Avg. Customer Rating:(based on 170 reviews) Sales Rank: 7756 Category: DVD
Actors:Frank Adonis, John Capodice, Franklin Cover, Michael Douglas, Faith Geer Publisher:20th Century Fox Studio:20th Century Fox Manufacturer:20th Century Fox Label:20th Century Fox Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled) Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD Running Time: 125 minutes Number Of Items: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
Fantastic storyline and acting by Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen October 5, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not going to repeat all the accolades already given this movie. But one glaring miscast as having also been mentioned before - Daryl Hannah as Darien Taylor, was absolutely horrible in this film. I agree that Sean Young (Kate Gekko) should have switched parts with Hannah.
Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko and Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox were excellent. The very touching scene between Bud and his dad Carl (Martin Sheen) in the hospital was one of the more memorable in this great movie.
Wall Street's reptile ethics September 30, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"...ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good.
Greed is right.
Greed works.
Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind."
Time to dust off an old classic! Well not so old. After all, the decade that WALL STREET famously and entertainingly captured with it's Reagan-era credo that "greed is good" is still so very much with us in so many ways. And of coarse it is because that is the American way.
This is one of Oliver Stone's best. Maybe his best. Results are so very mixed with him. As has been said countless times Michael Douglas is superb as one of cinema's all time great villains.
Applies to recent crisis September 21, 2008 Even though this film is over 20 years old it is still relevant.
It really shows what drives the markets, even with today's stronger regulations.
Also, it is a great film, with real jeapody and tension.
It was a large influence on my own film, Capitalism - The Movie.
Classic film on the Wall Street excesses of the 1980s September 8, 2008 Brilliant time capsule of the 1980s and Wall Street hustlers in particular, anchored by a riveting performance by Michael Douglas as slash and burn big shot Gordon Gekko. Like Platoon the script is filled with over-the-top dialogue - "Who am I?" says Bud Fox (Gekko's protege played by Charlie Sheen) at one point. Nevertheless Stone captures the excess and furious pace of the period. Aside from the film, what makes the 20th Anniversary Edition really worth the price of admission is the "extras": - A deeply revealing and frank director's commentary from Stone following on from the excellent ones he has done for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July. - Two documentaries on the making of the film. - Deleted scenes including optional commentary from Stone.
Wall Street is a Classic Film September 5, 2008 Wall Street is a classic film that still has many things to say to people today. Oddly, and unfortunately, it seems even more appropriate today than it did when it was released.
