Great Movie!!!

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2006)

This is the first movie of M.S. I saw. And of course I became instant one in his long list of fans, really. And after that I saw 3 of his other movies namely "Aviator", "Cape Fear" and lately "The Departed".
After seeing those movies I can infer that Martin Scorcese is the best director I have ever known. You may not see much or should I say no comedy in his movies but still you will enjoy it. I am amazed by this man's vision and the intensity most of his movies depicts.
Gangs of New York is a movie with a backdrop of 1860s and the problems of that era. Immigration issues, various gangs operating for and against various race. As an unknown I knew nothing about American history but now many things are known without reading books, thanks to M.S.
Leo & Cameron were very good but I was really impressed of the character Bill Cutting "The Butcher" (performed by Daniel-Day Lewis), just like most of us were impressed of the character "Captain Jack Sparrow" i.e. Johnny Depp. I bet you will be impressed too. Daniel-Day Lewis was not just amazing but extra-ordinary.
It also shows how New York City was born leaving that era of violence behind. Of course thats the ending. That part is very touching.
Only complain I have about this movie is amount of sexual content shown which I think is unnecessary. Thats why I gave 9 out of 10.