martin scorsese did a lot for the betterment of the italian american film genre. i will give him that. he is one of my more favorite famous old country types. i admit it. however, as with mose filmmakers, he has led us to some disappointments. i do think that 'mean streets', 'whose that knocking at my door', and 'alice doesn't live here anymore' are really fantastic. i spent a lot of time studying them for a class and he is very insightful about people's interactions, which is where i think he really wins the general public over.