The Long Take: Goodfellas

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  • @Irishbeermonk
    @Irishbeermonk 7 років тому +3612

    This scene describes the whole film really. Luxury, wealth and class but had to be done through the back.

    • @ftt687
      @ftt687 7 років тому +31

      Mayfli nice

    • @jordanadkins2427
      @jordanadkins2427 6 років тому +20

      Mayfli not bad

    • @Adam1nToronto
      @Adam1nToronto 6 років тому +40

      I don't really see a lot of class going on here

    • @jackriver1999
      @jackriver1999 6 років тому +70

      watched this movie so many times, but your statement about this sequence is absolutely brilliant.

    • @AndyinMTL
      @AndyinMTL 6 років тому +2

      Mayfli nice point!

  • @TheDutyPaid
    @TheDutyPaid 6 років тому +2640

    I tried doing the same at my local KFC, did not work out too well.

    • @markperalta3210
      @markperalta3210 6 років тому +19

      TheDutyPaid where do you live ? North Korea? How the fuck does the KFC at you're country. Have a line?

    • @TheDutyPaid
      @TheDutyPaid 6 років тому +52

      Ronnie Francisco I live in London and KFC is very popular, aways a queue.

    • @jeffdubs476
      @jeffdubs476 6 років тому +121

      Just walk through the kitchen and say to everyone: "Every time I see you people here, don't you work?"

    • @clevelandcbi
      @clevelandcbi 6 років тому +23

      HTF did this make me laugh so hard?

    • @AndyinMTL
      @AndyinMTL 6 років тому +6

      TheDutyPaid lmfaooooo

  • @snidelywhiplash
    @snidelywhiplash 5 років тому +934

    For perspective: $20 in 1965 is equivalent to about $160 in 2018. A day's pay (or more) for a lot of folks.

    • @davidmartineztorres8731
      @davidmartineztorres8731 5 років тому +23

      I earn €80 for a whole day working at a restaurant in the Netherlands. That is around 85 dollars.

    • @KaizerMan
      @KaizerMan 5 років тому +52

      ​@@davidmartineztorres8731 alright you're basically a wiseguy now

    • @davidmartineztorres8731
      @davidmartineztorres8731 4 роки тому +8

      @@KaizerMan i wish, you only earn that money when you turn 22. I used to earn €5,25 per hour when I was younger. Imagine earning €50 after a fucking long day

    • @EbonKim
      @EbonKim 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, that was like the price of a whole month's rotary phone bill. Similar to what I pay at Sprint for my Galaxy S8.

    • @Brownshoe24
      @Brownshoe24 4 роки тому +3

      Now in 2020, $20 in 1965 → $163.88

  • @elel2608
    @elel2608 6 років тому +1614

    Amazing directing. The first half of the movie you feel the glamor of Mob life. The smoothness of the scenes like this, the happy doo-woppy soundtrack that induces nostalgia for the good old days, etc. The second half (especially the long scene where Henry is making dinner for his family, stowing away the guns, and getting his package ready) is fragmented and accompanied by frenzied rock music. It's like the first half is drinking the champagne, and the second half is the hangover.

    • @elel2608
      @elel2608 6 років тому +68

      Tony Soprano 550
      It’s also interesting in the end after Henry is bailed out. When Henry is talking to Jimmy, Pauly, talking to the FBI dude, the court, the new home, etc., there’s no music. It’s like Henry sobering up to the realities of mob life.

    • @pennybrown6252
      @pennybrown6252 6 років тому +9

      El Rilla Well put.👍

    • @MainframeOne
      @MainframeOne 5 років тому +8

      good anlalogy

    • @SAOrules
      @SAOrules 5 років тому +7

      El Rilla “And now it’s all over”

    • @hankster0878
      @hankster0878 4 роки тому

      Nice.

  • @kk2mify
    @kk2mify 10 років тому +925

    It is a travesty that this film didn't win the Oscar.

    • @eklipze7520
      @eklipze7520 5 років тому +76

      4 years late, but the oscars are overrated anyways. So many good films overlooked by “critics”.
      There is no such thing as critics today imo, just paid off ‘sponsors’ that write for film/news boards.

    • @shashsrivas
      @shashsrivas 5 років тому +32

      F*** the academy. This movie is a classic.

    • @stephent9677
      @stephent9677 5 років тому +13

      Not really...awards are shite.

