Is 'Casino' the best gangster film ever made

tony99

CHRISB50 said:

Love, Honour and Obey

lolz, I guess you're a fan of operation good guys too

Shrews

1. Goodfellas - just very entertaining, if you're into killing and torture
2. Godfather 2 - I liked the dual film of past and present
3. Godfather 1 - classic, but found it a bit slow-moving in parts
4. Casino - similar but just not as good as Goodfellas. Sharon Stone and De Niro both superb.
5. Godfather 3 - found it ok, watchable, but not as good as the above

From Britain I did like Rise of the Footsoldier. Based on a true story

Cookiemonster

Angels with Dirty Faces

Steffo

I would add The Untouchables, not as good as the classic ones but very entertaining. And the Usual Suspects.

Barnezy

My personal favourite is Jonny Brasco.

Teetonetal

breakstuff said:

I think I must be the only person on the planet who's never seen any of the Godfather movies. 

I'm a fan of the genre, but have never sight them out to watch. 

Nope, I've not seen any either. Might have to rectify that if lockdown continues.

Romain

Shrews said:

1. Goodfellas - just very entertaining, if you're into killing and torture
2. Godfather 2 - I liked the dual film of past and present
3. Godfather 1 - classic, but found it a bit slow-moving in parts
4. Casino - similar but just not as good as Goodfellas. Sharon Stone and De Niro both superb.
5. Godfather 3 - found it ok, watchable, but not as good as the above

From Britain I did like Rise of the Footsoldier. Based on a true story

Nice one, I'd add Carlito's Way somewhere in that top!

Barnezy

Saying that the best I've ever watched is Mesrine. It's in French so not many people know about it, but it is amazing. 2 parts and based on a true story. 

tony99

Barnezy said:

My personal favourite is Jonny Brasco.

Is he any relation to Donny?

MagicPigDetective

Get da fuck outta here. It’s the Sopranos. All 86 episodes.

dano

scrumhalf said:

Never seen any of the Godfather films either.

Goodfellas is good, but way too long. Cut out the word "fuck" and it's an hour shorter. 

Is it Goodfellas or Casino where Joe Pesci calls someone a "Fuckin' Fuck" ?

bacchanalian

As other have said the Sopranos is probably the best, but if it has to have a run time of less than 3583 minutes, then

Scarface
Bonnie and Clyde
White Heat
Infernal Affairs 

CHRISB50

tony99 said:

CHRISB50 said:

Love, Honour and Obey

lolz, I guess you're a fan of operation good guys too

Yep. Operation Good Guys was superb. 

dano

Casino and Goofellas are both superb films, very stylised, awesome soundtracks, elements of true stories, superb acting and cinematography.

Donny Brasco is another superb film, probanly more crime than gangster.

And a big shoutout for The Departed will Jack Nicholson. 

YellowLedBetterMan

Goodfellas for me. Possibly my favourite film of any genre ever.

Stuckfast

Can I put in a word for Get Carter?

tony99

Stuckfast said:

Can I put in a word for Get Carter?

you can and you're a big lad but you're out of shape, now with me it's a full time job

dano

Stuckfast said:

Can I put in a word for Get Carter?

Shut it ! 

earwighoney

A lot of these films are 'mob' films opposed to films dealing with 'organised crime', and the 'mob film' is a largely an Italian American construct.

I've seen most of the films mentioned being the Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas etc, but I prefer some other films out there.

Along the lines of 'Goodfellas' which is aspirational, I prefer 'Animal Kingdom' which is based in fatalism instead.

Even if it's not a 'mob' film but a film concerning organised crime, I think 'The Third Man' is in it's own class.

For modern French films, I'm not a fan of the Mesrine films, I prefer 'A Prophet' & 'The Beat My Heart Skipped'.

The Brazilian film 'City of God' is superb as well.

Legionreturns

Godfather 1 and 2 are correctly lauded as the genre defining gangster films. 

More recently, I would actually say American Gangster with Denzel Washington is an excellent example.