Once Upon a Time in America (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Ten years in planning, Sergio Leone's epic Once upon a Time in America portrays 50 years of riveting underworld history and offers rich roles to a ... Skiptomaincontent Movies&TV › StudioSpecials › WarnerHomeVideo › AllTitles Share Haveonetosell?SellonAmazon Buynew: $42.93$42.93 FREEdelivery: Sunday,May8 Shipsfrom:AmazonSoldby:NorCalBeliever & FREEReturns ReturnthisitemforfreeFreereturnsareavailablefortheshippingaddressyouchose.Youcanreturntheitemforanyreasoninnewandunusedcondition:noshippingchargesLearnmoreaboutfreereturns.Howtoreturntheitem?GotoyourordersandstartthereturnSelectthereturnmethodShipit! FREEdeliverySunday,May8OrfastestdeliveryFriday,May6.Orderwithin8hrs44mins Only4leftinstock-ordersoon. 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Productdetails AspectRatio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1IsDiscontinuedByManufacturer ‏ : ‎ NoMPAArating ‏ : ‎ R(Restricted)ProductDimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75x5.75x0.5inches;4OuncesDirector ‏ : ‎ SergioLeoneMediaFormat ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic,Closed-captioned,Color,Dolby,Dubbed,NTSC,SpecialEdition,Subtitled,WidescreenRuntime ‏ : ‎ 3hoursand49minutesReleasedate ‏ : ‎ June10,2003Actors ‏ : ‎ RobertDeNiro,JamesWoods,ElizabethMcGovern,JoePesci,BurtYoungDubbed: ‏ : ‎ FrenchSubtitles: ‏ : ‎ English,Spanish,FrenchLanguage ‏ : ‎ English(DolbyDigital5.1),French(DolbyDigital5.1),Unqualified(DTSES6.1)Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerHomeVideoASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000DI87SWriters ‏ : ‎ EnricoMedioli,ErnestoGastaldi,FrancoArcalli,FrancoFerrini,HarryGreyNumberofdiscs ‏ : ‎ 2 BestSellersRank:#79,158inMovies&TV(SeeTop100inMovies&TV)#16,310inDramaDVDsCustomerReviews: 4.6outof5stars 3,981ratings Customerreviews4.6outof5stars4.6outof5 3,981globalratings 5star 78% 4star 11% 3star 4% 2star 1% 1star 5% Howcustomerreviewsandratingswork CustomerReviews,includingProductStarRatingshelpcustomerstolearnmoreabouttheproductanddecidewhetheritistherightproductforthem. Tocalculatetheoverallstarratingandpercentagebreakdownbystar,wedon’tuseasimpleaverage.Instead,oursystemconsidersthingslikehowrecentareviewisandifthereviewerboughttheitemonAmazon.Italsoanalyzedreviewstoverifytrustworthiness. LearnmorehowcustomersreviewsworkonAmazon ViewImageGallery AmazonCustomer 3.0outof5stars Overhyped ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJuly2,2021 WithallthehypeIthoughtIwasinforaspecialtreat,Iwaswrong.Whataslowburnthismoviewas,flashbacks,flashforwardsliketheGodfather2butfarlessentertaining,someactionhereandthere,butoverallIfoundthefilmextremelyboringandthesoundtrackasnoozefest.DidImentionthisistheextendeddirectorscut,littledidIknowtheybrokethemovieupintwodisc's,whatinthelaserdiscwasthatabout?Youcouldnothadfititononedisc,comeonman.Overhypedfilm,Iseewhysomesaysaythiskilledthegangstamovie,itwasawful.Iforcedmyselfthroughit. 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THISREVIEWISFORTHE2014BLU-RAY/DVDCOLLECTOR'SEDITION(I'mgoingtotryandkeepthisbrief,butit'salmostimpossiblewhentalkingaboutthisfilm.)In1984SergioLeone,masterofthelong-formstoryofAmericananti-heroes(andmostlythroughcowboysandgunslingers)sethissightshighwhenadaptingthe1952gangsterbook"TheHoods"byHarryGreyforthescreen.Theresultislong,drawn-out,meditativeandgrim,adeliriouseventonscreenwhichwilleitherdazzleyouorboreyouifyoudon'thavethepatiencetowadethroughit.Abriefhistory:In1984,aftercarefullycraftingthefilmtogetherashesawit,itwasreadytobescreened(culledfromthetenhoursoftheactualstoryonfilm).Originallyenvisionedastwothree-hourfilms,heshoweda269-minutecut(withintermission)atthe1984CannesFilmFestival,whichgarneredover15minutesofastandingovation.However,WarnerBros.