Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?

@richhh9000

Жыл бұрын

9 out 10. Such a good movie!

@Yoogi-ed3hz

Жыл бұрын

And just think if they used them in real life and not just “Films”😑

@christophereichten9005

Жыл бұрын

You are making a mountain out of a molehill

@hensolo3262

Жыл бұрын

Nine and a nice little bump of cocaine..

@taylorw

Жыл бұрын

10

The best "shut the fuck up" ever recorded on film.

American Gangster and No Country for Old Men: Two 2007 movies where the Josh Brolin character shoots a dog over a bag of money.

Josh Brolin goes full ATF on this doggo.

@MrDEFJAMJOHNNY

Жыл бұрын

That's racist bro

@nero_palmire

Жыл бұрын

@@MrDEFJAMJOHNNY What!? How?

@tristenparsons8989

Жыл бұрын

Jesus man.. that shit was hilarious.

@Kallogee

Жыл бұрын

ruby ridge wont be forgotten

@fort809

Жыл бұрын

@@MrDEFJAMJOHNNY ATF is the least racist agency there is, they’ll murder you no matter if you’re a white guy in Texas or a Panther in Seattle

Its always fun when the director of the movie looks at the actor and goes "go ahead, say it"

@TheDeezy250

Жыл бұрын

lmaooo right. The line wasnt even necessary

@DontGoogleDinosaurWith500Teeth

Жыл бұрын

Youre probably not very old if you're not aware how utterly prolific words like that are used in R rated movies

@mkultra2456

Жыл бұрын

@@DontGoogleDinosaurWith500Teeth MAH NIGGA! OUR LIVES MATTER!

@concernedcitizen9023

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDeezy250 What do you mean not necessary? Have you missed the guy using deragotory terms twice? It was used to show that this character is racist. Have you missed final dialogue with Frank, where Crow's character specifically states how Frank is dangerous because of what he represents - a colored sucessful businessman(even though the business is criminal)? It was precicely used to highlight discriminatory spirit of that time, and what contributed to the demise of the Frank

@christopherhastie7922

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDeezy250 the line was completely necessary. you suspect this is his attitude with his earlier reaction, but he bites down his arrogant opinion - but when pressed for more, he reveals his true colours crudely. the movie shows the corruption of the US govt through 1 persons prejudice - he is meant to represent the system that russel crow is fighting

The sad truth is that the real Richie Roberts didn't end his career nearly as law-abiding as he was in these times.

@ProjectEkerTest33

Жыл бұрын

What happened?

@SalemGhassanHanna

Жыл бұрын

@@ProjectEkerTest33 Tax evasion and suspension from the legal profession

@chrisiceheart

Жыл бұрын

@@SalemGhassanHanna so ironic lmaooo

@hulahula6182

Жыл бұрын

"Sir, you HAVE to pay 20% tax on those chicken nuggets, else you an EVIL person"

@steroe7965

Жыл бұрын

Who cares about tax evasion

As a mechanic who was actually stationed in Dover (in modern times), watching what they did to that jet gave me anxiety. I also used to hear stories about this from the old civilians who worked alongside us.

@strangebrew1231

Жыл бұрын

Break everything in the name of finding that devil dope. The DEA way

Hey, fellow 90s kids: the asshole agent who uses the hard R is THE SINGING VOICE OF HERCULES IN THE DISNEY MOVIE.

@yankees29

Жыл бұрын

And….

@petersmithyy4556

28 күн бұрын

​@yankees29go away gen z

Frank Lucas never reached anywhere near the Mafia level of heroin traffic-ing. He was even paying street tax to the Genovese Family who had a firm control over Harlem.

@jimreily7538

Жыл бұрын

Did the Genovese family ever gather 10 or 20 of their made guys, and offer the police to testify against Frank Lucas? Did they ever all go into court, at Frank Lucas' trial, to shoe their solidarity with the police and prosecutors, and, to simply watch the Frank Lucas trial ?

@thabomuso2575

Жыл бұрын

The Mafia most likely imported more heroin than Frank Lucas, but Frank's heroin was purer. That's what made him stand out.

