Why Goodfellas is the BEST Gangster Movie of All Time

This video essay is an analysis of Goodfellas. We look at some of the major themes, ideas, and characters along with techniques Martin Scorsese used to make the the best gangster movie of all time.
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Goodfellas. Scorsese. Warner Bros. Pictures, 1990.

[@Crawlerse]

Joe Pesci is a funny guy.

[@marcelo8317]

You mean, let me understand this ... cuz I ... maybe its me, maybe I'm a little fucked up maybe. I'm funny how, I mean funny, like I'm a clown? I amuse you. I make you laugh? I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? Whattya you mean funny? Funny how? How am I funny? What the fuck is so funny about me?

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Funny how?

[@EzeICE]

Don't Max he knows what he said, he's a big boy...

[@dippster357]

To me the funny thing was when tommy was telling his stories I was laughing just as much as they were and every time I watched it I laughed like it was the first time I seen this! Give thumbs up if you laugh at the jokes too.

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9569]

Sany funny how?

[@ryanfitzsimmons9023]

I’m gonna go get the paper get the paper

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

Papers*

[@j2times2006]

You’re doing it wrong

[@BackboneAgZ]

Pay-piz

[@nood1le]

@@donnastitz1497 Actually its JIMMY! 1 and a half times... believe me, I've seen the movie 701 times

[@nood1le]

@@donnastitz1497 You my friend. are donna sititz

[@TheManiacc45]

Martin Scorsese’s pacing in his movies are amazing! It doesn’t feel like your watching an almost 3 hour movie.

[@vingasoline5068]

For real! This movie is about 2 and a half hours long and yet it feels like just one hour. Wolf of Wall Street was over 3 hours and felt the same. Scorsese is a master of his craft!

[@jagath3028]

true, its all wonderfully shot. This and pulp fiction are my favorite gangster movies.

[@BryanCostner]

Even The Irishman which is the longest runtime of any Scorsese's movies, it felt really fast, i was very engaged with the characters and it didn't feel like a 3 1/2 hour movie either, amazing indeed. Not too many scenes were slow, it's mostly because Scorsese is very detailed with the story especially in it's build up, he's such a genius

[@aidanderson53X]

There was literally a one hour prologue what are you talking about?

[@Prodbyjah464]

Ik this ain’t goodfellas but after the first viewing, every repeat of the Irishman goes from 3 and half hours to about 2 hours.

[@nateds7326]

"Always keep your mouth shut" Proceeds to blurt out his entire freaking life story

[@paulchristian5375]

Character development!

[@nikola-gy1br]

And rat his every friend

[@gabesfilmsfortheworld]

because he was narrating after he ratted all his friends out and was under witness protection so it was fine if he told his life story

[@mrmhj9925]

He’s talking about his life in like a book. After he left. It’s a story lol

[@edisonbarzallovite4463]

@@mrmhj9925 nope, he told the story to the judges

[@jeffmorris2357]

In my mind, Morrie's murder is the real turning point in the story, because for the first time Henry's authority as a near-omniscient narrator is undermined--he thinks he's saved Morrie, tells the audience this, and in the very next scene Morrie is killed anyway. The narrative, at that point, gets completely away from him as his downward spiral accelerates.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Good eye.

[@okay5045]

Great point

[@guitarreilly]

Great point I also think it's the most brutally violent scene I've ever seen. It's absolutely disgusting and hard to think about

[@DonFelixGallardo]

@@guitarreillywell imagine this as gruesome as that scene was in real life a guy like Morrie would have almost certainly shat himself in that car that night after being killed. Imagine the smell…

[@KNSKelster]

@@DonFelixGallardoit’s not even a matter of it being a guy like Morrie. Even in The Godfather novel, Puzo describes several characters as voiding their bowels while being garroted. And one fearsome character (avoiding names in the minute chance you haven’t seen the movie or read the book yet) voids while alive and slips on his own excrement, making it harder to him to fight back. Details like that can’t easily make it from page to screen

[@WarButt]

I feel like goodfellas is the reason casino is really really REALLY underrated

[@cristiansaucedo4707]

Could be. Like the beginning and middle of Goodfellas and the middle and ending of Casino. Wanted more of Goodfellas and Casino took a while to get started, for me

[@37H662]

Cristian Saucedo casino is better

[@cristiansaucedo4707]

@@37H662 Wow. Feel like people would say Goodfellas is better. Why do you think Casino is better?

