Why I Love Having Cable TV (Non-CSPAN2-Related For Once)

[vulgarweed]

Gangs of New York = Best Christmas Movie Ever.

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[sdragon.livejournal.com]

I should probably have that movie on my "to see" list.

<-- is seriously delinquent on movie viewing.

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

Seriously, it's a real downer - all bloody and nasty and shit. And it's too long and tries to cram too much history into one movie. But it's definitely worth seeing for several factors: (1)Daniel Day-Lewis's character and performance, which would've been a Best Actor Oscar shoo-in any year that didn't also have Adrien Brody carrying a whole Holocaust movie on his shoulders alone; (2) The sets and costumes and rich sense of place and time and character; and (3) Scorsese's wry sense of political commentary (Boss Tweed saying, "It's not the ballots that decide the election, it's the counters, so get counting!").

[fyrdrakken]

Hmm. Sounds like I should try to catch it, then. (Pity it didn't come on Monday afternoon or evening during my channel-surfathon.)