Mob

The superb trio of Ray Liotta, De Niro and Joe Pesci form part of an excellent cast in one of the greatest mob films of all time.

On par with Goodfellas as one of the best mob films ever.

19 January 2009

The greatest sequel ever made and one of the best films ever. This is as close to perfect a movie can get. I love Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's performances. It can't get any better than this.

I still haven't seen the other two in the trilogy but I've heard this is quite different from the rest so it's only fair that I rate this on it's own. Frankly I'm surprised with some of the negative reviews. I mean this certainly is a masterpiece on it's own rights. Al Pacino as good as ever and Andy Garcia as usual and what a performance by Eli Wallach. Sofia Coppola ain't too bad in my opinion, she was ok. Even if she did bad, the film had more than enough in it for me to consider it one of the best ever.

The ambiguous ending was a brilliant masterstroke but the film isn't as impressive as Leone's westerns.

22 April 2009

Two hours and not a single bad or boring moment. That is good film making. It's absolutely one of the greatest crime flicks of all time.

19 April 2009

20 May 2009

The cinematography was just so good.

24 May 2009

8 June 2009

An intelligent action flick with De Niro and Jean Reno. What more could you ask for?

1 october 2008

Pretty amazing gangster flick from South Africa. Tsotsi has nothing on this. It's a shame so few people know about this but I guess that's to be expected given the very weak distribution.

28 May 2009

Had so much potential, having a cast like that and all but it failed to deliver anything special. Disappointing coz this could've been so much better. Gary Oldman was amazing though.

22 May 2009

On it's own it's a brilliant film but City of God really is on a league of it's own if you compare the two. Though it's not fair to compare, it's impossible not to. The themes are similar in way and some of the actors are the same but it's not a sequel in any other way even though it's marketed as one.

I've yet to see the tv series based on this and from what I've heard it's quite good so I think I'll try getting my hands on it.

13 January 2009

Disappointing. De Niro was great but he had too little screen time and I wouldn't at all classify this among the best mob films I've seen. Sometimes people overrate a film coz it's assosciated with a good director and I think this is one of those films.

29 May 2009

7 June 2009

Pacino and Depp together in a mob film.

26 June 2009

Quentin Tarantino at his very best. This stuff is wicked. Fuckin' loved it.

Phenomenal and iconic!

You wanna fuck with me? Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!

Excellent film. Denzel Washington at his usual best. Yet another superb performance from the great man. Great story as well to speak of and without a doubt one of the best of the year.

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23 June 2009

Mr. Pink: You kill anybody?
Mr. White: A few cops.
Mr. Pink: No real people?
Mr. White: Just cops.

Fuckin' badass! Absolutely love the dialogue. This film is what Quentin Tarantino is all about.

Mr. Pink: I don't wanna kill anybody. But if I gotta get out that door, and you're standing in my way, one way or the other, you're gettin' outta my way.

10 October 2008

Raw and gritty.

6 June 2009

A true story based on the life of one of the biggest drug lords of his generation, the guy who established the American cocaine market in the 1970's. Johnny Depp delivers but this here is quite a fucked up story and not everyone will like it. But one thing I like about this movie is the fact it depcits the reality.

The message it delivers here is, at the end of the day, money and fame equals to nothing. You lose it all. The one's you loved and the one's that loved you are all you have.

They actually showed a pic of the real guy at the end and I kinda felt sympathy for him. :)

"So in the end, was it worth it? Jesus Christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It's always the last day of summer and I've been left out in the cold with no door to get back in. I'll grant you I've had more than my share of poignant moments. Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime, I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost not enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door. "

24 March 2010

It's performances like these that merit Al Pacino the title of one of the greatest actors of all time. There's no one who could've pulled it off as good as he did. John Cazale and Charles Durning excelled in their roles as well like pretty much everyone in the cast. Great film by Sidney Lumet.

The ending ain't your typical Hollywood everything falls into it's place type, but it's understandable given that this is based on a true story.

17 April 2008

There are a few flaws in it that you could label as potential plot holes but it's a great heist film with a great cast. Very entertaining.

6 March 2009

Guy Ritchie is a genius and this is one fuckin' amazing film. Brit humour is great when done properly.

23 October 2008

If you can't get enough after watching the first two, this isn't bad but it's kind of an unnecessary film.

22 June 2009

15 June 2009

Cop flicks don't get any better than this.

14 June 2009

Jean Reno is super cool as a hitman. Gary Oldman throws in a pretty fuckin' badass performance. A very young Natalie Portman playing a troubled young girl is really sweet. Great acting for her age and she proves the fact that she's not just a pretty face. She's got a lot more than that.

I've gotta mention the soundtrack too. Pretty sweet. There's not much else to talk here coz I liked pretty much everything about this film. This is how action films are supposed to be made. Call me a big fan.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.

Pretty fucking good and intelligent Brit crime flick. I've just a question though What's his real name? Did anyone get it?

Stylized action flicks don't get any better than this. The script is amazing and some of the characters are just brilliant. Top notch film making from Guy Richie who's easily become one of my new favourites.

25 October 2008

The guy Ritchie formula; Plenty of stylish action. slick music and badass dialogue. It works but it's far from being as good as either one of Lock Stock or Snatch.

21 January 2009

Reminded me of Revolver. But this is better than that and the plot is a bit easier to follow but still you'll need to keep yourself focused to know what exactly is going on. Once it all get's heated up, it's nonstop action with blazing guns, snipers and even flame throwers thrown in there. Pretty cool and much better than what I expected. It's a good thing Ben Affleck's character dies a bit early on, giving him very less screen time to ruin anything.

Very Tarantino-esque flick. But I can't make up my mind on whether they pulled it off successfully or not. Some parts they managed, but surely not the whole thing. It is very enjoyable nevertheless. Which I guess is a good thing even if it was really cheesy at times.

ps. Monica Bellucci is the hottest 44 year old around.

31 October 2007

Pacino, De Niro and Val Kilmer in one fine crime flick with a great storyline and some kickass shootout scenes. Brilliant!

29 December 2008