Goodfellas

The title of this post alongwith the picture is self-explanatory. Goodfellas is based on the true story of mob people Jimmy Conway and Henry Hill. Its based on the true events in 1960s and 1970s inlcuding the famous Lufthansa Heist. Some more interesting information about goodfellas and wiseguys (the terms used for mob people) can be found here. I liked the three main characters, Henry Hill, Jimmy Conway and offcourse Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci got Oscar for this role). Some good quotes of this movie, which I liked in particluar are:

1. At the age of twelve, my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world.

2. One day the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother's groceries all the way home. You know why? It was outta respect.

3. If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you that they're going to kill you, doesn't happen that way. There weren't any arguments or curses like in the movies. See, your murders come with smiles, they come as your friends, the people who've cared for you all of your life. And they always seem to come at a time that you're at your weakest and most in need of their help.

4. For a second I thought I was dead. But, when I heard all the noise, I knew they were cops. Only cops talk that way. If they'd been wiseguys, I wouldn't have heard a thing. I would've been dead.

It is a must-watch movie and the more you see it, more you will like it. I am gonna buy its DVD and a poster too.