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Somewhat of an excuse to throw together four hot young actors of the moment in a serious environment, Mobsters nonetheless is a decent treatment of the rise of four of the most infamous gangsters of the 20th century. Christian Slater and Patrick Dempsey play Charlie "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky, respectively, best friends since they were kids on the mean streets of New York. When Prohibition hits, these young ambitious hoods--along with Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) make their move to take over the rackets, even as it jeopardizes their friendship. Featuring cameos by Anthony Quinn, Michael Gambon, and F. Murray Abraham, Mobsters is a guilty pleasure if a not too serious one. --Robert Lane
Product Description
Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Lara Flynn Boyle. Four young hoods-Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Frank Costello-become the most infamous gangster quartet. 1991/color/104 min/R/widescreen.
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I loved this movie when it first came out OK, so the actings not great at all, and the casting could have been better BUT after whoever finally decided to release this movie on DVD, they gave MINIMUM EFFORT in its creation.
DO IT PROPERLY, OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL!
LIST OF PROBLEMS
1) Several Scenes are missing on the DVD version eg, Richard Greicos' love scene when they go to meet Sam Rothestein. Basically on the UNCUT version on VHS he just takes one of the ladies at the party by the hand and they go off to a room together and he starts to seduce her by moving an ice pick gently all over her body while talking softly to her about how to kill somebody properly, after finishing telling her how to kill a man properly he slides off the top with the ice pick.
In this DVD version, his love scene is cut back dramatically, basically he takes off one side of her top with the ice pick, kisses her, then takes off the other side. no talking about how to kill a man properly. Whoever decided to cut the footage back, deserves to be shot. It just made the scene SOOO much more tasteless, almost made it look like D grade soft porn.
Another Scene missing from this is a beautiful scene where Charlie and his Dancer girlfriend are out on a picnic and they get caught in a rain storm
Another scene is where Charlie runs away from Farenzano at
Staten Island
Who knows what else is missing, these were just to name a few.
2) When it says BONUS on the DVD menu, I actually thought I was getting a BONUS! Silly me, after watching the movie and accessing the so called BONUS option on the DVD menu like I usually do after watching a DVD, I was left dumb founded and bitterly disappointed when the only 2 options of the so called BONUS material were 3 trailers, 2 of which look almost exactly the same and the other bonus was a picture of 3 other DVD's that are recommended for viewing. This is one of the worst cases of getting ripped off on a DVD that I have ever experienced.
I'll stick to my full UNCUT VHS version and pray that it survives until the next version of this DVD comes out again, hopefully a director's cut.
Message for the next makers of this film on DVD:
-DO IT PROPERLY, OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL
-DON'T CUT CORNERS TO MAKE THE LENGTH OF THE FILM SHORTER
-GIVE US BONUS MATERIALS THAT IS ACTUALLY CONSIDERED A BONUS, eg interviews, history documetaries, etc
DO IT PROPERLY, OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL!
LIST OF PROBLEMS
1) Several Scenes are missing on the DVD version eg, Richard Greicos' love scene when they go to meet Sam Rothestein. Basically on the UNCUT version on VHS he just takes one of the ladies at the party by the hand and they go off to a room together and he starts to seduce her by moving an ice pick gently all over her body while talking softly to her about how to kill somebody properly, after finishing telling her how to kill a man properly he slides off the top with the ice pick.
In this DVD version, his love scene is cut back dramatically, basically he takes off one side of her top with the ice pick, kisses her, then takes off the other side. no talking about how to kill a man properly. Whoever decided to cut the footage back, deserves to be shot. It just made the scene SOOO much more tasteless, almost made it look like D grade soft porn.
Another Scene missing from this is a beautiful scene where Charlie and his Dancer girlfriend are out on a picnic and they get caught in a rain storm
Another scene is where Charlie runs away from Farenzano at
Staten Island
Who knows what else is missing, these were just to name a few.
2) When it says BONUS on the DVD menu, I actually thought I was getting a BONUS! Silly me, after watching the movie and accessing the so called BONUS option on the DVD menu like I usually do after watching a DVD, I was left dumb founded and bitterly disappointed when the only 2 options of the so called BONUS material were 3 trailers, 2 of which look almost exactly the same and the other bonus was a picture of 3 other DVD's that are recommended for viewing. This is one of the worst cases of getting ripped off on a DVD that I have ever experienced.
