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Fun fact: The little old lady who played Tommy's mom was actually Mama Scorsese. She has been in several of his films, including "Mean Streets,'' ''New York, New York,'' ''Cape Fear,'' ''Casino'' and ''Desperately Seeking Susan.'' She was a central figure in Mr. Scorsese's 1974 documentary ''Italianamerican.'' IMHO, every Scorsese film is impeccably scored. I got the soundtrack for this film right after I saw it at the theater. At the time I was driving a cab in Austin at night and my passengers LOVED it. A few years later I moved to NYC and drove a gypsy for a short while and it was my soundtrack most nights. There has always been, and will always be, those who have no line, no regard for life, human or otherwise.

What I loved about this movie over other "gangster" films was, it didn't romanticize what it was like, like in The Godfather for instance. The truth is these were terrible people who looked at hard working, honest people as chumps.They were/are the bottom feeders on humanity.

It’s true. Damn near every street gang started off as a defense system for the neighborhoods they represented.

Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and Jimmy Burke (De Niro) were also involved in a point shaving scandal at Boston College. Mike Mayok, whos the former GM of the Raiders, and former NFL draft analyst, was roommates with the basketball player that was involved. There was a ESPN documentary sbout it.

Joe Pesci is palying a character based on Tommy DiSimmone, who while being as insane as he's being portrayed here, was actually a very large guy. like 6'6 240. Wasn't short man syndrome lol.

I'm glad you reacted to this movie. It's definitely one of my favorites.

Another reason I think Tommy was so wild was that they always allowed him too. They used him to be a menace in that restaurant to purposely get that guy in a position to need Paulies protection. Wild guys like that are usually going to be used by an organization as trigger finger throwaways. Paulie and the big shots might’ve planned to get rid of him themselves one day. There’s no telling in that life, how many times different people in the same group planned or at least considered killing each other.

This is beyond a merely great movie. It is one of Scorcese's masterpieces and one of the ten best films of the 1990s. It is a brilliant examination of violence and the effects that it has both on the structures of the mob and in society. It doesn't glorify the violence but shows how it degraded the lives of those involved. No one comes to a good ending. It's death, jail or exile. Also I love how the pace of the film picks up between the 1960s through the 1980s as the drugs become involved and it eats away at the fabric of their lives and the organization. It's a lovely parallel to what was happening in the whole society at the time. This movie is mostly accurate as it is taken from the memories of of Henry Hill, who went into witness protection and ratted out all the people in this movie. The Tommy character is actually toned down from real life as he was a much scarier sociopath than portrayed by Joe Pesci. He was huge in real life and committed atrocities in many people. And the description of the La Guardia heist is dead accurate. Also I heard you mention Dearborn, Mi. That was my hometown growing up in the 1960s and 1970s and I can attest to your analysis of living there. I remember the Dearborn Police having M-16s during the 1967 uprising courtesy of the mayor's connections with the FBI. My best friends dad was a Wayne County Commissioner at the time and ex U.S. Congressman and told me the story of that when I was in college.

I loved it when the Pesci character got his just deserts and think they did that way on purpose as a kind of theatrical way of showing to everyone just what happens when you violate a big rule⚛

I’ve watched a lot of these reaction videos, especially of this classic movie. Yours is by far the most insightful. The only thing I would add is that a lot of the dialogue was tolerated during the time period. I’m glad that it is shocking now. Otherwise, you got a subscriber. Great work!

would love to see your reaction to the big short on the financial crisis of 2008

Bobby Darren sings Mack the knife

My father's half Italian, half Sicilian from Boston. I married a hillbilly from Maine. At the wedding, my family looked like the people in this movie and his family wore jeans and baseball caps. That should have been my first clue it would never work. lol

Great intelligent commentary throughout, as usual. Love that you know so much about the history of NYC during this time. I love the hard boiled realism of these 70s directors, warts and all. I'll tell you the Scorsese movie I'm dying for your opinion of: "The King Of Comedy" (starring....who else....Robert De Niro!). It's hard to describe. Satirical drama? One of a kind movie, I think you'll have lots to say about that one. Also 1976's "Network" or 1975's "Dog Day Afternoon", both directed by Sidney Lumet. Would LOVE your thoughts on "Network"! Scorsese's "Raging Bull" you'd probably have alot of great stuff to say about that one as well. De Niro and Scorsese made "Raging Bull" then "King Of Comedy" back to back, and two more different characters/movies you'd be hard pressed to find! Anyways, happy you got this one under your belt! Damn good movie!

Great reaction as always Sir. I love the film. I would recomend Casino next. Some of the same actors , and based on a true story by the writer of Goodfellas.(The book was called Wiseguy. By Nicholas Pileggi) And of course MS directing. Fun fact- The person that played the WITSEC agent Hennry and Karen talked to was the real life agent that got them into the program. Also , some real NY Mobsters were also cast in the film. You should also watch The Sopranos series for the channel. Amazing Mafia show. Many actors from Goodfellas were in it.

