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Re: Top 5 (10 if ya want) Mob movies
[Re: Turnbull]
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07/13/07 10:50 PM
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I think of the GF Trilogy as a story of a family, with the Mafia as the defining milieu--but it's not a gangster movie per se. To make an analogy: "Gone With the Wind" is a movie about a family with the Civil War as a defining milieu--but it's not a Civil War movie per se. "Mean Streets" almost made my list--a very great film that's even better than "Goodfellas" in some ways--but I think of it more as a story about friendship than about the Mob. Well there are two choices: is it a movie about the Mafia within a family context or a movie about a family within a Mafia context? I'm not sure. I think it shifts back and forth. Certainly, Mike's distancing himself from his family and then becoming its defender is certainly about family. But Vito ordering mayhem and murder is Mafia. I dunno. By the way, what about Bella Mafia? Anybody seen it?
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Re: Top 5 (10 if ya want) Mob movies
[Re: Toni_corleone]
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07/15/07 10:34 AM
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I just noticed I'm the only one who put Gangs of New York is there a reason for that? I thought it was pretty good as shown I have ones I like more but still a good movie. Gangs of new york was too long and needed editing. I also didnt like the end but Bill the butcher was awsome, best thing in the movie. My list Godfather part 1 and 2 Goodfellas Scarface.
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Re: Top 5 (10 if ya want) Mob movies
[Re: Zaf-the-don]
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07/15/07 11:22 AM
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Re: Top 5 (10 if ya want) Mob movies
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