Goodfellas is really really really good

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2005)

Goodfellas, along with Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and Se7en, is one of the very best of the movies that the 1990's had to offer. In my review for Casino, I said that I believed that Casino was slightly better than Goodfellas. I think that Casino is underrated, because Goodfellas is all the rage and Casino seemed to get sloppy seconds because both of these films are so similar in style, context, and nature. Casino just seemed like it flowed better than Goodfellas, but, as I said before, just slightly. For me, it's like comparing The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2. It's just so close that the winner of the race is hard to call. However, Goodfellas is an amazing piece of cinema that should have been awarded the best picture Oscar. It was daring and new, and it does deserve its place in the top 50 movies of all time on this site. Martin Scorsese is a master director who is a force to be reckoned with. Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci light up the screen, too. Roger Ebert said that he felt that Goodfellas was better than The Godfather. I do not agree with that statement, because I do not feel that it is better than The Godfather or The Godfather Part 2. These films are just so amazing. Goodfellas deserves its place as one of the greatest American films. I just think that Casino deserves some time in the spotlight, as well.