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49 minutes ago, sheeeit said:

 

Wahlberg- D. I have to actually fast forward through his scenes.  He literally can not act when he has to be serious and deliver tight dialogue.

 

What's the matter smartass? Don't know any fucking Shakespeare?

On 2/4/2025 at 9:43 AM, Michael Knight said:

I can't tell whos dumber helo or greenspoint

Yes

2 hours ago, sheeeit said:

I remember seeing that and it was really cool.  Thanks for posting.

As for the Departed, I have watched it a few times and I would give it a 7.5-8.  Its really good but not great.  The last 30 minutes are really jumbled.  On the acting:

DiCaprio- A

Damon- A

Farmiga- A

Baldwin- A-

Nicholson- B. t just seemed like he was playing Jack Nicholson and not the character and his lines were just a series of one liners where some worked and some didn't.

Wahlberg- D. I have to actually fast forward through his scenes.  He literally can not act when he has to be serious and deliver tight dialogue.

Also, while not top 5, the Guy Ritchie movies that had gangster ties (Snatch, RocknRolla, etc) are really fun movies.

Mentioning that wile skipping over Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels is a crime in and of itself.  

scarface is trash. the worst of 80's filmmaking. the untouchables also has some 80's feel, but in a great way. i love that movie.

i don't know what constitutes a "gangster movie" and what doesn't, but there's a line in pulp fiction (paraphrasing) when jules is talking about jimmy's wife who's gonna come home and see in her kitchen "a bunch of gangsters doing a bunch of gangster shit". i don't really consider pulp fiction to be a gangster movie, but that phrase is how i've described snatch, which is a great fucking gangster movie. in fact, i saw it last friday at the new beverly (the old theater that tarantino bought and renovated across the street from el coyote, where sharon tate had her last meal).

i've seen it probably 30x but rarely start to finish, and it holds up.

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road to perdition, while also possibly not a true "gangster movie", has a much more honest depiction of frank nitti, but i can still enjoy the cartoon character from the untouchables. i watch road to perdition whenever it's on. i'm not sure you can get a better cast than hanks, newman, jude law, daniel craig, stanley tucci. the cinematography and music is also insane. capone was supposed to be a character with 1-2 scenes, but they cut them. smart move.

 

godfather movies

goodfellas

snatch

road to perdition

a bronx tale

 

i also have a soft spot in my heart for barry levinson's bugsy. huge cast, great performances from beatty and bening. often overlooked film. and harvey keitel is hilarious in it.

3 hours ago, Nole-4-Life said:

Scarface was entertaining but hard to take seriously. It was a little too campy for my taste.

I'd list Godfathers I and II, Goodfellas, The Departed, One Upon a Time in America and Casino

Thing is, though, from what I have learned factually about Miami in that era, the over-the-top characterizations were not that far off, really.

On 2/3/2025 at 4:28 PM, trubbaman said:

Miller's Crossing

Props on this one. Like Godfather II it's damn near perfect 

I remember seeing that and it was really cool.  Thanks for posting.
As for the Departed, I have watched it a few times and I would give it a 7.5-8.  Its really good but not great.  The last 30 minutes are really jumbled.  On the acting:
DiCaprio- A
Damon- A
Farmiga- A
Baldwin- A-
Nicholson- B. t just seemed like he was playing Jack Nicholson and not the character and his lines were just a series of one liners where some worked and some didn't.
Wahlberg- D. I have to actually fast forward through his scenes.  He literally can not act when he has to be serious and deliver tight dialogue.
Also, while not top 5, the Guy Ritchie movies that had gangster ties (Snatch, RocknRolla, etc) are really fun movies.

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