So after making the Godfather 2 thread,
http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=435892

and then reading the top 25 crime movies thread
http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=435831

I broke bad and bought Goodfellas knowing nothing about it besides people consider it to be better than Godfather Parts I and II.

Well I thought the movie was great, staying up way past when I needed to go to bed so I wouldnt be tired at work this morning. I liked the way the story had narration and followed the story of Henry Hill from his beginning.

As bad ass as I thought De Niro was in the Godfather Part II, he was just as badass in this movie. As far as how it compares to Godfather I and II, if I had to make a pick, as close as they are, I would probably take Goodfellas. I also thought it was funny seeing almost the entire cast of the Sopranos in the movie, which is probably my favorite show on tv.

here is the old thread from TreeTwista10 and some quotes about Goodfellas...
http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=360200

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"TreeTwista10: yall thought i was crazy for thinking this was teh best flick of all time? well some other crazy bastards agree with me"

and gg knocking off Joe Pesci, he was a fucking punk, but he made me laugh a few times

10/12/2006 10:28:58 AM

Good movie. But The Godfather I & II > Goodfellas.

10/12/2006 10:35:09 AM

Yeah...great movie, but not as good as Godfather I and II. And even though they are both "mafia" movies...they really are completely different.

And Pacino in Godfather(I and II), pwns De Niro in Goodfellas. He's a different kind of evil.

10/12/2006 10:36:25 AM

yeah they are very different, and not exactly easy to pick a favorite because of that

but as far as watching over and over, I would have to go with Goodfellas

10/12/2006 10:40:22 AM

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"but as far as watching over and over, I would have to go with Goodfellas"

I probably agree with you on that....but being able to watch a movie over and over again does not it make it "better" in my opinion. The Godfather is longer and with less action. I loved The Aviator...but I'm not going to watch it over and over again.

Goodfellas has constant action and is easier to watch "over and over."

10/12/2006 11:30:02 AM

My dad's name is Henry Hill, and my sister's name is Karen

that is all, I would like a cookie pls, but you can't touch me

10/12/2006 11:57:17 AM

the only gripe I have about this movie is lorraine bracco. she’s an ok actress, but she has that horrible monotone voice.

“i have to admit, it turned me on.” that shit drove me crazy.

10/12/2006 12:10:07 PM

wait wait, you just now saw Goodfellas?

What if I told you I have a time machine so you can go back before everyone in the world saw it,

is that something you might be interested in?

10/12/2006 12:20:57 PM

10/12/2006 12:32:49 PM

I would call Goodfellas more of a "mob" movie, versus "mafia"

and I think there's a significant difference.

They're both about organized crime, but on two totally different levels

10/12/2006 12:37:57 PM

pwnt!



[Edited on October 12, 2006 at 4:14 PM. Reason : >.<]

10/12/2006 4:12:27 PM

Yeah, you just now saw that?

Everyone should be made to watch it, as it is the best movie ever.

10/12/2006 5:06:41 PM

A great soundtrack too.

The scene with the piano coda from "Layla." When I first saw this film and for a little while afterwards I could not determine what artist it was. I eventually forgot about it and didn't think about it again for years. A month or so ago I finally heard the full version of the song and associating it with that particular scene just made hearing it all the more powerful. Goosebumps I tell ye.

10/13/2006 1:58:44 AM

Yeah thats the scene where Jimmy has had everyone killed, I watched the special features last night and they were talking about how when they were adapting the book to the script, Scorsese already knew what songs he wanted and where in the movie he wanted to use them. That song is truely powerful in that scene.

Im going to go out now and get "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver"

other Scorsese and De Niro hookups
"Mean Streets"
"The King of Comedy"
"Casino"

[Edited on October 13, 2006 at 8:17 AM. Reason : actually, after reading imbd.com, I am probably going to buy all of these movies]

10/13/2006 7:59:01 AM

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"wait wait, you just now saw Goodfellas?"

10/13/2006 8:48:46 AM

yeah yeah i know

I just bought the book that inspired it off of Amazon

10/13/2006 8:52:26 AM

I have never seen any of the Godfathers, Goodfellas, or Scarface. [shame] I hear they're super though.

10/13/2006 8:59:31 AM

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"actually, after reading imbd.com, I am probably going to buy all of these movies"

I'd watch the movies first. "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver" are great, classic movies...but they aren't movies that I'd probably pop in just to watch it. I haven't watched Taxi Driver since I bought it two years ago. Raging Bull is a little slow too. Casino is awesome...but long as shit.

10/13/2006 9:08:44 AM

I just talked to one of my friends, he watched the Departed last night

said: "A++++ would watch again!!!"

^ but I buy movies just for the hell of it, especially when I find a director or Actor combo I like (ex. Kevin Smith)... and it seems De Niro and Pesci are scheduled to be in another movie soon called "The Good Shepard" or something like that I think...

