Comparing it to westerns, I thought of it as "the shootist" of mafia movies.
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Much better viewing experience at home, I’ll adjust my original scoring to an 8/10
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Deniro showed his age everytime he tossed his shyt into the river 
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I think Goodfellas is peak Scorsese but it don't even matter.. it's not like I'm gonna knock Casino. Casino is better and hs more replay value than damn near every movie I've ever seen..
So what if it's not quite as good as Goodfellas. Goodfellas was perfectly cast and crafted, everything from the directing, cinematography, musical choices, all perfect.. Directors watched Goodfellas to see how movies are shot. They show it in schools.
Every little detail down to how a dude chops garlic in prison is masterfully done with true authenticity.
So what if it's not quite as good as Goodfellas. Goodfellas was perfectly cast and crafted, everything from the directing, cinematography, musical choices, all perfect.. Directors watched Goodfellas to see how movies are shot. They show it in schools.
Every little detail down to how a dude chops garlic in prison is masterfully done with true authenticity.
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Fortunate Lee
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Joker had so much hype and rightfully so..but I think this one will win best picture at the Oscars
amazing movie if you watch it a few times
amazing movie if you watch it a few times
Incredible flick, I made an assumption that this would be in my top 10 of the decade and while it's still too fresh to enter it, so I won't, this was amazing.
Acting wise Pesci and Pacino in particular killed it, Deniro mostly too but I feel his character was by design a bit more held back. When he realized the mob vs Hoffa thing was getting out of hand he really was classic Deniro - that conversation between him and Pacino was just 100. "It is what it is".
Anna Paquin's character works even better without dialogue, she was OBSERVANT and her sister exposed to Frank how the kids were traumatized by his behavior. The fact that he didn't really know her that well added even more layers. When he mentions to Pesci that he thinks she's scared of him Pesci was
you need to fix that 
. The movie makes it a point, a few times, to show her being aware of what her dad is up to. She sees the beatdown, she sees him strapping up etc.
There's so much to break down, so many relationships. The dialogue is so fukking sparse and clever. The only person who's straightforward is Hoffa. The rest are just constantly on code. "I think someone should tell him
".
Harvey Keitel was dope as fukk too. "He's not gonna need the money
".
That last Hoffa/Frank scene, just so short and ugly.
Fukk this was good. I've sat through 30 minute episodes that felt longer than this.
Acting wise Pesci and Pacino in particular killed it, Deniro mostly too but I feel his character was by design a bit more held back. When he realized the mob vs Hoffa thing was getting out of hand he really was classic Deniro - that conversation between him and Pacino was just 100. "It is what it is".
Anna Paquin's character works even better without dialogue, she was OBSERVANT and her sister exposed to Frank how the kids were traumatized by his behavior. The fact that he didn't really know her that well added even more layers. When he mentions to Pesci that he thinks she's scared of him Pesci was
you need to fix that . The movie makes it a point, a few times, to show her being aware of what her dad is up to. She sees the beatdown, she sees him strapping up etc.There's so much to break down, so many relationships. The dialogue is so fukking sparse and clever. The only person who's straightforward is Hoffa. The rest are just constantly on code. "I think someone should tell him
".Harvey Keitel was dope as fukk too. "He's not gonna need the money
".That last Hoffa/Frank scene, just so short and ugly.
Fukk this was good. I've sat through 30 minute episodes that felt longer than this.
TheDarkskinnedDrake
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Just finished it this was a good ass film. jimmy “I’m hanging up on you now frank”
They should have used younger actors for the beginning though I couldn’t take young-old Deniro
Serious in that WW2 shyt
Just about everything about it is derivative of Goodfellas but whatever
My brother
Jimmy the gent
I'm still eatin off Lufthansa
fukk man... that Gallo scene in the Copa, Frank tries to calm the shyt down, Gallo walks off
Frank sits back down, and Pesci just a shoots him a look
“Joeys Gotta Go”
Frank sits back down, and Pesci just a shoots him a look
“Joeys Gotta Go”
Jimmy the gent
I'm still eatin off Lufthansa
Off track a bit but,
For anyone who hasn’t seen it,
De Niros audition for the Godfather (Sonnys role)
Francis called it electrifying
For anyone who hasn’t seen it,
De Niros audition for the Godfather (Sonnys role)
Francis called it electrifying
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The movie was enjoyable. I will say it did feel like the end of an era with this flick. Kind of fitting with the Jimmy Hoffa story. I have a few gripes like Deniros blue eyes being distracted. The NY accent for Jimmy Hoffa was distracting. He sound like he was part of the mob.
Good to see the boardwalk guys get shine.
Good to see the boardwalk guys get shine.