Originally posted by Turi Giuliano:
I just caught it last night and am still in awe. Fantastic film - Daniel Day Lewis stole the show. I came out of the cinema really wanting to watch it again. The only real problem I had with it was the music on the opening battle scene, not quite what I expected.
Scorsese did a great job with the film and added his own creative license to it instead of sticking to facts too much. He even said himself it is a work of fiction. I also read somewhere alot is based on newspapers of the time (that naturally exaggerate everything). This was another great opportunity to add Scorsese's touch to.
A book I now plan on getting is by Herbet Asbury - The Gangs of New York. A key material to Scorsese's research.
Excellent review, Turi--I agree with everything you said. And you'll enjoy Asbury's book, which is well worth reading. Can you get it in the UK? I got mine from Amazon.com here.
