Karen Hill is still alive & living in New York City. She uses an alias to protect her identity, as do her two children, Gregg and Gina. Her children released a book in 2004, titled On the Run: A Mafia Childhood, that tells their own version of their experience with the Mafia.
A wise man once said “The Godfather is how the mafia saw themselves…Goodfellas is how they actually were”. Godfather really drove home the themes of honor, loyalty, sentimentality, family, etc. whereas Goodfellas really portrayed the mob for the glorified schoolyard bullies in silk suits that they were…of course both are great movies for different reasons!!
The Godfather is more complex than that. They're every bit as disgusting in The Godfather as they are in GoodFellas especially guys like Barzini, Michael, and Roth. Michael is anything but honorable, especially after the restaurant
There's nothing complexed about the Godfather. The biggest and only difference between The Godfather and Goodfellas is that, while the former glamorizes the gangster lifestyle, the latter provides a more realistic portrait of it.
michael literally kills his own brother in there too lol godfather also has a snitch that goes to court remember, both are very different kinds of mob movies.
Scorsese's father played Vinnie, the older guy in prison making the sauce and one of the guys who wacked Tommy ("he's gone, and we couldn't do nothing about it.")
She reminds me of my grandmother and all my aunts. There is something about an old Italian lady that's very comforting. I hope that when I get old like that, people will say that about me. I've already got the cooking and feeding people part down, and arguing in a broken dialect part down, I need to work on the whole "my love language is criticizing you" part.
The “What’s so funny?” scene is based on an interaction that actually happened to Joe Pesci when he was working as a waiter with a real life mobster. He was relaying it to the other actors between takes. Scorsese overheard it and had him do it for the film.
The Billy Batts character, who tells Joe Pesci to go home and get his shine box before being brutally murdered, is played by Frank Vincent. Vincent and Pesci were actually longtime friends in real life who played in a band and did comedy shows together.
Ray Liotta’s mother died right before filming the scene where Henry pistol-whips the neighbor. The emotion on his face when he’s crossing the street is legit.
It was a glorious day back in June of 1991 when my father came home after work with a VHS copy of Goodfellas and asked if I wanted to watch it with him. In my 13 years on Earth, few movies captivated my mind the way this one did. RIP Ray Liotta RIP Tony Sirico
14:20 Billy Batts was what was known as a Made Man, in the gangster life. He's pure Sicilian, which qualifies him and once inducted, no one from any gang, rival or no, could touch him without having a sitdown first. Even other made men couldn't touch him. Now not all Made Men act smug because of it, but Batts, revelled in his status and often would purposefully goad fights in order to see if anyone would be stupid enough to hurt him.
Michael Franzese who was one of the people mentioned in the "wise guys introduction bar scene" is an ex mafia capo that has a really great channel on RUclips. He left the life after he was released from a long prison term. He knew Henry Hill and it is really interesting to hear what he says about the real Henry, Tommy, Jimmy and Paulie. On his channel he reviews mafia movies and talks about how true to the life the films really are. Check out Michael Franzese "Goodfellas" part 1 & 2. (Mob movie Mondays)
Henry died several years ago, still in WITSEC. One of his biggest pleasures in his later years was getting drunk & calling Howard Stern & telling stories about the Mob. How true were they? Who knows. You can find his calls on YT.
He didn't seem too concerned in the last decade or so, making lots of public appearances and capitalizing off the success of the movie and his book. His legit fame was a low-key replacement drug for the loss of his notoriety and glamorous gangster life. As unwise as it may have been, no one came after him, the gang's power and influence had been broken.
Hey CAssie, "You think I'm funny?" that scene was based on an incident that happened to Joe Pesci in real life when he worked as a bartender. He told a mobster he was funny but the mobster got angry. Joe Pesci told Sorcesse and he let him add it to the scene.
The same kinda of thing happened to Robin Williams with his "I'll end you speech" from Good Will Hunting. He said he was in a club and a big guy was picking on a little guy. At first he was doing nothing. Then things were taken too far and the little guy grabbed him by the neck and told him "do it one more time and I'll end you." and everyone in the club got quiet.
Yep, true story, based on the book "Wiseguy". The real-life federal prosecutor played himself re-creating the conversation he had with Henry Hill when he brought him into the witness protection program. The real Henry Hill was paid nearly half a million dollars for the film. Henny Youngman, a famous one-liner comedian, played himself in the club scene. The Lufthansa heist was real ("Lithuania"-I loved that, lol!) Ray Liotta just died in May, too young at 68, but he kept acting up until the end and was filming a movie at the time. Great reaction because the subject matter is so antithetical to Cassie's sweet, wholesome nature (which we all love!) and some of the comments were so hilarious.
Tony Sirocco, who also just passed away a week ago is in this too, you see him for just a little bit towards the beginning when they're showing a young Henry Hill. R.I.P.
RIP Tony Sirico. I like to think his character in this movie is a young version of Paulie. He was brilliant in The Sopranos. RIP Ray and James Caan as well.
Paulie was one of my favorites on The Sopranos from the jump. One of my top 3 episodes is "Pine Barrens", when he and Christopher get lost in the woods. 🤣🤣. Never gets old.
@@deathtoraiden2080 I kinda think most of these movies blend though and also... Kelly's heroes doesn't get enough love! Enough with them negative waves
I loved when you said, “You probably shouldn’t live with your in laws immediately after your wedding.” No truer words were ever spoken. I lived with my in-laws after a wedding (while a home was being built) and no good comes out of it. The money you may save on rent will be later spent on divorce attorneys.
The best way to look at this, as someone who isn’t a gangster movie fan, as an educational film: showing you how the wise guys we see in other movies operate and the world they live in. The film basically spells out how they operate and how the associates of the mafia work.
You completely nailed the meaning of the movie in your post-film remarks. For the record, I think you will have an easier time with "The Godfather" (and "The Godfather Part 2"). Not that one movie is better than the other, but the tone is different and a little closer to your particular taste. But hey: congratulations! You now have "Goodfellas" checked off your list!!!!
In the event that her catches this message, since she digs the training montage the secuence at then of both and even the 3rd film,can be taken as a "training" montage. Not reañly but still, decades after its still superb
@@thomasknash It's also about family, has a romantic sweep to it, the language is less "vulgar" throughout, etc etc. It's more of her type of movie. I love both, and with another reactor I'd say "Goodfellas" is more up their alley.
@@FrancoisDressler Why? It's a piece of dogs**t. Are you hilariously under the impression that's anything more than a piece of crap? Please, don't waste people's time, kid; if you can't tell the difference between a great movie and a piece of garbage then the best thing you can do is never open up your mouth about film. Seriously. Don't embarrass yourself. What a joke. Goodfellas came out the same year as the piece of crap that is Part 3, and it took about two seconds to determine which is the better film. Hell, "The Freshman", which also came out the same year, is fifty times better than Part 3. My condolences to your horrible taste in movies, please allow me to laugh you off the face of the internet.
