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Summary: The Best Movie Ever!
Review: As a person who sees a lot of movies I tend not to exagerate how much I actually like a film. I can say that of all the films I have actually sat through that "GoodFellas" is probably my absolute favorite. This is a complete masterpiece, Scorsese's best film and undoubtedly a timeless classic. Anyone who has seen "GoodFellas" will surely know what I'm talking about. What makes this film so good? For me I suppose "GoodFellas" is the ultimate combination of humour and violence, having it all and losing it all, and factual information. The casting is absolutely flawless. "GoodFellas" also moves with a certain energy which is totally uncommon in films. It is so enthralling and completely entertaining that the first time I saw it I did not want it to stop. Although Scorsese has previously made many great masterpieces, (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, King of Comedy) none of them move with the same kind of frantic pacing. "GoodFellas" is so aware of everything in a criminal lifestyle that it simply continues dispensing this surge of information throughout its two and half hour running time. Scorsese is fully in control and a total master of his art in this film. The camera work is beautiful, the costumes are perfect and the soundtrack is wonderful as well. Never before have I seen a movie that gets everything so right. Each time I watch "GoodFellas" I take away something new from it. "Casino", although many felt to be a retread, is actually just as good. Maybe because this is my favorite film does it sound like I am over-praising it. Normally I am not this excited over a movie but if you haven't seen "GoodFellas" yet you are really missing out.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE, BUT.....
Review: This is probably my favorite movie of all time, BUT they screwed up with the DVD edition BIG TIME! The sound quality is great, but here is my big problem: WHY DO THEY DIVIDE THE MOVIE INTO 2 FREAKIN PARTS ON THIS DVD? 'CASINO' IS AVAILABLE ON A 1 SIDED DVD! YOU HAVE TO GET UP & TURN OVER THE DVD, AND I WOULD HAVE INVESTED IN A LASER DISC FOR THIS TYPE OF INCONVENIENCE! At any rate, I sold my DVD, and hopefully they will come to their senses & re-release this classic movie.Until that happens, keep your video tape!
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Summary: Multiregion viewers should buy R2
Review: The region 2 disc is presented as SS, DL in 1.85:1 Widescreen. If you have a multiregion player, you can see this great movie without having to flip the disc. Shame about lack of extras, but the film itself makes up for it.
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Summary: This movie's freakin' great!
Review: I usually prefer watching my favorite movies on video or premium cable instead of network TV, so I can enjoy them unedited and uncensored. But strangely enough, when I watched the sanitized network broadcast of 'GoodFellas', I found it to be almost as entertaining as the uncensored rendition. It was actually due to some 'alterations' that made it compelling. The best part was the New-And-Improved 'How Am I Funny?' scene between Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) and Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), one of cinema's most famous moments. I heard Tommy ask , "How am I freakin' funny? Do I freakin' amuse you? Am I a freakin' clown! " The substitution of freakin' for the f-word changed the scene's tone from uncomfortable and somewhat amusing to hysterical. And I enjoyed every freakin' moment of it. To me this edit made Pesci's character seem somewhat less psychotic than he really was. But if I had to decide between the two, the original cut would still be my preference. I don't much enjoy seeing the language and violence toned down. After all, this is the mob the movie's dealing with. Violence and death is a way of life in the underworld, and is to be expected. My only complaint about the 'GoodFellas' DVD is that I have to turn it over to see both parts of the movie. Apparently, dual-layer technology still hasn't caught up with some studios... Still, even though I own 'GoodFellas' on DVD, I'm waiting for the network to air it again so I can tape and watch the sanitized version as well. Now is that freakin' weird or what? 'Late
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Summary: Godfather Try Hard
Review: Sorry for those of you who like it, I personally hated it. Joe P was so annoying in this and Ray does not look like a gangster at all. The only actor I can really say satisfies his role is Robert. The movie was too long it ran out of steam about 45 minutes into it.
