My favorite part of the movie was when Lefty gave Donnie an envelope full of cash on Christmas,then borrowed the cash as soon as he gave it to him.
@bnx773 жыл бұрын
Soo funny, he even knows the exact pocket where Donnie stashed the envelope.
@arealgem94043 жыл бұрын
He didn’t borrow *anyting* He took it from Donnie
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Funny
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Crazy
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
@@arealgem9404 right on
@Sheltowee17753 жыл бұрын
I got a call from my boss the day after seeing this movie. I told my wife: “I’ve been sent for”.
@tonyphilbrook86503 жыл бұрын
🤣
@mikefallon19153 жыл бұрын
@@tonyphilbrook8650 qq
@QGDARAPPER3 жыл бұрын
Lmao! That's great! 😂
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Ha
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Funny
@kylecorrigan24493 жыл бұрын
“What’re ya trying to kill me with that draft?!” Cracks me up every time
@andrewcook12463 жыл бұрын
@Bobby Jackal and lit up a couple of back to back cigarettes which he was puffing on like a maniac. This movie was so great.
@AlphaQHard2 жыл бұрын
@@andrewcook1246 While being on the way to his own hit, knowing he’s being driven to his death.
@vukaleksic1654Ай бұрын
I can't believe it beside us Serbs obviously Italians afraid of draft 2 😂
@dustjunky20003 жыл бұрын
This was some of Pacinos' best work. He and Depp were amazing in this movie.
@Impossible-t7z3 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more, they work so great together!! Love this movie!
@jerrycraig65223 жыл бұрын
True
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Classic
@yunuskaran82143 жыл бұрын
agree fully
@Lynx-lh9it2 жыл бұрын
Classic. If you watch this , then u watch 'witness to the mob ' you see the difference in quality. The latter is so damn cheesy it's hard to watch. This movie is gold
@partybusexperiance32893 жыл бұрын
Never could a person listen to a movie critic who could say "I knew him" "I was there" "That really happened" "That didn't happen" until Michael came along. This is so great. SO GREAT. Michael, time to write a series from A to Z. The truth about the mob.
@Hazeleyedbri Жыл бұрын
Especially saying that the Irishman was bullsh!t
@3_up_moon Жыл бұрын
@@HazeleyedbriI tried to watch that movie last night, and the prosthetics made it unwatchable
@danielbergonzi7319 Жыл бұрын
He wasn't there for Casino.
@Miixx-yi6rk10 ай бұрын
Do you want him to get whacked ? Because if he does A to Z he will get whacked
@daviddunkelheit9952Ай бұрын
@@Miixx-yi6rktotally. “The game is to be sold not to be told…”. Omerta means that you don’t bear witness against your affiliates.
@Karvega113 жыл бұрын
I love when Lefty says "What are ya goona do? Take a left off the frickin bridge?"
@redmondisaiah163 жыл бұрын
Funniest shit ever
@BabyKobeeee3 жыл бұрын
And then the window thing, “DONNIE YOU WANNA KILL ME WITH THAT DRAFT” hilarious
@creamydistortion3 жыл бұрын
Who am I Rockefeller, I'm gonna buy a boat?
@ahmedsudaisbatuaan3 жыл бұрын
U dont walk out on me, i wak out on you!
@johncherchio90413 жыл бұрын
This movie is extremely underrated.
@spiritualwarrior8643 жыл бұрын
Ya I hear u to me it's a masterpiece
@BabyKobeeee3 жыл бұрын
Spiritual Warrior I don’t think it deserves the term masterpiece, too many time skips and too many things are just not explained well
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
@@BabyKobeeee u must really be a baby
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Correct
@jeffreyhowell20733 жыл бұрын
Comparing yourself to kobe
@sh-ps9zd2 жыл бұрын
Probably Johnny Depp's most slept on roles. He killed it.
@DLHarv Жыл бұрын
Penultimate Depp if you ask me. Public enemy is close #2
@Chucktones140810 ай бұрын
Well he did die in a house while it was turned upside down? Hmmm... surveys say
@universal30248 ай бұрын
Pacino outshone him ..
@aidenflores8247 ай бұрын
Fuggetabouit.
@nickcozzie66147 ай бұрын
This and public enemy
@singleguylifehacks6263 жыл бұрын
"I have two grenades in my house Donnie. I will blow up all of Mulberry Street before I give you up." - Lefty. Even as a kid that line stuck with me.
@pupnat3 жыл бұрын
My favorite scene is when DB is explaining to the other fbi agents about what forget a bout it means, three words with so many different meanings ! Classic
@LuKaZz4202 жыл бұрын
My fav too
@heartless6042 жыл бұрын
Im not being like them, I am them!
@henrlima872 жыл бұрын
-Sometimes it just means... forget about it. And guess what? if i dont get this boat for left? -Foggedaboutit? -Foggedaboutit.
@BradBrassman2 жыл бұрын
@@henrlima87 "Like Racquel Welsh is one great piece of ass, foggedaboutit".
@CashanovaXTREME2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Paul Giamatti is in that scene if I am recalling correctly. Don’t recall seeing him in much before that, or before Sideways, came out.
