Why Goodfellas is the BEST Gangster Movie of All Time

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  • čas přidán 13. 11. 2015
  • This video essay is an analysis of Goodfellas. We look at some of the major themes, ideas, and characters along with techniques Martin Scorsese used to make the the best gangster movie of all time.
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    Goodfellas. Scorsese. Warner Bros. Pictures, 1990.
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  • @Crawlerse
    @Crawlerse Před 6 lety +4182

    Joe Pesci is a funny guy.

    • @marcelo8317
      @marcelo8317 Před 6 lety +786

      You mean, let me understand this ... cuz I ... maybe its me, maybe I'm a
      little fucked up maybe. I'm funny how, I mean funny, like I'm a clown? I
      amuse you. I make you laugh? I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? Whattya you
      mean funny? Funny how? How am I funny?
      What the fuck is so funny about me?

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 6 lety +984

      Funny how?

    • @EzeICE
      @EzeICE Před 6 lety +156

      Don't Max he knows what he said, he's a big boy...

    • @dippster357
      @dippster357 Před 6 lety +72

      To me the funny thing was when tommy was telling his stories I was laughing just as much as they were and every time I watched it I laughed like it was the first time I seen this! Give thumbs up if you laugh at the jokes too.

    • @blueeyeswhitedragon9569
      @blueeyeswhitedragon9569 Před 5 lety +15

      Sany funny how?

  • @ryanfitzsimmons9023
    @ryanfitzsimmons9023 Před 6 lety +1473

    I’m gonna go get the paper get the paper

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 Před 6 lety +58

      Papers*

    • @j2times2006
      @j2times2006 Před 5 lety +9

      You’re doing it wrong

    • @BackboneAgZ
      @BackboneAgZ Před 4 lety +4

      Pay-piz

    • @nood1le
      @nood1le Před 4 lety +1

      @@donnastitz1497 Actually its JIMMY! 1 and a half times... believe me, I've seen the movie 701 times

    • @nood1le
      @nood1le Před 4 lety

      @@donnastitz1497 You my friend. are donna sititz

  • @TheManiacc45
    @TheManiacc45 Před 4 lety +906

    Martin Scorsese’s pacing in his movies are amazing! It doesn’t feel like your watching an almost 3 hour movie.

    • @vingasoline5068
      @vingasoline5068 Před 3 lety +50

      For real! This movie is about 2 and a half hours long and yet it feels like just one hour. Wolf of Wall Street was over 3 hours and felt the same. Scorsese is a master of his craft!

    • @jagath3028
      @jagath3028 Před 2 lety +1

      true, its all wonderfully shot. This and pulp fiction are my favorite gangster movies.

    • @BryanCostner
      @BryanCostner Před 2 lety +3

      Even The Irishman which is the longest runtime of any Scorsese's movies, it felt really fast, i was very engaged with the characters and it didn't feel like a 3 1/2 hour movie either, amazing indeed. Not too many scenes were slow, it's mostly because Scorsese is very detailed with the story especially in it's build up, he's such a genius

    • @aidanderson53X
      @aidanderson53X Před rokem +1

      There was literally a one hour prologue what are you talking about?

    • @Prodbyjah464
      @Prodbyjah464 Před rokem +1

      Ik this ain’t goodfellas but after the first viewing, every repeat of the Irishman goes from 3 and half hours to about 2 hours.

  • @nateds7326
    @nateds7326 Před 4 lety +1145

    "Always keep your mouth shut"
    Proceeds to blurt out his entire freaking life story

    • @paulchristian5375
      @paulchristian5375 Před 4 lety +40

      Character development!

    • @nikola-gy1br
      @nikola-gy1br Před 4 lety +26

      And rat his every friend

    • @gabesfilmsfortheworld
      @gabesfilmsfortheworld Před 4 lety +43

      because he was narrating after he ratted all his friends out and was under witness protection so it was fine if he told his life story

    • @mrmhj9925
      @mrmhj9925 Před 4 lety +8

      He’s talking about his life in like a book.
      After he left. It’s a story lol

    • @edisonbarzallovite4463
      @edisonbarzallovite4463 Před 4 lety +4

      @@mrmhj9925 nope, he told the story to the judges

  • @WarButt
    @WarButt Před 4 lety +1758

    I feel like goodfellas is the reason casino is really really REALLY underrated

    • @cristiansaucedo4707
      @cristiansaucedo4707 Před 4 lety +90

      Could be. Like the beginning and middle of Goodfellas and the middle and ending of Casino. Wanted more of Goodfellas and Casino took a while to get started, for me

    • @37H662
      @37H662 Před 4 lety +52

      Cristian Saucedo casino is better

    • @cristiansaucedo4707
      @cristiansaucedo4707 Před 4 lety +14

      @@37H662 Wow. Feel like people would say Goodfellas is better. Why do you think Casino is better?

    • @goyardjaguar
      @goyardjaguar Před 4 lety +13

      Complex Outlaw i agree mainly bc it’s more flashy. goodfellas is more gritty imo

    • @rayhanes1347
      @rayhanes1347 Před 4 lety +49

      Goodfellas was definitely more animated, action packed while Casino seemed to mirror true events regarding Vegas and its start.

  • @jeffmorris2357
    @jeffmorris2357 Před 6 lety +288

    In my mind, Morrie's murder is the real turning point in the story, because for the first time Henry's authority as a near-omniscient narrator is undermined--he thinks he's saved Morrie, tells the audience this, and in the very next scene Morrie is killed anyway. The narrative, at that point, gets completely away from him as his downward spiral accelerates.

