GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@crowtcameron]

In the closing montage and the last shot, you can see The Twin Towers. The producers tried to get Martin Scorsese to cut that part out, because this movie came out a year after 9/11. When asked about it, Scorsese said, "This movie it's about the people who built New York, not those who tried to destroy it." That last shot, seeing the towers, and that ending set to U2's song The Hands That Built America is so powerful.

[@clevelandcbi]

That's an amazing line. Glad he stuck to his guns.

[@mikect500]

I would say that the people currently running New York City are actively trying to destroy it.

[@Drax514]

You can never kill the spirit of NYC. Scorsese knows this well, as he's a native born New Yorker.

[@mikect500]

@@Drax514 it is Gotham City in Dark Knight Rises with Attorney General Bragg , like Bane , letting criminals roam free to terrorize the city

[@harrymarshall]

,, the twin towers are in escape from new york (1981)too, and although it's set in 1997 it's still meant to b the future 🌞🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@clevelandcbi]

Daniel Day Lewis is on another level in this movie. That fake crying scene with the rabbit is one the strangest/funniest things I've ever seen.

[@coyotefever105]

Lol I know, right?

[@clevelandcbi]

​@@coyotefever105 That and calling the cop a meat-headed s**t-sack were worth an Oscar alone😂😂😂

[@davidday2373]

The eyeball "click, click" with the knife

[@Countdooku97]

Lewis is perhaps the best actor of all time

[@RicoRaynn]

@@Countdooku97 I think you could definitely make a case for that point of view. The man is one of the few out there that can completely encompass entirely different characters perfectly. From Last of the Mohicans, to the Phantom Thread, to There Will Be Blood, to Lincoln it's hard to tell it's the same person at times. He's spoken about how exhausting it is for him in the past and I tend to believe it because the performances are incredible.

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

“It’s a funny feeling being took under the wing of a dragon, it’s warmer than you think” Such a great line

[@ct6852]

For a while, at least. If it's a bad or short sighted person it'll never last.

[@joeysabad4307]

Cas, you are sooooo adorable... ❤😊

[@ghostsquirrel8739]

The scene with the fire companies was accurate. Before there were organized fire departments in the US, private companies handled any fires. Often two companies would arrive on the scene at around the same time and would literally fight to see who would get to put out the fire. Usually the structure would just burn down while this was happening.

[@MannerdDesert7]

Actually it's not as accurate as you'd think, first of all they weren't private companies, they were volunteer groups & the little funding they did get was from insurance companies not individuals, secondly the notion of firefighters fighting while houses burned down is extremely rare (if it happened at all), competing firefighters would fight & race but they would still work together to stop fires. They were more likely to fight after over who did a better job.

[@kmcleod31721]

Daniel Day Lewis won Oscars for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln, yet I consider this his finest performance. Just an unforgettable portrayal of one of the most brutal and violent characters ever put to film.

[@braddivens5179]

His performances are nearly all transformative, but it's this performance that's my favorite, too.

[@RobertMorgan]

My Left Foot was something special. I'd have never seen it if it hadn't been assigned for a film class, and my life would have been lesser. It's the ultimate expression of committing to a role, and those around you allowing it: "Committing himself to the role, the actor insisted that everyone on set refer to him as Christy Brown, refusing to reply to Daniel. More radical, however, was the actor’s physical dedication to the role with Day-Lewis learning to type and paint with his feet just like Christy Brown, as well as demanding to be pushed around set on a wheelchair. Practically frustrating, Daniel Day-Lewis’ refusal to leave his wheelchair meant that the film’s production assistants were forced to lift the actor over the masses of equipment littered on set to get him ready for his next scene. Furthermore, the actor took this a step further during the production’s lunch break where it was reported that My Left Foot’s set assistants were made to spoon-feed the actor in accordance with the lifestyle of his character."

[@afroahmed3989]

can't say he was robbed of the oscar with this one , cause he was going against Denzel's training day performance

[@boddaboom77]

There will be Blood and Gangs of New York are just so good. Mohicans as well. Lincoln was just such a boring movie. He was good, but I was just bored out of my mind watching Lincoln.

[@JeffBird86]

You should watch Last Of The Mohicans and in the name of the father.

