Any other wiseguy in the room would've grumbled to himself and maybe keep an eye on Spider, but the movie makes it clear shooting down a lowbie was anything but acceptable.
The real life Tommy was apparently even more of an butthole and psychopath that Joe Pesci's take. He waould shoot at random civilians just to scare them and fight people all the time. Real Henry was also scared shitless of him and was probably somewhat relived when he died. He also fricked Karen a few times and raped her at some point. The movie sort of implies this, but in real life Karen fricked almost every guy in Henry's crew. Especially Paulie. Also, they didn't just shoot Tommy, they probably tortured and beat him for a couple days to make an example of him.
Also the movie does give a bit of dialogue to this, but Tommy didn't just kill Billy Batts for nothing, Jimmy wanted to kill him because Billy wanted back control on several businesses that Jimmy had taken over that belonged to him, and since he was made, Jimmy had to get fricked and give them back to Batts, so he'd rather get Tommy to murder him. Why did the mafia spare Jimmy but kill Tommy? That I had no idea, maybe the torture of Tommy was enough to send a message to him, or maybe they were impressed with the Lufthansa heist enough to respect him.
I was watching Goodfellas a couple nights ago and heard the dialogue Batts and Jimmy were having when Tommy came back to kill him. Batts was talking about getting his businesses back since he had a family to feed and needed "What's mine is mine back" or something like that. Never noticed it before.
There's a lot of subtleties in Goodfellas that you can find even years after watching it. Like the fact that Karen was fricking every guy in Henry' crew. When Paulie and Jimmy sit down Henry to talk him into getting back with her, you can see in on the ways Paulie and Jimmy talk about her that they fricked her. Paulie's "I know how to talk to her, especially to her" and such. Henry probably knew but there was little he could do about his wife fricking his boss.
>Why did the mafia spare Jimmy but kill Tommy?
Jimmy was an actual lucrative earner for them, Tommy was more of an enforcer than a big earner IIRC - though I read about them ages ago - so it'd make sense. you get rid of a loose canon, tie up a feud, and send a message to jimmy all at once
I heard that the deaths in casino and goodfellas of pesci's characters were actually switched, the guy in goodfellas was probably tortured, and in testimony in the cases around Casino claimed that he wasn't killed in the cornfield, but was invited to be made then came into an empty room, was killed, then buried there.
the testimony related to the casino guy not dying in the cornfield didn't come out until a decade after the film was produced, until then people assumed they were beaten to death in the cornfield much like how the film showed it. Although I believe they were thought to have died from the beating and weren't buried alive as the film suggested
not criticizing the film, no way they could have known, I just think it's interesting in reality it's very likely the portrayed methods of death were switched.
Wait Goodfellas and Casino are based on a true story?
>You just gonna let him get away with that?! You just gonna let this frickin’ punk get away with that, what’s the matter with you?! WHAT‘S THE WORLD COMIN’ T-
Yes it’s probably the most entertaining. 3 hours long but it feels shorter than some 22 minute episodes.
Watch in 4K HDR on a good TV and it’s probably the best looking production values from the era.
Also a little more human as Robert De Burp’s character, Sam is actually just a tough but fair guy that gets caught up in a mob operation. Pretty rare that a protagonist in a mob movie isn’t also a violent murderer.
i saw his band live, cool dude
HO THERE IT IS!
I wanted Michael to sign a Sopranos boxset for my moms birthday and he told me to frick off this was around 2013.
Why are you getting fresh?
OOOHHHHH!!!
really should have known better than to say that shit, it's like when the the store owner says "I feel sorry for your mother" in Menace.
>standing up for yourself is bad
frick that, i’m not gonna be some guido’s punching bag
Any other wiseguy in the room would've grumbled to himself and maybe keep an eye on Spider, but the movie makes it clear shooting down a lowbie was anything but acceptable.
The real life Tommy was apparently even more of an butthole and psychopath that Joe Pesci's take. He waould shoot at random civilians just to scare them and fight people all the time. Real Henry was also scared shitless of him and was probably somewhat relived when he died. He also fricked Karen a few times and raped her at some point. The movie sort of implies this, but in real life Karen fricked almost every guy in Henry's crew. Especially Paulie. Also, they didn't just shoot Tommy, they probably tortured and beat him for a couple days to make an example of him.
