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5 | The dark is rising! | tt0484562 | It is adapted from the book. I did not read the book and maybe that is why I still enjoyed the movie. There are recent famous books adapted into movies like Eragon which is an unsuccessful movie compared to the rest but I like it better than The Seeker adaptation, another one is The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, The ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-73 | ur12930537 | 5 | title: The dark is rising!
review: It is adapted from the book. I did not read the book and maybe that is why I still enjoyed the movie. There are recent famous books adapted into movies like Eragon which is an unsuccessful movie compared to the rest but I like it better than The Seeker adaptation, another one is The C... |
5 | Bad attempt by the people that borough us Eragon. | tt0484562 | Ever since Lord of the Rings became a hit and was internationally acclaimed all other studios are trying to do the same thing and I can tell you now we are not getting many successes out of these half hearted attempts. The decent ones are Chronicles of Narnia which Disney snapped up and Harry Potter from Warner Brother... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-108 | ur15303216 | 5 | title: Bad attempt by the people that borough us Eragon.
review: Ever since Lord of the Rings became a hit and was internationally acclaimed all other studios are trying to do the same thing and I can tell you now we are not getting many successes out of these half hearted attempts. The decent ones are Chronicles of Na... |
3 | fantasy movie lacks magic | tt0484562 | I've not read the novel this movie was based on, but do enjoy fantasy movies, and thought it looked interesting. But after seeing it...... oh dear.An American boy, Will living with his family in a small village somewhere in England, discovers on his 14th birthday that he's The Seeker for a group of old ones, who fight ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-60 | ur0680065 | 3 | title: fantasy movie lacks magic
review: I've not read the novel this movie was based on, but do enjoy fantasy movies, and thought it looked interesting. But after seeing it...... oh dear.An American boy, Will living with his family in a small village somewhere in England, discovers on his 14th birthday that he's The S... |
2 | You Just Can't Beat The Lord Of The Rings, Guys | tt0484562 | The Sucker ...I mean THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING is one of those putrid fantasy flicks that tries oh-so-hard to piggyback itself off of other successful fantasy films, but fails terribly in almost all departments.The premise...Dark and light battle. Dark wins. Light survives. Dark falters. Light wins. Darkness may s... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-136 | ur7704831 | 2 | title: You Just Can't Beat The Lord Of The Rings, Guys
review: The Sucker ...I mean THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING is one of those putrid fantasy flicks that tries oh-so-hard to piggyback itself off of other successful fantasy films, but fails terribly in almost all departments.The premise...Dark and light battle. Dark... |
7 | Not having read the book, I found it average | tt0484562 | I mean, come on, the acting was OK, the effects reasonable and the hybrid American British atmosphere was pretty terrifying :) I haven't read the books, but I have to admit that after seeing the movie, I hardly feel the need to do so. I mean, it had nothing special. Again the lonely boy with the special powers, be them... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-135 | ur3146136 | 7 | title: Not having read the book, I found it average
review: I mean, come on, the acting was OK, the effects reasonable and the hybrid American British atmosphere was pretty terrifying :) I haven't read the books, but I have to admit that after seeing the movie, I hardly feel the need to do so. I mean, it had nothing sp... |
4 | Journey to Jupiter with Cynthia McKinney | tt0484562 | Sometimes, things are oversold. I remember this movie being promoted like crazy prior to its release in theaters. However, it busted and I wanted to know why. After viewing it, I understand completely. It simply failed to meet any expectations it has going for it.You get to meet a boy that, somehow, is the next 'Seeker... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-123 | ur18271419 | 4 | title: Journey to Jupiter with Cynthia McKinney
review: Sometimes, things are oversold. I remember this movie being promoted like crazy prior to its release in theaters. However, it busted and I wanted to know why. After viewing it, I understand completely. It simply failed to meet any expectations it has going for it.... |
5 | The Dark is Boring! | tt0484562 | Well, I seem to be in a minority here, as I haven't read the books by Susan Cooper upon which this movie is based. Apparently, having looked at a few of the comments, it is very loosely based on the books.So my review here will be of the movie as purely that. A movie. I had no preconceptions of what to expect going int... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-169 | ur1980092 | 5 | title: The Dark is Boring!
review: Well, I seem to be in a minority here, as I haven't read the books by Susan Cooper upon which this movie is based. Apparently, having looked at a few of the comments, it is very loosely based on the books.So my review here will be of the movie as purely that. A movie. I had no preconc... |
6 | Potter's Crown is Safe | tt0484562 | Every year we get a new fantasy movie that is supposed to be the "new Lord of the Rings" or the "new Harry Potter", and every year the contenders are shunned aside as they are most clearly not the next big fantasy epics. So far we've had The Chronicles of Narnia, probably the most successful one to date, Brdieg to Tera... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-61 | ur13849221 | 6 | title: Potter's Crown is Safe
review: Every year we get a new fantasy movie that is supposed to be the "new Lord of the Rings" or the "new Harry Potter", and every year the contenders are shunned aside as they are most clearly not the next big fantasy epics. So far we've had The Chronicles of Narnia, probably the most ... |
8 | Completely Fun | tt0484562 | We viewed this work at Movies on the Parkway in Sevierville, TN; our hometown theater.This film begins with a "folded" feeling not unlike the first Neverending Story in that the boy discovers he is in the story...that, indeed, he IS the story. From that point on, it runs like a younger version of The Covenant, with som... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/reviews-38 | ur2626332 | 8 | title: Completely Fun
review: We viewed this work at Movies on the Parkway in Sevierville, TN; our hometown theater.This film begins with a "folded" feeling not unlike the first Neverending Story in that the boy discovers he is in the story...that, indeed, he IS the story. From that point on, it runs like a younger ver... |
6 | Scorsese Missed the Mark | tt0217505 | Martin Scorsese is working with a subject that suits him to a tee -- gang warfare in the streets of New York -- and the film's got his trademark kinetic style -- something's always happening on screen. So why does the whole film feel so leaden and uninvolving? "Gangs of New York" should have been kick ass. Instead, the... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1180 | ur4532636 | 6 | title: Scorsese Missed the Mark
review: Martin Scorsese is working with a subject that suits him to a tee -- gang warfare in the streets of New York -- and the film's got his trademark kinetic style -- something's always happening on screen. So why does the whole film feel so leaden and uninvolving? "Gangs of New York"... |
1 | Pompous disjointed mess | tt0217505 | I think a lot of people are going easy on this film, as the name Scorcese appears on the credits. People are trying to find something that clearly isn't there.In my opinion, this film has nothing going for it. Everything about it is bad or wrong. The acting, the script, the editing, the sets, everything.A lot of peo... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-552 | ur0382572 | 1 | title: Pompous disjointed mess
review: I think a lot of people are going easy on this film, as the name Scorcese appears on the credits. People are trying to find something that clearly isn't there.In my opinion, this film has nothing going for it. Everything about it is bad or wrong. The acting, the script, the edi... |
4 | Ugly and Overlong | tt0217505 | Gangs engage in turf war in 1860s New York. This is yet another example of Scorsese's disturbing obsession with violence. The film starts and ends with ludicrous battle scenes. In between there are some good moments but there is too much padding, needlessly extending the running time to nearly three hours. It's obvious... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1204 | ur2590596 | 4 | title: Ugly and Overlong
review: Gangs engage in turf war in 1860s New York. This is yet another example of Scorsese's disturbing obsession with violence. The film starts and ends with ludicrous battle scenes. In between there are some good moments but there is too much padding, needlessly extending the running time to... |
9 | Put Scorsese Back on the Map. | tt0217505 | Scorsese was on a hot streak in the 70s, then on-and-off in the 80s and 90s. This 2002 masterpiece caused Scorsese to be on a hot streak again like in the 70s. It was also the first movie he did with Leonardo DiCaprio--the start of a great team. The story isn't very original and the movie is too long. The near three ho... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1261 | ur31261952 | 9 | title: Put Scorsese Back on the Map.
