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Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi : Casino before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth
my time, and all praised Casino:

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The real VegasBy voracious readerIt is like goodfellas meets Vegas.
If you have seen the movie Casino, it tells slot more in depth as to the history of Anthony Spilotro and Lefty
Rosenthal3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Not a retelling of Goodfellas, Casino is a Scorsese
 masterpiece.By johnfCasino has gotten somewhat of a diminished reputation over the years due to superficial
similarities to Martin Scorsese's 1990 film, Goodfellas, but is absolutely its own film and a great film at that. Released
only five years after Goodfellas, one can't totally blame the public for thinking that Scorsese simply wanted to make a
bigger, glitzier version of that film. First of all it is based on research by Nicholas Piaggi just as Goodfellas was. It is
filmed in a similar manner to Goodfellas, with narration, extensive use of pop songs, a very mobile camera, and even a
violent opening foreshadowing a scene that will happen much later in the film. And most of all it stars Robert De Niro
and Joe Pesci in roles remarkably similar to their roles in Goodfellas, with De Niro a relatively level-headed mob
associate and Pesci a dangerous loose-cannon.But Goodfellas was the story of small time hoods, neighborhood crooks,
who had connections to the actual Mob but who were minor players at best. Casino is the epic story of how the Mob
infiltrated Vegas, basically ran it through the Teamsters Union, and were gradually brought down by the carelessness
and violence of the very people they sent to actually run the operation. The meticulous research and preparation for
which Scorsese is known is here in abundance. As usual the story was based very closely on true events and characters
with names barely changed. (De Niro's Ace Rothstein was based on Lefty Rosenthal; Pesci's Nicky Santoro was based
on Tony Spiletro). The actual mobsters portrayed in the film including Mr. Rosenthal, and associates who survived it
all were consultants on the film and often on the set. In interiors of the "Tangiers" casino were shot in the Riviera late
at night with actual customers in the distance for authenticity.The acting is of the highest order and Scorsese is at his
very best here. It is a long film at three hours, but it's meant to be an epic and it's never boring. There is no one here to
really root for, they're all terribly flawed characters, but that's who they were. This is not a film with a hero. It's almost
a type of documentary. The ending is as grim as it gets. That's what happens when you screw up.0 of 0 people found
the following review helpful. Great flick.By mralleyoop100One of my favorite movies. How Vegas went from being
run by corrupt gangsters to being run by corrupt corporations. All of the major players are at the top of their game.

With the intensity of a Jacobean tragedy, Casino unfolds its tale of a love triangle between a gambler, his wife, and his
henchman amid the glittering, festering Babylon of Las Vegas. The film makes daring use of voice-over and rapidly
shifting points of view and time frame, leaving conventional film language far behind.

.com The author of the best-selling Wiseguy gives us this true and brilliantly-told story of love, marriage, adultery,
murder, revenge, and how it led to the Mafia's finally losing its stranglehold on the Las Vegas casinos.From Publishers
WeeklyThe basis for the Martin Scorsese movie of the same name, Pileggi's true-crime account charts the rise and fall
of a pair of Vegas hoods. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.From Library JournalThe author of Wiseguy
(LJ 2/1/86) (filmed as Goodfellas) serves up another colorful tale of Mafia misdeeds. Pileggi's primary source is
gambler Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal (who luckily survived a car bomb), and the focus is on the mob takeovers of the
Stardust and Tropicana casinos, using Teamster pension funds, in the 1970s. Mafia infighting between the Chicago
and Kansas City factions, coupled with court convictions, effectively halted organized crime's Las Vegas gold mine in
the 1980s. Published to coincide with the release of the Martin Scorsese film, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone,
and Joe Pesci, this episodic, lively book is likely to be a hit movie. Recommended for popular collections.--Gregor A.
Preston, Univ. of California Lib., DavisCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.