    • @yellowcougar18
      @yellowcougar18 5 років тому +25

      Technically, no-because the movie's garnered far more attention for not winning than if it did. More people study it and analyse it far more than if had won awards..
      I like Dances with Wolves, I do. But when Goodfellas comes on, all my plans go out the window. Doesn't quite happen with Dances With Wolves.
      Plus, as others noted, the Oscars aren't worth anything- Harvey Weinstein proved you could play the system.

    • @gerardocamarena6488
      @gerardocamarena6488 5 років тому +6

      Nobody remembers the ones that did.

  • @Bothaboiz
    @Bothaboiz 6 років тому +2157

    Every man craves to take a girl to dinner like this.

  • @TraumatisedTyrone
    @TraumatisedTyrone 2 роки тому +295

    RIP Ray Liotta. Some of the best acting of his career right here.

    • @Robert-zx2ir
      @Robert-zx2ir Рік тому +11

      He should’ve snagged an Oscar nom

    • @williamlandolfi7858
      @williamlandolfi7858 День тому

      It has been more than two years now but I still find it shocking to think that Ray Liotta died. That's partly because he was so young (67) and he seemed as busy as ever making movies when he died.

  • @sudhindrak
    @sudhindrak 10 років тому +500

    No wonder she fell for Ray and of course she graduated to become a psychiatrist and had Tony Soprano as one of her patients.

  • @nyronbelson4343
    @nyronbelson4343 8 років тому +622

    "I'm a union delegate" (drumroll and cymbal crash) lol

    • @rahbertpat3993
      @rahbertpat3993 7 років тому +10

      Nyron Belson laugh out loud . Good catch

    • @OliverObz
      @OliverObz 7 років тому +17

      haha didn't notice that the first time!

    • @Navajowelder505
      @Navajowelder505 6 років тому +2

      union 407 all reps. all crooks. California F U

    • @patrickbyrne5070
      @patrickbyrne5070 6 років тому +4

      Oh oh oh very nice catch

    • @toddzombie8777
      @toddzombie8777 6 років тому +9

      I've seen this film a million times and never ever noticed that!

  • @neil340
    @neil340 8 років тому +857

    Love that he didn't feel the need to do a quick, upclose cut to show each guy getting a $20 in his hand. He doesn't treat the audience as idiots.

    • @tomcash100
      @tomcash100 6 років тому +43

      Well theres no need as she says it.

    • @bradbailey5481
      @bradbailey5481 6 років тому +13

      Neil M the scene right after this has exactly that though lol

    • @KaizerMan
      @KaizerMan 5 років тому +9

      i mean im indifferent to whether he shows that up close. i dont think showing that means a movie is dumbed down and they think the audience are idiots..i dont think not showing it means the movie is the creme de la creme of the thinking man's cinema. it's just a minor shot of a dollar bill

    • @ohnenamen2843
      @ohnenamen2843 3 роки тому +7

      @Ethan Watts Vlogs
      Well $20 in 1965 is $166.06 in todays worth. U don’t need to be greedy to be confused about that

    • @LargeFriesChocoShake
      @LargeFriesChocoShake 3 роки тому +1

      Scorsese is a master on subtle stuff like that

  • @alikarim391
    @alikarim391 10 років тому +743

    I love it when you hear the couple in the background saying "how come we can't get a table" lol

    • @jordanadkins2427
      @jordanadkins2427 6 років тому +44

      alikarim391 absolutely. it's the little details like that that makes this scene perfect.

    • @michaelc.6532
      @michaelc.6532 6 років тому +42

      In their minds THEY were there FIRST and along comes this guy who jumps the line and gets a table right away and gets fawned over!

    • @thethirdlife8695
      @thethirdlife8695 5 років тому +6

      01:53

    • @Seasider70
      @Seasider70 5 років тому +6

      Never noticed that

    • @andrewmills2220
      @andrewmills2220 3 роки тому

      @John6yt Have another drink!

  • @jkarnes7529
    @jkarnes7529 7 років тому +131

    One of the best shot scenes in cinematic history.

  • @joonatan4394
    @joonatan4394 9 років тому +472

    I'm in construction.

  • @MrMaximum91
    @MrMaximum91 9 років тому +211

    True art, I've watched this sequence 100 times and it's still pure cinema magic

  • @roxannegzl
    @roxannegzl 8 років тому +529

    This is filmmaking at its best.
    I can feel the difficulties of making this scene.
    Longshot, steady(possibly handheld) cam, timing, lighting & audio,and so on...
    I wonder how many times Scorsese need to take this...

