George Lucas to give up film-making because of Star Wars critics

[Kleves]

There are dozens of better war movies than Apocalypse Now. The Godfather is *the* mob movie to see if you only see one(though I personally enjoy Pulp Fiction more).

Goodfellas. 

[Eddie Teach]

Goodfellas is the Yale of mob movies.

[grumbler]

There are dozens of better war movies than Apocalypse Now. The Godfather is *the* mob movie to see if you only see one(though I personally enjoy Pulp Fiction more).

Goodfellas.   

Goodfellas was an interesting character in a forgettable story.  The Godfather movies have more than one interesting character and a much more memorable set of stories.

[grumbler]

Oh, and Miller's Crossing is the gangster flick to see after you watch the first two Godfather movies.

[Habbaku]

Oh, and Miller's Crossing is the gangster flick to see after you watch the first two Godfather movies.

[derspiess]

There are dozens of better war movies than Apocalypse Now.

It's probably still my favorite, after all these years.  It's more than just a war movie, though.

The Godfather is *the* mob movie to see if you only see one(though I personally enjoy Pulp Fiction more).

Both are excellent, but The Godfather is the gold standard IMO.  Strictly in terms of mob movies, I'd put Reservoir Dogs ahead of Pulp Fiction (which is arguably a better overall movie, just less of a mob movie IMO).

[CountDeMoney]

The Godfather is the gold standard, as derfoetus states.  It probably has more references in popular culture than any other film short of the Wizard of Oz, Casablanca or Gone With The Wind.

[Ideologue]

Oh, and Miller's Crossing is the gangster flick to see after you watch the first two Godfather movies.

Miller's Crossing's great.  But then I'm a Coen Bros. fan.

ET: Apocalypse Now or Apocalypse Now Redux?  There aren't a whole lot that I've seen that are better than the latter.

[Eddie Teach]

I haven't seen Redux.

[The Brain]

I have no desire to see Redux.

[Admiral Yi]

IIRC the only thing different about redux is that the crew of the SS Minnow runs into the sexy dancer ladies on another stretch of the river where they've been recruited as hoors.

[Ideologue]

IIRC the only thing different about redux is that the crew of the SS Minnow runs into the sexy dancer ladies on another stretch of the river where they've been recruited as hoors.

There are a lot more differences than that.  It's 49 minutes longer.  It's not just 49 minutes of additional rape.

[Admiral Yi]

There are a lot more differences than that.  It's 49 minutes longer.  It's not just 49 minutes of additional rape.

Consensual sex.

I dunno man, they spend a lot of time with the sexy dancer ladies.

[citizen k]

There's also alot more screen time for the French colonial crazies.

[Neil]

There's also alot more screen time for the French colonial crazies.

Yeah, that's where I think most of that 49 minutes goes.