Let's look at the first 22 years of Scorcese's career, starting with Who's That Knocking At My Door? in 1967. By 1989, he had directed TWELVE films, including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, The Last Waltz, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ... And was in the middle of shooting Goodfellas.
Not even close.
To just follow up on my last post, of those Mean Streets is the only one I actually dig. I never much cared for Raging Bull or Taxi Driver. I see the skill inherit, I appreciate the craftsmanship...and that's it. I don't actually enjoy it.
That said, Thelma Schoonmaker is one of my favorite editors. She's pretty fearless and takes quite a few cues from Non-fiction editing and applies it well.