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Originally Posted by fotze2

One of my favorites. Sharon Stone character got a bit annoying but that was probably the point. Tried to get my older kid to watch it a few years ago and that's when I learned he is one of those people who really hates violence (even fictional) during the Pesci pen stabbing scene. I'm laughing at it and he looked like he saw a ghost and didn't want to watch any more. Oops.

Not sure if we need spoiler tags for a movie over 30 years old....but

Spoiler!

I remember laughing the first time I saw that final desert scene, but only at the very beginning of the scene. The goons who beat up Nicky and Dominic are so old. They are clearly out of shape with grey hair. You can hear them panting.

Then the beatings continue and, even after seeing that scene dozens of times, my stomach starts to turn. The part where Dominic's body slides into the bit, because his bones are so broken up. The noise from the bats was so realistic. The way Nicky breathes out a bit of dust.

Definitely slightly traumatized by that scene.

That ending really hit the mark, with each character getting exactly what they deserve. Sam gets off light, and just ends back to being a small time bookie. He was the least evil of the bunch, and his big fault was that he was just too neurotic, stubborn, and unwilling to compromise on some things.