Why You're Wrong About Phil Leotardo | The Sopranos

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CineRanter

CineRanter

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In The Sopranos, Phil Leotardo - played by Frank Vincent - becomes boss of the New York Lupertazzi family. Many Sopranos fans consider Phil to be an annoying character who is too emotional to be a mob boss and is always talking about how he did 20 years in prison.
But in today's video, I wanted to offer a case for Phil Leotardo, to offer an analysis of Phil Leotardo and show he is a lot more complex and nuanced than people give him credit for.

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@CineRanter
@CineRanter 10 ай бұрын
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@Fittsburgh
@Fittsburgh 10 ай бұрын
If Phil Leotardo worked at a liquor store, he would ID check everyone under the age of 55.
@CollaredConsulting
@CollaredConsulting 10 ай бұрын
It either means something or it don’t
@joelglanton6531
@joelglanton6531 10 ай бұрын
@@CollaredConsulting Lmao, based.
@meditationnew2554
@meditationnew2554 10 ай бұрын
I.D checks it either has meaning or it doesn’t
@SavingSoulsMinistries
@SavingSoulsMinistries 10 ай бұрын
the walgreens by my house does that for cigarettes. my dad is 62 and he still gets carded in that place. anything less than hunch back wrinkled up old person gets carded LOL
@Nsdus5676
@Nsdus5676 10 ай бұрын
That cracked me up. 😂
@westnile21
@westnile21 10 ай бұрын
Phil WAS the true hero. And he was getting along with Jersey until THAT ANIMAL BLUNDETTO (I can’t even say his name) ruined it all.
@Xxrocknrollgod
@Xxrocknrollgod 10 ай бұрын
Have a breadstick
@Italianstallionoldschool
@Italianstallionoldschool 10 ай бұрын
The wine makes him emotional
@eljefemaximo5420
@eljefemaximo5420 10 ай бұрын
What ever happened there?
@westnile21
@westnile21 10 ай бұрын
There’s no scraps in my scrapbook
@williamcooper9379
@williamcooper9379 10 ай бұрын
Compromise I wanted manicut I Compromise made grill cheese of that raahdiattorah aka radiator
@paulie-Gualtieri.
@paulie-Gualtieri. 10 ай бұрын
Billy Leotardo, 47 years old, barely a toddler.
@mogreen1232
@mogreen1232 10 ай бұрын
I mean dying at 47 is young
@minexer
@minexer 10 ай бұрын
@@mogreen1232 no, but its not old. dying before 35 is young
@franciscoherrera5577
@franciscoherrera5577 10 ай бұрын
Whatever happened there
@tedwojtasik8781
@tedwojtasik8781 10 ай бұрын
@@mogreen1232 Not in the mob it ain't. Dude was in his golden years in mob time.
@who399
@who399 10 ай бұрын
​@@franciscoherrera5577WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE!?
@monkeybudge
@monkeybudge 10 ай бұрын
He was a 3 dimensional character, the writers even turned him into a house to symbolise this fact.
@wilfuent55
@wilfuent55 5 ай бұрын
a couple of tree dimensions
@rsmith7994
@rsmith7994 3 ай бұрын
Very observant. The sacred and the propane!
@themutualfriend5286
@themutualfriend5286 3 ай бұрын
You bastard 😂
@xman777b
@xman777b 4 күн бұрын
that was Ginny
@tomjones974
@tomjones974 10 ай бұрын
"Played by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi"...I see what you did there 😆
@Xxrocknrollgod
@Xxrocknrollgod 10 ай бұрын
You are so smart
@ezrasalkin
@ezrasalkin 10 ай бұрын
I don’t get it
@mahavishnuorchestra
@mahavishnuorchestra 10 ай бұрын
And let me tell you a couple of three things
@purplepidgin
@purplepidgin 10 ай бұрын
@@ezrasalkinthat’s the real name of the Shah of Iran
@patrickcho791
@patrickcho791 10 ай бұрын
@@ezrasalkinyou don’t have the makings of a varsity athlete do ya?
@hansolo2121
@hansolo2121 9 ай бұрын
I watched the Sopranos back in the early 2000s. Phil Leotardo was old. Now I am the same age as he was back then. And he is still old.