Funny story about the "Am I a clown, do I amuse you" scene. That's a true story that happened to Joe Pesci where he was Ray Liotta and another guy went off on him and pulled the "do I amuse you" gag on him and he told Scorcese about it and Scorcese said we have to put that in the movie.
A great movie! After the film's premiere, the real Henry Hill was so proud that he went around revealing his true identity and boasting that the film was about him. The FBI had to remove him from its Witness Protection Programme
There is actually a comedy (somewhat of a rom-com) based on Henry's time in witness protection called My Blue Heaven. Stars Steve Martin and Rick Moranis. Very fun movie, and was released just prior to Goodfellas coming out.
"I thought he was selling chocolate bars!" Another great reaction, Cassie! *Quick fact: Being "Made" means an official induction into the American Mafia (Mob.) It requires that each of its members is 100% Italian (and or Sicilian.) In that life, these guys are like Rockstars, except with far more power, criminal and legitimate connections and reach. ( :E
If that’s the opening scene I think it’s gonna be a Killy violent one how can you not love her and then I thought they were selling chocolate bars 🤣 I really do enjoy her reactions
@@ericsierra-franco7802 Yes. All the traditional Italian criminal organizations (Mafia, Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta) all have initiation ceremonies and the status of someone being made. The American Mafia is primarily based off of the Sicilian Mafia, but it was still influenced by the other two organizations as the American branches of them got absorbed into the American Mafia. For example, the Chicago Outfit was primarily formed from the Camorra which is one of the reasons why it doesn't place as much importance on the initiation ceremony as most other Families and tends to use different terminology and has a different structure.
9:31 Before Henry met Karen, Henry made a name for himself as big as he could. As a person who is half Irish and Half Sicilian, he doesn't go up to the top in the crime ranks, but he can go high enough that even the higher ups treat him with respect. He's been to that club enough times to know everyone, both staff and gangster alike. They aren't doing this to make him look good, they're doing it out of pure love and respect. The fact that Karen is wowed by it, is a fringe benefit.
The movie made Henry bigger than he was. He wasn’t that well connected or respected. He had big drinking and drug problem. That’s was a huge sign of weakness in that life.
Your opening reaction was awesome! So amazing, because you can tell you never expected the opening scene to happen! "His Wig came off at the wrong time!" Hahahaha!
All definitely based on true events and people. The only liberty taken was Henry. In real life, he was a real POS, and despite Liotta making him look bad at times, the real Henry was far less suave and more of a slimeball than Liotta portrayed. The movie also embellishes his importance to the mob. He was more like an acquaintance who hung around on occasion and joined in on the criminal activity. At least, according to other known mob figures who were around at the time and have commented on Henry.
The real Tommy was a hulking brute, but just as wild and unpredictable as Joe Pesci's portrayal. The real Paulie was a disgusting slob - seriously, look at pictures of him. Interestingly, the movie predicted something that didn't come to light until way after the movie was made - Karen Hill was cheating on Henry with Paulie.
@andyindub But you have to keep in mind, the book was based on the narrative Henry gave Nicholas Pileggi, so yeah, the movie followed the book, but it was all based on Henry's accounts, for which he made a decent chunk of change. It's not hard to think a guy like him would embellish.
That's not the only liberty taken. Obviously the names have been changed. The real Pauli...Paul Vario was a rougher and uncouth guy compared to Sorvino's portrayal of him. The real Tommy was much larger than Joe Pesci; as well as the real Jimmy. He was a big guy....much larger than DeNiro. How well they lived in federal prison in the film has been disputed by people like Michael Franzese, who knew all of them. The film, and the book it's based on, make it very clear that Hill was not a "Made Man". Neither were Jimmy or Tommy. They were foot soldiers in Vario's crew....and he was a Capo. In that regard, I don't think it's overstating Hill's importance to the mob because it shows exactly what he was a low-ranking foot soldier who wasn't even a formal initiated member of the mob.
Very similar to casino, the real guy deniro played was an idiot and an asshole which isn't at all surprising if you take deniros acting and personality out of it
The agent trying to convince Henry to go into witness protection is playing himself. He’s the real life agent that worked out the deal with the real life Henry.
A movie I think you might enjoy would be "Cop Land" (1997) It stars Sylvester Stallone but also has Robert DeNiro and Ray Liotta (and several other great actors) in much different roles than what you saw here.
Sylvester Stallone's acting in that movie is so unbelievably great. People use the word "underrated" all the time, but this is the movie where it rightfully applies. Sylvester Stallone's acting in that movie is so underrated because no one ever talks about it.
So Henry Hill passed away in 2012, he was in the WPP but would eventually get kicked out due to continuing his criminal habits. In his last few years he made a living by doing talk shows, podcasts, basically anything that got him reliving his past as a mob associate. Also, some things to note: In the Mafia, "Made Guys" are people who are seen as official members of the Mafia. Henry was an associate, which meant he worked for the Mafia, but he wasn't a protected member. That's why it was so easy to kill him when it boiled down to it. He wasn't protected, so he was free to kill.
I think my favorite bit of trivia about this film is that Henry and Karen's daughters when they were small, as in the scene when Karen visited Henry in prison, were Lorraine Bracco's real life daughters. One of them is Stella Keitel, whose father is Harvey Keitel.
So, a couple things. 1) Henry Hill--the real Henry Hill--has been dead for about ten years now. 2) Now that you've seen Goodfellas you HAVE to see Casino (which I've personally always liked better)! As always, great video!
I think she would like Casino better, but you never know. I love Goodfellas, but man Casino is so good, too. In some ways, Casino is really better, but Goodfellas has better and more classic "scenes" in it.
I will say this is one movie that came completely out of left field for me for you to watch! I was never in a million years expecting this to be a movie for you to take in on this channel. I'm not disappointed and I'm so glad you did! Just pleasantly surprised and proud of you for making it all the way through! It was great watching your reaction to this!
Seeing you were watching this movie is like watching as someone puts a mouse or a bunny in a snakes cage. I knew what was going to happen but I couldn't look away
In a twist of fate, a Steve Martin comedy called "My Blue Heaven" based on Henry Hill's time in witness protection came out about a month after this. It's really funny.
Cassie, if you're going to react a movie about the mafia, you have to watch "The Godfather". Not just a great mafia film, it's considered one of the greatest American films of all time.
This movie came out the fall after I graduated from high school. I went to it with a group of friends, and it blew our minds. Without question a top 5 movie experience in my lifetime. It's crazy to think that was 32 years ago.
“I feel like this is where it all goes wrong” The murder of Billy Batts is pretty much exactly where it all went wrong hahah you felt the tension shift
IRL the Biily Batts is a story if it's own. And was really not the reason Tommy was killed. It was more about Jimmy and Paulie keeping the heist money for themselves. Killing Tommy was to keep his share and then let the Gambino family kill him in exchange for taking no or a smaller cut of the heist money. By mafia rules they had a small interest in anything stolen from the airport. Paul Varrio could have gotten Tommy a pass on BB. It was actually Jimmy that wanted Batts dead bc he refused to repay a loan to Jimmy after he went to jail, or Jimmy borrowed money from him and didn't want to him back.
