Former Irish Mobster Breaks Down 7 Irish Mob Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2021
- Former Boston mobster Mark Silverman rates seven Irish mob scenes in movies and television for realism, such as "The Departed" and "The Town." Silverman operated in Boston in the late '90s and early 2000s before deciding to leave his life of crime behind him.
Silverman discusses the accuracy of Irish mob stereotypes in "The Departed" (2006), starring Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio; "The Town" (2010), featuring Ben Affleck; and "Black Mass" (2015), with Johnny Depp. He also comments on the portrayal of Irish gang activities in "The Boondock Saints" (1999), and "The Kitchen" (2019). He analyzes the depiction of violence in the Irish mob in "Death to Smoochy" (2002) and "What Doesn't Kill You" (2008).
Mark was affiliated with organized crime gangs in Boston in the 1990s and 2000s.
You can follow Mark Silverman here:
Twitter @markymook
And you can find his book, "Rogue Mobster: The Untold Story of Mark Silverman and the Boston Mafia," here: www.amazon.com/dp/1511947624
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We're getting closer and closer to "Serial Killer reviews Serial Killer Movies"
yes and also Dracula reviews vampire movies!
keeping my fingers crossed! :D
Former Nazi reviews Nazi movies.
Regular guy reviews extras
A lot of these gangsters have killed way more people than some serial killers have...
It’s eerie how likable, personable , and friendly some of these former mobsters are.
Why? They're just humans like the rest of us.
@@KyleOfTheNorth I’d expect killers to be extremely hard edged, aloof, disconnected.
@@Johnny-xj5qu not every one of these guys is a ‘killer’ the same way not everyone in the military is a sniper. There are different roles and specialities. Some guys are really good at running businesses and making money. They need someone dead they go and call the guy who kills people lol
Superficial charm. Common amongst ASPD and narcissism personalities. They’re very charismatic and social but lack empathy which makes them likable but callus and cold.
@@Avalanche_Hockey166 Back in the day you got the s**t kicked out of you until you learned to kick the s**t out of them or take a beating where you had to. Didn't matter what Community you came from and no one cared about your sob story......So Sociopath or learned behavior not ASPD or psychopath, they are like that from day one and always will be. Not that you would search out either.
i absolutely love “the departed” one of my all time favorite movies. such a great cast.
Check out Infernal Affairs too, The Departed is a remake of it. Both great movies.
@@thorr5378 oooo thank you very much! will add to the list
Favourite? Wow, lol
@@thisdrinkinglife yeah?
@@julesss666 its a shite movie, and thats the general consensus with people who actually watch movies, its considered a bad version of Internal Affairs (hk) ..........and as for the cast, ha dont make me laugh, boys amongst men
I may be missing something, but in the video he never claimed to be Irish. Says the Irish mob in Boston is an "ethnic stew" - an accurate statement. The literal meaning of ethnicity is a population subgroup within a dominant cultural group. He also says he has worked with the Italian and Irish mobs. In his book he gives a complete historical breakdown of the Boston Irish and Italian mobs and how he was introduced into both Organized crime groups. IMO he knows what he's talking about.
Exactly, he’s Jewish!!!
Silverman is Jewish surname.
What is his book called?
he seems half irish half jewish
Right but a stew is Irish
Name top three movies about rats....
1. Ratatouille
2. Goodfellas
3. Departed
Willard. Ben.
Fantasia
The disrespect to Stuart Little will not be tolerated.
@@MrTevens isn't Stuart a mouse
@@MrTevens all hero’s dont ware capes
Bill Burr has had quite a life.
So did Toe Rogan and Dana white
@@sanderson9338 toe Rogan 🤣
Underrated comment!