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Summary: goodfellas
Review: this movie was a true dipiction of what is like to live in a italian neighborhood even today.italians are the wisest masterminds of this centry and all prior to this one
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Summary: Great movie, annoying DVD
Review: This is one of my favorite movies in the mafia genre. DeNiro and Pesci are great; Scorsese did a great job. However, the DVD itself is the major annoyance; it's single layer which means that the whole movie won't fit on one side. The movie stops in the middle, at which point you have to take the DVD out, flip it over, and restart it. I don't know if they plan to re-release this DVD as dual layer in the future but I would recommend holding off until you can watch the entire move uninterrupted.
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Summary: Rewarding
Review: The best gangster movie of all time.
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Summary: Film Review: Good Fellas
Review: Martin Scorcese, one of the most talented directors of his generation, delivered what many believe to be the finest gangster movie of all time. Good Fellas, produced by Irwin Winkler, grossed $48 million and followed the troubled life of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) from the 1950s to the 1980s. As an Irish-Italian American affected by the rough immigrant-gangster society in which he is raised, Hill begins to favor the celebrity lifestyle lived by the well-respected and powerful gangsters. The film, which took place in New York City, won numerous Academy Award nominations. Joe Pesci, who played the enraged Tommy Devito, walked away with the award for best supporting actor. Robert DeNiro added another astonishing performance to his marvelous acting career by playing the respected, but hostile Jimmy Conway. Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy, Scorcese's film depicts the extremely dangerous, yet materialistically rewarding lifestyle of gangsters. He uses Hill to portray the typical, New York kid, born to hard-working immigrant parents and demonstrates Hill as someone who simply dreams to live the life of a wealthy, important, and well-respected individual. Scorcese also introduces the viewers to the deranged DeVito, whose idea of being a gangster is more extreme than that of Hill's, as he uses his power to become a sick, murdering maniac. The director carries out his agenda by portraying the somewhat chaste Hill and the psychopath DeVito as close friends who eventually lose all that they had worked for. Scorcese chose to punish Hill by taking away all of his materialistic gains, which Hill has dishonestly obtained, and to smite DeVito in the similar vengeful manner that DeVito had become accustomed to inflicting on others. Scorcese clearly depicts the growing wave of immigration as he follows the lifestyles of the mighty and powerful Mafia crew in NYC. The film describes the importance of such power in the gangsters' lifestyles. They receive the utmost respect from everybody, including the politicians and wealthy business owners, and most disturbingly, destroy anyone in their path. The objective of gaining wealth, too, appealed to many gangsters, as they believed that it was more rewarding to acquire riches through stealing than through working the ordinary jobs available in NYC. Ethnicity played a vital role in the movie as well, as the film represents the major differences between the different immigration groups. The importance of being a true Italian, for example, was vital when it came to the rules of "being made," a promotion within the Mafia world. Furthermore, Karen Hill (Loraine Bracco) and her Jewish friend proclaimed their discomfort of dating both DeVito and Hill because both gangsters came from non-Jewish origins. The film, which many believe to be the finest mob movie ever, feeds the viewer with adequate information about the lives of gangsters. Good Fellas is surely disturbing at times, as the violence quotient runs high; however, because the film is based on reality, the viewer will walk away with a new perspective on gangsters and mafiosi lifestyles. The film also teaches the audience about the flow of immigration and the tremendous impact it had on America then and even now. Good Fellas displays the inability of the Italians to Americanize and, instead,6 exhibits the affect that the Italians had over the American society. The viewers can detect that by bringing together the different traditions and values, the immigrants shaped what we call the United States today. The film in all aspects is notably unequivocal and will continue to progress in fame.
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Summary: "Good"fellas is Right
Review: OH MY GOD! This is one of the best movies I have ever seen! Way better than the Godfather, since it didn't romanticize the mafia. Goodfellas shows what mobsters really are: viscious thugs who don't give a damn about anyone but themselves. Anyone who won't watch this movie is missing out.
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