10/13/2006 9:17:18 AM

haha, kevin smith. I'm sorry man, you just lost all credibility

10/13/2006 10:39:44 AM

sorry, I hope owning all the Mel Brooks movies doesnt take away anymore TWW cool points, I cant stand to lose more

i felt less dumb having the Smith movies than buying the god damn Matrix trilogy

that third movie sucked so bad I cant bring myself to watch any of them again

10/13/2006 10:46:53 AM

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"Goodfellas has constant action and is easier to watch "over and over.""

hell yeah


for trivia bits, the kid that played spider in goodfellas, in the sopranos, shoots another kid in the foot...

10/13/2006 11:55:42 AM

after watching the departed for the second time, i think i may like it better than goodfellas

it's close though, both are great

10/13/2006 11:58:54 AM

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"Casino is awesome...but long as shit."

i loooove casino. ginger is a great character!


i also love goodfellas. we got to watch it film class too...what an entertaining class

[Edited on October 13, 2006 at 12:00 PM. Reason : ]

10/13/2006 11:59:23 AM

ginger is a great character

but shes also a bloodsucking psychopathic drug addict whore

godfather movies are great dont get me wrong

course i would like fictional movies too if i was scared to hear about real life gangster Henry Hill

now somebody go get their fuckin shinebox

WHAT YOU MOTHA!!

10/13/2006 12:13:06 PM

just saw this for the first time too, i'm gonna be talking like robert deniro for at least a few weeks

while we're on it, why is it a rule that gangster movies have to be so damn long?

10/16/2006 7:54:00 PM

NEVER RAT ON YOUR FRIENDS AND ALWAYS KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT

& DON'T TALK ABOUT SHIT ON THE PHONES - I MEAN DAMN LOIS, YOU BITCH

10/16/2006 7:57:23 PM

"What am I a clown? am I here to amuse you?"

"What the FUCK is so funny about me?"

10/16/2006 8:03:13 PM

id have to say anytime this is on tv or the movie channels, i watch it as well as platoon. those are 2 movies that i can watch any day and every day but strange enough, i dont own either

10/16/2006 8:09:04 PM

I went to Best Buy saturday and bought

Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Casino

i think raging bull will get its own thread as soon as i put the stuff together

10/16/2006 8:12:03 PM

^how much $ are each of those at BB?

10/16/2006 8:14:07 PM

Goodfellas is definitely one of the greatest movies ever made.

Brilliant storytelling, use of music, acting, and that long, continuous shot through the Copacabana is absolutely amazing. I've seen it numerous times and I always catch something new whenever I watch it. The Godfather movies are very good, but they just don't flow like Goodfellas does.

This was, in my opinion, one of Scorcese's last great films. Casino is what I consider his last one. It's about 90% as good as Goodfellas is.

Everything Scorcese has done since just hasn't been as gripping. Gangs of New York and the Aviator were really good, but just don't stick with you like Goodfellas (or Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, etc.) does. Likewise with The Departed. It was really entertaining and I don't feel like I watched a bad movie, but it really wasn't great either.

10/16/2006 8:14:44 PM

Taxi driver $14.99
Raging Bull $9.99
Casino $9.99

10/16/2006 8:37:46 PM

kthx

10/16/2006 10:33:45 PM

WTF

Nobody's mentioned once upon a time in NY?

10/17/2006 11:29:46 AM

I'm sorry, but gangs of new york SUCKED

10/17/2006 1:20:30 PM

^the movie Im talking about is very different than gangs of new york

10/17/2006 1:29:52 PM

^^^wtf, why would anyone mention that in a goodfellas thread????

[Edited on October 17, 2006 at 1:30 PM. Reason : a]

10/17/2006 1:30:48 PM

good question

10/17/2006 1:42:20 PM

the same thing happened with me and scarface

i only just saw that movie a few months ago

10/17/2006 1:43:29 PM

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"I'm sorry, but gangs of new york SUCKED"

you're out of your fucking mind.

10/17/2006 1:46:51 PM

hardly. that movie was okay for a bit, but it was long for just the sake of being long. it fucking sucked. one of martin's worst movies by far

10/17/2006 3:17:58 PM

isnt once upont a time in NY just as much a mob/gangster movie than any other?

10/17/2006 5:51:59 PM

hey pat i bet you liked newsies too didnt ya, you gay homo.

10/17/2006 6:03:46 PM

Miller's Crossing constantly gets overlooked.

10/17/2006 7:41:55 PM

^^^wow you really have no idea whats going on in this thread do you?

10/17/2006 9:28:46 PM

10/18/2006 10:33:45 AM

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"hey pat i bet you liked newsies too didnt ya, you gay homo."

lol...no!

10/18/2006 1:10:53 PM

I guess I dont

explain it too me

10/18/2006 6:11:53 PM

well every other movie listed in here is either a martin scorcese movie, or one of the best movies of all time (godfathers).

and then somebody just pulled scarface out of nowhere


you know what, i just realized you are probably talking about Once Upon a Time in America, which, while it still doesnt exactly fit the thread, make ALOT more sense to be mentioned.

i dont even know what once upon a time in NY is...

10/18/2006 7:11:47 PM