review: Scorsese was on a hot streak in the 70s, then on-and-off in the 80s and 90s. This 2002 masterpiece caused Scorsese to be on a hot streak again like in the 70s. It was also the first movie he did with Leonardo DiCaprio--the start of a great team. The story isn't very original... |
6 | Frankengangs! | tt0217505 | No argument! Martin Scorsese is a wonderful filmmaker, film historian, and a most likable fellow. I like him. I can't help it. Yet, I do not like most of his films. This one is debatably an exception, perhaps saved by inch-fractions primarily by the spellbinding, remorselessly superb acting chops of Daniel Day-Lewis. C... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-85 | ur0028288 | 6 | title: Frankengangs!
review: No argument! Martin Scorsese is a wonderful filmmaker, film historian, and a most likable fellow. I like him. I can't help it. Yet, I do not like most of his films. This one is debatably an exception, perhaps saved by inch-fractions primarily by the spellbinding, remorselessly superb acting... |
7 | Martin Scorcese sure hates short movies | tt0217505 | Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio star in this epic, retelling the early days of the struggle for New York City.Lewis stars as "Bill the Butcher" a patriotic local who runs the Five Points, a treasured piece of local ground. His name is "Bill the Butcher" because he is a butcher, literally, but he doesn't restrict... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1010 | ur7472847 | 7 | title: Martin Scorcese sure hates short movies
review: Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio star in this epic, retelling the early days of the struggle for New York City.Lewis stars as "Bill the Butcher" a patriotic local who runs the Five Points, a treasured piece of local ground. His name is "Bill the Butcher" beca... |
8 | long,but doesn't feel like it | tt0217505 | 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 hi... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1118 | ur11423174 | 8 | title: long,but doesn't feel like it
review: 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.Danie... |
8 | Interesting Piece of New York History | tt0217505 | "Gangs of New York" is an interesting take on the Draft Riots that spanned between 1846-1863. It's high on entertainment, compelling, gratuitously violent but never disappoints you during the two hours and forty five duration. The Draft Riots was an endless feud that occurred at the time when corrupt political activist... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1194 | ur12327230 | 8 | title: Interesting Piece of New York History
review: "Gangs of New York" is an interesting take on the Draft Riots that spanned between 1846-1863. It's high on entertainment, compelling, gratuitously violent but never disappoints you during the two hours and forty five duration. The Draft Riots was an endless feud that... |
7 | Blood without grit | tt0217505 | Martin Scorcese had wanted to make 'Gangs of New York' for many years; but given his exceptional track record as a director, it's a surprisingly middle-brow epic, albeit one that entertains throughout its great length. Like his best movies, it focuses on the criminal underclass, and contains considerable quantities of ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1020 | ur2082018 | 7 | title: Blood without grit
review: Martin Scorcese had wanted to make 'Gangs of New York' for many years; but given his exceptional track record as a director, it's a surprisingly middle-brow epic, albeit one that entertains throughout its great length. Like his best movies, it focuses on the criminal underclass, and co... |
10 | One great Scorsese epic | tt0217505 | When Martin Scorsese directed his dream American epic about 1860's New York, I expected a masterpiece and got one. With Daniel Day-Lewis leading an outstanding cast that includes Leonardo Dicaprio, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, and John C. Reilly, there's no going wrong. Lewis is spellbindi... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1207 | ur26550510 | 10 | title: One great Scorsese epic
review: When Martin Scorsese directed his dream American epic about 1860's New York, I expected a masterpiece and got one. With Daniel Day-Lewis leading an outstanding cast that includes Leonardo Dicaprio, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, and John C. Reilly, ther... |
9 | A masterpiece of semi-fictional history | tt0217505 | It saddens me that some younger audience members who went to see Gangs of New York have short attention span - constantly fiddling, twentysomething couples making out and getting up in the middle of the movie for restrooms and refreshments. This movie, despite starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is NOT similar to Titanic, anot... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-92 | ur0089164 | 9 | title: A masterpiece of semi-fictional history
review: It saddens me that some younger audience members who went to see Gangs of New York have short attention span - constantly fiddling, twentysomething couples making out and getting up in the middle of the movie for restrooms and refreshments. This movie, despite star... |
8 | Day Lewis on top form in good period drama | tt0217505 | Leonardo Di Caprio (Titanic) stars as Amsterdam Vallon, a young man coming back to New York to find his father's killer, William Cuttings and gain retribution.Nominated for 10 Oscars, Martin Scorsese's period drama brings a tale of vengeance, loyalty and honour to vibrant light with a dramatic tale involving stunning p... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1131 | ur11597946 | 8 | title: Day Lewis on top form in good period drama
review: Leonardo Di Caprio (Titanic) stars as Amsterdam Vallon, a young man coming back to New York to find his father's killer, William Cuttings and gain retribution.Nominated for 10 Oscars, Martin Scorsese's period drama brings a tale of vengeance, loyalty and honour ... |
7 | Good But Not Scorsese Good. | tt0217505 | It's an extremely well done film, but not one of Scorsese's best. His first feature in seven years since "Casino" (1995) is a return to top form, however at 2 hours 40 minutes I find that the movie tends to drag on considerably.Actually this film is the one where I started really enjoying Leonardo DiCaprio as a perform... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1258 | ur48102834 | 7 | title: Good But Not Scorsese Good.
review: It's an extremely well done film, but not one of Scorsese's best. His first feature in seven years since "Casino" (1995) is a return to top form, however at 2 hours 40 minutes I find that the movie tends to drag on considerably.Actually this film is the one where I started rea... |
9 | History class never had been so much cool! | tt0217505 | Gangs of New York, is unlike anything I've ever seen. It is a masterpiece of Scorsece. but can be a show of pure entertainment, with excellent performances. It is a film that is half history, half action, half drama, half crime. The story, as the title says, is about the first gang that existed in New York City before ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1230 | ur37892465 | 9 | title: History class never had been so much cool!
review: Gangs of New York, is unlike anything I've ever seen. It is a masterpiece of Scorsece. but can be a show of pure entertainment, with excellent performances. It is a film that is half history, half action, half drama, half crime. The story, as the title says, is ... |
7 | Wretched Refuse, Teeming Shores | tt0217505 | There's no need to announce with titles that you're seeing a Scorsese film, any more than, say Kubrick, DePalma, or Adrian Lyne. His trademark is the visual depiction of violent, physical conflict as something palatable.With "Taxi Driver", what mattered was tone...with "Raging Bull", a man who cannot square himself wit... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1068 | ur8708196 | 7 | title: Wretched Refuse, Teeming Shores
review: There's no need to announce with titles that you're seeing a Scorsese film, any more than, say Kubrick, DePalma, or Adrian Lyne. His trademark is the visual depiction of violent, physical conflict as something palatable.With "Taxi Driver", what mattered was tone...with "Ra... |
7 | Watch this for Daniel Day-Lewis | tt0217505 | There are obviously problems with this movie. The story is crappy, Diaz is superfluous and Leo is barely passable. And wow, is it long. They could have cut out huge portions of the thing and it would have been tighter and much more interesting.For the people who say that the behavior of the mobs is unrealistic: Read a ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1213 | ur30855550 | 7 | title: Watch this for Daniel Day-Lewis
review: There are obviously problems with this movie. The story is crappy, Diaz is superfluous and Leo is barely passable. And wow, is it long. They could have cut out huge portions of the thing and it would have been tighter and much more interesting.For the people who say that t... |
8 | Another brutal masterpiece from the maestro | tt0217505 | Gangs Of New York (2002)Top 5 - 2002Leaving some breathless and stunned and others unsure,Martin Scorsese's last gangster epic of the 90s was Casino (1996). In my opinion a superb film. 6 years later Scorsese gathers his cinematic mastery to create another powerful and brutal period gangster drama about New York (of co... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1107 | ur8564485 | 8 | title: Another brutal masterpiece from the maestro
review: Gangs Of New York (2002)Top 5 - 2002Leaving some breathless and stunned and others unsure,Martin Scorsese's last gangster epic of the 90s was Casino (1996). In my opinion a superb film. 6 years later Scorsese gathers his cinematic mastery to create another powe... |
8 | Should have won the Oscar here... | tt0217505 | Many dub Martin Scorsese is considered a great Director but I've never really seen the magic or creative side of him; after watching Departed I was angered at how messy and rushed Departed was, and then I watched Gangs of New York. Gangs of New York is very stylish and lavish; it tells the tale of New York back in 1863... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1138 | ur8131454 | 8 | title: Should have won the Oscar here...
