Watched that movie twice. The acting and the music are incredible.

@darkwish210

2 жыл бұрын

Same! It was surprisingly really good.

@RealJesseONFIRE

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The score was exceptional

@dmmusicmusic

2 жыл бұрын

I watched it but I couldn't follow the plot-line but mike cleared that up for me, maybe I just wasn't paying attention.

@asap7189

2 жыл бұрын

I watch it more than that this movie is everything

@arminius3808

2 жыл бұрын

Good movie. But far from realistic

Damn, Jamie Lannister just whacked the Punisher. Guess he really is an artist with a blade.

@calisthenicswar4300

2 жыл бұрын

lmao

@Dugiesrevenge

2 жыл бұрын

A Lannister always pays his debts…..

@cannabisresistance6757

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dugiesrevenge 😁

@jonathanlopezsanchez4343

2 жыл бұрын

Good one 😂😂😂

@BigScoooob

2 жыл бұрын

And then Ghost put him in jail🤯

Nikolaj is a good choice for this role because the guy knows how to play a good harmless family man and an actual tough dangerous guy and it was both visible in his role as Jaime Lannister

@UnexpectedWonder

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@AngelXO96

2 жыл бұрын

Jaime Lannister is one of the greatest characters ever

@Ar1AnX1x

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngelXO96 in the show his character arc pretty much stopped and even regressed in the later seasons but in the books the character is much more well-written.

@Dibbz_TV

Жыл бұрын

Great actor

Jon Bernthal really is a treasure. He always brings it, in his work

@walnutsandbeastiality866

2 жыл бұрын

,,'m' ask yuh sm'tn'" (,,Let me ask you something") Shane Walsh, The Walking Dead

@KillerDiaguR

2 жыл бұрын

By playing the same character in every show? 😂

@CarlosWr581

2 жыл бұрын

@@KillerDiaguR how?

@skrublordnord69

2 жыл бұрын

“If you wanna live, if you wanna survive, you gotta fight for it!! I’m talkin bout fight!!! Right here!! Right now!!” - Shane Walsh

@brandonwestbrook6003

2 жыл бұрын

@@KillerDiaguR about the same way Stallone and Schwarzenegger made their loot too…🤷🏼‍♂️

Can't believe this movie didn't get much attention, it's probably one of the most realistic prison movies ever made according to many ex convicts

@apocalypsepow

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I slept on it for so long but when I sat down and watched it I was blown away.

@Subo23

2 жыл бұрын

Many people are bigger fans of movies like Shawshank which is well made but very much a happy ending fable

@Creabsley

2 жыл бұрын

It’s really not realistic at all. That’s not how the whites behave in Cali. It’s bullshit. They’re outnumbered so they don’t waste the new fish.

@JohnSmith-cm4zy

2 жыл бұрын

I've actually heard the complete opposite from several convicts. 🤷‍♂️

@maysonsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Realistic? Become The Brand Cali shot caller just like that? Dude I really don't know what reality You live in. For that to happen will be 1 in an infinity.

Wow. I’m just a trucker. And I listen to u on my long drives. U help me stay awake

This is the best movie I've seen the past 10 years. Incredible acting and amazing music all throughout the whole film.

@trotts1885

Жыл бұрын

Yeah stuck with me too

Would’ve loved some extended back story on Bottles

@waffleironcheesecake

2 жыл бұрын

Real name: Vance Munsun. Power suit. Power tie. Power steering. 😂🤣 (Reference from Hitch.)

@SHADOWACTUAL

2 жыл бұрын

His name is Michael Westen. He used to be a spy, until..

@killthahippie

2 жыл бұрын

Bottles was a very intriguing character 1 big reason why is because the guy who played him did so very well

@ChristiantrospectiveGamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@SHADOWACTUAL Came here for this reference.

@SHADOWACTUAL

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChristiantrospectiveGamer I was gonna do the full intro, but eh.

He had given up on life. He died the day he told his wife to forget that he exists. He had no one left on the outside, his wife and son were strangers to him. Why take a chance on someone hurting them when you're already dead

@kegslob304

2 жыл бұрын

He KNEW he had to let them go because he knew what he had to do to protect them. He knew that as long as he was taking orders from The Beast, they would be used as leverage against him. He started planning this AFTER speaking to Beast and him threatening his family. He wrote the letter to his son after speaking to Beast but before being released from prison. He had planned the entire deal to go just the way it did. He prepped his "kit" (razor blade, chapstick tube, and cuff key, made from the inhaler he bought) before the arms deal was done because he knew that he was going back to prison because that was the only way to eliminate Beast, thus then becoming the Shotcaller!

