Mikey Scars: "Guy's in the MOB talk about Goodfellas!" | Mob Movie Review | RJ Roger
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo and RJ Roger discuss popular mafia movies: Goodfellas, The Irishman, The Godfather, Casino, The Departed, Scarface, Raging Bull, and more.
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Wondering what you ( mikey) thought about the Gambinos run in with John alite on crossbay blvd few years ago? Do you know all the players?
the little clips you add for context are fantastic, thank you.
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@@ChrisStanton-hv3mi no clue. What happened
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU DIDNT KNOW THE 76ST CREW?GTFOH!
This gentleman, Mikey Scars, comes across as intelligent, well thought out and highly articulate. He actually more closely resembles college professors that I've had than a mob dude..... Fascinating guy.
@@kerry2921 Sammy The Bull and Michael Francese are pandering to Cult45.
I don't think he was meant for the life. He's not a psychopath like Sammy.
HIGH COMPLIMENT CHRIS TY
@@kerry2921 TY KERRY FOR YOUR SUPPORT
@@buymybooks437 THANK GOD TY BOOKS
I love it when RJ makes a point and Michael shimmers in his seat and puts that grin on like I can’t wait to respond to this. So funny!!
TY NICK LOL
Excellent conversation you two, thank you both for sharing your insight and your knowledge.
Thank you! You're appreciated. - RJ Roger
TY DAVID FOR BEING HERE WITH US
@@MikeyScarsNOEXCUSES Thank you Mikey , you and RJ are amazing!
Outstanding show, guys. I’m seeing the entire show for the first time. RJ’s profound passion for the subject matter jumps right off the screen. Michael is like the Italian/Sicilian version of the Irish Seanchaí - in the old days a Seanchaí would travel from village to village - each night a different house - where parents and children would huddle around the fire, mesmerized by this storyteller/historian. All for a meal, some drink and a warm scratcher (bed). The word itself means storyteller in the Irish language (Gaeilge).
You guys are professional, like NBC: ‘Nothing But Content’.
Leaving the Drama to the Ladies and Girly-men out there in the genre.
Bravo!
GREAT THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENTS AND THE GAEILGE LINGO..WE LOVE INPUT LIKE THIS GOD BLESS
My dad is 87 years old and he tells me that everybody back then had nice clothes on suits jackets ties and if you were wearing jeans you were considered a bum people would look down on you . Also this was in the thirties forties and fifties
My dad said that, too. He said jeans were for fields. (we had a farm.)He said people made an opinion upon the first impression,and the way you dress sets the tone in their mind. That was a time when it mattered what folks thought of you, I suppose. It isn't as important today... as we plainly see with all the crazy walking around. Something to be said for those times... sad days we are in now.
TRUE DANNY
LOL
Did they even make denim jeans in the 30s or 40s?
@Scotty M Of Course They Made Jeans Back Then Have You Ever Heard Of Levi Strauss ? They Were Making Jeans In The 1830s
Great video as usual!
There is one “mob movie” that I believe doesn’t get the recognition it deserves and that is ‘The pope of Greenwich Village’, with Burt Young as Bedbug Eddy. Great movie!!
Love the video edits! Makes it much more interesting. Also, GREAT questions RJ! You always ask the questions that I would if I were there.
HE DOES TY SHORE
This was a great show. Damn!! You guys can really break down a movie. I watched the Godfather a million times but I can't explain it that well. That was very well done. I love this channel. Thank you.
TY DEREK!
On the Sopranos, I remember Uncle Junior saying to his tailor "guys these days want to be buried in their jogging suits "
And yes the Godfather was on TV last week. I watched 1 and 2 for the millionth time 😂
Sergio Tacchini were the track suits the wise guys wore. They’re makin a comeback, too!
The Godfather always reminds me of King Lear, the powerful father passing his kingdom to his 3 children. Sonny was strong like Vito, Fredo had his charm and kindness and Michael inherited his intelligence and ruthless strategic thinking. It differs in many ways from Lear plot wise but it's still a tragedy in many ways.