@OhNotThat
@OhNotThat 5 ай бұрын
He's just a kid back then and he still is I say
@J.Alexander74
@J.Alexander74 2 ай бұрын
I found this pretty funny for the same reason
@awgroom
@awgroom 2 ай бұрын
did you compromise?
@keithmichael112
@keithmichael112 10 ай бұрын
I actually don't think he was any worse than Tony, but the reason he had it coming to him in the end was that he ran and hid while leaving his men to deal with the fallout. My estimation of him as a man plummeted
@DaveSCameron
@DaveSCameron 10 ай бұрын
But don't they all "run and hide" when they're at war?
@keithmichael112
@keithmichael112 10 ай бұрын
@@DaveSCameron I was thinking about when Tony was holed up with his guys and a shotty. He was in the mix a little. Felt more like Phil was vacationing with his family, didn't his guys have trouble even communicating with him? Felt kinda lame, I would be annoyed
@DaveSCameron
@DaveSCameron 10 ай бұрын
@@keithmichael112 Ah yes I hear you mate, holed up with his John Gotti 😂👍. Unfortunately it doesn't give us enough info about where The Shah is getting off to but nice reply here..
@Cbart23
@Cbart23 10 ай бұрын
You got no idea what it’s like to be #1.
@keilanlong5198
@keilanlong5198 10 ай бұрын
@@Cbart23every decision affects every facet of every otha fawkin thing
@void1464
@void1464 10 ай бұрын
Phill is the most unintentionally hilarious character on the show
@MintyFreshTurds
@MintyFreshTurds 10 ай бұрын
My favorite is when he was yelling at Tony and Carmine jr. go away through a curtain window after just getting off the phone with them that he would meet 🤣. He's like a 66 year old hormonal teenager.
@RodChamp-u9k
@RodChamp-u9k 10 ай бұрын
Phil accidentally opened Pandora’s (shine) box
@SavingSoulsMinistries
@SavingSoulsMinistries 10 ай бұрын
@@MintyFreshTurds "We just talked" well now i dont wanna talk anymore LOL he made the guys drive from jersey to Brooklyn just to act like a heartbroken ex GF
@IronMonkee
@IronMonkee 8 ай бұрын
"Uncle philly my ass"
@MintyFreshTurds
@MintyFreshTurds 8 ай бұрын
@@SavingSoulsMinistries "Take that piece of shit, and get off my STOOP!"
@rageforthemachine
@rageforthemachine 10 ай бұрын
Any man that can do 20 years in the can and never mention it once has all my respect.
@GoldenJoe9176
@GoldenJoe9176 10 ай бұрын
Are you sure it was 20? I mean he never mentions it so I can’t remember
@goodname5920
@goodname5920 6 ай бұрын
20 years in the can and not a fucking peep
@alyssarichardson2544
@alyssarichardson2544 6 ай бұрын
@@GoldenJoe9176 that's the internet for you, I've got the DVDs and he specifically states 15 fuckin years, in a couple scenes he says 25 though. Fuckin' telephone, averaging it out to 20...
@David-gr1do
@David-gr1do 5 ай бұрын
The true message behind it all is that he was an idiot for doing all of that time for people who didn’t give a fuck about him.
@rageforthemachine
@rageforthemachine 5 ай бұрын
20 years in the can for the likes of Doc Santoro and Rusty Fucking Milip.
@MalRome
@MalRome 10 ай бұрын
Everyone knows Frank and Pesci were the best of friends and worked together in nightclubs and such. They made the Death Collector together, which got them into Raging Bull and the Scorsese universe. Joe of course became a major Oscar winning star and Frank stayed a steady solid character actor and not just in Mob films. But it was a masterstroke of casting as Phil Leotardo. And he's brilliant and compelling to watch. It's a shame he never received at least an Emmy nomination for his performance.
@GoldenJoe9176
@GoldenJoe9176 10 ай бұрын
I think I have Death Collector on DVD
@williamcooper9379
@williamcooper9379 10 ай бұрын
Correct in the 1960s they sang and write music pesci vincent are actually great singers then in 1975 they got into low budget movies rest is history frank vincent out out some albums and pesci still once in awhile will surprise ly show up to gigs
@kgthakid2911
@kgthakid2911 10 ай бұрын
Who considered Phil Leotardo a joke? I’m a huge Sopranos fan, I was never aware he was thought of that way.