    • @mikhailiagacesa3406
      @mikhailiagacesa3406 Před rokem +3

      Good eye.

    • @okay5045
      @okay5045 Před rokem +3

      Great point

    • @guitarreilly
      @guitarreilly Před rokem +3

      Great point I also think it's the most brutally violent scene I've ever seen. It's absolutely disgusting and hard to think about

    • @DonFelixGallardo
      @DonFelixGallardo Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@guitarreillywell imagine this as gruesome as that scene was in real life a guy like Morrie would have almost certainly shat himself in that car that night after being killed. Imagine the smell…

    • @KNSKelster
      @KNSKelster Před 10 dny

      @@DonFelixGallardoit’s not even a matter of it being a guy like Morrie. Even in The Godfather novel, Puzo describes several characters as voiding their bowels while being garroted. And one fearsome character (avoiding names in the minute chance you haven’t seen the movie or read the book yet) voids while alive and slips on his own excrement, making it harder to him to fight back. Details like that can’t easily make it from page to screen

  • @michaelriley8879
    @michaelriley8879 Před 4 lety +741

    Pesci improvised the "funny how" scene. Brilliant

    • @SpicyKumquat
      @SpicyKumquat Před 4 lety +60

      Mike Riley he didnt improvise it but it was his idea that he brought up to scorsese

    • @elmarsadigov2537
      @elmarsadigov2537 Před 4 lety +23

      @@SpicyKumquat yeah thats kind of what improvising is. You dont just out of nowhere start going off line. You bring it up with the director.

    • @SpicyKumquat
      @SpicyKumquat Před 4 lety +87

      @@elmarsadigov2537 Writing a scene and then performing that scene with what you wrote is the exact opposite of what improvising is lol

    • @elmarsadigov2537
      @elmarsadigov2537 Před 4 lety +3

      SpicyKumquat yeah? I never said you follow the script. If the actor or director or whoever dont like the scene. They talk it through with the director and actor and try it out. Thats improv. Improv is rarely out of nowhere.

    • @SpicyKumquat
      @SpicyKumquat Před 4 lety +31

      @@elmarsadigov2537 He brought it up to Scorsese and Scorsese had him write the scene and come back with it. It wasn't improvised

  • @bobpolo2964
    @bobpolo2964 Před 7 lety +1281

    "entertaining group, entertaining group" I see what you did there

    • @baldingbus
      @baldingbus Před 6 lety +71

      @Leo Kay they call one of the dudes in that scene two time because he says everything twice lol

    • @JamesGolightly
      @JamesGolightly Před 6 lety +25

      Making a reference to Jimmy Two Times who of course said everything twice

    • @JamesGolightly
      @JamesGolightly Před 6 lety +18

      I'm glad you get it, I'm glad you get it

    • @philiphalpenny9761
      @philiphalpenny9761 Před 6 lety +3

      Jimmy 2 times.

    • @290TheEmpireRecords
      @290TheEmpireRecords Před 5 lety +7

      lmao...lmao

  • @BackboneAgZ
    @BackboneAgZ Před 4 lety +437

    Mama Scorsese is such a good actress for someone who wasn’t an actress. I heard that scene was mostly improvised, so her reactions are perhaps genuine, but she contributes the the conversation in a great way. Good work Mrs. Scorsese!

    • @ajbrown1619
      @ajbrown1619 Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah shes brilliant, and in casino as well where she stares straight at the camera!! 10/10

    • @winstonsmiththx1138
      @winstonsmiththx1138 Před 3 lety +13

      Both his parents were in his movies till they passed. Pops was the cook in jail

    • @winstonsmiththx1138
      @winstonsmiththx1138 Před 3 lety

      @Age Restrictions they are always really eating in movies. I wouldn't be surprised if they were really breathing

    • @Cashcash69
      @Cashcash69 Před 3 lety

      Which character did she play

    • @BackboneAgZ
      @BackboneAgZ Před 3 lety +5

      @@Cashcash69 I’m Goodfellas, Tommy’s mom

  • @sweetdreams8603
    @sweetdreams8603 Před 3 lety +111

    "as far back as I can remember I wanted to be a gangster" That line is etched into my brain

  • @Anarcath
    @Anarcath Před 5 lety +589

    Great movies have great ironies: In Goodfellas we see Henry who adopts his mob family over his real one, but he never truly belongs among the mobsters. He doesn’t have what it takes to be a true gangster: when they kill a made man, Henry is there, but never participates in the actual beating and killing; he only (ironically) does the dirty work of digging the grave. When they have to dig up the corps, Henry literally doesn’t have the stomach for it as he has to stop and vomit, while the other two make jokes about eating peppers and sausages. A stark contrast. Throughout the movie, we see Henry as a thug, but never a true gangster. Among psychotic man, he is always the voice of reason, somehow trying to control a given situation with reason and by doing so, clearly showing that he doesn’t have what it takes in a world where everything is solved with violence. In fact, we never see Henry ever killing anyone, nor even in a fist fight. When everything is said and done, he turns on his family and disappears. He calls the rest of us schmucks, but we see him as the quintessential schmuck. Martin Scorsese, throughout his gangster movies, always demonstrates that the mob are ultimately bozos in a circus who kill or ditch each other on their way down.

    • @zekethomas6845
      @zekethomas6845 Před 4 lety +42

      He beat that guy up. He used violence. You said he didn't.