[@danielallen3454]

This is a personal favorite. While it's not exactly historically accurate, it is historically *authentic*. The Draft Riots happened. Several of these characters are real. And I wept for the past when the music crashed in at the end of Leo's last line.

[@ggegeRGr]

I'm going to guess Cassie spends half this movie looking abjectly horrified 😆

[@ct6852]

You weren't wrong. Lol. She looked shook.

[@jamesscanlan6240]

"You can always get one half of the poor to kill the other half." Not much has changed

[@SubterrelProspector]

Right? Literally in a class war right now, which we'd be dealing with more directly if it not for the rise of fascism keeping us a bit preoccupied.

[@leob4403]

​@@SubterrelProspectorthe mass medias keep distracting people with bs and woke stuff to turn them against each other

[@RoxxSerm]

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of all time in my opinion. His Performance in Gangs of New York is breathtaking already yet bar non among his greatest simply because of what the character offers. I don't think that i know a movie where he didnt totally nail it.

[@RicoRaynn]

That's been my experience as well. He's had questionable films in his career, but it has never been because of his performance.

[@NastyRascal]

First time I saw him was in "Last Of The Mohicans" and I knew he was gonna' be great.

[@A.K.4.7]

One of his best performance in my opinion is in Phantom thread.

[@KennyFleck-vv4yn]

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the best actors, period. Three Oscars for best actor and probably deserves 5. I respect your opinion, but this may be a borderline fact. Someone may not like his acting but to deny his ability would be foolish. I am one that doesn't like every movie he is in, but cannot think of a bad performance from him. The only actor in my top 5 without a movie in my top ten..

[@michaelsutliff6817]

I think Lewis is not really an actor. He's a force of nature.

[@lizan2678]

The scene where Paddy's Lamentation is playing and the Irish immigrants are coming off the boats and into the arms of war is a truly haunting sequence. Beautiful, darkly and tragically beautiful..

[@SmokeDogg11]

Yes! The dichotomy of the freshly recruited soldiers boarding the ship as the coffins of dead soldiers are being offloaded is very powerful.

[@HeatherGarcia-di9se]

That's how Irish were actually transported to America was thru ⚰️ coffin ships ​@@SmokeDogg11

[@thegorn68]

The irony of Daniel Day Lewis' character throwing a knife at a picture of Abe Lincoln is too awesome! Just 10 years later, he wins an Oscar portraying him.

[@selfishstockton6123]

There’s something not quite right about a Brit playing an American president

[@mohammedashian8094]

@@selfishstockton6123where he’s from isn’t important but rather can he do it? And he did it well enough to win Oscar

[@howardbalaban7051]

There are so many incredible moments in this movie. And Daniel Day-Lewis is in pretty much every one of them. He didn't just chew the scenery; he devoured it whole and MADE this movie amazing.

[@Cheepchipsable]

You know the expression "Chews the scenery" isn't exactly a compliment...

[@howardbalaban7051]

@@Cheepchipsable it can mean overacted to am extreme - either good or bad. The way I used it and explained it above should have been obvious; DDL wasn't just good, he was outstanding.

[@ninja_tony]

@@howardbalaban7051Overacting isn’t a positive either though. Both are negatives.

[@jonathanoneill8011]

A good friend of mine (who’s sadly passed) told us an anecdote he’d heard about Day-Lewis in this movie: he said Cameron Díaz was doing the rounds, promoting the movie when it came out and a journalist asked her what it was like to get to work with Day-Lewis, to which she responded “I don’t know, from the moment we had the meet and greet, he was already Bill the Butcher”. Method to the extreme!

[@monsterlair]

A brutal history lesson. The final shots of the New York skyline always gives me chills.

[@Cadinho93]

Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill the Butcher is a "force of nature" here. He's just INCREDIBLE in this, but, he's INCREDIBLE in everything. Also, you see a number of historical figures in this movie. The corrupt politician was Boss Tweed, who pretty much ran New York through Tammany Hall. The boxing match promoter was P.T. Barnum, famous as the co-founder of Barnum and Bailey's Circus. The main characters are fictional, but the depiction of social and political conditions is pretty accurate.

[@joelwillems4081]

My sister married a Scamehorn and we also joke that they are related to the rich family here.