@WillyRape4 жыл бұрын
Mob Movie Monday - One of the best things on youtube
@WillyRape4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese Forget about it
@spenserh8814 жыл бұрын
@@szzk7937 lol you think your being funny.. if you said that to him back in The day to his face of course because the internet has made every one a tough guy because you have no consequences. But anyway you would never say that in person
@vincentparrella2724 жыл бұрын
Great commentary on this movie Michael.....I really look forward to your analysis,Blessings my friend.
@HummingbirdEighty84 жыл бұрын
You guys crack me up!😉
@jacklambert15213 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable that the same guy who played Donnie Brasco later went on to play Captain Jack Sparrow. Talk about acting range! From cannoli to cannons.
@giuliannatofana17502 жыл бұрын
word
@sainters72 жыл бұрын
and once had giant scissors as hands, that he also pulled off masterfully
@juanjoyaborja.3054 Жыл бұрын
And went from being a jeweller to handling a chocolate factory.
@JJPMustang Жыл бұрын
@@juanjoyaborja.3054his ex wife? 🤣
@dootdoot1867Ай бұрын
Tanto
@hotpiegravy3824 жыл бұрын
“Donnie! You wanna kill me with that draft?!” lol
@coolpoolshark3 жыл бұрын
Lefty didn't like cold.
@hotpiegravy3823 жыл бұрын
@@coolpoolshark lol. Fuhgettaboutit.
@robertparker32423 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Donnie Brasco. Pacino knocks it out of the park!
@jennikifm23 жыл бұрын
Me too! :D And I agree! Johnny Depp also knocks it out of the park, in my opinion. Love them both. 😍 😍 They’re some of the most brilliant actors imo.
@crawfordapostolic3 жыл бұрын
"if you get us legitimately, you get us" I wasn't aware of that part of the life. Thanks for the gems Mr Franzese
@srobertweiser3 жыл бұрын
You should read the book Accardo by FBI agent Bill Roemer
@siddhant...3 жыл бұрын
I think he's just trying to sound cool there.
@HiveFleetUlfang13 жыл бұрын
Worth noting there's still a contract out on Joe Pistone.
@ordo3k4os3 жыл бұрын
except the fact that if they "did they work"and find out who donnie was they would have him murdered
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
@@HiveFleetUlfang1 That contract is, and never was, going to be carried out. If the mob hit an FBI agent, the mob would be declaring war against the US Dept of Justice. Theyd have so much heat, they wouldn’t be able to steal a .50 newspaper without law enforcement breathing down their neck.
@BillyBobThot3 жыл бұрын
I love how Lefty says shut up Annette after she gives him a compliment
@yunuskaran82143 жыл бұрын
love it too back then the wife or women respected fully the man lefty wasn't mean he was just speaking as a man to girlfriend I wish I was born in the 69,70 so I can live all the best moment till is 2005 or the new generation today generation make Me sick
@owenhexley64263 жыл бұрын
@@yunuskaran8214 it makes you sick that men and women are respectful to one another?
@unapologeticallyconservati58813 жыл бұрын
@@owenhexley6426 this comment is the most useless bait ever. Excuse the mans grammar, but you know what he meant.
@putridpeasant3 жыл бұрын
A punch of salt
@barackobama1292 жыл бұрын
@@yunuskaran8214 bruh
@tylerjay9524 жыл бұрын
We’re really gonna miss this guy when he kicks the bucket at 105 years old long live this man
@SboochieNoochies3 жыл бұрын
Dude. Dont even bring that up.
@gespachosoup3 жыл бұрын
Sonny isn't biological. But their bond is closer than that
@joey13173 жыл бұрын
Salute Tommy
@lizzybella5293 жыл бұрын
He is going to live longer than that!
@gespachosoup3 жыл бұрын
What everyone means when they say the word biological lmao
@Donmenon3 жыл бұрын
The chemistry between Pacino and Depp was just brilliant in this film. The fugazi scene, the hit in the basement, even the ending with Lefty -accepting his fate- quietly leaving his belongings in an open drawer to be discovered by his wife later. All very memorable scenes. Pacino is my favourite actor and I’ve seen at least 95% of his work. An artist truly passionate about his craft.
@Amadeus_Eisenberg3 жыл бұрын
Yehh...wish there were people like him today in the entertainment industry. Treating it like it should be treated. An art form. Instead of a platform for politics and propaganda, with disgusting fake, entitled people everywhere.
@C-Note-to6vk2 жыл бұрын
@@Amadeus_Eisenberg he is still in the entertainment industry. Not all entertainers use their platform for politics
@kelvincruz78514 жыл бұрын
Franzese is the kind of guy that has endless stories,like a cool uncle.
@flightofthebumblebee95292 жыл бұрын
Except his stories are actually true and he isn't some egomaniac or blowhard.
@srobertweiser3 жыл бұрын
“I got two grenades in my house, I’ll blow up all Mulberry Street before I give you up.”
@eddp.82893 жыл бұрын
A true gangster's words
@yunuskaran82143 жыл бұрын
@@eddp.8289 amen I wish people or close friend will be loyal like that today sadly social media and attention and bullsh**t got everybody weak I wish I could live those years back then
@BayouBoy24435 ай бұрын
I need a friend like that
@CamConglomerate4 жыл бұрын
I’m at simple man I see Michael Franzese I click
@hughjaskoch54564 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese You are a great speaker man. Another guy I love listening to, not mob related but a interesting story, ís Matt Cox. He's an interesting guy to listen to.