Lmao 🤣
Ol billy crew earner
The favorite part of this, is when he says, "Disloyalty. No honor among thieves any more!" with such a PAINED look on his face. Yeah, he's out now, but he really remembers that he was tight with some guys when he was in. EDIT: Also, the short term thinking, that's a definite thread in Irish culture! Not all Irish are like that, just like not all Japanese are still working off of the old hierarchical mindset or the old peasant/communal mindset. There's still a thread of "live for today" in a subset, though. This is precisely where the same attitude comes from in parts of US southern culture.
live for today if you gotta die tomorrow my friend
Note that he also said he left because of the betrayals and kind of gave the impression that he left before someone betrayed him, not because he felt the lifestyle was wrong in any way.
I always thought the Florist who chose the word "ask" over "say" was an interesting nuance. As intense as the situation was, he was demanding cooperation, not merely obedience. And, in contrast to an Italian crew, more than asking might have triggered violence then and there.
Love this guy. Doesn’t glorify his previous lifestyle at all. Informative and factual, not braggadocios. Right or wrong, there is a life of crime that thousands of people live on a daily basis due to a multitude of circumstances. This is a very good alternative look into that business/way of life.
yeah, i don't like the ones where it comes off as more like Tips to Become a Professional Scumbag. I like when they at least mention a couple times that no, you should not do these things, and that yes, they are very wrong lol
This dude has seen people killed, for sure
Micheal Franzese is cool
Ooooo
@@alexanderjames739 You dont have to be a mobster to see that
"I've never seen an undercover inside of a crew."
Man Walks In: Hi, I'm Donnie Brasco.
Underrated comment
He said undercover state cops
He did specify state police officers. Donnie Brasco was an FBI agent.
@@Barbarian1244 Under Researched
That was 70’s before this dudes time. But state troopers have been known to infiltrate organized crime.
The thing with the Boondocks Saints, it wasn’t about Irish mobsters it was about two Irish brothers fighting evil
@Val O'Connell exactly! What a fantastic movie!
@Val O'Connell Nah bro, the whole film was a very deliberate mindfuck with grandiose vulgarity, not even close to being an 'Irish mob film' and had no business being on this list as Ben pointed out.
@Val O'Connell As if the Irish are respectable to begin with
@Val O'Connell jeez, who pissed you off?
@Val O'Connell Thank you for speaking truth to these plastic paddies.
Great vid as always! :) Another fav movie that comes to mind, though it may not be very realistic, is the Coen's 'Miller's Crossing'. Always thought 'Goodfellas' overshadowed it when both came out in 1990.
In Boondock Saints, those guys aren’t mobsters and the hit was a mistake. They’re two normal dudes who wanted to play superheroes by taking on criminals, and the way they ended up hanging like that from the ceiling was the result of them fighting while crawling up there. They ended up on top by accident, and even the detective who is after them points out that no hitman acts like that.
[Spoiler Alert]
It’s either that they are unbelievably lucky and delusional or that god is helping them, which I know is a contested film theory.
I think the needle swings further towards Devine assistance rather than delusion based on 1) the sheer improbability of their successes; 2) the complete coincidences that favor them (like Il Doce being their father and recognizing the ‘family prayer’ right before he was going to execute them); and 3) that they are able to convince Dafoe’s extremely rational character to help them.
yeah but the movie is still stupid
@@patrickscottwalsh it's a comedy movie thats the point
Exactly. He even said he had not seen the movie so they didn't even set up the scene for him correctly.
@@patrickscottwalsh Sure, that’s a silly feat they pull off, but it’s still not supposed to represent Irish Mobsters at all. Judge it on the silliness but not the accuracy of that, because it was never meant to.
"The Town" is such an underrated movie; they did such a good job with making it realistic and not over-the-top. Especially from the aspect of policing the scene at the end was perfect. Also, the bank heist at the beginning I believe was based on a real event and some of the stuff they showed, I couldn't believe it because it was almost like a "how to" guide. I can see why he gave it the highest score. But the "Departed" is just a masterpiece, even though I really believe that in real that could never happen; putting a former cop into your crew and trusting him is just not something I see these guys doing, they are way too smart.
