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Summary: Day-Lewis.........WOW
Review: The movie is just full of excitment, I don't believe I have ever been so involved in a movie. The opening scene speacks for the whole movie. As Bill The Butcher (Day-Lewis), introduces his gang, I felt an excitment I had never felt before. Your crazy if you listen to the poor reviews, the movie was exciting, interesting, and was dead on in terms of late 19th century living. Fact is, you'll love it, and want to buy it.
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Summary: An Egregious Scorcece Film
Review: After having seen the phenomenal GoodFellas, I would have thought that Gangs was going to be a great Scorcece film. I WAS WRONG! The movie was boring from beginning to end. I fell asleep many times and so I just started to freak on my girlfriend.JK. Leo DiCaprio is a horrible actor. He should not make anymore movies in his career. Daniel Day-Lewis appears to look like a toothpick on-screen and his performance in this film was worse than DiCaprio's. The only highlight of this film was Cameron Diaz. She is an extremely sexy actress and brought some much needed life to this film.
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Summary: A New York Western
Review: Essentially This Is A Classic Western Turned Ever So Slightly On Its Ear. By Moving The Setting To New York, Scorsese Cleverly Disguises It As An Early Gangster Movie. There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong With That, Since Scorsese Is The Master Of All That Is Gangster Anyway. Innovative Camera Movements and Brutal, Unflinching Violence Are Displayed Prominently Throughout This Unique Epic. Never Before Has An American Tale So Ethnically Diverse Resonated So Powerfully. Daniel Day-Lewis As Bill The Butcher Delivers Some Of The Best Dialogue Ever Committed To Screen. It's A Truly Great Peformance From One Of The Most Underrated Actors Of Our Time. Leonardo Dicaprio And Cameron Diaz Are Good Enough To Get By In Their Lead Roles, Although They Do Lack A Certain Chemistry That Would Have Been Quite Welcome In Retrospect. John C. Reilly And Brendan Gleeson As Well As Jim Broadbent As A Local Party Boss All Turn In Wonderful Supporting Performances As Usual. Even Though It Runs A Tad Too Long In Some Points, It's Still A Movie Of Power And Substance That Will Have A Long-Lasting Impact On Film History For Sure. Scorsese Has Here His Best Film Since 'Casino' And That's No Small Feat Considering The Quality Of Such Films As 'Kundun' & 'Bringing Out The Dead.' Kudos To Scorsese For Taking The Western, The Gangster Flick And The Historical Epic And Successfully Combining Them Into A Classic For The Ages.
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Summary: An Important movie in dangerous Time
Review: Always there are important movies, movies that we approach with a sense of deep thinking and wondering what is the message beyond it , fortunately (Gangs of NewYork) is one of those movies.
As a fan of scorsese's movies, i have always liked his ideas and perception about NewYork city , he seems not considering NYC only as a location of many of his movies , but as a living entity , entity that has dreams,fears and hopes , an entity with past,present and a future , and as we have seen NYC during the seventies and eighties as filmed in hismovies , why not take a look at the past of the city?The movie's opening battle between the irish leaded by Priest Falon( Liam Nesson) and the American natives leaded by Bill the Butcher(Daniel Day Lewis) , the battle scene was one of the most breathtaking moments of the film , it introduced us to NYC in this dark age , with every blood that is shed and every limp that is chopped we become more and more prepared for the incoming viloence throughout the movie , and as the little Di caprio watches his Dad gets killed by the hands of the Butcher he tries to run away but he is captured by the gang's members and sent to a prison like assylum , where he spends 16 years till he is being released , and get back the city to seek revenge agains Bill the Butcher. may leads you To consider this movie a revenge movie is sort of missjudgement , the revenge story is running alongside the real story , the story of NYC itself , how it was evolved , how it was built on lakes and lakes of fire and blood , and as the movie goes on you you become more and more engaged into what Scorsese is intending to do , the analysing of the present based on the past . Daniel Day Lewis is magnificent in every aspect , great performance that captures you from the very first scene you see him , and that may leads you to miss him during the scenes where he is not present , and i think he should(And must)Have got the Academy award for his performance , and actually he deserve it .
Leonardo Di caprio did a good role , although i have seen a better performance from him in (catch me if you can) , but may be the shining of Day Lewis was overwhelming and that may affected his performance .
Cameron Diaz was very charming in the her role , and that's an extending for her good performances during the past period like her role in (Vannila Sky) . Martin Scorsese did a very good job , he is a master as usual , and his vision for NYC in the 19 th century was surprising in every sort of the way , and very convincing aslo , you get the messages beyond the movie easily , although it needs some thinking to get the full message , and the rhythm of the movie was good in general , although i think that some parts needed to be faster , but that may be due The carness from Scorsese to build his charachters carefully and accurately , so you can accept the moves of the charchters without inquiring why this or that has happened , and that's ofcource is an important corner of directing a good movie . Gangs of NewYork may not be the best movie directed by Scorsese , but sure it's one of the best in his career and one of the best movies of 2002 or 2003 (depends on the release date in your country) .