@bobarcher5837

Жыл бұрын

@@thabomuso2575 It's a pretty well known fact though that this movie grossly exaggerates Frank's position and role

@thabomuso2575

Жыл бұрын

@@bobarcher5837 yes without a doubt Frank's role is exaggerated in the movie. Or to put things in a better perspective, other drug dealing organizations were still far bigger than his. However, Frank Lucas was still one of the main drug suppliers in New York City and as I stated before, his heroin was purer than the average.

@bobarcher5837

Жыл бұрын

@@thabomuso2575 See I just don't know about that. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything either. I don't know too much about the guy. But he certainly was not above the mafia. Even if what you're saying is right and that his was more pure, that doesn't by itself make him a major player

That captain is older than many colonels I have seen.

@Mofi357

Жыл бұрын

Captain Wallace B. Binghamton

@willia3r

Жыл бұрын

could be a late-bloomer. Started as an enlisted and at a mid-career point(Usually at E-5 or E-6) decided to go OCS and put on the butter-bars. Happens all the time.

@jamesfarmer3759

Жыл бұрын

Must have had a lot of fights

He wouldn't have said that without Lou in the room.

Wow the editing is sublime

People hate to admitt a black man was above the Mafia 😂😂😂😂

@whiteknite7763

4 ай бұрын

In real life he was not!

@lildada_24

Ай бұрын

​@@whiteknite7763you forgot drug dealings wasn't really their thing back then, they was in it but not deep like that, it was only when Paul Castellano died the mafia went headfirst into drugs

@therealchucktaylor3392

Ай бұрын

@@whiteknite7763don’t hate 😂

@aperson2943

Ай бұрын

ikr. A black man literally killing his own people with a direct connect of the purest poison the hood ever seen. I guess it's all good because he was "above" the mafia. The mafia just didn't really fw black people like that. Frank was more than willing. That makes him the worst kind of scum.

@israelskunkworks5386

Ай бұрын

@@therealchucktaylor3392 He means that historically Frank Lucas bought FROM the mafia, he never went direct to the source to get his heroin.

Imagine doing that with no power tools lol

left a like for the soothing outro music

Imagine getting arrested by Doble. Wait. I did and he fucked me up😂😂

I think it’s hilarious that people are triggered over words used in films. I’m getting too old.

@garethmccarthy2990

Жыл бұрын

So true. I don't really recognize this world anymore unfortunately.

@Archedgar

Жыл бұрын

@@garethmccarthy2990 Nah. You wanted this & recognize it just fine. 'Triggering' was called 'political correctness' (80s/90s) and you endorsed it np. See, you are a leftist. You agreed with leftism up to a point but when it kept going past that point, suddenly you don't like it anymore. In other words, you're fine with tyranny & corruption as long as it harms others and/or benefits you. *YOU* are one of the reasons things have gotten so bad. Blame only yourself, leftist.

@Mr801man

Жыл бұрын

Right I think it’s funny when people get triggered by other races they gotta make laws to not allow people to drink from the same fountain

@stivosimz

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr801man ya because that’s really happening. 😳

@nothingtosee314

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr801man Segregation and eugenics are unironically the answer.

i was gathering myself after the scream from the hard R and homie comes in with the K word outta left field, god damn XD

@rzn2258

Жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD !!! I HOPE THIS DOESN'T GIVE YOU MENTAL ISSUES. Let the rest of these weak minded mfs

@anthonymovius

Жыл бұрын

@Rzn I don't know if your joking, or what exactly ur sayin so imma take it as disrespect lol I'm obviously fuckin joking, igaf what is said.

@willn8664

Жыл бұрын

Screw everything else. I was gathering myself after the dog got shot.

You know the scene in 3;10 to Yuma where the guy shoots the dad and crowes character shoots him for it on principle. Thats what Id of done to the guy who shot the shepherd. In a movie.

