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Arguably the crown jewels in Martin Scorsese's career, these two epic gangster films are among some of the finest films ever made.
But which one is actually better?
I recently watched both again and I found myself wondering that question a lot.
On the one hand Goodfellas was first and Casino is rather similar, but personally, for myself I've actually come to the opinion that Casino is better, when I sat down and watched it all again, I just had more fun watching Casino, I actually liked Joe Pescis character of Nicky, more than Tommy, although of course, they are both great, I feel the character of Nicky had a bit more of a character arc and I feel that De Niros character in Casino had a more dramatic and fleshed out relationship that also had a more interesting arc with his wife than Ray Liottas conflict with his wife in Goodfellas.
The other point I'll make though and
*spoilers ahead if you've been living under a rock and you've never seen these films*
this is not necessarily a positive or a negative, but the scene where Nicky and his brother are beaten to death in Casino... I feel, the first time I saw that, that it was one of the most viscerally, graphically violent scenes I've ever seen in movie history, like I've seen alot of violent films, but something about scene, it was so grounded, so realistic it honestly left me pretty shocked after seeing it.
Now, both films are again, some of the best films ever made but I think they are more different than the critics of the day gave them credit for, they are both near perfect films, but Casino, I dunno it edges it out for me.
Whats your take?
But which one is actually better?
I recently watched both again and I found myself wondering that question a lot.
On the one hand Goodfellas was first and Casino is rather similar, but personally, for myself I've actually come to the opinion that Casino is better, when I sat down and watched it all again, I just had more fun watching Casino, I actually liked Joe Pescis character of Nicky, more than Tommy, although of course, they are both great, I feel the character of Nicky had a bit more of a character arc and I feel that De Niros character in Casino had a more dramatic and fleshed out relationship that also had a more interesting arc with his wife than Ray Liottas conflict with his wife in Goodfellas.
The other point I'll make though and
*spoilers ahead if you've been living under a rock and you've never seen these films*
this is not necessarily a positive or a negative, but the scene where Nicky and his brother are beaten to death in Casino... I feel, the first time I saw that, that it was one of the most viscerally, graphically violent scenes I've ever seen in movie history, like I've seen alot of violent films, but something about scene, it was so grounded, so realistic it honestly left me pretty shocked after seeing it.
Now, both films are again, some of the best films ever made but I think they are more different than the critics of the day gave them credit for, they are both near perfect films, but Casino, I dunno it edges it out for me.
Whats your take?