@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

2 жыл бұрын

The ending is like that because it's to set up a sequel. He had no incentive to keep being the shot caller because he already eliminated the leader calling the shots for the entire Aryan Brotherhood. I bet in the original ending, he took the deal and went into witness protection.

@tsdobbi

2 жыл бұрын

@@southerncalifornia4534 fuck that. He didn't choose that life. It was a means to an end, I don't believe for a minute that character would have done what he did.

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Michael saved me the time. NO WAY is the ending reality for a dude like this guy. The entire scenario from start to finish is not believeable at all.

@DaroriDerEinzige

2 жыл бұрын

It was a morally motivated decision; He did stuff and became somebody who had to be put away. I mean, sure, it was a great plot - stagin' everything until you can kill the guy who treaten your Family. But in reality - He became a *Shotcaller*. He became a Killer. He became a Monster.

Shot Caller is an amazing movie filled with some incredible actors, and the music just sets the tone in most scenes!

Franzese is REAL AF, “if you’re in that life and you can’t do 7-10 years….” 😂 man, he said that casually like that’s mandatory! It’s real Facts, Respect! Don’t be in that life you can’t do that time.

My dad told me years ago that my Grandfather was a Detective in a department near Detroit, MI and he told my Dad that the best thing you could do was to stay as far away from the criminal system as possible. He knew the system was a bad place to be.

John Bernthal does look a hell of a lot like your dad at that age.

@g3orgge788

2 жыл бұрын

Shane Walsh.

@Unpainted_Huffhines

2 жыл бұрын

The Punisher

The scene where he is offered the deal with the cop is before he gets back to see “The Beast”, the reason he didn’t take the deal is because he still needed to get back to see the Shot Caller because as long as he was alive his family was in danger. This is why he didn’t take the deal he had to get back to see “The beast” and kill him and take over as shot caller

@tjhookit

2 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but if you go back and watch that scene….the dirty guard on Beasts payroll is standing right there when the agent offers the deal. So if Money took that deal the guard would have told Beast and then it’s over for him and his family.

@LadyLibertyBella

2 жыл бұрын

That makes so much more sense! I haven’t seen the movie yet so it was confusing. I was wondering why the crooked parole guy who set him up to begin with would give him a deal to turn over the shot caller & all involved when if occurred in the order explained he had just killed the shot caller, telling the crooked guard- he was now the shot caller. It makes so much more sense now as to why he didn’t take the deal! Bc if he hadn’t gotten rid of him yet his family was still in danger. Plus that crooked guard was also there in the scene so of he said he would take the deal he certainly would of have told the shot caller & money and his family would be targeted immediately. Thanks for bringing this up bc honestly I was confused. I wonder how Michael mixed that up? Oh well lol. Still looks like a good movie I’ll check it out.

@marlygee

Жыл бұрын

Nah he didn’t mix it up he said it in reverse order of the films chronology so he offers him the deal before he goes to see and kill the beast ‘shot-caller’. He is asked to give him ‘the beast’ but Money has other plans so tells him he’s wasting his time. Plus there is the honest cop and the corrupt prison guard, they are two separate characters.

This movie along with Sicario are one of the best movies in decades. The whole cast is magnificent and the scenery and the way the story is told is just…. Wow! The running theme through this movie is the responsibility of a man to his family and that really spoke to me. I’m Dutch and have never went to prison/jail. And I never will!

Great review Michael. I was 16 when i read your first book and ive been a fan since. Not because u were a mobster but because of how much u love your family. To see you here on KZread 25 years later is really a great thing

My father did 30 years inside all over the country. Verified/categorized. He said this is the closest Hollywood has ever gotten to how it's really like inside and for these guys.

@videoschistosos7077

2 жыл бұрын

Has he ever seen American me or blood in blood out? I think their bolth realistic as well.

@jorgemonsalve1919

2 жыл бұрын

Stfu public enemy is not just white

@macck4350

2 жыл бұрын

@@videoschistosos7077 those are both really good movies but Blood in blood out had its comedy forsure and was actually really great so I don’t think it can compare if put in the realm of prison movies.it DOES stand alone by its self with greatness.Now on a “serious”Prison movie level I think American Me and ShotCaller do a great job at capturing the sobering real ness of Prison life.

