When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
October 21, 2019, 11:46 AM
jhe888
Not only do I miss them, let this be a reminder of how good "Goodfellas" is.
Genius.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
October 21, 2019, 10:58 PM
CoolRich59
Definitely. Regardless of the movie, they were at their best when they disagreed.
_____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell
October 22, 2019, 06:17 AM
NK402
I have read that they weren't pals off-camera. I have never been a fan of Goodfellas due to the mixture of humor and violence although I do like the scene, where all the relative's names are some variation of Peter or Paul.
October 23, 2019, 10:03 PM
Hangtime
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Originally posted by NK402: I have read that they weren't pals off-camera. I have never been a fan of Goodfellas due to the mixture of humor and violence although I do like the scene, where all the relative's names are some variation of Peter or Paul.
Like the scene to fix the trunk 'noise'. That was pretty gooey.
October 27, 2019, 06:21 PM
justjoe
I love The Godfather, easily my favourite film, but it's not a realistic portrait of the Mafia, for a lot of reasons. It's a profound film about corruption, a soul's descent into Hell.
I grew up with guys like Henry Hill and the others in Goodfellas. Where Godfather sentimentalises and romanticises mobsters, Goodfellas shows all the stupidity and brutality. Their robotic, humourless laughter-- like pack animals barking, like hyenas-- captures it perfectly.
Siskel and Ebert were terrific. I'm not surprised they were not friends offstage, they often seemed not to even like each other. But they played well off each other, agreeing and disagreeing, and in the process brought real insights to movies.