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![]() enlarge | Director: Martin Scorsese Actors: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Frank Vincent Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: Buy New: $5.92 You Save: $14.06 (70%) New (21) Used (21) from $4.99 Rating: 28 reviewsSales Rank: 4508 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Rating: R (Restricted) Media: HD DVD Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 179 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 3 Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4 MPN: 31063 UPC: 025193106322 EAN: 0025193106322 ASIN: B000JJSJR8 Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 1995 Release Date: December 19, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand new, shrink wrapped. Next or current day shipping. | ||||||||||
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| Editorial Reviews: Product Description Universal Casino - HD-DVD 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. Las Vegas 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation where fortunes and lives were made and lost with aroll of the dice. Amazon.com 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 modeled after on Wiseguy and GoodFellas and Pileggi's true crime book Casino: Love and Honor 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 GoodFellas), but it's still absorbing. And, hey--it's Scorsese! --Jim Emerson | |||||||||||
Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews... GREAT MOVIE, DEFECTIVE BLU RAY January 4, 2009OILMAN (bayside, new york United States) THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GANGSTER MOVIES, I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THIS TO COME OUT ON BLU RAY........HOWEVER I HAVE GOTTEN TWO COPYS OF THIS FINE MOVIE ON BLU RAY.........AND THEY BOTH WILL NOT PLAY PAST THE UNIVERSAL LOGO........HOPEFULLY THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED......SOON!!!! Scorcese's Casino on Blu Ray hits the jackpot!!! December 20, 2008Jason Pumphrey (Falls Church, Virginia United States) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful This is a great Blu title from the guys at Universal!!! Awesome picture and sound!!! Nice extras too!!! One of Scorcese's best!!! Very Recommended(Also recommended,American Gangster Blu Ray from the folks at Universal)!!! A+ great move December 3, 2008Christian Gloria 0 out of 2 found this review helpful What can I say? De Niro and Pesci in vegas, one of my all time favorite mob movies!!! :D One of Martin's BEST December 3, 2008IF (Portsmouth, NH USA) A near flawless film. Many probably don't agree, but I do place this one, 1 notch above Goodfellas. Don't get me wrong, Goodfellas is a great film in it's own right, but for me Casino takes the cake. For a 3 hour film it passes quickly and is wholly entertaining. One of my favorite aspects is the performances. I am not a huge Sharon Stone fan, but Martin manages to get a full out dramatic performance out of her, definitely her best role in her entire film career to date. I can watch this film once a year and never get bored and I always watch from beginning to end. I believe this is his most underrated mob movie, which is unfortunate, because it is definitely my favorite. Awsome November 24, 2008Stephen S. Johnson (Swanton, Ohio) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful One of the best mob movies ever made! It's about time that they put it on blue-ray, I've been waiting for a long time for this to happen. | |||||||||||
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