I ain't wanna say anything but I agree. Some were legit though. I appreciate all the contributions, as they give me suggestions of things to watch on a slow day.
What's The Best Gangster Movie Ever Made? *Poll*
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Lawless was good. Don't let Shia Labeouf's inclusion dissuade you if you haven't seen it yet. It's more of a gangster bootlegging film rather than a mobster movie assuming you make a distinction between those two things like I do.
^^^^^^I've gotta go with The Godfather.
Why?
Because The Godfather is UNIQUE.
Just about every movie dealing with organized crime and thugs that came after it has to tip it's hat to Francis Ford Coppala and crew.
It was the 1st American film that gave us a glimpse into the actual workings, the "ethics", the mindset and the brutality of organized crime or "The Mob" that we'd never seen before. Prior to it, gangsters weren't really fleshed out people. They were just "characters" more or less. (Respect to James Cagney).
And IMO, neither The Untouchables nor New Jack City are really "gangster" movies.
Those are really COP movies that show cops fighting against gangsters and their crews.
Unlike The Godfather trilogy, Goodfellas or Casino which were actually ABOUT those criminals/gangsters.
The fact that the gangster in those films (Deniro & Snipes) winded up getting the better juicier roles might make it easy for folks to forget that the movies aren't about them specifically.
It's like saying Avenger Infinity War or Endgame were about Thanos. When they were both actually about The Avengers stopping Thanos.
I believe this. For that reason, Imma go with Godfather 2. Young Vito, starting early, Vegas politics, Cuba. Bananas...... But Donnie Branco was super good too !!!!
