I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Truly Dreadful Film

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The infamous St. Valintine Day Massacre in 1929 was the beginning of the end of Chicago mobster Alfonse "Big Al" Capone, Jason Robards, in that it drew the attention of the US Justice Department as well as IRS on him that eventually ended up putting him behind bars, for of all things tax evasion, and out of commission for good. It was the Irish George "Bugs" Moran and "Bug's, Ralph Meeker, himself that Capone targeted who in fact escaped being killed just moments before the shooting began. Moran and his boys were out having a cup of coffee that snowy morning that kept them away from the garage on 2122 N. Clark St where the massacre happened.Big Al had it in for Moran since 1924 in him trying to cut in on his action in North Chicago that drove him psycho.It was his overreaction to all this that in the end put then heat-or law- on Big Al like no other mobster ever could. The St. Valintine Day Massacre was the last of the Capone gangland wipe-outs that resulted, on both sides, in some 600 gang land killings in Chicago during the Capone years and by far the bloodiest. Not only did seven members of the "Bugs" Moran gang get killed but those who murdered them over the next few years ended up also getting iced themselves. As for "Bugs" Moran he in fact died in his sleep in 1957 after serving a 10 year sentence on a robbery conviction.Using hoods dressed as Chicago police Capone, who at the time was vacationing in far off and sunny Florida, had Moran's boys feel they were just getting pinched by the police on a minor charge and be booked and let go before the day ended. As things turned out it was to be the last day of their lives. Director Roger Corman's first major movie that had him being taken seriously by the Hollywood big wigs who never thought that much of him and his talent as a serious filmmaker.P.S It was Capone's use of fake police to do his dirty work that was soon to be copied by fellow big time mobster "Lucky" Luciano two years later in the notorious September 10, 1931 massacre-Depicted in movies like "Stone Killer" & "The Valichi Papers"- of some 40 old line Mafia hoods in NYC and its surroundings that in the end made the mob or Mafia far more effective dangerous and successful, by letting non Sicilians to join it, then it even was during the Al Capone era.

Roger Corman could never be accused of excessive subtlety. And in "TSVDM" he doesn't disappoint his audience, with violence galore in extended shots. There are several scenes where the mob guys come out blasting with tommy guns and Corman gets his money's worth on each of them. Corman also lets a terrific cast have fun chewing up scenery, most notably George Segal as the vicious Peter Gusenberg. Segal has an unintentionally (well, maybe not) hilarious scene with the sexy Jean Hale as his wife, when they are having a spat because she's spent $3K on a fur. Segal smacks her around and Hale perfectly delivers a knee to his balls. Also enjoy Jason Robards as Capone, Harold J. Stone as Nitti (for some reason Hollywood likes casting Jews as Italians, i.e. Brando & Caan in GF 1) the great Ralph Meeker as Bugs Moran and before they made it big, Bruce Dern as a driver for the mob and Jack Nicholson, in an uncredited part as the wheel man for the guys who actually do the "massacre" shooting at the Clark Street garage. Jack has one line, look for him late in the movie.

I'd like to think that Roger Corman and the cast had a jolly good time making this outrageous movie. Certainly everyone in the cast seems to be enjoying himself. It's as if Corman's directorial advice had been boiled down to one sentence: Swing away.A nice cast, full of familiar faces. Most enjoyable: Jason Robards Jr. trying to imitate an Italian mobster using every operatic device in the book. See him learn of the death of an underling and break into sobs. Watch him explode in rage and spout Italian in an American accent. Shiver at the relish with which he proceeds with the castration of an "assassino". Laugh out loud as he gesticulates, he shrieks, he chokes with contumely, his exopthalmic eyeballs threatening to pop at any moment and launch themselves at his target.Most entertaining scene: George Segal, as one of the seven, who has a fight with his paramour over an expensive fur coat. He smashes a half-eaten sandwich in her face, she kicks him in the jewels after his violence turns him amorous, he throws her out into the hall in her scanties, then dashes after her and grabs the coat out of her hands, while half a dozen onlookers stand by and complain about the noise.I've seen this twice. Can't recall if the first viewing left me confused or not, but this one did. All I could make of it was that Capone and O'Banion were enemies, blaming each other for breaking the agreement. And the seven men blown to pieces in the garage were mostly unlucky schlubs. The story, addled by violent flashbacks to previous murders, is complicated enough to resemble the Borgia court.Most memorable element of the film: Paul Frees' fruity intonations as he narrates the plot. "On the last morning of his life, Peter Gusenberg ate a ham sandwich on rye with pickles and mustard...."

Helmed by low budget independent filmmaker Roger Corman, this was a pleasant surprise and perhaps the best directed film I've ever seen of his. Corman pulls no punches in delivering a brutal and action-packed account of organized crime war in the 1920s, centering on the friction between Al Capone and "Bugs" Moran, and ultimately leading up to the historical title climax. Featuring a good cast, including: George Segal, who's rarely better than he is here -- Ralph Meeker (Moran) --Corman's standby Dick Miller, Bruce Dern, and the intensified Jason Robards as Al Capone, in a part many feel he was miscast for. I thought Robards was a hoot, and a lot of fun in the part. One detriment for me was the frequent narration which began to get irritating, needlessly telling us the birthdate of every character on screen. ***1/2 out of ****