Product: Mean Streets (1973)
Rating: 5.0
you cant call me a mook!!!!!!
The movie that started it all!!!!pure genius.set up camera,have rob,harvey,and all just be their psychotic selves.this movie is all about lines.and there are tons of them.the plot is fairly simple.bad apple johnny(played phenomonally by Mr Di Niro)owes money to wannabe loan shark.saint charlie(Mr Keitel does a fantastic job as man in the middle) tries to keep the peace.inbetween,there are mini stories that are as interesting as the main plot.every charactor has his/her place.some of the minor charactors are movies within a movie.and that is the charm of this movie.my father recommended this movie to me 20 years ago and i didnt get it the 1st time.that same year i gave it a 2nd shot and it became abundantly clear.i have since passed this gem off to all of my friends,siblings,their friends and their siblings and we do the mean streets reenactment.we even have a girl who plays heather weintraub.theres limited violence,much vulgarity,some nudity,sexist/racist remarks here and there but the jist of this movie are the charactors.its not a comedy but i defy you from laughing.the ending however left me in the air a lil.i think i know what happens and im probably right.but theres some guess work invovled.no matter,this movie has and will hold up to time and will be the blueprint of those to follow in this genre.''goils?you call dem skanks goils?''