It is at this point in the classic Scorsese gangster movie that we first get a real idea of just how dangerous Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) is. So far the movie has been a kind of romanticised gangster nostalgia trip. This ‘joke’ makes it clear that this world is very real and one wrong word might just be your last, the fact that there is no violence makes it seem even more threatening.
A very dark scene…
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Don’t scream – I have never seen this movie. I’ve never even seen the trailer for it.
Well, you’ve shown me that I’m missing out on this modern classic. Thanks for putting this on my radar. 🙂
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It is very violent, but it is a true story, it is also, as you say, a modern classic well worth a couple of hours of your time
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It’s made my greatest scenes list too. A classic!
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