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Post by mrcoke on Aug 13, 2021 16:21:44 GMT
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Post by partickpotter on Aug 13, 2021 19:39:30 GMT
Went to see The Courier today.
Based on a true story of an ordinary guy who ended up smuggling top secret info out of Russia in the early 60s.
It’s a cracking film.
Well worth checking out.
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Post by Goonie on Aug 23, 2021 13:52:58 GMT
Censor
For those old codgers this is a trip down memory lane when video nasties were the 'cause' of violent crime and care in the community was a twinkle in Maggie's eye
Same feel as Prevenge and In the Earth: in short British, low budget, psychological horror that doesn't quite hit the mark despite the Guardian having a wankfest as the lead and director don't have a penis
3/5 worth a watch
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Post by Goonie on Aug 23, 2021 22:44:52 GMT
Reminiscence
Momento meets Water World via the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind trying to be the Maltese Falcon
Are there any two actors with such an insipid screen presence as Huge Jackedup and Rebecca Ferguson?
Good story ruined by Mr Vanilla and Miss Magnolia
Meh
2/5
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Aug 24, 2021 11:08:56 GMT
Reminiscence Momento meets Water World via the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind trying to be the Maltese Falcon Are there any two actors with such an insipid screen presence as Huge Jackedup and Rebecca Ferguson? Good story ruined by Mr Vanilla and Miss Magnolia Meh 2/5 Hugh Jackman was good in Prisoners, The Prestige and Logan, I thought. Rebecca Ferguson I only know from the M:I films, some which I love.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 5, 2021 16:06:00 GMT
If you’re looking for a high octane, fun film you’d do a lot worse than Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.
92% / 98% critics/ audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
A bit high, IMO, but only a bit!
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Post by Goonie on Sept 6, 2021 18:02:40 GMT
Fear and Loathing in Aspen
Hunter S Thompson bio around the time he ran for the sheriff's office in 1971
Worth a watch but I always feel a great deal of conflict and mixed emotions on the subject as Thompson, in my eyes at least, is both transcendent and obnoxious all in one go
2.5/5
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Post by andystokey on Sept 6, 2021 19:31:25 GMT
Free Guy
Another surprise. Reynolds is very funny, Jodie Comer - camera loves her. Seems a bit of a crap premise, I was expecting Tron mashed up with the Lego movie but it ended up like the Matrix meets the Truman Show. A satirical pop at computer use but with a profound question of life except its never far from a crash bang wallop gag.
It's got about 4 genres going on I suspect 3 too many but I came out happy and full of sugar.
4/5
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 11, 2021 5:44:30 GMT
Cop Shop opened today.
Plenty of comedy violence. Even more sharp dialogue… when you can make it out (this is one of those films where actors tend to mumble rather elucidate which is a bit annoying.
Overall, if you like action, explosions and wisecracks, you’ll enjoy this.
I did.
7/10
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 12, 2021 16:36:29 GMT
Herself.
Social realism - with a difference.
If Ken Loach was a Thatcherite this is what he would have made.
The circumstances cover his usual horrific and traumatic territory. In this case an abused woman trying to (literally) build a future for her and her two children with the threat of her violent husband ever present both physically and mentally. The acting of the lead character is simply awesome. You feel for her awful situation.
The solution to her problem though comes straight from the Thatcher school of self help… don’t look to the state to make things better, figure it out yourself and make it happen. In this film the state is a seen as utterly uninterested in the woman’s proposal to remedy her situation. Instead help comes from a wealthy Tory type, some private enterprise and a bunch of friends. It could have been inspired by Thatcher’s infamous badly worded and subsequently misunderstood and even more misrepresented “No Society” speech.
Anyway, a film I’d definitely recommend.
8/10
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 16, 2021 8:54:05 GMT
Respect
Superb performances, particularly from Jennifer Hudson who is awesome, and several others make this film worth watching despite the somewhat anodyne, laboured plot. The highlight of the film is a brilliant jamming session as Aretha Franklin tries to work up a song with her session musicians looking to find that perfect feel for I Never Loved a Man (the way I love you). Oh, and the performance of the eponymous song is sensational!