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Summary: ^^
Review: It is the first time I have gone to the Martin Scorsese's movie so it is so difficult for me to appraise the director's direction ability. But I saw the movie and I am impressed huge scale and Daniel Day-Lewis's acting. Especially I think that the minor character's ating is very impressed. I think their acting is better than major characters, Leonardo Dicaprio or Cameron Diaz.
Also I realize that Daniel Day-Lewis is very nice and excellent man during seeing the movie. When I had seen the movie, In the name of the father, I thought Daniel Day-Lewis is a common actor but I saw this movie and I feel his acting to overpower the audience. I think he is the best act in this year. I expect him to get a prize in many awarding ceremony.
I want you to see this movie as soon as possible. I'm really impressed this movie
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Summary: Scorsese's best to date
Review: A spectacular movie. A tale worthy of notice by any american, young or old. This is a part of history edited out of our schools history lessons. With a terrific performance by Day-Lewis (Bill "the Butcher" Cutting). Scorses's only fault is trying to put 120 years of history in it. With that descrepancies arrive in the true history. The lifestyles, demeanors, and physical surroundings stay true. This is a fictional story in a real time. The Draft Riots are a spectacle never seen on the screen like this. With all the tense excitement in this film, you'll be asking for more. A great film, by a great director. And the book, by Herbert Ashbury, is even better.
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Summary: Slightly Overrated, and only slightly enjoyable...
Review: First off, I really liked the beginning of the movie, it set a good fast-pace for the rest of the film. Unfortunately, it's a pace that can't be held up. After the opening scenes the film drags on, and on, and on... The viewer becomes assaulted with monologue after monologue, all the talking starts to make the film boring and redundant (at least until the last 20 minutes or so). Daniel Day-Lewis does an incredible job with the part of Bill the Butcher, however much is left to be desired from DiCaprio, but Diaz does a fair job with her role.
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Summary: Not Mandatorily Marty
Review: I think Roger Ebert said it best, that this is not the film that director Martin Scorsese was born to make. (We all know that "The Last Temptation of Christ" was the one.) But to my eyes, it certainly looks like a Scorsese film. He is simply the greatest director for cinema of all time. And among the greatest cinematographers, Michael Ballhaus, is back on the scene here (after "The Age of Innocence"); other critics are correct to call this film "operatic," and much of this is due to Ballhaus' contribution. (Robert Richardson gave us more of a trip-hop, post-representational vibe in Scorsese's other recent film, "Bringing Out the Dead.") The only point of criticism is admittedly rude, but let's face it: Scorsese is getting old, and what was once hip in his Mean Streets is now pretty much corny. First of all, he should have hired his stalwart scorer, Elmer Bernstein, or an equivalent. The '90s techno soundtrack that "underscored" the first fight scene was plainly silly. And the whining ballad of U2, juxtaposed against the World Trade Center, was as graceful as the endings of Schindler's List and Malcolm X -- insultingly pedantic and convenient. As has been noted, history may treat this film well, though I wonder what this notion means in a world where film study today consists of DVD binges at Best Buy by middle-aged suburbanites. Very few of us have access to repertory houses; in short, "Gangs of New York" was a phenomenal film when it was in theatres and most everyone missed it -- the experience, the point.
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Summary: Close, But Still Disappointing.
Review: Gangs of New York had a great chance to tell the story about the original gangs that inhabited the old Five Points area of New York City, but there were three critical flaws in this movie - Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and a weak script. It seemed as though the effort to create a relationship between Diaz and DiCaprio [who played a fictional character] was inserted to catch a teen audience, when in reality it contributed to an inconsistent story. It's too bad more effort was not made to build a more accurate screenplay around the real life of Bill the Butcher (whose actual name was Bill Poole, and died eight years before the draft riots occurred). DiCaprio and Diaz have done some good movies, but it would have been nice to see some new, fresh, strong dramatic actors in this movie rather than rely on stock, popular faces. Gangs of New York had the potential to be another Godfather I & II, but it came closer to matching Godfather III.
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Summary: The three hours fly by!
Review: While it's no Gods and Generals, Gangs of New York is certainly one of the longer films of recent years, rivaling Pearl Harbor and Titanic. Fortunately, the three hours are over before you know it. The action-packed fight scenes and suspenseful drama will keep you on the edge of your seat. The acting is top notch. Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio are good in their roles, but the show belongs to Daniel Day Lewis, who portrays Bill the Butcher with bone chilling creepiness. The parts seems to have been written for him, and he was completely robbed of an Oscar at the 75th annual academy awards. The supporting cast is top-notch as well, with Brendan Gleeson and John C. Reilly finally getting the exposure they deserve. The story revolves around the ongoing war between the so called gangs of New York. The natives, which the Butcher rules with an iron fist, are seeking complete control of the burroughs, refusing to share their land with those entering the country from Europe. The immigrants, led by Irish-born Leonardo DiCaprio, simply want a place to call home. DiCaprio's character has his own agenda with the Bill, as he watched his father (Liam Neison, in a superb cameo) die in a battle with the infamous Butcher. Scorcessi and his crew of cinematographers have done a fantastic job re-creating 1860's New York. Every detail, down to the cobblestone walkways, is appropriately in place. The costumes are also impressive, especially since the film contains hundreds of extras, all donning period outfits. All and all, Gangs of New York is a film well worth your time and money. Rarely does a film succeed on so many levels.
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