Defo! Would also be really interesting to hear an ex-yakuza/HK police's take on the 2-way informants from the original The Departed
Not a lot of people that I talk to know this but the Departed is actually a remake of a Chinese mob movie. And if you play them side by side they are pretty much identical movies. Same events in the same sections of the movies. I am not impressed with the Departed because it is essentially stolen goods. The original film is called "Internal Affairs" if you want to watch it.
The town actually is just a rip off of the friends of Eddie Coyle, check it out!
Some top level gun play
Zachary Morgan I don’t see the connections. FOEC was about a gun runner and a guy trying to stay out of prison by ratting. The Town is about armed robbers working for the Irish mafia.
Eldest brother was involved with the mob in Vancouver in the 1970s and as a boy I was exposed to what he went through from the periphery.
There are many dark areas of humanity, however none are darker than organized crime.
This gentleman has removed himself from it and good on him for doing so.
I think that his references to a previous time where there was more honour among thieves is skewed. I’m sure their were small groups that showed some respect between each other but that would be fragile. It was a horrible dark time for my brother. Thankfully he survived and is an old grandpa.
I’d love to hear this guy just being interviewed about his life. Such a fascinating, honest subject. Prolly lived a life that’d be too unbelievable for a movie
"I left organized crime because I saw the direction it was going."
Huh. Same reason I got out of the military.
Same reason I got out of organized crime. And funny he talks about the Bostonian melting pot cause the crew I was with was full on Aryan affiliated. I did what I did to AVOID military service tho haha
woke trans military?
As a veteran myself I know exactly what you mean. Military went from being a military to a business
@@SeamHead33 lmao
@@loneshinobi2682 The military’s always been a business. The military industrial complex started to get exposed in the 1930s, by Marine Major General, Smedley Butler. I loved my Marines, & our bonds were cemented during our tours, but everything else was bullshit.
I like that he gave Black Mass some love. It had its flaws, but it was a solid movie.
Jonny Depp looked like a vampire with those stupid contact lenses.
Underrated flick.
I agree it’s a good film, but while watching, and especially after it ended, i couldn’t help but wonder… “What it could have been if Scorsese was directing it?”
@@fredericoengel8066 “what it could’ve been if Scorsese directed it” …The Departed.
@@saucelord780 that’s why I have the Blu-Ray for it 😉
I grew up in Dorchester and Southie lived old Harbour housing for a minute with a girl friend also off of 1st st in between O and P streets on City point Ct.. Lived Wainwright park, Adam's Village Dorchester. My Father a Son of Roxbury, MA. Always said to stay away from wise guys politely say thanks but no thanks. I did. All these Roxbury gangsters eventually moved to South Boston Quincy and South shore. This man is 100% right. You could sell coke in southie (dont condone) but you had to buy your supply from Jimmy's guys or you got a rude awakening. Been sober myself for 22 years. Moved on to bigger and better things/places but that is my genesis. I plead the 5th
The Departed is based on a Hong Kong action movie series where both the police and mob have a mole in the other side. DiCaprio's character is actually known to the Irish mob via his father, so he's not 100% undercover.
Internal Affaiars its called & im dying to see it.
@@bazglsgw1208 "Infernal Affairs" not Internal Affairs that's a different movie.
He seems like a likeable guy. I can see why he was so put off by friends betraying friends.
This dude's prolly killed someone
I guess he takes betrayals too seriously, perhaps a kiss of death
He seems straightforward but nice... I doubt that back in his day he was nice.
@@imkool51391 eh, still likeable to me
@@imkool51391 at what point do we forgive someone for their past actions if they've truly changed? Obviously I don't have that answer but I always think it's an interesting question.
This guy and Michael Franzese should do a interview together. Absolutely awesome.
Why????
@@nickjohnson710 both were in mob and talk bout stuff lol
@@nickjohnson710 use your imagination
Don’t forget Sammy the bull the only thing about Sammy is he gets emotional fast
I was thinking the same thing, would love to see that
Pete Postlethwaite - Unreal performance in the Town and one of the finest actors that ever lived
I grew up in and around Boston and went to school there as well (and I'm of Irish decent). This guy's accent is really how we talk. Hollywood gets the accent so wrong; it's not just about dropping your "R"s. This is how we talk. Get this guy to represent Boston for us in any upcoming movies having to do with Boston, he seems like a good guy.
