It was definitely an amazing performance, a perfect final role as he was retired before the film but is definitely retired now, as Scorcese struggled to get Pesci on board originally.
The role required a lot more effort from Pesci especially since he was much older and also the role was unlike any of his previous characters. Truly genius and he really deserved more accolades...
I thought the breakfast scene was stronger, where Russ basically says to Frank; want some cornflakes? also, you're killing your friend today and that's all there is to it.
You're taking care of a problem for us and for you. Just like with the other Whispers, your friend has put you on the spot. You are the best person to handle this problem. Who is a better friend to you? Him or us. Make a choice and act accordingly. Sheeran knew what was what - he was a war veteran. The Germans were not his personal enemies. He killed them anyhow. Hurry back after you take those prisoners to the rear.
Pesci is Brando good in The Irishman. Thank god De Niro convinced him to do it. I think in years to come it will be remembered as one of the best performances ever, and the ultimate ‘swan song’ performance by an actor.
No it wont. Irishman, while good, is nowhere near Goodfellas level. Goodfellas hit legendary film status as soon as it hit theaters. It didn’t have to build up appreciation.
I don't know. I prefer the " go get your shinebox" Pesci a lot more, but he was playing a very subdued gangster in this film and I give him his props as an excellent actor. I was just expecting a little more Tommy from Good Fellas here.
@@LAMB-CHOPPY-CHOPPY I love to hear an actor speak out of character. Then you realize how masterful they are at their craft. Sean Penn is amazing. Edward Norton is amazing. Gene Hackman is incredible. Robert Mitchum is incredible. We have some incredible talent around us.
It’s not only my cousin Vinny. His comedy films. Such as the lethal weapon franchise, easy money, with honors, The home alone franchise. He was in the original man on fire.
Joe is definitely one of the finest actors in our time. I was a little surprised that he was so calm throughout the film, unlike his many other great roles. The man is a living legend, and sure hope he can give us at least a few more spectacular performances in the future.
Let me ask you a question. Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm a little fu*ked up. How was that funny? What the fu*k was so funny about that. What are you a clown. You here to amuse me? You here for my amusement? How was that funny.
He definitely did. The "funny how" scene was based on a real life experience Pesci had, but he was the kid who "complimented" a mobster by saying he was funny, and it wasn't taken too well.
Pesci was teenage friends with Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons Singer) and they were known to have Mob connections! Pesci is actually tired of playing mob characters because he grew up around it and he doesn't want to be playing the same role over again.
Michael Franzese confirms in a few of his reaction videos that Pesci grew up and was around made guys and that's why he's got it down so perfectly and believable.
Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci and Al Pacino stole The show in The Irishman 😁. It was an amazing movie and The De Aging effects were amazing to make The actors look younger :)
I thought this was Pesci's finest performance to date. He totally stole the show. Also, I thought the Irishman was 1 of the 2 best films I'd seen in the past 15 years. The other being Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which I really thought was Tarentino's finest to date.
Pulp fiction was and is his greatest film. It will always be subjective and by design I think. He has made it impossible to compare his works due to genre shifts, no 1 is like the other.
Yes the accuracy is off or it would of been fantastic. The thing they got wrong and its one of the most important things of the story is that Sheeran killed Joe Gallo. There are many people who know who done it. It surely wasn't Frank and it wasn't me. My alibi is that I was in Fla.
@@eddieguererro46 Whats funny is these guys could be just hanging out playing cards and the next minute they are assigned to Obliterate someone in the name of Bizzness
Pesci and Pacino should have both won Best Supporting Actor Oscars. To hell with the rules. Give them each an Oscar! And De Niro should have won a Best Actor Oscar. I know that all three of them have won Oscars before, but damn, their performances in The Irishman were incredibly brilliant!
Joe Pesci's performance in the Irishman is phenomenal compared to the previous roles he played were violent, tough, volatile, and comedic. This one it showcased his dramatic ability. I say his role as Russell Buffalino is 2nd to none.
Very true. And a nod needs to be shown to Keitel’s character in that scene (Angelo Bruno). Another low-key ‘businessman’ mob boss cut from the same cloth as Bufalino…..