@YOBLACKHOMIE1

2 жыл бұрын

@@videoschistosos7077 danny trejo had a hand in it so I think it was pretty accurate

@steverightmusic5804

2 жыл бұрын

American me was rubbish and Mexican mafia members dies over the making of that film. Blood in blood out is close. It looses something because it wasn't accurate in telling peg leg Morgan's story (so says mybfather) shot callers interaction inside and out after his "transformation" is as close as it gets my father says. The dramatic transformation can't be spoken on. He could of checked into PC and did his time like that but hey its a movie.

That movie was great. Coster-Waldau's transformation in it is riveting.

@chicktait5544

2 жыл бұрын

Makes up for the gods of Egypt,he was in

@noodles169

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. They had it spot on. He looked like the classic wood

@Senate300

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't get enough credit as an actor does he?

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Michael saved me the time. NO WAY is the ending reality for a dude like this guy. The entire scenario from start to finish is not believeable at all.

@TJ-fe7rr

2 жыл бұрын

I really liked Ray Stevenson as the punisher. It's too bad the movie wasn't that great.

He also realized his original crime of being responsible for the death of his friend in the crash..and was content and accepting of being punished for it.

Michael you are an inspiration to us all who came from a harsh background.. You make the impossible the possible thank you from the bottom of my heart ...

Moral of the story, when you have to drive, drink non alcoholic beverages

@matthew_natividad

2 жыл бұрын

or have someone stay sober in your group

@linneajohnson1283

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Thanks for that truth 🌹

@pleasestop1000

2 жыл бұрын

Or take Uber or Lyft.

@stefanosprokopis6974

2 жыл бұрын

@@pleasestop1000 ever heard of a taxi? Stinking ride share.

@songoku9348

2 жыл бұрын

This is why I prefer drinking Budweiser Zero. Enjoy the drink without the intoxication. Best of both worlds.

Wow Michael that actor if he decides to play your dad..he definitely looks like your father.

@flatbushzombie4759

2 жыл бұрын

It would be perfect casting for sure

@stevenielsen9895

2 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome

@bettysmith4641

2 жыл бұрын

Jon Bernthal would be great.

its crazy how your whole life and your whole identity can change so dramatically from a DUI... shows you how messed up our prison system is that it can turn a normal straight-laced guy into what he ended up. I know its just a movie but I wouldn't be surprised if something like this happened for real

@soundtruth7653

2 жыл бұрын

The whole concept of imposing such punishment when people are already punishing themselves internally, is monstrous and not real justice. It produces the opposite of a good outcome.

@sterlingwilliams8645

Жыл бұрын

I mean it was a DUI that ended up with someone dead

@Eralen00

Жыл бұрын

@@sterlingwilliams8645 I'm not saying there shouldn't be consequences, there definitely should. But do we really need to make the consequences include getting r**ed in the showers or getting shanked in a prison riot? Having to fight and kill to survive? Unless you join a racist neo nazi prison gang who can protect you but then you have to beat and murder people for them and catch more charges? I thought our constitution protected us against "cruel and unusual punishment"

@Eralen00

Жыл бұрын

@@sterlingwilliams8645 the way our system is set up right now is not to rehabilitate prisoners or keep law abiding citizens safe, it's just to have an easy available source of slave labor making license plates and army helmets. A lot of people think, _"if the slaves ræpə and kill each other who cares?"_ there are a lot of private prisons in America whose only motivation is profit. where the more people they lock up and the less money they spend on food and medicine etc, the more money they make. Isn't that totally absurd? People making money directly off other people's suffering. This is why 25% of the entire world's prison population is in the us despite Americans being only making up 4% of the world's population.

@thugnificent3236

Жыл бұрын

@@sterlingwilliams8645 driving home from a party and was an accident

I like watching you Michael, super likable and you seem authentic and honest…

Did 9 mos in a max security dorm in the county jail while awaiting trial on false allegations of attempted murder. Much respect for what you said during the last 3 or 4 minutes on the death penalty. If more people only knew how dirty the system is...