Boston's a lovely village, passed through it when we were on vacation in Galway
no it is not. I have NO idea who this "guy" is. Hey Where did you "grow up in and around Boston?" weird you would say it like that? You either grew up, and went to school in Boston, or the Burbs? I am from Southie. Born and raised.. I know it all. my Uncle is Pat Nee..google his book Patrick Nee "An Irishmen and a Criminal".. This guy is a fake.
@@dionysius1b870 I was born in Dorchester, moved to Eastie, then to Jamaica Plain, then Rozzi, Cambridge, then over to Newton (the Garden city...lol,) I went to school on Huntington ave. And then worked for New England Telephone and my father was in the Boston Carpenters Union - we are both Union.. I'm gonna listen to this guy again..
@@harrykadaras9459 so you’re American
Reality check. You aren't Irish. You are an American. You know nothing about us or our countries. You are an "Irish American" which is a totally different thing
I can be an accountant saying how real accountants are on tv. We’re not all boring. Just most of us
We should get Ben Affleck
@@zerofidelity2240 As someone who majored in accounting, I maintain that the Accountant was a documentary
Accountant reviews “The Producers” would be funny to see.
i wish automation and artificial intelligence in accounting will make corruption and mismanaging public and private funds go away.and make our taxes automatical, constant, instant and transparent. that every citizen could publicly, instantly, see, if public or private funds are being misappropriated, and accounting system would give automatical warnings to prosecutors and public of fishy numbers. corruption, waste, fraud and abuse would be practically history.
@UCLd92TGoF-gjOmgHsIELxrQ It's a nice idea, but it has its own problems that are a lot to try to detail in one comment. But apart from that, sadly much of the fraud and corruption you're talking about is done in such a way that it looks legitimate on the books. For a time at least. And often by the time it's discovered it's way too late.
I was hoping he would analyze State of Grace. Gary Oldman’s performance was one of the best acting performances I’ve ever seen. I could literally smell the whiskey in his sweat.
I forgot all about that one.
god that movie is fantastic. i will never forget the first time i watched it.
Yay! I'm not the only one who thought of 'State of Grace' and thought Gary Oldman was fantastic!
P.S. But please do not misuse the word 'literally.'
@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 okay grammar police
@@julesss666 😉 'Okay, grammar police,' you mean.
His critiques and descriptions are amazing. I like that he was tough on the ratings too and not like some others who throw 9s and 10s out constantly.
Yes! I was so hoping Death to Smoochy would be in this.
I was thinking "7 Heads in a Dufflebag"
Bill Burr should play this guy in the movie with this guy in it.
He looks like a mix of bill and Neil Mcdonough or however you spell that name
Flynn Lives cmd Neil McDonough is from Boston!
Ol' Billy Backfat
damn i really wish they would make more irish mafia movies like they did in the 90s, we already have too many italian mafia movies
" kill the irishman" is a great film about Danny Greene...if you haven't seen it I highly recommend it
You mean like STATE OF GRACE with Sean Penn, Ed Davis and Gary Oldman?
State Of Grace
Monument Ave
What doesn't Kill You
all the ones from the 30's were about the irish mob. like the public enemy for example
The Trash Stash Scarface wasn’t, with George Raft.
Lmao when he said “We’re not setting up IRAs”
It really took me a second to think about what he was talking about
Silverman, Wahlberg, sweet Irish names
This is what I love about this channel 😁 looking forward to seeing similar videos
this guy is awesome he’s raw and real. gives great information. hopefully we see him again
He starts out by saying Cops would never infiltrate criminal organizations...as if Donnie Brasco wasn't based on a True Story and as if there wasn't a dude that infiltrated multiple biker gangs...so...not exactly "great information".
Awesome? He’s a lying criminal. Not exactly salt of the earth.
