Certain movies seem to have tons f praise heaped upon them for reasons that are beyond me. Citizen Kane? Fell asleep halfway through. Godfather? I kind of liked the third one, but the other two were meh, especially the first one, I just didn’t see the appeal. You end up being forced to like these movies because other people do, and you don’t want to be left out.
Goodfellas, Scorsese take on the mob genre, is another example of this kind of peer-pressure movie. I can’t stand having to sit there at cocktail parties and nod my head at the contrived bullshit people spew. I’m tired of biting my tongue and not being able to let my true opinions out. Today I take my stand.
First off, enough with De Niro and Pesci, they play the same fucking character in every movie. “Oh look, I’m Joe Pesci, I’m craaaazy.” Or, “I’m Bobby De Niro, I’m from New York, I’m always pissed off.” And Ray Liotta, well have you seen him in a bigger role since? There’s a reason for that.
As for the director? The movie is too long. I had to take a break a few times, and my remote didn’t work, so I never bothered to rewind it. I don’t know what I missed, but I’m sure it was full of “interesting” camera angles and classic rock music.
And how about enough with the cops and robbers huh Marty? How many of these are you going to pump out? It’s time to extend your wings and show some range.
Overall I was left completely dissatisfied with the ending. The whole movie felt kind of shallow and pedantic. And then to make another film just like it, with the same actors, only set it Las Vegas? I think one will suffice sir.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m taking a stand today. I will not be bullied into saying I like certain films because I’m supposed to like them. Suck it Goodfellas. Lord of the Rings? More like Lord of the Lame. Star Wars? Nope, it’s Star Bores in my opinion. Rise up against this sort of peer pressure too, because if you don’t put our foot down, we’ll just keep getting Scorsese gangster movies over and over and over again.