    • @Tara0819
      @Tara0819 8 років тому +70

      I believe it said eight takes. Not too shabby! 👍

    • @0hvist
      @0hvist 8 років тому +7

      +Wilson Gozal about 8 takes to nail it.

    • @0mega7000
      @0mega7000 8 років тому +53

      +Wilson Gozal Ironically it would have been less if it weren't for the actor who played the comedian (who appears at the end of the video), as he kept forgetting his lines. Even though it wasn't integral to the scene, and the hardest part was already done, Scorsese wanted the whole Copacabana scene as one shot with no cutting away.

    • @Tara0819
      @Tara0819 8 років тому +15

      +0mega7000 Sheesh, he didn't have much to remember with the lines in this clip! I heard directors get so frustrated. Can't blame 'em. I'm a huge fan of the late, great Sharon Tate. Such a beautiful woman. But I've heard she was a terrible actress, and it took about 70 takes per scene due to her being so timid. She infuriated directors. Explains why Roman Polanski chose Mia Farrow for Rosemary's Baby instead of his wife. He said he didn't want it to look like nepotism, but Mia was by far the outstanding actress. Off-topic, I know. But looks only go so far. Any director would take a Lorraine Bracco, Meryl Streep, or Mia Farrow over Sharon Tate or Raquel Welch. It really hurt Sharon that they stuck her in a bikini for a whole movie. She used to say, "Sexy little me", crying. Hey, you either have it or you don't. Scorsese knew exactly what he was doing.

    • @manolis.799
      @manolis.799 8 років тому +2

      3 or 4 and the only reason is because the comedian kept forgetting his joke at the end

  • @Top10Archive
    @Top10Archive 6 років тому +336

    Best shot ever.. Hands down.

    • @rano2613
      @rano2613 2 роки тому

      I don't know about that: /watch?v=nm28m4gEOkI ;-)

  • @samirsaad9146
    @samirsaad9146 9 років тому +150

    - "I'm a union delegate..."
    *Drum roll*... LOL

  • @milesparker557
    @milesparker557 5 років тому +76

    1:25 i really love how smooth this turn is. Especially with that guy so close to the camera

    • @TheEpicProjects300K
      @TheEpicProjects300K 5 років тому

      Everything in the single Steadicam shot was just perfectly timed

    • @willpbh9694
      @willpbh9694 4 роки тому +2

      The fact that he had the Chef walk in front instead of rbe camera being totally focused on Henry and Karen is great too, shows the chaos of the kitchen

  • @Purple1984Rain
    @Purple1984Rain 8 років тому +250

    This is directing at it's finest. I love that Marty used Phil Spector's legendary "wall of sound" as Henry and Karen make their way though what is essentially a narrow maze to get to the main dining room.

    • @aarontuplin
      @aarontuplin 6 років тому +12

      Shane Anthony you know what's even better? He could have went through the main door right before he went through the kitchen cuz all he did was make a quick Loop through the kitchen just to say hi to the guys

    • @Mr-ep2qi
      @Mr-ep2qi 6 років тому +8

      "marty" oh u guys are big friends huh?

    • @michaelbayer5094
      @michaelbayer5094 29 днів тому

      @@Mr-ep2qi Do you seriously think that this guy Purple1984Rain is a mook, that he would have the cogliones to call Mr. Scorsese "Marty" if it wasn't Ok with Mr. Scorcese?

  • @jables2255
    @jables2255 2 роки тому +17

    RIP legend. Seeing this film for the first time was for me a pillar of becoming a grownup seeing all the movies my parents loved. This scene was always my favourite.

  • @oliverrichards1009
    @oliverrichards1009 Рік тому +11

    "...I'm a union delegate." Good save, but the relief on his face says it all when the comedian comes on stage. Wonderful.

  • @insightdeluxe2
    @insightdeluxe2 10 років тому +226

    damn it feels good to be a gangsta!

    • @PlexyNeck
      @PlexyNeck 9 років тому

      Absolutely. Man i was a huge fan of that song before it was even in office space. Haha. Video was ill too.

    • @MrHamSandwhich
      @MrHamSandwhich 5 років тому +4

      Bo Zi lmao trying to pick fights with 4 year old comments

    • @blakemcnamara9105
      @blakemcnamara9105 5 років тому +2

      Somehow, office space reminds me of Goodfellas in a strange sense.

