.full review
Few biopics with this kind of crazy scope have ever been so seamless.full review
It's stylish and fleet, and even though it's meticulously detailed, Scorsese's devotion to technique never weighs it down.full review
Scorsese's mournful celebration of Hughes's life from the 1920s to the late 1940s could be called Citizen Pain.full review
Martin Scorsese has recreated a glorious, Technicolor time. Oscar, Oscar.full review
Amongst contemporary American filmmakers, it can only be said perhaps of Martin Scorsese alone that a good movie from him is a disappointment.full review
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