@rubbish3655
@rubbish3655 10 ай бұрын
It is
@MintyFreshTurds
@MintyFreshTurds 10 ай бұрын
Anyone who's never done 20 years in the can.
@vladdyvostok
@vladdyvostok 10 ай бұрын
He compromised.
@reycesarcarino4653
@reycesarcarino4653 9 ай бұрын
It's his Heritage, the Leotardo's took shit the moment they got off the vote
@jamesdelaney3797
@jamesdelaney3797 5 ай бұрын
A force
@Ar1AnX1x
@Ar1AnX1x 10 ай бұрын
the character was definitely well-written and almost mirrored Tony himself, almost dying, coming back appreciating life and trying to change while failing to change or even changing for the worse, becoming more selfish, his crew slowly losing respect for him, dying in the last episode and plenty of other things he shared with Tony, but he was insufferable and unlikable, that's why I liked a character like Ralphie because he had some charisma and was funny
@BenCanucklehead
@BenCanucklehead 10 ай бұрын
Phil the house wasn't funny?
@blurredbetter
@blurredbetter 10 ай бұрын
​@@BenCanuckleheadI remember that scene when Phil said he would meet up with Tony but then he compromised and became the house
@jessiestoss2687
@jessiestoss2687 10 ай бұрын
Ralphie's sense of humor was one redeeming quality he had. He was a sick fuck, but he was a hilarious sick fuck. I was rolling with the prank call to Paulie's mom... I mean Aunt... Whatever happened there.
@XanVicious
@XanVicious 10 ай бұрын
@@jessiestoss2687 too bad he ended up in a shinebox after the PieOhMy incident, whatever happened there.
@chapman3713
@chapman3713 10 ай бұрын
@@BenCanucklehead The house always wins. He was doomed when he turned back into a goombah.
@Krommer1000
@Krommer1000 10 ай бұрын
I didn't even realize his character is considered a "joke". Never even occurred to me. I saw him a scary opponent for Tony to be going up against.
@gangsta8929
@gangsta8929 10 ай бұрын
Same. I wouldn’t consider myself a fan of his, but he was a man’s man and a real threat.
@eljefemaximo5420
@eljefemaximo5420 10 ай бұрын
@@gangsta8929 all the characters in the Sopranos have their funny side.
@mrtrolly4184
@mrtrolly4184 10 ай бұрын
​@@eljefemaximo5420except Livia
@joesickler5888
@joesickler5888 10 ай бұрын
@@mrtrolly4184 cgi Livia was pretty funny. Edit: spelling
@eljefemaximo5420
@eljefemaximo5420 10 ай бұрын
@@mrtrolly4184 that's true.
@stevewilson9778
@stevewilson9778 10 ай бұрын
Phil Leotardo: gets out of prison after 20 years, comes out of the closet, turns into a house, and gets his head squashed under a tire. Christopher Moltisanti: where's his arc?
@ImSomethingDifferent6
@ImSomethingDifferent6 8 ай бұрын
On the radiator
@stevewilson9778
@stevewilson9778 8 ай бұрын
@ImSomethingDifferent6 very allegorical. The sacred and the propane.
@caseyjones7404
@caseyjones7404 7 ай бұрын
'after i make cappo, first thing im getting my wings died'
@Ynot2711
@Ynot2711 5 ай бұрын
What's the turned into a house joke?
@lupeezyy
@lupeezyy 5 ай бұрын
@@Ynot2711 that one scene he’s yelling at Little Carmine and Tony from the second floor of a house, but don’t show his face 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/goaYh6JofbeFnM0si=-Y9K85RTBwl1s9Ef
@thebeeper1861
@thebeeper1861 10 ай бұрын
After multiple analysis videos on this character, we still have no idea how long he was in prison for
@propheci
@propheci 10 ай бұрын
Somewhere between 19 and 21, I think😁
@sdivine13
@sdivine13 7 ай бұрын
I think he said like 20 months or some shit
@ericspero996
@ericspero996 3 ай бұрын
It is a closely guarded secret. A guy like Uncle Philly, pretty sure he never even talks about it
@davejones6870
@davejones6870 10 ай бұрын
Phil was hysterical, ruthless, and sympathetic (to a degree). A very complex character.
@lean.2366
@lean.2366 10 ай бұрын
Some would say those are the traits needed to be a Shah.