    • @HeelPower200
      @HeelPower200 Před 4 lety +40

      It was an extremely complicated performance. Insane that Ray Liotta wasn't even nominated for an oscar.

    • @YairGatt
      @YairGatt Před 4 lety +66

      The movie shows how the Mafia like to think of themselves as family. But what the young naive Henry mistook for a family was in fact a business. Jimmy wasn't afraid to kill his "family" when it benefitted him, Paulie had no problem abandoning his "family" in their need. It was all about the money. I think that's part of what drove Henry to betray them

    • @thisguyhere5837
      @thisguyhere5837 Před 3 lety +31

      Interesting that the only time he uses violence is in his domestic life- against the neighbour or on his wife. Never is he violent in his "professional" life.

    • @michaelcorleone2397
      @michaelcorleone2397 Před 3 lety

      Zeke Thomas but he didn’t kill him

  • @linkbiff1054
    @linkbiff1054 Před 6 lety +2325

    Best gangster movie: Goodfellas
    Best mafia movie: The Godfather
    Best thug/hood movie: Boyz 'n' the Hood

    • @linkbiff1054
      @linkbiff1054 Před 6 lety +64

      I agree except Blade Runner. You know that it wasn't well-received when it first came out. I've remained in that category. Even if I didn't, the best sci-fi movie would be either 2001 or Empire Strikes Back, maybe Alien.
      \m/

    • @doofy3111
      @doofy3111 Před 6 lety +19

      link biff i agree with 2001 but not alien and definitely not TESB.

    • @alloftheabove97
      @alloftheabove97 Před 6 lety +109

      link biff nahh menace 2 society is way better

    • @JerryRiceBall
      @JerryRiceBall Před 6 lety +87

      Boyz in the hood is the godfather. Menace II society is goodfellas. Menace is a better, more realistic movie.

    • @Author_SoftwareDesigner
      @Author_SoftwareDesigner Před 6 lety +153

      It's not a "thug" movie, its called a "hood" movie. If they are thugs so are Henry, Jimmy, and Tommy

  • @meltz911
    @meltz911 Před 5 lety +52

    Ever notice that when Henry slams the front door at the end of the movie, it doesn't make the sound of a front door? It makes the sound of a prison door slamming shut. I love those little touches in this movie.

  • @kshitijsrivastava6440
    @kshitijsrivastava6440 Před 5 lety +899

    The Godfather plays like a dream, Goodfellas plays like a nightmare.

    • @robzilla730
      @robzilla730 Před 4 lety +71

      If you read the book he says Godfather was a fairy tale to them.

    • @vincegonzalez2171
      @vincegonzalez2171 Před 4 lety +181

      The Godfather is how the Mafia wanted to be portrayed. Goodfellas is how the mafia was.

    • @akashalbert2565
      @akashalbert2565 Před 4 lety +12

      Vince Gonzalez copied mate

    • @uncleiroh9134
      @uncleiroh9134 Před 4 lety +2

      @@vincegonzalez2171 no

    • @vincegonzalez2171
      @vincegonzalez2171 Před 4 lety +20

      @@uncleiroh9134 Wow, that was a well thought out and well-articulated response! Very impressive.

  • @rubiconcrossing145
    @rubiconcrossing145 Před 6 lety +322

    in 2002 I was discussing the movie with some colleagues and was astounded to learn that our diminutive Manager had never seen the movie.
    I lent him a copy, which he held on to for months.
    Long story short, he became Tommy

    • @geavonni24gw
      @geavonni24gw Před 4 lety +6

      😂

    • @guibox3
      @guibox3 Před 4 lety +35

      You probably figured that out when he cracked a joke in staff meeting and a poor temp said, 'Man, you're funny!'

    • @tomatagamers7110
      @tomatagamers7110 Před 4 lety +7

      @@guibox3 funny how

    • @GranPuba
      @GranPuba Před 4 lety +6

      Was he a funny guy?

    • @ThirteenAmp
      @ThirteenAmp Před 4 lety +16

      He was killed when he was told he was promoted? Damn

  • @aaron999st
    @aaron999st Před 6 lety +321

    The sound from the actual movie cuts out just so you know for next time.

  • @edkeaton1961
    @edkeaton1961 Před 3 lety +88

    This should've been Martin Scorsese's first Oscar win for Best Picture. Glad to see that Joe Pesci had won his for this role. He was truly convincing and his intensity was both funny and terrifying.

    • @neonnoodle1169
      @neonnoodle1169 Před 2 lety +1

      100% should’ve won for best picture. Not saying dances with wolves wasn’t a worthy competitor but this should’ve won

    • @BryanCostner
      @BryanCostner Před 2 lety +1

      @@neonnoodle1169 Dances With Wolves was awesome, i love that movie but Goodfellas was clearly superior in just about every way

    • @mcmurphy809
      @mcmurphy809 Před rokem +2

      The Oscar’s are a pathetic joke. This basically proves it. If they were going to give him one it should have been for taxi driver in the late 70s or raging bull in 80 lol raging bull is literally a masterpiece, it’s literally in the top twenty of greatest films ever. It’s literally perfect, not one editing mistake in that film. Think about that, they gave a cartoon character an Oscar and not Martin Scorsese until the departed which is at the bottom of his films. If that’s not enough for you to wake up and realize the Oscar’s are just friends giving friends little trophy’s, idk what is.

