the wolf of wall street is a 2013 american biographical black comedy crime film directed by martin scorsese .

the screenplay by terence winter is adapted from the memoir of the same name by jordan belfort .

it recounts belfort 's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in new york city and how his firm stratton oakmont engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on wall street that ultimately led to his downfall .

leonardo dicaprio ( who was also a producer ) stars as belfort , with jonah hill as his business partner and friend donnie azoff , margot robbie as his second wife naomi lapaglia and kyle chandler as patrick denham , the fbi agent who tries to bring him down .

matthew mcconaughey , rob reiner , jon favreau , joanna lumley and jean dujardin are also featured .

the film marks the director 's fifth collaboration with dicaprio , after gangs of new york ( 2002 ) , the aviator ( 2004 ) , the departed ( 2006 ) and shutter island ( 2010 ) , as well as his second collaboration with winter after the television series boardwalk empire ( 2010 – 14 ) .

the wolf of wall street premiered in new york city on december 17 , 2013 and was released in us cinemas on december 25 , 2013 , distributed by paramount pictures .

it was a major commercial success , grossing more than $ 392 million worldwide during its original theatrical run to become scorsese 's highest-grossing film and the 17th-highest-grossing film of 2013 .

the film received mostly positive reviews from critics , with praise for scorsese 's direction , the comedic performance of dicaprio and the fast-paced and consistent humor .

the film was nominated for several awards including five nominations at the 86th academy awards ceremony : best picture , best director for scorsese , best writing ( adapted screenplay ) for winter and best actor and best supporting actor nominations for dicaprio and hill , respectively .

the film did not win in any category , although dicaprio did win best actor – motion picture musical or comedy at the 71st golden globe awards , where the film was also nominated for best picture – musical or comedy .

it was also recognized by numerous other awards ceremonies , as well as guilds and critics ' associations .

the word " fuck " and its numerous conjugations are said between 506 and 569 times , making this the film with the most uses of the word in a mainstream , non-documentary film .