@E4RLIES
@E4RLIES 10 ай бұрын
He still hasn’t returned my pool cue he borrowed though 🤨😬
@SavingSoulsMinistries
@SavingSoulsMinistries 10 ай бұрын
@@E4RLIES well he had to chalk it up and what not. learned that in prison after running out of tissues and cooking grilled cheeses on the communal radiator for 20 fuckin years
@lean.2366
@lean.2366 10 ай бұрын
@@E4RLIES mmmm wouldn't i love to get a whiff of that 🤤🤤 must smell and taste like Johnny Cakes
@theramplocal
@theramplocal 8 ай бұрын
Phil doesn't forget
@KevMcc-c2b
@KevMcc-c2b 7 ай бұрын
Everytime Phil comes on screen, I pay full attention, every moment is a gift he's in sopranos.
@NotSureJoeBauers
@NotSureJoeBauers 10 ай бұрын
The part where you said Phil is played by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi made me do a double take haha I honestly thought for a second that was the actors real name and Frank Vincent was like a "stage name" You got me you silly fuck you
@MikeWallace-r3x
@MikeWallace-r3x 2 ай бұрын
He looks like the sha of Iran that's why
@jonnycat529
@jonnycat529 10 ай бұрын
Rumor has it he did 20 years.
@Xxrocknrollgod
@Xxrocknrollgod 10 ай бұрын
Never been confirmed but its implied
@paulie-Gualtieri.
@paulie-Gualtieri. 10 ай бұрын
You got points for not talking about it
@Xxrocknrollgod
@Xxrocknrollgod 10 ай бұрын
@@paulie-Gualtieri.heh heh
@faisalkamal4319
@faisalkamal4319 10 ай бұрын
you have to make that stupid joke everytime
@pjf674
@pjf674 10 ай бұрын
​@@faisalkamal4319yes
@UgoStrange
@UgoStrange 10 ай бұрын
The way you manage to slip in jokes so quickly is amazing.
@aleduran71192
@aleduran71192 10 ай бұрын
I loved him like a brother in law… that one just kills me 😂😂😂
@scottboyd3838
@scottboyd3838 10 ай бұрын
I agree, Phil was a wonderful character, I loved when he finally got Popped, but he had good points, just look at the mean and insane shit Tony did, and he's beloved for being multi-dimensional, Phil was an O.G man.
@chrisdawson1776
@chrisdawson1776 10 ай бұрын
Source?
@SweaterSwagg
@SweaterSwagg 10 ай бұрын
​@@chrisdawson1776🤓
@phil-Leotardo.171
@phil-Leotardo.171 10 ай бұрын
Did 20 fvckin years for this, that's my legacy.
@faisalkamal4319
@faisalkamal4319 10 ай бұрын
yep
@KMacMerlin
@KMacMerlin 10 ай бұрын
You were a man Phil, and that's saying something
@uncleterri4965
@uncleterri4965 10 ай бұрын
At least you didn’t suffah.
@ledzep1023
@ledzep1023 8 ай бұрын
Your brother Billy, whatever happened there…
@VIMaggotVIBrainzVI
@VIMaggotVIBrainzVI 6 ай бұрын
You can't keep doing this to yourself, skippah
@ray.shoesmith
@ray.shoesmith 7 ай бұрын
In light of recent humiliations, it's an honor to be joined by men..
@jordil6152
@jordil6152 10 ай бұрын
Phil had a great talent for finding the right things to fly off the handle about. It's the Khruschev-madman theory: make everyone else walk on egg shells. It's probably why he rose through the ranks so quickly where other ex-cons stagnate on the margins. The whole thing that happened to his brudda was gonna be the gift that kept on giving, and a card he could play against Jersey and NY. The problem was that it wasn't an act, and he didn't understand the value of keeping the Jersey crew intact--both financially and as a power bloc. It was a stupid move, and had he won the war, it would have been death by a thousand cuts in keeping the territory.
@hithere4719
@hithere4719 10 ай бұрын
Phillip “Killer Queen” Leotardo
@JohnMoog-ug6bk
@JohnMoog-ug6bk 10 ай бұрын
Phil was an old school soldier, capo perhaps, but as a boss he falls way short of old school Carmine Sr., whom Tony could get along with.