review: Many dub Martin Scorsese is considered a great Director but I've never really seen the magic or creative side of him; after watching Departed I was angered at how messy and rushed Departed was, and then I watched Gangs of New York. Gangs of New York is very stylish and l... |
1 | waste of talent | tt0217505 | I am bit baffled by some of the comments and reviews about this film. It is almost as if I saw another version of the film or a completely different movie. Every one of the actors in this film wandered around, clueless, never showing any range whatsoever, and lost in a gargantuan production with no heart, sense of lo... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-278 | ur2115026 | 1 | title: waste of talent
review: I am bit baffled by some of the comments and reviews about this film. It is almost as if I saw another version of the film or a completely different movie. Every one of the actors in this film wandered around, clueless, never showing any range whatsoever, and lost in a gargantuan produc... |
8 | Day-Lewis was the master "gang" leader in this one! | tt0217505 | Director Martin Scorcese's assiduous film dramatizations of New York continue with the 19th century epic "Gangs of New York". Leonardo Dicaprio stars as Amsterdam, an Irish immigrant who returns to New York to take vengeance on his father's murderer- Bill the Butcher. Daniel Day-Lewis slices up an electrifying performa... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-84 | ur0489763 | 8 | title: Day-Lewis was the master "gang" leader in this one!
review: Director Martin Scorcese's assiduous film dramatizations of New York continue with the 19th century epic "Gangs of New York". Leonardo Dicaprio stars as Amsterdam, an Irish immigrant who returns to New York to take vengeance on his father's murderer- Bi... |
5 | I don't get it. Maybe I saw a different movie than the rest. | tt0217505 | Many people are praising this movie beyond words.Maybe I went into the wrong theater.I went in expecting to see an epic on the creation of New York City, and the shape it took after hordes of immigrants made it the cosmopolitan place it is now.What I got instead was 2 straight hours of diCaprio wooing Cameron Diaz, and... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-240 | ur0508954 | 5 | title: I don't get it. Maybe I saw a different movie than the rest.
review: Many people are praising this movie beyond words.Maybe I went into the wrong theater.I went in expecting to see an epic on the creation of New York City, and the shape it took after hordes of immigrants made it the cosmopolitan place it is now.... |
9 | A Tremendous Achievement | tt0217505 | I was eleven when this film came out. Of course, I couldn't see it, but I still managed to book tickets for my dad to go, as a late birthday present. When I asked him what he thought, he said that it was brilliant. Since then, I have been incredibly eager to see it.I finally saw it a year ago, and was amazed. Gangs of ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1120 | ur11541392 | 9 | title: A Tremendous Achievement
review: I was eleven when this film came out. Of course, I couldn't see it, but I still managed to book tickets for my dad to go, as a late birthday present. When I asked him what he thought, he said that it was brilliant. Since then, I have been incredibly eager to see it.I finally saw ... |
8 | Long, but worth it. | tt0217505 | I am not American nor do I know the history of New York, but if this film is anything to go by, I think that the New York of that time period would not have been a very pleasant place to live. This film is very graphic and rather disturbing. But it is worth sitting through for the acting.A lot of people have said that ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-929 | ur1698056 | 8 | title: Long, but worth it.
review: I am not American nor do I know the history of New York, but if this film is anything to go by, I think that the New York of that time period would not have been a very pleasant place to live. This film is very graphic and rather disturbing. But it is worth sitting through for the act... |
10 | One of my favorite Scorsese films.Daniel Day Lewis gives it momentum. | tt0217505 | It had been years since mob film director had done a film. The film he came back for,Gangs of New York, was nominated for 10 Oscars including best film and best supporting actor.It won 0.And it got mixed reviews with critics.My favorite Scorsese picture,Casino,was his most underrated.Then Gangs of New York would come a... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1176 | ur22881716 | 10 | title: One of my favorite Scorsese films.Daniel Day Lewis gives it momentum.
review: It had been years since mob film director had done a film. The film he came back for,Gangs of New York, was nominated for 10 Oscars including best film and best supporting actor.It won 0.And it got mixed reviews with critics.My favorit... |
9 | Born in the streets | tt0217505 | Gangs of New York takes a fascinating look at a largely forgotten slice of American history. As the film's tagline states, America was born in the streets. This is the tale of the 19th century Irish immigrants who came to New York City to build a new life for themselves and of the "Natives" who tormented them. Put "Nat... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1239 | ur0915482 | 9 | title: Born in the streets
review: Gangs of New York takes a fascinating look at a largely forgotten slice of American history. As the film's tagline states, America was born in the streets. This is the tale of the 19th century Irish immigrants who came to New York City to build a new life for themselves and of the "Na... |
4 | When Daniel Day-Lewis gives a bad performance, you know you're in trouble | tt0217505 | The Plot - sort of a West Side Story for the post-Colonial age, with Irish immigrants fighting their "native" oppressors. One of the ringleaders of the "natives" is a ferocious, cantankerous, and most likely insane fellow with a glass eye known as William Cutting, AKA: Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis); based on a re... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1050 | ur2293681 | 4 | title: When Daniel Day-Lewis gives a bad performance, you know you're in trouble
review: The Plot - sort of a West Side Story for the post-Colonial age, with Irish immigrants fighting their "native" oppressors. One of the ringleaders of the "natives" is a ferocious, cantankerous, and most likely insane fellow with a gl... |
9 | Totally Underrated! | tt0217505 | For me, most of the films in 2002 sucked hard, but this film grasped me completely with a sense of amazement and darkness. i have not seen many Scorsese films, but of the ones I've seen, this is his best! The film is based on the brutal, depressing, and savagery of New York before modernization. It goes back in the 180... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1042 | ur3153189 | 9 | title: Totally Underrated!
review: For me, most of the films in 2002 sucked hard, but this film grasped me completely with a sense of amazement and darkness. i have not seen many Scorsese films, but of the ones I've seen, this is his best! The film is based on the brutal, depressing, and savagery of New York before mod... |
10 | Chicago won The Best Picture over the Gangs Of New York!Can somebody please rewind the time back in 2002 and blow up the Academy!Thank you! | tt0217505 | The 2002 Oscar incident a.k.a Academy votes for Chicago remind's me of another incident back in 1998 when Shakespeare In Love won the best picture over Saving Private Ryan!Back in the 1998 i hoped and prayed that a mistake like that one will never happen again!But,unfortunately,i was wrong!It happened again in 2002 whe... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1153 | ur19275800 | 10 | title: Chicago won The Best Picture over the Gangs Of New York!Can somebody please rewind the time back in 2002 and blow up the Academy!Thank you!
review: The 2002 Oscar incident a.k.a Academy votes for Chicago remind's me of another incident back in 1998 when Shakespeare In Love won the best picture over Saving Privat... |
9 | The earth turns but we don't feel it move | tt0217505 | When I hear people talk about how America is the greatest country in the world, which is increasingly common from all political standpoints as we approach the 2004 election, it has always struck me how staggeringly wrong that statement is (at least since I traveled in Europe and learned firsthand about other countries)... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-928 | ur0562732 | 9 | title: The earth turns but we don't feel it move
review: When I hear people talk about how America is the greatest country in the world, which is increasingly common from all political standpoints as we approach the 2004 election, it has always struck me how staggeringly wrong that statement is (at least since I travel... |
9 | A Compelling Watch! | tt0217505 | Martin Scorsese has delivered classics all through his prolific career & 'Gangs of New York' is amongst his most accomplished works. A Compelling Watch! 'Gangs of New York' Synopsis: In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1224 | ur8503729 | 9 | title: A Compelling Watch!