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leonardo dicaprio played the corrupt stockbroker jordan belfort in the wolf of wall street .
the wolf of wall street also features a lion , a fish and dogs .
jonah hill in the wolf of wall street , left , and danny porush .
margot robbie in the wolf of wall street , left , and nadine caridi .
leonardo dicaprio in the wolf of wall street . photograph : allstar / paramount pictures
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the wolf of wall street is based on a memoir by jordan belfort about excess and success on wall street in the 1980s . here’s the trailer .
leonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort in a scene from
the wolf of wall street .
the wolf of wall street was originally going to be distributed by warner bros . studio .
the wolf of wall street grossed $ 400 million , but the wall street journal said there aren’t indications of any of it being returned to the fund or to malaysia .
prosecutors have moved to seize red granite films’ rights to the wolf of wall street and the 1994 film dumb and dumber .
jonah hill as donnie azoff in in a scene from ' the wolf of wall street . '
mark hanna , left , and matthew mcconaughey as mark hanna in the wolf of wall street .
the wolf of wall street was listed on many critics ' top ten lists . [ 82 ]
, “real life hasn’t punished jordan belfort . so why should the wolf of wall street ? ”
leonardo dicaprio portrays jordan belfort in martin scorsese ' s
the wolf of wall street .
no animals were harmed in the making of this film ? friends of animals doesn’t buy “ the wolf of wall street ’s” end credits .
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nothing is official yet , but multiple outlets are reporting martin scorsese ‘s upcoming film the wolf of wall street is highly unlikely to hit its november 15 , 2013 release date .
at that length , wolf of wall street has the distinction of being scorsese ' s longest film , beating casino by a minute .
wsj said ' the wolf of wall street ' helped establish red granite as a player in hollywood .
the wolf of wall street is a magnificent black comedy : fast , funny , and remarkably filthy .
' wolf of wall street ' whimpers , ' hobbit 2 ' wins at the box . . .
paramount has had a blast minting “fun coupons” for “wolf of wall street” at the domestic box office .
jordan belfort ( left ) is portrayed by leonardo dicaprio in
the wolf of wall street .
martin scorsese unleashed his latest , the wolf of wall street , on unsuspecting audience members christmas day .
the soundtrack to the wolf of wall street features both original as well as existing music tracks , and was released on december 17 , 2013 for digital download .
leonardo dicaprio has voluntarily surrendered an oscar and he could lose his $ 33 million ( $ us25 million ) salary from the 2013 film the wolf of wall street in a fraud scandal .
jordan belfort , the subject of
the wolf of wall street ,
grew up in bay terrace , queens .
the wolf of wall street is a crime drama about an ambitious young stockbroker based on the autobiography of jordan belfort .
the original wolf of wall street claims that
leo got sucked in
to the corruption scandal now engulfing the hit 2013 film , but says he
knew it , it was obvious .
the wolf of wall street , directed by martin scorsese . paramount . not yet rated . november 15 .
leonardo dicaprio plays jordan belfort in the wolf of wall street , from paramount pictures and red granite pictures .
but jonah hill ? he’s judging his guy , donnie azoff , a real - life wall street bottom - feeder and scene stealer in “the wolf of wall street . ”
feds want ' wolf of wall street ' profits as part of $ 3 . 5 billion fraud allegations
belfort also discussed the now - notorious cannes party in 2011 where red granite announced the wolf of wall street .
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“funds that originated with 1mdb made their way into real estate in new york city and los angeles worth tens of millions of dollars and the funding of the 2013 film ‘the wolf of wall street , ' ” the journal wrote .
wolf of wall street : true story ? jordan belfort and other real people in dicaprio , scorsese movie .
martin scorsese’s ‘the wolf of wall street’ has been banned or censored in several foreign markets , including in kenya .
leonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort in
the wolf of wall street .
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jonah hill says he was paid $ 60 , 000 for his role in the oscar - nominated film
the wolf of wall street .
the wolf of wall street is a story rife with corruption . the story is based on real - life wall street broker jordan belfort , who made millions of dollars by bilking wealthy investors .
it looks like the wolf of wall street is going to make it in time for the oscar party after all .
a breakthrough performance by margot robbie has helped the wolf of wall street ' s fortunes at the australian box office .
investigators in two countries believe that us $ 155 million ( rm603 million ) from 1mdb went to production company red granite pictures to make the 2013 hit movie ‘the wolf of wall street’ , according to a wall street journal ( wsj ) report .
catching the wolf of wall street includes more of belfort ' s outrageous stories that were not included in his first book .
the wolf of wall street howls at a moon hanging high above an atavistic america . this cinematic . . . more
this film is set on wall street in the past . what does it say about the world today ?
leonardo dicaprio and martin scorsese in paris at the film ' s french premiere , december 2013 .
leonardo dicaprio hosted a star - studded charity gala on the french riviera just hours after the feds filed suit for all future profits from his 2013 film “the wolf of wall . . .
the wolf of wall street has another record to add to its title as the most profane major movie to come out of hollywood .
leonardo dicaprio , jon bernthal , jonah hill , margot robbie , and pure decadence star in the wolf of wall street .
wolf of wall street sets f - word record ? we counted every last f - bomb in the martin scorsese movie .
party animal … leonardo dicaprio in the wolf of wall street . photograph : allstar / paramount pictures / sportsphoto ltd / allstar
we ' ll let you know when / if paramount officially sets the wolf of wall street for a new release date .
martin scorsese ' s latest big screen release the wolf of wall street has set a new guinness world records record title for most swearing in one film .
paramount has had a blast minting “fun coupons” for “wolf of wall street” at the domestic box office . marking the fourth oscar - nominated best picture nominee from 2013 to reach nine figures , paramount’s “the wolf of wall street” is poised to cross $ 100 million through wednesday . pic’s stateside cume currently stands at $ 99 . 5 million . “wolf” is [ … ]
the wolf of wall street is in cinemas on 17 january . there is a preview screening at bfi southbank on 15 january .
according to distributor roadshow , the wolf of wall street has also become scorsese ' s most successful movie at the australian box office .
the wolf of wall street was not distributed in malaysia , since the content was too racy to allow distribution there without severe editing .
the wolf of wall street producers riza aziz , joey mcfarland and jho low at the new york city premiere . picture : michael loccisano
the dvd version of the wolf of wall street will be an extra hour long with more swearing and sex scenes , it has been revealed .
hollywood star leonardo dicaprio has been cooperating with u . s . authorities investigating whether money embezzled from a malaysian government fund was used to finance the actor ' s 2013 film
the wolf of wall street .
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head to thr and hitfix . scorsese ' s film is still set for release on nov . 15 .
while inflation and higher ticket prices make comparisons murky , the wolf of wall street has set a new benchmark is just two weeks .
“the wolf of wall street” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . naked women , naked greed .
berlin – martin scorsese ' s the wolf of wall street has become the prolific filmmaker ' s top - grossing film at the worldwide box office , not accounting for inflation .
the real life inspirations behind the upcoming film
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lived extravagant lives that consisted of drugs , parties and exotic travels that would make a rock star blush .
the wolf of wall street does not quite have the subtlety and richness of scorsese ' s very best work , but what an incredibly exhilarating film : a deafening and sustained howl of depravity .
rodrigo prieto , asc , amc and martin scorsese discuss their approach to the wolf of wall street , the true story of a stockbrocker run amok .
5th place . tied with joel coen and ethan coen for inside llewyn davis ( 2013 ) and claire denis for les salauds ( 2013 ) .
the suit says red granite bankrolled “the wolf of wall street” with 1mdb funds funneled into a swiss bank account held in the name of good star limited .
the dvd version of the wolf of wall street will feature another hour ' s worth of explicit sex scenes and f - bombs , it was revealed today .
jonah hill made just $ 60k for ' wolf of wall street ' oscar nominee reveals his drastic pay cut for scorsese film . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
leonardo dicaprio has voluntarily surrendered an oscar but could lose his $ 25 million salary from the wolf of wall street in a fraud scandal .
in one of the biggest asset seizures in u . s . history , federal prosecutors are expected to file civil lawsuits against “ the wolf of wall street ” producer and financier red granite pictures , the wall street journal reported late tuesday .
her outspoken comments came after a man once employed by the real wolf of wall street revealed just what working at the dodgy long island firm stratton oakmont described in the film was like .
producer of the film
the wolf of wall street
riza aziz arrives at the 25th annual producers guild of america awards in beverly hills , california january 19 , 2014 . reuters / fred prouser / files
the film theory in practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory . by marrying the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film , the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis . fredric jameson and the wolf of wall street offers a concise introduction to jameson in jargon - free language and shows how his marxist theories can be deployed to interpret martin scorsese ' s critically acclaimed 2013 film the wolf of wall street . beginning with a detailed account of jameson ' s extensive writings on marxist theory and how they have been deployed in the analysis of film writings , clint burnham then illustrates how jameson ' s theory can help to make sense of the wolf of wall street , a film that shows in all its glory the excesses , lunacies , and inner workings of 1990s finance capitalism . as jameson has influentially argued , films like the wolf of wall street are both complicit in and critical of their historical subject : scorsese ' s film is not about the richest stockbrokers , but the long island penny traders who made it big . as a narrative of american success , it is also a film about failure . clint burnham ' s reading of jameson and the wolf of wall street is a book about a contemporary film , and contemporary events , and contemporary theory .
ex wife of former wolf of wall st . reveals what it was like to be married to danny porush
in the conference room , the main characters sing
one of us
, a reference to the 1932 movie
freaks
. olga baclanova was the lead actress in that film and in the 1929 film
the wolf of wall street
.
in addition to “wolf of wall street , ” red granite produced “dumber and dumber to , ” “daddy’s home , ” and “out of the furnace . ”
despite the sex and profanity the wolf of wall street is close to banking $ 200m worldwide - an astonishing success for an r - rated movie .
3 ) the wolf of wall street , martin scorsese . more when the embargo lifts . one thing : it is really not a goodfellas retread .
“the wolf of wall street” didn’t just tell the story of a crooked stockbroker who scammed millions of dollars that he blew on drugs and hookers — the leonardo dicaprio . . .
a us animal rights group is calling for a boycott of the new martin scorsese film the wolf of wall street , over scenes in which star leonardo dicaprio is seen acting alongside a rollerskating chimpanzee .
moreover , a new wolf of wall street trailer was recently classified , which suggests it should be dropping online in the near future ( i . e . in order to promote the movie in time for a 2013 premiere ) .
aziz runs the hollywood production company red granite pictures , which funded and produced the 2013 leonardo dicaprio hit the wolf of wall street . in a letter to the guardian earlier this year , the company denied there was anything improper in its dealings .
dicaprio’s appian way banner was also a producer on the “wolf of wall street , ” which tells the story of wall street criminal and ex - banker jordan belfort , though neither appian way nor scorsese are subjects of the f . b . i . ’s investigation .
jonah hill told howard stern that he made only $ 60 , 000 for nearly a year of work on martin scorsese ' s the wolf of wall street .
the real
wolf of wall street
says he ' s trying to give back , but he ' s got a long way to go .
in its new home , wolf of wall street goes up against the secret life of walter mitty , 47 ronin , grudge match and the justin bieber documentary believe .
watch the wolf of wall street movie trailer . also , view jordan belfort interviews and home video footage of him speaking at a stratton oakmont party in the 1990s .
us prosectors are seeking royalties from the wolf of wall street film which they say was made with money stolen from malaysian taxpayers photograph : allstar / paramount pictures / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar
the wolf of wall street is about stolen money and international scandal , but in a strange , layered twist , authorities say the film may have been backed by stolen money and international scandal .
watch a clip from the martin scorsese film
the wolf of wall street
featuring a scene with jonah hill and leonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort . ( photo / video : paramount pictures )
those assets included rights to
the wolf of wall street ,
the hit 2013 martin scorsese film starring leonardo dicaprio . the government had also sought rights to two comedies red granite co - produced :
dumb and dumber to
and
daddy ' s home .
frozen : 29 . 919 million ( disney , nov . 27 , 2013 )
blue jasmine , cate blanchett , 2013 . ©sony pictures classics / courtesy everett collection
gravity , sandra bullock , 2013 . ©warner bros . pictures / courtesy everett collection
i laughed more during the wolf of wall street than i did during any of 2013 ' s
pure
comedies . maybe that ' s an indication that my warped sense of humor is a match for scorsese ' s sensibilities . this is an example of what a supremely talented actor can do under the auspices of one of the best working directors . some things in the wolf of wall street will undoubtedly offend more sensitive movie - goers but that goes with the territory for scorsese . the wolf of wall street crackles with energy and justifies its length , offering three of the most riveting hours available this holiday season .
the studio’s oscar - nominated film “the wolf of wall street” from director martin scorsese is the first major studio film that was released all digitally , according to theater industry executives who were briefed on the plans but not authorized to speak about them .
an animal rights group is calling for a boycott of martin scorsese ' s upcoming film , the wolf of wall street , because it features a chimpanzee in a suit roller - skating through an office .
3 )
the wolf of wall street
more on this to come soon . one thing : it is really not a
goodfellas
retread .
‘the wolf of wall street’ went on to make about us $ 400 million at the box office and was nominated for five academy awards , including best picture .
joel and ethan coen on inside llewyn davis , steve mcqueen on 12 years a slave , scorsese’s the wolf of wall street , altman’s the long . . .
tell us , have you seen the wolf of wall street yet ? if so , did the profanity bother you ? let us know in the comments section below .
drugs , prostitutes , crashed helicopters — the debauchery in the wolf of wall street is so outlandish that audiences might leave the theater thinking director martin scorsese took plenty of creative license in telling the story of jordan belfort , a new york stock broker who conned his way to earning hundreds of millions in the 1990s . but scorsese’s film closely follows belfort’s own memoir , also titled the wolf of wall street .
the official trailer for ' the wolf of wall street ' shows debauched parties in the offices of stratton oakmont , but jon porush insists that on his visits there as a child , ' it looked no different than a typical wall street office . ' ( paramont pictures )
initially , the classification and ratings administration board indicated that wolf of wall street , starring leonardo dicaprio as disgraced wall street broker and hedonistic party boy jordan belfort , was destined for the more restrictive rating because of abundant , explicit sex ( not to mention drugs ) .
martin scorsese is looking to direct leonardo dicaprio in the film adaptation of jordan belfort’s upcoming tell - all autobiography “the wolf of wall street” for warner bros . pictures , with “the sopranos” scribe terence winter aboard to write .
red granite films , which funded and owns the rights to the wolf of wall street and the 1994 film dumb and dumber , allegedly used money meant for malaysia’s economic development fund , 1 malaysia development fund .
continuing our daily series that looks ahead to the key movies of the 2014 awards season . next up : leonardo dicaprio ' s back with martin scorsese for the wolf of wall street
december 9 , 2013 – the american film institute ( afi ) today announced the official selections of afi awards 2013 – 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding television programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year ' s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image .
now , in an interview with hitfix , dicaprio himself has commented on the controversy surrounding the wolf of wall street . here ' s what he had to say :
marking the fourth oscar - nominated best picture nominee from 2013 to reach nine figures , paramount ’s “ the wolf of wall street ” is poised to cross $ 100 million through wednesday . pic’s stateside cume currently stands at $ 99 . 5 million .
good film , dicaprio was great as usual . the film was very long though !
lone survivor : 19 . 130 million ( universal , dec . 25 , 2013 )
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riza and los angeles - based red granite pictures were little known in hollywood before putting up the bulk of the cash for “the wolf of wall street . ” according to urltoken the film had a production budget of about $ 100 million .
personally , i could not be more excited for the wolf of the wall street . scorsese never disappoints , and with the film’s incredible cast , i feel confident in calling this wild , hedonistic epic the event of the holiday season .
leonardo dicaprio ' s iconic portrayal of excessive wall street player jordan belfort takes a turn . . . more
for his scope of work ranging from his comedic performances and more dramatic fare such as his academy award® nominated role in
moneyball
to the upcoming highly - anticipated scorsese film
the wolf of wall street .
in the most potent and provocative year at the multiplex in recent memory , 2013 stretches the boundaries of film . here & apos ; s the top 10 .
the second trailer for the martin scorsese movie the wolf of wall street , based on the autobiography of the same name by jordan belfort . the movie stars leonardo dicaprio , matthew mcconaughey and jonah hill .
some of the money to make “the wolf of wall street” was allegedly laundered from a scandal - hit malaysian firm . urltoken — gma news ( @ gmanews ) april 2 , 2016
it’s not the only drama “wolf of wall street” is facing the paramount drama this past year . in january , a judge ordered dicaprio to give a deposition in a civil lawsuit over the portrayal of one of the film’s real - life bankers .
of course the best movie of 2013 gets a bare - bones release and no steelbook in the us while the uk does .
with the wolf of wall street – martin scorsese’s epic tale of stockbroker excess – soon to be unleashed in cinemas , we’ve picked out 10 more blue - chip money movies .
dicaprio went on to say that the divisive reaction to the wolf of wall street is , at least in part , due to scorsese ' s specific approach to the material .
one of three jonah hill movies in consecutive years with street in the title , coming between 21 jump street ( 2012 ) and 22 jump street ( 2014 ) .
director martin scorsese ' s the wolf street of wall street has garnered an r rating - - instead of the dreaded nc - 17 - - after the filmmaker agreed to trim certain nudity and sex scenes , insiders confirm to the hollywood reporter .
the film marks a change in film history when paramount became the first major studio to distribute movies to theaters in digital format , eliminating 35mm film entirely . anchorman 2 : the legend continues was the last paramount production to include a 35mm film version , while the wolf of wall street was the first major movie distributed entirely digitally . [ 61 ] [ 62 ]
“the wolf of wall street” spent six years in development hell due to its salacious , r - rated subject matter before it was finally green - lighted by a virtually unknown production company , red granite pictures , which footed almost all the costs , the wall street journal reported .
in “wolf of wall street” dicaprio would play belfort , a long island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on wall street and in the corporate banking world , including mob infiltration .
some of the items seized were given to decaprio to sell in a charity auction to raise money for the actor’s environmental foundation . his salary for the wolf of wall street is also at risk as he was a producer on the film .
time fact - checks the movie against belfort’s books ( he also wrote a sequel entitled catching the wolf of wall street ) and a series of forbes articles that have followed belfort’s scheming .
based on jordan belfort ' s memoir of the same name ,
the wolf of wall street
focuses on wall street excess run amok , something the film ' s expert first trailer , released all the way back in june , showcased with much aplomb ( and a little kanye west ) . leonardo dicaprio , jonah hill and matthew mcconaughey are among the film ' s many stars .
critical and popular reaction to the wolf of wall street has been wide - ranging and passionate , by turns rhapsodic and malicious . the film has made — and topped — numerous “best of 2013” lists and enjoys a 76 % positive rating on review aggregator rotten tomatoes . nominated for five oscars , including best picture , the film has also garnered an ardent posse of detractors who declaim the film’s amorality and decadence . the new yorker ’s richard brody named it the best film of 2013 , wrote two articles about it ( “ the wild , brilliant wolf of wall street ” and “ the lasting power of wolf of wall street ” ) , praising the film as scorsese’s best and nothing less than one of cinema’s great masterworks , lavishing on it a level of adulation nearly as extravagant as the film itself ( he manages to describe it as “olympian” in both articles ) . writing for the same publication , david denby , in the best review i’ve read of the film , calls it “monotonous in the way that all burlesque becomes monotonous after a while . ” joe morgenstern of the wall street journal “couldn ' t wait for the hollow spectacle to end . ” internet film criticism magnate matt zoller seitz “could imagine watching these cackling swine for five hours , or ten , while still finding them fascinating . ”
the actor and environmentalist leonardo dicaprio is being urged to repay donations connected to the malaysian fund that backed his hit film the wolf of wall street and is now subject to a us justice department investigation and asset seizure effort .
for starters the wolf of wall street is now the only major motion picture to use the word “fuck” 506 times . this beats spike lee’s 1999 thriller summer of sam , which previously held the record with 435 uses of the word . the only movie to use the word “fuck” more than the wolf of wall street is a documentary which coincidentally is about the word “fuck” titled… you guessed it , fuck .
gravity : 29 . 357 million ( warner bros . , oct . 4 , 2013 )
“wolf of wall street , ” from producer red granite pictures , is based on jordan belfort’s memoir recounting his time in the ’90s as a stock swindler . the film stars leonardo dicaprio , matthew mcconaughey and jonah hill .
the wolf of wall street is doing terribly—it earned a c rating on cinemascore , meaning audiences liked it less than everything else currently in theaters , including walking with dinosaurs .
australian actor margot robbie as naomi lapaglia and leonardo dicaprio ( jordan belfort ) in a scene from the wolf of wall street . picture : paramount pictures / red granite pictures
ex wife of former wolf of wall st . reveals what it was like to be married to danny porush | daily mail online
more than $ 100 million of the loot also allegedly went to produce “the wolf of wall street , ” which has raked in more than $ 392 million in ticket sales worldwide . it is director martin scorsese’s highest - grossing film .
do you think the wolf of wall street promotes the lifestyle it features so prominently , or is the film , as dicaprio says , intended to be viewed as a more satirical social commentary ? sound off in the comments section below .
red granite pictures , the
wolf of wall street
film financier and production company that was ensnared in a federal corruption investigation more than a year ago , has reached a settlement with the u . s . government .
oscar - winning american actor leonardo dicaprio has starred in such features as ' titanic , ' ' the aviator , ' ' the wolf of wall street ' and ' the revenant . '
the book . . . is a distant relative of the truth , and the film is a distant relative of the book . - danny porush , mother jones , december 10 , 2013
later , during the filming of ‘the wolf of wall street’ , while celebrating dicaprio’s birthday , wsj said the filmmakers gifted the star with marlon brando’s 1955 oscar statuette for best actor in ' on the waterfront ' .
old - school scorsese style and an unhinged leonardo dicaprio juice a cynical tale of wall street bad boys behaving badly .
the film company that made the wolf of wall street and was co - founded by the malaysian prime minister’s stepson has settled a civil lawsuit brought by the us government to seize assets allegedly bought with money stolen from a malaysian state fund .
according to wsj ' s report , the fbi also issued subpoenas to a bank and an accounting firm , which red granite used . red granite is the producer of “the wolf of wall street” movie .
( 2013 ) – tracklist , all songs played in the movie – playlist and who sings them .
“a film like ‘wolf of wall street’ with dicaprio and scorsese is an evergreen property and it could easily make another $ 100 million in the near future , ” said jeff bock , senior box office analyst at exhibitor relations .
showbiz 411 is reporting that scorsese and his wolf of wall street editor thelma schoonmaker ( the director ' s frequent collaborator since they worked together on who ' s that knocking at my door in 1967 ) are working hard to cut down the current three - hour long version of the film , before scorsese departs to serve as the jury president at the 2013 marrakech international film festival during the last week of this november .