@kev3d
@kev3d 10 ай бұрын
Or even Carmine Jr. who actually seems to live by the "every day is a gift" , tried to broker peace, and really seemed to hate violence.
@Dalepabajo
@Dalepabajo 10 ай бұрын
In my opinion, the show peaked when Phil went on his reign of terror. Great character 👏, RIP Frank Vincent 🙏
@adirubaei6591
@adirubaei6591 10 ай бұрын
0:28 was honestly confused on the "actors" name until I googled it. It's the Shah Of Iran😂😂😂. Good one man
@juanramirez-wk8ty
@juanramirez-wk8ty 10 ай бұрын
Of course Phil is more of a classic gangster archetype that's why they cast Vincent to play him. Just because the qualities that Tony admires in Phil become a problem for him does not mean he would lose his respect and admiration for those traits because they are now turned against him and conflict with his interests, it is what is to be expected under the circumstances.
@rkjjo
@rkjjo 10 ай бұрын
I just love all the winks to inside jokes In your videos. "Stopping to smell the shine box." No fair! That's one isn't even from Sopranos!
@rdl2820
@rdl2820 10 ай бұрын
Phil did 20 years? In my book you get points for staying out of the can...
@leoexgb3219
@leoexgb3219 10 ай бұрын
Bro I spat out my drink after those first 30 seconds 😂😂😂
@RichiesHouse
@RichiesHouse 10 ай бұрын
Tony didn’t get whacked we did . Our time was over and we didn’t see it coming or hear anything when it happened . Tony was looking at us and we disappeared.
@Three_Sevens
@Three_Sevens 10 ай бұрын
Worst. Theory. Ever.
@MKowloon
@MKowloon 10 ай бұрын
Ending is yet another Goodfellas reference - Pesci shoots the viewer at the end.
@E.C.2
@E.C.2 4 ай бұрын
Tony was silenced at that moment. "...No more Tony ,no more of this..."
@SlayerPDX
@SlayerPDX Ай бұрын
Nope and anyone who thinks that way is dumb. It very clearly was Tony getting killed. Thats the whole point about the scene with him and bobby talking on the boat. Bobby says when it happens its just black. Just nothing.
@mikey8088
@mikey8088 10 ай бұрын
“In this house Phil also turns into a house!”
@jaylenlenear7850
@jaylenlenear7850 10 ай бұрын
I really like how the threats got bigger each season Junior[a capo vs the real boss, tony always had the upper had but was dealing with the moral side of things]> Big Puss being a mid level threat as things could ahve gotten worse if he wasnt found out in time but tony kinda always knew. > Richie [another capo riding the coat tail of junior and a very dangerous individual on his own. > Ralph [huge potential as all around dangerous and powerful guy] Feech [ first time Tony is dealing with someone who likely was an equal and if not taken care of quick could possibly had a successful revolt] Phil [ first time tony has the odds stacked against him.]
@LPno.9
@LPno.9 10 ай бұрын
This is unreadable.
@JacobDean88
@JacobDean88 10 ай бұрын
Wait wait wait back up... Phil did 20 years? Who would of guessed...
@eileenmaher2101
@eileenmaher2101 10 ай бұрын
I know, when did they ever mention that? Oh well shucks. I musta missed it.
@KnightXera
@KnightXera 10 ай бұрын
Many of you are wrong about how many years Phil Leotardo did in the can. It was vaguely explained but he in fact did 20 WHOLE YEARS in the can
@BENNY_MAC
@BENNY_MAC 10 ай бұрын
Where did you get that crazy theory from? Next are you gonna tell me Christopher was a drug addict?
@fredm.2699
@fredm.2699 10 ай бұрын
Not a squeak
@williamcooper9379
@williamcooper9379 10 ай бұрын
Stranded up like a man
@rrosin
@rrosin 10 ай бұрын
Great analysis. This is your most insightful video yet. Love your well place quotes and sense of humor
@ubahfly5409
@ubahfly5409 10 ай бұрын
"Tony's willing to give Phil a PASSSCH ." Nice 😂
@stevenwitmer5555
@stevenwitmer5555 10 ай бұрын
You don't really have to explain why Phil referred to his little brother as just a kid. It's an American idiom. We get what is meant. That said, I agree about Phil. He looks around at these half assed wise guys, and has some strong opinions. I can't blame him.
