nagpants 1 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Anyone recommend any good gangster flicks outside of the Godfathers? (And do these ganster gang actually exist?) Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
GoodTimes 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Goodfellas Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Scarface Black Rain Untouchables Goodfellas Link to post Share on other sites
egglesby 1 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 I loved Goodfellas - much better than the (over-rated) Godfathers. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 If you expand "gangster" to the yakuza-genre, here are some flicks worth checking out at your local video store: Violent Cop http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098360/ Sonatine http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108188/ Fuyajo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169929/ Tokyo Drifter http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061101/ Branded to Kill http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061882/ Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 One of my favorites is 'A Bronx tale'. It's told from the perspective of a kid growing up amongst the mafia. Dinero is his dad who is a bus driver and attempts to keep him out of the neighborhood gangs. Lots more to it. A great film. "Goodfellas" would be my second favorite with 'Casino' coming in close also (for 'modern' gangster films) For Yakuza films, what about 'Kill Bill, Vol. one'? edit - as far as them existing, yes they do. Just watched a story today, as a matter of fact, on a gangster on 60 minutes. Very interesting story. I think most of what the movies are based on happened in the 70's and 80's, but it for the most part is pretty true. Knock out the hollywood drama and you're getting a pretty fair picture of real gangster life. Oh, and if you want a great comedy (but not over the top) on gangsters, watch 'My Blue Heaven' with Steve Martin. Classic - I own it. Love that movie Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Married to the Mob The Freshman Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels Mona Lisa Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 the johnny depp movie where he goes undercover was good. whats it called? donnie brasco or something? Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 "The Crays" great movie. watch it. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Dare I say it, I think the Godfathers are way over-rated as well (and the less said about the 3rd the better) Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Funnily enough I always thought too that until I saw Godfather #1 and #2 again a few weeks ago. Now I think they are beautiful timeless classics. Scarface, however, is over-rated. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Danz - The Untouchables was so bad. Was like a Marvel comic. Never thought it would end. Not a good pick. Sean Connery, Kevin Kostner in a ganster flick. Not a good movie. Godfather 2 is hard to follow in Japan. Half is in Italian so I can't understand it. But for good ones so far Goodfellas Switchblade Sisters Link to post Share on other sites
Manimal 0 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Goodfellas gets my vote Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I can't understand why people say Goodfellas is good. Why?? Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Because it's......., good? Link to post Share on other sites
skemmygirl 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I'm not keen on that kind of thing, but did enjoy the Goodfellas. I even kinda enjoyed Untouchables as well, don't laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
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