@samadams29564 жыл бұрын
Get in the kitchen and do some cooking
@MikeSmith-gx6be4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese Anthony Casso stories?
@chadhumphries14454 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese Hey Michael love your videos. I was wandering how well you knew Tommy Desimone? Can you do a video about him? Was he as dangerous as Henry Hill says?
@dontclickbait71064 жыл бұрын
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT 😁😁
@michaelcicco95224 жыл бұрын
"A wise guy is always right. Even when he's wrong he's right!"
@kamuelalee4 жыл бұрын
Great line
@105alatorre4 жыл бұрын
Fuhgeddaboutit! 😁
@firestorbucket4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Mike mentioned "I don;t know who did work on dialogue, but it was great and realistic". Well, that's because Pistone himself worked on the movie with them
@dr.x1214 жыл бұрын
@@firestorbucket oh that's interesting❕ Ty 👍, now it makes sense❗💁♀️1st time when I saw the D.B.; ... Well I was a kid & Back then, I didnt understood either what Lefty meant🤷♀️ LoL 🙃
@ronniecorbett63063 жыл бұрын
Right
@theproject5684 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed “Donnie Brasco.” It’s not flashy or over the top, like a lot of movies in its genre try to be. Pretty pathetic life for Lefty and the other guys (from a movie perspective). Sitting in the same lounge every day, trying to come up with petty scams. Busting open the parking meter got to me lol
@Jukkala4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I always appreciated how it didn't really try to glamorize the "life."
@dmmusicmusic4 жыл бұрын
All i know is you better start earning or you gonna get "clipped." you know the worst was the velour warmup suit, looked like something a frumpy housewife would wear. that was sad.
@noteminemsburneraccount3243 жыл бұрын
The books so much better then the movie
@Jukkala3 жыл бұрын
@Jeremy Thompson If you are smart enough to profit from crime, even for a little while, you are smart enough to earn legally.
@JR-zi9vj3 жыл бұрын
@@Jukkala You cant make money murder, thievery, and such legally thougu
@MistaKnifeguy3 жыл бұрын
I'm still in awe that I'm watching mob movie reviews from a legit gangster that was actually present for this. The bar for authentic movie reviews has been raised forever.
@bobjordan25524 жыл бұрын
Who needs cable TV. This is better than anything that’s on cable TV today. Awesome videos Michael.
@darthpalagus38204 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is, is that I've been watching this movie for the past few days, and I just watched it before I watched this video. What a coincidence! 😄
@alexscott7304 жыл бұрын
1000% true...What plays on tv and on main streaming sites is total fuckin mindless garbage that makes watching paint dry sound pretty damn good.
@DigitalUnderground74 жыл бұрын
100%...couldn't agree more! :)
@Fame_Rate4 жыл бұрын
a blackscreen with an endless fartnoise is better than cable tv^^
@leslieswiman72974 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTELY AGREES WITH YOU 😊😊😊
@kevinahn86404 жыл бұрын
The funniest part of that car scene is that lefty was expecting to be clipped but then complains about the draft killing him lol
@mrhughes87924 жыл бұрын
“What you gonna do take a left off the fucking bridge ?” 😂😂
@BostonsF1nest4 жыл бұрын
I can smell the smoke in that car from here... probably smelled like an ashtray in there 😂
@m.f.8284 жыл бұрын
Or the first scene where Donnie cracked the window and when Lefty complains, Donnie says, " I'm getting fucking cancer in here " lol
@prodajemDomacuRakiju4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Ahn The draft is public enemy number one in Croatia, it causes all sort of medical problems... if you listen to the old people anyway. I suspect it is or was the same in Italy.
@justanobody12884 жыл бұрын
Fuggetabouit
@bajapantiii1984 жыл бұрын
This man's demeanor, the way he talks just show respect and humbleness🤔
@sergoldenhandthejust14954 жыл бұрын
Cause he's a great man
@johnnyangel91634 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese Whats your opinion of the King of New York?I know its an over the top satire but your opinion please.Thanks.
@dr.x1214 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese can U Talk about Casino⁉️I mean once IT wouldn't be NYC, it's with good actorS, true & real (partly),.. IF NOT, CAN U SAY WHY⁉️pls❗
@trifidos394 жыл бұрын
Real gentleman!
@dcoppedge064 жыл бұрын
Yes sir i agree!! I feel he's a man of realness and he doesnt bullshit and I'm glad to say I'm part of his crew and it has been nothing but helpful to me!! And im also to be helpful to the people on there as well. Anyone that is seeing this if your looking for a nonjudgemental and down to earth community to be apart of as well as a place for advice and genuine conversations. Go to app.michaelfranzese.com/share/lBnmswc8X8Vg1lf5
@rogeredwards48713 жыл бұрын
Pacino's my favorite actor, never understood how he didn't win the Oscar for "Dog Day Afternoon" amazing performance ,then i found out Jack Nicholson won it that year for "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" i was like "ehh ok, i can accept that".
@NieColall3 жыл бұрын
Yeah back then they had to decide between what legendary instant classic will get the oscar. Today it's about what movie got the right percentages of races casted.
@deadarmd3 жыл бұрын
Yeah jack in cuckoos next may be top 3 ever acting performances.
