Gangs of New York

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	Leonardo DiCaprio	Amsterdam Vallon
	Daniel Day-Lewis	Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
	Cameron Diaz	Jenny Everdeane
	Jim Broadbent	Boss Tweed
	John C. Reilly	Happy Jack
	Henry Thomas	Johnny Sirocco
	Liam Neeson	'Priest' Vallon
	Brendan Gleeson	Walter 'Monk' McGinn
	Gary Lewis	McGloin
	Stephen Graham	Shang
	Eddie Marsan	Killoran
	Alec McCowen	Reverend Raleigh
	David Hemmings	Mr. Schermerhorn
	Larry Gilliard Jr.	Jimmy Spoils
	Cara Seymour	Hell-Cat Maggie
	Roger Ashton-Griffiths	P.T. Barnum
	Peter-Hugo Daly	One-Armed Priest
	Cian McCormack	Young Amsterdam
	Andrew Gallagher	Young Johnny
	Philip Kirk	O'Connell Guard Leader
	Rab Affleck	Plug Uglies Leader
	Bill Barclay	Shirt Tails Leader
	Nick Bartlett	Chichesters Leader
	Robert Goodman	Forty Thieves Leader
	Tim Pigott-Smith	Calvinist Minister

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Director	Martin Scorsese
Writer	Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan
Producer	Gerry Robert Byrne, Laura Fattori, Randi Feinberg, Alberto Grimaldi, Maurizio Grimaldi, Michael Hausman, Michael Jackman, Graham King, Barbara Phillips Marco, Michael Ovitz, Joseph P. Reidy, Rick Schwartz, Colin Vaines, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Rick Yorn
Musician	Howard Shore
Photography	Michael Ballhaus

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Story Synopsis:
In "Gangs Of New York," director Martin Scorsese brings to life the graphic story of the deluge of Irish immigrants into turn-of-the-century New York City and their clash with American born immigrant descendants. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Amsterdam Vallon, an immigrant who seeks revenge for the death of his father at the hands of Bill The Butcher (Day-Lewis). Cameron Diaz stars as the vivacious woman who comes between them. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits a very nicely rendered color scheme that puts the viewer into the late 1800s setting of the movie. Colors are rich and well-balanced, with natural fleshtones and lots of browns and deep blacks. Images are generally sharp and detailed, with fine background definition and clarity, though some scenes are a bit soft. Contrast and shadow delineation are accurately rendered. Unfortunately, an unacceptable amount of edge enhancement is often present, and pixelization can cause the breakup of finer details and create an unpleasant “digital” appearance. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The 5.1 sound mix has been generally well-produced with often aggressive, immersive soundstage engagement. Fidelity is also commendable, though not quite amongst the most distinguished productions, and also the sonic character tends to exhibit some stridence. This is especially noticeable in Leonardo DiCaprio’s narrative, which can sound somewhat forward and bright. The sound mix has been mastered at a pretty substantial recording level. The dialogue, while quite natural in tonality, has the hard-sounding consonants, which compromises listening comfort. Still, the sense of holosonic™ spaciousness and envelopment is compelling throughout. There’s also considerably wide dynamic range. The music seems to be the standout element of the soundtrack, fully engaging the spatial soundstage and having abundant body in the low-end. Deep bass is sometimes distinct and poignant with notable LFE channel activity. The DTS® Digital Surround™ presentation is somewhat preferred in terms of the low-end presence and dimensional coherence of the soundstaging. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Cinematography

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