How he doesn’t have more subs is surprising
Al Lettieri played Solozzo. His brother in law was Pasquale "Patty Ryan" Eboli with the West Side who got disappeared in 1976.
He lost a argument with frank teirri
Always a pleasure to see you guys!!
SAME HERE PAUL TY
11:00 Michael hits it rite on the head here my family also immigrated to lower manhattan and than moved to Newark as a kid 9-10 years old I knew full well who these guys were In the neighborhood I didn’t need the Godfather movie to tell me my neighbors son bought me my first bike he was alleged to have ties to that life I knew there was something different going on in my neighborhood at a young age that movie put them on a bigger stage with middle America like Michael says.
WELL STATED NICKY TY
@@Ninoroc27 EZRA GREAT INPUT TY KEEP IT COMING
Imo, the public has always been fascinated with gangsters and mobsters, Lepke, Lucky were all known and reported on, even now we all gather around listening to Mikey, Sammy and all the others, it gives something interesting in our otherwise mundane by the book lifestyle.
Did you mean Lansky not Lepke? I mean Lepke was but Lansky more so as well as him and Luciano were very close.
I would like to know about the Johnny Keith story I know this isn't nothing to do with that if that was true about him taking his shoes off he wanted to be killed by a by a cat 4 or better and his wife would know that he was gone because they would find a body with the no shoes
The reason is cuz most of us slave away at 9-5 jobs that we absolutely can't stand. So that life making money the fast way and no show jobs make that life seem very alluring to someone like me who hates their job with ever fiber of their being but has to do it to keep a roof over my kids head and food in their belly.
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I'm waiting for the Mikey Scars movie. That will be a classic!!!!!
LOL CLAY TY
Departed was actually a remake of a Japanese film where a police officer was able to infiltrate a "criminal group" at the same time a member of that same group joined the police force. They set it in Boston and worked in the "Bulger character ". Real good movie.
Recommendation film for review: The Gambler with James Caan.
Thanks
@@davidkeaveney Hey you're right Keavsy....actually it was a 2002 Hong Kong film: Internal Affairs.
Thanks
Internal Affairs is a classic! Tripped me out when I watched the comparison video on YT.
Ooh.. I get it about “The Irishman”, BUT, I enjoyed it and, was very glad our 3 main guys Bob, Al, Joe made this one for the old times sake.
Couldn't agree more with Micheal on The Irishman.
I liked it a lot, the only scene that "hurt my head" was when DeNiro beat the crap out of the grocer. That was so fake and Scorcese unworthy.
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Would love to see Mikey comment on both HBO’s Gotti, and the movie based on Sammy’s book, Witness to the Mob. You were still in the life when both of those came out right Mikey? Did the guys all discuss these movies? Must have been weird, as they were about you all 😂. Any thoughts about stuff back in the day as portrayed in Boardwalk Empire, with Masseria, Maranzano, Luciano, Lansky, Capone etc. would be good. And I know RJ doesn’t like the look of it, but The Sopranos. That was Mikey’s era. How real was it? I’m gonna watch “The Offer” tonight - thanks for the recommend!
I get RJ’s point about The Godfather movie being bad for the mob overall. Maybe Franzese is exaggerating, but I think it’s a bit like Gotti being on the front of Time Magazine. It might be good for the organisation in that it makes you popular with the public. But when a supposedly secret organisation becomes a famous organisation, and people all over - even in Utah - are talking about it, it puts a big target on your back for law enforcement and the government.
Cheers!
