 Favorite Gangster Films, A poll on gangster films |
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| KieranTaylor0403 |
 Feb 18 2006, 05:53 PM
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Hi,
I am interested to see what everyone's favorite gangster movies are. If I was to choose I would say the Godfather II, as this was the most intense story I have every expierienced in my life. Please be honest this is not a competition, I would just like to see everyone's views KieranTaylor0403 |
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Feb 18 2006, 05:55 PM
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Bully for you  Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
Finally, a decent post about gangster films! I was beginning to lose hope.
Tricky, certainly is a decent selection. My guy says go for Godfather Part II, but I'll have to weigh up the rest first though. Welcome to the forum! Edit: The Warriors? A gangster film? It's got gangs but I wouldn't say it was a gangster film. Still class, though. This post has been edited by maian: Feb 18 2006, 05:56 PM |
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| KieranTaylor0403 |
 Feb 18 2006, 06:02 PM
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Thanks for the welcome,
Yeah, I agree in a way with the critism of "Warriors". I just thought it deserved a place on the poll. Although I've seen alot of other gangster film posts, and there are films such as, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin", although it is based on 50 Cent being a gangsta, isn't it really a rags to riches type film. "Maybe I'm Wrong!" lol. KieranTaylor0403 |
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Feb 18 2006, 06:09 PM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
Well, it took some soul searching but I went with Goodfellas. A superb gangster film that is really quite brilliant.
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| KieranTaylor0403 |
Feb 18 2006, 06:12 PM
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I agree! Great film! The casting was great on that film Ray Liotta played his part brilliantly. It seems someone else agrees with you aswell! lol.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:16 PM
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GoodFellas all the way. One of my favourite films and just trumps The Godfather, Pt 1 and The Godfather, Pt 2 in my opinion. I don't know whether I would argue that GoodFella's is far and away the better film as cinematically The Godfather's are fairly spectacular, I just love Scorsese's eye for these matters. GoodFella's is the better gangster film. Brilliant.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:17 PM
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your typical selfish, back-stabbing slut faced ho-bag  Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 28,277 Joined: 2-October 04 From: Norf London Member No.: 2,309 |
The answer to this question is 'The Godfather'.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:23 PM
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No more smiling. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,025 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Good ole Germaniah Member No.: 4,601 |
Gangster #1. So much fun to watch, not a pseudo-cult as Reservoir Dogs. And the mix of Paul Bettany's acting and Malcolm McDowell's voice over is so brilliantly. And it remembers me of some mainstream-version of Man bites Dog - what normally isn't a good thing, but it works so fine.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:29 PM
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Invader. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,258 Joined: 27-November 04 From: The Burgh of Edin. Member No.: 2,823 |
I went for Goodfellas as well. Although part of me wanted to complain that Boiling Point wasn't on that list.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:30 PM
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No more smiling. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,025 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Good ole Germaniah Member No.: 4,601 |
QUOTE (NiteFall @ Feb 18 2006, 07:29 PM) I went for Goodfellas as well. Although part of me wanted to complain that Boiling Point wasn't on that list.  I would put in superior Lee Marvin Point Blank. |
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Feb 18 2006, 06:31 PM
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your typical selfish, back-stabbing slut faced ho-bag Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 28,277 Joined: 2-October 04 From: Norf London Member No.: 2,309 |
'Reservoir Dogs' isn't really a 'gangster' film.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:33 PM
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No more smiling. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,025 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Good ole Germaniah Member No.: 4,601 |
What is Reservoir Dogs?
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Feb 18 2006, 06:34 PM
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Invader. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,258 Joined: 27-November 04 From: The Burgh of Edin. Member No.: 2,823 |
I would say a heist movie rather than a gangster movie.
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Feb 18 2006, 06:37 PM
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No more smiling. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,025 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Good ole Germaniah Member No.: 4,601 |
QUOTE (NiteFall @ Feb 18 2006, 07:34 PM) I would say a heist movie rather than a gangster movie. The feminist aduio-commentary says, it's a picture, where white males do harm to other white males, but I'm not sure, what this means. Isn't a gangster movie, a movie where gangster do gangster-things? |
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| KieranTaylor0403 |
 Feb 18 2006, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE The feminist aduio-commentary says, it's a picture, where white males do harm to other white males, but I'm not sure, what this means. Isn't a gangster movie, a movie where gangster do gangster-things? I agree with that statement! KieranTaylor0403 |
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