there aren’t many directors who are worthy of the notoriety of martin scorsese . the list of awards and the mark he has made on pop culture is remarkable ; as such the wolf of wall street is sure to add to his list of accolades .
american hustle : 23 . 143 million ( sony / columbia , dec . 13 , 2013 )
captain phillips : 19 . 817 million ( sony / columbia , oct . 11 , 2013 )
with a confirmed 179 - minute runtime , scorsese will certainly have plenty of time to explore belfort’s crazy , epicurean lifestyle . the wolf of wall street is the director’s longest effort yet , beating out casino by one minute . critics will have a chance to see the film this weekend at a screening for guild members , though the rest of us will have to wait almost a month to see how the wolf of wall street ended up after the cuts .
in one of the biggest asset seizures in u . s . history , federal prosecutors are expected to file civil lawsuits against “the wolf of wall street” producer and financier red granite pictures , the wall street journal reported late tuesday . billions of dollars were allegedly drained out of a malaysian government fund since it launched in 2009 . the [ … ]
the hobbit : the desolation of smaug : 27 . 627 million ( warner bros . , dec . 13 , 2013 )
the wolf of wall street premiered in new york city on december 17 , 2013 , and was released in the united states on december 25 , 2013 , distributed by paramount pictures . the film was the first to be released entirely through digital distribution . it was a major commercial success , grossing more than $ 392 million worldwide during its original theatrical run to become scorsese ' s highest - grossing film and the 17th - highest - grossing film of 2013 . [ 4 ] the film was controversial for its morally ambiguous depiction of events , explicit sexual content , profanity , depiction of hard drug use and the use of animals during production . the film also caused controversy due to accusations that it was financed by illegally obtained funds from 1malaysia development berhad ( 1mdb ) . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
one of the most memorable scenes in “the wolf of wall street” features dicaprio — portraying real - life stock fraudster jordan belfort — being questioned by fbi agents aboard a yacht docked off battery park city .
peter travers of rolling stone magazine named the wolf of wall street as the third best film of 2013 , behind 12 years a slave and gravity at numbers one and two , respectively . the movie was chosen as one of the top ten films of the year by the american film institute . [ 73 ] mick lasalle of the san francisco chronicle said
it is the best and most enjoyable american film to be released this year .
[ 74 ] the chicago sun - times ' s richard roeper gave the film a
b +
score , saying the film was
good , not great scorsese
. [ 75 ]
“the wolf of wall street” didn’t just tell the story of a crooked stockbroker who scammed millions of dollars that he blew on drugs and hookers — the leonardo dicaprio movie was itself financed with stolen money , the feds charged wednesday .
the daughter of a man linked to the discredited financial schemes depicted in oscar - tipped drama the wolf of wall street has attacked the film ' s director , martin scorsese , and its star leonardo dicaprio , for glamorising a lifestyle of
fun sexcapades and coke binges
.
the wolf of wall street premiered at the ziegfeld theatre in new york city on december 17 , 2013 , [ 47 ] followed by a wide release on december 25 , 2013 . it was previously slated to be released on november 15 , 2013 , but the date was pushed back after film cuts were made to reduce the run time . [ 48 ] on october 22 , 2013 , it was reported that the film was set for a christmas 2013 release . [ 49 ] paramount officially confirmed the christmas day 2013 release date on october 29 , 2013 , with a running time of 165 minutes . [ 9 ] [ 50 ] on november 25 , 2013 , the length was announced to be 179 minutes . [ 51 ] it was officially rated r for
sequences of strong sexual content , graphic nudity , drug use and language throughout , and for some violence
. [ 52 ] scorsese had to edit sexual content and nudity to avoid an nc - 17 rating . [ 53 ] by different counts , the film contains between 506 and 569 uses of the word
fuck
, [ 54 ] [ 55 ] and currently holds the record for the most uses of the word in a mainstream non - documentary film . [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 58 ]
as such , it ' s looking more and more likely that paramount will move jack ryan : shadow recruit back to 2014 and let wolf of wall street takes its christmas day 2013 release date . such a date exchange is something that has been anticipated since the initial reports about wolf of wall street making slow progress in the editing room - with additional evidence having been provided shortly thereafter , by the recently - unveiled jack ryan poster / trailer ' s lack of an official release date .
when the wolf of wall street last year became engulfed in the multibillion - dollar malaysian corruption scandal , the irony of a film about a major real - life financial fraud allegedly being funded by another wasn ' t lost on anyone , least of all its original author .
i urge each and every human being in america not to support this film , because if you do , you ' re simply continuing to feed the wolves of wall street .
' hobbit , ' ' frozen ' top ' wolf , ' ' mitty ' on final weekend of 2013 . . . click here to read the full report > > >
following months of speculation on whether it would make it in time for the 2013 oscar race , martin scorsese’s “the wolf of wall street” finally started screenings for guilds over the weekend , beginning with a saturday afternoon show for sag nominating committee . and the response was as boisterous and wild as the ride on which [ … ]
the lawsuits aim to seize the proceeds from the 2013 film . now back in the spotlight , the rollicking tale of drugs , sex and money laundering should make tens of millions of dollars more , industry analysts said .
this film image released by paramount pictures shows leonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort in a scene from
the wolf of wall street .
the film was nominated for a golden globe for best motion picture , musical or comedy on thursday , dec . 12 , 2013 . the 71st annual golden globes will air on sunday , jan . 12 . ( ap photo / paramount pictures , mary cybulski )
the hunger games : catching fire : 23 . 543 million ( lionsgate , nov . 22 , 2013 )
or , put more simply , why exactly did people seem to dislike “the wolf of wall street , ” martin scorsese’s jamboree of sex , drugs and money that opened on , gulp , christmas day .
martin scorsese ' s
the wolf of wall street
may be receiving major hype with its star - studded cast and early whispers of oscar buzz , but one group that does not stand behind the upcoming film is people for the ethical treatment of animals ( peta ) .
an hd documentary series examining the extreme power and intense competition that defines wall street , seen through the eyes of those who thrive there .
12 years a slave : 23 . 653 million ( fox searchlight , oct . 18 , 2013 )
the wolf of wall street has emerged as an awards - season contender , and already has two golden globes nominations in the bag . but the film has been hit with a raft of negative publicity in recent weeks amid suggestions it could be too controversial to win the hearts of older oscars voters . dicaprio and scorsese have faced criticism from an animal rights group concerned about the use of a live chimp in one of the scenes of wall street excess .
despite having the power team of leo dicaprio and martin scorsese at the helm , the 2013 film wasn’t having much luck finding backers . according to the wall street journal , it took more than six years to shoot , because production companies were hesitant to take a risk on the heavily r - rated content .
the wolf of wall street” would seem an unlikely choice for an all - digital wide release given that movie was partially shot on film and that scorsese is a a passionate advocate for film preservation . what ' s more , he directed a movie that was a homage to the early days of film , the 2011 3 - d movie
hugo .
in 2016 , the film was ranked # 78 on the bbc ' s 100 greatest films of the 21st century list . [ 80 ] in june 2017 , richard brody of the new yorker named the wolf of wall street as the 2nd best film of the 21st century so far , behind jean - luc godard ' s in praise of love ( 2001 ) . [ 81 ]
despite being virtually unknown , red granite raised us $ 100 million to make ‘the wolf of wall street’ , a sex and drug - fuelled story of a penny - stock swindler starring hollywood actor leonardo dicaprio .
the film opens with a stratton oakmont advertisement hosted by jordan belfort . the film title appears only at the ending .
critics have accused the best picture contender of being a reckless celebration of excess . it ' s actually one of the most scathing critiques of wall street that hollywood ' s ever produced .
thor : the dark world : 25 . 749 million ( disney / marvel , nov . 8 , 2013 )
these days , bay terrace is a graying ghost town , as kids have grown up and moved on . but an influx of korean families is breathing new life into the neighborhood that spawned the wolf of wall street .
the acronym is , appropriately , wows . the wolf of wall street is a film of yuppie pastels in the bright light of the world’s vacation spots , so crisp as to seem slightly unreal . it’s three hours of wall - to - wall bunga - bunga partying , with orgiastic excess that evokes jay - z’s ‘ big pimpin’ ’ music video , bob guccione , john casablancas , von stroheim and cecil b . demille .
baz luhrmann’s the great gatsby might only be the second - most wild , decadent party of 2013 , if recent news about martin scorsese’s upcoming the wolf of wall street is to be believed . the film , which will arrive this christmas , was recently forced to make some cuts to avoid being slapped with an nc - 17 rating for excessive sex and nudity , according to the hollywood reporter .
updated : insiders also confirm that martin scorsese ' s film - - starring leonardo dicaprio - - runs a minute shy of three hours , making it the longest movie of the 2013 christmas season .
the wolf of wall street
has a similar freneticism , a fluidity of camera movement and a dark comic sensibility that lets you know that , funny though it is , this can ' t end well .
, earning north of $ 9 million on christmas day , those lured to the cinemas by the promise of dicaprio and scorsese bombarding wall street are leaving disappointed .
no animals were harmed in the making of this film ? friends of animals doesn’t buy “the wolf of wall street’s” end credits . the animal rights group has organized a boycott against martin scorsese’s drama for the use of a chimpanzee in one of its earlier scenes . the primate , who plays leonardo dicaprio’s pet , roller skates [ … ]
based on the memoir of jordan belfort , the film follows belfort ( leonardo dicaprio ) from his early days on wall street in 1987 through his indictment in 1998 for securities fraud and money laundering .
the market is closed on monday , but that doesn ' t mean you have to take a day off from your love of wall street ( obviously ) . in the annals of hollywood , wall street has not been treated very kindly . they halls of finance are usually portrayed as places of shiny excesses and dark hearts . here are the best films that feature wall street , finance , banks , stock market , scams and money .
8 . david rees’s “ top 10 trends of 2013 . ” no one limns trends like david rees . no one .
studios traditionally save their most artistically - promising movies for release until the last three months of the year ( a . k . a . awards season ) , and 2013 is no different than any other year , in that respect . director martin scorsese and screenwriter terence winter - collaborators on the pilot episode for hbo ' s boardwalk empire tv series ( created by winter and produced by scorsese ) - teamed for a true story - based examination of 1990s wall street , titled the wolf of wall street , which has been slated to be a major competitor in the 2013 awards derby for some time now .
on new year’s eve 2012 , revellers celebrated the arrival of 2013 in australia and then flew to las vegas on a rented jetliner in time to celebrate it again . the party was reported to have included the two malaysians , aziz and low , dicaprio and his wolf of wall street co - star jonah hill , and the actor and singer jamie foxx .
the wolf of wall street chronicles the rise and fall of jordan belfort , a stockbroker and founder of pump and dump long island firm stratton oakmont , who made a fortune in the nineties only to end up in jail for securities fraud and money laundering .
dicaprio again joined forces with scorsese in the 2013 drama the wolf of wall street , based on the memoir by jordan belfort , who gained notoriety for defrauding investors while lining his own pockets in the 1990s . dicaprio & apos ; s portrayal of belfort earned him a golden globe for best actor , along with academy award nominations for best actor and best picture . jonah hill and matthew mcconaughey also starred in the film .
“he has also returned an oscar originally won by marlon brando , which was given to mr . dicaprio as a set gift by red granite to thank him for his work on the wolf of wall street . ”
leonardo dicaprio ' s iconic portrayal of excessive wall street player jordan belfort takes a turn for the insane when he takes his lamborghini for a spin .
hit the jump for more . the wolf of wall street will be released on blu - ray and dvd in the spring . [ update : unfortunately , paramount and red granite pictures have informed us that the home video release of the wolf of wall street will be the same cut that was in theaters , meaning the four - hour cut will not be included on the blu - ray . it’s sad news but not entirely surprising given that scorsese isn’t known for releasing alternate cuts of his films . ]