@bkatbamna3 жыл бұрын
Back then, they gave awards to movies that were good and people actually watched.
@tomking70802 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Jack was so good in that role. One of my favorite Pacino performances was Scent of a woman. Amazing role.
@flightofthebumblebee95292 жыл бұрын
LOL like Chuckie? "I can accept that"
@johngarcia99614 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early... well fughetaboutit...
@martinkuliza4 жыл бұрын
there you should be 2 buttons instead of Like and Dislike it should be (Fugetabout it) and (Ahh Fugetabouit it) and if you tube flags you for a copyright strike, it should be referred to as YOU TUBE REQUESTED A SIT-DOWN and if they're gonna cancel your channel it should be referred to as YOU GOT SENT FOR BY YOU TUBE and now your'e gonna get Whacked and it's your be your best friend that takes down your channel LOL
@Hallahanify4 жыл бұрын
tomorow ill be on time but you'll be stupid forever
@Patriot666994 жыл бұрын
Lol
@NoOne-me3je4 жыл бұрын
Gitdafookoutaher
@mohamedashian6044 жыл бұрын
Martin Kuliza noice
@jessebrownell60844 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Michael franzese talk all day long. Stories for days and a stand up gentleman.
@UCUSmusic4 жыл бұрын
Stories of a stand up gentleman... Good title for his next mixtape!
@TheRealCaptainFreedom4 жыл бұрын
He’s a degenerate and nowadays real gangsters would murder his family in front of him before torturing him to death.
@thegodfather19074 жыл бұрын
He's in Fear City.
@philipclark99624 жыл бұрын
Me 2
@Dolmens_Art2 жыл бұрын
Not a stand-up gentleman by his own definition -- he said himself he considers Lefty a standup guy because he refused to break the oath of omerta they both swore, unlike Michael himself.
@angelahagerman56934 жыл бұрын
Mr. Franzese, you explain everything so well...
@michaelsix96844 жыл бұрын
M. Franzese could do a cable show on the mob--such a good speaker
@rickdebella71914 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsix9684 Bingo
@peterarmstrong67304 жыл бұрын
Yes Michael is very articulate. Remember though, that he was in training/under graduate, to become a doctor. He must have had a good education to reach that position. Have a nice day and God bless. 👍
@johnnyangel91633 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfranzese You're wrong!That agent inserted himself ontothat crew.He loved the life.He lived with these people earnedwith them and BROKE the law with these people. Lefty saved his life twice because that agent wanted to set up drug deals unbeknownst to the crew!At least two men wiseguys or not were killed because of that whacko Pistone!GTFOH Michael.
@lawrencebittke84783 жыл бұрын
Michael FRANZESE is an excellent speaker and analyst. One can see how he got RESPECT.
@nicholaspreviti34612 жыл бұрын
I think he would have made an excellent lawyer!
@done81404 жыл бұрын
"You don't walk out on me. I walk out on you." -Lefty
@frankgarcia5653 жыл бұрын
The scene where Donnie sits next to lefty in the hospital. Leftys son is dying and Lefty begins to cry is very touching!
@NickFurnari4 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you talk for hours. I just got Blood Covenant as an audiobook and it is amazing! Keep up the great work!
@Oioisavaloy4 жыл бұрын
@@szzk7937 don't be like that on this channel. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, and you'll probably say something really nasty in reply, but this isn't that kind of channel. It's trying to be a positive thing…
@jayrowe64734 жыл бұрын
@@szzk7937 Inappropriate and unacceptable.
@Oioisavaloy4 жыл бұрын
@#CHOOSELIFENOTAKNIFE thank you for saying that. ✌🏼 😊
@Oioisavaloy4 жыл бұрын
@#CHOOSELIFENOTAKNIFE ain't the question!
@evyatarhadar83254 жыл бұрын
@@Oioisavaloy Lol he deleted his comments.
@bostonnate4024 Жыл бұрын
“I can’t cook special like Benny” …”shut up Annette” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Vintage_Ventures3 жыл бұрын
When you have to put Donnie Brasco back on your list to watch, because you didn't realise it was Johnny Depp when you were younger. 😹😹
@TheLight9654 жыл бұрын
BEST line from the movie: "Ain't nothing like the army. The army is some guy you don't know sends you out to whack some other guy you don't know." (Lefty)
@olbaprabocse99404 жыл бұрын
About the same Muhammad Ali said re vietnam war
@mayhemmacraider47374 жыл бұрын
I was in the army. So fucking true.
@cedricgist76144 жыл бұрын
I caught that comment too and pondered it today. Being a "made man" made Lefty right ( how 'bout that wordplay, huh?). But from my point of view, Donnie was right. Comparing Cosa Nostra to the Army ( or the military in general): both have well-structured hierarchies; lower-level members are called "soldiers"; in both organizations you could be ordered to kill someone you don't know by someone you don't really know; in both, members have an image to maintain; there are rules to be followed; and you're on-call 24/7 - first time I've resorted to that term ( I'm an oldtimer). I know there are many other similarities and tremendous differences, but on the whole, I'd say military life and life in Cosa Nostra are more alike than different.
