The Long Take: Goodfellas
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Published 2009-03-01
All Comments (21)
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This scene describes the whole film really. Luxury, wealth and class but had to be done through the back.
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I tried doing the same at my local KFC, did not work out too well.
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For perspective: $20 in 1965 is equivalent to about $160 in 2018. A day's pay (or more) for a lot of folks.
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Amazing directing. The first half of the movie you feel the glamor of Mob life. The smoothness of the scenes like this, the happy doo-woppy soundtrack that induces nostalgia for the good old days, etc. The second half (especially the long scene where Henry is making dinner for his family, stowing away the guns, and getting his package ready) is fragmented and accompanied by frenzied rock music. It's like the first half is drinking the champagne, and the second half is the hangover.
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It is a travesty that this film didn't win the Oscar.
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No wonder she fell for Ray and of course she graduated to become a psychiatrist and had Tony Soprano as one of her patients.
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"I'm a union delegate" (drumroll and cymbal crash) lol
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Every man craves to take a girl to dinner like this.
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RIP Ray Liotta. Some of the best acting of his career right here.
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Love that he didn't feel the need to do a quick, upclose cut to show each guy getting a $20 in his hand. He doesn't treat the audience as idiots.
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I love it when you hear the couple in the background saying "how come we can't get a table" lol
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Best shot ever.. Hands down.
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One of the best shot scenes in cinematic history.
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True art, I've watched this sequence 100 times and it's still pure cinema magic
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This is filmmaking at its best. I can feel the difficulties of making this scene. Longshot, steady(possibly handheld) cam, timing, lighting & audio,and so on... I wonder how many times Scorsese need to take this...
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I'm in construction.
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- "I'm a union delegate..." Drum roll... LOL
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1:25 i really love how smooth this turn is. Especially with that guy so close to the camera
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This is directing at it's finest. I love that Marty used Phil Spector's legendary "wall of sound" as Henry and Karen make their way though what is essentially a narrow maze to get to the main dining room.
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Ray Liotta. My favorite actor of all times. So sad he passed so early
