narrative structure of 2 movies

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                                                               GoodFellas vs Casino

Considering their both based on true stories, both directed by Martin Scorcesce, both written by Nicholas Pileggi, and boht starring Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro people always put these two movies in the same sentence.

GoodFellas- (10/10) This is one of my favorite movies ever and I think everything about it reeks of the most top-notch filmaking around. Starting with the acting Liotta is basically a dead-on match for Henry Hill, not too tough, not too soft, but just right in between with a look dead on. Even if his performance was only okay, the chemistry between Liotta and DeNiro as Jimmy the Gent would make up for any lacking in the solo acting category. Then we've got Joe Pesci connecting the 3 into a ball of chemistry that is unstoppable propelling GoodFellas into the stratosphere of fucking awesome. Pesci's crazed Tommy is one of the most memorable movie charcters for me, especially for the 90's, hanging with the likes of Hannibal Lecter because they both stick in your mind. One thing that makes GoodFellas so much better than Casino is Lorraine Braco over Sharon Stone. Whereas Sharon Stone was just annoying (I know she was meant to be), Henry's wife was just a more interesting and well developed character, I never really cared for Sharon Stones character in Casino and I feel like the pacing in GoodFellas is a thousand times better than it was in Casino. GoodFellas by a longshot, great, damn perfect movie.

Casino (9/10, maybe lower)- Casino is good on it's own merits but when I compare it to GoodFellas I can't help but think of GoodFellas being superior in every way. The chemistry between DeNiro and Pesci is stronger here because we see them together for basically 3 hours, where as GoodFellas it's all kinda split up. I enjoy the awesome violence in Casino, such as the head in a vice scene, the buried alive scene, and the part where DeNiro a.k.a Ace takes care of the cheaters in his casino with DA HAMMER! Don't get me wrong Sharon Stone is great in this movie, she rubs you the wrong way just like she should but she just wasn't...I don't know how to put it. I liked Karen Hill much more, she was more developed and you could understand her actions more, Stone's character was just crazy and greedy and her weirdness and constant yelling wre well acted but theypersonally took me out of the movie. But that's just me. The great scenery and nice camera work help, and the script is very good too...but it runs too long. This would have profitted with 20 less minutes, and a little bit less of random plot bits piled on all at once, Scorcesce or Pileggi puit way too much in.

history of computer games

The History of Games

 

 

 

 

 

"Ping pong" tennis.

 

1 Jan 1958

 

In 1958 "Ping pong" tennis was created, to be played on an oscilloscope screen made by William Higinbotham at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Tennis for Two.

1 Jan 1958

Tennis for Two was a game developed in 1958 on an analog computer, which simulates a game of tennis or ping pong on an oscilloscope. Created by American physicist William Higinbotham, it is important in the history of video games as one of the first electronic games to use a graphical display.

Spacewar.

1 Jan 1961
In 1961 development of Spacewar on a PDP-1 at MIT for the Science Open House.

Odyssey - complex

1 Jan 1972
In 1972 The first commercially available home videogame for TV was launched, called Odyssey - complex, with many electronic components, and very expensive.

Atari.

1 Jan 1972

In 1972 Nolan Bushnell forms Atari to develop games, and produces Pong, a simple tennis game for arcades.

Pong released as arcade game.

1972

 

Atari produces Pong.

1 Jan 1974

In 1974 Atari produced a home version of Pong.

Japanese game "Go".

1 Jan 1974

In 1974 Nintendo, A Japanese toy manufacturer produce an electronic version of the Japanese game "Go".

Space Invaders.

1 Jan 1978

In 1978 Space Invaders is released by Tatio, and two micro computers are released for commercial sale - the Commodore PET and the Atari.

Pacman.
1 Jan 1980

In 1980 Pacman was released in Japan, to be played on a micro home computer.

Mario was Released.

1 Jan 1983

In 1983 Nintendo release their first computer, and Mario is released at the same time.

Nintendo Entertainment System Released.

1 Jan 1985

In 1985 Nintendo released the NES.

Game Boy Released.
1 Jan 1989

In 1989 First hand held machine from Nintendo, called "Game Boy". Tetris is produced for the Game Boy in Russia.

Sega Released "Sega Genesis".

1 Jan 1989

Sonic was Produced.

1 Jan 1991

In 1991 Sonic was produced by Sega in response to Nintendo's Mario.

Sony Released Playstation.

1 Jan 1994

Nintendo Released "Nintendo 64"

1 Jan 1996

Dreamcast was released in the UK.

1 Jan 1999

Playstation 2 Released.

1 Jan 2001

Gamecube Released.

Xbox Released in1 Jan 2001

In 2001 Microsoft enters the console market with the Xbox. Halo is released at launch, boosting sales.

PlayStation 3.

11 Nov 2006

Sony's PlayStation 3 was released on November 11, 2006, with a higher price than its direct competitor, the Xbox 360. The system's reliance on new technology such as the Cell microprocessor and Blu-ray format has caused difficulties in manufacturing, especially the Blu-ray diode, leading to shortages at launch and the delay of the PAL region launches; however, by early December 2006, Sony announced that all production issues had been resolved.

Xbox 360.

2 Dec 2006

Microsoft's Xbox 360 gained an early lead in terms of market share, largely due to its established Xbox Live online gaming system, and its early launch date which was one year before its rivals. Sales in North America and Europe have continued to be strong, even after the release of the Wii and PlayStation 3. Like its predecessor, the Xbox 360 received a muted reception in Japan, attributed to the lack of content aimed at Japanese gamers.

Wii.

8 Dec 2006

Nintendo entered the seventh generation with a new approach embodied by its Wii console.

What is Fun ?

What is fun for me is what you do when you love to do it by heart .

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