review: Martin Scorsese has delivered classics all through his prolific career & 'Gangs of New York' is amongst his most accomplished works. A Compelling Watch! 'Gangs of New York' Synopsis: In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bil... |
9 | It'll be talked about for decades to come... | tt0217505 | There is a very good reason why "Gangs of New York" was delayed for a whole year that has nothing to do with its bloated budget and extended shooting schedule. There was a little event called 9/11. With this epic masterpiece that is as brilliant in its flaws as it is in its triumphs (which, by the way, far outnumber th... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-26 | ur1069062 | 9 | title: It'll be talked about for decades to come...
review: There is a very good reason why "Gangs of New York" was delayed for a whole year that has nothing to do with its bloated budget and extended shooting schedule. There was a little event called 9/11. With this epic masterpiece that is as brilliant in its flaws a... |
9 | Grandiose. | tt0217505 | While I do have some complaints with the way that Scorsese handled the film's style I found it to be a very enjoyable film highlighted by one of the finest performances of all time. The editing during the fight scenes happens way too quickly and becomes convoluted, and the way that he introduced us to the era seemed fa... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1113 | ur9521536 | 9 | title: Grandiose.
review: While I do have some complaints with the way that Scorsese handled the film's style I found it to be a very enjoyable film highlighted by one of the finest performances of all time. The editing during the fight scenes happens way too quickly and becomes convoluted, and the way that he introduc... |
8 | Scorsese and Day-Lewis is back with a vengeance | tt0217505 | The world's best living director Martin Scorsese has made this epic, fabulous, dramatic and bloody movie about 19th Centuries New York City.We've got good actors all the way; Daniel Day - Lewis (who rules), Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Liam Neeson, Leo DiCaprio and more. It's excitement and high dramatic on the best l... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-646 | ur1732001 | 8 | title: Scorsese and Day-Lewis is back with a vengeance
review: The world's best living director Martin Scorsese has made this epic, fabulous, dramatic and bloody movie about 19th Centuries New York City.We've got good actors all the way; Daniel Day - Lewis (who rules), Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Liam Neeson, Leo DiC... |
9 | A Bona Fide Gangster Movie | tt0217505 | Gangs of New York is a film that has many of Martin Scorsese's typical trademark flourishes and is a worthy film to add to his legendary filmography.The film follows a young Irish immigrant named Amsterdam as he travels through the cutthroat gangs of New York City in 1862, searching for his father's killer, the untouch... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1161 | ur6136793 | 9 | title: A Bona Fide Gangster Movie
review: Gangs of New York is a film that has many of Martin Scorsese's typical trademark flourishes and is a worthy film to add to his legendary filmography.The film follows a young Irish immigrant named Amsterdam as he travels through the cutthroat gangs of New York City in 1862, sear... |
9 | The urban jungle is a nest for both snakes and pearls | tt0217505 | Strangely enough this film about New York at the time of the Civil War is more about the end of the hellish gate to some kind of lawless and wild wild west it is living through than its real depiction. New York was the immigrating harbor and as such had an enormous and constantly changing population. The turn-over as t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1069 | ur3836774 | 9 | title: The urban jungle is a nest for both snakes and pearls
review: Strangely enough this film about New York at the time of the Civil War is more about the end of the hellish gate to some kind of lawless and wild wild west it is living through than its real depiction. New York was the immigrating harbor and as such h... |
8 | Nicely told story of mixed elements. | tt0217505 | In the 19th century New York gangs of immigrants and born Americans battle ferociously against each other in order to secure a place for themselves in a golden land of opportunity. "Priest" Vallon (Liam Neeson) is a leader of Dead Rabbits gang, formed of Irish, and Bill "Butcher" Cutting (Danie Day Lewis) is a leader o... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1139 | ur1941835 | 8 | title: Nicely told story of mixed elements.
review: In the 19th century New York gangs of immigrants and born Americans battle ferociously against each other in order to secure a place for themselves in a golden land of opportunity. "Priest" Vallon (Liam Neeson) is a leader of Dead Rabbits gang, formed of Irish, and B... |
8 | personal and Bloody | tt0217505 | An in-depth analysis of war, people and the consequences. Revealing the brutality and control over the 5 points, and delivering spellbinding characters and story. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day Lewis and Cameron Diaz and directed by academy award winning director- Martin Scorsese.This could of been given a 10, ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1101 | ur12009777 | 8 | title: personal and Bloody
review: An in-depth analysis of war, people and the consequences. Revealing the brutality and control over the 5 points, and delivering spellbinding characters and story. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day Lewis and Cameron Diaz and directed by academy award winning director- Martin Scors... |
2 | too long and pretentious | tt0217505 | This has been the last time i fell for director's story about longing to make a movie. During one of the interviews supporting the release, Mr. Scorsese told a heartwarming tale about a childhood dream come true, the dream being Gangs of New York. Yet, after watching the movie i felt betrayed.The plot actually resemble... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1243 | ur15462771 | 2 | title: too long and pretentious
review: This has been the last time i fell for director's story about longing to make a movie. During one of the interviews supporting the release, Mr. Scorsese told a heartwarming tale about a childhood dream come true, the dream being Gangs of New York. Yet, after watching the movie i ... |
7 | too much of a good thing | tt0217505 | It's 1846 in the Five Point neighborhood in NYC. Bill "the Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his U.S. born gang kill Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson) in a mass gang fight. Little Amsterdam Vallon runs away taking the knife that killed his father. Sixteen years later, Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) returns to the neighb... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1270 | ur2898520 | 7 | title: too much of a good thing
review: It's 1846 in the Five Point neighborhood in NYC. Bill "the Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his U.S. born gang kill Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson) in a mass gang fight. Little Amsterdam Vallon runs away taking the knife that killed his father. Sixteen years later, Amsterdam (... |
9 | Strong and Entertaining | tt0217505 | Martin Scorsese's movie is close to the best American commercial cinema can get. I do not know to what extent the events described in the movie are true, but they come really alive on the screen. A whole world is brought to our eyes - powerful, violent, colorful and you can really philosophize and say that you understa... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-847 | ur0547823 | 9 | title: Strong and Entertaining
review: Martin Scorsese's movie is close to the best American commercial cinema can get. I do not know to what extent the events described in the movie are true, but they come really alive on the screen. A whole world is brought to our eyes - powerful, violent, colorful and you can really... |
8 | Powerful and evocative | tt0217505 | Martin Scorsese's period piece, telling of street warfare between differing immigrant factions in the mid-19th century, is long, violent, and features some excellent performances, notably the always intense Daniel Day-Lewis as Butcher Bill (it was good to see Cameron Diaz playing in something completely unfrothy, but I... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1223 | ur7813355 | 8 | title: Powerful and evocative
review: Martin Scorsese's period piece, telling of street warfare between differing immigrant factions in the mid-19th century, is long, violent, and features some excellent performances, notably the always intense Daniel Day-Lewis as Butcher Bill (it was good to see Cameron Diaz playing i... |
2 | Scorsese's Worst! .. Daniel-Day's Great Performance Didn't Save This Movie From Falling Down; It Makes The Movie Just a Muscle Show! | tt0217505 | What a shame! .. Martin Scorsese directed this terrible movie?! .. I like Scorsese .. he made great movies that we all loved but he didn't do enough to save this movie and at least makes it a good crime movie. Considering its huge budget which is possibly the biggest in cinema history to date, we expected something out... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1065 | ur4861019 | 2 | title: Scorsese's Worst! .. Daniel-Day's Great Performance Didn't Save This Movie From Falling Down; It Makes The Movie Just a Muscle Show!
