Goodfellas [1990]

See Larger Image	Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino Directed By: Martin Scorsese Average Customer Rating:


Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321900120395 Format: Dubbed Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: 1999-01-25 Running Time: 139 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1990-09-19
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Editorial Reviews: Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas immortalises the hilarious, horrifying life of actual gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his teen years on the streets of New York to his anonymous exile under the Witness Protection Program. The director's kinetic style is perfect for recounting Hill's ruthless rise to power in the 1950s as well as his drugged-out fall in the late 1970s; in fact, no one has ever rendered the mental dislocation of cocaine better than Scorsese. Scorsese uses period music perfectly, not just to summon a particular time but to set a precise mood. GoodFellas is at least as good as The Godfather without being in the least derivative of it. Joe Pesci's psycho improvisation of Mobster Tommy DeVito ignited Pesci as a star; Lorraine Bracco achieves a career-defining performance as the love of Hill's life; and every supporting role, from Paul Sorvino to Robert De Niro, is a miracle.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: spend the extra money and get the special edition Comment: 1* isn't for the film (which is 5* and then some) but for this DVD. ITS A DUAL SIDER DVD - yep, flip over halfway through the movie, you know when you're nice and comfy?, snuggled up on the sofa with the wife? enjoying one of cinema's defining films? YOU HAVE TO GET UP AND TURN THE BLOODY DVD OVER TO WATCH THE SECOND HALF OF THE FILM!!!!! I mean, please accept my apologies, but I thought we were in the 21st century? I havent had to turn anything over since listening to my 'Best of the Clash' LP back in the early 90's pre CD days! Why this DVD is still available I don't know. Buy the special edition instead and watch one of cinema's greatest achievements UN-INTERRUPTED. Customer Rating: Summary: A classic. Comment: Goodfellas is the best gangster movie ive ever seen, ive watched it countless times and i love it. It is a true classic gangster movie, one of the best in my opinion - maybe even the best. Highly recommended. Customer Rating: Summary: brillaint Comment: this film is the closest rival to the godfather an absolute brilliant film with a great cast pesci is brilliant along with de niro but liotta is brillaint in his role. with background naratting this film must be one of the all time best gangster movies i have seen, Customer Rating: Summary: other films don't compare Comment: This is a brilliant film. Definitely the greatest mobster film to date. As with Casino, Joe Pesci steals the show for me, although the rest of the acting was also fantastic. The only problem for me is that other when I compare this to other great films it makes them look bad! Customer Rating: Summary: Great film, awful disc Comment: I didn't read the reviews before I bought it, because I knew what a great film it is. Big mistake, because I wouldn't have bought it if I'd read them. It's a double sided disc, which means you have to get up halfway through and turn it over. Why? Why do this? It's also a poor quality transfer (as another reviewer said, it's barely better than VHS). Avoid this version like the plague. More Reviews