[@robertcampbell8070]

Actually, Bill the Butcher was a real person. William Poole, also known as Bill the Butcher because he owned a butcher shop, was the leader of the Washington Street Gang, and a local leader of the Know Nothing political movement, a violent anti immigrant, anti catholic party.

[@dre3k78]

Bill The Butcher is fictional but was based on a real person...William Poole. Although Poole died in 1855 and wasn't alive during the Civil War era.

[@Viscount1881]

Also the long-haired priest who hits the bald guy in the church is the Archbishop "Dagger" John Hughes, and the scene where the Irish defend said church is based off an event in 1844 when Hughes threatened to burn the city down if any of his churches were attacked by Nativists mobs.

[@ct6852]

Just imagining loose elephants walking down Times Square today. Lol. That would be interesting.

[@louismarzullo1190]

Just finished watching the reaction. Couldn't do it in one sitting. Not sure which gave me more goosebumps, Daniel Day-Lewis performance (again) or Cassie's reaction. I think this one cements your place as the best movie reactor on KZbin. The emotions, the quips & one-liners, the honesty. I felt a bit guilty watching it for free. You richly deserve all your success! 👍🥇🏆👏

[@Swearengen1980]

She's not gonna sleep with you.

[@louismarzullo1190]

@@Swearengen1980 Thanks for the intervention. Now I can move on

[@danielcoyne1024]

Good luck with this one Cassie. Quite a brutal film

[@LiberPater777]

Eh... It's not that bad.

[@jakecollin5499]

Brutally amazing

[@claya7580]

What a non-sensical piece of crap movie.

[@sup9542]

I thought it must have been terribly historically inaccurate but looking at the Wikipedia, it was pretty close in reality. There were 20 gang wars a year during that decade. Not quite as violent as depicted but not far off. It got mixed reviews and I wasn’t a big fan but it’s good to learn about these ugly parts of history.

[@alswearengen6427]

@@claya7580 Go back to watching Marvel crap, kiddo.

[@davidstanton4716]

Daniel Day Lewis is the finest actor of last 50 years, possibly ever. His dedication to a role is second to none.

[@joeybossolo7]

#facts

[@selfishstockton6123]

Please do yourself a favor and watch more movies

[@davidstanton4716]

@@selfishstockton6123 do yourself one and get a life instead of trolling on KZbin, saddo.

[@kulidrikke]

Daniel Day Lewis is just a really good actor, he is really good in any movie he is in. Also, fun fact - Daniel also stays in character outside of shooting aswell. i also saw a clip with Liam Neeson interview, about him going to excerise during the movie shoot, then run into Daniel, and Daniel is like "so priest, we meet again" lol.

[@CharlesDowney19]

"In the Name of the Father " (1993) is a great movie with young Daniel Day-Lewis !

[@skylinerunner1695]

Yes, fantastic performance and strong movie

[@muzzap21]

Yes!

[@bryancampbell7039]

So many people don't know about this film and it is absolutely incredible!

[@osmanyousif7849]

And Age of Innocence (also directed by Scorsese)....

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

"in the name of my father" is my second favorite DDL performance after this one.

[@tonysoto8949]

Daniel Day Lewis has slowly put himself on the Mount Rushmore of greatest actors to ever grace a movie screen. He also seems to elevate his co actors to greater levels by them knowing his involvement in a movie means a lot. Martin Scorsese is like one of those great composers of the renaissance era, he simply continues to make cinematic masterpieces.

[@alswearengen6427]

The Mount Rushmore: who would be the four? DDL, Olivier, O'Toole......Hanks? Marlo? Duvall? Crowe? Newman?

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@alswearengen6427Washington

[@azazello1784]

Grace or disgrace?

[@tonysoto8949]

@@alswearengen6427 Daniel Day Lewis, Wacking Fenix, Jack Nicholson, and Robert DeNiro.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

If you see Daniel Day Lewis on the list of the cast it's very likely worth watching. He only takes roles if he thinks they're worth his time.

[@akbarshabazz-jenkins7847]

He's won like 3 Oscars and hasn't been in many movies. If he were in just half the movies as Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, or even Sean Penn, he'd have like 6 Oscars by now.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@@akbarshabazz-jenkins7847 I know, he's so good at what he does, that half the time I don't even notice it's him, either from how long it was since the last movie I saw him in, or how he sounds/speaks/dresses, facial hair, makeup. Darn guy is a REAL actor, he makes himself that character. I often joke most actors play themselves. Lewis is a completely different story.

