re: Casino or the Godfather

Posted by LooseCannon22282

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:02 pm to DelU249

quote:
Stone just plays herself but yes, a+ Performances

i liked James Woods as the cheap hustler, pimp.

also, Joe Pesci died a such a ruthless death in Casino.

puts all of the hits in the Godfather to shame imo.

except for Sonny's of course. That was also brutal.

This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 9:03 pm

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Posted by REG861

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:29 pm to Bond... James Bond

jesus christ

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:30 pm to LooseCannon22282

Pesci is the scene stealer for sure.

The scene with the banker

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Posted by Fewer Kilometers

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:35 pm to DelU249

Godfather
Godfather II
Goodfellas
Casino

Married to the Mob

Godfather III

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:36 pm to Fewer Kilometers

Godfather ii is great but overrated. Not as good as goodfellas

This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 9:36 pm

Posted by Fewer Kilometers

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:37 pm to DelU249

quote:
The scene with the banker

'Cause I'm frickin' stupid. I don't give a frick about jail. That's my business. That's what I do.

Posted by ohiovol

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:38 pm to DelU249

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Godfather ii is great but overrated. Not as good as goodfellas

I really think it could have benefited from some more editing (in other words, removing or shortening certain scenes). It's fantastic movie, but I think it drags on.

This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 9:39 pm

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:39 pm to ohiovol

My thoughts as well. And structurally it's out of whack but it works

Kind of like Scorsese makes voice over narration work so well

Posted by Marciano1

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:53 pm to Bond... James Bond

The Godfather > Miller's Crossing > A Bronx Tale > Casino > Goodfellas

Posted by abellsujr

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:03 pm to Marciano1

The first Godgather and Goodfellas are the only mafia movies I would put as GOAT status. The rise of Michael Corleone along with Brando's performance are what made it better than 2, IMO.

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Posted by Lion8

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:08 pm to Bond... James Bond

The Godfather

Casino is real good but like some say here The Godfather is the best gangster film ever made.

Posted by lsusportsman2

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:23 pm to Bond... James Bond

Casino is good, but the Godfather is the fricking best.

Posted by LooseCannon22282

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:44 pm to DelU249

quote:
The scene with the banker

another one of those scenes where rooting for the bad guy is so easy.

Posted by supatigah

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:49 pm to DelU249

Sen pat Geary is not based on Harry Reid

He was based on Sen pat McCarran from Nevada

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Posted by Govt Tide

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 10:51 pm to abellsujr

Godfather

Good fellas

Casino - wasn't a bad portrayal of the real life story but Sharon Stone and her character were so annoyingly disgusting and unlikable in the movie it turned me off. Joe Pesci's nutcase character wasn't as interesting in Casino as in Goodfellas.