@bradlott9876

11 ай бұрын

You know you were guilty

@michaelbarber590

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, the way those modern max security complexes are designed really suck. They can see you at all times. I was in "old county" in San Bernardino CA a couple of times as well as "new county" in Ontario CA and the Glass House. New county was actually built as a modern max security prison, but they decided to use it as a second county jail because the old county became so overcrowded when the Inland Empire experienced huge transplant of people from neighboring Los Angeles and that new facility in Ontario was far more stressful than the old facility on Waterman in SB. There was no place you could go in there where they weren't watching you 24/7 and the whole place had a very oppressive feeling about it. Being in there on Christmas was the worst because the tension was so thick that it felt like a riot was gonna break any second. I believe it was purposely designed to be that way in the human psyche.

@michaelbarber590

10 ай бұрын

​​@@bradlott9876Not everyone is. I had a friend who spent a year in county lockup for murder and was released after he beat his case (because of witness intimidation by the Black Angels) and we all new he did it cuz it was right across the street from my house and the man he killed absolutely had it coming, while another friend of mine in Florida got 25 to life for a murder he actually didn't commit. Of course, he did murder 3 other people that was totally unrelated and got away scott-free in on those, so some people would say it was karma.

Your review of the movie was interesting and it was a surprisingly good movie but your closing commentary was some of your best work Michael. Really hit home. Thanks for the work you do.

Michael your memory is on point no way I could retell this whole movie in detail like that.. respect ✊🏼

@jefvarnadore2267

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese my pleasure.

Thank you, Mr. Franzese. Your a good man and we need more like you.

John B is playing Tony Soprano's father in The Many Saints of Newark, the prequel to The Sopranos. Comes out in October... Thanks for sharing Michael, I'm going to have to watch it now.

@MrGreen-dp4oz

2 жыл бұрын

💩

@tr5947

2 жыл бұрын

He'd be a good choice for Sonny Franzese just based on the resemblance.

@thesupervisor3270

2 жыл бұрын

@Psytoxin duh! Where u been? This movie was done last year which means the cast was named 2 years ago

@jeffalexgreco

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbesco8067 its been confirmed and Michael Gandolfini is playing young Tony

@jeffalexgreco

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbesco8067 dude he's in the trailer....

Jon Bernthal playing your father would be gold. That man can act.

@Daniel-md5dg

2 жыл бұрын

I can see it

@erwinsmith3198

2 жыл бұрын

also he looks like his father

@vikingkrigare5329

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah too bad he was in only two seasons of TWD

@BlookbugIV

2 жыл бұрын

He always comes across as a Muscle Mary to me but hopefully one day he’ll change my mind.

@why8298

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlookbugIV not every actor has to play every type of character to be a good actor.

I truly,truly respect your honesty thanks for sharing your stories and experiences

6:28 excellent use of the word preserve. Yes, indeed, I would think he could have told his wife through letters and that motel face to face scene that he was trying to SAVE his family. But to be more specific, he was trying to preserve what "trajectory" they were headed towards while he was on another "trajectory", as brutal as he had to endure. This channel is awesome, thank you.

This movie is a perfect example of how you don't need a big budget to make a good flick, all you need are good actors and good writing

I’ve been a loyal follower since you’ve started, and aside from never seeing an episode I didn’t love, I can confidently say this has been my favorite. Couldn’t agree more with everything you stated. God Bless and No Stress as always brother!

Loving that you always keep it 100%, Mike.

Literally made me CRY in the last advise, Mr. Franzese.

Can you do a movie review on “American Me” and/or “Blood in Blood Out”?

@victoriamayo5774

2 жыл бұрын

Great movie

@StopBeingFat24

2 жыл бұрын

Blood in blood out a great movie. I'll have to see American me though

@marcorios6806

2 жыл бұрын

@@StopBeingFat24 I think you’ll enjoy it very much. It’s playing in Netflix

@StopBeingFat24

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcorios6806 sweet, I'll definitely catch it now then.

@remyboy2024

2 жыл бұрын

@@StopBeingFat24 Good movie but there’s a very large inaccuracy in the beginning that got a lot of people in real life killed.

it's a great movie , i've watched it twice . it shows how the system can turn a normal human being into a cold blooded killer .

@mathewsylvia3494

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't cold blooded. He sacrificed himself for the love and safety of his family. Cold blooded would be allowing your family to be targeted without remorse

@MrSqurk

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathewsylvia3494 even cold blooded killers care about their families. Shit, even most psychopaths wouldn’t let their families be killed.