@@clamcrewcarclub6017 that is a Nobel criminal anti-hero fantasy. They are criminals and they do criminal shit. Tommy was never going to be made. He would have instantly been a threat because the Burke crew would become his. Jimmy would never let that happen and Varrio was never going to let that happen because Tommy would have been a threat to him too. The made guy thing is for bosses and captains. Gotti campaigned to be the killer of Tommy because he was a traditionalist when it suited him. He got the kill order and a couple of other guys made their bones by being a part of it. Then a few years later Gotti committed the cardinal sin and killed a boss for no reason. The other bosses tried to kill Gotti over it several times. Then he became a lightning rod for the law enforcement and they let him live to go to prison while they got a few extra years of freedom. Jimmy Burke was an earner and he wanted Billy dead. He did it and knew he would get away with it. Tommy was a scapegoat and it was a way to kill 2 birds. Tommy was too wild and if he was ever made he was a danger to other already made guys. It was politics and strategy by another name. Sorry to burst the bubble of mafia lore, but that is the truth. That is the truth from Henry Hill's mouth when he was drunk and not having his words manipulated by authors, screenwriters, and a talented film director. They are scum and there are no rules except to protect the top guys and even then they are not safe from the ambitions of underlyings.
One of my favorite real life stories is going to a friend’s birthday party, having her call me funny at the table, and turning to her and asking ‘funny how?’ Her husband knew exactly what I was doing and played along and we ended up running through the whole bit with her. By the end, all the guys were looking away and trying not to laugh (‘cause they’d all seen this) and all the ladies were looking around real nervous-like and afraid (‘cause none of them had seen this). It was funny afterwards (for the guys) but the birthday girl and the female guests were mad, because they thought I was serious. Oh, well. Still funny.
Identity (2003) is another incredible Ray Liotta film. It's a weird mystery/thriller. Unfortunately it's pretty unknown, but I definitely recommend it if you want something with lots of twists and creepy moments.
I haven't watched this yet, but my guess is this is gonna be too much for our sweet, sensitive Cassie. This is top 3 all time for me, but I can already see her turtling into a blanket, or her sweater, and asking them to be nicer lol Edit: Yep, pretty much
This movie hits close to home for me. I grew up in Newark in the early 80's around this type of stuff. My uncle used to run around with guys like this. "Union guys" there'd always be about 5-6 of them at every family gathering we had, always dressed in suits or looked like they walked in from wall street, they'd put 20$ in my shirt pockets all the time [I was barely 10]. lol. They all got arrested on a credit card scam and got nicked at Laguardia airport iirc, FBI pulled em right off the runway.
the same "uncles" who tucked twenties in your pockets are also the old guys who thought it was perfectly fine to give sips of wine to a twelve year old. I credit those guys with keeping me from having a drinking problem (since drinking was never a taboo I needed to rebel against when I turned 21).
It's so funny that I knew the guitar riff from Layla as an old Ford car advert, and then I knew its piano exit from the classic no loose ends montage in this film. But it was years until I listened to the actual song Layla and discovered that it's all the same thing. I'd been absorbing it unwittingly in bits and pieces over the course of years.
This is in my top 3 movies of all time and I've seen it a dozen times. You still caught things that I hadn't noticed before and I loved your reactions to this movie. I hope your summer has been going well
Goodfellas is a movie that tossed me around like a rag doll. I was intrigued one moment, laughing my ass off the next, then gawked at the sheer violence on display, then chilled at the dinner in prison scene, then got into a whole other level of tense with the cocaine scenes. And it's GREAT! 🤣
Just how casually each of the mobsters treated murder in the film was the most unsettling for me at first. Now after seeing it so many times I can't help but laugh at how every one at the poker game are mostly only upset about the inconvenience of having to dig a hole for Spider's body.
Her reacting to 'Goodfellas' is going to be terrific. ALSO, WHAT other reactors do a reactions to *_THE 10 COMMANDMENTS_* !? Although I have LOADS of other reactor channels on my channels list, Cassie's IS MY TOP FAVORITE and easily went to number one very quickly! You're probably just as nice a person in real life, Cassie! KEEP ON: making good REACTIONS, choosing fantastic movies AND don't stop doing reactions to classics!
7:26 Bit more complicated than that. The guy that owns the restaurant is who buys the stolen stuff from Henry and the Gang. Ergo, his staff should be nice to them even if they have every right to be angry or scared of them. Did I mention this was based off a true story?
One of the greatest mob movies of its time. 😊 I loved it when they walked out of court and danny sorveigno yells out “aaay! You broke your cherry!!!” 😂😂😂
15:34 _"I love how they're eating a full-on Italian meal. It's probably like 2am."_ It can be that way sometimes. My ex-wife was half-italian, half-irish. And her Italian side of the family was exactly like this. If you were up in the wee hours of the morning, and her grandmother happened to be up, you suddenly found a feast in front of you.😋 __ 🍝
As a fan of your channel, I appreciate your willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. It makes for great reactions and yours are always priceless...and sometimes hilarious😏 Side note: you're hair looks great👌
I just can't with her.😂 She's watching Goodfellas, and she's actually hurt upon learning that Henry cheats Karen. So adorably funny. And how she thought the mob was selling chocolate bars! I have no words about how cute everything about this channel is.😂❤
And a young Samuel L. Jackson (Stacks) makes an appearance, then gets whacked because he got stoned and the cops found the vehicle before he got back to it. He shoulda known when it was Tommy that it was his turn for the dirt nap. I also liked that Scorsese had his own mother play Tommy's mother. Wonder if she really painted that picture?
There is a lot I could say about the reaction itself but I'll keep it simple by saying that once again you knocked it out of the park but I want to take a moment to say that I love your thumbnails they are always so clever and this one is by far the best so far
The mafia originally emerged after the unification of Italy. Prior to that each individual city was its own kingdom with its own system of law and order. After the unification, the nobility couldn't trust the newly established national police to protect their property, so they hired private security. So the Mafia did originally start as a legitimate protection force.
This is easily in my top 10 favorite movies of all time, but Goodfellas is a "one of these things is not like the others" situation considering what other movies are in my top 10...Rocky, Back To The Future, Superman (1978), The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, The Muppet Movie (1979) ... all movies that leave you feeling inspired, feeling pumped with good feelings, leave you smiling and feeling you can't stop. Goodfellas is not like that. But what it does do is make me feel like I've just been told one hell of a good story! The rewatch value of this movie is top of the scales for me, every time it's on I get absorbed into the story and completely interested in watching it, and the movie just seems to get better and better. But I also understand Goodfellas is not for everyone and that is totally cool. I also want to mention how great a filmmaker Martin Scorcese is. His movies are so engrossing. He has a certain mature style that he leans into, but he's also shown that if he wants to, he can make a movie for any genre. I 100% totally recommend Scorcese's movie *Hugo* for you. This *is* a movie that will leave you with that great inspiring feeling like those other movies I mentioned. It's also a great movie to watch at Christmas time. It's not a Christmas movie per se, but it has that Christmas movie feeling. I very much hope you find a place for it in your schedule this holiday season. I think you'll love it! Best Regards!