@@Bigtim2you You’re obviously struggling to understand what i meant. I won’t elaborate further because it’s a waste of time. You wouldn’t be able to comprehend obviously.
@@PureSharpJesus christ, let me hug you
Great video!!
i think ethan hawk is a great actor and very underrated cause he’s been doing it since he was a kid and can pull off any type of character. Training Day is epic
Very engaging guy. Speaks simply and sincerely. As in, he doesn't have to prove anything to anybody.
The kind of guy that is humble and pleasant yet you sense: "Don't ever get on this guy's bad side."
As to the premise in The Departed of putting a State Trooper into a mafia crew… it was based on a film originally set in Hong Kong 🤷🏼♂️
Internal affairs
@@philipprichter7597 incorrect. INFERNAL affairs
@@johnc1280 Thanks! Such a great film
I love that the Irish mob subplot from Death to Smoochy outscored The Boondock Saints. Freaking GOLD.
This dude has so much Irish mobster vibe that he appears to be a really good actor accurately portraying a mobster.
Fascinating! Loved hearing this.
As someone who has seen Boondock Saints. I don't think it should ever be part of the breakdown because the brothers are NOT IRISH MOBSTERS or HITMEN.
They are in fact just Christian Vigilantes trying to get rid of the Russian mob as a sign from god.
If any, he should've broke down scenes from "Kill the Irishman" instead as it is based on a true Irish Mobster.
I came here to say the exact thing. They are from Ireland, which is why they speak with that accent (even though it’s pretty bad) and they don’t work for the Irish mob. The only “Irish mob” scene in that entire movie is when they go to find guns from an underground dealer and even then that was more IRA than anything. That’s it, everything else is unrelated.
Corny movie
@@paulmcgrath6118 I think you'll find Danny Greene (who the film is based on) was very much a real Irish mobster who ran "The Celtic Club".
Paul McGrath he was Irish. His father was an immigrant.
All mobsters, period. After the Russians, they went after the Italians.
Excellent commentary. I’m gonna give it an 8 1/2!!! 🤣😂👍🏼
Bulger eliminated the Winter Hill gang
By ratting out Howie the guy who saved his life
The only true gangster out of them
He did his time and didn’t roll over on anyone
Even though he knew what the deal was
Howie could've gotten out of prison early or avoided it altogether if he gave up Whitey and Stevie. And they were the reason why he served some serious time. Still he never ratted them out.
The Departed is one of my favourite movies of all time.
TRY WATCHING INFERNAL AFFAIRS ... ORIGINAL. THE BEST
Even in the movie “The Boondocks Saints” they say this would never happen in real life.
Exactly, because it was a mistake. The plan was entirely different, they just ended up falling through the ceiling and had to make the best of it.
Great commentary
Really like this guy, very interesting. But I don't know, as an actual Irish person born in Ireland it's funny to look at this. We know about the "Irish Mafia" in Boston, but it really has nothing to do with Ireland. There isn't even an Irish mafia in Ireland
@@paulmcgrath6118 yes definitely
They’re ethnically Irish! Ethnic!
The term Irish Mafia across the globe isn't set in stone about one group, it's about multiple clans and organizations. The Italian Mafia can refer to LCN, 'Ndrangheta, SCU or Camorra. The Irish Mafia can refer to the McCarthys, Kinahans, McKennas, Westies, North End Gang and West End Gang etc.
Whenever someone says something related to the "Irish Mob", the thing they should remember is that the Irish "mob" isn't one sole entity and in fact is made up of over 100+ clans worldwide. 4 of which are in Ireland alone which isn't a lot, then again Ireland isn't a big country and clans in Ireland tend to dominate more of a region/province.
Oh, Ireland doesn't have a government...
These videos are great, but don't be afraid to export the videos with a higher master volume. I have to turn my phone all the way up to hear what my dude is saying.
Man, Black Mass totally should have been an HBO TV show instead of a flick
Yeah, imagine a 13 ep limited series that could develop the characters well enough to tell the whole story.