7/10
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Sept 16, 2021 21:42:48 GMT
The Suicide Squad. Good fun and worth catching at the cinema. 7/10
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Post by Goonie on Sept 18, 2021 22:07:51 GMT
Bit naughty of me as this is a 2018 film but "Mandy" starring Nic Cage
Where to begin? Part scifi, part fantasy, it's like David Lynch did a psychodelic film noir revenge plot on acid
The soundtrack is atmospheric and unsettling, the visuals trippy and surreal
Best film I've seen in a long time just for its inventiveness and guts to be different.....it's a strange ride but if you want to be startled watch it alone, late at night in a darkened room and immerse yourself
5/5
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 20, 2021 13:11:20 GMT
Watched Dune last night. Absolutely incredible, I was completely engrossed throughout.
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Post by mtrstudent on Sept 20, 2021 23:24:49 GMT
Watched Dune last night. Absolutely incredible, I was completely engrossed throughout. So excited for this, but they delayed the US release to avoid Bond. Caught up on a few films on the plane back today. Bit behind the times. Nobody - really loved it, gritty Wick with some wry humour. 5/5 Wrath of Man - also enjoyed, Richie on form. 4/5 Mortal Kombat - brainless crap. Sometimes that's ok though, I watched through to the end. 1.1/5.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 21, 2021 6:05:10 GMT
Watched Dune last night. Absolutely incredible, I was completely engrossed throughout. So excited for this, but they delayed the US release to avoid Bond. Caught up on a few films on the plane back today. Bit behind the times. Nobody - really loved it, gritty Wick with some wry humour. 5/5 Wrath of Man - also enjoyed, Richie on form. 4/5 Mortal Kombat - brainless crap. Sometimes that's ok though, I watched through to the end. 1.1/5. Nobody got quite a few mentions earlier in this thread - all of which had similar thoughts as you. A really good film. Well worth 5/5. The Many Saints of Newark opens tomorrow in the UK. It’s one I’ve been really looking forward to. Btw I didn’t realise until the weekend that the actor playing the role of the young Tony Sporano is Michael Gandolfini, son of James. No wonder he looked so credible in the trailers I’ve seen!
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 21, 2021 15:19:35 GMT
So excited for this, but they delayed the US release to avoid Bond. Caught up on a few films on the plane back today. Bit behind the times. Nobody - really loved it, gritty Wick with some wry humour. 5/5 Wrath of Man - also enjoyed, Richie on form. 4/5 Mortal Kombat - brainless crap. Sometimes that's ok though, I watched through to the end. 1.1/5. Nobody got quite a few mentions earlier in this thread - all of which had similar thoughts as you. A really good film. Well worth 5/5. The Many Saints of Newark opens tomorrow in the UK. It’s one I’ve been really looking forward to. Btw I didn’t realise until the weekend that the actor playing the role of the young Tony Sporano is Michael Gandolfini, son of James. No wonder he looked so credible in the trailers I’ve seen! Buzzing for it too, going to go tomorrow night.
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Post by Bagwash on Sept 21, 2021 20:11:42 GMT
Nobody got quite a few mentions earlier in this thread - all of which had similar thoughts as you. A really good film. Well worth 5/5. The Many Saints of Newark opens tomorrow in the UK. It’s one I’ve been really looking forward to. Btw I didn’t realise until the weekend that the actor playing the role of the young Tony Sporano is Michael Gandolfini, son of James. No wonder he looked so credible in the trailers I’ve seen! Buzzing for it too, going to go tomorrow night. Yeah,same here. If its half as good as The Sopranos then it will be ace.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 22, 2021 20:02:08 GMT
Ok, back from The Many Saints of Newark… and it was great!
I thought the story was pretty good, the characters, old (but younger if you know what I mean!) and new were great. The performance of Michael Gandolfini as the young Tony was astonishing.
I’ll give it 9/10.
But I’m a big fan of the Sopranos so may be a little biased!
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Post by iancransonsknees on Sept 22, 2021 20:38:41 GMT
Ok, back from The Many Saints of Newark… and it was great! I thought the story was pretty good, the characters, old (but younger if you know what I mean!) and new were great. The performance of Michael Gandolfini as the young Tony was astonishing. I’ll give it 9/10. But I’m a big fan of the Sopranos so may be a little biased! Got tickets to see this on Friday. Such a shame his old man isn't here to see it. He was such a quality actor, dominated every scene he was in.