    • @dannyolortegui3776
      @dannyolortegui3776 Před rokem

      Taxi Driver is still Scorsese's best film

  • @dodgeglowsticks
    @dodgeglowsticks Před rokem +31

    RIP Paul Sorvino and Ray Liotta... amazing actors in an amazing movie

    • @BryanCostner
      @BryanCostner Před rokem +2

      Don't forget RIP Nicolas Pileggi who wrote the book and co-wrote the movie

  • @NelsonStJames
    @NelsonStJames Před 4 lety +105

    I didn't even get the drum roll emphasizing the joke of Henry having a normal job. And that's just one of the things you point out that I missed. Very good film analysis of a great movie!

  • @professionalcommenter5
    @professionalcommenter5 Před 4 lety +54

    Not just the best 'Gangster' Movie. One of my personal top five favorite movies of all time. Although as far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a Gangster.

  • @issaHMD
    @issaHMD Před 5 lety +31

    The muted audio might be the youtube copyright algorithm in action.

  • @crystalglass7106
    @crystalglass7106 Před 4 lety +31

    It also spawned the great Pesci's immortal rap song "wiseguy"

  • @maximumoccupancy
    @maximumoccupancy Před 4 lety +15

    The song "Atlantis" that plays as Billy Batts is "murdered" is a song about someone's yearning to be somewhere else -- just like Henry.

    • @Djabulani926
      @Djabulani926 Před rokem

      Thanks for the title... I always though it symbolized Billie Batts sleeping with the fishes... When they sing 'way down below the ocean'... very morbid scene when mixed with the music

  • @ghoulking7616
    @ghoulking7616 Před 4 lety +38

    I love this movie because it shows the reality of the mafia. It’s romanticized in the beginning but then you realized it’s filled with psychopaths and selfish monsters.

  • @JoJo-xp6wr
    @JoJo-xp6wr Před 4 lety +26

    "Entertaining group, entertaining group"
    Only a hardcore fan of Scorsese can understand this reference!

  • @PorkTips
    @PorkTips Před 7 lety +732

    "the most important line in the movie, when Tommy says: 🔇📵📴🙉❌❌❓❓❔❔🕒🕞🕓"

    • @Sir_Catnip
      @Sir_Catnip Před 6 lety +18

      english please

    • @majik5194
      @majik5194 Před 6 lety +4

      Robert Cabral 😂😂😂

    • @e3uphoric51
      @e3uphoric51 Před 6 lety +2

      What?

    • @bombabombom3603
      @bombabombom3603 Před 6 lety +58

      He's signifying through hipster emoji bullshit that it was hard to hear what Tommy said, even though it wasn't that difficult to make it out.

    • @Tfrexs
      @Tfrexs Před 5 lety +11

      Lol he said “I didn’t want to get blood on your floor”

  • @saultygg
    @saultygg Před 5 lety +13

    Henry was laughing at maury getting chocked out because before that scene the commercial says his wigs can handle hurricane winds but jimmy easily knocks it off by putting a chord on his neck xD

  • @TheOneAndOnlyStuart
    @TheOneAndOnlyStuart Před 5 lety +194

    Word of advice
    It’s not the best idea when making a point to say something like “he also says,” followed by nine seconds of muted footage...
    Just sayin’

  • @howeijian4277
    @howeijian4277 Před 7 lety +567

    Can you fix the audio of the movie

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety +38

      Seems to be working fine for me.

    • @howeijian4277
      @howeijian4277 Před 7 lety +153

      Jack's Movie Reviews I can't hear anything from the movie,I can hear your voice

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety +32

      ho weijian
      That is bizarre, maybe try it with or without headphones in.

    • @ruddiato
      @ruddiato Před 6 lety +73

      Jack's Movie Reviews I agree,each time u say something important,your voice gets muted

    • @idrinkcofe
      @idrinkcofe Před 6 lety +9

      ho weijian happens with me too

  • @thinmanthewise
    @thinmanthewise Před 4 lety +106

    He wasn't a waiter, he was the proprietor.

  • @Tonithenightowl
    @Tonithenightowl Před 6 lety +88

    Just a little trivia about the little girl who listened to Henry and Karen's fight. She was actually Lorraine Bracco's daughter. Also the toddler in the prison scene was her younger daughter. Being they were the correct age for the time sequence Lorraine suggested they use them and Scorsese agreed. I don't know if either ended up in acting but what a hoot to be in a few scenes with their Mom in a classic movie.

    • @joshuaquinn1986
      @joshuaquinn1986 Před 6 lety +1

      Tonithenightowl never new that thank you

    • @joshuaquinn1986
      @joshuaquinn1986 Před 6 lety

      dfss csss yea i got a better one first five minutes of the movie when they stab billy bats and Jimmy shots him the gun doesn't go off but you hear the trigger

    • @joshuaquinn1986
      @joshuaquinn1986 Před 6 lety

      And if you watch that part about the jail karen passes up all the black chicks lol not being racist or anything

    • @joshuaquinn1986
      @joshuaquinn1986 Před 6 lety

      I mean one time the flash doesn't come on but what you said is interesting the only reason spider aka christopher from the sopranos got hired was from that little scene and Karen was offered to play tonys wife but said fuk that i did that already I'm be a therapist

    • @joshuaquinn1986
      @joshuaquinn1986 Před 6 lety

      And Tommy's mother in the movie is Scorsese mother and she ironed all the clothes to give it that look

  • @VexedAlpha
    @VexedAlpha Před 4 lety +23

    That “funny guy scene” was not scripted. That’s what makes it so great, shows how genius Pesci is at playing a mafia man.