(andtheirdistributorsTheLaddCompany,whohadmangled'BladeRunner"onlytwoyearsearlier)convincedhimtosquashallsixhoursdownintoasingle229-minutefilm.Aftercarefullyeditingitdownasbestashecould,thedistributors-WITHOUTLEONE'SINVOLVEMENTANDCONSENT-reshuffledandrearrangedmostofthescenesintoanalmostchronologicalorder,whichwasnothowthestoryinthebookistold,anditnowclockedinatasterile139minutes!Thefilmitselfsuffersforitimmensely,withnowmissingscenesandplotpointsthatwouldhavemadethismucheasiertounderstandsimplyifitwasleftalone.Theresultwasacriticalandcommercialflopworldwide,althoughafewcriticslikedit.BothRogerEbertandGeneSiskelweretheoneofthefewlonechampionsofit,brutalizingthedistributorsfortheirchopjob,havingseenthe229minuteversionatCannesthemselves,andSiskelputitonhisTopTenfilmsof1984.Thefallout?HavingbeendisillusionedanddistraughtbyHollywood,Americaingeneral,andit'sdeclineinsubstanceoverstyle,itbecamethelastfilmLeoneeverdirected.(In2012MartinScorsesere-introducedLeone's229minuteversiontoCannes,andinterestforthisforgottenfilmwasreignited.TothisdayheandLeone'schildrenarestilltryingtogainbacktherightstoover29missingminutesofthefilmtoshowhisalmostcomplete269minute1984Cannesversion.)Theplot:Sowhatisitabout?It'salladeliriousdreamandmemories(ormaybeitisn't),butisfilledwithsomeofthebestperformancesonscreenbyRobertDeNiro,ElizabethMcGovern,JamesWoods,TreatWilliams,JamesHayden,WilliamForsythe,DarlanneFluegelandacastofdozens,alltryingtotellyou,theviewer,astorylastingalmost50years.Ithinkthat'sallIcansaybecausetheplotissimple,butthestoryenvelopsyou!Youhavetowatchitforyourself,asitrivals"TheGodfather"asoneofthebestgangsterfilmsevermade...thatyou'veneverseen,eveninit'schoppedupform.Ifyou'veeverseenthepreviouslyreleased139minute"theatricalversion"onDVD,itcanbeconfusingwithoutmulitpleviewings(likeIhavedoneovertheyears).Entiresubplotsarerippedout,andallwehaveleftaresomegreatbang-bangsandsomesexymoments,butthesubtletyofthestoryitselfisprettymuch75%gone.Whenitwasfinallyreleasedin2002/3aa"SpecialEdition"andasa"Director'sCut,"restoringittoLeone's229minutepost-Cannescut,itwasrevelatory,andthoseofuswhotrulyvaluedthisfilm(suchasmyself)werefinallyabletoseeLeone'sversionashewantedtoshowitintheaters,completewithanintermission-trythatnowadays!Nowhereitis,almostadecadeafterthe2002/3release,andwehavebeengiventhebestpossibleversiontowhatLeonewantedtoshow,asmuchmorescenes(butnotevenclosetoall)havebeenreintroducedandreshapedusinghisoriginalnotes.Itcomesinatastaggering251minuteversion(justalittleover4hours),withtheintermision.Nowforthephysicaldetails:Thisversion,thatIboughthereonAmazon,isthecollectibleBlu-Ray/DVDversion,withboththe229minutecutandthe251minutecutavailableon1Blu-RaydiscandtwoDVDs(theformer"Collector'sEdition"from2002/3).There'sanamazingamountofnewinformationincludedhere,a32-pagecolorhardcoverbookwithphotosandproductioninfonotfoundalmostanywhereelse,butsomeofthesamecommentaries,documentariesandtrailersfoundontheCollector'sEdition,whichisfine.Astothetechnicalend:TheBlu-Raylooksgreatonscreen,thecolorsareeven,andeventhoughtheItalianrestoringcompaniesdidagreatjob,it'sobvioustoseethelostornewsceneswhenitcomeson-theylookalittlewashedout,butit'stobeexpectedconsideringitwasfromthrowawaynegatives,andnottheoriginalfilmelements.Despitethat,thefilm'sstory,asenvisionedbyoneofthegreatdirectorsinourlifetimeofallthingsAmericana,isamajorstepforwardtobeingcompleteandworththe4hourwatch.Igiveit,andtherestoration,andthepackageoverall,amighty5stars.WarnerHomeVideo,whodidn'thelpmuchtorescueitbackwhenitwasfirstreleasedbytheLaddCompany(theresultingflopalmostbankruptedLadd,justastheywererecoveringtwoyearsearlierwhentheytook"BladeRunner"andscrewedthatalluptoo),hasfinallydeliveredapackageworthholdingonto!You'llenjoyit,ifyoulovethegangsters,thedrama,andthestory,toldbyoneofthemasters,andthisshouldmostdefinitelybeinyourcollection!(Thanksforreading,pleaseleaveathanksifyoulikedit,andthencheckoutmyotherso-soreviewsofotheritemsforsalehereonAmazon.) Readmore 609peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse F.C.Schaefer5.0outof5stars OnceUponaTime,SergioLeonemademovies. 