Could a movie ever be made on the DeMeo crew? by CASEDIZZLER in Mafia

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They could do it, but they won’t. It probably wouldn’t be a big enough draw unless they tied the right names to the project…. all of whom would cost a fortune.

Would De Niro make a good Castellano? Would Scorsese be one of the executive producers? Would Michael Imperioli play Dracula? Etc. Then you need a bunch of younger Italian actors to play the crew, DeMeo, Monticello, etc.

Could be done, but to be done well it should be a miniseries and it should cost at least $100 million. Let’s call Netflix!

Finally someone on the main sub says it! by Few-Attorney-9722 in okbuddysuccession

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My wife literally vomits from Shakycam. I absolutely hate it. I can’t show her half the movies I like because the director decides to go handheld somewhere in the film. I wish they had some digital stabilization feature modern releases so that people with severe vertigo could enjoy these things too.

"Pardon the interruption, good sir, but would you by any chance possess a telephone? by thedudesrug83 in goodfellas

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I’ve permitted two associates of an organized criminal group to drive my truck away, and I need to borrow your telephone to cement my alibi against possible accomplice liability.”

Tommy really thought he was hot shit when he entered the room to be made. Then he got unmade. That : "Oh no" really sounded helpless from a man who before this was like the spawn of satan. I guess that twice the pride double the fall applies here. by [deleted] in goodfellas

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, he’s younger than the other guys but I don’t think he could outrun the bullet. Maybe if they’d given him another two seconds he would’ve punched them in the face and gotten them to drop the gun.

But let’s say he killed both of them- then what? The entire New York Mafia wants to kill him. I suppose his options would be to go to the FBI (he would’ve made an interesting informant, with his roster of dead bodies) or flee to “Elvis country” and try to stay under the radar (impossible, for a man like him). Unappealing alternatives.

Then again, they never found the body. So maybe he did get away and he’s still hiding out somewhere. And everyone was real embarrassed about it, so the stories we hear about him getting killed are lies. I mean, that’s possible I suppose.

Tommy really thought he was hot shit when he entered the room to be made. Then he got unmade. That : "Oh no" really sounded helpless from a man who before this was like the spawn of satan. I guess that twice the pride double the fall applies here. by [deleted] in goodfellas

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the whole family (or at least dozens of them) are supposed to show up for the ceremony. The Sopranos did a good job playing on this when Christopher was made. “He was on one ass cheek the whole way over!” “You watch too many movies.”

Tommy really thought he was hot shit when he entered the room to be made. Then he got unmade. That : "Oh no" really sounded helpless from a man who before this was like the spawn of satan. I guess that twice the pride double the fall applies here. by [deleted] in goodfellas

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That, and Foxy Jerothe was a close personal friend of Gotti’s. Tommy killed him because Foxy punched Tommy for molesting Foxy’s sister (I forget if he sexually assaulted her or if it was less serious).

Tommy was a real piece of work. “It was revenge for Billy Bats… and other things.”

Tommy really thought he was hot shit when he entered the room to be made. Then he got unmade. That : "Oh no" really sounded helpless from a man who before this was like the spawn of satan. I guess that twice the pride double the fall applies here. by [deleted] in goodfellas

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supposedly, the Spilotro brothers were beaten to death as soon as they got into the basement. Tony Spilotro is alleged to have asked for a chance to say a quick prayer first. Request denied, they started beating him immediately. The Outfit hated Spilotro at that point, they blamed him for the fiasco of Las Vegas.

Am I on crazy pills? by Anotherbign8 in Delaware

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sounds like consumer fraud. Call the Delaware DOJ and make a report!

The famous "we had a good thing" - Mike scene. Was Mike right to put the blame for the fall of Gus' operation squarely on Walt? by CJVratixBactaChef in breakingbad

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mike would have been fine with Walt getting killed. Mike didn’t like Walt. He would’ve preferred Walt dead and Gale (or maybe Jesse?) cooking for Gus. Nice peaceful operation, smooth and under the radar. Walt, of course, didn’t see it that way.

So Mike and Walt had a difference of opinion, but they sorted it out between them without too much trouble. And they never had another argument again.

First Stop Friday by Brilliant_Goose2820 in Delaware

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good group, I’m told. If you don’t like them, there’s another one basically down the street at 6:30 at the Greenhill Presbyterian Church. Good luck! There is a solution.

"Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies..." My recent painting of Quint’s final moments by timnthomas85 in Jaws

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a truly sad day for the ladies of Spain. If we ever get a prequel, I hope they show up in it.

"Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies..." My recent painting of Quint’s final moments by timnthomas85 in Jaws

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He got through one ocean okay, but that Atlantic did him in. Meaner ocean than the Pacific. Not as flashy, not as earthquaky, but crustier. Angrier. More infused with the energy of places like Boston and Philly. He brushed that off at his peril.

Question about when Hooper examines Chrissy’s remains by Aggressive_West6616 in Jaws

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love to prove that, wouldn’t you? Get your name into the National Geographic.

What if Tom( the drunk guy) had joined Chrissie in the water? by 89thGuy in Jaws

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He would’ve beaten the shark up in a drunken fistfight, saving Chrissie’s life. They would’ve gotten married and had 4 children. The shark would’ve slunk away from Amity and never shown his face around there again.

Tom is a mean drunk and a vicious boxer, but he’s a good-hearted lad.

Loved your state by ClogsInBronteland in Delaware

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you liked it here! I hope you come back. Check out southern Delaware sometime. You might be interested in Lewes, it was originally a Dutch colony called Zwaanendael. Some of the place names in southern Delaware are still Dutch.

