The best picture of 1990 and maybe of the decade(spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2002)

There is NO WAY IN HELL "Dances With Wolves" was better than this MASTERPIECE!!! There is no one on planet Earth who can tell a story on film better than Martin Scorsese, and "Goodfellas" is no deviation from that truth. It's brilliance, just brilliance.
It is the single dirtiest, grimiest movie I've ever seen, and I LOVE IT!! The Mafia are not people you want to mess with. You could be friends with guys for years and years, but if they get the slightest inkling that you're going to rat them out, it's a wrap for you. Oh, Morrie, he should have stopped busting balls! After the heist, one guy buys a freakin' caddy and another guy buys a fur coat. My favorite scene in the movie is when Henry Hill(Ray Liotta) is on the phone with Lois, telling her to use an outside line to make the call. "Un-bleeping-believable, all of them! Every woman in my life!!" "Keep stirring the sauce!!!" "It's my favorite hat and I won't go without it!!" There is also maybe no scene grimier than when Tommy(Joe Pesci) gets whacked. De Niro's scene upon learning of the whacking is testimony to why he is regarded by many as the greatest film actor of all time. The thing that I love about De Niro is that his emotions are authentic. You feel everything that he's feeling. Like in "Raging Bull" when he is making up with his brother near the end, and he's hugging him, kissing him, truly remorseful for what he did to him. "Goodfellas" is FULL of memorable scenes. "You broke your cherry!!!" Lorraine Bracco is not only beautiful, but one hell of an actress, and deserved maybe the Oscar and not just the nomination. The scene where De Niro is about to send Bracco to get whacked is scary. De Niro looks like a dirty old man who is sending someone to get porn magazines for him at the nearby store. Great freakin' actor. Also notice Scorsese's food motif. The table, decorated with rich, hearty meals when Henry was in his prime, and towards the end, the table filled with junk food, soda, etc. Scorsese is a master, if not the master of his craft. Pesci is simultaneously hilarious and terrifying in the performance that won him the best supporting actor Oscar. Just a great story, all around. Paul Sorvino is great as Paulie. The most touching scene in the movie is when Paulie gives Henry the money and tells him that he has to turn his back on him. Liotta's face, pretty much says it all. Morrie has to stop busting balls!! This movie made me want to be a gangster of course until the end, the Mafia is not a group one wants to mess with. I cannot say for sure if this is better than "The Godfather", because I LOVE that movie, I'll just leave them tied. 1990's best picture and maybe the best picture of the 1990's.
Scorsese, De Niro, and Pesci for LIFE!!!!