I'll stick to my full UNCUT VHS version and pray that it survives until the next version of this DVD comes out again, hopefully a director's cut.
Message for the next makers of this film on DVD:
-DO IT PROPERLY, OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL
-DON'T CUT CORNERS TO MAKE THE LENGTH OF THE FILM SHORTER
-GIVE US BONUS MATERIALS THAT IS ACTUALLY CONSIDERED A BONUS, eg interviews, history documetaries, etc
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
This movie was a thrill to watch. It shows how 4 friends remained just that when there were rough times. It also portrays the rise of infamous Luciano, Lansky, Seigel, and Costello. Great Movie to watch if you like movies that portray the Mafia.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
An OK telling of the rise of Luck Lucian and pals, but glamorizes them far too much
April 17, 2008
Format:HD DVD
While this is an entertaining telling of the rise of Lucky Luciano, Myer Lansky, Benny (Bugsy) Siegel, and Frank Costello, it has the flaw of making them seem like rough and tumble fraternity members rather than the murderous monsters they really were. Still, given the material and the approach of the movie, Christian Slater (Lucky), Patrick Dempsey (Lansky), Richard Grieco (Siegel), and Costas Mandylor (Costello) are good in their roles. Two really nicely done performances are Michael Gambon as the vicious boss of all bosses, Don Faranzano and Anthony Quinn as his rival Don Masseria.
Since this is a movie about Depression / Prohibition era gangsters you would expect some violence, sex, and other immorality and the movie does provide them, but not in as extreme a way as more recent movies. I am not claiming this is a virtue or an excuse, just letting you know what is in this film.
The story takes us from the four gangsters as kids and seeing their lives in their ethnic neighborhoods and seeing their parents struggle under the heels of the Black Hand, corrupt politicians, and paid off police. Instead of deciding to fight against this and clean up the system, they decide to become a part of it and carve out their own niche on their path to money, power, and the carnal life. The movie ends with their finally achieving the top rung of the mobster career path as still relatively young men.
This is an ok movie and if you are into this sort of thing you might enjoy this. But I wouldn't go out of my way to see it again.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
Since this is a movie about Depression / Prohibition era gangsters you would expect some violence, sex, and other immorality and the movie does provide them, but not in as extreme a way as more recent movies. I am not claiming this is a virtue or an excuse, just letting you know what is in this film.
The story takes us from the four gangsters as kids and seeing their lives in their ethnic neighborhoods and seeing their parents struggle under the heels of the Black Hand, corrupt politicians, and paid off police. Instead of deciding to fight against this and clean up the system, they decide to become a part of it and carve out their own niche on their path to money, power, and the carnal life. The movie ends with their finally achieving the top rung of the mobster career path as still relatively young men.
This is an ok movie and if you are into this sort of thing you might enjoy this. But I wouldn't go out of my way to see it again.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie! Very realistic!
This dvd was the best in acting, roll playing, true to the actors representing the people involve in the beginning of the mobs.
This is a great dvd. Read more
This is a great dvd. Read more
Published 1 day ago by A. N. Gagnon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good old movie
Hadn't watched this since I was a little kid and love a good gangster movie. Not the best of gangster movies but a good flick.
Published 2 months ago by Spc.Jason20
5.0 out of 5 stars
And yet another mob movie.
If you read my reviews on mob/gangster movie, you know that I am hooked on them. This is another one that is great. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sue
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of My Favorites
The movie is not really historically accurate but entertaining. The moral of the story is still the same. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jack R. Hatcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie
My favorite gangster movie of all time. If you like a movie with great Violence scenes, then you will love it.
Published 3 months ago by JOE SIMS
1.0 out of 5 stars
disapointed
Couldn't play this video because it required downloading an update to my DVD player. this was not stated on the ad, but was on a note inside of the DVD case. Read more
Published 4 months ago by DJ Stanz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mobsters
Another great mob movie. It will keep you guessing on what will happen next.The story is well doneThey pick the right actors for this movie.
Published 5 months ago by Robert A. Olds
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love Gangster movies
The mvoie is so interesting about the Mafia. I thought the casting was perfect for the movie. The guys are so cool.
Published 5 months ago by Richard Sites
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must see.
If you like "mob" movies, you'll like this. It depicts the beginnings of the Mafia and how the "Five Families" came to be. Read more
Published 5 months ago by bobc
5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie
package arrived on time, the movie is great. bought it new and the cover was flawless. . . . .
Published 5 months ago by r.sedano
