Martin Scorcese co-wrote and directed this tale of lower level mob types which is based on the book "Wiseguys" by Nicholas Pileggi. The usual Scorcese techniques (amazing and creative camera work, stop action, rapid fire dialog, etc.) are in abundance, along with extreme violence and the "F" word every few seconds. The cast is uniformly perfect and there are many hilarious moments. Ray Liotta, Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino, and Lorraine Bracco star. I have this on laserdisc but just ordered the DVD.
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Topic - "Goodfellas" - rico 07:37:00 08/30/05 (34)
- Re: Scorcese greatness? - halfnote 21:24:34 08/30/05 (9)
- Great directors? - jbmcb 18:59:26 08/31/05 (3)
- Re: Great directors? - halfnote 20:02:10 08/31/05 (2)
- scorsese's range - PhilNYC 07:34:44 09/01/05 (1)
- Re: scorsese's range - halfnote 21:01:00 09/01/05 (0)
- Re: Scorcese greatness? - PhilNYC 11:11:17 08/31/05 (2)
- Dracula was camp. Pure and simple. Great fun, of course! nt - tinear 18:03:49 08/31/05 (1)
- Re: Dracula was camp. Pure and simple. Great fun, of course! nt - halfnote 19:44:29 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: Not all - rico 08:19:09 08/31/05 (1)
- Re: Not all - halfnote 20:10:07 08/31/05 (0)
- Nice entertainment but why one would wish to view it twice is the real - tinear 11:59:11 08/30/05 (16)
- Huh? - jbmcb 22:34:07 08/30/05 (1)
- You tink he's funny? Does tinear amuse you? - dennzio 07:55:25 09/03/05 (0)
- Re: Nice entertainment but why one would wish to view it twice is the real - RGA 16:09:43 08/30/05 (0)
- Re: Nice entertainment but why one would wish to view it twice is the real - rico 12:11:05 08/30/05 (0)
- Re: Hamlet? Shakespeare? - Jeff Starrs 12:09:49 08/30/05 (11)
- Oh, c'mon! If you can't see the difference between - tinear 13:51:42 08/30/05 (10)
- Re: Just pointing out the rather... - Jeff Starrs 14:41:42 08/30/05 (9)
- As an Italian-American (both sides), I am offended that these - tinear 18:07:44 08/30/05 (8)
- Re: As an Italian-American (both sides), I am offended that these - PhilNYC 11:16:19 08/31/05 (0)
- I didn't notice you mention Mafia in the post I replied to or - sjb 08:24:44 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: As an Italian-American (both sides), I am offended that these - rico 08:23:13 08/31/05 (0)
- Two Goodfellas actors redeemed themselves in the TV series"That's Life" - grinagog 01:31:48 08/31/05 (0)
- "I am offended that these directors cannot find some other subject than glorifying the worst members of the community." - sjb 22:56:06 08/30/05 (3)
- I didn't notice Mafia in ANY of his films? nt - tinear 07:33:43 08/31/05 (2)
- Re: I didn't notice Mafia in ANY of his films? nt - jamesgarvin 08:30:37 08/31/05 (1)
- The point is... oh well, why bother? nt - tinear 18:06:27 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: "Goodfellas" - Quint 11:27:30 08/30/05 (2)
- Re: "Goodfellas" - jamesgarvin 14:26:47 08/30/05 (1)
- Re: "Goodfellas" - Quint 15:23:59 08/30/05 (0)
- Brilliant movie - jbmcb 11:01:32 08/30/05 (3)
- Re: The Oscars Joke - halfnote 21:30:02 08/30/05 (0)
- Thought this could've done without the constant narration - grinagog 15:33:47 08/30/05 (0)
- Re: The Academy Awards - rico 12:10:35 08/30/05 (0)