However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. He finally gets put in his place for it. I believe the explanation of how 'Rothstein' runs the Casino are the most intriguing scene's of the whole film as in how it is shot and acted with De Niro giving us an 'in absolute character' performance. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals.
I'm a huge De Niro fan, and I'm a fan of Scorsese and Woods as well. This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. The visuals are filled with neon lights, flashy clothes I love Rothstein's suits , flashy people and such. That Scorsese was trying to give a Vegas-styled sensory assault is also supported by the audio-visual contrast between the Vegas scenes and the scenes in other locations, such as Kansas City. It's roughly a gradual road to destruction for everyone involved. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals.
The soundtrack is probably meant to match. Everything is over the top. There are plenty of flaws here, and I'm going to spend some time pointing them out, particularly since the film receives so many 10's. Meanwhile, mob strong-arm Nicky Santoro Pesci heads out to Vegas to protect Rothstein, but eventually ends up running his own rackets and trying to effectively take over the town. Michael Rizzo Chessman moviesbyrizzo Files: Casino 1995 Robert De Niro with Sharon Stone 1080p H. For at least the first 15 minutes, there is barely a pause in the narrational dialogue.
Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. All the material is necessary to the story, but it could have been tightened up a lot more. This happens so subtly that one hardly notices. This is Scorcese on steroids. A really good Scorsese film, but not a great one.
» Casino is a very good film. Well, here goes: This film is bad. In terms of acting De Niro steals the show as 'Sam Rothstein' as well as Sharon Stone who also portrays a very convincing performance. Of course the performances are exceptional, even if everyone is playing to type, except for maybe Woods. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed.
Robert De Niro and the loveliest of gals - Ms. Scorsese's directorial style likewise evolves from the fast-cut documentary approach to something more conventional. There's also the romance between the greatest of men, perhaps - Mr. So i'm glad i came accross your upload as it replacec mine and this is blueray rip. The opening feels as much like an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at how the typical casino works as it feels like a fictional film about gangsters. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Let me just put it in three words: over the top.
I do love Sharon Stone - great seeing her! This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. So I can understand the motivation, but I'm not sure the final result exactly worked. The aim was probably to include a lot more of Pileggi's book, in a more literal way, than would have been possible through more conventional means. But the slight flaws shouldn't stop anyone from seeing this film, and of course, quite a few viewers feel that there are no flaws at all. The hotel became the Tangiers for the film.
But in that case, if I were directing, I think I would have went for a combination of commissioned music that incorporated a lot of casino sounds, or that mimicked a lot of casino sounds--the cacophonous electronic symphony of various machines constantly going through their modes--with schmaltzy show tunes, ala Liza, Jerry Vale, Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, etc. I think it's because the subject matter here is a lot bigger, and the sprawling 3 hour film still feels like it's leaving out a lot as it crams a ton of dense detail into it's narration. It's based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi, who had full access to a man who once ran four casinos for the mob, and whose true story inspires the movie's plot. It's remarkable that the narration works as well as it does, especially because a lot of it is given a rapid-fire delivery. One of the reasons it works is because of the style that Scorsese uses to accompany it in the opening. For example, as a viewer, you know as soon as it starts that it's a bad idea for Rothstein to kowtow to McKenna to win her hand in marriage, but Rothstein is blind in love and he ends up paying for it. Ultimately , having of finally watched this film after years of wanting to i regard it as one of the best of that decade and recommend it highly.
Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. I get the feeling while watching it that I could re- order most of the scenes and it would play just as well. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. Synopsis This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Casino 1995 is , in my opinion , the best film of that year if not one of the best of the decade. The most prominent oddity is that a large chunk of it is told via alternated narration from the two main characters, Rothstein and Santoro.