Also the movie does give a bit of dialogue to this, but Tommy didn't just kill Billy Batts for nothing, Jimmy wanted to kill him because Billy wanted back control on several businesses that Jimmy had taken over that belonged to him, and since he was made, Jimmy had to get fricked and give them back to Batts, so he'd rather get Tommy to murder him. Why did the mafia spare Jimmy but kill Tommy? That I had no idea, maybe the torture of Tommy was enough to send a message to him, or maybe they were impressed with the Lufthansa heist enough to respect him.
I was watching Goodfellas a couple nights ago and heard the dialogue Batts and Jimmy were having when Tommy came back to kill him. Batts was talking about getting his businesses back since he had a family to feed and needed "What's mine is mine back" or something like that. Never noticed it before.
There's a lot of subtleties in Goodfellas that you can find even years after watching it. Like the fact that Karen was fricking every guy in Henry' crew. When Paulie and Jimmy sit down Henry to talk him into getting back with her, you can see in on the ways Paulie and Jimmy talk about her that they fricked her. Paulie's "I know how to talk to her, especially to her" and such. Henry probably knew but there was little he could do about his wife fricking his boss.
>Why did the mafia spare Jimmy but kill Tommy?
Jimmy was an actual lucrative earner for them, Tommy was more of an enforcer than a big earner IIRC - though I read about them ages ago - so it'd make sense. you get rid of a loose canon, tie up a feud, and send a message to jimmy all at once
I heard that the deaths in casino and goodfellas of pesci's characters were actually switched, the guy in goodfellas was probably tortured, and in testimony in the cases around Casino claimed that he wasn't killed in the cornfield, but was invited to be made then came into an empty room, was killed, then buried there.
the testimony related to the casino guy not dying in the cornfield didn't come out until a decade after the film was produced, until then people assumed they were beaten to death in the cornfield much like how the film showed it. Although I believe they were thought to have died from the beating and weren't buried alive as the film suggested
not criticizing the film, no way they could have known, I just think it's interesting in reality it's very likely the portrayed methods of death were switched.
can't tell if you're trolling but yes use google
>You just gonna let him get away with that?! You just gonna let this frickin’ punk get away with that, what’s the matter with you?! WHAT‘S THE WORLD COMIN’ T-
>WHAT‘S THE WORLD COMIN’ T-
Kek. Thanks anon
He egged Tommy on then acted all shocked, true sociopath.
>What is the matter with you? WHAT IS THE FRICKING MATTER WITH YOU?
>you're gonna dig the hole, I'm not digging any holes!
I can't believe this, are you stupid or what?
YOU MUDDAFUKKA
>WHADDAYA THINK I'M MADE OF SHALLOW GRAVES?! USE YOUR HEAD, TOMMY!
>COME ON, THE TOMMY I KNOW WOULDA SHOT SPIDER THREE TIMES IN THE CHEST FOR SAYIN' SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT
WATCH IT CHRISSY
I was watching Summer of Sam and all of a sudden he pops up as a gay strip club owner. Weird as frick.
it was the heart medication
HO! IT'S ME, THE GHOST OF SHINEBOX PAST!
NOW GO AND GET YOUR FRICKIN SHINEBOX
MUDDERFRICKA!!
>As far as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a shinebox of Iran
>there's no shines in my shinebox
>make it happen
*autistic screeching*
>Good shot. What do you want from me? Good shot.
>You can't miss at this distance.
Watch it Chrissy
Best line in the movie
Henry: "He's dead."
Tommy: "I'm a good shot, what do you want?"
Anthony: "How could you miss from this distance?"
Wait Goodfellas and Casino are based on a true story?
I've seen and loved all the other Scorsese mob flicks besides Casino. Is it worth watching? I feel like it doesn't get talked about as much
Yes, some people really like it, others find it their least favorite, but it's good and worth watching either way.
Yes it’s probably the most entertaining. 3 hours long but it feels shorter than some 22 minute episodes.
Watch in 4K HDR on a good TV and it’s probably the best looking production values from the era.
Also a little more human as Robert De Burp’s character, Sam is actually just a tough but fair guy that gets caught up in a mob operation. Pretty rare that a protagonist in a mob movie isn’t also a violent murderer.