Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 31, 2014Over-rated period dramas full of art-direction yak-shaving: Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey, Mad Men. Exception: Deadwood.31
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @pmarca@pmarca meh, couldn't get into it. Imo Scorcese peaked with Goodfellas and Tarantino stole the torch on that kind of storytelling from him.4:55 AM · Aug 31, 20141 Retweet1 Like
albertorio.eth∎ - ( , , )@0xAlbertorio·Sep 1, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr @pmarca I disagree. Seen "Gangs of New York" by any chance?1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 1, 2014Replying to @0xAlbertorio@Tesla809 @pmarca Yes. Didn't like it. Boring and mannered.
Sameer Patel@SameerPatel·Aug 31, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr stretch that meh to after Gangs of New York will ya. @pmarca