23:23 is the reaction I liked the most. That response she gave in the movie always made me laugh since first seeing the movie in the 90s.LOL " It's great."
I love how you say you started this channel to vary the kinds of movies you typically watch, and then you come to THIS! I'm certain this stretched your comfort zone almost to the point of breaking!
Love your reaction! I've seen people react to Robert DeNiro's performance in "Goodfellas" and " Casino" alot. However I yet to see anyone react to his performance in " Cape Fear"🤔Also no one has reacted to Billy Bob Thornton's "Slingblade". Missing out on some great acting. Hopefully one day🤞
Interesting that you noticed the kid version looked like the adult version of the Henry Hill character. The kid wore contacts had painted in Italy that cost over $5000 each, to help them look alike through their eyes.
Two movies you have to watch are A Beautiful Mind and Million Dollar Baby. Both are some of the best academy award winning movies of all time. Incredible stories and very emotional.
I'm gonna go get the popcorn, get the popcorn.
It’s funny how this joke is pointless to someone who hasn’t seen the movie yet 😅 lmao
I thought I told you not to buy anything!
Go get the popcorn and your shine box.
Ho! You popped your cherry!
You're a funny guy
Karen Hill is still alive & living in New York City. She uses an alias to protect her identity, as do her two children, Gregg and Gina. Her children released a book in 2004, titled On the Run: A Mafia Childhood, that tells their own version of their experience with the Mafia.
Ray Liotta did an outstanding performance and narrating in this classic Mob film.
R.I.P Ray Liotta.
What?! He died?!
@@theinquisitorisamage1653 yeah, May 26th in his sleep
I always thought he could’ve done A good job playing the Irish man. Not that I was dissapointed in Robert Dinero’s performance.
have you seen something wild? His first big role
@@ItsCoughingBaby Damn, just, at least he died in his sleep, but - damn.
A wise man once said “The Godfather is how the mafia saw themselves…Goodfellas is how they actually were”. Godfather really drove home the themes of honor, loyalty, sentimentality, family, etc. whereas Goodfellas really portrayed the mob for the glorified schoolyard bullies in silk suits that they were…of course both are great movies for different reasons!!
The Godfather is more complex than that. They're every bit as disgusting in The Godfather as they are in GoodFellas especially guys like Barzini, Michael, and Roth. Michael is anything but honorable, especially after the restaurant
There's nothing complexed about the Godfather.
The biggest and only difference between The Godfather and Goodfellas is that, while the former glamorizes the gangster lifestyle, the latter provides a more realistic portrait of it.
michael literally kills his own brother in there too lol godfather also has a snitch that goes to court remember, both are very different kinds of mob movies.
U gotta remember in Godfather we also see a very different perspective, one of the bosses and tops, godfellas is more about the "basics"
@@smithfan22 good… now go get ya fucking shinebox
"They just stole everythng? I thought it was about protection." So you figured out early on how full of it they are.
Tommy’s mom is played by Martin Scorsese’s actual mom and the scene was all totally improvised and it just feels so authentic
She also actually did paint that painting, and his dad was in the prison scene.
I heard most of the Food that was seen in the Film She cook them.
Scorsese's father played Vinnie, the older guy in prison making the sauce and one of the guys who wacked Tommy ("he's gone, and we couldn't do nothing about it.")
@@chrisdobbs9155 The painting was actually painted by "Wiseguy" author Nicholas Pileggi's mother.
She reminds me of my grandmother and all my aunts. There is something about an old Italian lady that's very comforting. I hope that when I get old like that, people will say that about me. I've already got the cooking and feeding people part down, and arguing in a broken dialect part down, I need to work on the whole "my love language is criticizing you" part.
Rest In Peace, Ray Liotta (1954-2022) 🥀
“His wig came off at the wrong time”
That was absolutely priceless
Ray Liotta’s reaction is genuine. I’d probably react the same too
The “What’s so funny?” scene is based on an interaction that actually happened to Joe Pesci when he was working as a waiter with a real life mobster. He was relaying it to the other actors between takes. Scorsese overheard it and had him do it for the film.
man :)
Back when he hung out with the Jersey Boys
I read once that Scorsese had Pesci direct that one scene
“Cigarettes? I thought they were selling chocolate bars” love it. This statement epitomizes the innocence of this channel. Keep it up.
Never change, Cassie.
absolutely. I would trust Cassie with anything. Rare to find such a truly good deep down human
@@orangeandblackattack , I know right. She's a grown woman yet as the spirit of a 5-year old girl, so innocently naïve to what she's seeing....
What the hell does epitomizes mean
@daniellysohirka4258 ah thx bro
Ray Liotta is screen presence. What a legend.
GRHS
RIP
Rip
So sad he's gone.
RIP "Shoeless Joe".
Fun Fact #1: Tom Cruise was consider for Ray Liotta's role
Fun Fact #2: Ray Liotta/Henry Hill narration is him testifying to the court in the end
The Billy Batts character, who tells Joe Pesci to go home and get his shine box before being brutally murdered, is played by Frank Vincent. Vincent and Pesci were actually longtime friends in real life who played in a band and did comedy shows together.
Plus in Casino, Frank Vincent gets his revenge when he kills Joe Pesci. 😂
@@gezzarandom Yeah but then Pesci 'telekenetically' knocked the gearshift level and gave him a...umm...flattop in Sopranos. :)
@@TLL1969 Yeah we never did find out how many years Phil did in the can
@@gezzarandom And he kills him with a bat.
Ray Liotta’s mother died right before filming the scene where Henry pistol-whips the neighbor. The emotion on his face when he’s crossing the street is legit.
This movie starts in the 1950s and runs to the early 80s, I love how the soundtrack goes along with the time of each scene.
"Those were cigarettes? I thought he was selling chocolate bars." Lol you are so innocent and adorable sometimes
I know right? I actually feel bad about America culture disappointing these girls. But there reactions are so priceless. I can't help it. I want more.
“This is breaking my heart. Be better Henry.” This cracked me up 🤣. I don’t think these guys were too concerned about “being better” lol.
It was a glorious day back in June of 1991 when my father came home after work with a VHS copy of Goodfellas and asked if I wanted to watch it with him. In my 13 years on Earth, few movies captivated my mind the way this one did.
RIP Ray Liotta
RIP Tony Sirico
Did you know Tony had real life mob ties?
Rip Paul Sorvino
@@AngelLuluBlu I did, but I haven't read up on it.
@@mafia_dave32 Indeed.