[@goyardjaguar]

Complex Outlaw i agree mainly bc it’s more flashy. goodfellas is more gritty imo

[@rayhanes1347]

Goodfellas was definitely more animated, action packed while Casino seemed to mirror true events regarding Vegas and its start.

[@BackboneAgZ]

Mama Scorsese is such a good actress for someone who wasn’t an actress. I heard that scene was mostly improvised, so her reactions are perhaps genuine, but she contributes the the conversation in a great way. Good work Mrs. Scorsese!

[@ajbrown1619]

Yeah shes brilliant, and in casino as well where she stares straight at the camera!! 10/10

[@winstonsmiththx1138]

Both his parents were in his movies till they passed. Pops was the cook in jail

[@winstonsmiththx1138]

@Age Restrictions they are always really eating in movies. I wouldn't be surprised if they were really breathing

[@Cashcash69]

Which character did she play

[@BackboneAgZ]

@@Cashcash69 I’m Goodfellas, Tommy’s mom

[@bobpolo2964]

"entertaining group, entertaining group" I see what you did there

[@baldingbus]

@Leo Kay they call one of the dudes in that scene two time because he says everything twice lol

[@JamesGolightly]

Making a reference to Jimmy Two Times who of course said everything twice

[@JamesGolightly]

I'm glad you get it, I'm glad you get it

[@philiphalpenny9761]

Jimmy 2 times.

[@290TheEmpireRecords]

lmao...lmao

[@sweetdreams8603]

"as far back as I can remember I wanted to be a gangster" That line is etched into my brain

[@bobbyfryer7758]

Recently got voted as the greatest opening line in cinema :)

[@MrCarpen7er]

*Always

[@michaelriley8879]

Pesci improvised the "funny how" scene. Brilliant

[@SpicyKumquat]

Mike Riley he didnt improvise it but it was his idea that he brought up to scorsese

[@elmarsadigov2537]

@@SpicyKumquat yeah thats kind of what improvising is. You dont just out of nowhere start going off line. You bring it up with the director.

[@SpicyKumquat]

@@elmarsadigov2537 Writing a scene and then performing that scene with what you wrote is the exact opposite of what improvising is lol

[@elmarsadigov2537]

SpicyKumquat yeah? I never said you follow the script. If the actor or director or whoever dont like the scene. They talk it through with the director and actor and try it out. Thats improv. Improv is rarely out of nowhere.

[@SpicyKumquat]

@@elmarsadigov2537 He brought it up to Scorsese and Scorsese had him write the scene and come back with it. It wasn't improvised

[@Anarcath]

Great movies have great ironies: In Goodfellas we see Henry who adopts his mob family over his real one, but he never truly belongs among the mobsters. He doesn’t have what it takes to be a true gangster: when they kill a made man, Henry is there, but never participates in the actual beating and killing; he only (ironically) does the dirty work of digging the grave. When they have to dig up the corps, Henry literally doesn’t have the stomach for it as he has to stop and vomit, while the other two make jokes about eating peppers and sausages. A stark contrast. Throughout the movie, we see Henry as a thug, but never a true gangster. Among psychotic man, he is always the voice of reason, somehow trying to control a given situation with reason and by doing so, clearly showing that he doesn’t have what it takes in a world where everything is solved with violence. In fact, we never see Henry ever killing anyone, nor even in a fist fight. When everything is said and done, he turns on his family and disappears. He calls the rest of us schmucks, but we see him as the quintessential schmuck. Martin Scorsese, throughout his gangster movies, always demonstrates that the mob are ultimately bozos in a circus who kill or ditch each other on their way down.

