
Blu-ray Review: Gangs of New York (Remastered)
February 15th, 2010 admin
Even great artists stumble on occasion. Arguably America’s best living filmmaker, Martin Scorsese had grand ambitions for his historical epic ‘Gangs of New York’. Long fascinated by organized (and disorganized)…
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At long last, one of the most reviled Blu-ray discs unleashed on the unsuspecting consumer can be chucked in the bucket, removed from your library forever and replaced with this sparkling new remaster! Yes ladies and gentlemen, we’re about to get that version of Martin Scorsese ’s Gangs of New York that we’ve all been waiting...

I was elated when I heard the announcement of the new, remastered edition of Martin Scorsese ’s Gangs of New York Blu-ray but there remained the question of how much of an improvement that disc would be over the original, brutally flawed release. Well now, thanks to the AVS Forum ’s Xylon we have the answer. Check out these screenshot...

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