The crime/maffia genre is mainly lost on me, which is my loss as it has produced some classic films. I can admire and appreciate these films for their cinematic qualities, but they hardly ever appeal or connect to me.

Scorcese is a fantastic director as he has with Casino managed to warm me to the genre. Where he failed to do just that with Goodfellas, the scope, the very human protagonist and Scorcese's stunning attention to detail in Casino make this perhaps one of his best films.

Robert DeNiro gives what could be his last truly great performance here. His Rothstein is a man so human in his weaknesses, making his downward spiral a painful, yet intriguing, thing to watch.…

"Casino" is often overshadowed by "Goodfellas", but it deserves as much attention. Its an epic movie that deals with themes of greed, betrayal and deception set in Las Vegas and directed by Martin Scorsese.

Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is greedy, that's why he's sent by the mob to run a casino in Vegas. He starts making a lot of money for them so they send Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), Sam's friend and mafia enforcer, to take care of Sam. After a while running the casino, Sam falls in love with a street smart moneymaker like him, Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone).

I loved that the movie has Robert De Niro playing against type, as a passive-aggresive character. It has…

I've been having a little Martin Scorsese fest at the minute, and he just keeps going up in my opinion! (Casino is now ranked #2)

Scorsese + true drama + crime + gangsters + Robert De Niro + Joe Pesci = pure brilliance.

Whilst many of Scorsese's films share the same qualities, they all have a very different feel to them at the same time. Casino tells another powerful story with a set of memorable characters, and whilst it shares a number of similarities to Goodfellas, it's completely different. Again, the film is lengthy but Scorsese always has enough story to fill out any amount of run time perfectly; it's one of the things I enjoy most about his films…

Watching Casino on television is such a laugh riot because of the "language" dubbing. Although, with so many commercials (during an already lengthy film) one would question my sanity as to why I would watch it when I own the movie on DVD, etc. It's this strange phenomena you've probably all experienced at least once, where even though you have the movie, or it's easy to find or rent, you watch it just because it's on television. I've also seen Casino at the very least, five times. It's actually one of my favorite Scorsese films! I love the costumes, set designs, score and violence! I have always been a bit of a sucker for mafia/mob/crime family films too. Sharon Stone…

I want to start off this review by saying Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all my followers! I hope all of you who are out enjoying the festivities are being safe. For those of you who know my drunken antics and experimenting with dangerous substances, it might come to a surprise that I stayed in tonight. I’ve had some bad nights and I think that kind lifestyle is through with for now. I made myself some tacos, got cozy under an electric blanket, and watched one of my favorite films: Casino.

Way back when I first watched this, I kept thinking how hard it must have been for Scorsese to top Goodfellas. That film really cemented his place in mob…

The crime/maffia genre is mainly lost on me, which is my loss as it has produced some classic films. I can admire and appreciate these films for their cinematic qualities, but they hardly ever appeal or connect to me.

Scorcese is a fantastic director as he has with Casino managed to warm me to the genre. Where he failed to do just that with Goodfellas, the scope, the very human protagonist and Scorcese's stunning attention to detail in Casino make this perhaps one of his best films.

Robert DeNiro gives what could be his last truly great performance here. His Rothstein is a man so human in his weaknesses, making his downward spiral a painful, yet intriguing, thing to watch.…

"Casino" is often overshadowed by "Goodfellas", but it deserves as much attention. Its an epic movie that deals with themes of greed, betrayal and deception set in Las Vegas and directed by Martin Scorsese.

Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is greedy, that's why he's sent by the mob to run a casino in Vegas. He starts making a lot of money for them so they send Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), Sam's friend and mafia enforcer, to take care of Sam. After a while running the casino, Sam falls in love with a street smart moneymaker like him, Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone).

I loved that the movie has Robert De Niro playing against type, as a passive-aggresive character. It has…

I've been having a little Martin Scorsese fest at the minute, and he just keeps going up in my opinion! (Casino is now ranked #2)

Scorsese + true drama + crime + gangsters + Robert De Niro + Joe Pesci = pure brilliance.

Whilst many of Scorsese's films share the same qualities, they all have a very different feel to them at the same time. Casino tells another powerful story with a set of memorable characters, and whilst it shares a number of similarities to Goodfellas, it's completely different. Again, the film is lengthy but Scorsese always has enough story to fill out any amount of run time perfectly; it's one of the things I enjoy most about his films…

New York Scorcese is a list of fine, visceral, energetic, emotional stories. That definition allows me to include "Gangs of New York", so it's not simply a question of chronology and of Scorcese becoming more interested in directorial skill than good storytelling. Everything else, even when it ploughs the same gangster furrow is a triumph of style and technique. Sometimes it's beautiful style, but it's generally empty of any interesting content. "Casino" is a case in point. This is crime procedural, and we get our hand held as the voiceover takes us through the moves, "how to steal from a casino". The voiceover is, at times, telling us what we can see. Or it is standing in for something cinematically…