[@ben1ben2ben1]

@@Alte.Kameraden DDL is basically what Johnny Depp and his fans THINK Depp is

[@random-jn8ec]

​@@ben1ben2ben1exactly. Depp isnt that good of an actor but they praise him like anything.

[@joeberger3441]

​@@random-jn8ec depp is a fine actor. But DDL is on another level

[@davidstewart5802]

Great Western....Shane(1953) ,,,,,,A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, ...Shane was also a major critical hit, earning six well-deserved Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Brandon De Wilde ..

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

Daniel Day Lewis is above and beyond in this. He really did tap his eye with that dagger wearing a special contact lens. That was not a sound effect. And then he goes on to play Lincoln around 10 years later. The man is simply the greatest actor to ever live, in my humble estimation.

[@MrRyguy2112]

The draft riots were a real event in history. Scorsese took some artistic licence with the characters and story, but the 5 points was a very gang ruled area of New York back then. There are few historical programs on it out there if you have sufficiently recovered from this movie and want to know more about the history.

[@christinegelabert1651]

@MyRyguy2112 YES. SO many people think that this is all fiction but it truly wasn't. I also agree that she needs to look into this more when she has time. The stories of this timeframe in NYC absolutely wild! Ppl also seem to think that there's not a lot of leftover people from that era when it comes to slightly different versions of these groups existence now. The Westies ARE a perfect example of this. Yes they do still exist in NYC AND ON LONG ISLAND no matter what anybody else may tell you ok? #BrooklynBorn #LongIslandRaised #NYGenXBIKERLady

[@jamesporter7587]

This movie is so historically inaccurate it's ridiculous but a good movie.

[@Cheepchipsable]

This was basically the slums, so the worst part of the city.

[@Swearengen1980]

The corruption/Tammany Hall is the most accurate and best part of the movie.

[@jamesporter7587]

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[@davidday2373]

Now THIS is a great movie.

[@CSC52698]

It would be awesome if your last name was Lewis.

[@Elder-Sage]

While highly fictionalized and altered to spin a good story, much of the story has its base in true history. The Dead Rabbits, the Draft Riots, Boss Tweed, Bill the Butcher all were based on actually people and events. Their characters here are very dramatized and often characters in the movie perform actions that were actually performed by others in reality. Some characters, such as Bill, are a blend of several historical people. Others are pretty accurate to the history records ... scarily Hell-Cat Maggie is one of them and yes she did have filed teeth and wore brass claws.

[@Redplant99]

It was reported that the dying words of William Poole (the real "Bill the Butcher") were "I die a true American!" just like in the movie.

[@abdullahalqarni9283]

Daniel Day Lewis is a true legend and simply best actor ever. I liked his performance here and more in There Will Be Blood

[@PastaDon_]

"I drink your Milkshake" 😆... Man I love that film.. P.T.'s best in my opinion..

[@Alicatie]

My great grandmother was a thief, and she used the maid trick! This was a report we got on her; “Her skills as a lady burglar were commented on by the judge - she used to climb in windows and take things, leaving everything nice and tidy so that the owners didn't realise things were gone for a while, and then blamed the poor maid. Muriel herself had been working as a maid according to one newspaper report. “

[@timmysvensson4902]

Did they execute her

[@gregwillson7952]

Takes a lot o' sand to be a Turtledove

[@timmysvensson4902]

@@Alicatie sounds like a oldschool badass, hope you got chance to talk abit with her

[@Alicatie]

@@timmysvensson4902 nope, she abandoned or had her children taken away from her over the years. My Granny was actually born in the prison. I’ve spent the last few years trying to track all the kids down, some are deceased but I’ve found three siblings for my Granny (who passed in 2010). They all grew up in Industrial Schools and two wrote books about their awful childhoods. They were victims are my great granny’s unfortunate life choices.

[@timmysvensson4902]

@@Alicatie yeah it often is like that, but that is why it would also be interesting to hear their stories, even if they caused harm due to their life to the kids and such she probably had it not so good either to start with.

[@marennicholson5444]

Bill The Butcher is one of my top 3 favorite movie villains. I understand that this was a traumatic introduction to the Day-Lewis/Scorsese team up but I beg you to try once more with Age of Innocence. A fantastic movie that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves and there’s no violence- at least not physical.

