Scorsese, De Niro, and Pesci reunite, with Al Pacino thrown in the mix. If it only it was 15 years ago...

Let's face it, there's nothing quite like seeing Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci beating the shit out of a guy.  You have De Niro, the cool-headed tough guy, and Pesci, the psychotic midget.  The most thrilling parts of Goodfellas and Casino had these 2 doing their dirty work.  They're sort of American cinema's favorite ass-kicking duo, and they spew out the word fuck like its poetry, especially Pesci.  Martin Scorsese always got the best out of them, and for as long as I've been following movies, I couldn't imagine why Al Pacino has never been in one of his movies.  Pacino is like a mixture of De Niro and Pesci on cocaine.  Well now, the world will get the chance when The Irishman comes out next year.  Why am I not ecstatic? De Niro, Pesci, Pacino, in a Mafia movie directed by Martin Scorsese.  The problem is-theyre all too fucking old!  Remember when De Niro and Pesci owned Billy Batts in Goodfellas? All I can picture is the three of them struggling just to get the guy on the floor.  This is a cheap way for them to reclaim the glory from the old days.  This movie will be purely nostalgic in the worst way.  It will make us long for the days when these actors were younger and vital, and may be shaping up to be the laughing stock of careers, which have been nothing but shitty for the last decade or so.

From around 1972, to 1996, De Niro and Pacino were considered the best of the best.  Not traditional looking leading men, the two of them commanded the screen like no other, and consistently blew you away.  While De Niro has made 8 movies with Scorsese, Pacino has made none, and one can only dream about a young Pacino being guided by Scorsese.  Imagine Dog Day Afternoon times 3.  Now, Pacino, 70, still capable of giving a screaming monologue, will be on his own, legendary territory, being directed by the gangster movie master, with the other 2 masters as his partners in crime.  I want these guys to succeed more than anyone, but it just feels forced and lame at this point.  I'd rather see them do a romantic comedy, at least it'll be different.  I can only hope they prove me dead wrong.