[@zekethomas6845]

He beat that guy up. He used violence. You said he didn't.

[@HeelPower200]

It was an extremely complicated performance. Insane that Ray Liotta wasn't even nominated for an oscar.

[@YairGatt]

The movie shows how the Mafia like to think of themselves as family. But what the young naive Henry mistook for a family was in fact a business. Jimmy wasn't afraid to kill his "family" when it benefitted him, Paulie had no problem abandoning his "family" in their need. It was all about the money. I think that's part of what drove Henry to betray them

[@thisguyhere5837]

Interesting that the only time he uses violence is in his domestic life- against the neighbour or on his wife. Never is he violent in his "professional" life.

[@michaelcorleone2397]

Zeke Thomas but he didn’t kill him

[@linkbiff1054]

Best gangster movie: Goodfellas Best mafia movie: The Godfather Best thug/hood movie: Boyz 'n' the Hood

[@linkbiff1054]

I agree except Blade Runner. You know that it wasn't well-received when it first came out. I've remained in that category. Even if I didn't, the best sci-fi movie would be either 2001 or Empire Strikes Back, maybe Alien. \m/

[@doofy3111]

link biff i agree with 2001 but not alien and definitely not TESB.

[@alloftheabove97]

link biff nahh menace 2 society is way better

[@JerryRiceBall]

Boyz in the hood is the godfather. Menace II society is goodfellas. Menace is a better, more realistic movie.

[@Author_SoftwareDesigner]

It's not a "thug" movie, its called a "hood" movie. If they are thugs so are Henry, Jimmy, and Tommy

[@kshitijsrivastava6440]

The Godfather plays like a dream, Goodfellas plays like a nightmare.

[@robzilla730]

If you read the book he says Godfather was a fairy tale to them.

[@vincegonzalez2171]

The Godfather is how the Mafia wanted to be portrayed. Goodfellas is how the mafia was.

[@akashalbert2565]

Vince Gonzalez copied mate

[@uncleiroh9134]

@@vincegonzalez2171 no

[@vincegonzalez2171]

@@uncleiroh9134 Wow, that was a well thought out and well-articulated response! Very impressive.

[@meltz911]

Ever notice that when Henry slams the front door at the end of the movie, it doesn't make the sound of a front door? It makes the sound of a prison door slamming shut. I love those little touches in this movie.

[@rubiconcrossing145]

in 2002 I was discussing the movie with some colleagues and was astounded to learn that our diminutive Manager had never seen the movie. I lent him a copy, which he held on to for months. Long story short, he became Tommy

[@geavonni24gw]

😂

[@guibox3]

You probably figured that out when he cracked a joke in staff meeting and a poor temp said, 'Man, you're funny!'

[@tomatagamers7110]

@@guibox3 funny how

[@GranPuba]

Was he a funny guy?

[@ThirteenAmp]

He was killed when he was told he was promoted? Damn

[@edkeaton1961]

This should've been Martin Scorsese's first Oscar win for Best Picture. Glad to see that Joe Pesci had won his for this role. He was truly convincing and his intensity was both funny and terrifying.

[@neonnoodle1169]

100% should’ve won for best picture. Not saying dances with wolves wasn’t a worthy competitor but this should’ve won

[@BryanCostner]

@@neonnoodle1169 Dances With Wolves was awesome, i love that movie but Goodfellas was clearly superior in just about every way

[@mcmurphy809]

The Oscar’s are a pathetic joke. This basically proves it. If they were going to give him one it should have been for taxi driver in the late 70s or raging bull in 80 lol raging bull is literally a masterpiece, it’s literally in the top twenty of greatest films ever. It’s literally perfect, not one editing mistake in that film. Think about that, they gave a cartoon character an Oscar and not Martin Scorsese until the departed which is at the bottom of his films. If that’s not enough for you to wake up and realize the Oscar’s are just friends giving friends little trophy’s, idk what is.

[@dannyolortegui3776]

Taxi Driver is still Scorsese's best film

[@aaron999st]

The sound from the actual movie cuts out just so you know for next time.

