Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In America"

Rating: Null/10 (14 July 2003)

I have been reading all the reviews for a movie "Once Upon A Time In America", and I have never been dissapointed with the movie, but the lack of interest by the part of the movie going public.
Today unless a movie has a nasty loud Rap soundtrack, and things are constantly being blown up, movies hold no interest for movie patrons expecially those under 30, I have seen Once Upon A Time In America over 50 times, I have seen the short version(119 Mins), I have seen the longer version(227 Minutes)(Laserdisc), and now on DVD for the 1st time I have seen the Cannes(229 minutes) version which was only shown in Europe up to now.
I read one review on the DVD where someone did'nt like how the DVD(Disc 1) ended in the middle of a scene, actually anyone familiar with the movie would tell you the scene was over, they actually could have removed the intermission on Disc 2, but they don't have a full intermission as on the Laserdisc it is 4 minutes.
I have a copy of the Soundtrack, Two copies of the Laserdisc and Two copies of the DVD, this is a fantastic movie and a new found classic by the current movie junkies(Not those who listen to Rap Music), I am talking about people who listen to classical music and like it!!
Also to appreciate a 4 hour movie, you need to watch it alone, no wife distracting you or kids annoying you which keeps pulling you out of the movie, remember movies were designed to be watched un-interrupted.
This is not a "Chick Flick", it is doubtful that women would enjoy this movie expecially the violent rape scene, this is a movie for the kid in all of us
The reason why the DVD is one two discs is because Disc oneu uses both layers and preserves the quality and sound, the same is said about disc two, if the movie was on one disc it would be grainy and the sound would be terrible
My gratitude to Warner Brothers for doing an excellent job on this DVD
Movie(*******) out of (****)