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The Bottom Line Crime Pays, especially when it delivers such great scripts!
The Mafia is always a great subject for the movies, and some of the finest stars and directors have put their efforts into some fine films about organized crime. Some of my favorites, are obvious choices, others you may not have seen. Here they are: Ten: State of Grace (1990 directed by Phil Joanou, starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn) The Irish Mafia in New York the tag line reads. Oldman puts in one of his baddest performances since corrupt DEA officer Stansfeld in Leon the Professional. Penn and Harris deliver the usual fine roles expected of actors of their caliber. Plenty of violence that the whole family will enjoy. Well, crime family anyway. Nine: Road to Perdition (2002, Directed by Sam Mendes, starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig) American Beauty director Sam Mendes delivers a stunning tale of redemption. It's a powerful film with powerful performances, set in the 1930s gang era. Tom Hanks departs from his usual good guy or comic roles to deliver one serious dangerous man who sets out on one last mission of redemption. I gained a new found respect for Hanks after watching his performance in this role. Paul Newman plays one nasty crime boss, and pay attention to see the next James Bond, Daniel Craig. Eight: The Usual Suspects (1995 Directed by Brian Singer, starring Kevin Spacey, Kevin Pollack, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Tor and Chaz Paminteri) Chazz again, this time as a chief investigator tells feeble Kevin Spacey I'm smarter than you, and you are going to tell me what I want to know Spacey weaves a tale of the deadly Russian Mafia King pin Keyser Soze and a tale of underworld activity of epic proportions. Is he telling the truth? You may just drop your coffee cup when you find out the whole truth. Fine actors and a great script make this a must see film. It is the last ten minutes of the film that gives it a place on my top ten list. the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist Seven: A Bronx Tale (1993 Directed by Robert DeNiro, written by Chazz Palminteri and starring Robert DeNiro and Chazz Palminteri) What an undiscovered gem this was. DeNiro is NOT a mobster, he is a hardworking blue collar man trying to raise his son right. Chazz Paminteri is the head of the local mafia, and takes DeNiro's son under his wing. One of the first mafia movies I saw with advice about women. Open the door for her. then you let her get in. Then you close the door, Walk around the back of the car and look through the rear window. If she doesn't reach over and unlock the door so that you can get in, dump her..if she doesn't unlock the door, that means she's a selfish broad, and all you're seeing is the tip of the iceberg. You dump her and you dump her fast. Six: Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998 written and directed by Guy Ritchie) First appearance by Jason Statham this film is the first of two fast paced action oriented cockney rhyhming slang movies of Guy Ritchie. Five: Snatch (2000 written and directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro) The second of the London underworld films by Ritchie, this proved to be even better than the first, as we are introduced to the world of underworld boxing, BrickHead, fast talking caravan selling gypsies, and a plot to steal a rather large diamond. It's set in London. Yes, London, You know, fish, chips, cup o' tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fu*kin Poppins.. LONDON! Four: ScarFace (1983 directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfieffer) Classic tale of the rise of drug lord Tony Mantanya. Say Hello to my Little Friend You've got to respect a drug lord that keeps an M16 with a grenade launcher in his study and has pet tigers. On the other hand, isn't a drug dealers motto "don't get high on your own supply?". His use of the white powdery stuff is only exceeded by the use of the F word. Three: Pulp Fiction (1994 written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken) (If you were expecting to see Reservoir Dogs here, I put it in my Top Ten Heists movies instead). Quentin Tarantino's twisted tale of talkactive terminators (Jules and Vinnie Vega, played by Jackson and Travolta) was one of the best movies I have ever seen. Walken's walk on performance and soliliqy have to be seen to be appreciated. Only Tarantino writes this kind of dialogue - Travolta and Jackson's hitmen "accidently" shoot a man in the head getting blood all over the back of their bosses car. Cleaner Harvey Keitel comes to clean up the mess. After Travolta and Jackson thank him Keitel answers let's not start s***ing each others d***s just yet A funny line, but pretty hard to work it into everyday conversation. We'll have to settle for asking people what the French call cheeseburgers. Two Goodfellas (1990 Directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Ray Liotta, Robert DiNiro, Joe Pesci) After the Godfather, this is probably one of the best mafia films out there. Its the real life tale of Henry Hill played brilliantly by Liotta. A kind of a "Day in the Life" of a made man. I'm funny how? I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fu*kin amuse you? One: Godfather I & 2 (1972/1974 Directed by Francis Ford Coppoloa, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Robert DeNiro) Well you know these two films had to be on the list. I list them together, because they just flow together like one big story. Godfather III isn't here because I didn't like it as much! I've done you a favor by telling you this is one of my favorite movies. Now you must do me a favor. Read my other top ten lists too! I have another crime list coming soon on my favorite Heist movies, which being a subgenre of organized crime, I felt merited its own top ten list! hitmen, conmen, two other sub genres, that I could make a list from. Crime pays big in Hollywood!  |
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