@TheLight9654 жыл бұрын
@@cedricgist7614 Yeah, especially since boss Salvatore Maranzano, a Roman Empire enthusiast, modeled the heirarchy of Cosa Nostra after the Roman military's chain of command (Godfather 2 even mentions it). The sad truth Lefty here is implying is that soldiers arent forced to lead their friends into a room and put two in the back of their head, that there's a slight comfort in shooting an enemy whose family you don't know, and whose face you might not even see. Wiseguys don't have that comfort. Their killers greet them with a disarming smile.
@cedricgist76144 жыл бұрын
@@TheLight965 - Good comment. The mention of Maranzano reminds me of the scene in "The Valachi Papers" where Maranzano gives Valachi a book on Caesar's campaigns ( if I rightly recall). I know now that " The Valachi Papers" wasn't as accurate as I thought it to be ( shame on me ) but I often find myself mimicking Joseph Wiseman saying, "And my driver, Joe Valachi" - then I'll ad lib, "And my good friend, Joe Valachi" - all the while recalling that Valachi was conveniently absent when Luciano's hitmen took out Maranzano.
@rdy24q794 жыл бұрын
"Cowards are always much more dangerous than heroes"💯
@jduff593 жыл бұрын
My favorite scene was when Lefty and "Donny" were standing outside and watching the bosses enter the building. That look on Lefty's face of him trying to look important, but feeling left out was all so pathetic. It really made you feel for the poor guy. He was the best man he could be, but he wasn't boss material. I remember as a kid seeing some of the "big guys" in the neighborhood - they seemed like Royalty to us kids. They never looked at any of us either. I know that feeling of being on the outside looking in. It didn't hurt us kids, but must have really hurt a made guy, knowing he was never going to be a top man.
@axel_foley693 жыл бұрын
That scene really stood out to me lol
@geodati3 жыл бұрын
Exactly that scene just hits you...
@Jtevkicksandcards2 жыл бұрын
I mean he was still a made guy and a man of honor nothing to feel bad for
@calvindusava5912 Жыл бұрын
Yeah same always felt that about Lefty
@olivernewcombe2471 Жыл бұрын
Who was the boss supposed to be who got out the Lincoln then? Was it rusty, carmine or?
@gv45524 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy how this man gets my attention week in week out. Literally the only guy for who I could spend hours behind my phone screen on KZbin. Very interesting stories! Thank you and take care, Michael!
@OhMyLarryFishing3 жыл бұрын
Donnie you wanna kill me with that draft? It always made me laugh so hard that he wouldn’t let him put the window down. I’m so happy you chose this scene. Cinematic Gold!
@williamjacklin23624 жыл бұрын
Donnie Brasco is currently on UK netflix, just a heads up
@lloydw34294 жыл бұрын
Just recently watched it, loved it, great film
@Joeybagofdonuts764 жыл бұрын
The US version as well.
@ronarmendariz17764 жыл бұрын
Shawn Johns in the US too??? Fugghetaboutit!
@decmadine4 жыл бұрын
Seen it first about 10 years ago
@ranieramirez81044 жыл бұрын
hope it arrives in asia too. 😍😊
@goodnamestaken3 жыл бұрын
Can we just get this guy to do like a "director's commentary" type thing for all these movies?
@donovanraaum32593 жыл бұрын
Rifftrax partnership
@mobGDuran3 жыл бұрын
That guy? Mr Michael Franzese.
@henrlima872 жыл бұрын
I think he has...
@KGBBooks4 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe Michael is 69 years old. He don’t look a day over 45, capische?
@nwcoastlife4 жыл бұрын
Grant Sherman he actually looks better now than he did when he was younger. There’s something really cold and menacing looking about the younger pictures of him, which I guess figures since he was a mafioso
@gunsofpatriot3024 жыл бұрын
My dad is 55 lookin like he’s 35 😂
@Shoota52694 жыл бұрын
cool gamer It’s crazzy My Dads 50 also but all the nurses here at the hospital after I got shot use to say “You and you Brother look alike.” I’m like that’s my damn Dad* lol
@johngreenhorn88534 жыл бұрын
@@nwcoastlife think exactly the same as you,suppose hes not under the pressure he was when he was younger,hope I look half as good as he does when I'm 69,if I make it that far.
@HummingbirdEighty84 жыл бұрын
I agree. He wasn't very attractive to me during his younger years. All that gum chewing really made it worse! But now... I find him extremely attractive. Some men are just like that. 👍🕊
@Marsha03644 жыл бұрын
Never realized how boring my other channels were until I stumbled across your channel, so glad I did love the videos I've seen so far, great job! God bless and stay safe!
@jasonpolski99662 жыл бұрын
The only person that holds this movie back is Depp. The dialogue between him and his wife, especially at the beginning (“put the phone on your pillow. I want to hear your breathe”). That part and others were like nails on a chalkboard.
@mattiaroccaro35443 жыл бұрын
I've watched this movie yesterday: it's a masterpiece!
@justindevito62513 жыл бұрын
Same seen it 2 days ago
@Christian-xj5qc3 жыл бұрын
You guys just watched this classic....
@justindevito62513 жыл бұрын
@@Christian-xj5qc we did bro
@shahee65793 жыл бұрын
@@justindevito6251 literally seen it 3 days ago lol
@shahee65793 жыл бұрын
@@Christian-xj5qc yh I don't know why no one mentioned it to me before .
