How many times have you come home late at night, intoxicated or otherwise, and popped this movie in the VCR - only to remember around 4 a.m. that it's actually 3 hours long? How many of you then watched the entire thing anyways? Why? Because it's Goodfellas ya fuckin' prick, ya!
   If none of this sounds familiar, you're in the right place. Cancel your plans for the next little while (146 minutes to be exact,) and sit yourself down with this Hallmark of American cinema.
   The teaming of Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro have brought me more cinematic joy over the years than any other duo, or individual, that I can recount. Mean Streets saw the first pairing of Marty and Bobby in 1973, the year I was born. Taxi Driver came next, solidifying their respective skills, styles and importance. Raging Bull is considered by many to be the best film of the 1980's and even threw Joe Pesci into the mix after the two noticed him working in a restaurant and liked the way he looked. Then came the piece de la resistance: Goodfellas.
   I won't bore you with trivia you can find a million other places - I've already established that's not what these pages are for. I'll list a couple of moments I especially like and either you'll agree or you'll get real curious and go rent the fuckin' basstid.
   -Henry Hill, as worried about his pasta sauce as he is about getting rid of a mountain of cocaine and selling guns to `the Pittsburgh People."
   -The scene where Henry, Tommy and Jimmy stop off at Tommy's mother's house to get a knife to kill Billy Batts who's locked in their trunk. She wakes up, cooks them dinner and shows them all one of her paintings. "Looks like somebody we know," remarks Jimmy. Genius.
   I could go on for another 500 words. The movie is full of little scenes guys like to talk about when they're doing guy things. Lines from the movie (i.e. "What the fuck is so funny about me?") have absolutely permeated pop culture. I hope you take some time out to let them permeate you - like an icepick through the back of Morris Kessler's skull.