@harald2101

2 жыл бұрын

just watched it a second time. does anyone know a similar movie woth watching? doesn't have to involve prison but preferably yes. lookinf for tips

@MrNogo-yb2tq

2 жыл бұрын

@@harald2101 Check out a movie called Felon with Van Kilmer as Main Character. It sorta like this movie but a bit different. Check it out and reply back what you think about it and if it was something you were looking for. If so, I think I know a few other movies too

@MrNogo-yb2tq

2 жыл бұрын

@@harald2101 oh and a movie with Sheila Lea Beauf or however you spell it (the actor from Holes. Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and Crystal Skull) in a movie called The Tax Collector. Awesome fucking movie. It's not prison no but it is something that does happen especially in big town like Los Angeles. It was written and directed by the same people who wrote and directed End Of The Watch and Training Day

Jeez man. i love how you explain things. Its alot to think about. Really makes you rethink how you see situations within our broken system in the USA. You speak from the heart and from experience. I look forward to binging your videos. God bless

Michael Franzese .. You have an inner light the talk and the walk.. Men need your guidance and your friendship

Can you please do “Hoodlum” with Laurence Fishburne

@charlesgrigson6436

2 жыл бұрын

Come on, this is a decent movie about bumpy Johnson and some of the early black gangsters in new York rose to power and based on a true story gives it more juice, but Mike is still neglecting one of the most classic mob movies of all time, once upon a time in America

@notglomethazine

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesgrigson6436 definitely a classic

@YianniLiadis

2 жыл бұрын

Been askin this for months, I’m waitin on it too 💯

@stillirise7813

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesgrigson6436 Once upon a time in America definitely. Just watch it again after 30 years last night

Mike, this was a very good but sad movie. Criminal justice needs reform.

@andyfraser7

2 жыл бұрын

Criminal justice can undergo a great deal of legislative reform. What you can't legislative is a collective consciousness and compassionate heart.

@renereyes3311

2 жыл бұрын

@E M poor people in America live way better than most average people in other countries. Stop it. You want change your life? Start with Looking in the mirror. Stop bad mouthing America.

@mikimiyazaki

2 жыл бұрын

@@andyfraser7 so government entities, corporations, etc are devoid of human emotions, empathy, sympathy etc? 😂

@mikimiyazaki

2 жыл бұрын

@@matilda628 our system is highly flawed..... If you can come up with a better one then hats off to you but ive yet to see a better, more fair system overall.

@vanmoody

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikimiyazaki Which country has the best prison system in your view? When we say best what I am talking about is which country has the lowest recidivsm?

Sounds like you have integrity Michael! Hope your series does well much respect from across the pond in England!

Real talk at the end. Love listening to you.

Casting John Berinthal as Michael's dad, Sonny, is a good choice.

@chidiokosa2015

2 жыл бұрын

yeah he kinda resembles him too

@todaysrapsux123

2 жыл бұрын

I agree theres definitely a resemblance there

@cusefan5510

2 жыл бұрын

Stephen graham has to be included somewhere. Guy is just too talented at the mob genre to be left out. Him as Capone, and as tony pro in the Irishman were amazing. He was even in public enemy with Johnny depp

@Anatolpinist

2 жыл бұрын

@@bandit7519 That's not true, he's not gonna play Shane in The Many Saints of Newark.

@419buckeye7

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they got the same nose and hair

Jon Bernthal would be AWESOME as Sonny Franzese!!!

@KL-cj9wu

2 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly. they do look familar

@Scripner

2 жыл бұрын

Bottles should play Michael.

@jrock8089

2 жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman would be better

@mattjack3983

2 жыл бұрын

@@jrock8089 lol Morgan Freeman??

@Scripner

2 жыл бұрын

@@jrock8089 Rofl. Love it.

Dude, it’s absolutely awesome how well spoken you are. No wonder you’re a big earner in the real world too

Thank you very much for your work! You are making a quality stuff! I watch each of your videos and become mature when I understand how real wise guys do things

one cool aspect of this movie is the progress of the tattoos as the movie goes on.

@rdog657

2 жыл бұрын

Same with his physique - you see how the character progressed from a skinny stockbroker to a built, hardened felon. Really great character development

@dcarroll3686

2 жыл бұрын

The environment turned him into a Animal !!!!

@ishnillow1489

2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the moustache.

