Gangs Of New York

[craigoxbrow]

I rushed off to see it this afternoon, at a cinema so independent it had to have an intermission in a film of a mere 2 and 3/4 hours.

It's huge, sprawling, noisy, brutal, insane, hilarious, disgusting stuff. It makes me want to run Victorian Age: Vampire even more than I already did, and provides enough details that it could count as a good sourcebook in and of itself.

It's not as strong as Goodfellas, because it all boils down to one of the old, old stories, but it could well stay high on my films of the year list for the next 344 days...

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[etherlad.livejournal.com]

Gory details!

I've seen some photos with Leonardo diCrapio standing next to what appears to be Willy Wonka.

What's up with that? (:

[craigoxbrow.livejournal.com]

Being set in 1862-3, with flashbacks to 1846, it was the era of the stovepipe hat and, apparently, big plaid trousers. Empire's review noted "It has to be said that funny hats and voluminous checked pants distinguish this decade as a particularly absurd fashion era for men."

The fact that Daniel Day-Lewis manages to get away with actual moustache twirling is a testament to his characterisation of the villain.