the departed, casino, or american gangster

[maniacon]

1. Departed


2. Casino















3. American Gangster

[BluRayTim]

Originally Posted by Scripture

Casino and the Departed are both excellent films, in my opinion.

That said, if I only had to pick one, it would be Casino. The combination of De Niro and Pesci is money. Not to mention, it's based off the story of Sam 'Ace' Rothstein. To me, that pretty much seals the deal.

Sam "Ace" Rothstein was really Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. Ginger McKenna/Ginger Rothstein was really Geraldine McGee (better known as Geri McGee)/Geraldine Rosenthal (better known as Geri Rosenthal).

It is a toss up between Goodfellas and Casino for my favorite gangster movie. Casino had a substantially better transfer than Goodfellas-especially the video transfer. The Departed was okay. Leonardo DiCaprio is the only cast member of The Departed that can hold a candle to Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci (Nicholas Santoro, Senior-better known as Nicky Santoro, Senior, who was really the following: Anthony Spilotro, Senior-better know as Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro and Tony "The Ant" Spilotro) and Frank Vincent (Frankie Marino-who is or was really Frank Cullotta). Phillip Suriano (Dominick Santoro-who was really Michael Spilotro) was on par with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent.

[Beta Man]

The Departed and American Gangster are both rentals to me.

Casino is a MUST own.

[erock515054]

I agree with BetaMan here Casino (must own, classic, iconic) for sure then Departed (good,crazy ending that most ppl love or hate) and last American Gangster (just above average)

[Canada]

I liked Departed & American Gangster, I didn't like Casino but that's just me.

I did like Goodfellas as a reference point.

[dg5150]

I totally forgot Casino was out on BD, I will have to pick it up now for sure! Out of the three, go for Casino. I liked Departed until the end.

[101mph62]

Id flip a coin over casino and the departed. Both should be owned so you cant really go wrong.


But American Gangster doesnt even deserve to be listed with these 2 other titles. AG IMO is a horrible movie and I can not believe people voted for it.

[poke smot]

i like the departed but i can't seem to watch it a third time. ive tried twice and cant finish.
my vote goes to casino.

[chillwill92]

Tough call. I haven't seen Gangster, but between The Departed and Casino, I'd give the edge to The Departed. Casino is good, but it also feels like a Vegas repackaging of Goodfellas.

[painted_klown]

The Departed gets my vote. IMO, it is one of the best gangster pics available on BD. I have watched it too many times to count and love every minute of it...even the ending.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Casino as well, but I agree with the poster above me in that it feels like Goodfellas repackaged in Vegas. I don't feel it reaches the level that Goodfellas reached though...just my opinion. YMMV.

[timcat4843]

American Gangster.

Denzel Washington makes it one of the best mob flicks ever made.

[slimdude]

All three are good movies, so it's very difficult to choose only one.

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by supaflyz

I only have $20 dollars to spend. I'm a college student so I don't buy that many blu ray in the first place lol. Out of casino, american gangster, or the departed should I get. I have never seen any of them, so which one do you guys suggest?

Ok looks like you guy narrow it down to the departed. Can I add one more choice? No country for old men is selling for the same price. I search on IDMB because I have never seen it before either. They gave it 8.5 stars, and I think The Departed has the same. So which one do you guys recommend out of them two.

No Country For Old Men: definitely. Departed would also be my second choice. That said, if you shop around, you can probably get two of those (new) for the $20 you've got to spend, maybe more if you consider used resellers, like gohastings and half.com. I'd look at amazon's marketplace too, but amazon doesn't setup their marketplace to combine (discount) shipping on multiple items, even from the same vendor, so multi-disc orders usually cost more to ship than gohastings or half.com. Smaller vendors there also have to charge more than on sites like ebay/half.com to offset amazon's higher commission.

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by MoulinBlu

No Country For Old Men: definitely. Departed would also be my second choice. That said, if you shop around, you can probably get two of those (new) for the $20 you've got to spend, maybe more if you consider used resellers, like gohastings and half.com. I'd look at amazon's marketplace too, but amazon doesn't setup their marketplace to combine (discount) shipping on multiple items, even from the same vendor, so multi-disc orders usually cost more to ship than gohastings or half.com. Smaller vendors there also have to charge more than on sites like ebay/half.com to offset amazon's higher commission.

He asked that question over three years ago. My guess is he probably has made up his mind since then.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by MoulinBlu

No Country For Old Men: definitely.

No Country For Old Men, is not listed on the poll. The OP asked a favorite of three movies from members which are: The Departed, American Gangster, and Casino.

[RWoods]

Originally Posted by slimdude

No Country For Old Men, is not listed on the poll. The OP asked a favorite of three movies from members which are: The Departed, American Gangster, and Casino.

....And then he added No Country for Old men, but not into the poll,

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by RWoods

....And then he added No Country for Old men, but not into the poll,

He sure did but anyway, I didn't like No Country for Old Men at all. The ending was really stupid, and I've said to myself: What the hell? I sold it the very next day! Casino, American Gangster, and The Departed are much better movies.

[Mondo Bizarro]

Hands down, Casino. IMO, The Departed was rubbish. I suspect many are afraid to dislike it because of Marty and the ensemble cast. BTW... for $20 you can get 2 of them. If you wait, you can probably get all 3. All of have been $5-$8 plenty of times in the past.

[zaxx_1984]

The Departed

[musick]

Casino