Anyone think Goodfellas is overrated?
02-28-07, 05:44 PM
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one thoing that really bothered me with Casino on was having a guy who is dead at the end narrating it and reflecting on past events..how can that be??
03-01-07, 06:35 AM
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Fantastic story and the actors are brilliant as usual. Direction is phenonemal.
Scorsese is a brilliant director and his other films are excellent as well, but the subject matter of sociopathic, mafiaoso lifestyles is a major turn off for me.
He still gets my time attention and respect. His latest The Departed was down right incredible. Go Marty!
Scorsese is a brilliant director and his other films are excellent as well, but the subject matter of sociopathic, mafiaoso lifestyles is a major turn off for me.
He still gets my time attention and respect. His latest The Departed was down right incredible. Go Marty!
03-01-07, 09:32 PM
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I love Goodfellas ...
... but Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are a notch above it. Goodfellas some of its drive in the last bit of the movie. Henry trying to evade the cops is well done technically, but it's nowhere as nearly emotionally engaging as Henry's relationship with the mob.
... but Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are a notch above it. Goodfellas some of its drive in the last bit of the movie. Henry trying to evade the cops is well done technically, but it's nowhere as nearly emotionally engaging as Henry's relationship with the mob.
03-01-07, 10:06 PM
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Goodfellas: Awesome. A true tour de force. Epic in scope. A film that is at once compelling.
Casino: Great. Also epic in scope. Very evil. Very dark. Cold, calculating. Sharon Stone's best work ever. She will never reach that level again.
Departed: Great. Probably the only film of his where justice prevails.
Gangs of New York: Fantastic. Brutal depiction of life. The characters make Klingons look like Japanese school girls.
Casino: Great. Also epic in scope. Very evil. Very dark. Cold, calculating. Sharon Stone's best work ever. She will never reach that level again.
Departed: Great. Probably the only film of his where justice prevails.
Gangs of New York: Fantastic. Brutal depiction of life. The characters make Klingons look like Japanese school girls.
03-02-07, 07:36 AM
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You think I'm funny?! 
I can see how the OP feels about Ray Liotta though. Personally, I think he's probably the weakest actor in the entire cast (IMHO of course). But man, does Pesci and De Niro ever make up for it! Goodfellas is in my high rotation list.
I can see how the OP feels about Ray Liotta though. Personally, I think he's probably the weakest actor in the entire cast (IMHO of course). But man, does Pesci and De Niro ever make up for it! Goodfellas is in my high rotation list.
03-02-07, 08:25 AM
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GoodFellas is a movie I liked the first time I saw it and improves with each viewing. The only way I'd call it overrated though is when people say it's better than The Godfather. HELL FREAKIN' NO!!!
The Departed is overrated IMO. Infernal Affairs is 10 times better.
I love Casino. Joe Pesci owned that movie. I don't know whether to laugh or get chills when he explains to Charlie the banker what he does for a living.
The Departed is overrated IMO. Infernal Affairs is 10 times better.
I love Casino. Joe Pesci owned that movie. I don't know whether to laugh or get chills when he explains to Charlie the banker what he does for a living.
03-02-07, 09:38 AM
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Goodfellas is overrated to me...the kind of movie where once you've seen it, you really don't need or want to see it again. It's an alright movie, but far from Scorcese's best. I also thought Casino was just an awful movie.
However, I also feel that The Godfather movies are grossly overrated, as well as The Sopranos. ...and Al Pacino's Scarface may be my most hated movie of all time.
I guess the mobster stuff just doesn't impress me much in general.
However, I also feel that The Godfather movies are grossly overrated, as well as The Sopranos. ...and Al Pacino's Scarface may be my most hated movie of all time.
I guess the mobster stuff just doesn't impress me much in general.
03-02-07, 08:50 PM
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Infernal Affairs lacks any sense of character development. It gives thrills, but no fun. The characters are bland and seem sterile compared to those in The Departed. It's still a very good film, but Scorsese did what the original directors did, only better. There's a reason one version won four Oscars while the other did not even pick up a nomination for Best Foreign Film when it was submitted by Hong Kong in its' year.
03-02-07, 09:02 PM
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...and Al Pacino's Scarface may be my most hated movie of all time.
03-05-07, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by JaxComet
Basically what I'm saying is that The Departed is not incredible. You could probably lump it in with several dozen "3 out of 4 star" films that come out each year. Fun to watch and worth your while but nothing I see myself talking about 10 years from now.
Goodfellas is definitely not overrated.
03-07-07, 02:26 PM
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I need to see it again, but the first time I was kinda underwhelmed. "The Wonder Years" of gangster movies. I absolutely love Casino, but I wasn't nearly as drawn into GoodFellas. I plan to get the Scorsese Warner box and watch it again.
03-08-07, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by tbwmp88
The people who think The Departed is better then Infernal Affairs are crazy.
03-10-07, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hardercore
Try, "The people who think The Departed is better then Infernal Affairs have a different opinion than you do and they should be allowed to have it... and why the fuck do you care, anyway?"
03-10-07, 09:27 PM
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I like the film, yes, and would perfer not to be called crazy for liking it. I see nothing wrong with you favouring Infernal Affairs more, but why not just let others have their own opinion? Don't take the "why the fuck do you care" comment personally, it's directed at your calling Departed fans crazy for liking it more than Infernal Affairs.
03-11-07, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by tbwmp88
I care because Infernal Affairs is one of my favorite movies and doesn't get the respect it deserves. Obviously I wouldn't post if I didn't give a fuck. Looking at your sig, you must be one of them departed fanboys.
And I say this as someone who prefers INFERNAL AFFAIRS (although I also loved THE DEPARTED and felt it deserved all its accolades). The original had deeper, more complex characters, while the remake painted them in more delineated shades of black and white. Still, there's room in the world to love both.
03-11-07, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
So, all the Scorsese love has got me thinking. You know I never cared much for Goodfellas. I always considered Taxi Driver and Raging Bull as Scorsese's 2 masterpieces and never thought Goodfellas deserved mention with them. Sure, the story is good and Pesci and De Niro are fantastic but Ray Liotta just kills it for me. I'm sure I'll get flamed for it but I actually prefer Casino to Goodfellas. It's like Goodfellas only without Ray Liotta and with De Niro as a likeable character. Comparing Goodfellas to another similiar film; Donnie Brasco, is also another film I find vastly superior to Goodfellas.
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