- Format: NTSC
- Studio: Alliance (Universal)
- VHS Release Date: Sep 7 2004
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009W8PZ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #802 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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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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L'idée d'adapter le roman historique d'Herbert J. Asbury avait germé dans l'esprit de Martin Scorsese dès 1970. En acceptant de financer le projet, Miramax met fin à plus de vingt ans d'atermoiements de production et de tournages sans cesse repoussés. Raconter Gangs of New York relève de l'entreprise périlleuse, tant les pistes narratives se croisent et s'entrechoquent. Pègre, vengeance, rédemption et identité américaine sont autant de thèmes de prédilection pour le réalisateur de Taxi Driver et des Affranchis. Sans oublier bien entendu sa ville fétiche, dans sa version XIXe siècle, le New York des bas fonds du quartier des "five points", une ville-foire dépeinte à l'hémoglobine où l'on s'étripe sans retenue; Une ville-décor d'un réalisme somptueusement cru, mais surtout une ville en recherche de son métissage culturel, terre d'accueil, entre guillemets, d'un flot d'immigrants irlandais aussitôt précipités dans une guerre de sécession interminable. Au delà de New York, c'est bel et bien un bout d'histoire de l'Amérique que Martin Scorsese, en bateleur virtuose, nous conte : une histoire bâtie sur la violence, la peur de l'autre, la corruption, la xénophobie et la politique spectacle, un mythe tout entier incarné par l'ombrageux et folklorique Bill "The Butcher", sorte d'Attila déguisé en bouffon magnifique et interprété par un Daniel Day-Lewis au sommet de son art. --Arnaud Caire
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Scorese fans will be satisfied, if not blown away.
May 12 2003
Format:DVD
This film is bloated by at least a half an hour. Leonardo DiCaprio is woefully miscast. Cameron Diaz's character is not only extraneously adrift in this male-orientated film, but also jarringly contemporary. The film's ploting is eye-rollingly obvious; Henry Thomas' character's true motivations are laughably blatant from his introduction onwards, and the 'fever-pitch' resolution and its denoument are soporifically dissapointing, containing an alarmingly high 'Oh, get on with it!' quotient. The film does redeem itself somewhat by its sufficiently grandiose pretensions, although striped pants and bowler hats and a parade of silly period get-ups have never looked particularly menacing. The political allusions are murky as well, drawing rather tenuous parallels with contemporary New York.
Proceed, but watch furtively.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
long,but doesn't feel like it
Feb 1 2008
Format:DVD
this is a Martin Scorsese epic,and it certainly has that epic feel.i'm
not sure how accurate it is historically,or if things really looked the
way they do in the movie.i still liked the look of it.to me,it seems a
lot of work went into the whole production and it shows.Daniel Day
Lewis is astonishing(nothing new for him).Leonardo DiCaprio was also
good.Cameron Diaz was not bad,but she didn't really impress me all that
much.her character wasn't as substantial as it could have been.like in
many movie,there's a good supporting cast.the movie is brutally
violent,which is probably an accurate depiction of that time.it is over
two and a half hours long,but it doesn't feel like it.i found myself
becoming very quickly and easily involved in the story,a sign of a good
movie.i wouldn't call it a masterpiece,but it is a very good movie.for
me,Gangs of New York is a 4/5
not sure how accurate it is historically,or if things really looked the
way they do in the movie.i still liked the look of it.to me,it seems a
lot of work went into the whole production and it shows.Daniel Day
Lewis is astonishing(nothing new for him).Leonardo DiCaprio was also
good.Cameron Diaz was not bad,but she didn't really impress me all that
much.her character wasn't as substantial as it could have been.like in
many movie,there's a good supporting cast.the movie is brutally
violent,which is probably an accurate depiction of that time.it is over
two and a half hours long,but it doesn't feel like it.i found myself
becoming very quickly and easily involved in the story,a sign of a good
movie.i wouldn't call it a masterpiece,but it is a very good movie.for
me,Gangs of New York is a 4/5
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Best Film Of The Year!!!
Jun 24 2003
Format:DVD
There's too much detail to get into for this movie. The plot is simple enough, but the story is drawn out so meticulously and shown so beautifully, it needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. The acting is amazing. The sets are just incredible. How great is it to see a movie that looks so amazing, yet is not completely done up on CGI!
Scorcese's best work in years - If not ever!
Most recent customer reviews
super blu ray
super film
Excellent, Scorsese rend un scénario simple très profond avec beaucoup de réflexion. Read more
Excellent, Scorsese rend un scénario simple très profond avec beaucoup de réflexion. Read more
Published 18 months ago by canoper
Magnifique
Un splendide steelbook, un excellent blu-ray remasteurisé. 200 % satisfait. Bravo à amazon, livré en 48 H
Published 19 months ago by L. MICHEL
fascinating history, gorgeous blu-ray
Behind Gangs of New York is a fascinating yet neglected history. There is much artistry to be admired in this film, from its well-researched expansive set design and photography,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Cheryl
TRUE IRISH WILL APPRECIATE
Only those with Irish blood will really appreciate this movie. Not bad for and Italian director. The music is as good as the movie. Read more
Published on July 24 2006 by O'Malley
The star of this film is the violence of an era!
This historical film provides an glimpse into the violence and criminality of the late 1800's. The plot is the revenge of the killing of Amsterdam's (di Caprio) father by The... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2006 by Snowbrocade
Moral: "White Guys Can Be Gangstas, Too." Give Me a Break!!
The entire purpose of this big-budget three-hour movie was to reassure white boys that they can be gangsters, too, and in fact the entire gang culture in New York originated with... Read more
Published on Nov 19 2003 by leia
I Couldn't Believe What I Was Seeing!
For most of the movie, I could not take my eyes off of the screen. I sat there in the nearly empty theater, staring at the screen in shock, disbelief and horror, because I couldn't... Read more
Published on Nov 19 2003 by Beauté de Couleur
Honorable Mention: Bill "The Butcher" Cutting
Bill "The Butcher" Cutting: how subtle is that for a name? The only reason I didn't include this Oscar-nominated performance on my list of "The Baddest of the Bad" is because I... Read more
Published on Jun 24 2003 by Zero Matthias Renfield
DISAPPOINTING!!!
I was expecting more interesting NY stories than this one, especially from Scorsese.
The title is "Gangs of New York," but you only learn about 2 gangs, one with DiCaprio's... Read more
Published on Jun 21 2003 by Y.A.
Terrible
Don't buy into the hype, this was one of the worst movies of 2002. The acting was marginal, except for Daniel Day Lewis who did a great job. The story line was terrible. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2003 by Jim Martin
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