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To: SOROS who wrote (10808)	12/26/2002 11:39:14 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

jackass movie review "Gangs of New York" solid A grade the movie was gripping, riveting, captivating Leonardo DiCaprio gets the top billing, but the Oscar nominee will be Daniel Day-Lewis, whose performance was extraordinary DDL has his New York accent perfect his expressions were perfect his strut and arrogance were perfect he was a rogue gang leader you loved to hate and hated to love DiCaprio did a great job he was a conniving mean kid struggling to exact revenge for his father's death at the hands of DDL in a gore-filled butcher scene of a group gang war in a Five-Point Courtyard Cameron Diaz was great, but they bypassed a couple great opportunities to show off her wonderfully ample body in a love scene with DiCaprio she was an expert thief who met her match in DiCaprio excellent portrayal of Mayor Tammany, who lives as a criminal legend, pulls strings with firemen and policemen and gang leaders for his personal gain the realism was utterly amazing, astounding, tremendous the climax riot was very realistic, spellbinding the backdrop of Civil War USA feeds into the conflict $300 purchased a pass on the Army's draft, sparing the rich not much changed from then to VietNam, where a college tuition receipt earned a pass for the rich kids this is about the Irish, my descendants they were treated like shit they were scorned as trespassers in a new land they were preyed upon by the police and resident gangs their conflict with the English awaited them in NewYorkCity, even as they attempted to escape that never-ending battle this is about the Irish, with musical customs, clan loyalty and support, and deeply colorful people the music was outstanding, complete with fifes and drums in the background here and there and everywhere blacks and chinese get caught in the crossfire criminality is rampant and out of control hangings took place to maintain the appearance of order a good quote from Tammany: "one can always hire half the poor to fight the other half" how true a tremendous film worth seeing I predict Oscar nominations for: Best Picture Best Actor -- Daniel Day-Lewis Best Music Best Costumes our nation of the United States of America was founded upon violence, corruption, escape from tyranny, and exploitation of the masses we merely migrated the tyrants to local sites not much has changed in 140 years I honestly believe the post-WW2 era from 1950 to 1990 where the USA became a peace-keeping nation is the exception, not the rule our streets remain a battleground of gang violence, rampant gunfire, theft, fraud, exploitation by the Ruling Elite, and covered-up murder and theft by the highest powers this film will be seen regularly for 25 years / jim