Layer cake is another for the Brit list.Originally Posted by TheVikingMushroom
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Layer cake is another for the Brit list.
Rock n Rolla is quite good too.
Aye those too. Danny Dyer is a knob but I seem to like the films he appears in
Godfather
Goodfellas
Once Upon A Time In America
White Heat
The Departed
The Untouchables
the rest
I can only assume that the posters which leave Scarface from their top 3 have never seen the film.
Scarface rules.
Scarface (Pacino) is massively overhyped.
Other excellent films include Once Upon a Time in America, Carlito's Way, The Departed, Lock Stock, Eastern Promises and Blow.
Blow & The Departed are two of my recent favourites.
I also think 'crime' should be separated from 'gangster'.
Godfather(s) and Scarface have to be amongst the most overrated films ever. Well, at least Godfather is recognised as the template for all other mafia type films but Scarface is actually a bit rubbish. I'd easily have the likes of Goodfellas, Casino, Donnie Brasco...ahead of them.
You like it, we get it. Move on.
You have no taste, i get it. Move on.
Spectacular reply. Really, well done, you've convinced me.
I think the problem with Scarface is that it's a remake and funnily enough is about to be remade again.
Bonnie and Clyde is a good gangster film another crime film off everyones radar in this thread is True Romance.
You seem like such a boring, tedious person. Well done.
True Romance is a brilliant film. Probably the best mentioned in this thread, actually. Gary Oldman is amazing in it.
Two good ones there.
I think Scarface is a good film, but it's not on the level of the others.
Its WAY ABOVE the others. You people know nothing.
Scarface has dated worse than any of the others on the list.
Funny how WirralRiddler pretends his opinions are above those of others when they're almost always wrong. Scarface is definitely overated.
Scarface is not better than Goodfellas please. Goodfellas is not only based on a true story but it's immense from beginning throughout. Scarface ending is pretty poor.
Love Carlito's way!!
Give A Bronx Tale a watch, if you liked Carlito's way you'll like that. Robert De Nero at his best in that film!!
WATCH IT !! Best film ever in my opinion
Coming from you that makes me feel better, thanks mate.
OFAH >>>>> Fawlty Towers
OK, Trigger?
what about once upon a time in america quality film
snatch
lock stock
the departed
layer cake
Scarface was excellent till the last scene where he holds a light machine gun in one hand & an assault rifle in the other & destroys his enemies, we should have taught the British Army this technique we`d have had Iraq sorted in a week & have left Afghanistan 5 years ago victorious.
Godfather
Godfather II
Goodfellas
Gangs of New York
Casino
Donnie Brascoe
In that order, all top films, some based on actual events, whilst some are fiction but based on facts.
Was trying to think of A Bronx Tale.
So what you didn't like about it was the lack of realism in the final scene? And not the point that he gets shot so many times and is still going but that it'd be difficult to accomplish firing those duel weapons? There is films that i look for reality in them but surely Scarface isn't one of them. Its kind of like going to a super hero film and complaining about people flying and the like.
I'll back WirralRiddler up here a little and say i love Scarface. Always have. Its not better than Godfather or Goodfellas but its not far off. I just love the soundtrack as well so much. Pacino's performance is magnificent as well. Its certainly not overrated.
Miller's Crossing is one not mentioned that i rate highly as well. True Romance is great shout, love that film. In the crime section some unmentioned i'd rate Leon The Professional, Chinatown, LA Confidential, No Country for Old Men and Sin City.
Top 5 Gangster i'd say right now without too much thought
Godfather (Trilogy, beats Goodfellas mainly cause three bigger than one)
Goodfellas
Once Upon a Time in America
Scarface
Miller's Crossing
Was very difficult to choose after the top two. There's plenty of films all rated roughly the same in my head.
Charlie approves of this post (mostly, Pacino's performance in Scarface is way OTT for me. Performance in the Godfather is magnificently subtle).
Once Upon A Time In America, L.A. Confidential and Chinatown are great shouts. You mention Miller's Crossing and I'm a bit surprised noone's said another Coen Brothers film - Fargo - yet.
Another crime film I highly rate and only recently rewatched is the French Connection with Gene Hackman.
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