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Post by Bagwash on Sept 22, 2021 20:42:06 GMT
Ok, back from The Many Saints of Newark… and it was great! I thought the story was pretty good, the characters, old (but younger if you know what I mean!) and new were great. The performance of Michael Gandolfini as the young Tony was astonishing. I’ll give it 9/10. But I’m a big fan of the Sopranos so may be a little biased! Not long back myself and would echo everything you posted,superb film.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 22, 2021 22:19:46 GMT
Ok, back from The Many Saints of Newark… and it was great! I thought the story was pretty good, the characters, old (but younger if you know what I mean!) and new were great. The performance of Michael Gandolfini as the young Tony was astonishing. I’ll give it 9/10. But I’m a big fan of the Sopranos so may be a little biased! Can’t say I was as impressed to be honest, thought the main storyline was a bit all over the place which surprised me. But as you say, massive fan so I was extremely satisfied by Tony’s part in the story, as well as all the other performances and little details. The woman playing Livia was absolutely fantastic.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Sept 23, 2021 9:47:07 GMT
Watched Dune last night. Absolutely incredible, I was completely engrossed throughout. So excited for this, but they delayed the US release to avoid Bond. Caught up on a few films on the plane back today. Bit behind the times. Nobody - really loved it, gritty Wick with some wry humour. 5/5 Wrath of Man - also enjoyed, Richie on form. 4/5 Mortal Kombat - brainless crap. Sometimes that's ok though, I watched through to the end. 1.1/5.
I fell for that one as well. The trailer release looked amazing and hooked me right in. Absolute shyte apart from a few cool fight scenes.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 23, 2021 9:56:29 GMT
Ok, back from The Many Saints of Newark… and it was great! I thought the story was pretty good, the characters, old (but younger if you know what I mean!) and new were great. The performance of Michael Gandolfini as the young Tony was astonishing. I’ll give it 9/10. But I’m a big fan of the Sopranos so may be a little biased! Can’t say I was as impressed to be honest, thought the main storyline was a bit all over the place which surprised me. But as you say, massive fan so I was extremely satisfied by Tony’s part in the story, as well as all the other performances and little details. The woman playing Livia was absolutely fantastic. I think I’m too much of a fan boy to be my usual dispassionate critic. Your point on the storyline is completely fair. They were busy trying to introduce a lot of characters, basically everyone who subsequently features in the TV series, as well as provident a story arc for Tony from the young boy to the adolescent. This came at the expense of coherence in the story. It was cluttered and messy. (I forgive them though!). I reckon that the sequel to this prequel (because there undoubtedly will be one) will benefit from this as there is less need for character development from scratch.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 23, 2021 15:23:04 GMT
Can’t say I was as impressed to be honest, thought the main storyline was a bit all over the place which surprised me. But as you say, massive fan so I was extremely satisfied by Tony’s part in the story, as well as all the other performances and little details. The woman playing Livia was absolutely fantastic. I think I’m too much of a fan boy to be my usual dispassionate critic. Your point on the storyline is completely fair. They were busy trying to introduce a lot of characters, basically everyone who subsequently features in the TV series, as well as provident a story arc for Tony from the young boy to the adolescent. This came at the expense of coherence in the story. It was cluttered and messy. (I forgive them though!). I reckon that the sequel to this prequel (because there undoubtedly will be one) will benefit from this as there is less need for character development from scratch. I think I’d watched a lot of interviews with David Chase before and he was really pressing how it was a stand-alone gangster movie about Dickie Moltisanti. That storyline just didn’t have much structure to it, was kind of my problem especially as he made himself for structuring his episodes so well. Speaking of DC, did you notice he played DiMeo? Lovely touch. I loved all those touches to be fair. I won’t spoil anything else!