WILL HOPE ALL IS WELL TY FOR YOUR INPUT
Outstanding job! I'm with Michael D. on the impact of The Godfather being more positive for the mob. It was all about honor which in the 60s and 70s was really starting to fade in many ways. That entire generation of youth had a great distrust of authority after Vietnam and three horrific political assassinations (JFK, RFK, MLK). We had spaghetti westerns, like The Great Silence by Corbucci, coming out of Italy that were the darkest westerns ever made, The Dirty Harry movies on the West Coast, blaxploitation films, serial killers popping up all over. They were dark times. The French Connection about heroin dealers came out in 1971. GF I and II were also very dark but had more positive cultural impact than anything IMO, as Michael noted. The studios didn't want to allow Italian language with subtitles but Coppola forced them to do it. The wedding scenes here and in Sicily! Amazing. I'd love to hear more about Once Upon A Time in America (and Murder Inc., etc), Donnie Brasco, Raging Bull, Bugsy, Lansky, and The Sopranos. This series on movies should help put to rest the accusations that the show is mostly about Sammy. It would be great to have guests on connected to the movies in some way as well, even the wives or kids of some of those people involved. There has to be a few forgotten gems still out there. Keep up the great work fellas!
GREAT THANKS DEDUCE!!!
Have you seen “The Offer” about the making of The Godfather. It came out about a year ago? If so what did you think?
@tomking7080 Not yet thanks.
Ty brother
Entertaining as always. I wonder why Mean Streets is never brought up? Michael and R.J. keepem coming. 1luv
Enjoyed the discussion. I agree with Michael on "The Irishman." As someone interested in history it made me cringe. There were a few good scenes in it though, such as when Harvey Keitel played Angelo Bruno. Keitel actually became Bruno in the film. Another film that's even more cringe for a history buff is "Bugsy," starring Warren Beatty. The scene where Bugsy made Jack Dragna - a Mafia boss - crawl around like a dog made me want to pull my eyes out so I could unsee it. For a future review I would like to see a full video on each of the John Gotti movies, on what they got right and what they got wrong. There's the one with Armand Assante, the one with John Travolta, and I would throw in the film about Sammy the Bull, "Witness to the Mob" starring Nicholas Turturro.
Excellent idea and I agree with you on all the points you covered. The Gotti and Gravano movies absolutely should be covered here.
I think the Irishman wuz gr8 & I totally disagree it wuz very informative kinda like a prequel 2 casino & I liked the info on buffalono who I never knew existed & have since learned he wuz a very interesting Person & how in depth they went on the unions....gr8 movie even tho I understand there were many historical inaccuracies I thot it wuz very informative & entertaining
Buffalino
Michael Franzese says his favorite movie is the HBO movie Gotti, made in 1996. Personally, it is also one of my favorites. Armand Assante and Anthony Quinn did a great job. As a person on the inside, what did you think about it?
Somehow I missed this one, just now had the opportunity to sit down and watch. 500 likes, yowza.
You should talk more about the cultural stuff like this, how the guys you knew in the life viewed the movies and media portrayals of them vs the public perception of the mafia based on those same movies. Sometimes you have some funny stories about stuff like this 😂
Just found this channel recently so i am watching videos out of order but did michael ever give his thoughts on HBO gotti from 1996 and if it was accurate? Michael franzese speaks very highly of it
WELCOME IN HECTOR YES IT WAS GOOD
I heard you mention 'The Offer' previously, so the wife and I sat down to watch an episode. We ended up binge watching it! What a great series that is. Thanks for that recommendation. It's an excellent one.
The Offer is a tremendous show indeed. The only thing I didn't really like was how Giovanni Ribisi, who I think is a good actor, played Colombo so buffoonishly. The way he talked even..
TY DUARTE
@@Guillermo_Carratero G 100 PERCENT AGREE JOE WAS NOT LIKE THAT
The Offer was fantastic! Great acting all around and a fascinating back story to the greatest movie ever, that almost didn't get made.
" When I was young I always knew I would be a gangster" Ray Liotta
"As long as I can remember, I always wanted to be gangster"
@@Guillermo_Carratero Yes. That is the Line.
