Goodfellas VHS

In The Godfather series director Francis Ford Coppola emphasized the role of family in the mafia which could fray but in the end was what held them together. Martin Scorsese took the exact opposite approach in Goodfellas. In his version the mafia likes to talk about family and loyalty but all the mobsters care about is money and personal gain. That means they will constantly betray each other. That’s what Scorsese portrays. He begins with the myth of the mafia as Ray Liotta lives the life until things begin to turn on him and he turns on others that he considered brothers.Besides the story Goodfellas has some unforgettable performances by Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci his partners in crime and their boss Paul Sorvino along with Liotta’s wife Lorraine Bracco. Pesci especially stands out for being a loose cannon who jokes around but who could turn violent on a dime.One of my favorite moments is towards the end when Liotta and Bracco are strung out on drugs, trying to make dinner and pull off a deal and they get super paranoid and keep on talking about helicopters following them.Goodfellas is one of the greatest mobster films ever and everyone should see it.

Great movie and actors

It's a really good movie and a classic movie and I have seen it many times and am glad that I got the behind-the-scenes that's also very good since am into movies, I have no complains at all its just a very good movie in my opinion (if you like mob movies)

This isn't my favorite Scorsese film, but it's still pretty damn great, and is perhaps the best mafia film I've ever seen. The silly though often dramatically effective romananticizing of the mafia that you'd find in 'The Godfather' or 'Once Upon a Time in America' is completely missing here, and we see gangsters for what they almost certainly are, mere amoral creeps at best, and utterly sociopathic maniacs at worst. This is a courageously unconventional film, as it is largely a biography, and thus largely without a particular plot, and is completely devoid of any likable characters. But, it's always interesting, often fascinating and frequently disturbing, and Scorsese creates a consistent sense of believability and reality, even as the events fall well outside the range of our experience. Still, though Scorsese manages to shape the film in a way that makes it seem somewhat more purposeful and deliberate despite the lack of a central plot, it does have a slightly anti-climactic ending. Simply put, Hill's sudden downfall is quite a bit less intriguing that his rise. But, what are you gonna do, that's the way it happened. (More or less, anyway. I don't know enough of the real details to say how many liberties Scorsese took with the facts, but I'll assume that this has the gist of 'em, anyway.) The acting is uniformly top-notch, with special note going to Pesci as the murderous Tommy. He's certainly one of the most unnerving characters to come along in the 90's, and he really seems to embody what I'm told is a sociopath. He doesn't even kill because he likes to, precisely, he just does it because he just can't relate to others as human. The suffering of others means absolutely nothing to him, and thus he has no reason to restrain himself other than how it might effect him later. This is probably the scariest personality type: someone who seems kinda normal most of the time, but who is in fact a complete fraud, a fraud who doesn't really believe in any of the social constructions of the world, but fakes it to get by. Henry himself is an interesting character, as he displays an unusual detachment from everything around him, as I suppose would true of a great many career criminals. Being a criminal is just what he does.Authenticity is significant to the narrative, so this film lacks the surreal flavoring of some of Scorsese's classic work, but he still manages enough flair to keep interesting, largely in the form of some long, elaborate tracking shots, a bit of schizoid editing and some sudden freeze frames to go with the narration. He also pulls the old using pop-songs from the era trick, but for once this just seems to be a natural outcropping of the setting, rather than an gratuitous, distracting device.Certainly, this isn't a film for everyone. Again, no one is remotely likable, except maybe Paulie, who displays a wee bit more honor than most of the figures, and it's got plenty of graphic, callous violence. It's not that gory, really, but the cold approach to it will doubtless effect many. Still, if you're looking for an unconventional look at a disturbing unusual world that is still frighteningly close to home, you can't go wrong with 'Goodfellas'.Grade: A-

Usually, these products are only really reviewed for the quality of the film and your opinion on it. But in all honesty, you kind of can’t miss that part out. I watched this for the first time, and I can say it’s fantastic, truly one of the bests. Great performances and excellent pacing even with a longer runtime than usual.Another thing to talk about in these types reviews is the quality of the Blu-ray itself. It’s great, filled with a lot of features that I don’t see with new Blu-ray. The restoration is really excellent too, with sharp clean images (while showing the 35mm grain without being too grainy) and sound that feels impressively immersive. I remember my grandma having a DVD of this and I saw some of it, and I remember the footage being grainy and the audio being terrible. This is a major improvement, and hopefully there will be a 4K UHD Blu-ray release in the near future from the U.S.A.

My old video of this film was so old, the audio was appalling. Bought this special edition as a replacement and it was brilliant. This is one of the all time great films. The acting is excellent and the characters are believable. This is based on the real life Henry Hill who went into witness protection. The extras to this film with an interview with the real Henry Hillis incredible. A must have DVD supplied in great working order at an excellent price.

Superfunny study of gradation down the rainbow of mafia group. History of downfall of succesfull criminals. Settling in family life is not the best option, when you belong to gang...

Looks so excellent & brilliant! Thank you!

Probably the best gangster movie ever made. Maybe they should consider a Goodfella's 11.

The movie purchased is one of the best films from the 1990s. It is well acted and largely believable . It is also an extremely honest depiction of the lifestyle which is shown.