Casino (Special Edition) (UK)
No one stays at the top forever
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 117 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Danger. Power. Seduction. Welcome to Las Vegas 1973. Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorsese`s riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and 24-karat greed toppled an empire. In an era of over-the-top glitz, Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), is riding high as front man for the Mob`s multi-billion dollar Las Vegas operation. To protect their "investment", the bosses send in Ace`s boyhood pal - hot-headed enforcer Nicky Santoro (Pesci).
It`s a winning hand: Ace`s brain and Nicky`s muscle - until sexy wildcard Ginger McKenna (Stone), turns up the heat. This gripping fact-based tale boasts extraordinary performances, a sizzling soundtrack and a dizzying look beneath the glamorous facade, beyond the closed doors and behind the eyes of the men and women whose fortunes - and lives - were made and lost with the roll of a dice.
Special Features:
Disc One: Moments with Martin Scorsese (audio commentary).
Disc Two: 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.
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Hungarian
Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Icelandic
Swedish
Finnish
CC: English
Hungarian
Danish
Norwegian
Directed By:
Martin Scorsese
Written By:
Martin Scorsese
Nicholas Pileggi
Starring:
Sharon Stone
James Woods
Robert De Niro
Joe Pesci
Don Rickles
Casting By:
Ellen Lewis
Music From:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor:
Thelma Schoonmaker
Costume Designer:
John A. Dunn
Rita Ryack
Production Designer:
Dante Ferretti
Producer:
Barbara De Fina
Joseph P. Reidy
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
The transfer from video to 2.35;1 disc is exellent giving the movie a crisp clear picture.
Audio wise "Casino" is polished up with a great sounding Dolby Digital.
This film is one of the best their is about argainised crime in the 20th century,Casino plays along at a quick pase never moving away from the story its telling this keeps you entertained from start to finish.
With such a good movie like this "Casino"gets a deserved special edition, i found the edition diapointing but not garbage.
The commontery is the worst feature,I found it boring and lazy with little input on the film,Sharon Stone is plan annoying she just goes on and on..... about herself mostly.I must say its one of the worst commentery tracks ive heaed??
Disc 2 contains a few"look inside"featurettes including interviws with members of the cast and crew,(Very little from De Niro and none from Pesci.)costom designs ,locations used ,production designs and some behind the scene fotage.The outtakes(their are only 4)are funny but in short supply.The best parts on the special edition i think are the two documenarty`s about the mob and Las Vegas,including the story of"Lefty"imself"with which"Casino" is based on.these are good and very informative and with out them the 2 disc.S E would have been dull.