  • @ajbrown1619
    @ajbrown1619 Před 4 lety +14

    "And then he kissed me" best use of a song in a scene in any movie ever... Anyone agree????

    • @neonnoodle1169
      @neonnoodle1169 Před 2 lety +2

      This movie particularly the first third is full of staggeringly good utilization of music

  • @mohamedashian604
    @mohamedashian604 Před 4 lety +60

    “Why is goodfellas the greatest gangster movie ever made”
    Oh gee I don’t know maybe because it’s just that fucking great

    • @steveharrington.3022
      @steveharrington.3022 Před 4 lety +4

      That wasn’t a question, the statement was “Why GoodFellas is the BEST gangster movie of all time” and you forgot a word in your second sentence lol.
      “Oh g I don’t”

  • @anthonylewis2080
    @anthonylewis2080 Před 4 lety +12

    Hands up if you look at GoodFellas in 2019?.
    Make sure you have in your DVD or BluRay collection.
    Masterpieces don't get much better than this!.

  • @jhonnyclubitz8285
    @jhonnyclubitz8285 Před 4 lety +10

    This some brilliance that shows the difference of detail from Goodfellas and the godfather the whole wedding sequence is longer than Henry's childhood sequence

  • @danyosuna7276
    @danyosuna7276 Před 4 lety +56

    "Reads the tittle*
    *hits like inmediately after*

  • @glennhighcoveexploresstuff
    @glennhighcoveexploresstuff Před 6 lety +67

    Just one correction, I believe that is the club owner, not just a waiter (i.e. an employee) that Tommy berates and beats over the tab.

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 6 lety +18

      Yep-you are totally right he is the club owner. It makes Tommy a bit more intimidating!

    • @prestonnoneya3767
      @prestonnoneya3767 Před 6 lety

      Glenn Highcove, yea! I noticed that!

    • @peterlasusa7523
      @peterlasusa7523 Před 4 lety +4

      Yes. There is an important earlier scene where Club Owner asks Paulie for ‘help’ and they become ‘partners’. To call him a ‘waiter’ is a bad miss by the reviewer.

    • @forickgrimaldus8301
      @forickgrimaldus8301 Před 2 lety

      @@JacksMovieReviews though it didn't happen in reality, it would be twice as scary if the Guy was built like he was in reality Tommy Desimoni was actually 6.2ft and was built like Rocky.

  • @cgh7337
    @cgh7337 Před 6 lety +18

    Pesci was great in this film but was more deserving of an Academy Award for his performance in JFK. Also, Spider didn't play a prank on Tommy (at least not in the scene he is shot in the foot) If you watch the scene, several guys tell Spider what they want to drink, one guy says "I'm fine" Spider thinks Tommy says that and that why he doesn't bring him anything to drink which in turn starts all the trouble. I'm not trying to nitpick. Excellent analysis.

    • @scifinerd17
      @scifinerd17 Před 6 lety +1

      Christopher G. His performance in Raging Bull was the best out of all the Scorsese films he was in.

  • @melinabobina1503
    @melinabobina1503 Před 6 lety +28

    Thank you for addressing that NY Post article, I thought it was absolutely ridiculous! I am a woman and Goodfellas and Casino are my favorite films of all time! I love Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci's characters! I behave very similar to Tommy (I share his temper) and I able to identify with his character. That scene where Tommy, Henry and the rest of the crew are laughing, discussing their problems, is very similar to how I hang out out with my best friends, whom are also female. Also, I LOVE the soundtrack!!!!!

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 6 lety +2

      Thanks Mel! I read that article, thought it was ridiculous, and made the video a few weeks later!

  • @reignman4529
    @reignman4529 Před 5 lety +20

    Henry Hill was a always smashed near the end of his life. He was a frequent guest on the Howard Stern show and they always made him look like a drunken fool.

  • @darthrib1281
    @darthrib1281 Před rokem +5

    For the people watching the video and wondering why half of the audio is missing is likely bc the video was likely claimed so he had to edit out the audio. He should of added subtitles though.

  • @drewlbers
    @drewlbers Před 4 lety +21

    The 2 godfather movies (3 should be forgotten) and goodfellas are near perfect movies

  • @chrischaralambous3334
    @chrischaralambous3334 Před 7 lety +66

    enjoyed the little joke at 4:50

  • @Alex00789
    @Alex00789 Před 7 lety +66

    I can't hear the dialogue from the film.

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety +10

      Try it without headphones or with different headphones-it works fine for me.

    • @NatsumiTakanawa
      @NatsumiTakanawa Před 7 lety +5

      Doesn't work for me.

    • @PorkTips
      @PorkTips Před 7 lety +1

      Jack's Movie Reviews yeah from about 8:00 on the movie audio is silent...before 8:00 is fine tho

  • @ryangreene2159
    @ryangreene2159 Před 4 lety +4

    Thanks for playing the soundtrack throughout the video! Made it feel like watching the movie

  • @ernestolombardo5811
    @ernestolombardo5811 Před 4 lety +47

    "1) Never rat on your friends, and 2) Always keep your mouth shut."
    Yeah? What about "Never murder all your friends", huh, Conway?
    Also, "Never murder a made man, never help your psycho friend murder a made man, just because he hurled a mortal insult by telling him to go home to get his fucking shine box."
    All these people have the emotional intelligence of a 2-year old. Stunted, with real guns!

    • @punjabilaundde9893
      @punjabilaundde9893 Před 4 lety +29

      Thats the whole point of the movie, Gangsters pretend to have rules only to break them as they see fit. They see rules as justification for their poor behaviour and life choices.

