Goodfellas (1990)

Location: Home (DVD)
Seen Before: Yes
Rating: 5.0

I have an almost prejudice against this film as it seems to have really climbed in popularity in terms of people ranking it almost obscenely high on lists of the best films ever made. In fact, a British magazine a few months back declared it the greatest film of all time--a bit much in my opinion. But, after not seeing it for quite some time, this viewing really opened my eyes a bit more to just how much of a tour-de-force and amazing cinematic achievement it truely is. That other mob movie (The Godfather, naturally) really seems to be the only great predecessor to this famous Scorcese work--in between these two pictures I can't recall anything great in terms of a gangster flick. The wonderful thing about that, as well, is that these two films, while both involving gangsters, couldn't be more different! The violence in this is so real, scary, and off-putting that it tends to keep me away for a while after a viewing, but what a film it is.