@@makatron Well yeah but Johnny Depp looked like a fkn vampire in that movie, hard to take serious
@@jorgebush7519 Bulger did look that pale though
@@jorgebush7519 yeah I was trying to agree with you mate, he looked like someone pretending to be someone pretending to act like Bulger
Eff movies being made into stretched out TV shows. I hate that.
Good video. I wish he touched upon State of Grace; it's a truly underappreciated movie
Excellent video
"I never seen an undercover cop infiltrate a dangerous group"
I mean...yeah, isn't that the point of being undercover?
Being undercover mostly means making contact with a gang/criminal group under pretense of being a civilian or a criminal. Becuase being a regular member ultimately means that you would be required to do crimes. Some crimes are mitigable - rob a bank? Sure. You can always return the money once the gang is busted. But things like murder - common in dangerous and volatile gangs - are a no-no for a cop.
Joe Pistone...Jack Garcia....
Doesn't want to admit his crew ever had a cop get over on them... come on bruh.
I got the impression there was a difference between a cop and an informant.
@@some1350 It's too bad you didn't get the impression I was making a joke.
The catholic connection helped w relations between the Irish and us Italians. That said my great grandpa still had some creative things to say about the Irish
Same as mine except it was about Italians. Your def right the Catholic connection def helped
@@dannysweeney8765 what things did they say? I actually find old school prejudices kinda funny. Omg listening to my nonno talk about Sicilians was hilarious
@@paulmcgrath6118 they were neutral. Can't be that mad.
@@paulmcgrath6118 happy new year
Paul McGrath Irish were Americans by then so that doesn’t make sense. They could’ve disliked Hitler because Hitler was a tyrant, they could’ve disliked the Japanese cause they bombed us. But to dislike Italians... who had been coming here for the last 20 years to escape his oppressive rule, mind you...doesn’t make sense to me in America. Most of their kids had been born here by then, and most of them went to fight in the war. They weren’t integrated mostly, yeah but things were starting to improve by then. Not like 50 years earlier when they first came over..........”go back home.....the Dagos!”.
It’s so odd to know what was going on all around me. My family was not involved, but had very close ties with one of those 4 men he mentioned with the Winter Hill gang and I had no idea. Ignorance is bliss as they say.
It would have been cool for him to review a scene from State of Grace with Sean Penn! It's roughly based on the Westies.
In the film the "Devil's Own" Brad Pitt plays a member of the IRA. In the film he went to NYC to buy guns from an Irish gangster, Billy Burke played by Treat Williams.
In the film the character Billy Burke tried to cross the IRA. He tried to steal the money that was going to be used to buy the guns.
It's doubtful that any gangster would try to do this. Because that would not be taking on a gang, that would be taking on an organization. In that situation, you can run but you can't hide.
The IRA would react to something like this, to say the least.
Reacted, his complete life and belongings would be smashed.
American gangster, he called him Irish and never claimed to be Irish.
Unless you have parents or grandparents that are Irish you can't say your Irish. Anything after that you are so deluted your American.
Yeah I mean most European countries law is need a grandparent to claim citizenship
When can we see a serial killer rates movies?
Hello Sir you can check out the Vanity Fair review of serial killers scenes from movies
@@ronaldlee7566 nope, we demand a real life, legit serial killer to rate the movies.
That's as likely as "deceased man rates movie death scenes"
Edd Kemper would totally do it, and he's articulate enough to do it
@@amirmoezz I could bring you Zodiac the serial killer but I think he must have been dead by now.
That was freaking awesome !!!!
I like how he names the "who's who" of the Irish mafia and not one of them has an Irish Surname
@Val O'Connell bolger ain't common
"My name is Mahk Silvehman". Love it
Obsessed with this series. So good
Definitely need more of this guy
I love the fact that he mentions the Irish would work with anyone that brings in money regardless of ethnicity. They stuck to the color that is most important to them ironically. Green.
Maybe... he only specifically mentioned different White groups that would be worked with... I think he was assuming that it was understood that it didn't matter what variety of White person you were, not that they were open to the full gamut of humanity.