I love that the Witness Protection cop is the real cop who busted him. Classic Martin Scorsese move.

Tommy was the only one who COULD get made, because all of the others were only part Italian, and they required you to be full blood Italian. They whacked him there, because it was where he would feel safe. Like the wife, he could have gotten a bad vibe and noped out of some other situation, but there was no way he was going to nope out of being made.

Your insight is appreciated

"I think you made it" Haha, right out of the gate you are into a great ride. One of the best mafia movies ever made for sure.

11:45 I can't believe you, as a film aficionado, didn't comment on the now famous three-minute Copacabana nightclub Steadicam tracking shot.

Scorcese always keeps the camera rolling to catch these moments. The whole bit about funny how is adlib

The white fed at the end was the actual agent who gave the real guy witness protection

The FBI agent who talks to them about witness relocation is the real agent who busted Henry.

One of the best gangster movies ever made, maybe the best.

Amazing movie I was only recently thinking of, glad to see my favorite reactor has made a video on it

RIP Ray Liotta.😢

16:16 Definition of a rational response. Don't disregard it, but don't mindlessly take it as instruction.

I think you would really appreciate Gangs of New York. Scorsese directed it as well, and it mixes gang crime with several different aspects of history that you don't normally get to see in feature films.

There's something so cathartic about the scene where Henry pistol whips the guy that roughed up Karen, probably because Ray Liotta's mother had died during production and he channeled his anger right into it.

Billy Batts had his two buddies he was drinking with literally overhearing Pesci say to "Keep him here" as he was enraged, then Batts disappears so it seems easy for them to piece that one together.

I can't wait for whenever you react to Taxi Driver, one of the most influential films of all time.

Check out "Casino" and "Shutter Island", both by the same director.

So they don't really touch on this much in the film, but the real life Tommy's older brother was a snitch. That's why he feels the need to overcompensate so much.

Great film!

well yea joe pesci's accent - he is from newark.. so yea - he would have a strong ny accent lol

Do you question the part of Sicily that Sophia talks about on Golden Girls? LOL. NoTroll.

Yup….Tommy definitely had a Napoleon complex 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Definitely 1ofmyalltimefavoritemovies. It's a masterpiece

Love the intro lol

I know you love to talk over...but you completely missed one of the most epic shots in cinema history. I'm assuming you missed it, maybe you covered it in your longer video. When he takes Karen through the kitchen. One long shot, no cuts, epic. In fact, they had to do the shot again because they got through the whole thing and Henny Youngman forgot his line (joke). Lol.

Probably my favorite mobster/mafia movie

The movie My Blue Heaven was adapted from the same book this movie was.

Love how your super American thing is patently Italian hahaha

Mrlboyd needs to react to The Sopranos. Who agrees?

I just want to say, I called that number you displayed at the beginning of the video, not because I’m upset with your opinion, but because I just wanted to see what would happen. I must say, I wasn’t disappointed.

Of course she knew what and who he was, he makes her feel safe and secure and everyone knows if she tries hard enough and loves him enough, then she can tame him.

*It's harder to predict a movie's outcome when it's based on a true story.

Bobby Daren sang Mac the knife not Vinton They did not fear him as much as they feared his associates.

You’re now ready for CASINO by Marty Scorsese, also staring DiNero and Pesci! WILD SHIT!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤

I would love to see MrLBoyd react to Shutter Island, also by Scorsese. 🙏

There’s a mini documentary on Tommy. Really good

Fun fact. Scorsese's mom plays Mrs. Devito in the movie

If you are interested to know more about this life and what might be exagerated in this movie, you should check out Michael Franzese. He used to be in one of the 5 crime families in New York and knew a lot of the people in this movie, his name was even dropped at the start of the movie. He now makes videos on youtube, talking about what it was like to live in that life and why it shouldnt be glorified. And he also reviews some mob movies, including Goodfellas. His explaination of some of the real life people like Henry and Tommy gave this movie a lot more dept to me.

Sir! Yuor reaction are logical for real!😂

Word is that the “funny how” scene caught Ray Liotta by surprise as it was improvised by Joe Pesci and everyone just stayed in character.

on my mob crime kick a few years ago i read a few books. there was one by the guy who invented the witness protection program, and it goes into what hiding these guys is like, how stupid they are. another one was from an undercover cop who went into the day-to-day of sitting around with other guys thinking up scams. this movie is fun because it shows the few triumphs amongst the mostly-shitty parts of this life.

I understand about not letting something someone says cause you to get out of character,, but what if the non violent persona a person has is NOT their true character? Then when someone says something to cause them to get out of character, what's really happening is that person is now able to show their true character. I think that's what happened with Henry and the guy he beat up. He looks forward to those kinds of opportunities. I think protecting someone like Henry Hill is not about rewarding him for turning on his associates. I think it's more about encouraging others to turn on their associates so they can lock up the Paulies of this world. Cut off the head and the body dies, I think that's the idea. A guy like Henry is a hand, maybe just a finger, not the head.

a pops from Sicily huh, then you gotta watch True Romance one day : D

I think Kubrick did Clockwork Orange as well. It's definitely a film that will f your brain while you're watching it.