[@slothstradamus89]

AC MM Its weird, if you listen in headphones its there

[@nathanspradlin8570]

No it isn't. I'm wearing headphones right now

[@Lospollos24]

Nathan Spradlin yeah it is idiot

[@honkeykong4049]

@@nathanspradlin8570 Headphones fixed the problem for me.

[@jaimelannister1797]

If your headphones are in mono you can’t hear it

[@NelsonStJames]

I didn't even get the drum roll emphasizing the joke of Henry having a normal job. And that's just one of the things you point out that I missed. Very good film analysis of a great movie!

[@ghoulking7616]

I love this movie because it shows the reality of the mafia. It’s romanticized in the beginning but then you realized it’s filled with psychopaths and selfish monsters.

[@professionalcommenter5]

Not just the best 'Gangster' Movie. One of my personal top five favorite movies of all time. Although as far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a Gangster.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

Not after watching the film i hope.

[@noscope704]

*Rags to Riches starts playing*

[@dodgeglowsticks]

RIP Paul Sorvino and Ray Liotta... amazing actors in an amazing movie

[@BryanCostner]

Don't forget RIP Nicolas Pileggi who wrote the book and co-wrote the movie

[@PorkTips]

"the most important line in the movie, when Tommy says: 🔇📵📴🙉❌❌❓❓❔❔🕒🕞🕓"

[@Sir_Catnip]

english please

[@majik5194]

Robert Cabral 😂😂😂

[@e3uphoric51]

What?

[@bombabombom3603]

He's signifying through hipster emoji bullshit that it was hard to hear what Tommy said, even though it wasn't that difficult to make it out.

[@Tfrexs]

Lol he said “I didn’t want to get blood on your floor”

[@thinmanthewise]

He wasn't a waiter, he was the proprietor.

[@JoJo-xp6wr]

"Entertaining group, entertaining group" Only a hardcore fan of Scorsese can understand this reference!

[@issaHMD]

The muted audio might be the youtube copyright algorithm in action.

[@goobiusthetrafficcone1438]

Weird enough, it is only muted on speakers (on phone at least)

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Is just poor edition

[@crystalglass7106]

It also spawned the great Pesci's immortal rap song "wiseguy"

[@saultygg]

Henry was laughing at maury getting chocked out because before that scene the commercial says his wigs can handle hurricane winds but jimmy easily knocks it off by putting a chord on his neck xD

[@mohamedashian604]

“Why is goodfellas the greatest gangster movie ever made” Oh gee I don’t know maybe because it’s just that fucking great

[@steveharrington.3022]

That wasn’t a question, the statement was “Why GoodFellas is the BEST gangster movie of all time” and you forgot a word in your second sentence lol. “Oh g I don’t”

[@maximumoccupancy]

The song "Atlantis" that plays as Billy Batts is "murdered" is a song about someone's yearning to be somewhere else -- just like Henry.

[@Jabulani926]

Thanks for the title... I always though it symbolized Billie Batts sleeping with the fishes... When they sing 'way down below the ocean'... very morbid scene when mixed with the music

[@howeijian4277]

Can you fix the audio of the movie

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Seems to be working fine for me.

[@howeijian4277]

Jack's Movie Reviews I can't hear anything from the movie,I can hear your voice

[@JacksMovieReviews]

ho weijian That is bizarre, maybe try it with or without headphones in.

[@ruddiato]

Jack's Movie Reviews I agree,each time u say something important,your voice gets muted

[@idrinkcofe]

ho weijian happens with me too

[@TheOneAndOnlyStuart]

Word of advice It’s not the best idea when making a point to say something like “he also says,” followed by nine seconds of muted footage... Just sayin’

[@VexedAlpha]

That “funny guy scene” was not scripted. That’s what makes it so great, shows how genius Pesci is at playing a mafia man.

[@danyosuna7276]

"Reads the tittle* *hits like inmediately after*

[@kitsanadounglomchan1522]

Dany Osuna speling is hawd.