    • @anthonylewis2080
      @anthonylewis2080 Před 4 lety

      👍👍👍👍👍👍!.

    • @GoldandAppel
      @GoldandAppel Před 4 lety +1

      @@punjabilaundde9893 The movie WITNESS TO THE MOB proves that. NO LOYALTY!

  • @trevmay1899
    @trevmay1899 Před 2 lety +6

    I wish the “good times” part of goodfellas was longer, but I understand the story necessitated it

  • @bojabang2188
    @bojabang2188 Před 5 lety +6

    Something to note is that no one except Paulie in Henry’s crew is actual mafia and Tommy was being made a soldier.

  • @MoneyMakeoverSpecialist
    @MoneyMakeoverSpecialist Před rokem +4

    "And all of their daughters were named Marie".
    This film is one of the greatest of all time; from the music to narration to cinematography, I love this movie. The movie did the book "Wiseguys" justice, painting a picture that not everything is not what it seems.
    The glorified violence, pious greed, and merciful theft sucked me in. I'm right there with the action getting sucked into the nuanced music placement per scene and the carefulness of each scene. Martin should have won this back in 1990 but I was only 3 when this movie came out. I appreciated this film sometime as a teenager and I can recite lines from the film from the film.
    It's obvious that you deserve what you get when you get what you deserve. This is not a negative or positive critique. However, it shows the lengths of obtaining what we want most in our lives only coming close to really deserving it. Are we ever deserving of the lifestyle we deem worthy of obtaining? I think this is one trope that is missed often (the narrator of this video touches upon it briefly in the beginning when Henry is a teen). We feel for Henry because we think/know he deserves the American Dream that ultimately becomes his American Nightmare. The feeling of belongingness closes the gap of this deservedness.
    It is this reason among many others that I love this movie. It examines so much of our own capacity, capability, and culpability with the people we most associate.

  • @valenniacosplay
    @valenniacosplay Před 7 měsíci +1

    What a great film review/analysis! Your video is both straightforward and comprehensive, and it also highlights some aspects that I definitely missed while rewatching this masterpiece.

  • @stellastavr774
    @stellastavr774 Před 3 lety +12

    Good review!
    Another crumbling moment was when Karen secretly visited Jimmy in the third act and he tried to have her killed, but she caught on to that. It seemed as such a naive move, but goes to show how little he thinks of this woman, trying the bare minimum to take her out. He underestimated her, and kept playing this fake role to his demise.

  • @roachmasta189
    @roachmasta189 Před 8 lety +28

    fantastic analysis! keep up the good work

  • @Babbleplay
    @Babbleplay Před 4 lety +7

    As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Goodfeather.
    Man, the jokes and references you never got as a kid.

  • @michealradd264
    @michealradd264 Před rokem

    Great work buddy, very thorough and spot on about the music.

  • @monkeymafia7359
    @monkeymafia7359 Před 6 lety +109

    Dying from heart attack at 69 might not have much to do with drugs

    • @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan
      @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan Před 4 lety +3

      Holy shit nice profile pic, CRX fan?

    • @conor1666
      @conor1666 Před 4 lety +2

      Eirik holy shit nice profile pic! Are you a llama?

    • @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan
      @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan Před 4 lety

      @@eirikmelum Haha dude in my pic is an old family friend. he's indian :)

    • @footballhighlights6589
      @footballhighlights6589 Před 4 lety

      AlwaysMad holy shit nice profile pic! Are you a former member of a Mexican cartel?

    • @mamacofeliz6025
      @mamacofeliz6025 Před 3 lety

      @Football Highlights Holy shit nice profile pic! Are you a MaximilianMus?

  • @thewiedzmin6062
    @thewiedzmin6062 Před 5 lety +16

    Whenever I hear Joe Pesci, my brain automatically reminds me the Greatest comedian I have yet seen George Carlin!

  • @MrShagnasty18
    @MrShagnasty18 Před 7 lety +45

    My Favorite Movie ......I Have Seen it at Least 50 Times and Never put Some of Those Links Together .......Good Video man .......

  • @jamiegodwin3070
    @jamiegodwin3070 Před 4 lety +1

    A fantastic dissection of one hell of a movie. Well done mate

  • @ivandoer5897
    @ivandoer5897 Před 7 lety +14

    Splendid! Thank you so much for your work!
    Would be really nice to see review of Scorsese's CASINO!!

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety +3

      Thank you! I actually just did a video on The Departed and try and put some time in between looking at the same directors work. Here's that video if you haven't seen it. czcams.com/video/xLqFQV6Mno4/video.html

    • @ivandoer5897
      @ivandoer5897 Před 7 lety +2

      Saw already! When there gonna be time, will wait for more. Well done! ;)

  • @JerryRiceBall
    @JerryRiceBall Před 6 lety +123

    This is literally a breakdown of the film. You should change the title

    • @Author_SoftwareDesigner
      @Author_SoftwareDesigner Před 6 lety +19

      Check One he is breaking it down and explaining why it is the best . . .

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 Před 6 lety +9

      How else is he going to elaborate idiot?

    • @dawsondjodvorj2408
      @dawsondjodvorj2408 Před 4 lety +1

      You change your name to idiot.

    • @braedenhunter6501
      @braedenhunter6501 Před 4 lety +2

      You mean to tell me he broke down the film to show how it’s the best gangster movie of all time. What a HUGE surprise.