Hold on a minute. He's worked with the Irish and Italian gangs in Boston and he said he's never seen The Boondock Saints? How will he ever learn that people in glass houses sink ships?
I like this guy. He's straight up. Doesn't candy coat. Seems like a good dude too. Glad he turned it around for himself.
I love people like him. I would absolutely love to hang out with him and drink some beers. My stories would be incredibly boring, though, compared to his - and anyone reading this comment knows it🤣
Yup agree
I'm from Southie and while the Irish mob activity was a bit before my time, my dad has some stories of Whitey Bulger specifically (friends running into him, people my dad associated with that had mob ties (my dad wasn't a part of any organized crime though, just new people in it)). Pretty crazy stuff.
Ya, my granddad was a firefighter in Boston when Whitey was a thing, actually played rec baseball against him, I still have cousins from Medford who sort of don't remember then, ya know?
Nice video. My dad worked at Gillette during the late 70's through 02. He used to go into the Triple O's with other Gillette guys after work and he'd see all the known men. They liked the Gillette guys. Even years later when it was under new "management" some of the old timers from the establishment and from Gillette still had cordial relationships. I worked there as well and my office looked out the back of the Triple O's. Ironically I was in Ireland/Northern Ireland in July of 2001 and I took the book Black Mass with me to read. There is a scene where a person was beaten and taken down the back fire escape to a car parked where I looked at everyday. Eventually I lived in South Boston and I was neighbors with Jackie Bulger. I always thought he was a nice guy. But those days feel like a lifetime ago.
State of Grace always gets slept on and it's the best Irish mob film out there!!!
Yes the shootout scene at the end was brilliant.
Never heard of it... anybody famous in it...I'm gonna check it out...thx for the info...
@@spankygfunk11 Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris
Great video... The Departed is one of my favourite movies of all time.
Interesting how he says the same thing you hear OG cosa nostra mobsters (in NY and Italy alike) say about how loyalty and honor among mobs have been decreasing over the past decades and how it disgusts them to the point that they leave the organizations...
Pete Postlethwaite RIP
What an actor!
Irish Mob guy, Mark: “I’ma go 8.5”
Insider: “Nahhh … how about a 9?”
„I’ve never seen an undercover police officer”. That means that they’ve done their job well
YTF was Boondock Saints on here?
And the Worcester thing from Departed, Worcester, MA is like an HR away from Boston, and closer to Providence, RI, which was run by the Italians. Being from the Worcester area, the biggest thing on organized crime I remember from the 90s were triads getting into machete fights.
13:09 "we're not setting up IRAs"- now there are a couple of things that could mean...
I presume he's talking about explosives.
@@Brutalchaos2if you're being serious, you're wrong :)
@@NeverNude Irish republican army?
@@Brutalchaos2 yeah he's not
@@NeverNude Idk what you mean. I understand the ira. The way he phrased his words it sounded like he was talking about an object.
Is it an American thing bcs I’m Irish and I dunno what he means.
i literally spent the day reading black mass. Synchronicity is a strange thing
Synchronicity? You mean RUclips listening to you and communicating with other apps that are doing the same by the way, to find out what your interests are?
@@purvdragon-sensei yep
the word you are looking for is coincidence
@@godfreyofbouillon966 or perhaps serendipity.
What Doesn’t Kill You is a great movie, along with The Friends of Eddie Coyle.
Thanks!
This, and "Donny Brasco"... The most honest show and tell of what "The Life" is all about.
"No honor among thieves anymore""-- who would have known
This line kills me hahaha
I’m from Boston and I don’t wanna be bias but I must have watched The Town about 80 times. One of the best movies ever made. Along with The Departed, Mystic River, and Gone Baby Gone. I hated Boondock Saints tho.
I hated 'The Boondock Saints' too!
I preferred the source novel but 'The Town' was still good.
Have you ever seen 'State of Grace' (1990), about Irish mobsters in New York City?
