Great film. One of a few films where the Villain makes an intersection point and you can get behind him.
Finished watching Babylon today (it's long so had to two part it), really enjoyed it. Brad Pitt plays an aging star actor having to deal with the switch from silent movies to talkies, Margot Robbie is an up and comer with talent but a bit too much personality. Diego Calva rounds out the main cast as a likeable bloke building a career behind the scenes in the industry. All superb acting wise. It's a wild ride and following three or four characters adds to the chaos but it's never dull and all their stories get wrapped up well. Reminds me a bit of Tarantino, little of Scorsese too. Fair bit more nuts than either of them though. Flopped big time but it would do, the budget must have been immense.
Watched Casino for the first time, quality film but it did feel like watching a not as good version of Goodfellas. De Niro and Pesci played basically the same characters, the story lacked focus and was a bit repetitive and there wasn't a Henry Hill character to root for. Enjoyed it though and if I'd never seen Goodfellas I'd probably have thought it was a masterpiece. Might finally watch The Irishman now.
Yeah he's always the best bit, genuinely scary. I bet he's a sweetheart in real life but I'd rather not find out
he nearly bit through Culkins finger when they were making Home alone and was known to go f**kin mental on set.
Maybe not then, his on screen aggression must come from somewhere I suppose. Just never hear anything about him he seems like a quiet and retiring kind of guy. When he's not chewing on Macauley Culkin's finger.
Stephen Graham had a few anecdotes about him on set of the irishman. One was that he was a little bit menacing about him doing his character (Tony Pro) justice and getting the accent etc right. Pesci said he knew him in real life so wouldn't be impressed if he was ****e! He then came up to him a few days later and said he was impressed which lead to the next story. He asked him why he was talking like that when he wasn't shooting. When Stephen Graham explained that was his scouse accent and it was how he talked he said well I don't understand start just talking like Tony Pro from now. On a side note, the 80s early 90s mafia films were the absolute pinnacle of films for me. Goodfellas is perfect! The modern few have been poor in comparison The Irishmand and the many saints of Newark were both poor. Especially disappointed with the latter as the sopranos is up there with the best tv ever.
Casino is absolutely brilliant film, you’ve nailed it though, Goodfellas is untouchable. Difficult to treat them separately but if you do you have 2 magnificent fils from slightly different angles. The opening for Goodfellas ‘one day some kids from the neighbourhood carried my groceries all the way home. You know why? It was outta respect’ Absolute peak and every time I watch it (easily 20) I buzz off that line.
Yeah Goodfellas is an amazing film, there'll never be a better one in the genre. I love the scene with Scorcese's mum where they're riffing off each other and improvising. Think she was in Casino too as the mum of the grocery shop guy. It's not quite at the same level but I like Scarface just as much.
Scarface is barely the same genre for me. Absolutely brilliant but the rise up story aspect is a different play on Goodfellas. All films that you can watch as many times as you like.
I'd put them in the same category but they are quite different. Goodfellas is classy and timeless, and Scarface is OTT and intensely 80s but that's kind of what I like about it.
The Gentlemen is an outstanding film Loved Casino. Must watch The Irishman The Departed used to be my go-to Friday night film Honourable mentions for Nightcrawler, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Shawshank and The Rock
Back in my single days I lived with my best mate. Friday nights were in the pub, then Sat was a lunchtime session followed SSN for the results, then a kebab and a couple of DVDs. The Rock was always one of the DVDs Simpler times
Some great actors in it. Ed Harris is class. Tony Todd scared the **** out of me as a youngen when he was the Candyman.