@CollaredConsulting
@CollaredConsulting 10 ай бұрын
It’s videos like this that will keep you in BUTTER BRICKLE
@xboxmoonpartingty104
@xboxmoonpartingty104 10 ай бұрын
I forget what we were talking about?
@MyBoomStick1
@MyBoomStick1 10 ай бұрын
The lil references you make always make me giggle 😆
@marknaughton1849
@marknaughton1849 6 ай бұрын
Great video! I never thought about a lot of this; it really shows he easily we can fall into main character biases. I think a lot of people still "feel" like Phil is a "worse" guy than Tony, even though they're both murderous criminals with their own complex backstory, internal justifications etc. It's just because we're shown much more of Tony's perspective that we sympathise more
@Ar1AnX1x
@Ar1AnX1x 10 ай бұрын
mohammad reza killed it with the performance
@ryangibson5462
@ryangibson5462 10 ай бұрын
I can't remember where i heard it from but it was about The Walking Dead. They said the only reason Negan was seen as a villain was because Rick was the main character, reverse it and there's really no difference. The only reason Phil was seen as the villain was becasue Tony was the main character, reverse it and there's really no difference.
@c.r.parish5908
@c.r.parish5908 10 ай бұрын
I saw Negan as a villain for bashing someone's head in every time he encountered a new group.
@ryangibson5462
@ryangibson5462 10 ай бұрын
@@c.r.parish5908 What about when Rick and his group snuck into one of Negan's compounds and killed everyone in their sleep?
@codymcgrath2.3bviews3secon7
@codymcgrath2.3bviews3secon7 10 ай бұрын
This video really makes me re-assess Phil’s character. He was put away just as the Mafia started to deteriorate. He sacrificed for something that was almost immediately evident that it wasn’t worth going to prison for the people who surrounded him. He was one of the very few made men who actually cared about the code they swore to obey as made their vows during induction. It’s almost like the new vs the old finally coming to a head.
@zwimlil7731
@zwimlil7731 10 ай бұрын
The mere appearance of his eyebrows sends audiences into a fit of shinebox and 20 years jokes. Thats so true.
@pdog109
@pdog109 10 ай бұрын
My estimation of CineRanter as a youtuber just fucking plummeted. This comprehensive video covers everything related to Phil Leotardo except the vexing question of how many years he did in the can.
@ThePoushal
@ThePoushal 10 ай бұрын
20 years
@MisterNoah
@MisterNoah 10 ай бұрын
I always laugh during that scene, where Tony and Chris are mocking the way his face looks, because Phil looks like an older version of Chris😂
@kaljic1
@kaljic1 10 ай бұрын
The Shah of Iran (LOL) I love the way you threw in all the metaphors.
@paulstrathern4309
@paulstrathern4309 10 ай бұрын
Yep. This mirrored my own view on Phil. His interactions with Tony and the generational wedge between them always reminded me of the very first episode of the Sopranos when Tony was complaining to Dr Melfi about Christopher and the current generation. Every new group of old farts looks down on the younger generation and idealizes their own and older generations. But the reality is always different from the ideal.
@InicialesCMB
@InicialesCMB 10 ай бұрын
What a great analysis, I never knew Phil did 20 years in the Can! That makes a lot of sense.
@BaronMorte
@BaronMorte 10 ай бұрын
That animal Blundetto. I can't even say his name.
@Scousestar
@Scousestar 9 ай бұрын
"I love him like a brother-in-law" one of the greatest lines ever
@johnmorganrichardson
@johnmorganrichardson 10 ай бұрын
Bro, I've always enjoyed your videos, cause you're really funny and it's a favorite show. Sometimes you're quite insightful. Today you changed my whole understanding of the show. Deep analysis, man. Respect.
@CineRanter
@CineRanter 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@white_heat.truth76
@white_heat.truth76 10 ай бұрын
The man was compromised. His cuisine took a couple of three L's on the radiator. His estimation of his surname plummeted via the Americanization process. Also, the fact of the mob looking like a Puerto Rican whooah after his release tarnished the entire shine box. No wonder the man had laser beans coming out of his eyes, trying feverishly to hold on to the old traditions. This is what caused dysentery in the ranks. Phil did have the makings of a varsity athlete, but unfortunately for him, the coaches ships sailed long ago. Quasimodo predicted this.