[@danyosuna7276]

English is my third language so I struggle with it sometimes, ty for the feedback tho

[@Tonithenightowl]

Just a little trivia about the little girl who listened to Henry and Karen's fight. She was actually Lorraine Bracco's daughter. Also the toddler in the prison scene was her younger daughter. Being they were the correct age for the time sequence Lorraine suggested they use them and Scorsese agreed. I don't know if either ended up in acting but what a hoot to be in a few scenes with their Mom in a classic movie.

[@joshuaquinn1986]

Tonithenightowl never new that thank you

[@joshuaquinn1986]

dfss csss yea i got a better one first five minutes of the movie when they stab billy bats and Jimmy shots him the gun doesn't go off but you hear the trigger

[@joshuaquinn1986]

And if you watch that part about the jail karen passes up all the black chicks lol not being racist or anything

[@joshuaquinn1986]

I mean one time the flash doesn't come on but what you said is interesting the only reason spider aka christopher from the sopranos got hired was from that little scene and Karen was offered to play tonys wife but said fuk that i did that already I'm be a therapist

[@joshuaquinn1986]

And Tommy's mother in the movie is Scorsese mother and she ironed all the clothes to give it that look

[@melinabobina1503]

Thank you for addressing that NY Post article, I thought it was absolutely ridiculous! I am a woman and Goodfellas and Casino are my favorite films of all time! I love Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci's characters! I behave very similar to Tommy (I share his temper) and I able to identify with his character. That scene where Tommy, Henry and the rest of the crew are laughing, discussing their problems, is very similar to how I hang out out with my best friends, whom are also female. Also, I LOVE the soundtrack!!!!!

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thanks Mel! I read that article, thought it was ridiculous, and made the video a few weeks later!

[@anthonylewis2080]

Hands up if you look at GoodFellas in 2019?. Make sure you have in your DVD or BluRay collection. Masterpieces don't get much better than this!.

[@cgh7337]

Pesci was great in this film but was more deserving of an Academy Award for his performance in JFK. Also, Spider didn't play a prank on Tommy (at least not in the scene he is shot in the foot) If you watch the scene, several guys tell Spider what they want to drink, one guy says "I'm fine" Spider thinks Tommy says that and that why he doesn't bring him anything to drink which in turn starts all the trouble. I'm not trying to nitpick. Excellent analysis.

[@scifinerd17]

Christopher G. His performance in Raging Bull was the best out of all the Scorsese films he was in.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

"1) Never rat on your friends, and 2) Always keep your mouth shut." Yeah? What about "Never murder all your friends", huh, Conway? Also, "Never murder a made man, never help your psycho friend murder a made man, just because he hurled a mortal insult by telling him to go home to get his fucking shine box." All these people have the emotional intelligence of a 2-year old. Stunted, with real guns!

[@punjabilaundde9893]

Thats the whole point of the movie, Gangsters pretend to have rules only to break them as they see fit. They see rules as justification for their poor behaviour and life choices.

[@anthonylewis2080]

👍👍👍👍👍👍!.

[@GoldandAppel]

@@punjabilaundde9893 The movie WITNESS TO THE MOB proves that. NO LOYALTY!

[@jhonnyclubitz8285]

This some brilliance that shows the difference of detail from Goodfellas and the godfather the whole wedding sequence is longer than Henry's childhood sequence

[@ajbrown1619]

"And then he kissed me" best use of a song in a scene in any movie ever... Anyone agree????

[@neonnoodle1169]

This movie particularly the first third is full of staggeringly good utilization of music

[@reignman4529]

Henry Hill was a always smashed near the end of his life. He was a frequent guest on the Howard Stern show and they always made him look like a drunken fool.

[@darthrib1281]

For the people watching the video and wondering why half of the audio is missing is likely bc the video was likely claimed so he had to edit out the audio. He should of added subtitles though.

[@glennhighcoveexploresstuff]

Just one correction, I believe that is the club owner, not just a waiter (i.e. an employee) that Tommy berates and beats over the tab.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Yep-you are totally right he is the club owner. It makes Tommy a bit more intimidating!