I’m against women being hit by men but I gotta give the special agent some credit as least he had enough decency to not touch Frank’s mother 1:30

The hard r and everything💀

@mini_chimp_in_a_suit

Жыл бұрын

Then he hit the k word my dude is st8 savage

@gabrielmcguoirk6106

Жыл бұрын

@Kyle Korona imagine being mad at an actor for acting. Should we be mad at DiCaprio for being a slave owner in Django? Grow up

@arronpatterson1600

Жыл бұрын

You two clowns stay safe behind your computer screens. Just don’t forget when you’re in public

@TennesseeTriStar

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielmcguoirk6106 imagine having multiple illegal family members you try and keep away from being deported ? Useless scum from Mexico. The should be sentenced and killed on site for crossing the boarder illegaly no matter the age.

@willn8664

Жыл бұрын

@Kyle Korona people do it in ghettos a lot. It's become a term of endearment.

Loved Josh Brolin

The truth is Frank Lucas wasn't even above Nicky Barnes.

@GORILLA_PIMP

Жыл бұрын

Right It's dumb how they tried to make him out to be the king of new york lmfao

@TheGillenium

11 ай бұрын

Racists

@jsn23nc

9 ай бұрын

You smoking😂😂😂 Nicky was buying from Frank and selling weaker product. That's why Frank checked his ass

@MB-fo2sk

9 ай бұрын

​@@jsn23nc Yeah, in the movie. In real life Frank wouldn't have talked that way to Nicky in a million years. Frank Matthews and Nicky Barnes were the real bosses, Lucas was just hyped up by the movie, he was nowhere near as smart or eloquent as Denzel portrayed him.

@queensmickey

6 ай бұрын

I’m glad someone knows the facts, Frank did not deal with the Italians, only Nicky Barnes did. The Italian Mob (LCN) hated Frank Matthews!

SBF , “hold my beer”

@mathewlegrange5880

Жыл бұрын

Trump and Kushner: 'Hold our beers".

@La6ino

Жыл бұрын

@@mathewlegrange5880 what the 3 have in common ? they are all K.

@JohnDoe-yq9rt

Жыл бұрын

@@mathewlegrange5880 When you watch too much CNN lol

01:18 🤣🤣😂

I always thought this film should have been made about Leroy "Nicky" Barnes.

Frank was never and nowhere near the mafia, let alone "above".

@alwaysOPEN4business

Жыл бұрын

It's a film, el moron

@TheGillenium

11 ай бұрын

Racist

@longlostchild123

11 ай бұрын

in narcotics.. key phrase

i love how they make it seems like power drills didnt exist in the 1960-70s like yeah our construstion workers were def using spindel drills to screw in shit

@yankees29

Жыл бұрын

They probably weren’t household items like they are now.

@coreytripp9939

Жыл бұрын

@@yankees29 so a government agency cant afoord them cuz they werent houshold tools (which is wrong they most definetly had some kind of powered drill wether it be electric or air powered

0:11-0:15, 0:17-0:19, 0:42-0:47, 0:50-0:52, 0:54-1:02, 1:31-1:32, 2:37-2:50, 3:20-3:25, 3:29, 3:36-3:37, 3:43, 4:00-4:01, 4:39-4:46, 5:16-5:21, 5:54-6:06, 6:14-6:16

Used to come into the key club!

in the 70s even heavily crooked cops were squeamish about shooting a defenseless dog.

The real brains and leader of Frank Lucas drug ring was someone else. Not so flashy not so desperete for police attention... Luckily Lucas did bring the heat on this very clever drug ring.

Amazing movie. Also as inaccurate to the real story as you can get.

Good movie of a successful gangster in real life not to accurate but good movie but no gangster and I mean no gangster is above the mafia

@floormop6672

Жыл бұрын

NO F%&!NG N!&%#R HAS ACCOMPLAISHED WHAT THE MAFIA HASNT IN THE LAST 100 F#%$ING YEARSS!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! N

3:27 he’d be a dead man.

obviously not or is connected because he said some thing about u-haul which i think was yawl

No he wasn’t above the Mafia. He wasn’t even on the same level.