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Post by Paul Spencer on Sept 23, 2021 22:29:49 GMT
I think I’m too much of a fan boy to be my usual dispassionate critic. Your point on the storyline is completely fair. They were busy trying to introduce a lot of characters, basically everyone who subsequently features in the TV series, as well as provident a story arc for Tony from the young boy to the adolescent. This came at the expense of coherence in the story. It was cluttered and messy. (I forgive them though!). I reckon that the sequel to this prequel (because there undoubtedly will be one) will benefit from this as there is less need for character development from scratch. I think I’d watched a lot of interviews with David Chase before and he was really pressing how it was a stand-alone gangster movie about Dickie Moltisanti. That storyline just didn’t have much structure to it, was kind of my problem especially as he made himself for structuring his episodes so well. Speaking of DC, did you notice he played DiMeo? Lovely touch. I loved all those touches to be fair. I won’t spoil anything else! I thought it was desperately disappointing. As fans of The Sopranos ... what have we learnt that we didn't know before? I can't think of a single thing and as such, it must be treated as a stand-alone gangster movie, that being the case, it actually isn't a very good stand-alone gangster movie, indeed, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't even be discussing it but for The Sopranos connection. I've watched The Sopranos in it's entirety ten times over the last 22 years and every time, I look forward to watching it, enjoy watching it, learn something new from watching it and look forward to watching it again, it is an absolute television masterpiece. Prior to seeing The Many Saints of Newark, I was absolutely convinced that I would need to see it at least two or three times to appreciate all it had to offer but really, having watched it tonight, I can see absolutely no reason to watch it again. Don't really want to go into any detail for fear of creating spoilers but for me, it's a C+ at best.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Sept 23, 2021 23:10:12 GMT
I think I’d watched a lot of interviews with David Chase before and he was really pressing how it was a stand-alone gangster movie about Dickie Moltisanti. That storyline just didn’t have much structure to it, was kind of my problem especially as he made himself for structuring his episodes so well. Speaking of DC, did you notice he played DiMeo? Lovely touch. I loved all those touches to be fair. I won’t spoil anything else! I thought it was desperately disappointing. As fans of The Sopranos ... what have we learnt that we didn't know before? I can't think of a single thing and as such, it must be treated as a stand-alone gangster movie, that being the case, it actually isn't a very good stand-alone gangster movie, indeed, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't even be discussing it but for The Sopranos connection. I've watched The Sopranos in it's entirety ten times over the last 22 years and every time, I look forward to watching it, enjoy watching it, learn something new from watching it and look forward to watching it again, it is an absolute television masterpiece. Prior to seeing The Many Saints of Newark, I was absolutely convinced that I would need to see it at least two or three times to appreciate all it had to offer but really, having watched it tonight, I can see absolutely no reason to watch it again. Don't really want to go into any detail for fear of creating spoilers but for me, it's a C+ at best. I found it largely disappointing and I love the Sopranos. I felt similar to when I walked out of Trainspotting 2, left me feeling very nostalgic for the original but in the cold light of day an average film…..
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 24, 2021 10:02:06 GMT
I think I’d watched a lot of interviews with David Chase before and he was really pressing how it was a stand-alone gangster movie about Dickie Moltisanti. That storyline just didn’t have much structure to it, was kind of my problem especially as he made himself for structuring his episodes so well. Speaking of DC, did you notice he played DiMeo? Lovely touch. I loved all those touches to be fair. I won’t spoil anything else! I thought it was desperately disappointing. As fans of The Sopranos ... what have we learnt that we didn't know before? I can't think of a single thing and as such, it must be treated as a stand-alone gangster movie, that being the case, it actually isn't a very good stand-alone gangster movie, indeed, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't even be discussing it but for The Sopranos connection. I've watched The Sopranos in it's entirety ten times over the last 22 years and every time, I look forward to watching it, enjoy watching it, learn something new from watching it and look forward to watching it again, it is an absolute television masterpiece. Prior to seeing The Many Saints of Newark, I was absolutely convinced that I would need to see it at least two or three times to appreciate all it had to offer but really, having watched it tonight, I can see absolutely no reason to watch it again. Don't really want to go into any detail for fear of creating spoilers but for me, it's a C+ at best. I agree with all of that. Did you feel like you were waiting around for something to happen? Specifically with the Dickie Moltisanti story, it had no structure to it, so you just got into a habit of waiting around to get a kick out of some of the old/new characters. It hasn’t spoilt Sopranos for me like the Star Wars movies did, it’s still an enjoyable accompanying piece to the series. Lots of stuff to enjoy and I do think we at least learn something new about Livia and Junior. It would have been nice to learn something new about Paulie, Silvio, Pussy maybe but that’s the problem with a movie.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Sept 24, 2021 18:19:58 GMT