This was one of the best breakdowns I’ve seen Mike.. bang up job

Thank you for sharing your stories, and your perspective on stories that deal with "the life". I grew up with friends who had family in that world and, later in life, received some help with cable construction projects on Long Island and Staten Island when I was a project manager in that space. The guys I dealt with always delivered on their promises and there was, at least from my perspective, an underlying code of ethics that could be counted on. Lots of great meals and wine at Sal Anthony's (in the early 80's). Continued good luck to you.

I found this movie extremely powerful, moving, and personally touching and am so grateful for the breakdown Michael. Thank you for sharing and look forward to other posts. The system is so powerful.

Came here as fast as Possible boss also Jon Bernthal is just Amazing

@brandje1181

2 жыл бұрын

I think he would play an excellent Sonny

@MATA-mz1db

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandje1181 yes indeed

@nathanbarnhart7823

2 жыл бұрын

That murder was absolutely brutal. Such a well played scene by both.

@oldfunsfrontporch5390

2 жыл бұрын

He made the movie in my eyes

This is a good movie that shows once the system has you in it's grip, it doesn't let go easy.

@Ar1AnX1x

2 жыл бұрын

it because most people in the society just want to see criminals punished and not actually change them in to better people but in a good society the focus would be on changing criminals in to being decent people a lot of them are just the product of their environment and they would change and a percentage of them wouldn't because they're born a psychopath people would be a lot better if they knew the society cares about them and wants them to do better

@wdcardoso7572

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ar1AnX1x thats a big bullshit bruh

@Ar1AnX1x

2 жыл бұрын

@@wdcardoso7572 come on man, you know the thing.

@wdcardoso7572

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ar1AnX1x oh XD

I respect your honesty Michael. Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great content sir.

I don't know you mate, but effing happy you're doing well for yourself on this knew path. Long may you continue! From London, England.

I love "shotcaller". God bless guys.

I love this blokes honesty! Stand up, staunch geezer! A Rare Breed!

@BlookbugIV

2 жыл бұрын

a blinking chipper chim chim cher-oo!

I could listen to you for days! God bless

Your words near the end are spot on. If the systems in place worked "as intended" there'd be no crime or want in the world.

Great review Michael, it’s been enlightening to see how you’ve opened up so much more. Especially how you don’t waste your time answer your critics with education & class.GOD bless

Him playing your dad is a absolute perfect fit! And he’d do an amazing job. It’s bout time we get a movie about your family y’all deserve it ! Also, you should do a review of “Killing them Softly” it’s a great film. It’s a more low key gangster movie but it feels realistic. Great videos!

@lisashrestha5023

2 жыл бұрын

Loved that film too - Ray Liotta so good in his role as Markie.

@harrycallahan5018

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Killing them softly has this mangy feel that fits so well.

I really like the way you talk. You're a real guy, honest.

You're a great story teller, great stories come from experience.

I'm a retired Federal Officer and even though Hollywood embellished some scenes to make it more entertaining to the masses it was a very good movie. Great review Michael. When you review these kinds of movies it's very entertaining coming from you because of your life experiences.

@notmybuddyguy477

2 жыл бұрын

What do you have to say about guys that get in like Money who are straight-laced in a tough State Penn system having or kind of being forced in a way when they get in to join a gang to survive? Does that happen? Can you go to the guards and tell them hey they're trying to recruit me and threatening me to join can you help or would that be worse?

@chetb3345

2 жыл бұрын

@@notmybuddyguy477 It's different depending on where your at and who's trying to recruit you. It depends on how you carry yourself and the kind of person you are. Most are pawn's and few are warriors. Federal prison easier that State prison. Best advice is don't go to prison.

@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

2 жыл бұрын

@@notmybuddyguy477 The system puts trouble makers with other trouble makers. You can do your time in prison without needing to engage in more violent behavior if you don't want to. Yes, you do live around mentally deranged people, but it's not different than society. If you refuse to fight other inmates and become a target yourself, you can always ask the guards for help just like you could the police on the street. You will be branded negatively by the inmates in general population and end up in a different classification. But generally in the movie, if you go in for something like that, majority of other inmates won't pick on you. If you are a sex offender, that's a different story, as most dislike sex offenders. For myself, I found I had most conflict with addicts or those whose parents were addicts. I recognized that they blamed most of their problems in life on people like me who were responsible for them and their parents getting the drugs. This helped me recognize the indirect damage done to others from drug dealing. Learning how hard it was for a child of a drug addict parent growing up opened my eyes. I never recommend using violence unless absolutely necessary, it usually brings more problems than it solves. If you do go to prison and have a problem with a bully and he isn't a gang member. Just visit him in his cell and fight him there. Never fight anyone in the yard or in public. Some guys won't respect you at all if you don't stand up for yourself. It's just how some people are. Regardless if you win or lose the fight, there will be respect. Generally, if you are just doing your own time and aren't causing problems for others, you will be fine. It helps to be in a good mood and have a sense of humor too. Don't focus on what you dislike or hate, that will eventually lead to trouble.

@MarvoloSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

@@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech so assuming you're a normal guy, does every inmate get picked on or tested the moment they walk into a jail or what. What would happen if you were picked on randomly by a gang member and defended yourself? Would they decide to get even with you. What if an inmate just wants to do his time does he have to join a gang inside is it safer to be in a gang when riots break out?

@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarvoloSalazar There's a lot of factors involved. Depends on your convictions. Who you are. The policies of the correction system. Typically these types of yards are reserved for violent offenders or those who want to engage in violence, the system tries to filter out the types of inmates and place them accordingly. I cannot give you advice in that situation as every prison and yard is not the same. Remember that you don't live in a country like Mexico or El savadore where the inmates actually run the prisons. In America, there is still some type of authority that can assist you if your goal is to really just do your time and improve yourself. Just hope those running the prisons aren't corrupt and working for the inmates as it is common in the other countries i mentioned. Corruption isn't as big of a problem in America yet. If it was. People like El Chapo wouldn't be locked up in a supermax. They would be in a minimum security probably still giving orders to his associates on the outside. Corruption is only allowed within the political and corporate class, not the criminal class. Lol

We don't have Netflix, so thanks for the review Michael. So depressing, the character Money was such a tortured soul.

One of the best films I've seen that I had previously never heard of. Very well done

Honest commentary about that last scene, because self preservation kicks in and most people will talk.

Hey Michael! Loved this movie! Have a great week my man! God Bless from The Bronx 👊🙏🇺🇸

His transformation was superb. He looked like the classic wood. He had brains to begin with, and then he got the brawn. That's what brothers look for

Great video. Really appreciate your insights on these topics.

Great movie Mike. Thanks for sharing your insight and knowledge. God bless you and your family ❤️👍🏻

You know what prison movie would be great to review “Cool Hand Luke.” Love that movie.

@paulsmith121

2 жыл бұрын

yeah great flick

@fredontiveros1037

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulsmith121 Hell yea. “ Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand.”

@FirebirdCamaro1220

2 жыл бұрын

@@fredontiveros1037 what we have here is a failure to comminicate

John Bernthal resembles your dad, and he’s a great actor. That would make a great film!

@Jman417

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@Charsi_Escobar

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Tony Sopranos dad ;D

Thanks for sharing your perspective and experience with us.

One of my old OG's recommended this to me last year. I loved every scene, it's so realistic and ever so powerful! The best "prison" type movie ever, 2nd has got to be "Blood in Blood Out," that one rocks too!

Possibly the best prison film I've seen. The director Ric Roman Waugh also directed another very good prison flick called Felon several years before .

@onetwo12onetwo526

2 жыл бұрын

Salute on Felon my fav

@trollwayy5981

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t really like Felon.

I would really like to hear your thoughts on “Blood in Blood Out.” Great gang movie.

@MikeyBats

2 жыл бұрын

Great movie

@fredontiveros1037

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeyBats Orale Vato Loco.

@fredontiveros1037

2 жыл бұрын

@@matilda628 I think your referring to the movie “American Me.” Danny has mentioned certain situations regarding with that film. Also a great gang movie.

@professorx7398

2 жыл бұрын

"It's payback time Popeye! I'm collecting back all my rent money... with interest!" 😁

@pfclex6737

2 жыл бұрын

American me is way better

Man you tell a story so well. I feel like I've watched the movie. Very rare quality.

Thank you for talking about this the way you do. It might not get said enough but it is appreciated, what you say and more importantly how you say it. All in all, I respect you for it, if it matters at least it matters to me.

So great!!

Criminally underrated movie. One of my all time favorites for sure. Would have been cool if they took the same characters and made a TV series out of it- it was that good.