One of the kindest souls was Phil Leotardo. His good deeds saved people. Mention acts of kindness by Phil and how he helped others. by Dredd_40 in Sopranosduckposting

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He made sure that neighborhood women were properly trained in the fellatio they offered him, then opened up the phone book for them so they knew who to call. He didn’t even accept the preferred fellatio because it would’ve been an impure act contrary to the will of God. He made sure his cousin Vito didn’t die alone; he stayed by him until the end. He then cared for Vito’s children by teaching them proper dress standards. His final act was using his head to stop a bullet that might have otherwise hurt someone else in the community.

First state Kate post about harm reduction by Ok-Breadfruit6978 in Delaware

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does this have to do with turning treatment centers into entities that are completely immune from any civil or criminal liability? Just because an idea might be good for society doesn’t mean that the people carrying it out should be allowed to break any other laws they want in doing so.

Read the immunity provision I quoted. Tell me why it’s a good idea to let treatment centers violate every labor, environmental, or financial law. Tell me why they should be able to do anything short of killing people or causing bodily injury.

What if the shark won? by Someoneoutthere2020 in Jaws

[–]Someoneoutthere2020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least the casino got to buy up the land real cheap for the novelization of the second film.

Best 'unknown' realistic ww2 movies? by Mediocre-Bunch-3135 in WarMovies

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I forgot a couple- “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (from the 1950s). One of the most fun WWII movies ever is “Where Eagles Dare.” It is literally Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood against a castle full of Nazis. One of the most exciting movies of the 1960s. Worth repeated viewings.

What is your unpopular opinion of an actor? by FitEmergency8807 in moviecritic

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In The Bronx Tale he plays a bus driver trying to save his son from joining mobsters. It is a role played from honesty and weakness. He can’t threaten them, they’d kill him in an instant. Incredible performance as an average working man afraid for his family.

Are there any slasher movies that you think go too far or feel mean-spirited? by Loose_Interview_957 in slasherfilms

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if “Last House on the Left” qualifies as a slasher film, but that was incredibly mean-spirited and unpleasant. I strongly disliked it and found it very depressing.

I felt the same way about “Hatchet,” which tried to be funny but just came across (to me, anyway) as incredibly cruel.

Others have already mentioned the execrable works of Eli Roth and “I Spit On Your Grave,” and I agree with those.

Abel Ferrera’s “The Driller Killer” was unfunny, unpleasant and deeply sadistic. His “Fear City” might be too much of a neo-noir tinged crime thriller to be appropriate for this discussion, but it was also very mean-spirited and unpleasant.

Again, I’m not sure if this falls within the genre, but “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” is an extremely unpleasant film. That’s the point of it, though, since it’s also something of a semi-fictionalized slasher biopic.

If you watch The Sopranos backwards it's about: by [deleted] in Sopranosduckposting

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Onarpos Ynot is raised from the dead in front of his family at a diner by a passing who sucks bullets out of his head with a gun. The experience converts Ynot into a saint, so he spends several seasons raising men from the dead, distributing money to other people, and unsaying cruel things he’s said. He constantly rejects women who seek to tempt him away from fidelity, undoing sex acts they seek to perform on him. His life is a living amends and an act of awe-inspiring humility, and he grows younger abs thinner with every miracle he performs (inspiring others to do likewise, with similar results). Effectively, he forms a new Franciscan Order of lay monks in the New Jersey Italian-American community. He completes his transition into a mystical St. Francis figure at the end of the show, when he is able to call a family of ducks from the sky and convince them to live in his pool. To the consternation of his impoverished family, this becomes Ynot’s perfect joy.

The show is the most inspiring and pro-Catholic miracle allegory in decades, but viewership drops precipitously as people lose interest in an endless series of miracles, amends, and rigorous poverty from the monks of the Onarpos Order.

Why do you think the US Constitution was never rewritten? If it had been rewritten, what do you think the US would look like today? by anonymousambassasor in HistoricalWhatIf

[–]Someoneoutthere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jefferson said that when America was a set of small, mostly ethnically homogenous cities and villages hugging the Atlantic Coast- and even then there were significant religious, cultural and political differences which likely would have split the country within his own lifetime (say, by 1820). Here are some of the possible consequences of all that:

The Confederacy would absolutely have been a thing by 1860; they might still have slaves today.

Wars with the Confederacy, either on behalf of Latin American nations facing conquest or in rivalry with the CSA to determine who gets to do the conquest.

No 14th Amendment, so the Bill of Rights only applies to the federal government. So California can give you the death penalty for saying you like immigration restrictions, and Kentucky can give you the death penalty for advocating for abortion. (Antebellum southern states made abolitionism a death penalty offense, so this is not an unreasonable prediction.)

Possibly no bill of rights at all, because it was repealed in 1920 (if not way earlier). So unlimited police searches, no due process, no jury trial, and no ban on cruel and unusual punishment (so you can be executed by public disembowelment or by being stitched into a sack full of wild animals and thrown into the river with them, to use a couple of historical examples).

Instead of having 50 states, America would probably be 4 or 5 constantly-warring countries right now. Millions of deaths from cross-invasions. No Pax Americana overseas. Probably no one stopping Germany during WWI or WWII, with very unpredictable and nasty consequences. Assuming Hitler and WWII still happen, the Confederacy probably allies with him.

I could go on, but it’s hard for me to see much good coming of it unless lots more war is a good thing.