    • @kommentarkanal1
      @kommentarkanal1 5 років тому

      @@MrHamSandwhich comments by 4 year olds *

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 4 роки тому +1

      gangSTER not gangSTA, There's a difference

  • @jordanadkins2427
    @jordanadkins2427 6 років тому +23

    "Henry!" *waves him through* "I know you're waiting for a table I'll be right with ya. Have another drink!"

  • @epicfail23
    @epicfail23 11 років тому +31

    This Copacabana sequence from "Goodfellas", the "Vertigo" scene where they introduce Kim Novak in the restaurant, the ending scene in "Gangs of New York", the baptism sequence in Godfather part1, and the bridge shot scene in "Manhattan" are my top 5 favorite scenes in film.

  • @TheRoseGawden
    @TheRoseGawden 4 роки тому +10

    Shoutout to the background talent. They make this shot really soar and you can tell (as with most Scorsese long takes) that it’s so intricately blocked & choreographed

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld 11 років тому +60

    Yeah, maybe he wanted to say hi to one of the cooks or something?

  • @laurielynne2006
    @laurielynne2006 10 місяців тому +3

    I love this scene so much but what I love the most is her dress! Fits her like a glove. She is absolutely stunning

  • @TheNntelodico
    @TheNntelodico 9 років тому +22

    Seems like the actress really feel the character's emotions 😊
    the dreamlife of Henry

  • @chanholee4279
    @chanholee4279 9 років тому +45

    The Crystals : Then he kissed me

    • @juliunker
      @juliunker 4 роки тому +2

      I knew I could count on the comment section. Thanks.

  • @shimadamada9646
    @shimadamada9646 12 років тому +10

    This entire take is a metaphor for henry's life. Perfection.

  • @hanspohaimuller1227
    @hanspohaimuller1227 6 років тому +10

    One of the greatest shots and scenes in movie history

  • @Nikiaf
    @Nikiaf 11 років тому +35

    This is easily my favorite movie scene of all time.

  • @GATTO9008
    @GATTO9008 2 роки тому +6

    Sadly I just read about Liotta. Rest in peace, we will always remember you. Say hello to James Gandolfini.

  • @SefniAsheforr
    @SefniAsheforr 5 років тому +3

    The long takes in this film are the best I've ever seen. There may be other films that have even more going on and such, but the way that Scorcese used the long takes to perfectly communicate the nature of this life is absolutely brilliant. This is filmmaking with a purpose. Every technical aspect of the film is there for thematic and narrative purpose, expressing essential elements of the characters, the world they inhabit, and the life they live. They aren't gimmicky long takes, there just to impress people. They were done for practical and incredibly effective reasons that only strengthen the film as a whole and communicate really important information to the audience. Martin Scorsece is one of the truly legendary filmmakers, and this demonstrates his knowledge and skills so perfectly.
    Everything about this film works together in such harmony to show the audience such an authentic and compelling look into the lives of those we're seeing on screen here. Landmark film

  • @PtAltmVansanTarr
    @PtAltmVansanTarr 13 років тому +27

    This is a masterpiece of a long shot because it doesn't seem show-offy, really seems to represent a reality rather than a staged event

  • @noneofurbeezwax
    @noneofurbeezwax 2 роки тому +4

    This is one of my favorite scenes from one of my all time favorite movies. Rest In Peace Ray.

  • @rabmc
    @rabmc 6 років тому +47

    Every man wanted to be that guy, and every women wanted to be with him... fact

  • @JeffFreemanPresents
    @JeffFreemanPresents 4 роки тому +8

    Anyone with a big budget can make a “long take,” but it takes a genius to make that long take matter to the story.

  • @hwmarron3917
    @hwmarron3917 9 років тому +32

    As far back as I can remember Ive always wanted to be a comic

  • @williamcondon8327
    @williamcondon8327 4 роки тому +8

    Its cool that he can walk through the kitchen like that but in the end, it's depressing because that's literally the classiest thing he can do and the greatest amount of respect he aspires to. It's like being behind the stage at an amusement park because you work there, it seems cool at the time but ultimately its pathetic how much time you spend there and how limited your life is. It's like Pacino explains in Donnie Brasco, they pay you enough to keep you happy, you aren't saving anything but you feel like a big man.

