"GOODFELLAS"

The first movie I decided to watch was the movie Goodfellas directed by one of the world's most skillful and respected directors in the business. Its Now believe it or not I never seen this movie despite all of the very good things that I have heard about it. Now this movie does live up to the hype thanks to the amazing Talents of Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta. Now I personally think all three of these actors work really well together, they sell all of their scenes beautifully. They abousolutely potray the characteristics that a mob crew would have. You got the kid who wants to be part of the scene and is cool with everybody never is no trouble, a kid you could trust and count on which is Ray Liotta character Henry. Then you got the the big shot who everybody loves, basically the guy no one messes with and pretty much in charge of everything which is Robert De Niro's character Jimmy. Then finally you have the loud mouth, show off, funny wise guy in the crew which is Joe Pesci character Tommy. Now Joe Pesci did an outstanding job of being that guy it was perfect from his looks, to his voice, and his short height he was perfect for the part and he deserve his award for best supporting actor in this movie. I have to admit though he did such a good job of playing his role in the movie he made me hate now only his character in the movie but Joe Pesci himself. Why? you ask because he was the guy that always started trouble in the group. So cocky and self center yeah funny at times but he took everything so seriously and it got kind of annoying. There were times like man why do you have to be such a cocky jerk? For example in one scene where Tommy and the gang are at their hangout ther personal bartender a harmless kid who they called spider, was serving them drinks and he forgot to give Tommy his drink. So Tommy gets all mad and worked up over it he makes fun of the kid so bad and that he is working so slow, and he pulls out his gun and start shooting by his feet to make him dance because Tommy sees himself as kind of a cowboy, but anyways he accidentally shoots spider in the foot and doesn't even care. The next day their back having drinks and the kid is serving them drinks with a huge bandage on his foot and Tommy gives him crap about it, then spider speaks up from himself against Tommy and says go "F@*# yourself Tommy". So while everyone is laughing about it Tommy pulls out a gun and shoots the kid to death. Now that was a scene that makes you say what you got to do that for? but Joe Pesci did a good job of playing his role and keeping in character. Robert De Niro also did the same thing but throughout the entire movie and also in every movie he does. He is always does an amazing job of playing the role of the top guy who knows what he's doing and knows what he talks about and is always the guy that is well respected in every movie. Also the person that no one messes with. (Similar to Al Pacino). Ray Liotta by himself not that much I wasn't buying that whole innocent living the dream role he was playing throughout the movie, But with scenes with Robert De Niro though he did an excellent job mainly because Robert De Niro helped him out and look like he was keeping him focus.

Now this movie is based on a true story it is about a kid named Henry Hill (Ray Liotta Character) who wants to be part of the Gangster scene as far back as he could remember. So as a kid in New York City with his father being Irish he had to go work and help out. So he got a job at this resturant/bar across the street that was run by the mob and after time went by he learn alot from them and started getting money and respect from everybody. He love that scene so much he stopped going to school and started working their full time. His parents didn't like the fact of what he was doing, but as time pass and he got older he got deeper in the mob life. This movie is basically about the life of Henry Hill from his perspective with him narrating his life throughout the whole movie. We see three decades in the the life of a mobster and how it changes peoples lifes. Now Henry is part of a crew with Tommy and Jimmy, and they call themselves Goodfellas because they're wise guys as Henry so plainly puts it. Now the conflict is actually is introduced in the begining of the film when Henry Jimmy and Tommy are driving and then they hear something going on in the car, so they pull over, open the truck and see that the guy is still alive that they thought they whacked so they kill him brutally. Then it goes back to the begining to show you how it all happened.

So the problem is When Tommy gets upset at a party for one of a high ranking member of the family that just got released from prison. Him and the made man Billy get into an arguement over something little and Tommy takes great offense to it and was causing alot of problems and was told to leave. He comes back later on at night when everyone is gone except for Jimmy, Henry, and of course Billy. Henry and Jimmy Know whats coming so Henry closes and locks the door while Tommy takes care of business and starts beating Billy to death, with Jimmy helping him. So with Tommy Killing Billy a made man in the family that is a huge problem. Simply because that is a big no no in the Mafia you are not aloud to kill a made man in the family without the go ahead from whose ever in charge. or else your as good as dead. So with Billy body on their hand the three of them drive out and dump the body. As the years passed they pull of a number of heist especially a big one worth six million dollers which gets Tommy notice and he is offered to become a Made Man. This is a big honor for the whole crew. So as Tommy goes to what he think is the ceromony for him to be honored, He actually is set up walks into an empty room and realizes right away whats going on but it is to late and he is shot in the back of the head, as revenge for murdering Billy. After that everything goes down hill Henry becomes a junkie and gets in the drug game is arrested several times and basically becomes broke and is desperate. Jimmy becomes paranoid and has everyone involved in the heist whacked one by one. As life is crumbling down Henry does the unthinkable and betrays his family goes into the witness protection program and testifies against Pauly and Jimmy the top guys in the crew and has them locked up and everything comes to an end.

I really like this movie enjoy watching and the acting to was amazing I give it 5 stars. So if you enjoy watching action packed Mafia crime movies this one is for you.