[@prestonnoneya3767]

Glenn Highcove, yea! I noticed that!

[@peterlasusa7523]

Yes. There is an important earlier scene where Club Owner asks Paulie for ‘help’ and they become ‘partners’. To call him a ‘waiter’ is a bad miss by the reviewer.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@@JacksMovieReviews though it didn't happen in reality, it would be twice as scary if the Guy was built like he was in reality Tommy Desimoni was actually 6.2ft and was built like Rocky.

[@chrischaralambous3334]

enjoyed the little joke at 4:50

[@JacksMovieReviews]

:)

[@abdullahbahabri7077]

Chris Charalambous Jimmy 2 times :)

[@am_lara]

Chris Charalambous I got it

[@PorkTips]

get the papers get the papers

[@beeochg4]

Chris Charalambous Jimmy two times- “entertaining group... entertaining group”

[@drewlbers]

The 2 godfather movies (3 should be forgotten) and goodfellas are near perfect movies

[@stellastavr774]

Good review! Another crumbling moment was when Karen secretly visited Jimmy in the third act and he tried to have her killed, but she caught on to that. It seemed as such a naive move, but goes to show how little he thinks of this woman, trying the bare minimum to take her out. He underestimated her, and kept playing this fake role to his demise.

[@monkeymafia7359]

Dying from heart attack at 69 might not have much to do with drugs

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

Holy shit nice profile pic, CRX fan?

[@conor1666]

Eirik holy shit nice profile pic! Are you a llama?

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

@@eirikmelum Haha dude in my pic is an old family friend. he's indian :)

[@footballhighlights6589]

AlwaysMad holy shit nice profile pic! Are you a former member of a Mexican cartel?

[@mamacofeliz6025]

@Football Highlights Holy shit nice profile pic! Are you a MaximilianMus?

[@ryangreene2159]

Thanks for playing the soundtrack throughout the video! Made it feel like watching the movie

[@Alex00789]

I can't hear the dialogue from the film.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Try it without headphones or with different headphones-it works fine for me.

[@NatsumiTakanawa]

Doesn't work for me.

[@PorkTips]

Jack's Movie Reviews yeah from about 8:00 on the movie audio is silent...before 8:00 is fine tho

[@MoneyMakeoverSpecialist]

"And all of their daughters were named Marie". This film is one of the greatest of all time; from the music to narration to cinematography, I love this movie. The movie did the book "Wiseguys" justice, painting a picture that not everything is not what it seems. The glorified violence, pious greed, and merciful theft sucked me in. I'm right there with the action getting sucked into the nuanced music placement per scene and the carefulness of each scene. Martin should have won this back in 1990 but I was only 3 when this movie came out. I appreciated this film sometime as a teenager and I can recite lines from the film from the film. It's obvious that you deserve what you get when you get what you deserve. This is not a negative or positive critique. However, it shows the lengths of obtaining what we want most in our lives only coming close to really deserving it. Are we ever deserving of the lifestyle we deem worthy of obtaining? I think this is one trope that is missed often (the narrator of this video touches upon it briefly in the beginning when Henry is a teen). We feel for Henry because we think/know he deserves the American Dream that ultimately becomes his American Nightmare. The feeling of belongingness closes the gap of this deservedness. It is this reason among many others that I love this movie. It examines so much of our own capacity, capability, and culpability with the people we most associate.

[@thewiedzmin6062]

Whenever I hear Joe Pesci, my brain automatically reminds me the Greatest comedian I have yet seen George Carlin!

[@trevmay1899]

I wish the “good times” part of goodfellas was longer, but I understand the story necessitated it

[@bojabang2188]

Something to note is that no one except Paulie in Henry’s crew is actual mafia and Tommy was being made a soldier.

[@roachmasta189]

fantastic analysis! keep up the good work

[@JacksMovieReviews]

+swagmasta Thank you-I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@valenniacosplay]

What a great film review/analysis! Your video is both straightforward and comprehensive, and it also highlights some aspects that I definitely missed while rewatching this masterpiece.