  • @Adamdow95
    @Adamdow95 7 років тому +23

    This is art.

  • @carlosortega5592
    @carlosortega5592 Рік тому

    This whole movie man like a fantasy world such peace it brings through all the chaos I think it really is the beautiful soundtrack that flows with the scenes so well. A masterpiece

  • @costisandu3644
    @costisandu3644 6 років тому +2

    The longshot, the music, the dialogue.. perfect. My favorite film of all-time!

    • @willpbh9694
      @willpbh9694 4 роки тому

      You know when a film has hit it on the head when you hear a song and you instantly think of that movie. Like this song, I think Henry Hill walking through the kitchen with that incredible long take. Or later on, Sunshine of your Love by Cream and Layla by Derek and Dominos. Fun fact, Martin Scorsese told the writers to writer "Cream" at that scene because he already saw it in his head.

  • @alanknotts1844
    @alanknotts1844 Рік тому +4

    We will never see this type of directing ever again, even from Scorsese himself now. Such a magic, unforgettable scene. RIP Ray Liotta.

    • @TraitofSiNN727
      @TraitofSiNN727 Рік тому

      that's very true. Marty has been always been in my top 5 directors. Any day,and any time..

  • @Lite727
    @Lite727 3 роки тому +10

    The first half of this film glorified the mafia showcasing the glam and beauty that comes with being a wise guy, it’s almost like an intoxicated dream that you wake up from realizing it was all too good to be true. The second half of the film aggressively wakes you up in a sober state and shows you just how raw, cold, and disgusting the mob life can be in such a painful eye awakening way. Sometimes with these types of movies, Bronx Tale included I can’t help but feel Scorsese just tries to grab us by the ears and scream in our faces “DONT JOIN THE MOB”.

  • @tapasitos
    @tapasitos 3 роки тому +1

    RIP, Phil. Thank you for the music.

  • @57highland
    @57highland 6 років тому +56

    "You gave them 20 dollars each" .... It's no problem, Karen. I rob the airport all day, every day.

  • @stephaniestanley8041
    @stephaniestanley8041 6 років тому +3

    It's magical. You're there with them...what a night.

  • @stoy4nov
    @stoy4nov 12 років тому +25

    "What?--I'm in construction... Ah, I'm a union delegate.."

  • @ronbusby3335
    @ronbusby3335 Місяць тому

    One of the single greatest scenes in motion picture history. Ray Liotta was absolutely phenomenal!

  • @victoruribe2924
    @victoruribe2924 6 років тому +7

    And this boys and girls is what you call having INFLUENCE, POWER!!!

  • @MrMaximum91
    @MrMaximum91 9 років тому +145

    realizing the shot is a metaphor for Henry's life.... mind erupted. scorsese is the film god

    • @MichaelWilliams-cd9if
      @MichaelWilliams-cd9if 9 років тому +4

      +MrMaximum91 How so?

    • @MrMaximum91
      @MrMaximum91 9 років тому +85

      +Kato Robinson he starts in the kitchen becomes the errand boy and then a body (the guys Henry is giving 20's to) then they sit down and it's Henry the wise guy and when the camera pans there's a comedian on stage performing, which in my opinion shows how eventually his life will become entertainment for the audience

    • @credit14
      @credit14 9 років тому +35

      +MrMaximum91 Actually he starts parking cars for Vinnie just like how the shot starts by Henry giving his keys to valet

    • @MrMaximum91
      @MrMaximum91 9 років тому +1

      +credit14 word. it's top one regardless

    • @stephenking2797
      @stephenking2797 6 років тому +1

      MrMaximum91 you have a brilliant mind, sir.

  • @Seekrr97
    @Seekrr97 12 років тому +6

    I've always been struck by this scene. It's Scorcese and the camera as poet transcribing what used to be, not too long ago. It WAS perfection, indeed.

  • @burnbobquist8999
    @burnbobquist8999 Рік тому +1

    Man those are the shots that will stay with us forever, cinema was such a blast and so much care was put into this movie. It is good that we still have some directors with a clear vision and an eye for detail, because i feel that this craft is getting worse and worse for 20+ years now.

  • @TraitofSiNN727
    @TraitofSiNN727 Рік тому +1

    still one of the best Martin S films. top notch. this film never gets old. the soundtrack is amazing brings me back when my parents were around this age back then in the 60s. RiP Ray Liotta who looked hell lot like my Uncle C.