14:20 Billy Batts was what was known as a Made Man, in the gangster life. He's pure Sicilian, which qualifies him and once inducted, no one from any gang, rival or no, could touch him without having a sitdown first. Even other made men couldn't touch him. Now not all Made Men act smug because of it, but Batts, revelled in his status and often would purposefully goad fights in order to see if anyone would be stupid enough to hurt him.
Michael Franzese who was one of the people mentioned in the "wise guys introduction bar scene" is an ex mafia capo that has a really great channel on RUclips. He left the life after he was released from a long prison term.
He knew Henry Hill and it is really interesting to hear what he says about the real Henry, Tommy, Jimmy and Paulie.
On his channel he reviews mafia movies and talks about how true to the life the films really are.
Check out Michael Franzese "Goodfellas" part 1 & 2.
(Mob movie Mondays)
Henry died several years ago, still in WITSEC. One of his biggest pleasures in his later years was getting drunk & calling Howard Stern & telling stories about the Mob. How true were they? Who knows. You can find his calls on YT.
And other mobsters would call in and say they were going to get him, and Henry would just laugh. Crazy stuff. Lol
I heard he got kicked out of WITSEC years and years ago and was doing his best to make a living selling his old stories to anyone that would pay.
@@Vulkanprimarch He did. He was still active in the drug world and finally the government had enough and kicked him out.
@@Vulkanprimarch He also made a cookbook, and the few times mobsters got in touch with him were to pitch ideas for scripts.
He didn't seem too concerned in the last decade or so, making lots of public appearances and capitalizing off the success of the movie and his book. His legit fame was a low-key replacement drug for the loss of his notoriety and glamorous gangster life. As unwise as it may have been, no one came after him, the gang's power and influence had been broken.
One thing is for sure, you can't watch 'Goodfellas' without watching 'Casino.' Another great mob classic.
that one scene (we all know it) will turn her off from mob movies forever lol
@@SushiBandit28 Cornfields?
@@adamjones5148 yep
Goodfellas and Casino are always an inseparable tandem for me. Whenever I rewatch one, I have to rewatch the other too.
@@SushiBandit28 Oh... I was thinking the Charlie M scene.
Hey CAssie, "You think I'm funny?" that scene was based on an incident that happened to Joe Pesci in real life when he worked as a bartender. He told a mobster he was funny but the mobster got angry. Joe Pesci told Sorcesse and he let him add it to the scene.
Ah, never heard that one.
Pesci has had a very interesting life
The same kinda of thing happened to Robin Williams with his "I'll end you speech" from Good Will Hunting. He said he was in a club and a big guy was picking on a little guy. At first he was doing nothing. Then things were taken too far and the little guy grabbed him by the neck and told him "do it one more time and I'll end you." and everyone in the club got quiet.
Everything Joe Pesci says sounds like an insult.
That mobster was Robert "Bobby Cabert" Bisaccia. A Gambino capo from Belleville, NJ
I love how Cassie is so innocent she doesn’t know the difference between crack cocaine and cocaine
Alot of drug users don't know the difference
Yep, true story, based on the book "Wiseguy". The real-life federal prosecutor played himself re-creating the conversation he had with Henry Hill when he brought him into the witness protection program. The real Henry Hill was paid nearly half a million dollars for the film. Henny Youngman, a famous one-liner comedian, played himself in the club scene. The Lufthansa heist was real ("Lithuania"-I loved that, lol!) Ray Liotta just died in May, too young at 68, but he kept acting up until the end and was filming a movie at the time. Great reaction because the subject matter is so antithetical to Cassie's sweet, wholesome nature (which we all love!) and some of the comments were so hilarious.
Tony Sirocco, who also just passed away a week ago is in this too, you see him for just a little bit towards the beginning when they're showing a young Henry Hill. R.I.P.
RIP Tony Sirico. I like to think his character in this movie is a young version of Paulie. He was brilliant in The Sopranos.
RIP Ray and James Caan as well.
Paulie was one of my favorites on The Sopranos from the jump. One of my top 3 episodes is "Pine Barrens", when he and Christopher get lost in the woods. 🤣🤣. Never gets old.
RIP Paul Herman too - "The Pittsburgh dealer" in Goodfellas and "Beansie" in Sopranos.
@@DonnaCPunk Pine Barrens is one of my favorite episodes of any show.
and Larry Storch from F Troop, RIP. He died on July 8th. Everything comes in 3's. :(
RIP Paul Sorvino
There's also A Bronx tale which also stars Robert Deniro, another great mob movie
DeNiro directed A Bronx tale.
And The Godfather part II
Bronx Tale glorifies the mob too much and is kinda redundant after this movie, in my opinion.
@@deathtoraiden2080 I kinda think most of these movies blend though and also... Kelly's heroes doesn't get enough love! Enough with them negative waves
bronx tale is a hood movie. like boys in the hood or american history x. ive debated this with friends countless of times.
RIP RAY LIOTTA 🙏🏽🙏🏽
- *A BRONX TALE (1993)*
- *DONNIE BRASCO (1997)*
- *GOTTI (1996)* W Armand Assante
Don't forget, he also voiced Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Yes! Correct! 💯
- BLOW (2001)
I loved when you said, “You probably shouldn’t live with your in laws immediately after your wedding.” No truer words were ever spoken.
I lived with my in-laws after a wedding (while a home was being built) and no good comes out of it. The money you may save on rent will be later spent on divorce attorneys.
Was quite common up until the early 19th century for a couple of generations to live together.
The best way to look at this, as someone who isn’t a gangster movie fan, as an educational film: showing you how the wise guys we see in other movies operate and the world they live in. The film basically spells out how they operate and how the associates of the mafia work.
Fun Fact: Joe Pesci won Best supporting actor in this film.
also has the quickest acceptance speech lol
I would have called Pesci’s speech the shortest, but oh well.
Ya gotta hand it to him, he was funny....
But did he get his (CENSORED) shoebox?
I think you mean Joe Peschke
You completely nailed the meaning of the movie in your post-film remarks. For the record, I think you will have an easier time with "The Godfather" (and "The Godfather Part 2"). Not that one movie is better than the other, but the tone is different and a little closer to your particular taste. But hey: congratulations! You now have "Goodfellas" checked off your list!!!!
In the event that her catches this message, since she digs the training montage the secuence at then of both and even the 3rd film,can be taken as a "training" montage. Not reañly but still, decades after its still superb
Yeah, The Godfather I & II is more of an epic film set in the world of gangsters, GoodFellas is more of a film about the lives of wise guys.
@@thomasknash It's also about family, has a romantic sweep to it, the language is less "vulgar" throughout, etc etc. It's more of her type of movie. I love both, and with another reactor I'd say "Goodfellas" is more up their alley.
@@TTM9691 I'd even say she might appreciate Godfather 3 more than most people.
