Gangs of New York [Blu-ray]
starring: Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jim Broadbent, Peter-Hugo Daly, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio
directed by: Martin Scorsese
directed by: Martin Scorsese
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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
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Amazon.com:
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
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- Gangs of New York Two-Disc
Having seen the movie before, I bought this to update my library. My copy does not have the collectors' edition banner on it.
The extras on the movie are great, and I'm sad to see that Amazon seems to no longer post what they are! The special features usually determine which edition of a film I will buy, so this information is very much missed!
That said, here's how the back cover of mine reads:
*Costume Design featurette
*Set Design featurette
*History ... Read More
Rating: 
- Great Movie, Bad Transfer
For those unfamiliar with the movie, it's a film about gangs in New York during the civil war fighting for control over the Five Points. This review is more of a review for the Blu-Ray, not the movie itself. I'd say based on the movie alone, it's a good 5 star for those interested in some dark history of New York.
For the transfer of this film, it's horrible. The noise is filtered in some scenes enough to make the film seen 'dirty' or blurred. The blacks seem to bleed a bit in dark scenes ... Read More
Rating: 
- Long and drawn out
the only redeeming value of this movie was Day-Lewis with his usual excellent work. The story is long and drawn out. None of the characters are likeable ( relate to ). OK, great cinemetography. I'd like the price of the disc back and 2:45 hrs. of my life.
Rating: 
- Way better on Blu-Ray
If you've only seen this movie on regular DVD you should see it on Blu-Ray.There is so much more detail it is like a different movie.Way better.
Rating: 
- A Hollywood History of the Wild East
A man talks to his son. A group forms and marches out of the Old Brewery in the Five Points district of New York city. [The streets seems strangely deserted.] They use the names of early Gangs of New York. The bloody battle continues until a horn sounds. "My sympathies." [Was there such a large open plaza?] Sixteen years later the young boy is grown up and released from an institution. The date seems to be 1863. Coffins are unloaded from ships. William Marcy Tweed schemes to improve the city and his fortune. ... Read More
- Gangs of New York Two-DiscHaving seen the movie before, I bought this to update my library. My copy does not have the collectors' edition banner on it.
The extras on the movie are great, and I'm sad to see that Amazon seems to no longer post what they are! The special features usually determine which edition of a film I will buy, so this information is very much missed!
That said, here's how the back cover of mine reads:
*Costume Design featurette
*Set Design featurette
*History ... Read More
- Great Movie, Bad TransferFor those unfamiliar with the movie, it's a film about gangs in New York during the civil war fighting for control over the Five Points. This review is more of a review for the Blu-Ray, not the movie itself. I'd say based on the movie alone, it's a good 5 star for those interested in some dark history of New York.
For the transfer of this film, it's horrible. The noise is filtered in some scenes enough to make the film seen 'dirty' or blurred. The blacks seem to bleed a bit in dark scenes ... Read More
- Long and drawn outthe only redeeming value of this movie was Day-Lewis with his usual excellent work. The story is long and drawn out. None of the characters are likeable ( relate to ). OK, great cinemetography. I'd like the price of the disc back and 2:45 hrs. of my life.
- Way better on Blu-RayIf you've only seen this movie on regular DVD you should see it on Blu-Ray.There is so much more detail it is like a different movie.Way better.
- A Hollywood History of the Wild EastA man talks to his son. A group forms and marches out of the Old Brewery in the Five Points district of New York city. [The streets seems strangely deserted.] They use the names of early Gangs of New York. The bloody battle continues until a horn sounds. "My sympathies." [Was there such a large open plaza?] Sixteen years later the young boy is grown up and released from an institution. The date seems to be 1863. Coffins are unloaded from ships. William Marcy Tweed schemes to improve the city and his fortune. ... Read More