[@JerryRiceBall]

This is literally a breakdown of the film. You should change the title

[@Author_SoftwareDesigner]

Check One he is breaking it down and explaining why it is the best . . .

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

How else is he going to elaborate idiot?

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

You change your name to idiot.

[@braedenhunter6501]

You mean to tell me he broke down the film to show how it’s the best gangster movie of all time. What a HUGE surprise.

[@antonraulpen]

Check GS because you can’t really just say it’s the best with no defence and no breakdown? goddamn idiot

[@Demir0509]

My favourite line from the movie is ‘hey henry heres a wing!’ Makes me laugh every time

[@MrShagnasty18]

My Favorite Movie ......I Have Seen it at Least 50 Times and Never put Some of Those Links Together .......Good Video man .......

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed!

[@devonhayes2209]

My favorite too

[@michealradd264]

Great work buddy, very thorough and spot on about the music.

[@theclimbto1]

The music in this movie. My man. But then I'm 38, and grew up listening to the music of my Mother. Not that I don't love the Grunge of the 90's, or other things from the Dresden Dolls to The Airborne Toxic Event or George Watsky, but nothing is as pure as these 'Oldies'.

[@chadinmich1]

Wasn’t a waiter, he was the owner of the joint

[@Babbleplay]

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Goodfeather. Man, the jokes and references you never got as a kid.

[@jessicapinkman-hd4bw]

you mean gangster

[@Babbleplay]

@@jessicapinkman-hd4bw Nope. I intentionally was quoting Animaniacs.

[@jamiegodwin3070]

A fantastic dissection of one hell of a movie. Well done mate

[@michaelmichael8147]

Fantastic analysis. Really awesome. Helped me appreciatet this film even more. Thanks.

[@ivandoer5897]

Splendid! Thank you so much for your work! Would be really nice to see review of Scorsese's CASINO!!

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thank you! I actually just did a video on The Departed and try and put some time in between looking at the same directors work. Here's that video if you haven't seen it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn3Ud4SMa7KhpZY

[@ivandoer5897]

Saw already! When there gonna be time, will wait for more. Well done! ;)

[@inversemyself]

Who's excited for 'The Irishman' ?

[@rus778]

Jeremy Nothing it was amazing!

[@millenialfilms_5674]

There are many good points here but the one biggest problem i could see is when you state that Henry is is losing his love for the Mafia, but this simply isnt true because Henry states that his biggest problem when leaving the life is that he didnt want to leave the life, he still loved the life. But over all this is a good essay on this film, One of my favorite things about this film is how many different ways it can be interpreted. Ive watched this film to many times to count and i still get the same feeling of wow everytime i watch it.

[@henridrews857]

Wow, this video made me appreciate this film to an even greater extend! An absolute must watch!

[@saigokun]

Thanks for this great analysis of this five star movie.

[@thepazmaniandevil94]

I interpret that last scene where Tommy fires a gun into the camera a little differently. I interpret it as Henry reminiscing the life he had as a Mafia gangster, his "rockstar days". Henry doesn't really display an expression of fear, so much as one of nostalgia if that's possible to express.

[@WickedGoodWood]

your movie analysis are some of the best i've seen on here. keep it up. Goodfellas is one of my absolute favourite films, you've helped me discover new things about it,

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@WickedGoodWood]

If I may, I'm not sure how your process goes but will you be reviewing Chan-wook Park's "Old Boy" (2003) in the near future?

[@JacksMovieReviews]

I'm sure I will eventually, but I don't have any immediate plans to do so.

[@tonyg6123]

Great review, I learned a lot. I'm sure you were forced to remove the dialogue but if you could put subtitles in it would prevent this issue ruining the context.

[@jorgegaytan3012]

you will get a 5+star for tremendous work excellent....

[@JacksMovieReviews]

+Jorge Gaytan Thanks Jorge! I'm putting out another one this Saturday, I hope you check that out!

