I just watched Goodfellas for the first time ...

purbeast0

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overall I thought it was a great movie, however I do not believe it was a great as the hype I have heard about it. i also think that if I had seen the movie at its time, before any of the 5 seasons of Sopranos that I love, then it would have also impacted me more :). but all in all, the movie was good ... just not as good as I was expecting. I give it a 6.5/10.
 

jagec

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6.5/10?

So what do you give Gigli? Seems your scale is awfully strict...

what movies earn a 10 in your book?
 

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Wow that's a classic. It's definetely my favorite Scorsese movie. Deniro and Pesci are awesome in Goodfellas.

This movie should be required viewing if you are male :p
 

purbeast0

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Originally posted by: jagec
6.5/10?

So what do you give Gigli? Seems your scale is awfully strict...

what movies earn a 10 in your book?

i haven't seen Gigli so i can't answer that question :p

Now for a 10 in my book ... hmmmm. i would have to say atleast Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Terminator 2. Those are probably the only 10's that I can think of off the top of my head. keep in mind its late so i can't think too hard.

like i said, don't get me wrong ... Goodfellas is a great movie. i guess people just hyped it up a little too much to me, and i expected a little more out of it.

EDIT: Oh, I would also put Heat up there w/my 10's. i love that movie!
 

KLin

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I enjoyed it also. 9.5/10 from me. Go rent Johnny Dangerously. Hilarious mafia movie.
 

GasX

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Terminator 2: 10
Goodfellas: 6.5

Were you gnawing on the lead painted windowsill when you were a toddler?
 

Modeps

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Goodfellas is one of the greatest gangster movies ever made, second only to The Godfather. It's not a 6.5/10....
 

badmouse

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He's got a point about seeing it AFTER Sopranos.

It's still a great movie, but when it came out there was nothing like it.
 

MustISO

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I've never seen it but I just got the new DVD release with the nicer transfer. Meant to watch it this weekend but never found the time.
 

gururu

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that movie has some of the most memorable sequences ever filmed. Awesome movie making.
 

Bumrush99

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9.9/10

Goodfellas is one of my favorite mobster movies of all time.
The scene where Ray Liotta is all coked up, paranoid about making the spaghetti and helicopters spying on him has to be one of the greatest of all time.
 

DWW

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Pesci and De Niro get all the props for that movie but I really think Ray Liotta did a kickass job... "BUT KARRRRENNN".
 

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
Now for a 10 in my book ... hmmmm. i would have to say atleast Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Terminator 2. Those are probably the only 10's that I can think of off the top of my head. keep in mind its late so i can't think too hard.

You rate T2 over Goodfellas? Good Lord, what is this world coming to?
 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: jagec
6.5/10?

So what do you give Gigli? Seems your scale is awfully strict...

what movies earn a 10 in your book?

i haven't seen Gigli so i can't answer that question :p

Now for a 10 in my book ... hmmmm. i would have to say atleast Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Terminator 2. Those are probably the only 10's that I can think of off the top of my head. keep in mind its late so i can't think too hard.

like i said, don't get me wrong ... Goodfellas is a great movie. i guess people just hyped it up a little too much to me, and i expected a little more out of it.

EDIT: Oh, I would also put Heat up there w/my 10's. i love that movie!

Your post had a tiny bit of credibility until that comment. No freaking way does Heat earn a 10 and Goodfellas a 6.5.
 

DnetMHZ

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Terminator 2: 10
Goodfellas: 6.5

Were you gnawing on the lead painted windowsill when you were a toddler?

HAHA.. :thumbsup:
 

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Termite 2: Attack Of The Leaded Termites

Rated PG13 Get the lead out. Opening in theaters everywhere October 13th.
 

Bumrush99

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Heat is also a great movie. I can understand someone liking Heat more than Goodfellas.
 

Lvis

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The thing that makes goodfellas stand out is that its a true story. All the gangster films you guys have mentioned are fiction, I believe.