Best picture nominee why?

Rating: 1/10 (21 November 2005)

When I first heard of Gangs of New York, my first impression is that it wasn't going to be that good. But I decided to challenge my preconceptions, before they challenged me (Enterprise; Strange New Worlds; Season 1). So I rented it and watched it, but it was a hell of a lot worse than my preconception.
The movie starts out with young Amsterdam Vallon watching his father killed by Bill the Butcher to start the whole quest for vengeance. But after that, the whole movie went downhill and was rendered totally forgettable and unwatchable.
After the murder, the storyline just dragged on to being totally pointless to where it no longer had a story. The final battle between Vallon and the Butcher was very impotent, like much of the action. Another case of big orchestra, little show. Where the trailer was only watchable part of the movie.
And Gangs of New York instead of being nominated for best picture, it made hell of a lot more sense to nominate it for the Rasperry award for worst picture. And in all likelihood, it should have won that.