@ResistanceQuest
@ResistanceQuest 10 ай бұрын
Once again, one of yer best vids
@CineRanter
@CineRanter 10 ай бұрын
Thank you
@admiral229
@admiral229 10 ай бұрын
I wish these analyzers would stop referencing “20 years.” There’s no evidence in the Soprano’s canon to indicate how long Phil was in the can.
@Bobby.B619
@Bobby.B619 10 ай бұрын
Your intro bruh lmao PING POW POO .... POW PING POOP !!... (Henry dying laughter) Always cracks me up
@ppiorkowski1502
@ppiorkowski1502 8 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you and your take on Phil Leotardo. He was actually my favorite character. Not so much his character but how Frank Vincent stole every scene he was in. I think most Sopranos fans whether they want to admit or not were always glued to the TV just little bit more whenever there was a scene Phil in it.
@KOVIDGOON
@KOVIDGOON 10 ай бұрын
Guy was an iron chef he man grilled cheese on the radiator
@WitchdoctaDNB
@WitchdoctaDNB 7 ай бұрын
"things happen how they happen" is such a great line
@garcel1251
@garcel1251 10 ай бұрын
“How bout dis humidity?” 👋
@chiligribble8431
@chiligribble8431 10 ай бұрын
Twenty fuckin years I’ve been waiting for this video John
@STONESGAM
@STONESGAM 9 ай бұрын
Phil was a stand up, old school guy in the mob world(sort of, still paid people late) but he just let his ego get the best of him in the final season. He couldn't put the personal behind him when he decided to be become boss and never let his brothers murder go. His business dealings with Tony were never going to work and he was even pissing off people like Butch in his own family by being too uncompromising by the end and uncompromising and arrogant with everyone. Phil basically signed his own death certificate in season six part 2 episode 2 when he decided he would never compromise again but that's ironically a big part of being a mob boss and led to his own downfall. He was a guy who probably would have been okay as boss before his brothers murder but he was not cut out for the gig after that.
@Mike37551
@Mike37551 10 ай бұрын
I think Phil is really interesting in that he represents both old school values and the degradation of quality in high-level mobsters at the same time. In a very short time frame, the Lupertazzi family passed from Carmine Sr. (the most intelligent and competent mobster in the show, by far) to Johnny Sac, (a competent businessman and schemer who was also emotionally volatile and unreasonable) to Phil who was basically a walking hard-on. Phil was the guy you’d send to smack someone around. Not a boss. The scene in the bar with Lorraine Colluzo was Phil at his absolute best. Doing what he was meant to do. Keep a bunch of greedy criminals from cheating the boss. The muscle, not the brains.
@ronniesoutdooradventures
@ronniesoutdooradventures 7 ай бұрын
Philly was the best. No compromise, for best or worst. 20 years in the can, no snitching. True OG. RIP. Phil was a wake-up call that "The Sopranos" was a story about a weak mob family that had lost its way.
@Space-666D
@Space-666D 7 ай бұрын
“Stopping to smell the shine box” fucking dead 😂
@tacitus6384
@tacitus6384 10 ай бұрын
Just one thing, but in Boardwalk Empire, that was Gyp Rosetti who looked for offence in every sentence. Lucky Luciano was actually more personable if you showed him a degree of respect and was more likely to bargain with you first.
@artcrime2999
@artcrime2999 8 ай бұрын
Your thumbnail is wrong, it should say "This house IS uncle phil"
@icaanul
@icaanul 10 ай бұрын
Never forget that Paulie told him that Tony called him the shah of iran. It's significant to phil's hatred and the end.
@thiweygulber3138
@thiweygulber3138 10 ай бұрын
When Phil finds out about Vito: He married my cousin. He dishonoured me PERSONALLY When Phil is asked to financially help his cousin and her son to have a better life: Waddyagonnado
@MichaelVLang
@MichaelVLang 10 ай бұрын
Counting like Phil: One, Couplea, Tree, Twenty.
@flameguy3416
@flameguy3416 3 ай бұрын
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi brilliantly played the role of Philip Leotardo.
@robertlee4172
@robertlee4172 7 ай бұрын
Doc Santoro eating from the Shah's plate. He's getting his taste. It's a metaphor, for wanting more.
@PaulRubino
@PaulRubino 10 ай бұрын
Frank Vincent was brilliant as Phil.
