Have a Good NEWS

[[[Gangs of New York (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)]]]

Discription :


More review coming soon.


4.5 / 5

Historical accuracy is not the strong suit of this movie. I understand the need for dramatic license to drive a compelling story but what aggravated me about this film is that it dishonors the memory of the overwhelming majority of 19th century New Yorkers, both natives and immigrants, who worked thier behinds off in legitimate trades and professions. In reality this city was built by extremely hard working people that lived decent lives grounded in faith. They don't exist in this film. Of course plenty of crime & corruption existed but the vast majority of people struggled honestly to improve their lot. Faith was a crucial component of the difficult lives of most and yet we get the obligatory Hollywood gratuitous slander. Throw the Bible in the river. Tell the the benign pastor when he mentions the church service to "go to hell". I'm tired of this distorted and cynical revisionist "history" we've been relentlessly fed by so many of these directors that came of age (roughly) in the 1960's. Aside from the factual distortion, strictly on its dramatic merits, this is a mediocre film at best and certainly Scorsese's worst.

I thought the movie was a good pick up. The price was right and this film is pretty good. So if you have a Ps3 or a blu-ray player and are looking for films at a low price then pick it up.

Gangs of New York may achieve greatness with the passage of time. Mixed reviews were inevitable for a production this grand (and this troubled behind the scenes), but it's as distinguished as any of director Martin Scorsese's more celebrated New York stories. From its astonishing 1846 prologue to the city's infernal draft riots of 1863, the film aspires to erase the decorum of textbooks and chronicle 19th-century New York as a cauldron of street warfare. The hostility is embodied in a tale of primal vengeance between Irish American son Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his father's ruthless killer and "Nativist" gang leader Bill "the Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis, brutally inspired), so named for his lethal talent with knives. Vallon's vengeance is only marginally compelling; DiCaprio is arguably miscast, and Cameron Diaz (as Vallon's pickpocket lover) is adrift in a film with little use for women. Despite these weaknesses, Scorsese's mastery blossoms in his expert melding of personal and political trajectories; this is American history written in blood, unflinching, authentic, and utterly spectacular. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com
Buy Here (for discount) Gangs of New York (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)