@@FrancoisDressler Why? It's a piece of dogs**t. Are you hilariously under the impression that's anything more than a piece of crap? Please, don't waste people's time, kid; if you can't tell the difference between a great movie and a piece of garbage then the best thing you can do is never open up your mouth about film. Seriously. Don't embarrass yourself. What a joke. Goodfellas came out the same year as the piece of crap that is Part 3, and it took about two seconds to determine which is the better film. Hell, "The Freshman", which also came out the same year, is fifty times better than Part 3. My condolences to your horrible taste in movies, please allow me to laugh you off the face of the internet.
I think she would love A Bronx Tale. Really good movie with a love story. We should convince her to give it a go.
Absolutely!!
That or Casino. Sharon Stone and De Niro the love written in the stars!
Definitely it has a love story and Chase is excellent
She will never do it but Taxi Driver would be very interesting to see her reaction
@@AlexG1020 never say never
Funny story about the "Am I a clown, do I amuse you" scene. That's a true story that happened to Joe Pesci where he was Ray Liotta and another guy went off on him and pulled the "do I amuse you" gag on him and he told Scorcese about it and Scorcese said we have to put that in the movie.
A great movie! After the film's premiere, the real Henry Hill was so proud that he went around revealing his true identity and boasting that the film was about him. The FBI had to remove him from its Witness Protection Programme
Rest in peace, Ray Liotta. This was easily one of his best roles, and he'll be forever missed. 😇💔
I love him in Unlawful Entry too. He's awesome in that movie.
Just saw him in an old episode in ER and he was awesome.
The role he was best known for.
There is actually a comedy (somewhat of a rom-com) based on Henry's time in witness protection called My Blue Heaven. Stars Steve Martin and Rick Moranis. Very fun movie, and was released just prior to Goodfellas coming out.
I thought Steve Martin was terrific in MBH, and solid performances across the board. I think generally under-rated.
‘Those shoes are tragic’
Is that so*....!! How come I heard read this until now???!!
It's not based on Henry Hill.
@@ericsierra-franco7802 there is a connection. Read up on it.
"I thought he was selling chocolate bars!" Another great reaction, Cassie! *Quick fact: Being "Made" means an official induction into the American Mafia (Mob.) It requires that each of its members is 100% Italian (and or Sicilian.) In that life, these guys are like Rockstars, except with far more power, criminal and legitimate connections and reach. ( :E
If that’s the opening scene I think it’s gonna be a Killy violent one how can you not love her and then I thought they were selling chocolate bars 🤣 I really do enjoy her reactions
I don't know if being "Made" is exclusive to the Italian -American Mafia. In Italy I'm sure they have similar initiation.
@@ericsierra-franco7802
Yes.
All the traditional Italian criminal organizations (Mafia, Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta) all have initiation ceremonies and the status of someone being made.
The American Mafia is primarily based off of the Sicilian Mafia, but it was still influenced by the other two organizations as the American branches of them got absorbed into the American Mafia.
For example, the Chicago Outfit was primarily formed from the Camorra which is one of the reasons why it doesn't place as much importance on the initiation ceremony as most other Families and tends to use different terminology and has a different structure.
“What happened to toasters and blenders?” 😂
9:31 Before Henry met Karen, Henry made a name for himself as big as he could. As a person who is half Irish and Half Sicilian, he doesn't go up to the top in the crime ranks, but he can go high enough that even the higher ups treat him with respect. He's been to that club enough times to know everyone, both staff and gangster alike. They aren't doing this to make him look good, they're doing it out of pure love and respect. The fact that Karen is wowed by it, is a fringe benefit.
The movie made Henry bigger than he was. He wasn’t that well connected or respected. He had big drinking and drug problem. That’s was a huge sign of weakness in that life.
Your opening reaction was awesome! So amazing, because you can tell you never expected the opening scene to happen!
"His Wig came off at the wrong time!" Hahahaha!
Hahaha the wig scene is always funny but her reaction made it funnier.
All definitely based on true events and people. The only liberty taken was Henry. In real life, he was a real POS, and despite Liotta making him look bad at times, the real Henry was far less suave and more of a slimeball than Liotta portrayed. The movie also embellishes his importance to the mob. He was more like an acquaintance who hung around on occasion and joined in on the criminal activity. At least, according to other known mob figures who were around at the time and have commented on Henry.
The real Tommy was a hulking brute, but just as wild and unpredictable as Joe Pesci's portrayal. The real Paulie was a disgusting slob - seriously, look at pictures of him. Interestingly, the movie predicted something that didn't come to light until way after the movie was made - Karen Hill was cheating on Henry with Paulie.
@andyindub But you have to keep in mind, the book was based on the narrative Henry gave Nicholas Pileggi, so yeah, the movie followed the book, but it was all based on Henry's accounts, for which he made a decent chunk of change. It's not hard to think a guy like him would embellish.
@@Carandini I had no idea about that detail but that absolutely makes sense with Henry being locked up for 5 or so years.
That's not the only liberty taken. Obviously the names have been changed. The real Pauli...Paul Vario was a rougher and uncouth guy compared to Sorvino's portrayal of him. The real Tommy was much larger than Joe Pesci; as well as the real Jimmy. He was a big guy....much larger than DeNiro.
How well they lived in federal prison in the film has been disputed
by people like Michael Franzese, who knew all of them.
The film, and the book it's based on, make it very clear that Hill was not a "Made Man". Neither were Jimmy or Tommy. They were foot soldiers in Vario's crew....and he was a Capo.
In that regard, I don't think it's overstating Hill's importance to the mob because it shows exactly what he was a low-ranking foot soldier who wasn't even a formal initiated member of the mob.
Very similar to casino, the real guy deniro played was an idiot and an asshole which isn't at all surprising if you take deniros acting and personality out of it
The agent trying to convince Henry to go into witness protection is playing himself. He’s the real life agent that worked out the deal with the real life Henry.
“Go home and get your shine box” is one of the greatest lines in movie history.
Yep... After we saw it in the movies my friends and I must had said that line to each other for a good 10 years
the innocence is so cute..."I thought they were selling chocolate bars."
A movie I think you might enjoy would be "Cop Land" (1997) It stars Sylvester Stallone but also has Robert DeNiro and Ray Liotta (and several other great actors) in much different roles than what you saw here.
Very underrated movie I forget it exists but its so good.
Sylvester Stallone's acting in that movie is so unbelievably great. People use the word "underrated" all the time, but this is the movie where it rightfully applies. Sylvester Stallone's acting in that movie is so underrated because no one ever talks about it.
Cassie,your innocence is such a joy to watch! Another great reaction.
So Henry Hill passed away in 2012, he was in the WPP but would eventually get kicked out due to continuing his criminal habits. In his last few years he made a living by doing talk shows, podcasts, basically anything that got him reliving his past as a mob associate.
Also, some things to note: In the Mafia, "Made Guys" are people who are seen as official members of the Mafia. Henry was an associate, which meant he worked for the Mafia, but he wasn't a protected member. That's why it was so easy to kill him when it boiled down to it. He wasn't protected, so he was free to kill.
