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Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« on: October 18, 2009, 04:10:42 PM »
I am taking a class called National Issues: Legal and Psych Issues in the Sopranos. For a paper due the 27th, I need to compare a mobster from The Sopranos to a mobster from a film. It cannot be Goodfellas, and one of my classmates said they couldn't find anyone in The Godfather. Has anyone here watched The Sopranos and know of a good mob film for this? (I haven't seen too many gangster films. I loved The Departed, so maybe another Martin Scorcese film would be good?)
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2009, 01:35:07 AM »
Couldn't find a mobster in the Godfather films? How is that even possible?

I love both. What do you want to know? ;D
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 07:14:42 AM »
Use Raymond Blossom from 1997s Playing God. Timothy Hutton played the part and kicked ass. He killed a bunch of Russki fucks and a Chinese Diplomat and embarrassed the fucking FBI.  :indeed: :thumbup:
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 08:13:47 AM »
Millers Crossing or Casino or Mobsters. Godfathers is my favourite but jeez not hard to find mob movies.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 12:24:02 PM »
I like Casino, too.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 10:03:23 PM »
Quote from: odeon on October 19, 2009, 01:35:07 AM
Couldn't find a mobster in the Godfather films? How is that even possible?

I love both. What do you want to know? ;D

They couldn't find a mobster in the first Godfather that was comparable to one of the mobsters in The Sopranos I think.

I just need a film with a mobster that has some similarities to one of The Sopranos mobsters.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 10:06:47 PM »
Quote from: Sir_Les_Patterson on October 20, 2009, 08:13:47 AM
Millers Crossing or Casino or Mobsters. Godfathers is my favourite but jeez not hard to find mob movies.

The problem is if I pick just any mob movie, I might find that none of the characters have similarities to the ones in The Sopranos.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2009, 04:25:53 AM »
I know Millers Crossing well and Sopranos and Godfather and have seen Casino a few times.

What characteristics or in which way do you want to define their similarity.

Ethics, physique, culture, temperament, motivation, personality, what exactly?
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2009, 07:02:12 AM »
Casino.

Joe Pesci (Nicky) and Tony Soprano?

I don't know, always struck me as similar in some ways.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2009, 11:02:16 AM »
Quote from: Icequeen on October 21, 2009, 07:02:12 AM
Casino.

Joe Pesci (Nicky) and Tony Soprano?

I don't know, always struck me as similar in some ways.

Indeed.

Or Tony vs Michael Corleone. They are not alike but they do fill the same function in their respective families.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2009, 08:31:08 PM »
Quote from: Sir_Les_Patterson on October 21, 2009, 04:25:53 AM
I know Millers Crossing well and Sopranos and Godfather and have seen Casino a few times.

What characteristics or in which way do you want to define their similarity.

Ethics, physique, culture, temperament, motivation, personality, what exactly?

I'll ask for more information when I go to class tomorrow, but the description of the assignment says to "consider the psychological makeup of the character (relationships, propensity for criminal behavior, family background, religiosity, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) and the character's interaction with the US legal system."
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2009, 08:34:51 PM »
Maybe I will watch Casino.

Someone else suggested that I compare Christopher to Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III, as they are both quick-tempered, related to the mob boss, and lower on the latter. I'm not sure if I would need to watch the first two Godfather films in order to understand the third though.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2009, 09:10:02 PM »
Quote from: QuirkyCarla on October 21, 2009, 08:34:51 PM
Maybe I will watch Casino.

Someone else suggested that I compare Christopher to Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III, as they are both quick-tempered, related to the mob boss, and lower on the latter. I'm not sure if I would need to watch the first two Godfather films in order to understand the third though.
If you want to read about the real character in Casino read The Enforcer Spilotro, The Chicago Mob's Man Over Vegas by William Roemer.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2009, 12:12:01 AM »
Quote from: QuirkyCarla on October 21, 2009, 08:34:51 PM
Maybe I will watch Casino.

Someone else suggested that I compare Christopher to Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III, as they are both quick-tempered, related to the mob boss, and lower on the latter. I'm not sure if I would need to watch the first two Godfather films in order to understand the third though.

Yes, you need to have watched the first two.
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Re: Does anyone here watch The Sopranos/mob films?
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2009, 02:37:30 PM »
Quote from: PPK on October 21, 2009, 09:10:02 PM
Quote from: QuirkyCarla on October 21, 2009, 08:34:51 PM
Maybe I will watch Casino.

Someone else suggested that I compare Christopher to Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III, as they are both quick-tempered, related to the mob boss, and lower on the latter. I'm not sure if I would need to watch the first two Godfather films in order to understand the third though.
If you want to read about the real character in Casino read The Enforcer Spilotro, The Chicago Mob's Man Over Vegas by William Roemer.

Thanks.

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Quote from: QuirkyCarla on October 21, 2009, 08:34:51 PM
Maybe I will watch Casino.

Someone else suggested that I compare Christopher to Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III, as they are both quick-tempered, related to the mob boss, and lower on the latter. I'm not sure if I would need to watch the first two Godfather films in order to understand the third though.

Yes, you need to have watched the first two.

Damn. Then I guess Casino it is.
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