[@jorgegaytan3012]

+Jacks Movie Reviews look forward to it ...thank s a bunch.. keep up the great work partner

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Jorge Gaytan Will do, thanks for the support!

[@dangollapalli5113]

🌟 🌟 🌟🌟🌟

[@cathyaudette1060]

One of the greatest movies ever made!! I always watch it whenever its on TV.

[@ntnrocket1]

Great job on the review, the Hitchcock shots never occurred to me before.

[@Mo-MuttMusic]

Thanks for discussing. Good arguments for your interpretation of one of my favorite films. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular (and movie buff)

[@alexbonilla6735]

Technically Henry Hill was never in the Mob , he was associated with them but he was never a made man

[@brmillgr]

Im gonna get da papers, get da papers

[@TheInfamousBertman]

Brilliant analysis, well done

[@crazycougar9344]

The music is perfect throughout

[@dennispicone6801]

Beyond doubt. One of the greatest ever American gangster films ever produced. Liotta,Pesci and de Niro chemistry is sublime. Up there with the first two Godfather films. That's for sure. 😊👍❤

[@Verilee1970]

Good ole Henry Hill, his late-life notoriety was mostly Howard Stern's doing.

[@sunshinesooperman5110]

If you’ve noticed an uptick in views, that’s me watching this video at least three times a week. (Currently working on my own crime screenplay.) Great work!!

[@peytoncrosby5892]

The “Layla” scene gives me goosebumps every single time.

[@ahmedmaa4380]

I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers!

[@anthonycervantes7701]

That was not the waiter, that was the restaurant owner

[@luked4043]

Another video said almost all these things. I think one of you two took some inspiration.

[@larrysmith1312]

Great review. Liked and subscribed. You’ve earned it

[@rexruther4864]

18:50 Never get high on your own supply

[@ramseybrown3233]

Such an amazing film and great review

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thanks Ramsey, very much appreciated. Nice profile picture BTW

[@Vendzor]

such an amazing album..

[@nikosalexopoulos6542]

Great video. I especially like the parts from the movie being presented in order to clarify key points of the analysis. Like when Ray Liota says: "_______________ " and Joe Pesci replies: " __________ " And then DeNiro enters the scene: "_______________" Man, really great lines

[@manuharter6382]

Is that a bug or is that on purpose

[@nikosalexopoulos6542]

@@manuharter6382 They have cut out the audio tracks of the film due to copyright protection

[@manuharter6382]

@@nikosalexopoulos6542 i mean, you could try and slap subtitles under that

[@nikosalexopoulos6542]

@@manuharter6382 Well, when he first uploaded the video, you could hear the tracks. But then KZbin probably cut them off. And the uploader did not re-upload with subtitles afterwards

[@manuharter6382]

@@nikosalexopoulos6542 well, well. KZbin does how youtube wants.

[@joshuacreepingbear46]

great review!

[@namnguyentu1382]

You forgot to talk about that "what is life" by the great Harrison

[@devonhayes2209]

More realistic and in my opinion better than the Godfather

[@cs-ke1by]

True. The godfather was still great, but it felt more pretentious.

[@joyasaxena9976]

Period

[@jesseanyanwu7639]

That's your opinion, I like Godfather better, that movie is just out of the world, keep in mind that's like the first classic I watched, but I ain't going to lie the first time I watched it was slow but the second time it was amazing.

[@jessicapinkman-hd4bw]

​@@cs-ke1byhow was it pretentious?

[@jackfahy2283]

This video has earned you a subscription from me, unreal 🙌🏻

[@brianrunyon266]

One of my favorite movies. The acting, soudn design, music, heck, all of it. Martin's one of my favorite directors. I'm a film buff, and I'm blind.

[@CoinOpTV]

one of my faves

[@matthew7265]

This movie is on par with both godfather movies

[@joyasaxena9976]

I think Goodfellas is better than The Godfather tbh

[@jessicapinkman-hd4bw]

this is a great analysis of the movie

[@castrolgtx5064]

Excellent review