Watched Apollo13 and Goodfellas for the first time last night.

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited February 2006 in Music & Movies
2 blind purchases and i liked them both.

everyone kept telling me how i should watch Goodfellas, and it is pretty good. I don't know if I would call it great but it's up there. I remember back in the day when everyone said the movie was robbed of the Oscar to Dances With Wolves. Since Dances is one of my all time favorites, that put me over the top in FINALLY watching this cool-**** gangster flick. But in the end, i still say Dances With Wolves deserved that oscar. Sorry Scorcese.

Apollo13 was really cool. I knew the whole history behind it but the movie still kept me guessing and guessing- it was another good Ron Howard film.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2006
    Apollo 13 is one of my all time fave movies... back when Ronny Howard was at his prime in terms of directing. Did you get the DTS version of Apollo 13, or the DD version? The DTS version is worth seeking out.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    I don't know the history behind it and it still kept me guessing. :p

    Apollo 13 has to be *one* of my favorite films.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2006
    Dts.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2006
    Goodfellas RULES!
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    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited February 2006
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2006
    when Liotta pistol-whipped that tennis guy half to death i was on the edge of my lazboy with a slack jaw.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2006
    Goodfellas was a classic. Tony Soprano learned from the best.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited February 2006
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    Great great movie!

    Apollo 13 is awesome too.


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  • mrmusicman
    mrmusicman Posts: 303
    edited February 2006
    I also own goodfellas and is one of my favorites.A few weeks ago they tried showing this on tv,edited and cut -up,I watched for about 15 min and had to put the dvd in,thats one movie thats not watchable rated G. :eek:
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2006
    I own both of those. Great movies.

    mrmusicman, agreed on TV editing. Everytime a movie I own comes on TV that i want to watch, I'll put in the DVD.
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  • MacLeod
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    edited February 2006
    When I bought my DVD player back in 2001, I bought Goodfellas and The Fugitive at the same time!
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  • Maestro
    Maestro Posts: 92
    edited February 2006
    If you really liked Apollo 13, you should consider renting - or buying - the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon (Signature Edition) available on DVD (5-DVD set). It's awesome and available in DTS. The series is based on the development of the space program through the sixties and early seventies. Tom Hanks is the executive producer of the series.
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  • Dobermann
    Dobermann Posts: 84
    edited February 2006
    danger boy wrote:
    Apollo 13 is one of my all time fave movies... back when Ronny Howard was at his prime in terms of directing. Did you get the DTS version of Apollo 13, or the DD version? The DTS version is worth seeking out.

    The special edition they just released not too long ago has two discs: one is the regular version with DD and the other is the IMAX version with DTS.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2006
    the imax version with DTS is the one i bought.
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