Official The Irishman Thread
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Once Upon A Time is a great movie. You just gotta be in the mood for it. Dialogue heavy and it's from the early 80s, so the pacing is much slower than today's movies.
I definitely enjoyed it though, watched it for the first time like two months ago.
Me neither. The arm and the blue eyes had me looking at my tv like
The arm? explain please …. 
This is just a general statement, but I see people saying"what happened to good cinema, why can't they make movies like this any more?!"
Which isbecause I've been singing the praises of foreign cinema since SOHH. It's one of the main reasons I was picked to be a mod for this sub-forum.
Now, if you're specifically talking about mob flicks....yeah. Those are mostly dead. And the mob (as depicted in these movies, anyway) is specific to America.
But if your primary source of movies is what Hollywood churns out....
My pick of the year (which could change, haven't seen this movie yet) is "Parasite" by Bong Joon-ho. It did get a very limited theatrical release but it was "out" months prior to that.
Anyway, I'm sort of rambling but cinema is fine. Always has been. Some of you cats just gotta stop acting like the local cinemaplex is the be-all-end-all when it comes to movies.
Fred.
Can you give me a list of some great foreign films? I'm a drama and action/thriller aficionado (murder mysteries are cool too).
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Its bot even better than Gotti(hbo) or Donnie Brasco.
I need someone else besides Scorcese to do a mob movie
The Kennedy's, by far. What they did to the mob after the mob helped them win the election was the definition of some phuk shyt.
Do I think they should have helped the mob once they got into office? No. But to specifically target them for destruction was some real treacherous shyt.
During the scene where Deniro beats down the man outside of the grocery store, you could tell that Deniro filmed his own stunt. Pretty impressive for a 76 year old man, but most men that age move a certain way. When Deniro was kicking the man on the curb, he was moving like an old man and holding out his arm for balance.
It kind of ruined the illusion that Deniro's character was supposed to be a younger man during the scene.
You should watch Godfather of Harlem. The latest episode contains a breakdown of exactly how the Kennedys betrayed the mob.
Not sure how well versed you are in foreign cinema so I'll throw out a few:
"I Saw The Devil" (Korean thriller/drama)
"New World" (Korean gangster movie)
"Oldboy" (Korean thriller/drama)
"Lady Vengeance" (Korean thriller/drama)
"The Chaser" (Korean crime drama)
"Memories Of Murder" (Korean crime drama)
"The Handmaiden" (Korean drama)
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Spanish drama/fantasy)
"The Orphanage" (Spanish horror)
"Time Crimes" (Spanish sci-fi)
"A Bittersweet Life" (Korean gangster movie)
"A Company Man" (Korean gangster movie)
"The Man From Nowhere" (Korean action)
[REC] (Spanish horror)
"Martyrs" (French horror)
"Battle Royale" (Japanese...."The Hunger Games" kinda bit off this)
"Confessions" (Japanese thriller)
"The Raid" (Indonesian GOAT level action)
"The Raid 2" (Indonesian....THE GOAT ACTION MOVIE trust me)
"Stoker" (American thriller/drama by the same Korean director as "Oldboy", "Lady Vengeance", etc.)
"Inside" (French horror)
"Parasite" (Korean drama)
That's a start.
Fred.
Jean toomer
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Jean toomer
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Great article on chuckie’s relationship with Hoffa that was NOT shown in the movie with regards to his murder. Also the sub context of government spying and privacy.
My Family Story of Love, the Mob, and Government Surveillance
My Family Story of Love, the Mob, and Government Surveillance
Been avoiding it because I saw Hoodlum and wasn't sure if it was more of the same, but I've been hearing great things. So I will check it out.
couple things I forgot to mention.
I didn't care for the scene with Frank on the phone to Hoffa's wife and Russ taking Franks shades before sending him to do the hit was a nice touch.
the small Joe Gallo arc was placed right at the right time...gave the movie a nice little jolt of energy.
I love how men wearing shorts has been a bugbear. first in The Sopranos and now in this.
also, Herc looked like something out of Guardians of The Galaxy or Bucky O'Hare...all that was missing was animal ears.
I didn't care for the scene with Frank on the phone to Hoffa's wife and Russ taking Franks shades before sending him to do the hit was a nice touch.
the small Joe Gallo arc was placed right at the right time...gave the movie a nice little jolt of energy.
I love how men wearing shorts has been a bugbear. first in The Sopranos and now in this.
also, Herc looked like something out of Guardians of The Galaxy or Bucky O'Hare...all that was missing was animal ears.
Hoodlum tells the story of Bumpy's rise to power, Godfather of Harlem shows Bumpy at his height. It's a very well-written show with a great cast and a dope soundtrack.
You're not too far behind, give it a binge watch.