"This verdict is written on a napkin! And it still says guilty. And guilty is spelled wrong."

I know David Chase kept pushing to make Tony more unlikeable, especially after Season 3. Tony wasn't admirable by any stretch, but he looked better compared to other characters, especially Ralph.

That's fair. I suppose I expect more anger out of a satire.

"Ace, no, don't jugg — Jesus Christ."

I spent a whole thread on this but: If it was really a satire, there would be a lot more anger at Belfort and Stratton Oakmont. But there really isn't; it's more like ". . . and then I did this while I was on the phone with the guy, and it was really cool."

Hill got so close to those murders that couldn't help but wonder if he elided his participation in any of them.

Rampant, unchecked misogyny was my turn-off.

Goodfellas uniquely showed the working-class mafia and the hustling and consequences that came with that life. You see more of that today because of the success of the film, but it was a relatively new take in 1990.

He's transmitting Jordan's view of what happened. And while he tries a couple of satiric touches, we end up with a mostly unfiltered version of Belfort's wish/hope/belief that what he did was fun/crazy/brotastic/whatever.

Counter-counterpoint: You took the time to signal your lack of interest?

Most of Scorcese's films have a tragic arc and show the consequences of how those bad things affect innocent people. This one takes a decidedly untragic character; celebrates his crimes and throws every drug, car and clothingless woman on the screen, without ever giving a sense that he was committing serious crimes or…

Goodfellas is more tragic. You get the sense that Henry and his fellows both chose their lives and got pushed into them (the poor neighborhood, Henry's father's struggles), and while Spider's death signals the moment crap goes spectacularly wrong, the abuse and exhaustion and degradation — of Henry and the gangsters…

The Wolf of Wall Street: Still a film that celebrates what it's pretending to satirize.

Surprised this film survived the BBC's "I'm Not Buying Any More Bloody Videotapes" archive wipe of the 1970s.

"It appears that, despite the best efforts of the 21st century . . . to play nice with the fandom—they’ve now decided to move forward with it."

Damn right, Spock! They need more guns!

"But if you find yourselves at the Neutral Zone, don't take the law into your own hands. You take 'em to Beta 12-A."

Whatever else can be said about this film, it should be noted Lewis himself doesn't want it in wide release. At least he understands the thing went wrong; that self-awareness is a rare thing.

"Ich bin nur ein großes Stück der brennenden Liebe!"

This is what happens when you vote Labour! CRUZ 1974