Nikola just does not miss with the low budget films !!! He was my favorite actor on GoT and he’s been killing it acting in the movies . I

Another great breakdown. I really appreciated your perspective. This was an incredible movie on so many levels. The story , the casting, acting and Cine-photography are top notch. Such a brutal situation.

Brother this was a very high quality and well done video. I thoroughly enjoyed the walk-through.

@dylang2834

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m not

18:20 I really wish Jon Bernthal rocked the slicked back hair like this when he played Frank Castle. It’s closer to the comic look of the character and he looks awesome.

@graffProdigy

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t like him as Punisher. The two other dudes played him better.

@natechenry

2 жыл бұрын

@@graffProdigy no they didn’t. They both sucked. Jon got frank right

@michaelquinn8064

2 жыл бұрын

@@natechenry tom jane was a great punisher, but jon is the best

Good review and great commentary. Appreciate your perspective.

Just watched this movie last night..the ending was heavy man.

Great movie 🍿

@bobafett7647

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr Franzese, wish you and your family good health and fortune. A friend from London Uk 🇬🇧. 👍🏻😎

Waited for this all weekend! This is the mistake? they made with Whitey Bulger. He didn't last 24 hours when they moved him in with the wrong people....Can't wait until Mob Movie Monday is on a movie on your life story Boss! You have the best channel on here.

@gregoryhawsjr3479

2 жыл бұрын

Truth. Whitey bulger was absolutely a inside job. I mean in the end, they scraped the 80 year old eyes out. That was definitely a bounty that was closed out. It’s crazy

Watched this last year whilst looking for good prison/gang based films and this blew me away 🔥🔥🔥💪🏻😎🤘🏻

Love how honest he is, massive respect.

This movie and breaking bad where the craziest transformations I’ve seen with just using a simple haircut plus mustache and beard where they looked like completely different people

@nothingtoospiffy7913

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the hat

@mvanluven78

2 жыл бұрын

The look has nothing to do with transformation.

@evolvedtactics1714

2 жыл бұрын

Sons of Anarchy's storyline is crazy as well. Alot of dynamic characters.

@abelcastro4813

2 жыл бұрын

@@mvanluven78 It really does tho 😂 Walter White wanted to keep his Heisenberg look because he wanted his image to be remembered as well as his name. Same with Money, once he excepts who he becomes he keeps his hairstyles and moustache even when he gets released.

@Ar1AnX1x

2 жыл бұрын

it's because of the actor, the guy does a normal nice guy and a dangerous killer so well that you can't believe they're the same person. in Game of Thrones he has the same transformation where in the first 2 seasons he's the villain and he's one of the best swordsmen in the world and is a very dangerous person and in season 3 and 4 people realize that's his reputation and he looks like from the outside and on the inside he's actually a good guy that you feel sorry for

Millers crossing would be a good mob movie monday

@tomking7080

2 жыл бұрын

Look in your heart! Look in your heart! Great flick.

@satch1979

2 жыл бұрын

This!!!! Just watched it

@glenbellefonte9620

2 жыл бұрын

I can't understand how Miller's Crossing isn't more well-known. It is an extraordinary work. Remember, friends is a mental state.

@jerry85g7

2 жыл бұрын

Classic...Love that movie

@Mattschannelism

2 жыл бұрын

That's a really underrated film.

Michael Franzeze you are a great inspition for me, your life experience and the way you voluntarily quit all that and the way you tell everyone to be peaceful and influence people in a good way and the way you are calm all the time... I admire you ! I appreciate all your videos and advice and I like your movie reviews very much .. cause I've seen most of them snd I compare what I think of them to what you think of them :) Of course you know best and if our what I though is the same as you say I am thinking like "I knew it ! I was right !!!" :)))))) I greatly enjoy that you tell people about the importance of family... I don't have a wife and kids but my parents mean everything to me and I love them very much and am grateful for everything they did for me :) Also my cousin and aunt. So thank you for all your videos and advice ! God Bless you sir ! I wish you all the best !

I subscribed to your channel the other day. As I was scrolling through, it automatically plays you saying something along the lines of ( don't ever let your past, prevent you from what you can become). Thank you for saying that. You are a Class Act Mr Franzese.

Bernthal is the real deal. Used to be a street fighter according to a lot of articles I've read about him.

@KillerDiaguR

2 жыл бұрын

Got in a few bar fights then flowered it up for the magazines bruh

Nice to see Jamie has grown his hand back!!!!!

One of my all time favorite movies. Thank u for the review!