[@omegashinra7672]

Yeah he's top 3 for me too, I'm intrigued on the two you put above him?

[@marennicholson5444]

@@omegashinra7672 Dr Hannibal Lecter and Hans Gruber along with Bill the Butcher round put my top 3 villains. Yours?

[@johnsmith-ij9by]

This demands There Will Be Blood next

[@michaelmiller6709]

This poor girl just wants to watch a love story, and we're all like, "watch the violent films!!!!!" 🤣 T.W.B.B. one of my all time favorites, though.

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

@@michaelmiller6709 There Will Be Blood isn't even that violent though. If she could handle Full Metal Jacket, she can definitely handle TWBB lol

[@Cherokee9898]

My third great-grandfather landed in New York from Ireland in 1835 when he was three years old. He was raised in the Irish quarter then fought for the union. We aren’t sure what happened but somewhere between 1862 and 1868 he ended up in southern Maryland and never left. Not sure what happened but I doubt he wanted to go back to New York.

[@ThomasCorp]

An underrated Scorsese film, one that my brother and I can quote lots of back and forth. Daniel Day-Lewis gives my favorite performance of his career as Bill the Butcher, who’s on my list of favorite characters. That final time-lapse montage gets me every time.

[@alexferreira4235]

"I'll festoon my bedchamber with his guts" has to be the greatest delivered line in cinema history

[@ThomasCorp]

@@alexferreira4235 That is a good one.

[@clevelandcbi]

​@@alexferreira4235 "I don't give a tuppenny f**k about your moral dilemma, you meat-headed s**tsack" is my ATF line.

[@jacobjones5269]

It’s a challenging film.. Not quite perfect, but fascinating still.. One of my favorites from the under the radar Scorsese line up.. The Color of Money, too.. Great film..

[@ThomasCorp]

@@jacobjones5269 Yeah, that's a good one. It does fall under the shadow of The Hustler. By itself, I agree it's a great film.

[@matthewrabelhofer5763]

I remember my friends and I went to the movies in high school and originally we went to go see Shanghai-Noon 2, but about 30 min. into the movie we thought it was lame, so we decided to leave and sneak into another movie. We snuck into Gangs of New York and were incredibly shocked and surprised at how amazing it was. It has been a favorite of mine ever since.

[@orangewarm1]

Those are the best cinema experiences. When you sneak in, knowing nothing of the film and get totally surprised. I did that too much when I was a kid. Films I snuck in and were amazed at: Childs Play, Do the Right Thing, Hellraiser, Indians Jones and the Last Crusade, Lolita.

[@ct6852]

Good call.

[@ChipJones421]

Daniel Day Lewis is an institution of the thespian art. There is not a single movie I have seen with him, where be was not anything short of brilliant. I strongly urge you to watch There Will Be Blood. Not only do you get a powerhouse performance from Day-Lewis, but a masterclass from Paul Dano as well.

[@StinkyGreenBud]

There Will Be Blood is my all time favorite of his. Hell, probably in my top 3 films of all time. You're right about Dano, he killed his part as well. Never thought much of him until that film.

[@Frog_Cat_]

There will be blood, No Country for Old Men, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robart Ford - 2007 was a hell of a year for american cinema

[@davidstanton4716]

My left foot. A small british indy flick that won him an Oscar. Its absolutely phenomenal

[@clevelandcbi]

"I told you I didn't wanna fight!!!" *"Why not? Look how well you did!!!"* - makes me laugh every time

[@clevelandcbi]

*"Maybe theyre like reenactment people."* 😅😅😅 - Dont EVER change, Cassie

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

This beloved movie of mine for me is all about Daniel Day Lewis’ absolutely masterful performance

[@suprchickn7745]

"Where is the value of life here?" Unfortunately, many people all over the world are still asking the same thing. You are clearly one of the good ones. You are such a sweet lady and one of the most thoughtful and empathetic reactors I've seen on KZbin. Take care of yourself, Cassie.