review: What a shame! .. Martin Scorsese directed this terrible movie?! .. I like Scorsese .. he made great movies that we all loved but he didn't do enough to save this movie and ... |
9 | Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York | tt0217505 | I've seen the movie yesterday along with Inside Man and Saw. Though a tad bit long, it never ceases to impress me. Martin Scorsese brings us yet one of his masterpieces and slaps it in our faces and tells us that he is one of the greatest directors in Hollywood. With the recent success of his latest direction 'The Depa... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1062 | ur10252234 | 9 | title: Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York
review: I've seen the movie yesterday along with Inside Man and Saw. Though a tad bit long, it never ceases to impress me. Martin Scorsese brings us yet one of his masterpieces and slaps it in our faces and tells us that he is one of the greatest directors in Hollywood. With t... |
8 | An Army Of One - Daniel Day-Lewis | tt0217505 | There are three reasons to watch Martin Scorcese's superlative Gangs Of New York:Daniel.Day.Lewis.Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Tony Montana, Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious, Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday and (to wax more 'modern') Hugh Jackman as Wolverine: iconic performances, one and all. Day-Lewis joins ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-933 | ur2446936 | 8 | title: An Army Of One - Daniel Day-Lewis
review: There are three reasons to watch Martin Scorcese's superlative Gangs Of New York:Daniel.Day.Lewis.Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Tony Montana, Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious, Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday and (to wax more 'modern') Hugh Jackman as Wolverine: i... |
10 | Recreating a Slice of Time; Educating, Edifying and Enchanting its audience, all at the Same Time! | tt0217505 | SPANNING the length of the entire from the very first frame of film right up to the very end, GANGS OF NEW YORK (Initial Entertainment Group/Miramax Films, 2002) bursts onto the screen like a an exploding super nova in the heavens; continuing to apply its vice-like grip to its audience up to the very end. It is a most ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1145 | ur0850869 | 10 | title: Recreating a Slice of Time; Educating, Edifying and Enchanting its audience, all at the Same Time!
review: SPANNING the length of the entire from the very first frame of film right up to the very end, GANGS OF NEW YORK (Initial Entertainment Group/Miramax Films, 2002) bursts onto the screen like a an exploding s... |
10 | Great historic film | tt0217505 | DiCaprio and Diaz bring a part of our history alive. Daniel Day-Lewis was great and fits like a glove in his character's villainy and brutality and Mr. Scorsese has made another masterpiece. This is a historical film as well as an entertaining one. Mr. Scorsese has reconstruct the details of life in New York in the 19t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-21 | ur0638297 | 10 | title: Great historic film
review: DiCaprio and Diaz bring a part of our history alive. Daniel Day-Lewis was great and fits like a glove in his character's villainy and brutality and Mr. Scorsese has made another masterpiece. This is a historical film as well as an entertaining one. Mr. Scorsese has reconstruct the det... |
10 | One of the best films I've ever seen | tt0217505 | Gangs of new york is the best American film i've ever seen. There are so many elements that made me love this movie: Daniel Day Lewis as the butcher(he rocks), the atmosphere in gangs: survival of the fittest, bigotry, illegal gambling, thieves and celebration. The film is about a young man(leonardo dicaprio in his bes... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-677 | ur2498078 | 10 | title: One of the best films I've ever seen
review: Gangs of new york is the best American film i've ever seen. There are so many elements that made me love this movie: Daniel Day Lewis as the butcher(he rocks), the atmosphere in gangs: survival of the fittest, bigotry, illegal gambling, thieves and celebration. The fi... |
7 | Great film, a must see in cinema yet not Martin Scorsese's best | tt0217505 | This epic is a must see in cinema wide - screen with Dolby Sound!You are transported to another world, that is New York 1846!.Leo for a change has some serious acting, yet Honours go rightly to Daniel Day-Lewis who steals this show as Bill the Butcher.For all that, when I saw it on February 18,and walked out of the ci... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-560 | ur1236215 | 7 | title: Great film, a must see in cinema yet not Martin Scorsese's best
review: This epic is a must see in cinema wide - screen with Dolby Sound!You are transported to another world, that is New York 1846!.Leo for a change has some serious acting, yet Honours go rightly to Daniel Day-Lewis who steals this show as Bill ... |
8 | Probably one of the most memorable roles by Daniel Day-Lewis | tt0217505 | Martin Scorsese is known for making great films and couple of gangster movies comes to mind. This isn't like the previous gangster films by Scorsese but it does have certain Scorsese elements that makes it a good watch. I personally didn't find it as gripping or compelling as his previous gangster films although this o... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1232 | ur22171966 | 8 | title: Probably one of the most memorable roles by Daniel Day-Lewis
review: Martin Scorsese is known for making great films and couple of gangster movies comes to mind. This isn't like the previous gangster films by Scorsese but it does have certain Scorsese elements that makes it a good watch. I personally didn't find... |
7 | Big budget action flick. Day Lewis saves the day. | tt0217505 | I don't know or care of this is historically accurate but I must say that it's a fine piece of action delivered by the great Martin Scorsese. The settings are unique, beautiful, and dark when needed. The characters are colorful and sinister also when needed but it helps to create the tension and violence atmosphere.Dan... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1141 | ur2843647 | 7 | title: Big budget action flick. Day Lewis saves the day.
review: I don't know or care of this is historically accurate but I must say that it's a fine piece of action delivered by the great Martin Scorsese. The settings are unique, beautiful, and dark when needed. The characters are colorful and sinister also when need... |
6 | Yawn, yawn, yawn, yawn.... | tt0217505 | Let's see...how to rate this movie....hmmmm...Lots of people fighting and killing each other.....maybe a plus, depending on your filmgoing requirements. But only for a brief few minutes here and there.Hmmm......That's about it, really. Typical subplots involving love interest, racialism and such like, but all thinly do... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-685 | ur1980092 | 6 | title: Yawn, yawn, yawn, yawn....
review: Let's see...how to rate this movie....hmmmm...Lots of people fighting and killing each other.....maybe a plus, depending on your filmgoing requirements. But only for a brief few minutes here and there.Hmmm......That's about it, really. Typical subplots involving love interest, ... |
8 | Personal Vs. Political | tt0217505 | Though Scorsese had cogitated this project for decades, it still serves well as a companion piece to his adaptation of The Age of Innocence. Set in 1870s NYC, that story depicts the ivory tower built upon the urchins of the city's mean streets up into the 1860s, depicted here. I find the extreme class divides between b... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1209 | ur8625456 | 8 | title: Personal Vs. Political
review: Though Scorsese had cogitated this project for decades, it still serves well as a companion piece to his adaptation of The Age of Innocence. Set in 1870s NYC, that story depicts the ivory tower built upon the urchins of the city's mean streets up into the 1860s, depicted here. I fi... |
6 | What an odd, odd film. | tt0217505 | The first time I saw this movie was years ago but I decided not to write a review about it back then, since I felt that this movie had to be seen again before I could form a judgment about it. There had to be something I was missing and thought I might appreciate it way better the second time around. But no, my opinion... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1208 | ur1416505 | 6 | title: What an odd, odd film.
