Awesome

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2002)

Hands down the best movie of 2002. Daniel Day-Lewis and Leo are absolutely fantastic, the ScreenPlay is outstanding. The score is sensational, I'm listening to it as I write. Gotta love Kazaa. Go see it, it is worth the price of admission and the 3 hours you'll spend watching it. Be warned it is a little bloody. People will try to steer you off course with how mean spirited it is and how vicious it is and how all they do is try to kill each other. It is intended to be all of these things, that's the way it was back then. The only thing I can say to all of those who do feel this way is: Imagine if a movie based on the events of 9/11 were made and the terrorists behind the attack were made to be fun loving family people. Would you buy that? Of course not. Some movies are made to be brutal and this is one of them. Remember you're watching "The Gangs Of New York" not "It's a Wonderful Life." If you are against blood and don't like killings and beatings then this is definitely not your movie. If you like good film that will stick with you for a couple of months and will give you something to talk about with mature adults then please do yourself a favor and go see this. Notice I said "mature adults." This is also not intended for those individuals that laugh at the sight of a naked woman and have an IQ in the same range as their age. There is plenty of fluff out there for those that want everything handed to them on a platter and need you to check your brain at the door.