[@jpate1103]

People don't want to believe it is what it is, but it will never cease within the human spirit the capability by motivation the ability to kill one human by another. We're violent by nature, and it's been that way since the beginning. Evil tendencies to inflict pain will never be vanquished. Whether self-motivated or not. The good news is that in today's society, however, most people do have a moral compass to understand that killing for the sake of killing is wrong. But the human mind and soul has a wide range of emotional parameters. And one side of it is very dark and disturbing.

[@scottbarkley496]

Terrible boring movie

[@johnmaynardable]

I love Scorsese films, but I am surprised how rarely I rewatch them. This was an accurate depiction of a dark time. Daniel Day Lewis is a great actor. The young actor you were trying to remember, the one playing Johnny, is Henry Thomas. He starred in E.T.

[@BigKnecht]

It's not an accurate depiction lmao

[@johnmaynardable]

@@BigKnecht The characters are fictitious, their events are fictitious, however the depiction of life in NYC at this time is accurate.

[@essdeeem3320]

There Will Be Blood is not nearly as tough to watch, despite the name

[@handsomeX]

Agreed 💯

[@JWW301]

The Five Points was indeed a furnace that forged New York through unspeakable violence. A masterpiece film with two of, if not the best, actors alive today. Thanks for another great reaction!

[@ct6852]

Does the Five Points still exist? Not like that obviously...but at all?

[@neptunusrex5195]

Being Catholic and that my family (Czechoslovakian not Irish 😅) came to America in 1871 I’ve always felt a connection to this movie that these were the sort of things my ancestors might have gone through.

[@gazoontight]

Czech or Slovak? If Czech, Bohemian or Moravian?

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

My Irish Roots can tell you the 💩 the Irish went through when we first came to America was real

[@JackieDaytona01]

Mine came from Scotland to America right after WW2!

[@neptunusrex5195]

@gazoontight Czech. Southeast Moravian. My family traces back to the tiny village of Archlebov and came over in 1871. We still have family over there. My great great great grandfather was a tailor and wrote poetry in his spare time. The local museum over there actually has part of an exhibit that features several pictures of him along with some of his writings. 😎

[@gazoontight]

@@neptunusrex5195 Cool!

[@dre3k78]

There are a lot of good actors out there and a handful of great actors....and then there is DDL. A true once in a lifetime, generational talent.

[@Chris-eh8mi]

I loved your reaction to DDL. Now go watch There Will Be Blood for more intense DDL.

[@LiberPater777]

*I DRINK **_YOOOUR_** MILKSHAKE.* oh wait, wrong movie...

[@tonysoto8949]

She mentioned The Phantom Thread, one of Daniel Day Lewis’ best performances and very underrated film. The.ending blew my mind.

[@jachol3478]

The young guy you recognized (Johnny) was Elliot in ET and Samuel (Brad Pitts youngest brother that died) in Legends of the Fall

[@tristanlansangan5729]

We need more Martin Scorsese films and Daniel Day-Lewis films.

[@ct6852]

Casino should be next. Think she might actually enjoy Hugo as well.

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

@@ct6852 Wolf of Wall Street for more Scorsese and Leo 👍

[@coyotefever105]

My favorite little bit is when Bill slams a whole lettuce on McGloin’s bald head in the theater.

[@drchaos2000]

Please check out "There will be Blood" . Its imo Daniel Day Lewis greatest performance and its a really deep story about redemption and retribution... and despite the title its not that bloody... Daniel Day Lewis won the Oscar for that role and the movie won best picture in 2008

[@alswearengen6427]

No Country for old Men won best picture.

[@Emily-tb1cp]

What about Star Trek reactions in the near future? Any chance?

[@TehCream]

“There Will Be Blood” is an incredible Daniel Day Lewis film!

[@methodhardie9193]

A must watch for sure!

[@et2petty]

Cameron Diaz "Something About Mary" a crazy comedy, super funny!!

[@user-rb7xu4mh7e]

Age of Innocence is another wonderful Scorsese film with Daniel day Lewis. No violence just a love story

[@marcuszaja6589]

Daniel Day-Lewis is IMHO the best actor of this generation. He has won 3 Oscars for Best Actor for "My left foot", "There will be blood" and "Lincoln"! He outshines anyone is this movie and he was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor for this movie as well. This guy nails it every single time!