@andrewmussio4 жыл бұрын
Do “A Bronx Tale” next week please 🙏🏽
@mikemike59734 жыл бұрын
Another great one I saw that film on a family holiday to Cyprus I was on a pullout bed in althe lounge and stayed up late and it came on TV I was about 8 years old.
@sunnyside92734 жыл бұрын
So many life lessons in Bronx Tale. Great movie!
@joanrosaire57814 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! Mr. F. Please do a mob movie monday about this one.
@jockoadams33774 жыл бұрын
Bronx Tale was a good fantasy movie.. a la maybe something Chaz Palmentieri saw. But it was fiction. Flirtation with the life. Real life mob guys are predatory scumbags.
@faznyc14 жыл бұрын
Jocko Adams actually it wasn’t fiction. It was a true story based on Chaz Palimentari growing up in the Fordham section of the Bronx, which is where I was born.
@michaelmarino28863 жыл бұрын
Al Pacino was great in this movie, I can relate my parents were heavy smokers in the 70s and my brother and I sitting in a buttoned up car with smoke filling the cabin. We would complain that we were dying and choking but my father would yell at us and say the draft would make us sick!
@treesab3 жыл бұрын
🤭😂 As kids, when we complained about the smoke filled car & asked parents/grown ups to crack a window the response we'd get was, "The AC is on! We cant waste the AC!"
@AferAlR3 жыл бұрын
Whats a draft tho
@treesab3 жыл бұрын
@@AferAlR It's the movement of air... usually inferring that it's cold air.
@sheilamacdougal48742 жыл бұрын
You could have grounds for a law suit.
@dalehood1846 Жыл бұрын
treesab,. Totally agree with you. Cigarette smoke is terrible, I can't take it. I worked in Automotive shops and machine shops a good part of my life. Many different chemicals you had to use. Didn't use to bother me. Now, if I spray paint or use chemicals, I need lots of air or have to leave. Especially after spraying paint. Totally feel your pain. May GOD bless.
@anthonyfrombelow3 жыл бұрын
I'll say it. I prefer Donnie Brasco over Goodfellas. First 2/3 of Goodfellas is brilliant, but the last stretch with the drugs and helicopters, always lost my interest. Donnie B is solid from beginning to end. Pacino gives possibly his best performance.
@aliensconfirmed34982 жыл бұрын
Exact same feeling about Goodfellas. Last 3rd just didn't work for me while earlier it was great. Donnie kept me interested till the very end and so did Casino.
@Lynx-lh9it2 жыл бұрын
Drugs x heli's turned you off the movie ? Why ?
@blotterdowney80752 жыл бұрын
bad take
@MrGenexxx2 жыл бұрын
Damn you serious? The helicopters scene is the one I rewatch regularly. The music OMG and some of Ray Liotta's finest acting!
@HugoSoup572 жыл бұрын
Bruh, you’re crazy, the third act is just as great as the rest of the movie. I love both movies, but Goodfellas is better than Donnie Brasco. Even thought both are solid.
@giannirusso54104 жыл бұрын
If you don’t hear: “I created a scheme where I defrauded the government out of tax on every gallon of gas sold” Is it even a Michael Franzese video?
@bradmeeds12264 жыл бұрын
Taking credit for someone's else's job
@killerfrank89744 жыл бұрын
Lol
@tonypro56074 жыл бұрын
Lol
@tonymatrisin43284 жыл бұрын
I wanted to make this comment, I compromised, I liked yours instead
@sickfoo55064 жыл бұрын
@@tonymatrisin4328 charles shwab ova here
@scottierankz73994 жыл бұрын
Imagine the story's mr franzese has which he can't tell people.
@187mrsmith4 жыл бұрын
Imagine why don't you go see them for yourself look up Norby Walter's & the smoking gun documents?!?!?! Micheal trying to act like he a born again Christian but then he wants to make money off this acting like he was this crazy ass mob killer guy kept it solid the whole time foh yeah he made money but he was soft & he testified tell him to tell you about those story's my guy
@Fre3domAction4 жыл бұрын
he would probably say:fughdaboutit
@srod29874 жыл бұрын
Jae KIDd N his 508 Cents hahaha being a hater haha
@rohidnablayy60604 жыл бұрын
Jae KIDd N his 508 Cents wow your such a hater. He’s posting these videos for free, but John Alite is looking for money from his subscribers to see full episodes.
@stevejohnson68584 жыл бұрын
@Lachlan Macquarie Russo is nothing but a phony bullshit artist. He's been called out for it by others including former gangsters.
@avanicholls79554 жыл бұрын
It’s 22:51 in England and I’ve been waiting all day for this to come out so glad it’s finally here and such a good movie too love your videos Michael
@GamerBoy10010003 жыл бұрын
Pacino and Depp really had a good chemistry. Johnny should do more roles like this.
@jessemccann97113 жыл бұрын
@nowonyuno that was a bad movie, I remember really looking forward to it and feeling really let down.
@georgefreemon29353 жыл бұрын
@@jessemccann9711 the movie was really good what are you talking about?
@robertwhite10284 жыл бұрын
The 8 dislikes aren't friends of anybody
@ratagris216 ай бұрын
Not friends of ours either.
@fanta_anggur4 жыл бұрын
Rockstar need to hire this man for GTA 6.
@ufuk58723 жыл бұрын
Gta seem to be really over the top, maybe a new series like the mafia game but with the rockstar touch.
