Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 310

Snowflake · 03-18-2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

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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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Madeline Kahn, fabulous!

Always. Loved her.

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

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.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 03-18-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

That is probably my favorite mafia film, GC. I like it even better than the Godfather series. Ray Liotta was awesome, as was Lorraine Bracco. Great cast, great score, great editing, etc.

I'm right there with you, Wendybeth. I thought it was more deserving of the Oscar than his win for The Departed.

Sometimes, to amuse myself, I try to say "Karen" the way Ray Liotta says it.

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

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.

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!

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.

Gemini Cricket · 03-19-2008, 12:06 PM

Well, don't devastate your life by watching a movie, iSm. Sheesh!
It's all make-believe, don't forget...

Deebs · 03-19-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

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...

innerSpaceman · 03-19-2008, 12:58 PM

Um, except that it's not make-believe, G.C.

I know you were kidding around, but Goodfellas tells a true story. (Though of course it takes dramatic license)

Perhaps that's why I like The Sopranos, but can't stand to watch Goodfellas or The Godfather. Ugh, I hated constantly driving through through those tollbooths where Sonny was gunned down. Yuck.

03-19-2008, 11:25 AM	#3094
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, 11:38 AM	#3095
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, 11:39 AM	#3096
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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03-19-2008, 11:44 AM	#3097
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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03-19-2008, 12:06 PM	#3098
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Well, don't devastate your life by watching a movie, iSm. Sheesh! It's all make-believe, don't forget...
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03-19-2008, 12:58 PM	#3100
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, except that it's not make-believe, G.C. I know you were kidding around, but Goodfellas tells a true story. (Though of course it takes dramatic license) Perhaps that's why I like The Sopranos, but can't stand to watch Goodfellas or The Godfather. Ugh, I hated constantly driving through through those tollbooths where Sonny was gunned down. Yuck.
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