[@lexkanyima2195]

He is a icon

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

Gangs of New York centers around real-life gangs of mid-19th century New York, including The Plug Uglies, The Forty Thieves, The O'Connell Guards, The Shirt Tails, The Chichesters, The Daybreak Boys, The Swamp Angels, and several others, but the central plot itself is grounded in fiction. Bill the Butcher was a real man as well

[@larryairgood4320]

"Fly Away Home" (1996), would be a good return to watching a people friendly "pet" film, starring Jeff Daniels and Ann Paquin. As a mother you need to scout this one out; and your sister will love it. High public and reviewer ratings, 88%, 4.7 out of 5, even a couple of 5 stars.

[@nicolaiboensch6643]

You'll have to watch There Will Be Blood now, Cassie!

[@adamplace1414]

For goodness sake, I hope you see Lincoln soon. Hopefully that redeems Daniel Day-Lewis for you. Man he's incredible.

[@bannjaxx]

Cassie "tonight I'm watching "Gangs of New York" Everyone "uh-oh"

[@nicholasbellofatto]

Lincoln, There Will be Blood, and In The Name of The Father would be a nice group of DDL films for Cassie to admire.

[@sst6601]

yet his best performance was in My Left Foot

[@ShaneLochlannBlack]

Two of the principal actors in this film, Liam Neeson and Daniel Day Lewis, also starred in The Bounty with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.

[@fixfalcon2628]

This film is a masterpiece. That final scene where they show how the city grows, and the graves disappear is so amazing.

[@AlltelJohnny12]

When you said you recognize Johnny there’s a good chance it’s because he played Samuel in Legends of the Fall

[@richardzinns5676]

I saw in a commentary on this film that Dickens, who was so familiar with London slums and wrote so much about them, was shown the Five Points neighborhood during a visit to America to give readings from his books, and said it was the worst slum he had ever seen.

[@muchachonextdoor5608]

Daniel Day Lewis is also terrific in There will be blood. Another fantastic movie worth watching. He takes crazy to a terrifying level in that one.

[@Hungerformore8]

Daniel Day Lewis is one of my favorite actors. Last of the Mohicans is one of my fave movies

[@unintelligentlifeform7180]

There are just so many parallels to draw in this film. Such good acting and overall story. Love it

[@thelocusst]

Every time I don’t think I need this channel anymore, you do another great one.

[@macker33]

Daniel Day Lewis is very good in There will be blood as well, very little action but his acting is off the charts.

[@zombiecarnes]

Bill the Butcher is one of the most underrated villains in movies

[@wakledodd]

I think your sister has made a major journey as she now joins for movies she would not ever ever have joined for before. You both have I would say. Love your reactions!

[@lincoln6presentsadventures521]

I've been a movie lover my whole life, and Daniel Days performance in 'this Movie is the best I've ever seen by any actor for any role!!! Hands Down.

[@KatSut1978]

Daniel Day Lewis is one of the most amazing actors ever in my opinion. You literally believe him in every role he plays. It’s a shame he retired. Please check him out in Lincoln! It will redeem him from the evil he played in this movie. ❤

[@Mortismors]

Please please go on a Daniel Day Lewis movie spree. Last of the Mohicans next!? Bring Carly for that one.

[@johncampbell756]

Part of this takes place at what they called 5 points. That's about 10 blocks from the building my parents both worked in when they met in 1963 until they retired in 2002. Like many characters in this film, my mother was born in Ireland, but to American citizens who had moved back to Irekand after her oldest sisters were born in NYC.

[@andrewgrossman4982]

Not one of Scorsese’s best. TBH. But it’s going to be wild to watch your reaction to Daniel Day Lewis. The best there is. Another film DDL didn’t star in, but played a significant role is ‘A Room With a View’. THAT film is not only a masterpiece, but I think it’s right up your alley.

[@simpsonsama]

Agreed.. One of the rare misfires from Scorsese. I can only think of The Aviator as being worse..

[@localroger]

The final forward lapse of New York ending with the World Trade Centers gets me in the feels every time.

[@JackyJames1]

As a fellow Canadian i certainly understand your genuine reaction! I believe this movie was "based" on a true story. Enjoy the freedom we have and certainly give your kids a big hug :) A great channel to see real emotions :)

[@seanheffernan1206]

Funny when they talk about racism in America, the Irish are never mentioned.