review: The first time I saw this movie was years ago but I decided not to write a review about it back then, since I felt that this movie had to be seen again before I could form a judgment about it. There had to be something I was missing and thought I might appreciate it way better the ... |
3 | Violent nonsensical historical crap | tt0217505 | If your going to make a movie about a time in history you should first be able to tell a story, and it should be interesting. This movie made no sense whatsoever, it was just a bunch of scenes which were shot for bloody effect. The characters held no appeal whatsoever. A movie with the magic of making audiences care ab... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1184 | ur11511110 | 3 | title: Violent nonsensical historical crap
review: If your going to make a movie about a time in history you should first be able to tell a story, and it should be interesting. This movie made no sense whatsoever, it was just a bunch of scenes which were shot for bloody effect. The characters held no appeal whatsoever.... |
6 | Epic but mostly gratuitous | tt0217505 | The movie begins with a fierce street battle between two gangs fighting for the control of a degraded New York neighbourhood: the so-called Native Americans and a group of Irish immigrants. The former win the battle and that control for the years to come. This is supposed to have taken place in mid-nineteenth century. ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1187 | ur1046460 | 6 | title: Epic but mostly gratuitous
review: The movie begins with a fierce street battle between two gangs fighting for the control of a degraded New York neighbourhood: the so-called Native Americans and a group of Irish immigrants. The former win the battle and that control for the years to come. This is supposed to ha... |
10 | A Monumental Achievement | tt0217505 | This movie was a landmark epic for a first motion picture that Leonardo DiCaprio did for Director Martin Scorsese. Also for this movie "Man what a terrific cast Leonardo DiCaprio,Daniel- Day Lewis,Cameron Diaz,John C. Reilly, and the great Liam Neeson (who has a small part in the beginning of the entire film). I truly ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1249 | ur33697153 | 10 | title: A Monumental Achievement
review: This movie was a landmark epic for a first motion picture that Leonardo DiCaprio did for Director Martin Scorsese. Also for this movie "Man what a terrific cast Leonardo DiCaprio,Daniel- Day Lewis,Cameron Diaz,John C. Reilly, and the great Liam Neeson (who has a small part in the... |
7 | The whole may not add up to the sum of its parts, but it's difficult to dismiss the brilliance of those parts!!! | tt0217505 | The violent rise of gangland power in New York City at a time of massive political corruption and the city's evolution into a cultural melting pot set the stage for this lavish historical epic, which director Martin Scorsese finally brought to the screen almost 30 years after he first began to plan the project. In 1846... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1259 | ur28597523 | 7 | title: The whole may not add up to the sum of its parts, but it's difficult to dismiss the brilliance of those parts!!!
review: The violent rise of gangland power in New York City at a time of massive political corruption and the city's evolution into a cultural melting pot set the stage for this lavish historical epic... |
9 | A Story Almost Absent in American Memory | tt0217505 | It's Hard to Fathom that a Film can be Nominated for 10, count em, Academy Awards and not Win One. But that's Indicative of the Gap that Exists between Fans and Critics on the Merits, or Lack, that this Scorsese Labor of Love has Produced.Speaking of Production, it is well known that the Film was Costly, Troubled, Dela... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1251 | ur33374263 | 9 | title: A Story Almost Absent in American Memory
review: It's Hard to Fathom that a Film can be Nominated for 10, count em, Academy Awards and not Win One. But that's Indicative of the Gap that Exists between Fans and Critics on the Merits, or Lack, that this Scorsese Labor of Love has Produced.Speaking of Production, i... |
6 | A messy yet thrilling historical epic | tt0217505 | After seeing his father 'Priest' (Liam Neeson) murdered at the hands of rival gang leader Bill 'the Butcher' Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) 16 years before, Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) returns to the Five Points in New York seeking revenge. Not much has changed since he fled, as tension remains between the 'Native... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1222 | ur3741220 | 6 | title: A messy yet thrilling historical epic
review: After seeing his father 'Priest' (Liam Neeson) murdered at the hands of rival gang leader Bill 'the Butcher' Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) 16 years before, Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) returns to the Five Points in New York seeking revenge. Not much has changed ... |
7 | Evil is in the Eye of the Beholder | tt0217505 | Bless Harvey Weinstein's twisted little heart. Once again he has presented us with utterly selfish, dislikable people and produced with them a pretty good story. I felt pretty unmoved by it all, even if I was never bored. This is largely due to Daniel-Day Lewis' phenomenal performance.I find it mildly amusing that an ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-845 | ur0018365 | 7 | title: Evil is in the Eye of the Beholder
review: Bless Harvey Weinstein's twisted little heart. Once again he has presented us with utterly selfish, dislikable people and produced with them a pretty good story. I felt pretty unmoved by it all, even if I was never bored. This is largely due to Daniel-Day Lewis' phenom... |
9 | daniel day lewis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | tt0217505 | i cant believe how under rated this film is.The story is a classic revenge tale,daniel day lewis BECOMES one of the most intense villains in movie history and there's martin scorcese working the controls what more do you want.the sets are amazing the camera work brilliant(especially the long take with liam neeson and t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1127 | ur18868727 | 9 | title: daniel day lewis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
review: i cant believe how under rated this film is.The story is a classic revenge tale,daniel day lewis BECOMES one of the most intense villains in movie history and there's martin scorcese working the controls what more do you want.the sets are amazing the camera work ... |
6 | Excessive talent dished up with too much monosodium glutamate | tt0217505 | Over three hours of Scorsese's self-indulgent odyssey supposedly about the birth pangs of 19th Century New York City but really a gratuitous re-enactment that tells us very little about history and a lot about Mr Scorsese's continuing efforts to work out his personal religious angst. After a bloody and horrifically rea... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-387 | ur0064493 | 6 | title: Excessive talent dished up with too much monosodium glutamate
review: Over three hours of Scorsese's self-indulgent odyssey supposedly about the birth pangs of 19th Century New York City but really a gratuitous re-enactment that tells us very little about history and a lot about Mr Scorsese's continuing efforts ... |
8 | Gangs Of New York A Solid Action Crime Drama | tt0217505 | Gangs Of New York is a solid action crime drama from director Martin Scorcese who continues to show his skill as a filmmaker with this film. The cast are admirable in their roles including Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, and Cameron Diaz. DiCaprio is great as Amsterdam Vallon a man seeking revenge against the one ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1156 | ur19956219 | 8 | title: Gangs Of New York A Solid Action Crime Drama
review: Gangs Of New York is a solid action crime drama from director Martin Scorcese who continues to show his skill as a filmmaker with this film. The cast are admirable in their roles including Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, and Cameron Diaz. DiCaprio is grea... |
9 | Very Different Movie For The Main Cast and Director,and Done Very Well, | tt0217505 | Gangs of New York is a brilliant movie with an extremely well developed storyline and a really talented cast that stay in character perfectly for the whole.Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz both gave dazzling performances,but the best performance has to go to Daniel Day Lewis,he is an unbelievably great actor who is a... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1241 | ur23055365 | 9 | title: Very Different Movie For The Main Cast and Director,and Done Very Well,
review: Gangs of New York is a brilliant movie with an extremely well developed storyline and a really talented cast that stay in character perfectly for the whole.Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz both gave dazzling performances,but the be... |
7 | Trying too hard to top his other films, Scorsese was shunned by the Academy yet again | tt0217505 | Martin Scorsese is of course the greatest filmmaker of our time and he proved that the gangster film was not merely an excuse to portray guys in fancy suits and shootouts. All of his previous films, except The Age of Innocence and Kundun are set in modern times and while the setting of this film allowed Scorsese to giv... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-1025 | ur4780626 | 7 | title: Trying too hard to top his other films, Scorsese was shunned by the Academy yet again
review: Martin Scorsese is of course the greatest filmmaker of our time and he proved that the gangster film was not merely an excuse to portray guys in fancy suits and shootouts. All of his previous films, except The Age of In... |
6 | Too blustery and overblown to be entertaining | tt0217505 | This remake of the 1938 Cruze film of the same title, seems rather over-wrought, pondered too deeply, and executed with an epic stylization which this work frankly did not deserve.While it is entertaining for a while, about half way through, you realize that the story, while poignant, is grossly overdone. So much so, i... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-954 | ur2626332 | 6 | title: Too blustery and overblown to be entertaining
review: This remake of the 1938 Cruze film of the same title, seems rather over-wrought, pondered too deeply, and executed with an epic stylization which this work frankly did not deserve.While it is entertaining for a while, about half way through, you realize that ... |
1 | Worst film of the year | tt0217505 | This film is so bad I almost walked out of the theater before the end.While the historical setting and circumstances are interesting, the cartoon characters that inhabit the script are laughable. Daniel Day Lewis as Bill the Butcher is so ridiculous that it is impossible to take the character seriously. I think that th... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/reviews-320 | ur2142918 | 1 | title: Worst film of the year
review: This film is so bad I almost walked out of the theater before the end.While the historical setting and circumstances are interesting, the cartoon characters that inhabit the script are laughable. Daniel Day Lewis as Bill the Butcher is so ridiculous that it is impossible to take th... |
8 | Gripping most of the time and thoroughly interesting throughout, the film succeeds on a dramatic, political and juxtaposed level. | tt0301199 | The title of the film, Dirty Pretty Things, is an oxymoron or a juxtaposition of images in itself. Something that's dirty but pretty all the same; something that is less than perfect visually but quite attractive or 'pretty' all the same. The overall idea for the setting of the film is a juxtaposition or an oxymoron of... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-196 | ur0855231 | 8 | title: Gripping most of the time and thoroughly interesting throughout, the film succeeds on a dramatic, political and juxtaposed level.