I really really Enjoy your shows but a question- can Michael tell us anything about Domenico Cefalu. I have been able to find very little about him. Thank you guys
HELLO MARK NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT DOM
Refreshing Show Today.
My Best To Mr.Dileonardo And To R.J Roger.
God Bless You Guys
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TY
Mr. DiLeonardo and Mr. Roger, Good Reviews. I agree that people outside big cities had their eyes opened , after The Godfather movie. That movie kicked off the Mob frenzy across the Country. I think it's hard to make a good mob movie based on truth today because there are so many Mobologists out there. Mr. DiLeonardo , we show our age because my Grandson told me they aren;t " Dungarees" they're Jeans when I told him to get a new pair of Dungarees when He had a couple of holes in them He had a laugh ( He's a good kid}. A old movie I liked was "Angels w/Dirty faces" Cagney and O'Brian. One of the Movies I liked ever the past years "The Town" about Boston armored car Robbers. Stay safe Friends
LOL HE GETTING OLD1
I think RJ made a really good point in an earlier video. The most important change in the fall of the Mob is the change in culture. This is true with all organised crime groups that rely on a certain ethnic group.
From the 20s through to the 60s Sicilian/Italian culture was stronger within the community. As the majority of members of the 5 families would of been first or second generation Italian immigrants. Sicilian values where conservative and the mobs values would of mirrored those values. So you would of had less people who are inclined to talk to police, give testimony, dress in a flashy way or seek media attention. Doesn’t mean it didn’t exist but it would of been rare and the people becoming members would of been more closed off and harder to infiltrate.
That changes in the 70s and 80s when people would of had weaker ties to Sicily and that culture in would be more American and where those values and ways of thinking become less and less important etc…
GREAT OPINION AND INPUT TY
Which debt collector movie ?! I’ve found a few .. pls let us know
Death collector with joe Pesci in it it’s free on UA-cam
GO TO FAMILY ENFORCER
Mob bosses are public figures whether they like it or not. The government makes sure of that. 😂
RJ ,Mikey is it any English or Irish movies you like?, some good gangster and IRA movies that been made over here too.
ROBINHOOD MY ALL TIME FAVORITE WITH ERROL FLYNN, BASIL RATHBONES HOLMES, ZULU MICHAEL CAINE BRAVEHEART! HAMLET ,AVENGERS, CONNERYS BONDS
I don’t really dress up unless I’m going to something formal but when I do,it’s like a friggin shiny new penny lol!
Another movie I recommend is The Valachi Papers with Charles Bronson. Came out the same year as the godfather so it was completely overlooked. Pretty cool movie. You want more recs let me know fellas. Keep up the good work.
TY JL KEEP IT COMING
That movie is terrible lol.
@@REALITYCHK yes because it was fictional
When The Godfather was released every wise guy and every half-a-wise guy walked out of the theater with a different walk it made guys in the life feel different, it gave them a sense of pride, they were proud of their heritage and being part of an entity. RJ and Michael always bring truisms to sometimes a world of falsities
Don't think I could love RJ & Mikey anymore... The best of the best at keeping this genre realistic!! ❤
HELLO KATE!!!
Michael and RJ, two of the classiest guys on UA-cam. Despite the trash UA-cam can generate, you guys consistently conduct yourselves with honor, dignity, and humility. I have immense respect for you gentlemen.
If you do a show on movies/tv, I’d like to know Michael’s opinion on the Sopranos.
Finally, I’d love to know Michael’s (and RJ as well) opinion on a question I have: is there any possibility whatsoever that Gravano was working with the govt earlier than we know? Possibly as a CI while on the street, or even just talking with agents? Was there/is there anyone who believes this could be a legit possibility? Obviously I’m asking opinion, nothing is accusatory. Thanks gentlemen take care
KNATE TY .NO SAM WAS NOT,
Thanks to you and Sammy, the Italian population is shrinking in Bensonhurst. You guys killed them all!