tales of vesperia : the first strike ( japanese : テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 〜 the first strike 〜 hepburn : teiruzu obu vesuperia ~ the first strike ~ ) is a 2009 japanese animated film by production i.g .

it is directed by kanta kamei and written by reiko yoshida , featuring the voice talents of kōsuke toriumi , mamoru miyano , mai nakahara , rika morinaga , and eiji takemoto .

the film is the prequel to the namco tales studio 's role-playing game tales of vesperia and the first animated feature film in the tales series .

tales of vesperia : the first strike revolves around the two knights , yuri lowell and flynn scifo , from the niren corps as they protect a town from monsters with their allies .

the project was led by kenta kamei who previously worked on the animated cutscenes from the tales games .

he expressed pressure due to first strike being his debut as a director and also elaborated on how difficult was creating the storyboard .

yoshida was given the role of screenwriter in order to appeal to the female fanbase the series has always had .

it was released in japan on october 3 , 2009 , as a result of delays in production .

kadokawa pictures distributed the film .

it was released in north america on june 26 , 2012 , by funimation entertainment and in the united kingdom on december 3 , 2012 , on dvd and blu-ray by u.k. anime industry .

the film grossed a total of us$ 941,610 in japan .

its home media release had positive sales in japan , with the blu-ray being one of the bestselling from the year it was released .

critical reception of the film has been generally positive for its accessibility to the non-gamers of tales of vesperia as well as the appeal of the main cast and the production value .

nevertheless , it has also attracted criticism for its slow pace .