review: The title of the film, Dirty Pretty Things, is an oxymoron or a juxtaposition of images in itself. Something that's dirty but pretty all the same; something that is less than ... |
8 | Engaging, Low-Key Thriller | tt0301199 | Illegal immigrants working in a London hotel face moral issues upon uncovering a sinister scheme being implemented by one of the employees. This is an engaging film that builds gradually, slowly revealing plot details and the backgrounds of the characters before reaching a satisfying conclusion. Frears keeps it low-key... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-203 | ur2590596 | 8 | title: Engaging, Low-Key Thriller
review: Illegal immigrants working in a London hotel face moral issues upon uncovering a sinister scheme being implemented by one of the employees. This is an engaging film that builds gradually, slowly revealing plot details and the backgrounds of the characters before reaching a sati... |
6 | Uneasy combination of realism and thriller | tt0301199 | The tough life of London's illegal immigrants is examined sympathetically in Stephen Frears' film, 'Dirty Pretty Things'. At a time when the tabloids are up in arms about foreigners coming to British shores, it's an important subject. However, the quality of the acting is ordinary, and the use of thriller-style plottin... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-172 | ur2082018 | 6 | title: Uneasy combination of realism and thriller
review: The tough life of London's illegal immigrants is examined sympathetically in Stephen Frears' film, 'Dirty Pretty Things'. At a time when the tabloids are up in arms about foreigners coming to British shores, it's an important subject. However, the quality of the... |
10 | Flawless--deep, exciting, sad, funny, and elegantly photographed | tt0301199 | Dirty Pretty Things (2002)I saw this years ago, maybe when it first came out, and know I liked it. And I think I liked it even more this time. Always a good sign when a movie lasts.What works most is the beautiful filming and pace, and the steady, thoughtful, rather masterful performance by the lead man, Chiwetel Ejiof... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-221 | ur20961309 | 10 | title: Flawless--deep, exciting, sad, funny, and elegantly photographed
review: Dirty Pretty Things (2002)I saw this years ago, maybe when it first came out, and know I liked it. And I think I liked it even more this time. Always a good sign when a movie lasts.What works most is the beautiful filming and pace, and the ... |
9 | Great film bad title | tt0301199 | Audrey Tautou proves once again to be one of the more interesting actresses working today. Here she is Senay, a Turkish maid working at a London motel. Her roommate drives a cab but was a doctor in his native Nigeria. Okwe also works at the same motel at the front desk on the night shift. A prostitute complains of an o... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-213 | ur14295241 | 9 | title: Great film bad title
review: Audrey Tautou proves once again to be one of the more interesting actresses working today. Here she is Senay, a Turkish maid working at a London motel. Her roommate drives a cab but was a doctor in his native Nigeria. Okwe also works at the same motel at the front desk on the night s... |
10 | A rare triple threat | tt0301199 | How many movies can you name that have (1) a good thriller plot; (2) a valuable point to make about society; and (3) an interesting and different love story? I can't think of many, and at the moment I can't think of ANY! But Dirty Pretty Things has all three.Perhaps because of its odd title, this film has gotten less r... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-190 | ur17911243 | 10 | title: A rare triple threat
review: How many movies can you name that have (1) a good thriller plot; (2) a valuable point to make about society; and (3) an interesting and different love story? I can't think of many, and at the moment I can't think of ANY! But Dirty Pretty Things has all three.Perhaps because of its od... |
5 | Solid | tt0301199 | Why this film was so overpraised I can only surmise as critics being tired of the same old Hollywood pap that passes for thrillers. I say this because DPT is ostensibly a thriller, except that it's not. In short, it's a muddle of a film about a Nigerian political refugee & doctor named Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) in London... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-194 | ur12394529 | 5 | title: Solid
review: Why this film was so overpraised I can only surmise as critics being tired of the same old Hollywood pap that passes for thrillers. I say this because DPT is ostensibly a thriller, except that it's not. In short, it's a muddle of a film about a Nigerian political refugee & doctor named Okwe (Chiwet... |
7 | Cute not pretty! | tt0301199 | Many critics lobbied to the Academy on nominating the hotel thriller-drama `Dirty Pretty Things'. It worked! The film was not vacant from a nomination. It received a Best Original Screenplay nom. However, my sentiments are that `Dirty Pretty Things' should have checked out from that illustrious category. However, the f... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-116 | ur0489763 | 7 | title: Cute not pretty!
review: Many critics lobbied to the Academy on nominating the hotel thriller-drama `Dirty Pretty Things'. It worked! The film was not vacant from a nomination. It received a Best Original Screenplay nom. However, my sentiments are that `Dirty Pretty Things' should have checked out from that illu... |
8 | "We're the People you Never See..." | tt0301199 | "Dirty Pretty Things" is a fascinating character study that delves into the intertwining lives of illegal immigrants working in a seedy London hotel who get caught up in an organ harvesting ring. A sharp script full of dark humor, smart dialogue, and engaging performances from an international cast American audiences w... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-122 | ur1069062 | 8 | title: "We're the People you Never See..."