@@clarkscat9386 In all honesty, I just know him from Everybody Loves Raymond I didn't even know he did movies. Did he ever give an impressive performance as a gangster?
Believe it or not I've encountered true haters of Pesci, DeNiro, and Pacino. Idgaf what anyone says the aforementioned are cinema royalty. Even at the old age they currently are, they still deliver.
I'm a random Black man watching this with no real affinity for Pesci and remember him mostly for stabbing a thug with a pen at a bar in Casino lol. After watching this Pesci has presence depth and a sincerity I can equate to my late father. I cant wait to watch this film. I slept on Pesci but I can make uo.for it and appreciate him before hes gone. Thanks!
4:28 Yes!...he feels like he feels like an older version of nicky santoro that somehow managed to avoid getting whacked so he is just tame now And i think he had a near death experience in cuba (that’s why he didn’t smoke) maybe it also contributed to him being more diplomatic
Joe Pesci is an incredibly good, evne underrated actor. I think his most memorable scene is from Goodfella's where he 'rolled on a dime' with Ray Liotta in the hilarious ''Funny How"-scene. Unscripted, he just pulled it out of his hat, Liotta played along and both delivered one of the most breathtaking moments of the entire movie, that ended in a massive laugh. Great acting is one thing, but if you can play a character thát well and come up with súch an unscripted improvisation, you're one of the best in the business. The Irishman is a statement to not only Pesci, but also De Niro, and Pacino. Legends of the Crime-movie genre. All together, one last time in an absolute masterpiece!
The scene at 0:13 is one that's really stuck with me since the movie was released. Pesci's best known characters for Scorsese were characters who reveled in violence, but the look he gives his wife just has such a sadness to it. It bums me out that Pesci doesn't really act anymore, but it makes the times he does step out really feel special.
Pesci should have gotten an OSCAR in CASINO- hands down one of the most menacing mobb guys ever played on screen. One look from Pesci in that movie, and you know you never want to mess with him. Great Actor and should get ANOTHER OSCAR for his body of work over the years. Pesci is the actors blueprint on how to play a wise guy with Restrained Exploding Menace... Amen RH DSD KING DIO
I was there for the whole filming to this movie. I loved working with Joe, Al, Robert & Scorsese. Always a pleasure. I haven't even watched it yet either
Actually Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were roommates at one time. Joe Pesci had brought his golf clubs in and Robert De Niro K man, saw them, and began laughing hysterically. It’s a story that Joe Pesci tales from time to time.
So no one’s going to mention how the narrator says Martin Scorsese’s name wrong the whole time??? I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It was driving me crazy.
Honestly, I love that so many more conclusions are drawn through the actors, than the story itself. Such marvelous careers as America's golden mobsters, on the silver screen. We all grew up with them, and our vision of what the mob was like is given to us through them, as well as Gandolfini of course. And to send them off with such a script just makes this a moment to be alive for. I hope they can enjoy the rest of their lives in peace, bravo!
The Irishman is a terrible movie. DeNiros acting was horrific and cringy at points. When DeNiro beats up the store owner that slapped his daughter for instance. Movie length was to long and the storyline itself is a proven lie by the FBI. The Irish hitman Brian never killed Jimmy Hoffa!
I thought i was the only one that gets something new every time i watch it I was watching it one day and thinking oh man i didnt understand that line And than watched it one more time and it would come to me. I think that is why this movie will age very well and is one of the best movies there will ever be
4th time for me last night. One line has struck me every time, that doesn't seem to get any mention. Right after Frank speaks to Hoffa for the very first time, on the phone, he says - "I thought I was talking to general Patton". Powerful, like he feels he has never left the army and is still fighting a war.
Finally, De Niro plays an appropriate role. He plays an Irishman. He's been masquerading as an Italian-American for years. His mother had not Italian blood, and his alternative lifestyle daddy was only half Italian.
Perhaps one of the reasons Pesci is good as Bufalino is it so different from most of his other roles. He usually plays wiseguys. I was surprised at the calm demeanor and even understatement at which he played this role. Precisely what was needed.