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Sometimeswedon’tappreciateamoviethewayitdeservesthefirsttimeweviewit.ThatiscaseformewithSergioLeone’sgangstermasterpiece,ONCEUPONATIMEINAMERICA,afilmIwasintroducedtoonnetworkTVafewyearsafterithadadisastrousruninthetheaters;thattheatricalversionhadbeenbadlyeditedandtruncatedbyWarnerBrothersafterLeonehaddeliveredacutrunningmorethanfourhours.TheversionIsawonTVhadmanyscenesrestored,butthenonlinearwaythestoryunfolded,alongwithLeone’sverydeliberatepacewithstorytellingsimplydidnotworkwithcommercialbreakseverytenminutes,nottomentiontheeditingofcontenttofitnetworkstandards.AsfarasIwasconcerned,theenergyandverveofTHEGOOD,THEBAD,&THEUGLYandONCEUPONATIMEINTHEWESTseemedtobemissingfromwhatshouldhavebeensurething;thiswasSergioLeone,andhewasmakingamovieaboutAmericangangsters,howcoulditmiss?AsfarasIwasconcerned,hehad,butthenIlistenedtopodcastsextollingthegloriesofafilmthatmanycinephilesconsiderthegreatestgangstermovieevermade,soIforkedoverthemoneyforthetwodisc,BluRayset,andsawwithneweyesSergioLeone’sfinalmasterpiece,andhispartinggifttomillionsoffilmlovers.BasedonanovelbyHershelGoldberg,JewishgangsterwholaterwentunderthenameofHarryGrey,LeoneadaptedthebookintoanepicthatstretchesfromtheNewYorkCityatthedawnofProhibitionto1968,andfollowsasetofcharactersthroughtheirriseintheAmericanunderworldatthebeginningsoforganizedcrimetoafinalreckoningdecadeslater.Itisastoryoflove,friendship,ambition,loss,regret,andthepricethatthepassageoftimeexacts.AtthecenterofitallisNoodlesAaronsonandMaxBercovicz,boyswho,alongwiththeirimmediatecircleoffriends,findawayoutofthepovertyofthestreetsbyworkingforthegangstersyndicateswhoreallyrulethestreets.Theylearnearlythepowerofviolence,thenecessitytobeutterlyruthless,andtoenjoytherichesthatcometheirway.ThoughNoodlesandMaxhaveabondstrongerthanmostbrothers,theyarenotalike;Noodlesisultimatelycontenttobenothingmorethanastreetgangster,makingalivingfrombootleggingandpettycrime,whileMaxseesbeyondthestreetsandProhibition,andtothepossibilitiesofmergingorganizedcrimewithorganizedlaborandbigbusiness.Noodleswantsnothingtodowithit,andthisbecomesthedynamicthatdrivesthestory,afriendshipbrokenbybetrayal,butbetrayalbywhom?Things,andevents,arenotastheyfirstappear.ThatLeonedoesnottellthistaleinalinearfashioncanbeoffputtingtosome,andthisbecomesaprobleminthefirsthalfhour,whentheactionswitchesfromtheearly30’sto1968inasinglequickcut,thisplusthefactthatwearedroppedintothestoryrightinthemiddleasagroupofgunmenhuntdownNoodlesinasaloonandanopiumdeninordertogetpaybackforturningsomeunknownpersonsintothepolice–wedon’tknowyetwhohasbeensoldout.Thiscertainlycangivemanyviewersasenseofwhiplash,asthenarrativeswitchesgearswithnowarning.Leonedoesthisagainmultipletimes,andwhatmightbeonedirector’sbrilliance,caneasilybeafan’sannoyance.Onehastogetwiththerhythmofthefilm,butitiswellworththeeffort.Forme,themovierightsitselfwhentheactionshiftstotheearly20’s,andwegetalong,uninterruptedsequencewherewelearnhowNoodles,MaxandtherestoftheirgangcametogetheronthestreetsofNewYork.Notonlyistherecreationof20’sNYCindetailamasterfulpieceofmoviemaking,buttheyoungactors,especiallyScottShutzmanTilerandRustyJacobsasNoodlesandMaxrespectively,aresowinningandexpressive,andtheirstorysocompelling,thatIwouldhavebeenperfectlysatisfiedwithawholemoviejustcenteredonthem.Thispartofthefilmisfilledwithiconicimages,suchasthetrulybeautifulyoungJenniferConnelly,asDeborah,practicingballetinthebackroomwhileNoodleswatchesthroughapeephole,orthewholegang(flushwithillegallyearnedmoney)intheirbestnewsuitswalkingacrossthestreetwiththeBrooklynBridgeinthebackground–thisissomeofthefinestfilmmakingLeoneeverdid,andamongthefinestanyonewouldeverdo.Leoneassembledatrulymagnificentcast,startingwithRobertDeNiroandJamesWoodsashisleadcharacters.WatchingthisfilmnowistoberemindedofthegreatnessoftheyoungDeNirobeforetheactor’smannerismsbecamesofamiliarandparodied,sometimesbyDeNirohimself.Nobodycouldsaymorewithoutdialogthanhim–theglance,theshrug,thewaryeyes–andLeonetookfulladvantageofDeNiro’stalentstocreateinNoodlesamanwhooftenneversaidwhathewasthinking,butwhomyoualwaysknewwherehestood.MaxmightbeJamesWoods’bestperformance,acrafty,fasttalkingstreetsmartguywithambitionshekeepswellhiddenuntilthetimeisright.BothDeNiroandWoodshavemanygreatscenestogether,buttheirfinalconfrontation,isforme,thebest,whereNoodlestakeshisrevenge,onlyit’snottherevengeMaxwantsandexpects,aperfectexampleofsubvertingexpectationsandgoingsomeplacebetter.AndthisistheoneLeonemoviewheremultiplewomenplayprominentpartsinthestory,startingwithElisabethMcGovernastheolderDeborah,theloveofNoodles’lifeandthewomanhecouldnotwin.ThenthereisTuesdayWeld’sCarol,amasochisticdamewhoknowshowtomaneuverherwayaroundinthegangster’sworld.Inthecourseofthestory,bothofthesewomenarerapedingraphicscenesthatmightbeupsettingtosome,andsurelynofilmmakertodaywouldpresenttheminsuchaway,butIthinktheyareintherebecauseLeonewantedtomakeitplainthatNoodles,Max,andtherest,werenotniceguysnomatterhowmuchwemightcometoempathizewiththem,toletusknowthatthesearemenwhowilltakewhattheywant.BurtYoung,JoePesci,TreatWilliams,andRichardBrightappearalsoinsmallpartsthatfitthemlikegloves.ThetoweringMarioBraga,whowasinLeone’swesterns,hasasmallpart.AscenewithLouiseFletcherastheadministratorofacemeterywascutandthenrestoredontheBluRay.OnlyLeonecouldcomeupwiththesequencewithDannyAielloasacorruptpolicechiefwhoisbroughtintolinebythegangthroughhisnewbornson,it’slikenothingyouwillseeinanyothermovie,thekindofuniquetouchthatIlovedaboutLeone’sfilms.AndIwillsay,thisisonemoviewheretheygottheagingmakeupjustright,somethingotherfilmsscrewupmoretimesthannot–seeJamesDeaninGIANT.AndwhatwouldanySergioLeonemoviebewithoutEnnioMorricone’smusic,themanwhomadethethemesfromTHEGOOD,THEBAD,&THEUGLYandONCEUPONATIMEINTHEWESTplayendlesslyinourheads.Morricone’smusicisasmuchacharacterinthefilmasanyoneplayedbyanactor.WhoelsewoulduseZamfir’spanfluteinvoketheNYCstreetsofthedistantpast,whiletheotherthemesMorriconeusesunderlinesthesadnessandthelongingofNoodles,bothinhisprime,andtheninlateryears.MorriconeandLeonewereoneofthegreatcollaborationsinthehistoryofcinema,andIlovetheformer’smusichereasmuchasanyoftheworkhedidforLeone’swesterns.Ofcourse,thetruestarofONCEUPONATIMEINAMERICAisSergioLeonehimself,hishandisplainineveryscene;everylineofdialoguebareshisstamp.IamsurealotoffansexpectedhisgangsterepictobeTheManWithNoNamewithaTommyGun,butthatisnotthecase,forthisisaverypersonalfilm,onesuffusedwithloveforanidealizedAmerica,onethatmeantsomethingtoayoungItaliangrowingupunderMussolini.Somuchaboutthismovieisunique,likenothingtobefoundinanyothergangsterepic.ThewayLeoneframeshisshots,thedeliberatepacewithwhichthestoryunfolds,theperioddetail,theediting,thecloseupsandthejumpcuts,thehauntinguseofaninstrumentalversionofTheBeatles’“Yesterday,”allcometogethertomakeanearperfectwhole.Thereismuchthatisunstated,muchthattheaudiencehastofillinforthemselves,suchasNoodles’lifebetweentheearly30’sand1968,orthescenesthatlinger,theonesthatletsomebusinessplayoutandtellastorywithinastoryalltheirown,likewhentheveryyoungBrianBloomcan’thelphimselfandeatsthesweetonthestairstepshehasboughtforawhorewhilewaitingtotradeitforsex.IthinkLeonedidnotintendforhisgangsterfilmtobetakenashistoricallyaccuratethesamewayhiswesternscouldneverbe.NoodlesandMax,andalltherest,arelargerthanlife,theymayberootedinhistorythesamewayBlondie,AngelEyes,Taco,Frank,Cheyenne,HarmonicaandJillMcCainare,butlikehiswesterncharacters,Leone’sgangsters,andallwhoinhabittheirworld,arereallymythslikeHerculesandJasonandhisArgonauts,onesthatliveapartfromtheworldofmeremortals.ThismoviewasLeone’slaboroflove,onehespentmorethan15yearsgettingtothescreen;reportedly,heturneddownTHEGODFATHERbecausehewantedtomakehisowngangsterepic.WhydidLeone’sfilmfail?Sadly,Ithinkhewaitedtoolong,ifONCEUPONATIMEINAMERICAhadopenedin1976,Ithinkitwouldhavefoundanaudience,beenahit,andmighthavesnaggeditsdirectoranOscarnomination.Insteaditopenedinthesummerof1984,aweekafterINDIANAJONESANDTHETEMPLEOFDOOMcameout,andaweekbeforeGREMLINShittheaters