@jonnytheboy7338
@jonnytheboy7338 10 ай бұрын
So well done! Definitely an enlightening deep dive, thank you
@PerfidiousAdrian
@PerfidiousAdrian 8 ай бұрын
I learned a couple of three things watching this. Thanks CineRanter
@Guillermo_Carratero
@Guillermo_Carratero 10 ай бұрын
You are a true raconteur my friend, it's always interesting listening to your content.
@maff1989
@maff1989 10 ай бұрын
that rewind of Phil walking backwards into the closet was epic. It's the Sorpanos version of the Homer-retreating-into-the-bushes meme (Vito also retreated into the bushes, if you know what I mean)
@Matthew-rc1xt
@Matthew-rc1xt 9 ай бұрын
Everything Phil says is iconic
@zoltankiss626
@zoltankiss626 10 ай бұрын
That revers closet scene was great, but you know what would be epic? If the romance with the pool cue was actually filmed. I'd love to see the guys trying to pull it out, as Vito desperately tries to fight it.
@earleearle26
@earleearle26 6 ай бұрын
Phil is a standup guy. A f*cking Marine. Totally agree with your analysis.
@kciN1221
@kciN1221 10 ай бұрын
This is the NEW undisputed Champion of making videos to make the case for the Shah of Iran aka "Uncle Philly my ass, being a real old school stand up guy and a Man... which says alot these days.
@smokestxr
@smokestxr 10 ай бұрын
"I loved him like a Brother In-Law" has to be one of the best lines in TV
@odeleon24
@odeleon24 10 ай бұрын
Phil never forgets
@BruceMichaelFilms
@BruceMichaelFilms 10 ай бұрын
I mean, Phil had a very old school mentality toward the mafia, and had to deal with that glorified crew in Jersey making a complete mockery out of the process.
@AI-di7ll
@AI-di7ll 10 ай бұрын
I love how cineranter weaves in jokes in every other sentence 😂😂
@JcoolV
@JcoolV 10 ай бұрын
'I love him like a brother in law'
@VA7SL
@VA7SL 9 ай бұрын
I’m with ya, I love uncle Philly too. Old school in the brave new world.
@papanurgle8393
@papanurgle8393 10 ай бұрын
I never realized that the Shah of Iran was so multifaceted.
@hojoman85
@hojoman85 10 ай бұрын
I just got Phil pilled
@dermatze4819
@dermatze4819 10 ай бұрын
Based and shah of iran pilled
@oscargoldman6335
@oscargoldman6335 10 ай бұрын
I thought Phil was a captain and not a simple soldier?
@TheRealFeechLaManna
@TheRealFeechLaManna 10 ай бұрын
Excellent video, your best analysis yet..with some very clever jokes in there ("Played by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi" LMAO!). I never saw Phil as a joke, maybe a tragic comic one, tragic like Feech LaMana, my fav character, but definately with funnier lines. I would like to see an analysis like this of Richie Aprile, another all-time star and fav psycho of the show. Wasn't he more than just a psycho? And of Carmine Junior ofc, an obvious candidate for a deeper take than just seeing him as a fool, and with even funnier lines than Phil.
@CineRanter
@CineRanter 10 ай бұрын
Thank you. Funnily enough I have done one for Ritchie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3OlZIKkoKx8hMksi=JnsEMAh5Y2omB4lb
@ebonhawk9875
@ebonhawk9875 10 ай бұрын
Phil was always my favorite house
@enigma7310
@enigma7310 6 ай бұрын
*Gengis Khan once said a quote that resonates here....and it was basically saying that god sent me to punish yall for the sins yall committed and when think about Tony, he has wronged so many people especially working stiffs he to said he "respects" that it would only make sence that Phil was Tony's karma for all his sins....and to put insult to injury just like said in the video Phil was an idea of a person Tony idolized but when you really want something you might just get it...and Tony went down with him...*
@FunkBastid
@FunkBastid 10 ай бұрын
I love my uncle Philly. Real old school. The strong, Borko type.
@danilogrujicic6699
@danilogrujicic6699 5 ай бұрын
Although it may not be explicitly said, it is heavily implied Phil did 20 years in the can.
@estebanruiz3254
@estebanruiz3254 8 ай бұрын
1:02 GOD! That was great😂
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