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 for! The one that doesn’t look like dirty videotape! The one that doesn’t suck! The Gangs of our dreams!
Miramax has clearly heard our cries and is delivering a brand spanking new version of Gangs of New York for us to drool over. I seriously doubt it will fall into the traps of the previous, muddy, poorly compressed edition. But in the meantime, until we see it for ourselves, let’s just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best, shall we?
GANGS OF NEW YORK: REMASTERED EDITION
(February 2, 2010 – MSRP $39.99)
Video: 2.35:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
Special Features:
- Feature commentary with Martin Scorsese
- Featurettes:
- Costume Design
- Set Design
- History of the Five Points
- Exploring the Sets of ‘Gangs of New York’ with multiple angles utilizing 360-degree shots of the sets
- Music video: U2, “The Hands That Built America”
- Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York (Discovery Channel Special)
- The Five Points Study Guide: Luc Sante Introduction and Five Points Vocabulary
- Teaser trailer
- Theatrical trailer
[...] 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, [...]