  • @DCFunBud
    @DCFunBud 2 роки тому +3

    This is the best scene in the whole movie. It is a masterpiece. You are swept into the nightclub along with them. You are there! Plus, I love Henny Youngman. I never get tired of his old jokes. They are still funny!

  • @film_magician
    @film_magician 8 місяців тому +2

    Just noticed they take a pointless detour through the kitchen lol going into the same doorway they came out of. Cool how they did that unnoticed.

  • @nielsenn7012
    @nielsenn7012 4 роки тому +1

    This scene just got it all. Ever since i saw it, I’ve been in love with The Crystals

  • @omnaysayer
    @omnaysayer 9 років тому +1

    amazing!
    i watched boogie nights the day before yesterday, and there are major oners in there, but this one here, you see this take is a teacher to directors that came afterwards.
    long live cinema!

  • @L4UR3L
    @L4UR3L 4 роки тому +12

    "i felt so happy i almost cried and then he kissed me" they don't write songs like that anymore.

  • @EGRJ
    @EGRJ 11 років тому +32

    "I'm a union delegate."
    *band plays rimshot*
    Heh.

  • @mohamedashian604
    @mohamedashian604 4 роки тому +4

    And that’s how you know you’re watching a Martin Scorsese movie right there

  • @cjgibsononline
    @cjgibsononline 2 роки тому +2

    Cinema history. The camera man and Ray Liotta made this moment. Rip Ray

  • @Umbralon
    @Umbralon 9 років тому +5

    "Oh! Did he find it? Ah-- 'kay, it's a bush."

  • @GreyMatterEnergy
    @GreyMatterEnergy Рік тому +2

    One thing...the kitchen floor. Anyone who's worked in a kitchen knows you cannot glide through there with leather soles and high heels. LOL😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @GothBootsyCollins
    @GothBootsyCollins 2 роки тому +6

    It's nuts to think that this glamorous scene is in the same movie as the one where a completely coked out Henry is dodging helicopters and making sure his brother stirs the sauce

    • @happybeingmiserable4668
      @happybeingmiserable4668 Рік тому +1

      That is the beauty of this film...it shows the glamorous beginning of this lifestyle and the ugly reality that catches up after years of this lifestyle, the rise and fall! Kinda like Schindler's list of Oskar Schindler living a luxurious lifestyle while the war for the Germans was going well and being completely broke as defeat loomed!

  • @JonnyQ358
    @JonnyQ358 7 днів тому

    I have to say how really surprised and impressed I was while watching the movie in the theatre and this great Phil Spector record started to play..Say what you will the man knew how to make great records that last stand the test of time..

  • @seanhalloran4286
    @seanhalloran4286 4 роки тому +2

    This might be my favorite scene from my favorite movie (Goodfellas). This is a brilliant shot, done brilliantly, and fits into the timeline of the story, moves the narrative forward, and sums up the movie *all at the same time*. PERFECTION. Absolute PERFECTION.

  • @ThompterSHunson
    @ThompterSHunson Місяць тому +2

    This is not a "shot", or a "take". This is straight-up choreography!

  • @anthonyandersen1390
    @anthonyandersen1390 7 років тому +25

    1:07 that smile that damned smile

  • @julin2000
    @julin2000 3 роки тому +2

    I don’t know why he looped around the kitchen for still one of the greatest scenes ever

  • @NekoHibaCosplay
    @NekoHibaCosplay 3 місяці тому +1

    Always liked that almost everytime that he shook a hand he sneakily handed a bill

  • @dornravlin
    @dornravlin 5 років тому +4

    i got to see this at a screening at my local cinema one of the best things i ever did

  • @steveohmygoodness7
    @steveohmygoodness7 6 років тому +1

    This really captured the glamour associated with the old school mob guys as good or better than any other scene in any mob movie.

  • @lc9245
    @lc9245 Рік тому +1

    This long take is so well done, so memorable, so appropriate that I can't imagine how it should be done differently. Cuts during the walk sequence would have killed the chaotic energy the back house segment conveyed. By the time the shot reached the restaurant, the flow had been established so well that adding cuts to that part might kill the momentum.

  • @Kittylover074
    @Kittylover074 5 років тому +5

    It's like the symbolism of going into the deepest layer of hell.

