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Director Martin Scorsese reunites with members of his GoodFellas gang (writer Nicholas Pileggi; actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent) for a three-hour epic about the rise and fall of mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a character based on real-life gangster Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. (It's modelled on Wiseguy and GoodFellas and Pileggi's true crime book Casino: Love and Honour in Las Vegas.) Through Rothstein, the picture tells the story of how the Mafia seized, and finally lost control of, Las Vegas gambling. The first hour plays like a fascinating documentary, intricately detailing the inner workings of Vegas casinos. Sharon Stone is the stand out among the actors; she nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role as the voracious Ginger, the glitzy call girl who becomes Rothstein's wife. The film is not as fast-paced or gripping as Scorsese's earlier gangster pictures (Mean Streets and Good Fellas) but it's still absorbing. And, hey--it's Scorsese! --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com
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Martin Scorsese, one of America's most influential filmmakers, returns to the world of mobsters, greed, and excess that he explored so compellingly in 1990's Goodfellas. Set in the 1970s and revelling in the minute details of how Las Vegas casinos operate, the film chronicles the rise and fall of casino manager Ace Rothstein (Robert De Niro). As the king of his domain, Ace efficiently runs the business and regularly sends lots of cold cash to his bosses. Helping him keep the casino's employees and customers honest is his best friend, Nicky (Joe Pesci), a violent sociopath. Although Ace aims to run a relatively respectable casino, the volatile Nicky wants to take over the entire gambling mecca, and when Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), a seasoned Vegas hustler, enters the picture, Ace and Nicky's friendship is complicated even further. As drugs and alcohol become a bigger part of Ginger's life, all three are eventually brought down by their own greed and blind ambition. Casino shares many similarities with Goodfellas, beginning with a script that was cowritten by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi. Regulars De Niro and Pesci are first rate once again as the dissimilar companions, but it is Stone who steals the show with her gruelling, intense performance.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Bonus Features on the "Casino" 2-disc Special Edition are as follows:
DISC 1:
Moments with Martin Scorsese (Audio Commentary).
DISC 2:
Casino- The Story.
Casino- The Cast and Characters.
Casino- The Look.
Casino- After the Filming.
Deleted Scenes.
Vegas and the Mob.
History Alive: True Crime Authors.
Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish.
The film itself is a true classic, that gets better with age.
DISC 1:
Moments with Martin Scorsese (Audio Commentary).
DISC 2:
Casino- The Story.
Casino- The Cast and Characters.
Casino- The Look.
Casino- After the Filming.
Deleted Scenes.
Vegas and the Mob.
History Alive: True Crime Authors.
Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish.
The film itself is a true classic, that gets better with age.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Having bought a blu-ray player, I'd decided to only buy new films on the format and not upgrade my old DVDs unless the movie in question was one of my all-time favourites.. I have to say Casino fits that criteria. Scorcese and De Niro at their best! The blu-ray picture is sharp and colourful - it tends to show up the grain of the source print, compared to a modern release, but this is no bad thing. Decent extras too. Worth mentioning that the blu-ray has the original burnt-in 'subtitles' ("Back Home Years Ago" etc.) rather than the horrible player-generated subs on the PAL DVD. A must-buy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Casino is no doubt one of the six best gangster movies ever made and Scorsese's underrated masterpiece. Once you start watching it you get stuck to your armchair and cannot take your eyes off the screen although the film is 180 minutes long. I have had it in most formats VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray. I see it again and again and never tire of it. De Niro, Pesci and Sharon Stone are just brilliant.
Unless you are sensitive to violence and American four-letter words you cannot miss it, but do not watch it with your kids until they are six-teen or older.
The soundtrack too is superb and with a charm all its own, from Angelina by Louis Prima to Bach's Matthaus Passion no better sounds could be found to wrap each and every scene.
Unless you are sensitive to violence and American four-letter words you cannot miss it, but do not watch it with your kids until they are six-teen or older.
The soundtrack too is superb and with a charm all its own, from Angelina by Louis Prima to Bach's Matthaus Passion no better sounds could be found to wrap each and every scene.
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Excellent movie !
A very engrossing movie, with all the stars on top form. Blu-ray quality seems pretty good to me.
Well worth the purchase at less than 7 quid !
Well worth the purchase at less than 7 quid !
Published 3 months ago by Mr. P
A classic re-invented
For a long time I have been a huge fan of this mob classic. However my original DVD was begining to look more and more like a movie older than its time when compared to modern day... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lostyorkie
Excellent
I purchased this for my husband who wanted a copy (despite seeing the film about 10 times) for nostalgia. This is a great classic film and seller was cheap and despatched quickly.
Published 4 months ago by Oscar 4
A Very Decent Martin Scorsese Mobster Drama Gets Lazy, Flawed,...
'Casino' (which standalone, ignoring the disc-format it exists on and am reviewing here, would get 5 stars from me) is a long, but nonetheless engrossing, mobster/gambling film... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Laurence Williams
ggod film
great film! well recieved good selller! just witing now 2 fill up the 20 word minimum on reviews which is pointless
Published 7 months ago by jay
Casino
Well worth a watch De Niro, Pesci and Stone all give stand out performances in this story of greed, crime, violence and betrayal. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Anthony Quinlan
A true classic
This is possibliby one of the best films ever made. Up there with Goodfellas, The Godfather,The shawshank Redemption,Ben Hur,Bladerunner and others i can`t think of right now. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. Mulvey
ANDY
If your looking for a TRUE story based on gangsters this is for you, its one better than Goodfellas, violence followed with a hint of comedy, got to be the greatest film of all... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Andy
Is it just me...
...or is this the darkest black comedy ever made? I just find Casino so amusing and funny that I hardly even notice the grim violence and harrowing drama. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Inspector Gadget
Casino blu ray (Sharon Stone)
I agree with one reviewer this is not up to scratch as far as High Definition is concerned.It does not look like being remastered at all. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Johnny Forthy
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