tales of vesperia : the first strike

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tales of vesperia : the first strike , the movie prequel to the xbox 360 / ps3 game ' tales of vesperia ' , will be released on june 26 , 2012 in the us .
won ' t be the only country enjoying the tov movie . expect an english version of tales of vesperia ~ the first strike ~ movie , the prequel to the main game tales of vesperia , to be released next year courtesy of funimation .
market - based title : the 2018 updated rerelease for current platforms is known as tales of vesperia remaster in japan and tales of vesperia : definite edition internationally .
tales of vesperia film , new jinki manga titled . dated ( apr 7 , 2009 )
there is also a prequel movie — tales of vesperia : the first strike — which focuses on the brief period of time that both yuri and flynn were members of the same imperial knights brigade , the nylen corps .
tales of vesperia : the first strike ( bd + dvd ) studio : production i . g licensed by : funimation release date : june 26 , 2012 msrp : $ 26 . 24
however , while outright adaptations are rife , prequels and sequels to games are actually quite rare , and it ' s here where tales of vesperia ~ the first strike ~ separates itself from the horde .
what is it ? first things first what is tales of vesperia : the first strike . well simply put its the prequel to the xbox 360 game tales of vesperia from the long running tales of franchise however more specifically its actually the prequel to the japanese exclusive ps3 version of the game which featured heavy tie ins with various members o the cast . that being said missing out on the ps3 version doesn’t actually influence ones enjoyment of the movie what so ever as much of the tie in content is secondary to the story anyways .
tales of vesperia : the first strike is the official name for the anime adaptation of tales of vesperia , which was released as an animated feature film in japan in autumn 2009 . it is the same season in which the playstation 3 port was released . the movie is a prequel to the game , depicting yuri ' s time as an imperial knight .
tales of vesperia : the first strike will be released on june 26 , 2012 . it ' s currently up for pre - order at the right stuf for $ 20 , though the retail price is around $ 35 .
we reported last year that funimation will be releasing the english version of tales of vesperia : the first strike sometime this year in the form of a dvd / blu - ray combo release . the official release date for it has finally been confirmed today .
the other darrin : the dub of the first strike keeps the actors for the main duo but replaces the ones for everyone else that appears in the game .
there is also a prequel movie - - tales of vesperia : the first strike - - which focuses on the brief period of time that both yuri and flynn were members of the same imperial knights brigade , the nylen corps . this has recently been licensed by funimation .
two of the fell arms , abyssion and nebilim , are named after the equivalent bonus bosses in tales of symphonia and tales of the abyss , respectively .
: brave vesperia refers to the legend of the cataclysm and of how it was defeated .
estelle christens the newborn guild of yuri , karol , and judith brave vesperia , one of the few times the tales series has pulled this trope .
it goes without saying then that i was excited to catch the animated prequel tales of vesperia : the first strike . i wasn ' t expecting much beyond some tov fanservice , but what i ended up finding was a fantastic edition to the vesperia lore and a great stand alone film in its own right .
title drop : unique among the tales series games , their guild name lets the title
vesperia
be dropped repeatedly .
true blue femininity : in her introduction in the game , as well as in the first strike , she ' s wearing blue .
shock and awe : havoc thunder spikes the ground with a ligthning enhanced strike .
pick this one up if you ' re a serious tales of vesperia fan or you just a dig a good fantasy romp .
content : ( please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers ) based off one of the games in the long running “tales” videogame franchise , tales of vesperia : the first strike is an animated feature that is set in the time before the vesperia game and which serves as a prologue to many of the characters who feature prominently in that game as it examines the life yuri lowell lead and his connection to flynn before the events depicted in the video game .
perhaps the most surprising thing about the first strike is how accessible it is to viewers who have never played tales of vesperia . both yuri and flynn receive full arcs of development that get them to where they need to be by the start of the game . the film doesn ' t assume you know who either of these two men are and does an impressive job of defining their relationship and opposing views of the imperial guard . estelle , rita and raven from tales of vesperia all make brief cameos but they ' re not intrusive , serving as painless fanservice for veterans of the game . the end credits are also a neat bit of fanservice that actually made me want to go back to my ps3 copy of tales of vesperia . the first strike tells a simple but effective story , only really stumbling in its climactic battle which feels somewhat like an afterthought .
: teaches himself how to do a fatal strike after seeing clint do it .
screw my life . i thought this was a ,
tales of vesperia comes to ps3 in america
article . i almost had a heart attack of epic proportions . tales of graces f is amazing ; we need xillia !
the original tales of vesperia , released in 2008 on the xbox 360 , was something of a break through for the current generation . in many ways one of the first big jrpgs to hit an hd console , vesperia got a lot of things correct . despite being the first hd tales game , it has yet to be visually surpassed within its own series . the main character , yuri , was also something of a revelation . at 21 , he was one of the older tales main characters and far more mature than most jrpg fans are probably used to .
tales of vesperia : the first strike is a great looking film . kousuke fujima ' s character designs shine through on the big screen , with the background art also providing plenty of eye candy . there are brief moments where the animation quality falters , but on the whole this is a consistently beautiful movie and not some rushed effort .
the issue with first strike is just how irrelevant and pointless it really feels , those of you reading this who ' ve not played the game should know that the events of first strike are never even remotely alluded to in the game , at all - those of you who have played it should already know that , hence my frustration . if there was even some mention of the events that happened in first strike at any point in the game , i would have understood why it is that it was made and why the events happened the way they did , but it isn ' t , and first strike doesn ' t just come across as one , but really does feel like a lame cash grab for namco bandai to cash in on the success of vesperia .
notably rita ' s indignation ; you unlock it by basically reenacting the opening of tales of phantasia .
notably rita ' s indignation ; you unlock it by basically reenacting the opening of tales of phantasia .
take over the world : his ultimate goal—the guilds first , then the empire .
spiritual successor : obviously it is the literal successor to all previous tales series games , but more specifically it is the third ' team symphonia ' game , developed by the same staff and in much the same style as tales of symphonia and tales of the abyss .
i found tales of vesperia rather dull . didn ' t help it that i haven ' t played the games and didn ' t really care for any of the characters by the end .
tales of the rays jp : producer ' s note vol . 16 ( july 2018 )
from the first strike we learn that he had to kill repede ' s dad in self - defense due to a case of demonic possession . he , of course , takes care of repede from then on
tales of vesperia is the first hd game of the tales ( series ) . it was first released in 2008 as an
exclusive
for the xbox 360 , which led to the system selling out . . . in japan . seriously . in april 2011 , to address the extremely rare amount of physical copies of the game in circulation , it was released on the xbox live marketplace as a game on demand for only $ 20 . 00 .
it ' s the same , now it sucks : a frequent criticism tossed at vesperia was how it ' s too similar to previous tales series entries , particularly borrowing quite a number of elements from the last mothership game released in america , tales of the abyss .
also , dhaos , the the time traveling big bad from tales of phantasia , makes a cameo .
tales of vesperia : definitive edition revealed for xbox one , coming this winter siliconera ( 2018 - 06 - 10 ) retrieved on 2018 - 06 - 10 .
take up my sword : yuri ' s bodhi blastia , flynn ' s sense of morality , and repede ' s pipe are all inherited from captain nylen from the first strike .
take up my sword - yuri ' s bodhi blastia , flynn ' s sense of morality , and repede ' s pipe are all inherited from captain nylen from the first strike .
. it is the first game in the series to support high - definition .
the heavy : in the first act , as he works primarily for ragou .
as a tales of fan , i knew exactly what to expect watching this movie , and i got what i was expecting . since tales of vesperia is one of favorite games , i was quite excited , and my expectations were ultimately met , with only a bit of expected disappointment . fans of tov will be happy to learn more of the back story of yuri , flynn , and repede , while newcomers will be amazed by the greatness of the tales of series .
if you enjoyed the tales of vesperia videogame , you will like this movie . it is a prequel to the game , and shows some of what happened in yuri and flynn ' s lives prior to the start of the game .
he gives up his sword to form vesperia no . 2 to defeat the adephagos .
tales of vesperia : the first strike takes place a few years after the end of the great war before the events in tales of vesperia . the previous emperor had just died and his position remains vacant with no heir appointed before his death , however the world seemingly remains in a state of peace . utilizing the power of a powerful substance known as aer the people of the planet terca lumireis are in an age of discovery and prosperity . the crystallized form of aer which is known as apatheia , is considered to be a very powerful energy source as it is essential to human life . in order to protect towns from attacks by monsters large amounts of apatheia are being produced to create barriers around towns .
new tales of vesperia movie scans - info on new characters
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the twin knight sisters in the first strike , hisca and chastel , are this way as well in terms of personalities , although they ' re physically identical . . . aside from chastel being much larger .
series . the film was officially announced on february 9 , 2009 . the film is the first
funimation picks up north american rights to vesperia movie
/ tales union / ( 2011 - 04 - 02 ) retrieved on 2011 - 07 - 23 .
and only come back together when he returns . considering he ' s the first
all in all , tales of vesperia : the first strike , is a great movie , with amazing battle scenes , art , and music . although the plot is a bit cliche , you will forgive that factor , as the good points will be overwhelming . and honestly , i recommend that you should watch this before playing the game , as it guarantees that you will not be disappointed .
i bought this because i love , love , love , the tales of vesperia video game . there are parts of this film that don ' t really jive with what happened in the video game . however , that didn ' t bother me so much as the combination of good voice actors being replaced by less good voice actors , and complete lack of plot . that said , i ' d totally buy a tales of vesperia 2 video game .
crappy old ass wii game ? rofl the game is newer than your blurry sub hd vesperia . you ' re just hung up on the wii origins part . vesperia is a chore beyond the 50 % mark , and it ' s challenge is mostly chain comboing with yuri given how easy the game is . i ' ll go further than the post above and say that vesperia is a tales of the abyss for the noobs . anyway graces ps3 version added ton of contents as usual with namco and their tales ports ( juste like vesperia ) , so it ' s price tag is justified enough .
animation wise , first strike is handled by production i . g , who also did the anime cut - scenes for the game , which means that the standard that is used in the game itself is used here .
one point i should mention about the music is the surprising , and pleasing , choice of theme song . like the original game , the tales of vesperia movie has
ring a bell
by bonnie pink as the title track , a fact which may please fans of the game .
daddy issues : in the first strike the death of his father , as well as feeling like he died a useless death , weighs heavily on flynn . by the end of the movie , he realizes otherwise and instead takes inspiration from his father from then on .
the big guy : judith ; graduated from being the sixth ranger when she first joins the party , to being the muscle of the guild .
alternate character reading :
vesperia
is written as
tomorrow star
in kanji .
gauche : ( calmly )
brave vesperia . . . yeager ' s killers .
alternate character reading -
vesperia
is written as
tomorrow star
in kanji .