    • @DrJ-hx7wv
      @DrJ-hx7wv 3 роки тому

      And it feels good..... At first

  • @willk4783
    @willk4783 4 роки тому +1

    Been seeing this shot on social media a lot lately with athletes running onto the field. Amazing.

  • @geraldperrilliat6687
    @geraldperrilliat6687 Місяць тому

    I love this scene,She’s in awe then the trap shuts. She knows not that it’s for her life.

  • @alcd6333
    @alcd6333 5 років тому +1

    This is the film that should have won the 1990 Best Picture Oscar; it's now a time-honored classic.

  • @akaufmanbmrly1
    @akaufmanbmrly1 10 років тому +3

    Just magic! This and "Touch of Evil" are the 2 best tracking shots of all time...

    • @INIewTon
      @INIewTon 9 років тому +3

      true detective did a 6 minute action scene in one tracking shot, thats definitely up there as well, in my opinion anyways :)

    • @akaufmanbmrly1
      @akaufmanbmrly1 9 років тому +1

      I agree, totally. What a great series that was. The film "Children Of Men" did a great long take as well. Such an underrated film.

    • @INIewTon
      @INIewTon 9 років тому

      indeed

    • @jonathanowen4075
      @jonathanowen4075 9 років тому

      Matthew Adkins Check out I Am Cuba/Soy Cuba from 1964 if you're a fan of long tracking shots. Scorsese himself is a big admirer of that!

    • @INIewTon
      @INIewTon 9 років тому

      I will have to check that out!

  • @Squeat
    @Squeat 13 років тому

    This was one of my all-time faves and then it was removed. Thanks for putting back!

  • @Brian19956
    @Brian19956 6 років тому +2

    There will NEVER be another goodfellas like this one.

    • @0xff-
      @0xff- 3 місяці тому

      yeah, 2 classics from round that time, Boyz n the Hood and GoodFellas

  • @mrpollopizza
    @mrpollopizza 25 днів тому +1

    Brilliant Single take sreadycam shot.
    Another one is the 13 minute scene from a Canadian show called 19-2.

  • @vesubioromo9425
    @vesubioromo9425 2 роки тому +2

    Ray was one of the Great Ones.
    RIP

  • @brucevalari5612
    @brucevalari5612 3 роки тому +1

    This what I miss about the old days. Not a shinebox in sight just people enjoying life

  • @andykoginos3618
    @andykoginos3618 4 роки тому +1

    Probably the greatest one shot take in cinema history

  • @christianotey4790
    @christianotey4790 Рік тому +2

    Ray liotta deserved the oscar in this movie

  • @sexmachine5515
    @sexmachine5515 7 років тому +25

    that's funny he said "take my wife please" lol

  • @clsupreme7408
    @clsupreme7408 Рік тому

    I always thought his laugh after saying “I like going this way…it’s better than waiting in line” was so weird but funny 😂😂😂😂

  • @louiegrant2294
    @louiegrant2294 Рік тому +3

    This is why Scorsese is the best film director of all time. What a scene. He’s the boss. 👏

  • @Brandon-rq3ys
    @Brandon-rq3ys 6 років тому +22

    *_"Take my wife, please!"_*

  • @gurudeclan
    @gurudeclan 9 років тому +23

    Cinematic autofellatio

    • @apimpnamedslickback9466
      @apimpnamedslickback9466 6 років тому

      gurudeclan you just here a really quiet audience and then one guy screaming "HAHA I GET IT"

  • @taumpytears6999
    @taumpytears6999 8 років тому +3

    Man what a line to get in to see The Great Henny Youngman

  • @Akkad100
    @Akkad100 4 роки тому

    one of the greatest tracking shots in movies

  • @fracad1976
    @fracad1976 5 років тому +2

    I'm pretty sure that's the best scene. Of Cinema. Ever

  • @alitlweird
    @alitlweird 2 роки тому

    This scene is like a ride at an amusement park! 🤩❤️
    I love restaurant kitchens!

  • @RKar2009
    @RKar2009 Рік тому +2

    She's impressed.

  • @jfkesq
    @jfkesq 3 роки тому

    I love how Henry is checking out all the food in the kitchen on the way in.

  • @Htheorphanarian
    @Htheorphanarian Рік тому +1

    even the table behind them at the end, looking pissed that these ungatz get a table blocking their view...brilliant directing

  • @tomvanriper8084
    @tomvanriper8084 Рік тому

    " I know you're waitin' for a table, I'll be right wit ya."