.Therewasnoway80’smoviegoersweregoingtositstillforagangsterepicinthisstyle,andthoughLeone’snamemighthavebeeniconic,hehadn’thadaboxofficehitinAmericasince1968,whenTHEGOOD,THEBAD,&THEUGLYopened.Hewasnolongerrelevantorcontemporary.Thefailureofamoviehehadputsomuchinto,anddevotedsomuchtimeintogettingmade,tookitstoll;hediedmuchtoosoonfiveyearslater.Intheend,LeonesaidfarewellwiththeenigmaticendingofONCEUPONATIMEINAMERICA:themysteryofthegarbagetruck,thetaillightsfadingintothedark,andtheemergencefromitoftheoldcarsfilledhappyrevelerscelebratingtheendofprohibitiontothestrainsofKateSmithsinging“GodBlessAmerica”beforetheyareswallowedupagainbythedarknesslikearecedingmemory.ThenthereisthefinalflashbacktotheyoungerNoodlesintheopiumden,withitsimplicationthatithasallbeennothingmorethanadopefueleddream.ButIrejectthat,IthinkthatfinalimageofDeNero,withablissfulsmileonhisface,isreallythesmileofSergioLeone,thesmileofamanwhohasseenhiswildestdreamscometrue. Readmore 39peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse E.Luna5.0outof5stars Engrossingandcaptivating ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonApril11,2016VerifiedPurchase SergioLeoneismostnotablyrecognizedforbeingthefatheroftheSpaghettiWesterngenre.Withhiskineticdirectorialstyle,it'seasytounderstandwhyTheManwithNoNametrilogywassuchasuccess.ShoulderedbyawonderfullysubtleperformancebyClintEastwood,TheManWithnoNamegaveSergioLeoneinternationalclout.OnceuponaTimeinAmericaisthetheItalianmaestroslastfilm(aswellasbeinghisonlyAmericanproduction),anditturnedouttobethegrandsend-offthatLeonesorightlydeserved.WhiletheAmericantheatricalversionwasahorriblemoviebymostaccountsduetoover-editingandpanderingbystudioexecutives,thedirector'scut(runningacool4hours)isanepicineverysenseoftheword.Leoneweavesacomplicatedandengrossingtaleaboutagroupofyoungjewishkidswhogrowuptobegangsters.Thisthreadbaresynopsisdoesthefilmnojustice.Ifyouconsideryourselftobeamoviebuff,carveout4hoursoutofyourdaytoenjoythisuniqueandcaptivatingpieceofcinema.It'sworthallyourtime. Readmore 37peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries TranslateallreviewstoEnglish LONDONNINJA.5.0outof5stars Amasterpieceofcinema ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonApril24,2019VerifiedPurchase Ok,whenreviewinganauteurlikeSergioLeone,youcanonlycomparehisfilmswithothermovieshehasmade,andnotwithotherfilmsoftheera.SergioLeonehastobemyfavoritedirector,withJeanPierreMelvillesecond,andbothmenwereAmericaphiles,butMelville'sfilmsneverleftFrancewhileLeonerewrotetheAmericanWestern.Ifirstsawthismoviein1984inNewYork,whereIsawtheAmericanedit,whichshowsthestoryinchronologicalorder,ie:thegang'schildhoodfirst,andthenasadultcriminals.IwasalsolivingintheLowerEastSide,wherealotofthestoryisset.TherewasstillenoughoftheoldneighbourleftatthattimeandafadingJewishcommunitytocomparethemoviewiththereallocations,andthisfilmcaptureslifeinaJewishShtetl(ghetto),asifitwereyesterday.Thesetsandlocationsareamazing,andmostofthiscouldnotbefilmedtoday,evenwiththebestCGI.Butisthisagoodfilm?Beforethis,SergioLeonehadmadefivewesterns,allofwhicharemasterpieces.ThismoviewasthelastofhisOnceuponatimetrilogy,thefirst,OnceUponAtimeintheWest,andthenAFistfullofDynomite,aratherbadtitleforafilmthatshouldhavebeencalled,OnceUponaTimeinaRevolution.ThisOnceUponaTime,isbasedonabookcalledTheHoodsbyHarryGrey,afictionalisedversionofrealpeopleandrealeventsintheProhibitionera.ItismoreorlessthestoryofMeyerLansky,BugsySiegelandotherJewishmobstersofthetime.Leonespentyearstryingtodevelopthisbookintoafilm,andthescreenplayhassixwriters!Andthisisofthisfilm'sproblems,thereistoomuchstoryhere.Althoughweneedtoknowtheriseandfallofacriminalgang,thereiswaytoomuchtimespentontheirchildhood,howeverthereisn'ttoomanyfilmsthatspendsasmuchtimeasthisonachildhoodlifeinaghetto,onlyCityofGodcomesclose,sojustforthat,itisatrueoriginal.Thisreallyisafilmoftwoparts,childhoodandadulthood.Theadulthoodpartofthismovieisprettymuchariseandfallstory,witha"whodoneit?"plot,andthatishowthemoviestarts,oratleast,thiseditstarts.Onfirstseeing,thefirst30minsisamystery.Thewhys?andwhats?oftheplotveryslowlyunfold,untilwearegettothechildhoodpart,andonlythendoesthestorystart.ThestorycoversalotrealeventsinNewYorkcrimehistory,butwithalotofchangestonamesandtimestoprotecttheguilty,astheoriginalbookwaspublishedin1952whenmanyofthesepeoplewerestillalive,andliketheGodfather,theguiltyknowwhotheyare,soIlookatthismovieasapieceofficalinsedAmericancriminalhistory.Thisfilmdoesn'talsolookbeautiful,itsoundsbeautifultoo.IhaveseenEnnioMorriconeinconcert3times,andthemusicfromthisfilmhastobehismostpopular,andtohearitliveissomethingIcan'texplain,butonlytosay,itisanamazingexperience.Themusicwascomposed8yearsbeforeproduction,andtheactorswouldhearthemusicwhileonset,andIbelievedthishelpstheactingalot,asactingisallaboutrhythm.RobertDeNiroisathismethodactingbesthere,aswellasalltherestoftheactors,manyofwhomturnupagaininothergangsterclassics.Sadly,thismoviewasafinancialflop.Althoughcriticslikedit,itdidn'tmakeanymoneyandwasSergioLeonelastfilmashedied5yearslaterin1989.HewasplanningonmakingafilmaboutthesiegeofLeningradthathadabudgetof100milliondollars,buthadnoscript!Youcanseehowmuchhelovedthismovie,anditisamasterpiece,butitdoeshaveitsflaws.Beforedirectingthismovie,SergioLeonehadn'treallydirectedafilmsince1971.Hedidproduceafewfilmsinthistime,buthehadmadesomuchmoneywithhisDollarsfilms,whichintoday'smoneymadebillions,heneverhadtomakeanotherfilmagaininhislife,andhereistheproblem.Bythetimeofthisrelease,cinemaaudienceshadchanged,andsinceStarWars,demandedquickerstoriesandplots,also,thereisarapesceneinitthatdoesn'tneedtobethere.Itisuncomfortableviewing,anddoesn'tdrivetheplotorstory,butstillitisgreatfilm,andyoucanonlyjudgeitforthetimesitwassetin.IloveallofSergioLeone'sfilms,andthismovieisasgoodashisothers,althoughmyfavoriteisOnceUponaTimeintheWest,Icanwatchallagainandagain,andstillfindsomethingnewinthem.Thismovieisalessoninexcellence,andshouldbeviewedassuch. Readmore 53peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse TonyMc5.0outof5stars Don'tmakethemlikethisanymore. ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonSeptember22,2018VerifiedPurchase Whatagreatfilm,RobertDeNiroplaysabrilliantpartinthisclassicstoryofovercrowdedslumliving,andagroupofyoungkidsgrowingupinAmericabeforeandduringprohibitiondays,andtheirwholelifespan.ThisBluRayfilmisonaonedisceditionandhasaruntimeof229minutes,whatanepicdrama,Iboughtthisona5for£30offerfromAmazon.Itsthatlongthereisevenanintermission.Greatstuff,don'tmakethemlikethisanymore. Readmore 16peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse Ray5.0outof5stars EinkollektiverKinotraum... 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SergioLeonesletzterFilm"EswareinmalinAmerika"entstand1984undgiltalsdritterTeilseiner"Onceuponatime..."Reihe,diemit"SpielmirdasLiedvomTod"begannundmit"Todesmelodie"fortgesetztwurde.Bereits1972bereitetederFilmemacherseinausuferndesGangster-Eposvor,dassaufHarryGreysBuch"TheHoods"basiert.NachaufwändigenVorbereitungsarbeitenkamdiefastvierstünidgeGangsterfilm1984indieKinos.InAmerikabrachtedieLaddCompanydenFilmheraus-diekürztendieSagaaberauf139Minutenherunter.WasdannauchinderKinoauswertungmerklichzuBucheschlug.MitProduktionskostenvon30MillionenDollarspieltedieKurzversionnuretwasmehrals5MillionenDollarindenUSAeinundsofortwurdederFilmalsFloptituliert.InEuropawurde"EswareinmalinAmerika"jedochvielbesseraufgenommenundvoralleminderLangfassunggelangdemFilmeinegroßeRehabilitation.ErgaltbaldalseinesdergroßenFilmeder80erJahre.EnnioMorriconemitseinemSoundtrackprägtdasGangstereposähnlichmarkantwiebereitsin"SpielmirdasLiedvomTod".DiegroßartigeKameraarbeitvonToninodelliCollihätteebenfallseinenOscarverdient.LeiderwurdederFilmbeiderOscar-Vergabekomplettübergangen,wasaberangesichtsderverstümmteltenundentstelltenUS-Kinofassungheutelogischnachzuvollziehenist.DieverschachtelteErzählweiseLeones,derdreiineinanderverwobenenZeitebenen(20erJahre,30erJahreund1968)erzählt,machtdenFilmerstzudemgroßenMeisterwerkseinesGenres."EswareinmalinAmerika"istsogaraufAugenhöhemit"DerPate".EssindvorallemgroßartigeEinzelszenen,dieunvergessenbleiben.MeineLieblingsszenezeigtdiejungeDeborah(JenniferConelly),diehübscheSchwestervonFatMoe(MikeMonetti),wiesieimhinterenSpeicherderElternganzfürsichalleinedasBallett-Tanzenübt.DerjungeNoodles(ScottTiler)hateineEckeaufderToilettegefunden,woersievoneinemoffenenSpaltaus,beobachtenkann.Sieweißdasnatürlichundtanztnurfürihn,sieziehtsichauchausfürihn.Dannbeschimpftsieihn.IneinerzweitenSzeneführtsieihninihrinweißgetauchtesHeiligtum...dortliestsieihmausdemAltenTestamentdasHoheliedSalomonssovor,dasserbaldbegreift:AuchsieempfindetvielfürdenruppigenJungenmitderkriminellenEnergie."EswareinmalinAmerika"istnebenderGeschichtevonvierJugendfreunden,diealsErwachsenezuGangsternwerden,dieGeschichtevonMaxundNoodlesundvorallemauchdieGeschichtevonDeborahundNoodles.AlsesdannzumKußdererstengroßenLiebekommt,wirdNoodlesvonseinemFreundMax(RustyJacobs).ErverlässtDeborahfürsErste,gibtzuverstehen,dassergleichmalwiederkommt,dochdieFreundschaftzuseinemKumpelMaxistirgendwiestärker.DeborahverliertimmerwiederihreeinzigegroßeLiebeanMaxundandiekriminellenMachenschaften.Wiebereitserwähntspielt"EswareinmalinAmerika"indreiZeitsegemnten.ZuerstwirdderZuschauermitdenEreignissendesJahres1932/1933imjüdischenViertelderLowerEastSidevonNewYork.EsistdasEndederProhibition-Zeit.DortsterbendieFreundeMaximilian"Max"Berkovic(JamesWoods),Patrick"Patsy"Goldberg(JamesHayden)undPhilip"Cockeye"Stein(WilliamForsythe)beieinerletztengeplantenAlkoholschmuggelfahrt.DervierteimBundewarNoodles(RobertdeNiro),vondemalleglauben,dasserdieFreundeverratenhat.DochNoodleswirdselbstvoneinemunbekanntenGegnergejagt,dievorherseineFreundinEve(ArianeBorbach)getötethabenundFatMoe(TobiasMeister)krankenhausreifgeschlagenhaben,weilsieNoodlesVersteckwissenwollten.DerhatsichinChunLaosChinesischemTheaterverstecktundwirdindieserNachtnochNewYorkverlassen.AmBahnhofnimmterdennächstenZugundsteigtmitdem"OneWayTicket"eininRichtungBuffalo.Erst35JahrespäterwirderwiederdieHeimatbesuchen.DennerbekameinBriefvoneinemunbekanntenAbsender-esistderunbekannteGegner,dervor35JahrenseineFreundegetötethat.WiederistesFatMoe,denerzuersttrifftundspäterwirdeseintraurigesWiedersehenmitseinergroßenLiebeDeborah(ElizabethMcGovern)geben.ErwirdMaxfrühereFreundinCarol(TuesdayWeld)imAltersheimtreffen.UnddieErinnerungenandieJugendtagewerdenwiederwach.NebenMax,Cockeye(AdrianCurran),Patsy(BrianBloom)warauchderkleineDominic(NoahMoazezi)dabei,dochderließbereitsfrühseinLeben,alsderGangsterBugsy(JamesRusso)erschossenwurde.DerhatteeineGefahrgesehen,dassdiefünfJungsihnalsPlatzhirschausdemRevierverdrängen.AusRachetötetNoodlesdenKonkurrentenundwandertfür10JahrehinterGitter.AmTagseinerEntlassungwirdervonMaxvordenGefängnistorenabgeholtundallesscheintwiefrüher.DochMaxhatgroßeAmbitionen,erwillnochdickerinsGeschäft.DieskönntedieFreundschaftvordieZerreißprobestellen...1923sinddieFreundeJugendliche,10JahrespätersindsieerwachsenundmitdemriesigenZeitsprungundmit"Yesterday"vonTheBeatlesbeginntNoodlesRückkehr-sozusagenausdemNichts.ErwirdimLaufdesFilmeinmalgefragt"WashastdudieganzenJahregemacht?"undwirdmit"Ichbinfrühschlafengegangen"antworten.DieseZwischenzeitbleibtalsoimDunkelundesbleibendieSprüngeindiedreiZeitsekmente,diedemFilmzusätzlicheinegroßeepischeKraftverleihen.EinbisschenähnelndieseSprüngedenHintertürendesChinesischenTheaters.WährendimerstenKomplexdaschinesicheTheatermitSchattenspielenläuft,istimanderenTeileineOpiumhölle,diemitunübersichtlichenGängenirgendwieaneinLabyrintherinnernundeineVerwandtschaftmitderverschachteltenErzählweiseaufweist.