@scanneringdark4793

Жыл бұрын

those two statements mean the same thing

@sjacrane

Жыл бұрын

@@scanneringdark4793 how exactly

@alwaysOPEN4business

Жыл бұрын

@@sjacrane yeah because movies always accurately portray history

@JAY60z

10 ай бұрын

He was above the mafia. That's why them Wops snitched on Frank

So weird he seems offended the drug dealer isn't Italian and perhaps that specific brand of "Blue magic" was more popular than the Italian product at that time and in that place with the other blacks in Harlem Frank would know his customer better perhaps too.

To figure it out Needs none more 1 100 1 100 both in between 1 100 .... Find out the rest. I Will love you Always ❤

Ben Shapiro needs to chill

always saving democracy. Always in the name of democracy.

Kenny Pickett

These comments are hilarious 😂😂😂

Hah. The TV has a report on vietnam while this is happening. I bet the screenwriter felt real proud of himself for that one. Seriously though, that's some pretty good allegory for what was happening in the film at this time.

@HerrCherno

Жыл бұрын

It also means that time is running out for Roberts, as there would be no more planes carrying heroin after the last U.S troops (and KIAs) have left.

@Ryan88881

Жыл бұрын

@@HerrCherno You mean GIs?

@HerrCherno

Жыл бұрын

@@Ryan88881 What part of my comment are you referring to?

@Ryan88881

Жыл бұрын

@@HerrCherno Oh wait, did you actually mean dead bodies? I was referring to the KIA part and wonder why KIAs would be returning home then I remembered what happened in this scene lol

@ashr9756

Жыл бұрын

Very allegorical

I think that one detective was such an ass hole for for killing that dog

why is the idea of black autonomy in american society so offensive to people???

Above the mafia lol not even close.

@saulwalle

Жыл бұрын

Above the Mafia "in the dope business". I'm the context of this movie it was an accurate statement even if they could've wiped him out without lifting a finger

@alexandersosa22

Жыл бұрын

The mafia didn’t really deal dope like that. Bad business

@yankees29

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandersosa22 ahhh look up Matty Madonna and tell me they weren’t dealing dope again. Lol the East Harlem crew has been dealing dope since the 1940’s-50’s.

@MB-fo2sk

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandersosa22 Yeah that's a myth, all of the 5 families sold drugs at one point or another. It even was the main source of income for one of them, the Bonannos.

@ym5180

11 ай бұрын

@@yankees29 none of the 5 families condoned selling drugs, so they didn't take it that big, obviously some members still dealed drugs but not to the level of frank Lucas

How much did Frank Lucas contribute to crack epidemic in America Power pays

It’s always interesting how detached people are from history. This movie takes place in a time when that word is commonly used and not really frowned upon. What, a word is going to kill you? Grow up and get over it.

Nothing would stop me from getting this clown for killing my dog nothing.

@tchuckles5032

Жыл бұрын

Yeah okay tough guy

@Swelly_K

Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed how animals are so valued in America, not saying it's a bad or good thing but in my country we wouldn't even care if that dog was shot lol

Ah, a time before woke when you just fucking told it the way it is

Russell crow... Total miscast....

@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns

2 ай бұрын

Why?

such racist language man. it is hard to tell they are Christians by their love by their love

MICHAEL IS ABOVE THE MAFIA :)m

I fucking hated Trupo

They lied so much in this movie !!!!

@patricklosi3358

Жыл бұрын

All lies. Absolute bullshit.

@TennesseeTriStar

Жыл бұрын

@@patricklosi3358 ikr

@timkinley1779

Жыл бұрын

It's purpose is entertainment. This isn't a documentary.

@TennesseeTriStar

Жыл бұрын

@@timkinley1779 yeah when it says " based on a true story " Stop with the " Woke " bullshit. It was a total lie , frank Lucas was NOt big time and he was a Total SNITCH , the detective was the biggest addict in Harlem

@TennesseeTriStar

Жыл бұрын

@@timkinley1779 this is easily top 5 worst movies ever made ! And Denzel is easily top 5 worst actors of all time