    • @antonraulpen
      @antonraulpen Před 4 lety +2

      Check GS because you can’t really just say it’s the best with no defence and no breakdown? goddamn idiot

  • @theclimbto1
    @theclimbto1 Před 6 lety +5

    The music in this movie. My man. But then I'm 38, and grew up listening to the music of my Mother.
    Not that I don't love the Grunge of the 90's, or other things from the Dresden Dolls to The Airborne Toxic Event or George Watsky, but nothing is as pure as these 'Oldies'.

  • @tonyg6123
    @tonyg6123 Před rokem +1

    Great review, I learned a lot.
    I'm sure you were forced to remove the dialogue but if you could put subtitles in it would prevent this issue ruining the context.

  • @ntnrocket1
    @ntnrocket1 Před 4 lety +2

    Great job on the review, the Hitchcock shots never occurred to me before.

  • @saigokun
    @saigokun Před 7 lety +6

    Thanks for this great analysis of this five star movie.

  • @thepazmaniandevil94
    @thepazmaniandevil94 Před 7 lety +3

    I interpret that last scene where Tommy fires a gun into the camera a little differently. I interpret it as Henry reminiscing the life he had as a Mafia gangster, his "rockstar days". Henry doesn't really display an expression of fear, so much as one of nostalgia if that's possible to express.

  • @WickedGoodWood
    @WickedGoodWood Před 7 lety

    your movie analysis are some of the best i've seen on here. keep it up.
    Goodfellas is one of my absolute favourite films, you've helped me discover new things about it,

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety

      Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!

    • @WickedGoodWood
      @WickedGoodWood Před 7 lety

      If I may, I'm not sure how your process goes but will you be reviewing Chan-wook Park's "Old Boy" (2003) in the near future?

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety

      I'm sure I will eventually, but I don't have any immediate plans to do so.

  • @michaelmichael8147
    @michaelmichael8147 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic analysis. Really awesome. Helped me appreciatet this film even more. Thanks.

  • @Demir0509
    @Demir0509 Před 3 lety +4

    My favourite line from the movie is ‘hey henry heres a wing!’ Makes me laugh every time

  • @jorgegaytan3012
    @jorgegaytan3012 Před 8 lety +31

    you will get a 5+star for tremendous work excellent....

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 8 lety +3

      +Jorge Gaytan Thanks Jorge! I'm putting out another one this Saturday, I hope you check that out!

    • @jorgegaytan3012
      @jorgegaytan3012 Před 8 lety

      +Jacks Movie Reviews look forward to it ...thank s a bunch.. keep up the great work partner

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 8 lety +1

      Jorge Gaytan
      Will do, thanks for the support!

    • @dangollapalli5113
      @dangollapalli5113 Před 4 lety

      🌟 🌟 🌟🌟🌟

  • @Mo-MuttMusic
    @Mo-MuttMusic Před 2 lety

    Thanks for discussing. Good arguments for your interpretation of one of my favorite films. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular (and movie buff)

  • @henridrews857
    @henridrews857 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow, this video made me appreciate this film to an even greater extend! An absolute must watch!

  • @thedrewdog
    @thedrewdog Před 6 lety +204

    No. It's not the best gangster movie of all time.
    It's the best MOVIE of ALL TIME -- barnone.

  • @inversemyself
    @inversemyself Před 4 lety +16

    Who's excited for 'The Irishman' ?

    • @rus778
      @rus778 Před 4 lety +5

      Jeremy Nothing it was amazing!

  • @joshuanezat4394
    @joshuanezat4394 Před 4 lety +1

    The Jimmy two-times reference got you a sub. Great little detail lol

    • @GeoffDaCow
      @GeoffDaCow Před 4 lety

      Russell Westbrook looking for a comment that pointed that out 🔥

  • @millenialfilms_5674
    @millenialfilms_5674 Před 6 lety +2

    There are many good points here but the one biggest problem i could see is when you state that Henry is is losing his love for the Mafia, but this simply isnt true because Henry states that his biggest problem when leaving the life is that he didnt want to leave the life, he still loved the life. But over all this is a good essay on this film, One of my favorite things about this film is how many different ways it can be interpreted. Ive watched this film to many times to count and i still get the same feeling of wow everytime i watch it.

  • @Verilee1970
    @Verilee1970 Před 3 lety +3

    Good ole Henry Hill, his late-life notoriety was mostly Howard Stern's doing.

  • @cathyaudette1060
    @cathyaudette1060 Před 4 lety +13

    One of the greatest movies ever made!! I always watch it whenever its on TV.

  • @peytoncrosby5892
    @peytoncrosby5892 Před 2 lety +1

    The “Layla” scene gives me goosebumps every single time.

  • @luked4043
    @luked4043 Před 5 lety

    Another video said almost all these things. I think one of you two took some inspiration.

  • @namnguyentu1382
    @namnguyentu1382 Před 6 lety +4

    You forgot to talk about that "what is life" by the great Harrison

  • @ramseybrown3233
    @ramseybrown3233 Před 7 lety +33

    Such an amazing film and great review

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 7 lety

      Thanks Ramsey, very much appreciated. Nice profile picture BTW

    • @Vendzor
      @Vendzor Před 7 lety

      such an amazing album..

  • @willmodul8467
    @willmodul8467 Před rokem +1

    Yeah bro what an epic opening line lmao. As well as the many other times the movies audio is awkwardly cut for whatever reason

    • @natehowe4291
      @natehowe4291 Před rokem

      i think it got copyrighted or something

  • @TheInfamousBertman
    @TheInfamousBertman Před 6 lety

    Brilliant analysis, well done

  • @elijahp.3720
    @elijahp.3720 Před 6 lety +64

    The audio is cutting out for me. Am I the only one?