I thought it was desperately disappointing. As fans of The Sopranos ... what have we learnt that we didn't know before? I can't think of a single thing and as such, it must be treated as a stand-alone gangster movie, that being the case, it actually isn't a very good stand-alone gangster movie, indeed, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't even be discussing it but for The Sopranos connection. I've watched The Sopranos in it's entirety ten times over the last 22 years and every time, I look forward to watching it, enjoy watching it, learn something new from watching it and look forward to watching it again, it is an absolute television masterpiece. Prior to seeing The Many Saints of Newark, I was absolutely convinced that I would need to see it at least two or three times to appreciate all it had to offer but really, having watched it tonight, I can see absolutely no reason to watch it again. Don't really want to go into any detail for fear of creating spoilers but for me, it's a C+ at best. I agree with all of that. Did you feel like you were waiting around for something to happen? Specifically with the Dickie Moltisanti story, it had no structure to it, so you just got into a habit of waiting around to get a kick out of some of the old/new characters. It hasn’t spoilt Sopranos for me like the Star Wars movies did, it’s still an enjoyable accompanying piece to the series. Lots of stuff to enjoy and I do think we at least learn something new about Livia and Junior. It would have been nice to learn something new about Paulie, Silvio, Pussy maybe but that’s the problem with a movie. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT, please don't read this post if you intend on seeing the film. It's very difficult to answer your questions, without going into the specifics of the film, hence the spoiler alert for others. What was there new that we learnt about Livia and Jnr, I didn't pick up on anything? Indeed I thought it was quite disingenuous how they posed the possibility that Harold might have been responsible for the hit on Dickie before the reveal of it actually being Jnr. We ALREADY knew (from the Sopranos) that it was Jnr. and furthermore we already knew WHO carried out the hit (Tony tells this to Chris in the car outside the diner), so I found that story arc very strange. As for Paulie, Silvio and Pussy, they seemed to be there as nothing more than token gestures, it was a bit like being on a Sopranos fair ground ride where you get given fleeting glimpses of all your favourite characters popping up on cue. What this film underlined more than ever, is that the brilliance of the Sopranos was built on a foundation of fantastic character development and you're simply not going to achieve that in 2hrs. Talking of which, I was shocked at how short the running time was, I was anticipating it to be something in the region of 3+ hrs. Where was the humour, where was the emotion, where was the affinity to the characters, all absent and all key pillars on which the Sopranos success was built on? And the Dickie story was just lame. The scene of him coaching the blind baseball players, in an attempt to portray him as some kind of troubled man, who was a nasty piece of shit but who actually at the same time had some positive character traits, was just vomit inducing, it was like somebody TRYING to make a Sopranos movie but actually failing, miserably. They knew what the ingredients were supposed to be but had absolutely no idea on how to bake that cake.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 24, 2021 21:17:35 GMT
I agree with all of that. Did you feel like you were waiting around for something to happen? Specifically with the Dickie Moltisanti story, it had no structure to it, so you just got into a habit of waiting around to get a kick out of some of the old/new characters. It hasn’t spoilt Sopranos for me like the Star Wars movies did, it’s still an enjoyable accompanying piece to the series. Lots of stuff to enjoy and I do think we at least learn something new about Livia and Junior. It would have been nice to learn something new about Paulie, Silvio, Pussy maybe but that’s the problem with a movie. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT, please don't read this post if you intend on seeing the film. It's very difficult to answer your questions, without going into the specifics of the film, hence the spoiler alert for others. What was there new that we learnt about Livia and Jnr, I didn't pick up on anything? Indeed I thought it was quite disingenuous how they posed the possibility that Harold might have been responsible for the hit on Dickie before the reveal of it actually being Jnr. We ALREADY knew (from the Sopranos) that it was Jnr. and furthermore we already knew WHO carried out the hit (Tony tells this to Chris in the car outside the diner), so I found that story arc very strange. As for Paulie, Silvio and Pussy, they seemed to be there as nothing more than token gestures, it was a bit like being on a Sopranos fair ground ride where you get given fleeting glimpses of all your favourite characters popping up on cue. What this film underlined more than ever, is that the brilliance of the Sopranos was built on a foundation of fantastic character development and you're simply not going to achieve that in 2hrs. Talking of which, I was shocked at how short the running time was, I was anticipating it to be something in the region of 3+ hrs. Where was the humour, where was the emotion, where was the affinity to the characters, all absent and all key pillars on which the Sopranos success was built on? And the Dickie story was just lame. The scene of him coaching the blind baseball players, in an attempt to portray him as some kind of troubled man, who was a nasty piece of shit but who actually at the same time had some positive character traits, was just vomit inducing, it was like somebody TRYING to make a Sopranos movie but actually failing, miserably. They knew what the ingredients were supposed to be but had absolutely no idea on how to bake that cake. SPOILER ALERT: Well, they pretty much confirmed Junior was gay in the movie. And I don’t remember him being responsible for Dickie in the series. As for Livia, I just liked the development of her being a manic depressive throughout her life and her earlier relationship with Tony. Johnny Boy was sold down the river in terms of development, the others were tokens like you say.
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