ÜberfallemschwebteineganzgroßePortionMelancholieundWehmut-undwenn"SpielmirdasLiedvomTod"vondenMythendesWestenshandelt,sobringtLeone,derKinomagier,demZuschauerdieMythendesGangsterfilmsnocheinmalnahe.ImGrundefasteinbisschenkünstlich,eineGeschichte,dieesnurimKinogebenkann.UndtatsächlichriskiertLeonemitdemSchlußbilddesjungenErwachsenenNoodles,derimChinesischenTheaterOpiumkonsumiertundbreitindieKameragrins-soalswollteersagen"dasistKinomagie".NatürlichistauchdieBegegnungmitderalterndenDeborah,ihremSohnundzumSchlußmitdemStaatssekretärBaileyvollerWehmut,aberauchvollerResignation.DiealtenZeitenkehrennichtwieder,dasweißauchNoodlesunderistmüdegeworden.LeoneswehmütigerAbgesangfunktioniertinallenBelangenperfekt. Readmore 71peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse TranslatereviewtoEnglishNewbieJD5.0outof5stars Whatafilm! ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonFebruary3,2014VerifiedPurchase HardtobelieveI'veneverseenthisfilmuntilnow.Gotitforunder£1.50whichisafantasticpriceforsuchalongfilm.OneofthebestMafiafilmsI'veeverseen.NewYorkisbroughtbeautifullyaliveandtheactingisfantastic.Highlyrecommend.NoneedtowriteareviewbutwillborrowonefromIMDBasit'sexactlyhowIfeltaboutthefilm.Thisis,forme,oneofthefinestexamplesofcinematicart.Itisn'tasimple,cut-n-dried90minutelittlepackagethatgetswrappedupwithaprettybowattheend.Yougetpulledinbytheenigmaticopeningthatunwindsthethreadsofthestorytobefoundlater.Formanypeoplehavinghalfanhourofpurelyvisualstorytelling,ofstoriesthatareonlymysteriesatthatpoint,beforeanythingbecomestrulylinearisdifficulttofollowanddiscouragestomanypeople.Ourownmemoriesareonlysnippetsthatonlybecomelinearasweconcentrateonscenesfromourlives.OnceUponaTimeinAmericaislikethataswefollowNoodlesthroughthe`significant'partofhislife-thetimesthatformedhim.Whenthestoryactuallystarts,wemeetthegirlthathealwayslovedbutcouldneverhave.David`Noodles'Aaronson(DeNiro)wasakidontheverymeanstreetsofBrooklynwhenorganizedcrimewasborninAmericaandhegrewintoandoutofit.That'sthesimplestsynopsisoftheplot.Therealityisthatthisisn'tamovieaboutgangsters.BeingagangsteristheeasiestwayforNoodlestosurviveandgetahead,butitalsoalienatesandruinshisonelove.WheneverheisclosetogivinghimselftoDeborahhealwaysgetspulledbackintothegang,insomeformoranother.DeNiro'sportrayalisofagangster,throughandthrough,whoalsohasaconsciencethat,whilenotpreventinghimfrombeingaruthlesskiller,ruleshislifewithregret,remorseandguilt.Leonetakesabitofpoet/historiclicensebyshowingtheBrooklynBridgebeingbuiltinthebackground(thebridgehadbeenbuilt40yearsbefore),butitsymbolizesNoodles'owngrowth.Whenthebridgeisjustpilingsandincompletetowers,Noodlesisjustforminghisfuture.Bythetimethebridgeiscomplete,Noodlesisnothingbutagangsterandthebridgeismajestic.Whenhereturns35yearslaterourviewofthebridgeisfromunderafreeway--theworldhasmovedalong,butthebridgeandNoodlesarejustastheywere.Thelength:Ifyou'relookingforabriefdistractionthatyou'llbarelyremember30minuteslater,thisisn'tthemovieforyou.However,ifyouarepreparedandabletobeundistributedforthenearly4hoursthatthisfilmusestocompressalifetime--youwillberewardedwithmanyfacetsofthoughtandexamination. Readmore 11peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse Robert192033.0outof5stars Masterpiece ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober22,2017VerifiedPurchase BeforeIstartletitbeknownthatthisisinmytopthreefilmsofalltime,ALLTIME!!sowhateverImaysaynowisbynomeansanegativetowardsthemovieitselfbutthehandleofthisrelease.IknowSergioLeonehadapreferredcuttotheoneweknowandloveandIgetthathisfamilywenttosometroubletogetthisextendedcutreleasedsotoshowtheworldhistruevision.Ihaveseenit,inonesitting,andIwasn'tallthatfussedbyit,Itrulybelievetheoriginalcutisallyouneedtosee,itdidn'tmakethefilmworse,itjustdidn'treallyaddanythingnecessarytoit.BeingoneofmyfavoritesIofcoursegotakickoutoftheextrascenes.Iwouldhavepreferredaneditionwhereyougotthiscut,theoriginalreleaseandjustforhistorysaketheUSTVcutwhichsoundssoawfulitsintriguing.Thiseditionwasalsooutofprintafewmonthslateraswell,somethingIdidn'tunderstand,Iguessitwasoutthereforthefansandnotforamainstreamaudience.TheoriginalreleaseisallyourgonnaneedsoIwouldstickwiththatandcertainlydon'tpaythemoneytheyaskforthiseditionasitisn'tworthit,butstillamindtrippingjourneyallthesame. 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