Love the show!! Micheal is the classiest of class!!
TY JIMMY BE WELL
For me it's the history of cosa nostra how these men manipulated the laws but also how they helped their neighbors but to be able to live very well and accumulate riches is amazing that they don't spend their lives in lock up Carlo Gambino is the best example I know of. Michaels ability in the movie was the same
TY BART
“Bull Prick, Idaho.” 😂😂😂
LOL
Michael what were your favorite restaurants on mulberry st back in the day
WALLY TAORMINA, IL QUARTILE
I remember watching the godfather with my grandfather as kid he had it on video tape in the 1980s I remember trying to be quiet when it was on. I didn’t really understand what the movie was about but I knew my grandfather liked watching it
TY HARRY
Top notch as always 👊🏴
TY
Thank you guys Michael, I bought that movie The family Collector when I was a kid I wonder do you know who that actor was the one that play the part of the collector?
JOE CORTESE
Thank you Michael always liked that movie True men are defined not what they say, by their actions . You are a true gentleman and I am with you John was a man’s man people that do not understand the life not understand how piece of shit Sammy is God bless you Michael
Great stuff guys !!
There's a very good independent film about Italians and Mafia in Providence, Rhode Island titled FEDERAL HILL starring Frank Vincent and Nick Turturro. It was released in 1994 in both color and black & white versions. Great, authentic street film about the younger and older Italian generations in Rhode Island. Have you watched it? If not, I highly recommend it !! I bought the dvd online a few years back as I remembered the impact it had on me. Great soundtrack, too !!! I make it a point to watch it every 1-2 years.
Question about Billy batts (William benventa)was he a made guy? And there is rumor he was half Irish? I don’t believe it but figured I’d ask. Thank you
I'M NOT SURE MY FRIEND
You are right Michael. I mentioned to someone in Texas 5 years ago that he had a car that reminded me about Paul, Mr. Costellanos' car. He looked at me like I was from the Twilight Zone. If people are from middle America or different parts of the west or Northwest, they don't have a clue. R. J. Number 2 in the trilogy was just as good, if not better than number 1. How bleeping cool is that? Always a pleasure for the both of you to take me back to my home. Speaking of home... I will be attending my youngest niece's high school graduation on June 24. More proud because it is also my b day. God bless you both always. JD
TY JIM CONGRATS !! GREAT LUCK
The Irishman lost me when Deniro couldn't even lift his leg to kick the guy in the face while he was on the ground.
Pesci was great though.
No, but that was the clincher.
I wanna see yall evaluate some soprano scenes
Great video 👍
Great show from the A team
TY KENN
I never had the patience to sit through the whole movie godfather the first one, my question is can I watch part two without watching part one and would it still make sense to me ❓
It will make sense on its own.. having watched part one just gives you a understanding to who the characters in the story are and their significance - but no it’s not necessary but do yourself a favor and check out part 1
@@tonycarech5545 thanks brotha cheers 🍻
Never watch part 3…. You will never get that time back
" never had the patience to sit through the whole movie godfather the first one"
You can't sit through a movie? that means you are crippled in the head. There are plenty of things in life way more boring that movies that you have to pay attention to.
Watch part 1 first
Russ Buffalino and the guys from Pittston were huge supporters of Joe Colombo and the league. There was a chapter in Pittston.
Another wonderful episode I wonder what Mikey's thoughts are in Mean Streets
Mean streets is one of my favorites, awesome movie
GREAT MOVIE
Yeah, he was in the departed, but he was an Irish kid.
Carlito’s Way too , Pleasant ave redemption story. Real good.
Great really enjoyed that good work both , Well thats intresteing Joe Butters was friendly with Joe Colombo and did work for him yet according to sammy he was a hang a round guy was there anyone in the Gambino family that wasn't a hang around guy lol and like Mikey to review the iceman
Ya There’s a video and pictures of joe butter with Joe colombo
TY TYLER
Mike, RJ, you are the best in the genre, you give great insight in to History and Relax calm me at the same time, If I fall asleep? Ehh, no problem, I'll listen and finish where I think left off. Especially after Drink.. Salud!! You guys Rock..
