Author Topic: How do you rank Donnie Brasco among other mafia movies? (Read 8291 times)

tommywishbone · « **Reply #25 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:44:26 AM »

Quote from: njflex on January 14, 2015, 10:42:51 AM

THEY WERE LOW LEVEL,POUNDING METERS TO GET CHANGE OUT OF THEM,BACK DOOR CASINO'S.70/80'S THE 20'S THROUGH 60'S ORIGINAL GANGSTERS WHO HELD TRU ROMAN LAW WAS GONE BY 70'S GUYS FLIPPED TO AVOID JAIL OR WHACKED SOMEBODY JUST GETTING CALLED A WRONG NICKNAME..

Njflex, I becoming slightly concerned about your sticky Caps lock button. Should I send over The Geek Squad?

njflex · « **Reply #26 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:44:41 AM »

Quote from: tommywishbone on January 14, 2015, 10:40:25 AM

We agree to disagree. I do find myself watching Brasco if I'm flipping channels but it just falls flat for me.

AGREED ITS A MATTER OF TASTE SO TO SPEAK,,,

njflex · « **Reply #27 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:46:05 AM »

HOW ABOUT 'THE FRESHMAN'ITS A COMEDY BUT ITS GREAT,,

SilverSpoon · « **Reply #28 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:49:21 AM »

Don Corleone predicted it properly.

Drugs would be the ultimate downfall of that "thing of theirs".

wes · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:50:36 AM »

On a scale of 1-10,I give it a 7 ..........good flick for sure.

wes · « **Reply #30 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:52:46 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on January 14, 2015, 10:16:52 AM

So was Road to Perdition.

One of my favorite "modern" gangster flicks.

BB · « **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:56:54 AM »

Quote from: SilverSpoon on January 14, 2015, 10:42:00 AM

Mean Streets should be in the Top 5.

4) Mean Streets

Mean Streets and A Bronx Tale give me pause, I tend to think of them as coming of age films, than traditional Mafia films.

BB · « **Reply #32 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:02:47 AM »

I actually like Pacino in Brasco. It's a tiny bit over acted, but it's rather faithful to the real guy in tone and style -

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njflex · « **Reply #33 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:12:13 AM »

Quote from: tommywishbone on January 14, 2015, 10:44:26 AM

Njflex, I becoming slightly concerned about your sticky Caps lock button. Should I send over The Geek Squad?

sorry....lol..cured

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njflex · « **Reply #34 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:13:45 AM »

king of new York...

Go 4 It · « **Reply #35 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:14:03 AM »

Donnie Brasco is a great film, Depp's hair in that movie is impeccable

. Another really great mafia movie that is awesome and doesn't really get mentioned is Gotti, its an HBO Original film, starring Armond Assante as Gotti, he won a Golden Globe or something for it, I highly recommend it.

headhuntersix · « **Reply #36 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:22:07 AM »

Gotti is very good...King of New York another one. I think all the top ones have been mentioned.....but another is Sean Penn in State of Grace. Its the closest they've gotten to take on the Westies...irish mob in New York.

BB · « **Reply #37 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:27:41 AM »

Quote from: Go 4 It on January 14, 2015, 11:14:03 AM

Donnie Brasco is a great film, Depp's hair in that movie is impeccable . Another really great mafia movie that is awesome and doesn't really get mentioned is Gotti, its an HBO Original film, starring Armond Assante as Gotti, he won a Golden Globe or something for it, I highly recommend it.

Yeah, that was a good film, I don't think it gets as much attention because it was an early HBO film -

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I saw this a bit ago, not a great film (6-7/10), but a fun sunday afternoon watch -

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The true story is a bit darker and more interesting -

http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-kindness-of-death .

BB · « **Reply #38 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:33:47 AM »

Quote from: headhuntersix on January 14, 2015, 11:22:07 AM

Gotti is very good...King of New York another one. I think all the top ones have been mentioned.....but another is Sean Penn in State of Grace. Its the closest they've gotten to take on the Westies...irish mob in New York.

Kill the Irishman is a a solid Irish mob film, Not in the same league as State of Grace, but much stronger than the trailer shows -

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headhuntersix · « **Reply #39 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:42:02 AM »

I liked that one a lot....but its Cleveland right? I need to watch that again. Copland....not mob so much but all the same type of actors

mazrim · « **Reply #40 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:43:27 AM »

Just an average movie or a bit better since "average" movie nowadays is terrible. It was watcheable but nothing great about it. Seen it once and no desire to see it again.

BB · « **Reply #41 on:** January 14, 2015, 11:47:09 AM »

Quote from: headhuntersix on January 14, 2015, 11:42:02 AM

I liked that one a lot....but its Cleveland right? I need to watch that again. Copland....not mob so much but all the same type of actors

Yep, that's it.

Another good one is the Italian film, Gomorrah. You just need to like subtitles, it's more of a street to mid level mob film -

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The Ugly · « **Reply #42 on:** January 14, 2015, 12:17:54 PM »

Quote from: CalvinH on January 14, 2015, 10:16:52 AM

So was Road to Perdition.

Hell yeah it was. So were State of Grace and Miller's Crossing, among others.

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 14, 2015, 12:21:06 PM »

It's great both Johnny Depp and Pal Pacino are real talent.

240 is Back · « **Reply #44 on:** January 14, 2015, 02:39:03 PM »

they should have done a donnie brasco PREQUEL.

Those characters were all funny and likeable and awesome (except depp, he was a pouty bitch and DB should have been cast to someone cooler).

Show us the adventures of them in the 5 years before douchebag Brasco showed up.

Ronnie Rep · « **Reply #45 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:54:06 PM »

Once Upon A Time in America, another good underrated Mob movie.

Walter Sobchak · « **Reply #46 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:57:06 PM »

The Departed is better than Road to Perdition.

Leatherneck · « **Reply #47 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:57:16 PM »

Top ten for sure.

OlympiaGym · « **Reply #48 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:27:41 PM »

Quote from: WoogsRaven on January 14, 2015, 10:14:56 AM

I can't and will never understand the love for the movie, Donnie Brasco.

The movie is pure shit. From the lousy acting and the guiney mafia accents and stereotype slogans(Fahget aboutit!) None of the actors seemed believable as real gangsters and the movie dialogue was terrible.

Go watch Once upon a Time in America or the Godfather 1 & 2 if you want to see real gangster movies.

I agree with a lot of this. The book was very good though. Interesting to capture the lives of ordinary gangsters. Most mob movies are about the top guys who guys who make a big score. Brasco was more about the regular everyday guys

OlympiaGym · « **Reply #49 on:** January 14, 2015, 04:30:21 PM »

American Me about the dude who started the Mexican Mafia is a really good gangster movie. Dudes got killed for cooperating with the movie