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I think this is actually an amazing film, and I'm surprised "Dances With Wolves" beat it out in the Academy Awards. It's raw, it's dark, and it stays with you long after you've seen it. I can certainly appreciate the movie for being quite possibly the most accurate mob movie in movie history. Nothing here is romanticized. They may have had a lot of perks, made a lot of money, but at what cost? That is ultimately the theme that is explored in "Goodfellas"

However it is most definitely NOT for everyone. There is no justice, no happy ending, sometimes no rhyme of reason for the crimes that are committed, except that it's just the way of life. The people in the movie are not sympathetic, you won't like them. You won't like their friends. You won't like their enemies. For some people that can be frustrating, myself included. It's disturbing; some of the murders in this movie made me downright angry. It took me about 3 viewings before I could watch the film in it's entirety.

So my advice would be to definitely go see this movie if you think you can stomach it. But be warned: You might be pushed to your limit.

Of the versions I've seen (1937/1968/1982 animation) this is the only one that really gets the story right! For starters, instead of the typical blonde we now tend to typecast Heidi in, we get the little brown-haired girl that Spyri depicted in her book. She wears simple clothes, not the traditional Swedish outfit, because they recognize that she was poor, and those clothes are only worn on special occasions anyways. The movie doesn't try to stray away from the original story with overt dramatic subplots, it simply depicts the story as it was originally told, and as the book is a very simple story, that's very hard to pull off in a movie. I was so glad that they didn't write out more minor characters like Tinette, Grandmamma or the Doctor. They just enrich the story so much and were played beautifully.

Only real critiques: They changed Schwanli and Bearli's names, and changed the name of the Alm Uncle to Uncle Alp. Also the Irish Accent of Emma Bolger could get a little distracting, and Fraulien Rottenmeier and Aunte Dete were a little crueler towards Heidi than I remember... but considering all that was included I was very satisfied. Makes me want to read the book all over again!

Definitely not a story for those who crave a lot of action and drama. But if you absolutely loved the book as a child, this is a great companion piece.

This was the first porno I had ever seen. First week of college 1996 my newfound friends and I bonded over JWB:Uncut - Okay, so the acting is bad, but no worse than any other porn I saw thereafter. And as for pure entertainment value, the, ahem, cut-to scene just after Lorena does the deed is one of the most hysterical things I have ever witnessed. Of course, after the big "reveal" I suppose there's not much else to see.

I won't argue that it's pure trash, and probably if you're using the film for solo viewing, yeah, I guess it's probably pretty distracting and not very useful. But if you're looking for something stupid to watch on a late night with your friends, I highly recommend it!