And good will hunting
I really like Insider and at least most of their reviews of movies these video was definitely one of the best
In the movie the cops never tried to hide DiCaprio's having been to the academy. He fell out though and went to jail. Turned to crime. He was portrayed as a neighborhood kid. That was the IN
First scene got me thinking this a zombie movie 💀
i feel like this dudes boston accent gets thicker the more clips he watches
well sure, just like any black dudes that sit around watching training day. key and peele even had a bit about it lol
It’s a subconscious human reaction. His brain is reacting like he’s around people who are from where he is from.
Couldn’t help but notice, he didn’t mention race when he was saying that the Irish mob didn’t care who they worked with. He was also on point when he said there’s no honor anymore. A guy who was your best friend won’t write or visit, or even put $0.50 in your commissary after you get locked up.
He actually did, he specifically said "there was a big ethnic stew" and "didn't matter what ethnicity", so he did mention race, he just didn't use the WORD "race".
I was skeptical but enjoyed this guy’s perspective. The “organized” mob is very real and active in Ireland today.
Is it, I mean there's one or 2 big ones but not sure if I'd call them organized much at all
I’ve seen them in action, firsthand, observer . They may not be “organized,..” but they certainly beat people in the streets and no one does anything about it. Outside Galway
Tbh I consider the new IRA to be a mafia now. It literally fits the definition. They basically own much of belfast and london derry.
Some areas, cops don’t go.
The people living there seem to like having the IRA there.
Very strange
I think in some ways they are more “free” being under government tyranny. In some cases. I’m sure also those areas are actually safer for the residents but who knows. Depends on your point of view. I believe the world is safer with mafia than governments. They’re kind of the same thing but with the mafia…. There are consequences for crimes. With gov… especially far “left” gov… they operate via tyranny. They encourage crime and gov dependence. It’s their end game. The results speak for themselves. Look at London, Chicago, New York City. Seattle, Toronto. All are pretty unsafe
@@baldbread3693 the kinahans have been well organised
He somehow sounds like Christopher Walken trying to sound like an Italian mobster
he said "medford" .... ?
Walken was in True Romance
Old Groucho he was even better in The Funeral!
gotta love his BOAHSSTON accent
Boston is a crazy place born and raised here love it
Thanks for moderating.
At least Silverman admits to have never seen Boondock Saints b/c I don't think the producers at Insider have seen it either.
True. They should've added Kill the Irisman instead.
What he’s saying about the irish working with anybody is true. I have a friend, who’s mexican grandfather worked with the Kelly’s during prohibition
Explains his very Ashkenazi Jewish surname then (Silverman). As long as you were good, you were part of the mob.
Theo Buniel that’s what I said!
"The Departed" is a remake of the Hong Kong crime movie "Infernal Affairs". The studio bought the right to remake the movie. William Monahan rewrote the script swapping Hong Kong to Boston, Triads to Irish Mafia and Buddhism to Catholic. Literally, all the events that happen in "The Departed" are literally the same as "Infernal Affairs".
very true about the deceit and lies in organized crime. i live in southern california and its absolutely vicious.
I love this guys accent soo much.
Great video. He's not saying he's from Ireland. The description is quite clear. Former Boston mobster Mark Silverman rates seven Irish mob scenes in movies and television for realism, such as "The Departed" and "The Town." Silverman operated in Boston in the late '90s and early 2000s before deciding to leave his life of crime behind him. "Boston Mobster"
The title literally says "Irish Mobster" though.
Cuz he is Irish American...u think everyone in the Italian mob is born in Italy...
@@spankygfunk11 never said that did I? You bellend. "Irish mobster " would imply he's from IRELAND. Irish-American mobster would signify that he was in the US.
What about "State of Grace", the 1990 film starring Sean Penn and Gary Oldman? Great film !!
I love dis guy! I love the honesty
Bruh this video is so informational. Guy should create a RUclips channel if he doesn’t have one already would like to hear more Irish Mob stories
What did you learn watching this video? I found it all to be common sense.