SALUD BROTHER TY
Michael was speaking of Tommy Ryan Eboli's Brotha that took the pic with the Cat from the GodFather 1 ....I believe that's who he was referring of🤔💯🤷
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@@MikeyScarsNOEXCUSES Yep Yep 👌
🤜💥🤛💯
"Black Mass" was really good. Johnny Depp played Whitey Bulger very well.
YES
Crap my ear buds just went dead dang it!haha don’t want to miss anything!
Many scenes in the Godfather was based on real facts of events that happened in the mafia, example the scene when they strangled the guy in the phone booth in a bar when a police officer happened to walk in
TRUE
Fellas? What about “A Bronx Tale”? That took me back
ONE OF MY FAVORITES
Hey guys I realized my membership fell off but I will be going away for 1 year so I will keep you all in my prayers and thoughts. Keep the good fight and speak the truth.
The actor Michael is trying to name that played salosto is Al Lettieri and the guy who played as Clemenza was Paul Castellans’s cousin
TY FOR THAT INFO
@@MikeyScarsNOEXCUSES No problem mr d
Mr. Scars won this one well done Mr.Scars your a true scloler not only in Cosa Nostra I hope spelled right Italian heritage and America Amiricana A true Amiricano Italiano this what makes The 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 great...New Mexico Magdalena ...RocknRollFlat5
GREAT THANKS ROLAND BE WELL
Dungarees. I haven't heard that in ages. Goes hand-in-hand with Bloomers & Beauty Parlors! 😁 Members Only jackets I always thought were intentionally worn by guys in the life, & wannabe's due simply to the brand name.
Albeit my parents had me donning one at 8 years old. Lol.
On a side note, I still say HEAT was the best movie with Pacino & Dinero.
I just watch heat again last week
@@susankennedy7280 It was an amazing film. 2 years later the North Hollywood Shootout happened. Which completely was like a real life reenactment. Only there were just two bank robbers. Who made their own full body armour, & didn't employ a disgruntled, ex-con diner line cook as their getaway driver.
Dang Doc, you be getting around like a dose of herpes!🤭😂
I got one that we never talk about but is THE BEST, even better than The Godfather, and I'm ok without having everybody know about it, feels like something special - Once Upon A Time In America
I asked the same question
I beg to differ with that I could never recall eating Chinese food in my house not even a bag of rice we had in my house... we had one Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood it was on 86th Street right on top of the famous cafeteria.. it was a big thing for my family my mother had me and my brother's dressed up in communion suits and my mother wore a wedding gown...
HELLO JOE
@@MikeyScarsNOEXCUSES hello Mike hope everything is well.. the comment I made about The Godfather don't get me wrong great movie.. Mike to have the sit-down with The Turk and the police captain first of all in real life I will never have a sit-down with a guy who put a contract out of my father.. Mike put a Target on his back because when he's having to sit down I'm sure the Turk told his guys about to sit down and the police tapped into.. and they both come up dead.. I don't know if that makes sense
Mike did you know Billy bright uncle Richard bright was AL nearing in Godfather 1 and 2
In the movie “The Godfather “ when the singer goes to the Godfather daughter’s wedding, that was based on Frank Sinatra complaining about he couldn’t get out of the contract.. It was Albert Anastasia that went to the label /record company and threatened them, either you sign the contract to release Frank or your brains will be all over .. The Godfather is base on true facts from different events in the mafia not based not about 1 person or 1 family
I THINK IT WAS WILLIE MOR
I will bet that Apalachin had more of an impact on Cosa Nostra then the movie the "Godfather". LOL. Bullprick, Idaho? That was a good one.
YES TRUE
Please Review Gotti 1996.
