Casino (Special Edition) (DVD)

...He runs the daily casino operations exceedingly well - which he does without a gambling license since he's had trouble with the law. He has to adopt a variety of job titles (entertainment, or food and beverage, manager) to avoid the license requirement. With no one really keeping tabs on the money flowing into the casinos, the Mob regularly skim off the top of their huge gambling profits and get pure cash unseen by the Internal Revenue Service. Each ...
...al. Enlightening and interesting Interviews with the same. ∑ Vegas and the Mob. A History Channel feature about the same. ∑ True Crime Authors: Casino with Nicholas Pileggi. List Price (amazon.com): $22.98 List Price (amazon.co.uk): £5.97 Can be had for less on amazon itself and elsewhere. ...

zerbine28 07.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Casino (Special Edition) (DVD)

Casino is a Martin Scorsese epic. This really seems like one hell of a long film and it runs for about three hours. The film is somewhat similar in style to Goodfellas as it looks at the lives of mafia members that are towards the top of the hierarchy but are not yet the bosses. The film deals with the way the gangster infiltrated and took over one of the casino’s in Las Vegas, although I think different bosses own different casinos. The ...
...film. If you didn’t like Goodfellas then you probably want to avoid this. Overall I think that Goodfellas is a slightly better film, but this is an excellent example of the gangster genre. If you haven’t seen either Goodfellas or Casino then you really should try one of them. ...

Fantasyman 28.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Casino (Special Edition) (DVD)

...his role as Las Vegas Casino boss Sam Rothstein largely because he is not playing a gangster in the real sense. This film is about the problems he faces with having associations with the mafia, primarily the psychopathic Joe Pesci who is in Las Vegas to steal as much as to gamble. He also has a tempestuous relationship with his wife, Sharon Stone, who gives an outstanding performance as a streetsmart former hooker with a passion for the Casinos who ...
...(178 mins) but moves at a fantastic pace with excellent dialogue, music, story and editing. The characters are also very good with each of the leads giving much dimension to their roles. Be warned though..this film has alot of violent and gruesome scenes of torture and execution and a lot of swearing. This edition is 2 disc with a documentary on the making of and the true story. ...

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...Niro and Joe Pesci). Arguably Casino is Sharon Stone's best performance as she was nominated for a "Best Actress in a Leading Role" academy award. Casino is a vivid depiction of the mobster life in Las Vegas, power, money,and betrayal. If you have enjoyed films like Goodfellas and Once upon a time in America you would fall love with this movie. Robert de Niro has arguably presented the best mafia film performances and Joe Pesci has contributed ...
...story starts when Robert DeNiro as Sam Rothstein is chosen by the Mafia bosses to run one of the biggest gaming palaces on the strip, The Tangiers. Latter he falls in love with the beautiful and money condition Ginger (Sharon Stone) who he trusts and loves with his life, mean while Joe Pesci as Tommy de Vito a friend from Sam's childhood moves to Las Vegas and begins to start a business for himself. Ginger and Tommy gradually start to miss up things ...

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Review of Casino (Special Edition) (DVD)