Originally posted by SC:
Pesci [b]really was outstanding in "Goodfellas". He captured that "loose cannon" quality, and (in my opinion) upstaged DeNiro in the scenes in which they appeared together.
The scene in which Pesci shoots (and kills) Spider (the kid who was slow in serving drinks) blew me away[/b]
I didn't quite appreciate neither Deniro's nor Pesci's performances when Spider is killed. However, I thought that Pesci's performance when he shoots Spider's foot was magnificent.