  • @dennispicone6801
    @dennispicone6801 Před 4 lety +4

    Beyond doubt. One of the greatest ever American gangster films ever produced. Liotta,Pesci and de Niro chemistry is sublime. Up there with the first two Godfather films. That's for sure. 😊👍❤

  • @Jipwell
    @Jipwell Před 3 lety +1

    This has been a favourite of mine for years. I first saw it when I was eleven and I've loved it ever since.

  • @cameronmac8928
    @cameronmac8928 Před 8 lety

    Really well done analysis mate hats off to you. Goodfellas is my favourite film and love listening to others peoples take on what transpires in the movie. Some minor corrections that I feel I have to make however.... The man who approaches pauly about needing help in the resteraunt isn't a waiter, he likely owns the place or is involved heavily in its management. In the scene where Jimmy is attacking Maurey asking for his money, Henry isn't laughing because he genuinely enjoys the violence, but as a conpensatory factor to appear unfazed by it in the eyes of Jimmy, he wishes to be seen as someone who is impressed by the violence, but the character inherently is different from the others and sees violence as a part of the lifestyle, not as something he finds funny or enjoyable. Lastly spider isn't playing a prank on Tommy, he clearly is just simple minded and got confused with the guys orders.... Other than that great job mate really impressed! Keep it up!

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 8 lety

      +Cameron MacRury Thanks Cameron, and great insights by the way, thanks for pointing them out!

    • @cameronmac8928
      @cameronmac8928 Před 8 lety

      No problem man, just looking through some of your other videos... Some really good stuff mate, you should have a lot more subscribers

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 8 lety

      Cameron MacRury
      I really appreciate that, but my channel has been growing faster than it ever has in the past few months, so I'm looking forward to the future

    • @cameronmac8928
      @cameronmac8928 Před 8 lety

      That's great! You've gained a new sub, keep up the content and you will continue to grow, you should do some more Scorsese films would like to hear what you have to say

    • @JacksMovieReviews
      @JacksMovieReviews  Před 8 lety

      Cameron MacRury You may like my video about Hugo, I looked at that and a lot of his other films that inspired it. I also did a video on The Wolf of Wall Street that may interest you

  • @matthew7265
    @matthew7265 Před 4 lety +9

    This movie is on par with both godfather movies

    • @joyasaxena9976
      @joyasaxena9976 Před 3 lety +2

      I think Goodfellas is better than The Godfather tbh

  • @chadinmich1
    @chadinmich1 Před 3 lety +6

    Wasn’t a waiter, he was the owner of the joint

  • @crazycougar9344
    @crazycougar9344 Před 3 lety

    The music is perfect throughout

  • @jackfahy2283
    @jackfahy2283 Před 6 lety +1

    This video has earned you a subscription from me, unreal 🙌🏻

  • @patrikkelic3590
    @patrikkelic3590 Před 4 lety +3

    If the audio from The movie is not working try it with headphones then it should be fine

    • @nathanspradlin8570
      @nathanspradlin8570 Před 4 lety

      I'm wearing headphones right now and it's not on

    • @patrikkelic3590
      @patrikkelic3590 Před 4 lety

      @@nathanspradlin8570 maybe one side of the headphones is not working

    • @nathanspradlin8570
      @nathanspradlin8570 Před 4 lety

      No BOTH headphones didn't work. I checked when I listened to the video

  • @CoinOpTV
    @CoinOpTV Před 6 lety +38

    one of my faves

  • @joshuacreepingbear46
    @joshuacreepingbear46 Před 4 lety

    great review!

  • @brianrunyon266
    @brianrunyon266 Před 4 lety +2

    One of my favorite movies. The acting, soudn design, music, heck, all of it. Martin's one of my favorite directors. I'm a film buff, and I'm blind.

  • @alexbonilla6735
    @alexbonilla6735 Před 3 lety +3

    Technically Henry Hill was never in the Mob , he was associated with them but he was never a made man

  • @brmillgr
    @brmillgr Před 6 lety +42

    Im gonna get da papers, get da papers

  • @larrysmith1312
    @larrysmith1312 Před 4 lety

    Great review. Liked and subscribed. You’ve earned it

  • @nikosalexopoulos6542
    @nikosalexopoulos6542 Před rokem +1

    Great video. I especially like the parts from the movie being presented in order to clarify key points of the analysis. Like when Ray Liota says: "_______________ "
    and Joe Pesci replies: " __________ "
    And then DeNiro enters the scene: "_______________"
    Man, really great lines

    • @manuharter6382
      @manuharter6382 Před rokem

      Is that a bug or is that on purpose

    • @nikosalexopoulos6542
      @nikosalexopoulos6542 Před rokem

      @@manuharter6382 They have cut out the audio tracks of the film due to copyright protection

    • @manuharter6382
      @manuharter6382 Před rokem

      @@nikosalexopoulos6542 i mean, you could try and slap subtitles under that

    • @nikosalexopoulos6542
      @nikosalexopoulos6542 Před rokem

      @@manuharter6382 Well, when he first uploaded the video, you could hear the tracks. But then CZcams probably cut them off. And the uploader did not re-upload with subtitles afterwards

    • @manuharter6382
      @manuharter6382 Před rokem +1

      @@nikosalexopoulos6542 well, well. CZcams does how youtube wants.