ryoder 1,590 #1 January 23, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/nyregion/arrests-in-cold-case-investigation-including-78-lufthansa-heist.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #2 January 23, 2014 It will be a boring tale of the way Mr. Hill conned the witness protection program and a boring retirement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1dmb 0 #3 January 23, 2014 I'd love to hear more about eggs noodles and ketchup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #4 January 23, 2014 Oh, an aristocrat? When I saw the Fox News Alert this morning all I could picture was Ray Liotta's Henry Hill in the shower scene when he hears the heist news on the radio. I'm sure Henry Hill's in Heaven or Hell laughing his ass off he's not around for the new fallout. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #5 January 23, 2014 Oldfellas, coming to a theater near you. Elvisio "Do I amuse you? Do I make you laugh so hard you pee a little into your Depends?" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #6 January 23, 2014 All this talk of "Goodfellas" makes me need to watch this again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_DwZfyXAXI The "You think I'm funny?" scene was based on a story that Joe Pesci acted out for Martin Scorsese. While working in a restaurant as a young man, Pesci once told a mobster that he was funny and the mobster became very angry. Scorsese allowed Pesci and Ray Liotta to improvise the scene. He did not tell the other actors in the scene what would happen because he wanted their genuine surprised reactions. Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_2"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #7 January 23, 2014 That is my favorite movie of all time. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 January 23, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy That is my favorite movie of all time. I just watched "Casino"(1995) last week. Ever see it? Also a true story. Pesci plays nearly the same character, but they aren't nearly as "gentle" with him in the end."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #9 January 23, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy That is my favorite movie of all time. May have to watch it tonight."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #10 January 23, 2014 ryoder ***That is my favorite movie of all time. I just watched "Casino"(1995) last week. Ever see it? Also a true story. Pesci plays nearly the same character, but they aren't nearly as "gentle" with him in the end.I sure have. Actually, the inspiration for the prosecutor in the movie Casino was a family friend. He died two years ago next month. His name is Dennis Gomes. Wonderfullllllll man and a great, loving, loyal family to boot!! That movie is in my top 5. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #11 January 23, 2014 Southern_Man ***That is my favorite movie of all time. May have to watch it tonight. I was thinking the same thing. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #12 January 23, 2014 ryoder ***That is my favorite movie of all time. I just watched "Casino"(1995) last week. Ever see it? Also a true story. Pesci plays nearly the same character, but they aren't nearly as "gentle" with him in the end.Well, "based on a true story" and an actual "true story" are two different things. There was a show on the National Geographic Channel that had the real Lefty Rosenthal on it (DeNiro's character). The movie took a lot of liberties with the truth, but still told a pretty accurate story. The way Pesci's character was killed was one of the accurate parts. It was also pretty amazing how much Pesci looked like Tony Spilatro (the real person his character was based on)."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 January 23, 2014 wolfriverjoe It was also pretty amazing how much Pesci looked like Tony Spilatro (the real person his character was based on). Holy shit!https://www.google.com/search?q=Tony+Spilotro&espv=210&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=JVbhUtnvI8egyAGczoDgDQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1232&bih=1079 I looked up the real names of the characters via the Wikipedia page on the movie, then read the pages for the real people. I was pleasantly surprised how much detail matched."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #14 January 23, 2014 Hmmm... the timing sure is interesting.... http://gma.yahoo.com/feds-charging-reputed-mobster-39-goodfellas-39-heist-150733171--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1 Elvisio "not the remake that dude had in mind" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #15 January 23, 2014 That's funny right there. This is exactly what started this thread you know! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #16 January 23, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy That is my favorite movie of all time. Goodfellas is definitely one of my favourites - Scorsese's best, I think, and that's saying something. It's got such energy. Brilliant performances, flashy direction, fascinating characters, endlessly quotable dialogue, period kitsch, humour, violence... I could watch it any number of times. I didn't like Casino nearly as much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #17 January 23, 2014 normiss That's funny right there. This is exactly what started this thread you know! haha, nope! Didn't even bother to click the OP. With all the whining going around about the new Robocop and all the other remakes going down, I just ASS-U-ME-D. Elvisio "short attention span" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