Per Henry Hill, Paul Vario made his entire crew go see the movie Mean Streets!
What about once upon a Time in America did you think that was a great movie?
HELLO SUSAN HOW ARE YOU
Michael always seems to be like a real gentleman and fair. I wonder if he had carried the same characteristic back in the life. If yes, the mafia life back then does not seem to be as scary as it is portrayed. If no, how would Michael be different? Thanks 😊
VLAD HOW ARE YOU IM THE SAME GUY, JUST MORE SERIOUS WHEN I NEEDED TO BE
I believe the proponess of the elders turned us in to what we are today! Regardless of what we wear our rearing stays in place!!
I think it brought middle Americans to know the mafia
By the late nineteen sixties the cowboy / gunslinger genre was played out - organised crime films were more relatable for the general public.
VERY TRUE
Yea The Offer AWESOME series right there my man
TY BE WELL
@mikeyscarsnoexcuses appreciate that my friend, back at you.
Great video guys. I had a question and always wondered, when the newspapers and even the reports on TV back in that day would report or say for example that John Gotti is the godfather or mafia member or whomever else they'd bring out of the woodwork, couldn't anyone sue them for slander for example cuz in a court of law thst wasn't proven and it was alleged. I mean how could the media label some guys at that time when in doing so, at that time nothing was proven in a court of law nor at certain times they weren't even charged and only looked at.
Where is the content with Ruggiano
Here's your movie list, Roger...
Casino
Goodfellas
Scarface
The departed
Black Mass
Gotti (1996)
Smokin Aces
The Gentleman
Pulp Fiction
Public Enemy
Gangster Squad
American Gangster
Reservoir dogs
Gangs of New York
Menace 2 Society
The Irishman
New Jack City
King of New York
Once upon a time in America
That should keep y'all busy.. 😉😁
LOL
To be fair, Fargo was mostly set here in Minnesota. Great film!
TY FOR THAT
Miami was never a slum. It was a quiet beautiful city.
😂
It didn't become easier, just kind of showed the life. That's all. Nothing changed.
HELLO TRISTIAN
An authentic book on the mafia is called “To Drop a Dime” great book., if anyone owns that book is worth $2k or more
NEVER HEARD OF IT TY CARMINE
IMO, it wasn't the Godfather or any other film that did any harm to the Mafia. It was exposure in general. The Godfather created a genre of Mafia films, then more and more, then documentaries naming names etc. To me, it was public exposure in general that may have done some damage so to speak.
AGREE
How old was Jackie in that photo? And I definitely think the godfather helped the mob in terms of public perception of it. It presented a very romanticized and almost moral/honorable version of the mob while the reality was much different.
Writing a scarfo and skinny guy movie and possibly a gallo movie
Joey Merlino movie be great or Nicky Scarfo
It’s understandable why guys in your former life look up to that piece of fiction and yes it is fiction. The honor loyalty and respect has turned into selfishness, treachery and greed. but great content once again Mikey
TY JAY FOR BEING WITH US
@@MikeyScarsNOEXCUSES no. Thank you for being open and brave by setting the record straight in regards to history
I grew up around the life. Goodfellas was banned by our mother in the house growing up 😂😂
LOL
@@REALITYCHK a bit different I think... We were getting in trouble, Our uncles in federal prison for being in that life and she saw us watching these movies non stop glorifying the life so she did her best to stop it. Didn't quite work as my brother has done 2 stretches in federal prison for being in the life.... We weren't "civilians"
How accurate was De Niro and Pesci in Goodfellas & Casino, to guys in the life you might have known? 2 movies portraying different real life people, but as far as their performances, very similar characters. Was it more of a stereotype, or did you see guys that carried themselves like a Pesci did? We know Sammy Gravano when he tells his stories, likes to portray himself as a Pesci type of character
Please have Michael give his thoughts on the movie black mass with Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger.
TY PETER