Henry passed away in 2012.
@@Danimal77 Ah, my mistake, thank you.
Lorraine Bracco (who played Karen Hill) is the therapist on The Sopranos.
and she did a great job with both characters
Loved the way your face brightened up once Robert Da Niro came up on screen. I always feel the same with this movie.
I think my favorite bit of trivia about this film is that Henry and Karen's daughters when they were small, as in the scene when Karen visited Henry in prison, were Lorraine Bracco's real life daughters. One of them is Stella Keitel, whose father is Harvey Keitel.
So, a couple things. 1) Henry Hill--the real Henry Hill--has been dead for about ten years now. 2) Now that you've seen Goodfellas you HAVE to see Casino (which I've personally always liked better)! As always, great video!
I think she would like Casino better, but you never know. I love Goodfellas, but man Casino is so good, too. In some ways, Casino is really better, but Goodfellas has better and more classic "scenes" in it.
Guys, she didn't like Goodfellas, she's not gonna like Casino for fuck's sake lol
@@BrianNIL she will have to mute like 90% of the film lmao
Yeah, Kind of like what she did with this film.
I remember when my Dad let me and my brother watch this with him when we were kids. One of the best St Patrick's Days ever.
I saw the baseball bat scene in Casino when I was way too young
This is my all time favorite movie. The writing, acting, all of it.
I will say this is one movie that came completely out of left field for me for you to watch! I was never in a million years expecting this to be a movie for you to take in on this channel. I'm not disappointed and I'm so glad you did! Just pleasantly surprised and proud of you for making it all the way through! It was great watching your reaction to this!
Seeing you were watching this movie is like watching as someone puts a mouse or a bunny in a snakes cage. I knew what was going to happen but I couldn't look away
In a twist of fate, a Steve Martin comedy called "My Blue Heaven" based on Henry Hill's time in witness protection came out about a month after this. It's really funny.
Cassie would LOVE “My Blue Heaven”❗🍸
Cassie, if you're going to react a movie about the mafia, you have to watch "The Godfather". Not just a great mafia film, it's considered one of the greatest American films of all time.
Happy Sunday Morning! It was fascinating watching you experience an American Classic! You are wonderful!🙂
This movie came out the fall after I graduated from high school. I went to it with a group of friends, and it blew our minds. Without question a top 5 movie experience in my lifetime. It's crazy to think that was 32 years ago.
“I feel like this is where it all goes wrong”
The murder of Billy Batts is pretty much exactly where it all went wrong hahah you felt the tension shift
Oh, I thought she was talking about the chicken and waffles bar.
@@Mr.Sidenote nice!
IRL the Biily Batts is a story if it's own. And was really not the reason Tommy was killed. It was more about Jimmy and Paulie keeping the heist money for themselves. Killing Tommy was to keep his share and then let the Gambino family kill him in exchange for taking no or a smaller cut of the heist money. By mafia rules they had a small interest in anything stolen from the airport. Paul Varrio could have gotten Tommy a pass on BB. It was actually Jimmy that wanted Batts dead bc he refused to repay a loan to Jimmy after he went to jail, or Jimmy borrowed money from him and didn't want to him back.
@@dbcichetti nahhh you can’t kill a made man without permission, especially considering tommy wasn’t made. That was a death sentence
@@clamcrewcarclub6017 that is a Nobel criminal anti-hero fantasy. They are criminals and they do criminal shit. Tommy was never going to be made. He would have instantly been a threat because the Burke crew would become his. Jimmy would never let that happen and Varrio was never going to let that happen because Tommy would have been a threat to him too. The made guy thing is for bosses and captains.
Gotti campaigned to be the killer of Tommy because he was a traditionalist when it suited him. He got the kill order and a couple of other guys made their bones by being a part of it.
Then a few years later Gotti committed the cardinal sin and killed a boss for no reason. The other bosses tried to kill Gotti over it several times. Then he became a lightning rod for the law enforcement and they let him live to go to prison while they got a few extra years of freedom.
Jimmy Burke was an earner and he wanted Billy dead. He did it and knew he would get away with it. Tommy was a scapegoat and it was a way to kill 2 birds. Tommy was too wild and if he was ever made he was a danger to other already made guys. It was politics and strategy by another name.
Sorry to burst the bubble of mafia lore, but that is the truth. That is the truth from Henry Hill's mouth when he was drunk and not having his words manipulated by authors, screenwriters, and a talented film director.
They are scum and there are no rules except to protect the top guys and even then they are not safe from the ambitions of underlyings.
One of my favorite real life stories is going to a friend’s birthday party, having her call me funny at the table, and turning to her and asking ‘funny how?’
Her husband knew exactly what I was doing and played along and we ended up running through the whole bit with her. By the end, all the guys were looking away and trying not to laugh (‘cause they’d all seen this) and all the ladies were looking around real nervous-like and afraid (‘cause none of them had seen this).
It was funny afterwards (for the guys) but the birthday girl and the female guests were mad, because they thought I was serious.
Oh, well. Still funny.
That's great!
Ohhhhhh that’s brilliant! 😂
Still funny how?
Women, am I right fellas
I've always wanted to try that prank but I'm too scared.
Identity (2003) is another incredible Ray Liotta film. It's a weird mystery/thriller. Unfortunately it's pretty unknown, but I definitely recommend it if you want something with lots of twists and creepy moments.
Definitely not unknown among horror/psychological thriller/suspense fans. John Cusack also has a great role in it.
Absolutely love that film
Same with Revolver (2005)
PIB Says: "His Wig Came Off At The Wrong Time" Bwahahahaha!
I was waiting for Henry Hill to say that in the movie. Haha
I haven't watched this yet, but my guess is this is gonna be too much for our sweet, sensitive Cassie. This is top 3 all time for me, but I can already see her turtling into a blanket, or her sweater, and asking them to be nicer lol Edit: Yep, pretty much
That THUMBNAIL is EPIC!! 😂 This is a MASTERPIECE!! Please Consider *”DONNIE BRASCO” (1997)* FUHGEDDABOUDIT!! 🔥😎
Is that the Pacino one where he refrains from Full Pacino? With Edward Scissorhands?
Yup with Pacino and Edward! 😂😂
Friend of mine, friend of ours..? Whah do I call you?
“Keep your Fn mouth shut about me!” 🤣😂🤣
This movie hits close to home for me. I grew up in Newark in the early 80's around this type of stuff. My uncle used to run around with guys like this. "Union guys" there'd always be about 5-6 of them at every family gathering we had, always dressed in suits or looked like they walked in from wall street, they'd put 20$ in my shirt pockets all the time [I was barely 10]. lol. They all got arrested on a credit card scam and got nicked at Laguardia airport iirc, FBI pulled em right off the runway.
the same "uncles" who tucked twenties in your pockets are also the old guys who thought it was perfectly fine to give sips of wine to a twelve year old. I credit those guys with keeping me from having a drinking problem (since drinking was never a taboo I needed to rebel against when I turned 21).
