Hunter S. Thompson would have loved it!

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2014)

Perhaps the shorter censored version being shown in other countries should have been an option for those interested in this story of unbridled greed, sex and drug usage in 1980's Wall Street, but I found the objectionable scenes completely pertinent to the storyline. I loved Terence Winter's screenplay, the cast and the director's ability to bring this real life crime story to the big screen. A bigger question for me than the sex scenes so many innocents object to is whether Jordan Belfort profited as the government demanded he hand 50% of his gain over from the film.
My favorite scene was the exchange between FBI Agent Patrick Denham played by Kyle Chandler and the Wolf, Leonardo DiCaprio: "When you have a boat built for a Bond villain sometimes you need to play the part." Then there was the Quaalude scene, so hilarious it could easily have been written by Hunter S. Thompson and made me wish Scorsese had brought the Rum Diaries to the big screen.
Seeing Jon Bernthal and Jean Dujardin gracing the big screen was a kicker, thanks go to those wise enough to put them in a movie, and hope it happens again and again.
This was my favorite portrayal by Leonardo DiCaprio, he should get an Oscar for "acting" as if he is having sex with Margot Robbie. I give this movie a 10 for the uncensored version, my only suggestion is for Hollywood with regard to their distribution: if you want to end the public's blindness to the unpunished crime that goes on within the Wall Street community let the innocent's know with an X Rating upon release, otherwise many in certain regions of the country will not get past the early scenes showing the decadence and drug use.