tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post9066304761885734673..comments2023-11-17T08:28:34.015+00:00Comments on The m-factor: American Gangsta'Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-26374984807455499272008-01-24T08:16:00.000+00:002008-01-24T08:16:00.000+00:00I know, I know. Can't beat the Godfather triology....I know, I know. Can't beat the Godfather triology. But not every mobster movie tells the story this well. And it has some really class acting, which I enjoyed. And it also do not contain so much of that raw and brutal violence that the other movies you listed. For some that might dull the movie, but I thought it just made the movie better.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Donnie Brasco was a refreshing mafia movie. Different angel, not the same old story and Depp and Pacino in leading roles (say what you want, but Pacino KNOWS how to play mafia)Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-79634678735624035352008-01-24T07:58:00.000+00:002008-01-24T07:58:00.000+00:00...so they blew the fx budget on Denzel....big fre......so they blew the fx budget on Denzel....big freakin' deal. Have you seen "Hoodlum" with Laurence Fishbourne, btw?<BR/><BR/>Naw - just playin' with you dude. But the thing is - I'm not sayin' that Arnold movies are very diverse, but rather that although I occasionally make fun of Steven Seagal movies for being identical save for the title (ex. navy seal/green beret/marine/ninja now working as a cook or a EHS dude), the sad fact is that since Godfather, every mafia/greaseball/goombah/guido movie has used the same fuckin' storylineWilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-75188504729060449012008-01-23T23:45:00.000+00:002008-01-23T23:45:00.000+00:00So, the guy who loves Arnie-flicks complains about...So, the guy who loves Arnie-flicks complains about variety in movies? Pot meet kettle, eh?<BR/><BR/>Serious, what separetes this movie from the other you mentioned, is that American Gangster is story driven. None of the huge shoot out ending, none that "say hello to my little friend". They could have put a lot more graphic violence and action in there, the story do justify that, but they didn't. And it got Denzel Washington as a bad guy.Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-60016323439496202242008-01-23T21:49:00.000+00:002008-01-23T21:49:00.000+00:00....wait a minute - the "based on a true story" fo.......wait a minute - the "based on a true story" fooled me for a while - I've seen this: Heat starring Pacino and De Niro, right?Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-43945274160616059922008-01-23T21:46:00.000+00:002008-01-23T21:46:00.000+00:00No no; my mistake; O HAVE seen it, but you must've...No no; my mistake; O HAVE seen it, but you must've gotten the title wrong - it was "Once Upon A Time In America, and starred De Niro, Joe Pesci and James WoodsWilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-14246217236772638832008-01-23T21:45:00.000+00:002008-01-23T21:45:00.000+00:00Now hold up a bit - I remember now; I HAVE seen th...Now hold up a bit - I remember now; I HAVE seen this movie, but it must have been a remake or something, 'cause it was called Goodfellas, and De Niro was playin, as was Joe PesciWilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-46370388210180691052008-01-23T21:40:00.000+00:002008-01-23T21:40:00.000+00:00Hey; I saw this movie a bunch of years ago, only i...Hey; I saw this movie a bunch of years ago, only it was called Scarface, and Al Pacino had the lead role.Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.com