@mrwick79613 жыл бұрын
na,new mafia game
@kylosun3 жыл бұрын
100%
@trorisk3 жыл бұрын
A new GTA in liberty city :)
@MrRed-tf7bv3 жыл бұрын
Stupid video game losers.
@GQ-bp2ef4 жыл бұрын
Your a legend Michael Franzese Y’all give him his flowers while He’s still here 🙏🏽
@regnaessej3 жыл бұрын
true that fam
@maxmason60533 жыл бұрын
When Michael Franzese reviews a movie and breaks down scenes he does it so well and to the point it makes you wonder if all the movies critics we've seen and listened to in the last 50 years should have been in another profession //
@hi-way18504 жыл бұрын
Good video Michael. Almost at 100k!! proud of you.. See you at 1 MILLION! haha you deserve it brother
@naveengta4 жыл бұрын
Michael: "Donnie Brasco is a great movie" Me: "Nothing but nothing but right"
@LiviuFloreaRo4 жыл бұрын
"nothin' "
@andyashcraft86104 жыл бұрын
He left one thing out Donnie was on the Colombo family side first with a cappo named jillie who was @
@michaelderose3973 жыл бұрын
Al Pacino's mannerisms, movements, speech, in this film remind me EXACTLY of my late Uncle Sam. Great work.
@louiscsanko36732 жыл бұрын
Pacino is an Acting Genius.
@spiritanimal8836Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@mattlauro93814 жыл бұрын
When your 50 year old dad has more followers then you in social media lol haha
@wescollins29814 жыл бұрын
I always admired sonny black for being a stand up guy and going to a meeting he knew he would never walk away from. He died like a soldier
@vanmoody4 жыл бұрын
It is said that when they started on him to kill him he said, "you're not doing it right".
@vanmoody4 жыл бұрын
@Paulo Eclectik It is possible that it's not true. I think it was Selwyn Raab who said it. But he wasn't there so we don't know for sure.
@ltothemagain4 жыл бұрын
On-screen, the chemistry between Lefty (Pacino) and Donnie (Depp) was off the charts great. I love the follow up to that car scene. Lefty doesn't get whacked, gets upset when he gets a lion as a gift from Sonny Black. Donnie tries to get Lefty to look on the bright side that he didn't get clipped and Lefty denies ever suggesting that he was going to get killed.
@timtechnics4 жыл бұрын
“...I think I shit my pants.”
@evyatarhadar83254 жыл бұрын
To me the best moment was when Lefty tells Donnie he loves him. It was so genuine, and even though he was a mobster, you kinda appreciate him in way. In real life Sonny Black (they switched them in the movie) really loved Donnie Brasco.
@silviacastle49803 жыл бұрын
Michael is so clear & illuminating in his commentary! Enthralling!
@paulrusso49533 жыл бұрын
Pacino role as lefty was really good, but can't compare with his role as Michael Corleone. Absolutely flawless!
@joewilliams9978 Жыл бұрын
I think the two roles compliment one another. Going from Michael to Lefty is such a departure.
@Nelbone2 жыл бұрын
I always get a good laugh at a scene on the boat. Lefty says “I’m so disgusted with you right now. You know that?” Donnie “yeah you just said that” Lefty *legs crossed with a drink in his hand* “just so you know” I laugh every time. Such a childish yet believable exchange
@johngurule72214 жыл бұрын
You have real talent for telling stories. I could listen for hours. It’s awesome you knew all these legendary guys
@Wiseguy753 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence.. I watched Donnie Brasco yesterday for the sixth time and now I understand the story a lot more
@johnathoncastro4 жыл бұрын
Hey Michael i consider you a friend of mine...thank you
@brianbaker28844 жыл бұрын
This needs to be an hour long, when Covid is over, Michael should do a raffle where the winner gets to watch a mob movie with him lol
@smellycat2644 жыл бұрын
Omg yasss!!
@aaronfore17514 жыл бұрын
@@smellycat264 yasss? you serious?
@jessemorris51254 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@brianbaker28844 жыл бұрын
@@ChristianBaleNutjob bored enough to want more commentary of Michael on Donnie Brasco? oh definitely, bored enough to go on a random comment thread on youtube to try to troll someone? no I haven't reached your level of boredom yet.
@Theomite4 жыл бұрын
I don't dig mob culture...but I would fucking jump at that opportunity.
@remo73284 жыл бұрын
You are offering something that so many of us Mob enthusiasts have been craving!! Thank you so much!!
@mikelavin73174 жыл бұрын
Remember he's selling a story mostly fiction
@grayced37614 жыл бұрын
I was just gonna comment on how they're so many Mob enthusiasts...
@Erynnin3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure Michael have a lot of stories worth having their own movies.
@Amadeus_Eisenberg3 жыл бұрын
Today's hollywood would no longer deserve getting its degenerate hands on them, though.
@SantomPh3 жыл бұрын
Owing to certain dockets he had better not reveal them, lest he return to jail.
@hawk661003 жыл бұрын
He won’t say anything to directly incriminate himself on something that isn’t already common knowledge. Notice when he talks he doesn’t go into specifics.
