The Wolf of Home Entrainment..Street

I read a review of The Wolf of Wall Street Blu Ray set. However you would never have known tat it was for the Blur Ray if you did not read the title. The review itself was basically a review for the movie. It started out praising every little bit of the film including Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance, Jonah Hill’s performance and Martin Scorsese directing. In fact, the reviewer went so far as to say that not only was this the best performance DiCprio gave, the film is one of the Scorsese has made, right up there with Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Raging Bull.

I have seen the film and let me tell you, wow, the film is insane. It is literally three hours of sex and drugs, and I loved every minute of it. The review kind of made me chuckle because of how tame it actual was. If you have seen the movie you will know how hard it will be. The movie will most likely never see the light of day on cable television because all the censoring would probably cut the films original run time, the hours, to about 15 minutes.

I agreed with the reviewer for the most part. I do think everyone’s performance was top notch, but I would not go as far as saying it is his or her best. Well, it was certainly the best for Jonah Hill, but Dicaprio, and most recently Matthew McCaughey, have put in most substantial roles before. As for Scorsese, I feel like the movie is a nice addition to his filmography, but the three hours feels a little bloated and in fact he struggled in the editing room to get the theatrical cut. The film was original meant for an October release date but was pushed to late December to give him more time in the editing room. I think if he had more time it would have made for a much better movie.

            I would have liked to read an actual review of the special features; however once I read the last paragraph I could not really fault the author for it. The reviewer said there was only one extra and it was the basic making –of video, which was only 17 minutes long. I am a fan of DVD or Blu Ray extras; I must be one of the few people who actually watch the directors commentary. The Blu Ray comes with a DVD and digital copy, and I will most certainly make this a must buy.