I only feel bad for the lions when they eat someone because it must have been hungry and miserable. If you ever see the documentary about the two guys who raised a cub and released it you will understand. After years of being in the wild and accepted into a pride the lion came running and hugged them and gave kisses from head to toe. It's much different than those people in Dubai obviously. The men in the documentary saved the cub after it's mother was killed and it was denied by pride because sometimes none of the females will adopt.

U gotta watch city of god! Best gangster movie of all time! And being a camera nerd myself i think youll be very pleasantly surprised! Very good story and well shot.. plus its based on a true story... Youll thank me later after u watch it

How did they figure out that it was Tommy who killed Billy Batts?

Yet more proof that the 90's was the true Golden Age of film. I'm generally not a fan of Scorsese. and definitely not a fan of DeNiro, but this movie is brilliant. Best 'mob' movie ever (sorry, but all the Godfathers bore me to tears..).

Taxi Driver & King of Comedy next please

Shout out to Dearborn!

If you ever want to watch one of the funniest movies you'll ever see, watch this movie when the curse words have been dubbed over. I once flipped on it when it was being televised this way, and I could not stop laughing. Fudging hilarious!!!

You should check out the Godfather series, also starring Robert DeNiro, directed by Francis Ford Copola. Other notable actors are Al Pacinoand James Caan. Excellent!

It's not that snitches are being rewarded; it's that society as a whole benefits by busting more than one offender, or better yet, the leader of a gang.

I noticed you mention Dearborn, MI. I grew up there and I can promise it’s not any different than any other city in the US, aside from having a primarily Arabic and Muslim population. The media portrayal of Dearborn and public perception couldn’t be more different from what Dearborn is. It’s just an old American town with a lot more Mediterranean food options than most other American cities.

You have to do a Bronx tale

A bronx tale next!

Joe Pesci is the GOAT when it comes to gangster movies. How come you don't know him? He's a meme all by himself.

Not a small man complex actually just comes off that way due to casting of JP. The real life Tommy was actually a large man, simply a nutcase and unpredictable

Other gangster movies in my collection are Casino Miller's t The untouchables The long good Friday The Godfather trilogy Lock stock and two smoking barrels Snatch Later cake Revolver Rock n rolla

Joe Pesci played the part extremely well….but he looks nothing like Thomas DeSimone. The real life mafioso was tall and good looking. However in Casino….Joe was born to play Tony Spilantro…AKA Nicky Santoro, (in the movie).

This guy knows absolutely nothing about the mafia. My god.

But it's her travelin' hat...

what's your lived mafia experiences? :O

There is kind of a parody on this movie called my blue heaven. Such a great funny funny movie. Might be one you would enjoy I think. Bobby derrin does the most famous version of Mack the knife. For sure one of the best crooners ever. They have a movie about him called beyond the sea. It’s kind of a musical like dreamgirls. Great film.

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Where do I call when my feelings are positively effected by Mrlboyds opinions?😊

She didn't totally understand but she should have figured it out.

The wife would have to changer her name again, and hide from the ex, as well as the gang, for fear he might rat her out to them.

I'm not sure if the real Tommy DeVito was short. Psychos come in all shapes and sizes.

The rule of thumb has nothing to do with retaliation. The rule of thumb says you should not beat your wife with a rod thicker than your thumb.

Fun fact. This is basd on the true story.

Check out American Gangster

My all time fav movie. So glad to see your reaction

I also don't let anyone sit behind me, unless it's a close family member. My paranoia runs deeper though, any building I enter I'm obsessed with knowing the exits and in any restaurant, I always face the door. Everyone I'm with at the time calls me a psycho lol. Great reaction, one of my top 5 movies!

Oh my guy...it's time for The Godfather 1 and 2..and witness the 2 single greatest mafia movies EVER MADE.

This is not an “American thing “as you put it . This came over from Italy with the immigrates , who would go to the local Dom for justice or a decision.

Definitely not a 90's thing, bro. Lived in Brooklyn in the 90's with three African American girlfriends and NEVER had a problem.

“Wop” isn’t an acronym for “without papers.” Is a degradation of the word “gwapo.”

No spoilers but a comment you made in this movie really makes me want to watch you watching true romance. You should it will get the clicks bud.

YOU CANT KILL A MADE GUY WHITHOUT PERSMISSION.

Nah you’re wrong on billy batts. Billy batts was a made guy and could pretty much do or say whatever he wants to say.

How would you know what a dead body smells like lol not like a skunk, close.

You keep saying being short is his excuse. The real Tommy was 6 foot 2 200 lbs plus..and much worse

30:01 - Of course she deserved it. No need to elaborate why you think so as if it’s a hot take.