@MrRed-tf7bv3 жыл бұрын
"Dunsky"!😂😂
@dalehood1846 Жыл бұрын
amadeuseisenberg, Totally correct! hollywierd
@anarchy41333 жыл бұрын
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. CANT WAIT TO SEE A SITDOWN WITH THE MAN HIMSELF JOE PISTONE.
@neil29054 жыл бұрын
Donnie Brasco is classic. The cartoon punch noise when Michael Madsen hits the late great Bruno Kirby really grinds my gears though.
@smacc13234 жыл бұрын
Same cartoon punches in the bathroom scene where the Japanese restaurant owner gets his ass beat
@OccultOdysseyGamingGalaxies4 жыл бұрын
They got alot of parking meters in flarida
@chrisschieren83084 жыл бұрын
I always said that...Movie is great but that punch sound always bothered me.
@NTEDOG5614 жыл бұрын
Chris Schieren so true
@leroyhovatter70514 жыл бұрын
"Waaaaaaaaaaaapeeeeeeeaaaatttccccchhhhhhh! "
@jasondecharleroy41613 жыл бұрын
When I think of the Italian side of my family perhaps the first thing I think of is the food. I can't watch any cooking scene like that without thinking about my family.
@RandyLeftHandy4 жыл бұрын
"Shut up Annette, forget about it." I love that scene
@jeswes80624 жыл бұрын
I can listen to Michael's stories & details about the Mob Life just as many times that I've watched Goodfellas... He's a smooth laid back dude & God Bless em that he was able to leave his place & position as a mobster without a bullet in his head...
@X-CaliRep-X4 жыл бұрын
Curious to see what you think about “A Bronx Tale”
@ashleybrooke20874 жыл бұрын
That's a great movie. I'd love to see him review that one.
@JasonRandle4 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@lefty39854 жыл бұрын
Kristie C carlito wasn’t in the mob though he was just a big time Puerto Rican drug dealer/gangster... good movie all the same though!
@FleetwoodPatch4 жыл бұрын
Great movie!!!!!!
@cneejr4 жыл бұрын
Another movie with Chaz Palminteri that is not realistic at all but still great is Innocent Blood, directed by John Landis. Sort of a cross between Goodfellas and An American Werewolf in London.
@spikester7893 жыл бұрын
I've been watching you on KZbin for a few months and today I finally subscribed. Thank you for what you are doing. Keep it up! You and your family are in my prayers.
@DrFunk-rk6yl4 жыл бұрын
I am from Boston and would love to hear you talk about Whitey Bulger. It amazes me that Patriarca family allowed him to become so powerful. Were there any rumblings about him being a possible informant? Maybe a st Patrick's day review of Black mass or something? I am very interested in your thoughts. Keep making great videos!
@charlescarter46084 жыл бұрын
My family is from Cleveland. I have Don King stories. He used to answer to my family about the numbers.
@kalyanborah11744 жыл бұрын
The way he speaks about his past life is very deep and authentic. He shows respect and humbleness to everybody we knew back then and everyone he knows now. He is just an awesome man. Keep up the good work man❤️
@alexp78504 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Romania Michael! Nice stuff, and God may keep you healthy to share your life experiences with us!
@alext.58534 жыл бұрын
The context makes his choice of words "fortunate" and "unfortunate" quite interesting.
@ULTRAWIDE.3 жыл бұрын
“Shut up Annette...forgedaabout it” Kills me every time
@dan98643 жыл бұрын
That first scene: Lefty’s pride combined with “shame”, that he is not a top guy, got exploited by Donnie to blind him and fool him into letting him in.
@isakdizdarevic4574 жыл бұрын
Italian cooking in the 70s.....forgetaboutit
@ZekeAxel4 жыл бұрын
I wish these were longer. The whole movie with audiocommentary by Michael Franzese.
@secretlifeofa19264 жыл бұрын
That would be sweet
@xxxs83093 жыл бұрын
Watched again yesterday, what an amazing movie and performance by Depp and Pacino
@NoName-jq7tj2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always thought that Al Pacino’s portrayal of Lefty was one of his greatest performances. He was big load his presence was all over the screen. It’s very underrated.
@alakhazom2 жыл бұрын
Scent of a woman,and why not Scarecrow-with Gene Hackman
@darthSLAP4 жыл бұрын
This made me watch Donnie Brasco and what a movie that was! Forget about it.
@anthonyglynn15923 жыл бұрын
Michael "Let me tell you something" Franzese
@tenparab3 жыл бұрын
By god this guy can talk, its a good thing, 🤩
@josephayers73953 жыл бұрын
*LET ME TELL YA THIS, AS A MATTAH A FACT*
@1983spuds3 жыл бұрын
Let me tell you a couple of three things
@DrowningSorrows14 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear some interesting Tony Mirra stories, I've heard about how volatile he was.
@DontbeanNPC3 жыл бұрын
I think it would be amazing to see Michael and Joe Pistone sit down now especially since Michael said he met him as Donnie Brasco back then. That would be such an amazing interview.
@cosmic-creepers92074 жыл бұрын
Could listen to his stories all day. Truly fascinating guy.
@ivko19853 жыл бұрын
Great movie! I am so glad that a man like Michael Franseze, who's been in that life, makes so good and so accurate reviews, and bring us some extra details about characters in the movie!
@andrewcarreiro46623 жыл бұрын
I watch all of your videos, you tell your story’s so well that I can actually vision it as If I was there. keep up the great work