despite the fact that it was released later on the playstation 3 in japan , tales of vesperia is the only installment of the series released exclusively on the xbox 360 in north america and europe , and it is the only game in the series to be released on a microsoft console .
he backs away from estelle in aversion—innocuous at first , but foreboding in hindsight .
inspector javert : very determined to pursue yuri for a good chunk of the first act , which he lampshades .
bandai namco stated the cg scenes will set records for the tales series , using more cell - shaded characters , appearing less rough like in tales of the abyss and more anime - like . additionally , the main theme ,
ring a bell
, will be sung by bonnie pink in both japan and north america . for the second time in the main games of the series , the skits are fully voiced in north america ; tales of legendia was the first to offer this feature .
: he ' s mentioned a few times and makes brief appearances during the first arc .
walking spoiler : pretty much everything about him beyond his minor role in the first act .
big damn heroes : shows up at the end of the first arc to disable barbos ' s special blastia powered weapon .
the “tales” series has spawned an impressive number of games and not a few anime adaptations , of which this is the third to get an english language release . unlike the previous tales animations , however , tales of vesperia ' s anime is not an adaptation , but rather a prequel to the video game . if you ' ve played the game , you will doubtless appreciate this more on an immediate level , but those unfamiliar with it can still find plenty to enjoy .
tales of vesperia : the first strike introduces a number of new characters who were not originally shown in the original game , as well as returning ones . the film introduces the main protagonist , yuri lowell , as an imperial knight ; as well as a younger version of flynn scifo , yuri ' s childhood friend and imperial knight . many other characters from the original game will also be returning such as repede when he was a puppy , rita mordio , estelle , raven and imperial commandant alexei .
in the end if i seem harsh on the film its because tales of vesperia is just so good and the first strike unfortunately doesn’t reach its highs for a variety of reason i have set out and that is kinda disappointing to a fan such as myself . however that does not mean its not enjoyable its actually a good action adventure story that just happens to work into a games story . also as a companion to the game the film works very well with numerous winks and hat tips to the source that many fans would enjoy but doesn’t actually take away from the enjoyment of the crowd if one is not in on the joke , what i’m getting at is the film isn’t like a pair of obnoxious friends who save all the fun for themselves with their in jokes . the film can be enjoyed by anyone due to its inviting atmosphere but without any doubt it’ll be best enjoyed by fans of the game . in short if you wish to watch tales of vesperia : the last strike play tales of vesperia first it’ll really enhance you understanding and enjoyment of the film and hey its an amazing game but don’t feel limited by that either if you really want to check out the film there are worse ways to spend a couple hours of your time certainly . as always thanks for reading and sound off in the comments .
@ bandainamcoeu .
tales of vesperia definitive edition is coming to ps4 , xb1 , pc and switch this year ! including the content of the ps3 version for the first time in europe , embark on an amazing adventure with yuri featuring both jp and en voice overs ! # talesofvesperia
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at the end of the first act , he is soundly defeated by yuri and company . he dies after throwing himself from off the top of ghasfarost tower .
was released in europe making it the second console game in the tales series to be released there . the game ' s
moving away from the pure art direction . the technical merits of the film are evident in the battles scenes . as each scenes conveys its unique circumstances and threats quite well in superbly animated and fluid battles that are truly a feast for the eyes . unlike many anime where the quality dips and takes one out of the moment this does not happen in the first strike and is all the better for it . in short from an anime fans perspective the first strike is a vibrant and gorgeous display of technical achievement that is very easy to be admired even as the film grows longer in the tooth by the day .
back story : unusually for a tales game , he stands out as being the only vesperia party member to get a fully fleshed out backstory . a large chunk of it is only all there in the manual through bonus materials though .
imo they shouldve localized vesperia , xillia instead of graces f . atleast namco is localizing ninokuni and hopefully one piece aswell .
the pirate aifreed is a recurring element in the tales series games , either as an non - player character or a person of legend . as patty is aifreed , this makes it the first time an aifreed is a player character .
like the other tales games , the player can invoke this by putting silly costumes and visible accessories on characters , destroying the seriousness of some scenes .
though tales of vesperia is the first main game to have online content , it does not do too much with the capabilities . it features only worldwide rankings on minigames , hit count , and completion time . additionally , useful rare items can be bought , though nothing that can not be acquired in the game is available for download .
yeah man , vesperia is one of the best games in the tales series but we get the crap one for ps3 . a crappy old ass wii game for 60 bucks . seriously , is a miracle that bandai hasn ' t gone bankrupt yet .
which she proves later when she leads a big damn heroes after brave vesperia is incapacitated by the big bad .
knight of cerebus : vesperia is an inversion for the entire series . from this point on , the games stopped focusing on serious issues like cloning blues , fantastic racism and free will and instead focusing on more traditional jrpg themes of green aesops and the power of friendship . ironically , the vigilante killings give vesperia some of the series ' darker moments .
when he rescues the rest of the party in the blade drifts of zophier .
also , i ' ve had tales of vesperia for a while and have only seen the cover and i was positive that yuri was a girl . i swear when yuri spoke in that really deep manly voice i was like wat .
i ' ll cover the second point later on , but first and foremost , my first point : first strike is supposed to be a prequel to the game , right ? now , a prequel , in most cases anyway , is supposed to be used to set up events for whatever comes next in the series - first strike doesn ' t do that at all . when i went to watch this movie , i thought i would have a better understanding of yuri ' s deep - seated hatred for the knights , why it is that he chose to leave them , why flynn decided to stay and why it is he believes that he could change the knights by using the system , i got none of that whatsoever .
on the whole , tales of vesperia ~ the first strike ~ is one of those movies that you can ' t fully appreciate unless you know the full story , and that ' s its biggest flaw . people don ' t really want to be burdened with having to complete a game that they may not even be interested in just to find out what happens next , which plays a major part in whether one can enjoy this movie or not . the more rlaxed viewer may not be overly concerned with the lack of a true ending , and the movie does have a good degree of entertainment value in its own right , but in all honesty , this is one for fans of the game and the tales franchise .
: when they form the guild
brave vesperia
estelle later explains to yuri the origin of the name : the story of how a sister and brother who fought and defeated a great cataclysm .
breather boss : the first yeager boss battle . he doesn ' t even have a secret mission !
one of the entelexeia , several of which you have killed by this point of the game .
the dev team thinks of everything : similar to tales of the abyss , the final boss has a conversation with the party leader . and yes , this even happens if repede is the party leader .
early - bird cameo : there is a series of optional scenes featuring him . the first couple of these are triggered before he is formally introduced to the player .
the lancer : qualifies for this trope in terms of the story due to his personality differences with yuri and the fact that he ' s always either the first the one to back him up , or the first one to disagree with him . combat - wise , he ' s more of the big guy .
friendly fandoms : a lot of fans of this game are also fans of the blaz blue series since the first installment came out internationally not too long after this game ' s international release .
hold the line : the safest option to take in the first round of the fight against the baitojoh . attacking it can potentially end the fight faster , but offers no additional reward .
hold the line - the safest option to take in the first round of the fight against the baitojoh . attacking it can potentially end the fight faster , but offers no additional reward .
marshmallow hell : a light example in first strike where chastel accidentally ( but persistently ) pulls flynn ' s face into her assets as she ' s trying to heal him . chastel doesn ' t notice , but flynn does .
friend to all children : downplayed but yuri is actually rather good with kids , from the likes of ted to karol and even patty . this is probably because he doesn ' t talk down to them . first strike shows him rescuing and befriending a little girl .
the castle ' s background music is more tense and dramatic than the situation and its status as the first dungeon calls for .
inspector javert : to the party in the first act . downplayed as he lets them get away with more than the usual .
graces is anything but crappy . . you ' re not a tales of fan . . . as graces f is the pinacle of team destiny design . . .
she spends the first half of the second part hiding her conflict between keeping her life ' s mission a secret and her newfound friendship to the party .
dishing out dirt : both his first arte and his first mystic arte have a definitive
earth
theme to them . much like presea , another team symphonia under - age mighty glacier .
fanon discontinuity : many fans claim this towards the first strike movie due to its arguably odd approaches to characterization and its many inconsistencies with the game . one of many examples regards rita being knowledgeable about aer krenes , when in the game , she never knew what one was until the visit to keiv moc .
well , in the voice tracks of tales of magic carta , yuri states that he can ` t see its shape clearly given the fact that he ` s right under it .
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the adephagos pushes him over the edge , however . he then saves the day , like shizel did in tales of eternia , but unlike shizel , he survived the final batttle .
cutscene power to the max : remember gattuso , the infuriatingly difficult boss of ehmead hill ? clint ' s first appearance has him one shot it .
lost technology : vesperia is a deconstruction of this trope : blastia are widespread , well researched and the solution to the party ' s problems is not using them .
lost technology - vesperia is a deconstruction of this trope : blastia are widespread , well researched and the solution to the party ' s problems is not using them .
sadly , when the camera pulls away from the characters , the quality seems to drop - there was one moment in particular that the characters just completely lost their faces even though there was dialogue going on , but aside from this , first strike does what it needs to do in the animation department .
thankfully it ends up being subverted , as yuri is at least willing to hear her reasoning first .
four over limit gauges can be stocked , which can be used on one character or shared with the party . each over limit level stacks the bonuses of the previous ones . four additional over limit gauges were added for the enhanced playstation 3 port of tales of vesperia . although the over limit gauge can go up to eight , the same character can only use four at once :
i don ' t see what the big deal is . that was clearly the king of town making a surprise cameo . he ' s there to cross promote the new game tales of strong badia .
tales of vesperia was ported to the playstation 3 and released on september 17 , 2009 . the playstation 3 version of the game features full - voice acting , which is nearly double the size of the script in the original xbox 360 version . the game also features various new characters such as flynn as a fully customizable , permanent playable character , and patty fleur , a young girl with blond hair , who is an entirely new playable character . the game also features several unplayable characters from tales of vesperia : the first strike , which the game ties - in with . in addition , repede , flynn , and patty become selectable as on - screen avatars with new mini - games such as a racing mini - game for repede , new subplots , skits , and main game quests , and sidequests . the game also has new songs added to the game ' s soundtrack together with remodeled towns and new towns and dungeons . the game also includes new bosses such as the sword dancer from previous tales games , don whitehorse , and clint of the hunting blades . players are also able to replay boss fights at nam cobanda isle .
