Mafia - An Expose: La Cosa Nostra

This is a pretty good expose on the history of the Mafia. I am nowhere near an expert in such things, but this set interested me as I have read the occasional Mafia novel, and this set was just so dang cheap.The first few DVD's were pretty entertaining and informative, going through the history of how the Mafia came into existance. From Bonnie and Clyde to John Gotti it was pretty good.After a few DVD's though it started repeating itself. The same Bonnie and Clyde clips, same Gotti stuff too. One of the DVD's as a matter of fact seems to be just a summary of what the other four DVD's went through.I probably won't watch these again, but I learned a little anyways.The quality is pretty poor, but I didn't expect much. I knew it was just some type of program copied from an A & E special or something. Plus what do you expect from old news clips anyways.

I'm somewhat upset that it doesn't allow me to use zero stars. I paid $15 for the set and feel extremely ripped off!! This was awful to watch! It could actaully be a decent comedy if you get over the fact that it's supposed to be informative. The storyline is not even linear. I feel duped because I spend money on this trash.

Brutal. And I thought Blair Witch Project was the ultimate in nauseum through poor production. There is some decent content in a few of these programs but the production and sound quality are so incredibly bad you'll grow disinterested quickly. During the piece on the Kennedy's involvement with the Mafia, they show the famous clip of the assassination and just as Kennedy is about to get shot, they block out his face (like they do on real life cop shows to protect the identity of the people involved) and insert a re-created scene and then back to more block out footage. Throw in the garbled Jimi Hendrixx music and it just doesn't get any worse. If your used to the slick production of A&E produced Mafia programs, you'll be extremely dissapointed. Don't waste your time. Throw in your worn copy of Goodfellas or the Godfather trilogy and enjoy!