West Ham Online

Once upon a time in America You slags!

"I love Sexy Beast, absolute classic. Savoy Hotel, pissing of rain outside: Teddy 'Where's Don, Gal?' Gal, uncomfortably eating his fry up while trying to be normal 'I told already you Ted, I don't know' Teddy 'tell me again'"

Get Carter was another British classic The yanks murdered it in the remake. Mona Lisa was decent also

"The long Good Friday "" The IRA.......i'll crush em like Beetles!"

Sexy Beast Heat Donnie Brasco

None. I don't believe in films that glorify the mob.

"State of Grace NY Irish mob film about the Westies starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris and a scene stealing performance from Gary Oldman. Maybe Oldman’s best performance. Late 80s / early 90s film - would be in my top 5 gangster movies. Others would be Bronx Tale, Goodfellas, Carlitos Way and Casino."

Godfather 2 I guess we can class the Mafia as gangsters

The Friends Of Eddie Coyle Mitchum at his best

Godfather 1 & 2 Donny Brasco Once upon a time in America

Godfather 1 & 2 Donny Brasco Once upon a time in America

"Some good ones already mentioned plus Donnie Brasco, Al and Johnny at their best"

"I re-watched Gangster Number 1 not so long ago, it's a bit fucking disturbing. Brutal. I saw that they are making yet another Rise of the foot soldier, this time in Ibiza. Get Carter is a classic."

Gangster Number 1

"Once Upon A Time In America for me as well. Watched it 3 times in a row whilst off my head in my irresponsible younger years, when it first came out. Mean Streets, love it, especially the pace of the film and the music goes with it brilliantly. There’s some French gangster/crime films by Jean Pierre Melville that have some brilliant passages in them, (massively ripped off by Tarantino), but as whole films, nowhere near as good as the above. There’s a bank heist one of his, which I’d be amazed if it wasn’t the basis for the start of reservoir dogs."

"Don’t want fo make myself as some kind of film expert but the Music to OUTIA is the best ever of any film in my humble Enzo Marricone. Fucking brilliant,wouldn’t as a rule take any notice."

"For me it’s a toss up between the two,Once Upon a time in America and The Goodfellas,Godfather 1 and 2 are both good as is A Bronx Tale but not a patch on the prior two for me."

A good Brit was LOVE HONOUR & OBEY - a real hoot.

"Syd - Yep, that has to be the best UK one. There's load of them, Carlito's Way, Donnie Brasco, Blow, American Gangster and Road to Perdition are all great films."

"Tough to choose the best, been so many especially in the 90,s, off the top of my head, always loved Casino with De Niro and Pesci, also brilliant together in Goodfellas. Scarface and Millars Crossing also top picks in my humble, if you want a British gangster film then not sure you can go past The Long Good Friday."

"Depends on your taste, and do you place a film about the mafia in the gangster category? Once Upon a time is a masterpiece, but for me nothing will top Goodfellas."