- rare for a tales game , vesperia doesn ' t focus much on any romance , barring a line of dialogue here or there that hints one character may like another . despite the two main characters being male and female , they don ' t very much resemble an
but it didn ' t , and i am left feeling really angry and annoyed at how irrelevant it is to the entire story of vesperia as a whole .
a pirate named aifreed appears in most tales games as some notable historical figure , or rarely an npc . as patty ' s true identity is aifreed , it marks the first and only time an aifreed is a playable character .
also notable as a call back joke to lloyd ' s wanted posters in tales of symphonia , which themselves are referenced in the denebola inn in halure .
also when he first learns his mystic arte — he gets it in a sidequest where he trains using the sword of his hero . the sidequest comes shortly after
ragtag band of misfits : and how . may be the most prominent example in tales history . each of the party members came from such different backgrounds that none of them knew each other prior to the beginning of the story ( unless you count repede and / or flynn ) .
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in summary : tales of vesperia : the first strike is a fantastically animated feature that may also be one of the best adaptations of an rpg world that has been created in a different medium . the production team takes care to explain the mechanics of the world in a way that it adds a dimension to the characters that dwell there while not losing site that the world is merely the background for both where and how events happen . to fully utilize this world , the producers create some fabulous characters , particularly in the case of a pair of characters who are opposites in most ways , which allows for an exploration of different motivations which leads to a deeper understanding of the characters as well as an appreciation for the different philosophies that can spring from a single event . that the film then balances all of this with a superb pacing helps to create a rather stunning work in the final measure that doesn’t have to hide in the shadow of its game franchise and which tells a compelling story of its own .
smug snake : he seems like one at first , but we soon learn he ' s much worse .
: has turned down rewards for several of brave vesperia ' s jobs , much to the rest of the guild ' s economic despair . also doesn ' t mind when people attribute his heroics to flynn ,
a more subtle comes in the form of how much stronger monsters and particularly bosses are compared to other tales series games are like . in universe , the survival of humans depends on the barriers to keep out the monsters within the world .
those two guys : adeccor and boccos . the first moment you see them , you immediately know their only purpose in the game .
the european namco bandai twitter back in 2015 told fans they were listening to them about localizing more games . in response , people suggested vesperia , to which they stated
yeah not that one
. when the hd remaster was announced , the tales of twitter responded to the original tweet with the response , quickly becoming a meme .
tales of vesperia , the game that is , happens to be a very special game to me - sure , its story isn ' t its highest selling point and the game really drags towards the end , but overall , i had a blast experiencing the world of terca lumiries - especially the characters , vesperia has one of my favourite video game casts ever , particularly rita mordio - who i have a great adoration for , being my favourite female character in any form of media to date . however , until necessary , i won ' t let
with all this in mind , i should have loved the tales of vesperia movie , if not loved at least thought it was pretty good , but i didn ' t and there is a very good reason for that - wait , scratch that , two very good reasons . the first being that , this movie is really pointless . the second is that they completely undermined everything that makes yuri lowell the character that he is .
yeah it was a good movie . i wish they would bring it over to ps3 even if its just subs i wouldnt mind . the movie made me want the game more . then again most tales series , ovas , or movies are pretty damn good . i like tales of symphonia the most .
up to pushing him out of a trap that got the rest of the party .
karol finally comes to a decision and gives a speech in that regard . it ' s one of his first real big steps forward in
a good example comes early on during the first visit to deidon hold : when the lord of the plains and a hoard of monsters attack , who is the first one to jump in to help people ? it ' s not estelle , it ' s yuri . he even goes back for a little girl ' s doll .
tales of vesperia : the first strike takes place before the events of the xbox 360 game , detailing yuri ' s time spent in the imperial guard . young and sporting a devil may care attitude , yuri often disobeys orders in favor of following his heart . this greatly frustrated his childhood friend and roommate flynn , who is a stickler for the rules . deployed to a small town called shizontania , the two men join a squad led by niren fedrok . jovial and well loved by the people he fights to protect , niren is a commanding officer who values the people directly in front of him rather than the orders of those above . one day , the forests surrounding the town begin to whither and monsters have been seen approaching the city more and more often . with the situation growing increasingly more dangerous and no support from the empire , it ' s up to yuri , flynn and the rest of the niren corps to protect the people of shizontania .
hermes , the inventor of the aer - guzzling blastia of the same name , was a krityan .
a particularly memorable callback , especially to tales of eternia and tales of phantasia , in the ps3 version : rita unlocks her second mystic arte ( indignation ) by re - enacting the opening to tales of phantasia in the 200 - man melee against dhaos . if she gets dhaos to under half his hp and casts thunder blade in overlimit 4 or higher , she ' ll cast indignation instead . dhaos will utter
sonna . . . sonna bakana ! !
, and the spell will instantly kill him .
i actually expect funimation to have dubs for the movie , unlike what bandai entertainment did with the tales of the abyss anime ( subs only ) . let ' s just hope they manage to get the same voice actors in the game for some of the characters .
ship tease : rare for a tales game , vesperia doesn ' t focus much on any romance , barring a line of dialogue here or there that hints one character may like another . despite the two main characters being male and female , they don ' t very much resemble an official couple .
this animated movie is a prequel to the tales of vesperia video game . having played the game , i knew this going into the film . as such , i expected it to be a short film with decent animation , several cameos of characters from the game , and a passable story that relies on knowledge of the video game ' s plot and world to know what ' s going on . what i got was a much better film than i would have guessed ! instead of mildly entertaining film that relies on nostalgia , tales of vesperia : first strike is an excellent movie that stands strongly on it ' s own merits ! the film is well animated and full of excellent action scenes . the story is fluid , thought out , and character driven . the characters are well realized , well acted , and instantly lovable . careful consideration for the audience is given for this film : you don ' t need to have played the game to understand what ' s going on in the film , but those who have played the game will find a lot to enjoy ! every thing about this film is solid ! highly recommended !
blood knight : flynn tries to keep a lid on it ( such behavior is unbecoming of a knight , after all ) , but he enjoys a good fight just as much as yuri . best shown in the first strike when yuri instigates a bar fight . annoyed , he tries to stay out of it until one of the brawlers punches him in the face . a second later he returns the favor then charges into the fray himself .
twin red heads hisca and chastel are also introduced into the canon but aren ' t utilized as much as i would have liked . some of my favorite scenes in the film centered around their banter with the two male leads and i ' m sad there wasn ' t more of it . these two characters are never mentioned in the original tales of vesperia , but they both make appearances in the updated ps3 version .
the radiant winged one ' s second mystic arte , brave vesperia , combines parts of all the party ' s mystic artes into something that can cause a total party wipe instead of just hp to one like big bang .
: they take it personally when brave vesperia kills yeager . gauche calls them out for it , just before their boss battle begins :
brave vesperia receives the blessing of the world ' s leaders to carry out their plan . however , duke pantarei , a veteran of the great war who has lost his faith in humanity , has revived an ancient weapon called tarqaron with the intention of sacrificing the lives of every human in the world in order to power the weapon and destroy the adephagos . brave vesperia confronts him at the peak of tarqaron , but neither can stand down due to their shared desire to save the world in their own ways . duke and brave vesperia fight to resolve their conflict of beliefs , and yuri manages to convince duke that humanity is willing to give up their blastia to save the world . with the aid of duke and power of every blastia core summon spirit in the world , yuri forms a giant sword that allows him to cleave the adephagos in two , converting it into hundreds of thousands of spirits itself , revitalizing the world .
in this prequel to the tales of vesperia xbox 360 game , flynn and yuri are young knights under the command of niren fedrock in a remote outpost town . something strange is happening in the surrounding countryside that is endangering the people niren ' s squadron is charged to protect , a bizarre mutation of the power known as “aer . ” as niren works to figure out what is going on , flynn and yuri must come to terms with their pasts and their reasons for becoming knights in the first place , as well as what it is they want for the future .
deconstructor fleet : vesperia takes aim at protagonist - centered morality . what gives a hero the right to completely and utterly change the world based on their own individual view of morality , completely discarding the opinions of the millions that also live in their world ?
the pop quiz in nam cobanda tests your knowledge of the tales series . in a nice touch , the american and european releases removed questions on games that had not been released in their respective regions .
flynn shoves yuri out of the way of a laser beam fired by alexei .
at the beginning of the two halves of the fight . it ' s taken directly from the japanese version , where he pronounces the words
first , if you collected all the fell arms it will unlock their true power . second , duke uses it to give the very last drop of energy they need to take down the adephagos .
thankfully first time director kamei kanta and writer yoshida reiko have kept things simple and direct , and because of this tales of vesperia actually manages to become interesting to a degree , enough to at least enjoy the movie and maybe consider buying the game ( more on this in a bit ) . the one thing that most surprised me though , is how very different the feel and tone is from the game , and while both have lighter and darker moments throughout their respective stories , there is a certain brevity inherent in the movie that the game lacks , partly due to the rpg nature of the latter , and partly because of the need to wrap the story up within 110 minutes .
capital city - zaphias , capital of the empire , and dahngrest , capital of the union .
improbable aiming skills : downplayed , but when he first joins the party in keiv moc , raven shows off some pretty impressive archery skills .
animated films and tv series based off of video game properties rarely do a good job of representing their source material . either the production focuses too hard on the fanservice or it tells a story too unrelated for fans to identify with the characters and universe . the first strike hits the sweet spot in that it dives into the past of two of the most beloved characters from the game , telling a smaller , more personal tale . in doing so , director kanta kamei and his crew have created a film that fans and non - fans alike can enjoy .
a few new characters are introduced into the lore as well but aren ' t quite as fleshed out as the two leads . niren fedrok is the most important of the bunch , directly effecting the growth of both yuri and flynn . it ' s his leadership and belief in the people that drive yuri to eventually become the man he is in tales of vesperia . similarly , niren plants the seeds in flynn that help him find a balance between obeying orders and following one ' s own heart .
it later received an updated rerelease for the playstation 3 , which in turn led to an extreme amount of outrage from people who had bought an xbox 360 specifically for vesperia . debate rages on whether or not namco bandai released a deliberately unfinished game ( or dummied out parts ) with the intention of releasing the
complete
version for the playstation 3 , where it was expected to make the majority of sales . a fan translation of the playstation 3 version is also in progress here , by the same team behind the ill - fated tales of graces fan translation .