One of the Best Films I Have Ever Seen!!

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2007)

I have always been a huge fan of Martin Scorsese, ever since I had seen Goodfellas. I went back and watched all his previous movies and loved all of them as well. The one that really sticks out is Gangs of New York. I'm not going to summarize because most of who reads these posts are people who already have a slight idea to what the movie is about. This movie is absolutely breathtaking. I am still in awe of this movie every time I see it. The cinematography, film editing and of course the acting was amazing. Daniel Day-Lewis gives one of the best performances in the history of cinema IMO. And I definitely think he was robbed at the Oscars. I have also been a big fan of Dicaprio's and he holds his own alongside Day-Lewis. Even Cameron Diaz comes and gives a gripping performance. There's just something about Scorsese that brings out the best in actors and its unbelievable. This movie does an awesome job at taking us back to this point in history and dropping us right in the middle. Some will say this movie is very violent and it is, but the violence never overshadows the movie and you realize that the violence is very necessary and authentic. It also produces one of the most memorable endings to a movie ever, in which you see the rise of NYC from about 1860 till present. That scene alone will forever be envisioned in my mind. This movie was robbed at the Oscars but hopefully it will get the recognition it very much deserves. Not even in the IMDb top 250? come on people! 10/10!!!