"Chocolate bars"! Lol! Don't ever change!
Henry became an artist in his later years. Our son became friends with Henry before he passed away and has one of his pieces.
“His wig came off at the wrong time” had me dead
LOL The fact that she thinks bunch of those men would be lined up to buy chocolates... LOL!!!
You are so cute!
Omg Cass this thumbnail 🤣☠️
The one-shot walking from the street through the kitchen into the restaurant is legendary.
The Mafia in Italy is actually 2000 years old. During the Roman Empire, they had hit squads at night and later the “black hand” emerged.
It's so funny that I knew the guitar riff from Layla as an old Ford car advert, and then I knew its piano exit from the classic no loose ends montage in this film. But it was years until I listened to the actual song Layla and discovered that it's all the same thing. I'd been absorbing it unwittingly in bits and pieces over the course of years.
This is in my top 3 movies of all time and I've seen it a dozen times. You still caught things that I hadn't noticed before and I loved your reactions to this movie. I hope your summer has been going well
Goodfellas is a movie that tossed me around like a rag doll. I was intrigued one moment, laughing my ass off the next, then gawked at the sheer violence on display, then chilled at the dinner in prison scene, then got into a whole other level of tense with the cocaine scenes.
And it's GREAT! 🤣
Just how casually each of the mobsters treated murder in the film was the most unsettling for me at first. Now after seeing it so many times I can't help but laugh at how every one at the poker game are mostly only upset about the inconvenience of having to dig a hole for Spider's body.
Yeah I love Goodfellas!!
Her reacting to 'Goodfellas' is going to be terrific. ALSO, WHAT other reactors do a reactions to *_THE 10 COMMANDMENTS_* !? Although I have LOADS of other reactor channels on my channels list, Cassie's IS MY TOP FAVORITE and easily went to number one very quickly!
You're probably just as nice a person in real life, Cassie! KEEP ON: making good REACTIONS, choosing fantastic movies AND don't stop doing reactions to classics!
all these good movies are partly cause the viewers have good taste in recommendations
hearing her say shinebox was worth a million likes.
*gasp* with much concern in her voice and face, "His wig came off at the wrong time..."
I lost it. Hahahaha
7:26 Bit more complicated than that. The guy that owns the restaurant is who buys the stolen stuff from Henry and the Gang. Ergo, his staff should be nice to them even if they have every right to be angry or scared of them. Did I mention this was based off a true story?
One of the greatest mob movies of its time. 😊
I loved it when they walked out of court and danny sorveigno yells out “aaay! You broke your cherry!!!” 😂😂😂
15:34 _"I love how they're eating a full-on Italian meal. It's probably like 2am."_
It can be that way sometimes. My ex-wife was half-italian, half-irish. And her Italian side of the family was exactly like this. If you were up in the wee hours of the morning, and her grandmother happened to be up, you suddenly found a feast in front of you.😋 __ 🍝
As a fan of your channel, I appreciate your willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. It makes for great reactions and yours are always priceless...and sometimes hilarious😏
Side note: you're hair looks great👌
I just can't with her.😂 She's watching Goodfellas, and she's actually hurt upon learning that Henry cheats Karen. So adorably funny. And how she thought the mob was selling chocolate bars! I have no words about how cute everything about this channel is.😂❤
"his wig came off, at the wrong time" LOL
I recommend watching the review of this movie on the History Buffs channel they put great information and it’s all accurate.
And a young Samuel L. Jackson (Stacks) makes an appearance, then gets whacked because he got stoned and the cops found the vehicle before he got back to it. He shoulda known when it was Tommy that it was his turn for the dirt nap. I also liked that Scorsese had his own mother play Tommy's mother. Wonder if she really painted that picture?
You’re gonna like A Bronx Tale it’s a great movie
There is a lot I could say about the reaction itself but I'll keep it simple by saying that once again you knocked it out of the park but I want to take a moment to say that I love your thumbnails they are always so clever and this one is by far the best so far
"It doesn't taste like Chicken Chocolate" - best part of the show.
The mafia originally emerged after the unification of Italy. Prior to that each individual city was its own kingdom with its own system of law and order. After the unification, the nobility couldn't trust the newly established national police to protect their property, so they hired private security. So the Mafia did originally start as a legitimate protection force.
This is easily in my top 10 favorite movies of all time, but Goodfellas is a "one of these things is not like the others" situation considering what other movies are in my top 10...Rocky, Back To The Future, Superman (1978), The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, The Muppet Movie (1979) ... all movies that leave you feeling inspired, feeling pumped with good feelings, leave you smiling and feeling you can't stop.
Goodfellas is not like that. But what it does do is make me feel like I've just been told one hell of a good story! The rewatch value of this movie is top of the scales for me, every time it's on I get absorbed into the story and completely interested in watching it, and the movie just seems to get better and better.
But I also understand Goodfellas is not for everyone and that is totally cool.
I also want to mention how great a filmmaker Martin Scorcese is. His movies are so engrossing. He has a certain mature style that he leans into, but he's also shown that if he wants to, he can make a movie for any genre.
I 100% totally recommend Scorcese's movie *Hugo* for you. This *is* a movie that will leave you with that great inspiring feeling like those other movies I mentioned.
It's also a great movie to watch at Christmas time. It's not a Christmas movie per se, but it has that Christmas movie feeling. I very much hope you find a place for it in your schedule this holiday season. I think you'll love it!
Best Regards!
23:23 is the reaction I liked the most. That response she gave in the movie always made me laugh since first seeing the movie in the 90s.LOL " It's great."
I love how you say you started this channel to vary the kinds of movies you typically watch, and then you come to THIS! I'm certain this stretched your comfort zone almost to the point of breaking!
You reacted like a normal person that's good hearted, really enjoyed watching this one. You are nice. The world is not.
I like how Cassie has gone from knowing Robert DeNiro as the guy in Meet the Parents to now seeing him in The Untouchables, Heat, and now Goodfellas.
Where he enhanced his legacy of already legendary roles from godfather 2, taxi driver, raging bull so forth
Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and King of Comedy are must see's for DeNiro. Was great in Godfather 2 as well.
I love watching you watch violent or scary movies... You're so wholesome and innocent that it's super entertaining. 😂
Love your reaction! I've seen people react to Robert DeNiro's performance in "Goodfellas" and " Casino" alot. However I yet to see anyone react to his performance in " Cape Fear"🤔Also no one has reacted to Billy Bob Thornton's "Slingblade". Missing out on some great acting. Hopefully one day🤞
Or Taxi Driver!
Interesting that you noticed the kid version looked like the adult version of the Henry Hill character. The kid wore contacts had painted in Italy that cost over $5000 each, to help them look alike through their eyes.
Two movies you have to watch are A Beautiful Mind and Million Dollar Baby. Both are some of the best academy award winning movies of all time. Incredible stories and very emotional.