These include commentary tracks as well as featurettes on the making of the film, the cinematic legacy of Goodfellas, a lengthy documentary on early Hollywood gangster films, and even a collection of classic WB cartoons featuring depictions of famous actor-gangsters (myeah, myeah, see?). And if you’re going to get it on Blu-Ray, you might as well pick up this special edition, as it contains a combination of special features found on various previous releases of the film. But the film is more than its story, with iconic performances from Scorsese regulars Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci, among others suffice it to say, if you haven’t seen it, you probably should. ![]() When things go awry for him, he testifies against the mob and ends up in the witness protection program. For the uninitiated, Goodfellas is the story of native Brooklynite Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and his rise to power within the ranks of the organized crime family in his neighborhood. ![]() Rotten Tomatoes had a 23 rating whereas IMDB had it at 7.2. Since Shutter Island is opening this week, and since there are really only a few other video releases worth mentioning this week, we thought we’d go ahead and talk about the new 20th Anniversary Edition (wow, has it really been that long?) of Martin Scorsese’s gangster classic, Goodfellas. So here we are with ‘Law Abiding Citizen’, a film released last year which had contrasting reviews from everywhere I looked. ![]() Goodfellas – 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray
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