Movie Reviews for GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)

GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Movie Reviews of GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Movie Review: Classic Mob Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a film that Scorsese should have won the Oscar for, not "The Departed."

Goodfellas follows the life of Henry Hill through his life with the Mafia. The story is based on the real-life Henry Hill.

This film really established Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta as solid actors. With Robert De Niro and Lorraine Bracco, the cast was just perfect. The acting was great all around and the plot was very entertaining.

Unlike what is seen in "The Godfather," Goodfellas probably more accurately portrays what real life is like in the Mafia, atleast from what I've read. Not that "The Godfather" isn't any good, it's great but it almost glorifies that lifestyle to an extent.

Anyway, as I said, the plot is entertaining and this is a film you could watch more than once. The characters are interesting and the humor is appropriate. There is some graphic violence as to be expected but it is not over the top. There's plenty of foul language but again, it's not over the top.

Overall, this is a film that you must see, if for nothing else to see Joe Pesci's famous "am I a clown" scene.

Movie Review: Good Fellas - Blu Ray
Summary: 4 Stars

I wont bother reviewing the movie itself. It has to stand as one of the 100 best films of all time (at least in my list). As far as Blu Ray goes, this is much improved over my original "flipper" 2-sided DVD version. Some reviewers have mentioned the grain in some parts of the film. That's just the stock they made the transfer from. There is another part where there is a vertical line in the scene through De Niro that is part of the negative. But when the film is sharp, the transfer is perfect. I think this is especially obvious at the very beginning of the movie when there is tight close-up of a young Henry Hill looking out the window of his apartment and you can see the details of what looks like a green contact lens (to match Liotta I suppose).
I was disappointed by the audio. It seemes a bit muddy. I need to go back to my "flipper" version to see if it was any better. This may be a case of trying to make Dolby 5.1 out of an old soundtrack.
Overall, Certainly worth the price. Worth replacing an older version (not sure if this applies to the newer "collecters edition" or not.
By the way, one fun part of watching this movie is picking out all the Soprano's characters that were in this film. Christoper, Pauli, "Old" Carmine (Tony Lipp plays "Tony the Wop" or something like that), I think even "Big Pussy", Vincent Pastore has a walk on bit. For "The Wire" fans, I noticed that Isiah Whitlock Jr (the "honorable" Sen Clay Davis) had a bit part playing a Dr when Henry is picking his wheelchair bound brother up from the hospital near the end of the film.

Movie Review: Good Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

GoodFellas is just a classic gangsta movie and I have nothing bad to say about it.

Movie Review: a MUST have
Summary: 5 Stars

I don't see the point in writing a long drawn out synopsis of the movie Goodfellas because if you haven't seen it then quite simply you're blowing it big time.

One of the best movies ever created... EVER.

The bonus features for the 2 disc special edition are great. Interviews with everyone involved from the production crew to all the main actors.

Having the standard version of this movie on DVD is okay, but you can't call yourself a true fan of Goodfellas unless you own this edition.

[trivia: Saul Bass is the designer who created the artwork for Goodfellas. He also came up with the opening titles, which are as important to the movie as the rest of it. Bass designed nearly ALL of Alfred Hitchcock's film posters (Vertigo, Rear Window, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc).]