Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 304

Gemini Cricket · 03-19-2008, 11:25 AM

I just watched the scene again where Henry takes Karen into the club through the kitchen. All in one shot. It's an amazing shot. Imagine how much prepping they had to do and how many rehearsals it took. Truly a classic film.

Here's the shot

Snowflake · 03-19-2008, 11:39 AM

BTW, the Goodfellas special edition (I think) DVD is on sale at amazon right now. I do need to buy this film!

Deebs · 03-19-2008, 12:41 PM

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I just watched the scene again where Henry takes Karen into the club through the kitchen.

It's been way too long since I last saw GF...

Snowflake · 03-18-2008, 07:09 AM

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I'm watching GoodFellas right now. Uh, why didn't this movie win Best Picture? Love this film.

I love, love, love this film. Like WB, this is my favorite modern gangster film. Well cast, in fact, perfect casting.

I love Godfather I & II for a period piece, Godfather III was so terribly bad and I cheered (literally) when Sofia was shot on the steps of La Scala and secretly wished that the entire cast and director had been mowed down by tommy guns for making III, P.U.

Deebs · 03-18-2008, 06:03 PM

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Madeline Kahn, fabulous!

Always. Loved her.

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I love, love, love this film. Like WB, this is my favorite modern gangster film.

Add me. Goodfellas is by far my favorite. Scorsese is a favorite of mine anyway.

I can't even hear the song Layla without thinking of Goodfellas. Perfectly haunting, in the best possible way.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 03-17-2008, 11:31 PM

Goodfellas was about 45 min. too long. All that stuff with the drugs and helicopters just dragged the film down. The first half is good but the just bores me to death.

wendybeth · 03-18-2008, 12:16 AM

I thought it did a fantastic job of capturing the drugged-out paranoid state, and then it turns out he was right to be paranoid! I don't know; I suppose my life in the Eighties wasn't too far removed from his, so I appreciated things on a different level. (As far as drugs and such go- I only had casual acquaintances with some minor league mafioso. Spokane is a favorite repository of Henry Hill-types for the Witness Protection Program, after all.)

The Seventies and Eighties were wild. It's a wonder any of us survived, let alone reasonably intact.

mousepod · 03-18-2008, 05:34 AM

Two quick suggestions (posting from the airport):

€uro: check out Soderbergh's The Limey, if you haven't already. He uses Poor Cow for the flashback sequences. Pretty neat.

iSm: Can you imagine an early 80s punk band featuring members of the Sex Pistols on guitar and drums, a guy from The Clash on bass and Beowulf singing lead? Come to our next movie night, and prepare to be amazed.

Gemini Cricket · 03-19-2008, 11:38 AM

More on GF:
There's a reason Pesci won Best Sup Actor for this film. It's not only the "you think I'm funny scene" it's way more than that. The scene where he's beating the crap out of the shine-box guy with De Niro, there's a close-up of him that is amazing. "I didn't want to get blood on your floor." His face is doing so many things it's a great moment to watch. He's angry, he's upset, he's panicked, he knows he's out of control, he know he's going mad, he's fond of his friend Henry... Man! It's a wonderful moment.

innerSpaceman · 03-19-2008, 11:44 AM

oh, i'm so tempted. But while I loved the movie, mafia films disturb me greatly and i tend not to watch them again. I've only seen Goodfellas once.

I grew up with mafioso and knew many of their kids. The entire subject matter bothers me, and the genre bugs me. But, hmmmm, I am a huge Sopranos fan. Go figure.

03-19-2008, 11:25 AM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I just watched the scene again where Henry takes Karen into the club through the kitchen. All in one shot. It's an amazing shot. Imagine how much prepping they had to do and how many rehearsals it took. Truly a classic film. Here's the shot Last edited by Gemini Cricket : 03-19-2008 at 11:30 AM. Reason: Found the complete shot...
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03-19-2008, 11:39 AM	#2
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	BTW, the Goodfellas special edition (I think) DVD is on sale at amazon right now. I do need to buy this film!
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03-17-2008, 11:31 PM	#6
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Goodfellas was about 45 min. too long. All that stuff with the drugs and helicopters just dragged the film down. The first half is good but the just bores me to death.
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03-18-2008, 12:16 AM	#7
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I thought it did a fantastic job of capturing the drugged-out paranoid state, and then it turns out he was right to be paranoid! I don't know; I suppose my life in the Eighties wasn't too far removed from his, so I appreciated things on a different level. (As far as drugs and such go- I only had casual acquaintances with some minor league mafioso. Spokane is a favorite repository of Henry Hill-types for the Witness Protection Program, after all.) The Seventies and Eighties were wild. It's a wonder any of us survived, let alone reasonably intact. __________________
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03-18-2008, 05:34 AM	#8
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Two quick suggestions (posting from the airport): €uro: check out Soderbergh's The Limey, if you haven't already. He uses Poor Cow for the flashback sequences. Pretty neat. iSm: Can you imagine an early 80s punk band featuring members of the Sex Pistols on guitar and drums, a guy from The Clash on bass and Beowulf singing lead? Come to our next movie night, and prepare to be amazed. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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03-19-2008, 11:38 AM	#9
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	More on GF: There's a reason Pesci won Best Sup Actor for this film. It's not only the "you think I'm funny scene" it's way more than that. The scene where he's beating the crap out of the shine-box guy with De Niro, there's a close-up of him that is amazing. "I didn't want to get blood on your floor." His face is doing so many things it's a great moment to watch. He's angry, he's upset, he's panicked, he knows he's out of control, he know he's going mad, he's fond of his friend Henry... Man! It's a wonderful moment.
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03-19-2008, 11:44 AM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	oh, i'm so tempted. But while I loved the movie, mafia films disturb me greatly and i tend not to watch them again. I've only seen Goodfellas once. I grew up with mafioso and knew many of their kids. The entire subject matter bothers me, and the genre bugs me. But, hmmmm, I am a huge Sopranos fan. Go figure.
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