After The Godfather incited intense interest by the mainstream in the American mafia, Scorsese really perfected the art. Everything else I’ve seen feels like a cheap imitation, even the more highly regarded stuff.
I will never understand the hype that The Soprano’s gets, it is openly the king of Goodfellas knock offs. Those guys all seem like cartoon characters.
Sopranos is a TV show. TV shows are judged using a lower standard.
shareYeah but same material, impossible not to compare it to the movies it’s based on
shareI don't see the problem there. Compared to movies, I don't think anybody would claim Sopranos is better than Scorsese's works. People just rave about it being basically the best mafia TV show. Because, honestly, what other TV show even compares?
shareScarface, Donnie Brasco, Carlito's Way & Once Upon a Time in America don't feel like cheap imitations.
shareWith the exception of Once Upon a Time in America, which was before Goodfellas, hard disagree. Scarface obv was also before Goodfellas but is still pretty amateurish in my mind.
shareAll after Godfather, Al Pacino is excellent in all those movies you don't rate as much.
shareThe Godfather has nothing to do w this though, completely different style of movie. Of course Al Pacino is excellent, that’s the only thing that makes those films watchable.
shareGuess you’re talking about Scarface? I'll disagree with you, even though I rate Goodfellas as the best gangster flick of all time, there's many more I hold in high regard too, and I didn't even mention the brilliance of the Sopranos!
shareWhat? No I’m saying this is about Scorsese’s mafia films, not talking about Scarface.
sharethe hbo gotti movie blowed up real good.
shareI’m guessing you haven’t seen Massacre Mafia Style (1974). 😀
shareI've yet to see this though I've watched the trailer on YT repeatedly
I WAS fortunate to see Gone With The Pope in original 35mm print at a late night cult marathon a few years ago
What a hoot!! The audience was entirely cult and horror fans and we were roaring😆
That’s awesome! I wish I lived close to theaters that played cult films.
shareThe Sopranos was a great show.
shareMay have been entertaining and better than your average prime time fare of the 90s but still not even close to the quality of Goodfellas or Boardwalk Empire.
shareThe Sopranos is a tv series of six seasons with each about 13 episodes. It's not surprising the overall quality isn't as high as a 2 1/2-hour movie.
I loved Boardwalk Empire, it's in the same league as The Sopranos.
Scorsese's gangster films are generally boring dramas about the inner workings of the mob. I want to see gangsters killing each other with spectacular gun fights.
shareLol whut?? His films are loaded w graphic violence. They also have substance and character development, you want just a shoot em up watch John wick.
shareA Bronx Tale
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