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The Rundown (2003)
Poop
What a load of Rubbish. 3 Good Actors and a good actress and it still STINKS. The only good point about the film is, surprisingly, The Rock can ACT? But thats about it. Mob boss's son in the Amazon, HA, what a laugh. Nothing against Sean William Scott, I think he is the future star and is very funny, but his character is too much of a geek to be a mob boss' son. A mobsters kid wouldn't be farting around in the jungle looking for an ancient World Cup. (thats what it looked like) If you look closely, you can see Pele's palm print on it. And he certanly would not be pushed around by some schmuck like Chris Walken's character. He could make a few phone calls and have the gimp sleep with the fishes. Very very poor film. And Walkens' death scene sucked big time. It certainly wern't no Sonny Corleone Death scene. POOOP.
One Deadly Road (1998)
Excellent Low Budget Film
For a Film that is most obviously done on the cheap, this has to be one of the greatest Mob movies of the late 90s, Besides Casino. The Characters are Very believable and the Acting is superbly done. The Storyline is excellent too. Burt Young as the Boss of Bosses is superb and gives you a very believable character. You could make comparisons to true Mob stories in this film too. I.E: Gotti and his suits and the Capo Jonny Boy strikes a strong resemblance to old Johnny Boy himself, god rest his soul.
The only gripe I have with this film is the female actress playing the main character, Tony's Girlfriend. It does put a downer on the film when you have superb actors in superb locations and you have this actress whom I personally dont think has the abilities of the rest of the cast.
Anyways, definitly rent this Movie, it is a definite must for Mob fans and don't be put off with the Low budgetness because this definitly sits nicely alongside Goodfellas, Casino and quite possibly Godfather 2.
New Jack City (1991)
Pile of dog S***
Was this supposed to be a gangster film? Correct me if I'm wrong but, how many black "GANGSTA'S" have there ever been that could speak to real Made Men like Snipes character does. If that was real life Snipes would have surely been shot between the eyes at least for even atempting to take control of a massive drug empire. These things would NEVER happen. C'mon give us Mob fans a break. And what the hell was Ice-T doing in this film. He looks like an over exaterated Pansy. And Judd Nelson looks like a total knob head as the "toy Mafiosi" cop. If you take my advice all you MAFIA FILM WATCHERS. *****************WARNING!******AVOID AT ALL COSTS***********************
Sleepers (1996)
A Truly amazing and powerful Drama.
This film is a Truly amazing and powerful film that has you gripped from the start. It's about four young friends who are growing up in Hells Kitchen in the late 60's. They are like any other teenage lads who get in to trouble and play pranks on one another, but one day a foolish prank goes dangerously wrong and are hauled up in court. they all recieve a prison sentence at a childrens home and that is were the centre of the story is based around. They are beaten up by the cruel wardens then mentally and sexually abused by the wardens. They all agree that they won't ever tell anyone then years later two of the boys happen to stumble across the main guard in the pub and end up killing him. they go on trial but there are a few surprises.
This is a classic tale of Revenge and Retribution. EXCELLENT FILM. 10/10
The Martins (2001)
Good Film
I really don't know why so many of you people have slammed this film, because personally I thought it was one of the best British films to come out in the last twelve months, besides Bridget Jones. The story line was really good and if some of you were real movie critics then you would understand the plot. Robert Martin is just like a lot of out of work men living in a run down council estate living on nothing but what the government pays them. Teenage daughter who is pregnant just like a lot of teenage girls around this country and a quiet normal ten yr old boy who gets bullied at school.
Kathy Burke and Lee Evans I thought played their characters really well and I just wish that Tony Grounds makes this film as a T.V Series because I thought it was a classy drama with a slice of humour in it.
I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS FILM TO ANYONE WHO CARES ENOUGH ABOUT WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND THE STRUGGLES WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. 9/10.
The Godfather (1972)
The best Gangster film EVER
I know everybody says the same thing but this truly is a masterpiece. There are so many truths in the film to real gansterism. like the raspy voice of don Vito is like that of Frank Costello's voice. The wedding at the start of the film is like the Bill Bonanno wedding and even the plot to kill the heads of the five main families at the end of thefilm is taken from Joe Bonanno so i think Mario Puzo knew a lot more about the mob than maybe we all first thought. But still an outstanding piece of film and the book is superb as well.