1. Gangs Of New York movie review (2002) - Roger Ebert
The movie is straightforward in its cynicism about democracy at that time. Tammany Hall buys and sells votes, ethnic groups are delivered by their leaders, and ...
Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" rips up the postcards of American history and reassembles them into a violent, blood-soaked story of our bare-knuckled
2. Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes
The visuals are strong, while the central narrative is weak (a disastrous combination for a long movie). Worst of all, Gangs of New York achieves far too little ...
Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young Irish immigrant released from prison. He returns to the Five Points seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Amsterdam's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people in 1860's New York.
3. Does Gangs of New York Hold Up? — Cinema & Sambal - James Guild
Aug 23, 2020 · It is a film that celebrates New York's colorful past, made by an old school filmmaker steeped in and respectful of cinematic history and ...
I recently re-visted Martin Scorsese’s 2002 period epic Gangs of New York and it left me reflecting on the age-old question: almost two decades since its release, does the movie hold up? And the long and the short of it is, not really. Gangs of New York was the beginning of Martin Scorsese’s DiC
4. 'Gangs of New York' Review: 2002 Movie - The Hollywood Reporter
Dec 20, 2017 · This is a relentless, pitch-black portrait of New York in 1863 that, while thoroughly rooted in historical fact, is nonetheless painted from limited pigments.
On Dec. 20, 2002, Martin Scorsese unveiled a new crime epic in theaters.
5. Gangs of New York Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Feb 24, 2024 · Parents need to know that Gangs of New York is a 2002 Martin Scorsese movie about the prejudice and hatred Irish immigrants faced upon their ...
Brilliant but intense Scorsese drama has graphic violence. Read Common Sense Media's Gangs of New York review, age rating, and parents guide.
6. History-History and Film History in Gangs of New York (2002)
Jun 18, 2016 · While Gangs sets out to cover a lesser known episode in American history (the Draft Riot of 1863), I get the impression that this episode is ...
We delved deep into Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York (2002) in class over two, four-hour sessions, and here are some things I took away from class and things I noticed about the film after…
7. Gangs of New York (2002) - Decent Films
That book, with its breathless vignettes of the 19th-century lower Manhattan underworld, has no central plot or unifying storyline. Similarly, the most striking ...
That book, with its breathless vignettes of the 19th-century lower Manhattan underworld, has no central plot or unifying storyline. Similarly, the most striking moments in Scorsese’s film come as glimpses into that time and place. When we see hordes of immigrants milling about in the unguessed catacombs beneath the Old Brewery of the Five Points neighborhood, or rival fire brigades brawling in the streets rather than fighting the fire, it’s easy to feel that here, surely, is a dark and strange world that would be interesting to explore, a world in which memorable stories must have taken place.
8. "GANGS OF NEW YORK" - Review
Sep 28, 2023 · The bones of a great film are present in this simple premise, and the screenplay was penned by three Oscar nominees: Jay Cocks, Steve Zaillian, ...
THE STORY – Amsterdam Vallon is a young Irish immigrant released from prison. He returns to the Five Points seeking revenge against his father’s killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting’s inner circle. Amsterdam’s journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find […]
9. "GANGS OF NEW YORK" (2002) Review - lmoore66
Jun 24, 2021 · Loosely based upon Herbert Ashbury's 1927 non-fiction book, "GANGS OF NEW YORK" had the distinction of being a crime drama about a gang war.
"GANGS OF NEW YORK" (2002) Review With the exception of a few, many of Martin Scorsese's films have been set in the City of New York - whether in the past or present. One of those films is his 2002 Oscar nominated film, "THE GANGS OF NEW YORK" . Loosely based upon Herbert Ashbury's 1927 non-fiction…
10. Making America Strange Again | Gangs of New York (2002) - BW/DR
Feb 18, 2020 · This is the great puzzle of Gangs of New York: how a filmmaker can be so fascinated by history and at the same time so disinterested in it.
The great feat of Gangs of New York is to set itself against familiar versions of American mythology by making American history alien, and, therefore, opening up new perspectives on it.
11. Martin Scorsese's “Gangs Of New York” (2002) - the directors series
Jun 7, 2016 · The story, written by Scorsese's longtime friend and collaborator Jay Cocks, as well as Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonegan, distills the ...
Thanks to the rise of home video, it has become all but inevitable that we’ll see an R-rated film before the MPAA-mandated age of seventeen. However, it still somehow feels like a rite of passage …
12. The Gangs of New York | Film - The Guardian
The best film I've seen for a while. The sense of place that the director created is brilliant. You are not bored for a second because of all the colour and ...
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13. Gangs of New York - Sam Scott
Aug 29, 2022 · The film shows just how laughable it is to think America could civilize anywhere else. New York City, supposedly the epicenter of American ...
The year is 2002. The US in general, and New York in particular, are still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. You can’t turn on the radio…
14. Gangs of New York (2002) - A Film A Day
Jan 20, 2019 · It's the direction, however, the most disappointing aspect of the film. Gangs of New York looks amateurish at its best —some shots are so ugly ...
I finally watched Lars von Trier's Dogville last week and I loved it, so I figured it was about time to watch another of those movies I've been putting off for years because of its length, Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York.
15. Gangs of New York (2002) [Review Re-View] - nathanzoebl
Dec 26, 2022 · It is rare to find a movie that is almost exact in its percentage of good aspects and poor aspects. This 50/50 balance is best exemplified by ...
Originally released December 20, 2002: Watching Martin Scorsese’s long-in-the-making Gangs of New York is like watching a 12-round bout between two weary and staggering prize fighters. You witness …
16. Gangs of New York: Scorsese epic takes us into the muddy streets from ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Still, this is DiCaprio's first time working with Scorsese and he gets his moments, along with Diaz and the great supporting cast. And Day- ...
This operatic work marked a new phase in the director’s career, as he entered into a longer, sustained form of epic moviemaking
17. Gangs of New York (2002) - Seeing Things Secondhand
Sep 28, 2015 · The problem is that the movie is nearly three hours long, and that the movie continues after Amsterdam's maiming. There is a marvelous story to ...
Dir. Martin Scorsese. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brendan Gleeson Gangs of New York is the movie that made me love movies, which is like saying that All That You Can’t Leave…
18. Review: Gangs of New York - Slant Magazine
Dec 20, 2002 · No film in recent memory has instantaneously emerged as being so compelling, funny, scary and breathtaking (if occasionally sloppy) in its ...
Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York could be considered a breakthrough or a breakdown.
19. Kid reviews for Gangs of New York | Common Sense Media
The film studies the racial tensions between American-born citizens and Irish immigrants, as well as early organized crime in the 1860s. This backdrop, ...
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