My wife loves both movies.until yesterday. Karen quickly understands how sad the life of these people really is, but by then she can't bring herself to leave.So, I watched Casino yesterday for only the second time ever, yet I’ve seen Goodfellas countless times.

DeSimone is a small time bully, Hill is aware enough to realize that he shouldn't be with these guys. There is something tragic about these characters because they are small fries.Ĭonway, can't be made because he's not Italian.

Why would he be made? He's a small time thug with a temper. I always appreciated the irony of Tommy being lured to the place he was going to be killed by pretending he was going to be made. But his violence is just accepted, because these guys don't care. He wasn't under the specific protection of somebody powerful. He really shows how morally bankrupt these guys are.

Goodfellas became in away another mafia movie. I think Goodfellas greatness sometimes is overlooked (despite its great reviews at the time and the Oscar nominations) because of The Sopranos and a bunch of movies that came after Goodfellas, like Casino and A Bronx Tale. But Goodfellas is a classic, Casino is Scorsese doing something he could do in his sleep. I can understand people preferring Casino. That's not to say that Casino isn't a fun movie. Karen Hill is one of the few female characters in a Scorsese movie who are not a stereotype or underdeveloped. It has more universal themes, visually it is more interesting, it has Ray Liotta's interpretation of Henry Hill. What do you guys think? Which one do you like more and why? At this point I think it just comes down to individual tastes. I think this is where the comparisons set in, but they’re still unfair.īoth are masterpieces, and you could easily make an argument for either one as the better work of art. Yet there’s a certain camaraderie and flow that Goodfellas has that Casino either lacks or repeats. Casino may even be better filmmaking- it’s got more meat, the narration is some of the best I’ve seen, it’s dazzling, and it birthed Scorsese’s best female character. I watched it again for the first time since I was a kid and there isn’t a false note. That being said I still prefer Goodfellas. It’s a different era, different mob, different setting, and different characters with more nuanced performances from all 3: De Niro, Pesci, and Sharon Stone. The two films are actually quite different, and while I can understand why some say “he’s not covering any new ground”, I personally couldn’t disagree more. I think enough time has passed, and Casino has finally become appreciated as one of Scorsese’s finest works.

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