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Reccomendd films or tv shows that show gangsters rise to power in detail?
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Can anyone reccomend to me some films or TV shows which show mobsters at the early stage of forming their gangs right through to when they become all powerful?
I loved the part of Once Upon a Time in America which focused on their teen years, but then it skipped to them being at the top.
Same with the Godfather 2.
I love the Black Donnellys but then that got cancelled after one series. If that had carried on it would have been perfect.
It seems the majority of films just show a montage for the "rise" part of their careers.
So if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.
Thanks
Can anyone reccomend to me some films or TV shows which show mobsters at the early stage of forming their gangs right through to when they become all powerful?
I loved the part of Once Upon a Time in America which focused on their teen years, but then it skipped to them being at the top.
Same with the Godfather 2.
I love the Black Donnellys but then that got cancelled after one series. If that had carried on it would have been perfect.
It seems the majority of films just show a montage for the "rise" part of their careers.
So if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.
Thanks
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Scarface
To Be Number One
Watched this years ago and it was very good, might even watch it again.
Rise Of The Footsoldier is along the same lines and is better i'd say.
Covers pretty much everything from the rise to the fall. You also see in detail the lives of the "soldiers" and how/if they rise through the game.
This famous scene from Season 1 says it all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HUlTKvDUI
"the king stay the king!!!"
Also Season 4 focuses on a group of young boys as their childhood is coming to an end (way earlier than it should be:() and as you watch the season you see how their lives pan out: If they make it out of the streets or wether they succumb to the gang culture. Its amazing.
thanks everyone for the suggestions..Some I have seen, some I have never heard of so will check them out.
Always planned to watch the Wire. Does anyone know if the UK DVD is the full uncut version (e.g. same as US version). Or is it cut like the Shield UK DVD box set?
Un Prophet is a very good film.
Sky Atlantic begin repeating The Wire from the first episode tonight from 10.15. Don't have SkyA though so not sure how they are for making cuts and add breaks (add breaks were the worst thing about watching it on FX)
One thing I will add is that The Wire isn't structured like most TV series in that there are no cliff hangers and it is slow paced, which is what makes it so brilliant and addictive but at first it took me a minute to adjust to the change so was about episode 3 before I personally started to get it. Think if I had known that it was a wee bit different from the norm before hand I would have adjusted quicker .....or at least that is what I like to tell myself anyway and not that I was slow on the uptake
Incredible show!!!!!!
Tom Sizemore as John Gotti in one of his finest roles.