[@louismarzullo1190]

Editing must have been quite a challenge. Love the light that pours into Cassie's face whenever she detects potential romance 😁

[@TheWadetube]

Cameran Diaz was first noticed in "The Mask" with Jim Carrey, later she was in Charley's Angels with Drew B. and then in the best Rom Com Holiday with Jack Black and Jude Law and Kate Winslet.

[@katrinacash6393]

The actor that you recognized, who played Johnny, is Henry Thomas. He was the main character “Elliott” in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the youngest brother “Samuel” in “Legends of the Fall”.

[@NecramoniumVideo]

I really recommend looking into the history of this era of New York City, allot of things in the movie were exaggerated, but there were gangs and firestations were private owned and would fight outside a house on who would put out the fire! Shanty towns were located where Central Park is now, they cleared all the shanty towns to clean up the city as the poorest of the poor lived there and it brought forward diseases and crime..

[@rubroken]

"Something About Mary" is a great Cameron Diaz film to watch. It's a comedy and the hair gel scene....you have to watch it

[@Cheepchipsable]

She was also in a movie with Pacino about sports team manger - a real eye opener for her acting in that one.

[@robloxvids2233]

The friend of Leo that you thought you recognized was the boy who starred in E.T. if you can believe it. He basically disappeared for 20 years then showed up here lol.

[@PatrickMadison]

If you want to see arguably the best Daniel Day-Lewis movies, it’s There Will Be Blood.

[@Serenity113]

I was surprised to see you react to this. I’m a little bit of history nerd and back then it was not pretty. Especially in New York five points from what I read. So this was a quite intense film. But the last shot with the graves disappearing and the city rising up has to be my favorite.

[@TartanArmy2K]

I know this has been mentioned plenty, but Daniel Day Lewis is one of the best actors of his generation...if not "the" best. His performance in There Will be Blood was one of the greatest pieces of acting ever. Also, I think this movie was in or around the time Leonardo DiCaprio began to evolve into a seriously good actor worthy of being mentioned amongst the greats.

[@lexkanyima2195]

And ? Leo develope

[@TartanArmy2K]

@@lexkanyima2195 ??

[@billhicks808]

Leo had been one to watch for an Oscar since What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

[@maximus9489]

You absolutely have to watch "there will be blood", easily the best movie with Daniel Day-Lewis and one of the best movies ever. The name is not really representation of the movie, its pure drama but you are on the edge the whole movie, not one boring second! That movie made me love Daniel Day-Lewis, I respect him as no other actor after that movie.

[@deano007]

One of my favourite all time alltime movies…looking forward to the reaction

[@justinpeck6015]

Love this movie. Watched it so many times with my friends.

[@karlmoles6530]

I have to commend you on your ability to watch tough movies. You've really grown through this entire process. Your reactions are always great.

[@TTM9691]

Scorsese's best stuff is not the De Caprio movies. Nor are they all brutally violent. "The King Of Comedy" is one you should definitely hit, it's a great movie. "After Hours" is a wild comedy as well. (Carly would have no problem with either!) "Cape Fear" (which does have violence) is a 90's suspense classic. "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" shows that Scorsese can direct a woman's story. At the end of the day, it's the De Niro/Scorsese collaborations that are the essential ones, not the ones with Leo.

[@doggiesarus]

My father was Irish from Brooklyn in the 1930s and 40s. He talked about the gangs, the Dead Rabbits, the West Enders. That was pre-civil war. Historical but not very well known history. When Irish people were treated very badly. I could say more, but I won't. The end of the movie depicts the New York Draft Riots, in which men who had been treated like dirt and lived in desperate poverty except for the rule of gangs (The Irish and Minorities) were drafted to fight for the union.

[@TheWindcrow]

I'm so confused on the education system. I know you're not super young or old Cassie, but how did you ladies stay so sheltered from the real world. People paid for dead bodies for many reasons. Some to study them others...wrong disgusting reasons.

[@riseagain845]

This movie is a bit of a mess but worth watching for Daniel Day-Lewis's performance alone. Bill is such a horrible, racist monster but with his charisma and sense of honor and dedication to his principles I find it impossible to hate him.

[@andreraymond6860]

Martin Scorcese really really loves New York. He loves its history and character. This is truly a love letter to New york.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Same as Woody Allen

[@ct6852]

Must be a special kind of unconditional love. Because there's some real ugliness in this one.