Watchability: 4
This is a classic everyone should see which bumps it from a 3/3.5 to a 4 despite the fact that Hubby kind of loses interest during the heavy drug part in the 70's and Wifey can't handle the opening scene and the scene that revisits it later.
Family Guy: 4
The episode "There's Something about Paulie" and The Simpsons character inspired by Johnny Carbone give this film one of the higher rankings.
Relevance: 5
"How am I funny?"
How many times has this one, tiny scene been referenced to in our lifetime? Let us count the ways...
Or, rather, let us say that there are so many references, spoofs and impersonations inspired by Goodfellas that it is one of the most relevant films we've watched so far. Even a cartoon (Animaniacs, granted one of the best cartoons of our childhood) has a take:
http://youtu.be/Az3iAuKC1qY
One special note: when Henry takes his future wife on a date, there is a continuously filmed scene following the two of them into the back entrance, down stairs, through a busy kitchen, and into a busy dining room where a table gets set for them up front. It is a classic and AMAZING scene. Remember the car chase in The French Connection everyone raves about? This one trumps that because it involves so many more people rather than a camera on a car following a car down a street. It is filmography at its best.
We wanted to write more, but, what else can we say? It's GOODFELLAS. Come ooooon!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Movie #90B: Swing Time
Watchability: 4
Like Bud Light and its "drinkability" this movie is watchable. If you like music and dance, Fred Astaire is THE master and Ginger Rogers is perfection--beautiful and triple-threat talented. Watch it for an uplifting Sunday afternoon.
Family Guy: 0
We don't think there are any but this exercise is definitely testing our Family Guy knowledge. Feel free to share anything you find!
Relevance: 2
The start of the movie is frustratingly unbelievable but if you can get to suspension of disbelief, it turns into an entertaining movie despite a shallow, characteristically musical plot. The time period and actors in the film inspire some wikipedia browsing and the dancing is fun to watch as is the character Pop. With classic songs like, "The Way You Look Tonight" and "A Fine Romance" this movie has contributed to today's music world but, as we've said before, doesn't make it a great movie.
Like Bud Light and its "drinkability" this movie is watchable. If you like music and dance, Fred Astaire is THE master and Ginger Rogers is perfection--beautiful and triple-threat talented. Watch it for an uplifting Sunday afternoon.
Family Guy: 0
We don't think there are any but this exercise is definitely testing our Family Guy knowledge. Feel free to share anything you find!
Relevance: 2
The start of the movie is frustratingly unbelievable but if you can get to suspension of disbelief, it turns into an entertaining movie despite a shallow, characteristically musical plot. The time period and actors in the film inspire some wikipedia browsing and the dancing is fun to watch as is the character Pop. With classic songs like, "The Way You Look Tonight" and "A Fine Romance" this movie has contributed to today's music world but, as we've said before, doesn't make it a great movie.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Movie #90A: The Jazz Singer
Watchability: 1
Don't worry about seeing this one. While it has historical significance, Al Jolson is hyped as amazing throughout the film but his strange makeup/facial features and less than average voice do not convey to present-day regardless of poor film and audio quality.
Family Guy: 1
We're not sure if there's a Family Guy reference, but there was a great Al Jolson in blackface call on Community last week
Relevance: 3
The Jazz Singer was the first widely-distributed "talkie." We were a bit surprised to see that the movie itself was still a silent movie, there were just scenes that were filmed with sound. Although only partially entertained, we have to admit that it must have been a pretty amazing experience for the average 1927 moviegoer. The opening line of the movie, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet," pretty much says it all. We have such gems to look forward to as:
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner,"
"...because my stepfather tried to rape me, and he's a werewolf," and
"I'm cool, you're cool. We're just two cool guys."
Yes, 83 years later, and we still ain't heard nothin' yet.
Don't worry about seeing this one. While it has historical significance, Al Jolson is hyped as amazing throughout the film but his strange makeup/facial features and less than average voice do not convey to present-day regardless of poor film and audio quality.
Family Guy: 1
We're not sure if there's a Family Guy reference, but there was a great Al Jolson in blackface call on Community last week
Relevance: 3
The Jazz Singer was the first widely-distributed "talkie." We were a bit surprised to see that the movie itself was still a silent movie, there were just scenes that were filmed with sound. Although only partially entertained, we have to admit that it must have been a pretty amazing experience for the average 1927 moviegoer. The opening line of the movie, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet," pretty much says it all. We have such gems to look forward to as:
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner,"
"...because my stepfather tried to rape me, and he's a werewolf," and
"I'm cool, you're cool. We're just two cool guys."
Yes, 83 years later, and we still ain't heard nothin' yet.
It has led us to wonder: was it removed from the original Top 100 because it was not a great movie, or did some panty-waste PC idiot decide that it wasn't cool to show a balding Jew in blackface?
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