review: "Dirty Pretty Things" is a fascinating character study that delves into the intertwining lives of illegal immigrants working in a seedy London hotel who get caught up in an organ harvesting ring. A sharp script full of dark humor, smart dialogue, and engaging performan... |
6 | Dark thriller overshadowed | tt0301199 | Nigerian illegal immigrant Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) drives a cab in London during the day and works the hotel reception at night. Juliette (Sophie Okonedo) is a prostitute who frequents the hotel. Okwe finds a heart flushed down a hotel toilet. Senay Gelik (Audrey Tautou) is a Turkish Muslim asylum seeker who cleans at ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-222 | ur2898520 | 6 | title: Dark thriller overshadowed
review: Nigerian illegal immigrant Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) drives a cab in London during the day and works the hotel reception at night. Juliette (Sophie Okonedo) is a prostitute who frequents the hotel. Okwe finds a heart flushed down a hotel toilet. Senay Gelik (Audrey Tautou) is a T... |
8 | Sensible Immigrant Drama | tt0301199 | Director Stephem Fears was one of the first directors to bring the British immigration theme to the big screens, when he did 'My Beautiful Laundrette' in the 80s. Several very good films followed in the genre, now he is back with DPT, and the result is very enjoyable. The story combines the illegal immigration theme wi... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-129 | ur0547823 | 8 | title: Sensible Immigrant Drama
review: Director Stephem Fears was one of the first directors to bring the British immigration theme to the big screens, when he did 'My Beautiful Laundrette' in the 80s. Several very good films followed in the genre, now he is back with DPT, and the result is very enjoyable. The story c... |
9 | Dirty Pretty Things by Stephen Frears - is one of the 2003 best films | tt0301199 | "Dirty Pretty Things," a film directed by Stephen Frears is not quite a thriller, romance or a drama, but it does manage to fit all three successfully.An illegal immigrant in London (Chiwetel Ejiofor), working a day job as a cab driver and a hotel clerk in the Baltic Hotel at nights, discovers a human heart stuck in th... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-121 | ur1098460 | 9 | title: Dirty Pretty Things by Stephen Frears - is one of the 2003 best films
review: "Dirty Pretty Things," a film directed by Stephen Frears is not quite a thriller, romance or a drama, but it does manage to fit all three successfully.An illegal immigrant in London (Chiwetel Ejiofor), working a day job as a cab driver... |
10 | a very very good one | tt0301199 | first - the story is quite original and interesting and is also quite critical about our so great and perfect society in the west, which is a great thing for me needless to say the acting is outstanding although the movie works on quite serious subjects, like organ trade and generally the situation of the people we man... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-197 | ur9437110 | 10 | title: a very very good one
review: first - the story is quite original and interesting and is also quite critical about our so great and perfect society in the west, which is a great thing for me needless to say the acting is outstanding although the movie works on quite serious subjects, like organ trade and generall... |
9 | below the surface of the big city | tt0301199 | Everyone knows the major cities of the world. Or at least we think that we do. Oh, we recognize the tourist spots and "fun" things, all right. But beyond these, there is another side to any major conurbation. Keeping the cities working 24/7 are the immigrants, the people about whom the tourists and maybe even the local... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/reviews-214 | ur4888011 | 9 | title: below the surface of the big city
review: Everyone knows the major cities of the world. Or at least we think that we do. Oh, we recognize the tourist spots and "fun" things, all right. But beyond these, there is another side to any major conurbation. Keeping the cities working 24/7 are the immigrants, the people... |
4 | Oh the weather outside is frightful, but Kate's derrière is delightful. | tt0365929 | When a man's body is discovered in the snowy wastes of the Antarctic, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) investigates and believes she that has a murder case on her hands. With a severe storm on the way, and the sun about to set for six months, Carrie must solve the case fast if she doesn't want to find herse... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-148 | ur0945066 | 4 | title: Oh the weather outside is frightful, but Kate's derrière is delightful.
review: When a man's body is discovered in the snowy wastes of the Antarctic, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) investigates and believes she that has a murder case on her hands. With a severe storm on the way, and the sun about t... |
6 | interesting, mainly because... | tt0365929 | it happens in Antartica. Kate Beckingsale, whom I think is great on screen, plays a US Marshall in Antartica. Just a few days before she plans to leave before the winter, a murdered man turns up as well as another murder. She is trying to solve the murders before the winter storms come. She is helped by a UN officer. I... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-104 | ur1773414 | 6 | title: interesting, mainly because...
review: it happens in Antartica. Kate Beckingsale, whom I think is great on screen, plays a US Marshall in Antartica. Just a few days before she plans to leave before the winter, a murdered man turns up as well as another murder. She is trying to solve the murders before the winter... |
8 | Exciting movie. | tt0365929 | After reading some of reviews about this movie, I was expecting to another Hollywood potboiler, one utterly devoid of anything that even vaguely resembles a plausible story. But I was pleasantly surprised. Not only does this movie contain an interesting story, Kate Beckinsdale gives an excellent, believable performance... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-29 | ur6458242 | 8 | title: Exciting movie.
review: After reading some of reviews about this movie, I was expecting to another Hollywood potboiler, one utterly devoid of anything that even vaguely resembles a plausible story. But I was pleasantly surprised. Not only does this movie contain an interesting story, Kate Beckinsdale gives an ex... |
5 | A typical action-flick. | tt0365929 | This movie itself is just a typical action-thriller where U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Kate Beckinsale is investigating a serial killer at an international research station in Antarctica. She must locate the killer before a raging snowstorm sets in. So, it's basically a cop-trying-to-catch-killer story with a prett... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-139 | ur0437174 | 5 | title: A typical action-flick.
review: This movie itself is just a typical action-thriller where U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Kate Beckinsale is investigating a serial killer at an international research station in Antarctica. She must locate the killer before a raging snowstorm sets in. So, it's basically a cop-tr... |
8 | nifty little thriller/murder mystery | tt0365929 | this is a nifty little thriller/murder mystery that takes place in Antarctica at a research station just as the six month long winter season is beginning,in which the sun will set for the full six months.Kate Beckinsale plays a U.S. Marshall trying to track the killer,while a raging storm roars.while i liked the movie,... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-120 | ur11423174 | 8 | title: nifty little thriller/murder mystery
review: this is a nifty little thriller/murder mystery that takes place in Antarctica at a research station just as the six month long winter season is beginning,in which the sun will set for the full six months.Kate Beckinsale plays a U.S. Marshall trying to track the killer... |
4 | Dull and preposterous | tt0365929 | I had a bad feeling about the film from the moment that an introductory caption felt the need to remind the audience that Antartica is the coldest landmass on earth. And what follows is a completely generic (and implausible) thriller, in which (by way of illustration) a woman can have her fingers amputated and suffer a... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-56 | ur2082018 | 4 | title: Dull and preposterous
review: I had a bad feeling about the film from the moment that an introductory caption felt the need to remind the audience that Antartica is the coldest landmass on earth. And what follows is a completely generic (and implausible) thriller, in which (by way of illustration) a woman can ha... |
4 | A horrible thriller | tt0365929 | Some of the best movies based on comics (like Ghost World or American Splendor) have nothing to do with super-heroes...and, like Whiteout shows us, some of the worst ones have nothing to do do with super-heroes either.11 years ago, the independent studio Oni Press published the graphic novel Whiteout, written by the th... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-48 | ur6216723 | 4 | title: A horrible thriller
review: Some of the best movies based on comics (like Ghost World or American Splendor) have nothing to do with super-heroes...and, like Whiteout shows us, some of the worst ones have nothing to do do with super-heroes either.11 years ago, the independent studio Oni Press published the graphi... |
5 | A less than memorable movie | tt0365929 | Whiteout is a basic crime movie which has been done countless times. A lone officer, or in this case a US Marshall, has to solve a mystery that may involve those closest to him or her. The difference is that this time the setting is one of the most dangerous places in the world and not a major American city. Unfortunat... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-8 | ur4119148 | 5 | title: A less than memorable movie
review: Whiteout is a basic crime movie which has been done countless times. A lone officer, or in this case a US Marshall, has to solve a mystery that may involve those closest to him or her. The difference is that this time the setting is one of the most dangerous places in the worl... |
7 | Not that bad of a thriller but not that great of an ending. | tt0365929 | I just stumbled on to this movie at the local rental shop and was surprise to see Kate Bekinsale was in it, then I reckon why hadn't I heard about this film since it has such a well known leading lady and when I found out a little more I discovered it was directed by Dominic Sena, who also called the shots on GONE IN 6... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-98 | ur16399785 | 7 | title: Not that bad of a thriller but not that great of an ending.
review: I just stumbled on to this movie at the local rental shop and was surprise to see Kate Bekinsale was in it, then I reckon why hadn't I heard about this film since it has such a well known leading lady and when I found out a little more I discove... |
1 | Freeze your hand off. | tt0365929 | Last winter I was walking outside, but not very far, when it was minus 20 outside and I had to grab my phone out of my pocket and my hand nearly froze. Now imagine a stupid movie where the temp is minus fifty and the anorexic actress has her hand outside for ten minutes. Her hand would freeze off and in seconds and she... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/reviews-86 | ur10123981 | 1 | title: Freeze your hand off.
review: Last winter I was walking outside, but not very far, when it was minus 20 outside and I had to grab my phone out of my pocket and my hand nearly froze. Now imagine a stupid movie where the temp is minus fifty and the anorexic actress has her hand outside for ten minutes. Her hand wo... |
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