The Wolf of Wall Street (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD)

Martin Scorsese's marvelously entertaining "The Wolf of Wall Street" is one of those movies guaranteed to polarize viewers. It has been vilified as vulgar, sexist, obscene, immoral, disgusting, overly long, hedonistic and glorifying in its debauchery. Its controversial nature is evidence in its overall three star rating; some people love it and others hate it. Those that hate "Wolf of Wall Street" feel that the movie celebrates the life of crime while neglecting those who suffered from it. But those detractors have missed the point. "The Wolf of Wall Street" is supposed to be vulgar, long and hedonistic because that's how the characters are. Far from glorifying the corrupt lifestyle of a pawnbroker, Scorsese shows us just how sick and perverted it is. Scorsese isn't the kind of director that's going to have characters spew banal dialogue on how wrong it is for pawnbrokers to perform pump and dump scams; he just presents it. That's not moral irresponsibility; that's great film making. Why tell it when you can simply show it? Like many of Martin Scorsese's movies, the main characters in "The Wolf of Wall Street" are ambiguous antiheroes who are neither warm or likable (and any pawnbroker that screws over victims is hardly likable), but have a snake-like fascination about them that just grips your attention. Many of the actors, particularly Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Rob Reiner, are given the difficult task of making these repellent characters attractive and they succeed in spades. Hill is particularly outstanding as Donnie Azoff and the sequences where he is flashing his private parts, terrorizes an employee by eating his fish and then makes fun of an associate for sucker punching him demonstrate that there's more to Hill as an actor than many people believe. Also excellent is Kyle Chandler as the shrewd FBI agent out to bring Belfort down and there's a riveting sequence where on Belfort's yacht where he tries to bribe the agent into joining him. Equally noteworthy, however, is Matthew McConaughey's memorable cameo as the man who ultimately gives Belfort the tools to succeed by adopting sex and cocaine. His character appears for only a few minutes, but those are very pivotal minutes. Everybody who saw this movie knows what I'm talking about and if you don't, let me help you: "hoohuuum hoohuuummm hooo hooum hooo hoouuumm" (while pounding my chest). The movie, of course, is riotously funny, probably the funniest movie Scorsese has made since "After Hours", but it's a different kind of funny. What offended many viewers was that the film did not depict Stratton Oakmont customers having their lives destroyed by these materialistic pigs and they even felt the movie laughed at their misfortune. But the joke isn't on the victims; it's on the characters. Or to be more precise, the joke is on us, but the VENOM is on them for disregarding human life. There's a hilarious and disturbing sequence where Belfort suffers a cerebral palsy at the moment he finds out the FBI is tapping his house phone. Not only does he have a hard time getting to his car, but when he gets home, he struggles to grab his house phone and save a patron from choking on a snack. It's a frighteningly hilarious sequence because here's a guy who ripped off millions of dollars from investments and this is where he's spending it on. And anyone who had doubts that DiCaprio had a sense of humor should check this sequence out. At first glance, one expects a spiritual successor to Oliver Stone's more conventional "Wall Street", but if you expect a typical crime drama where the villain gets away or achieves redemption, you don't know Scorsese. This is the same filmmaker that showed us the seductive allure and fatal consequences of operating in a crime organization ("Mean Streets", "GoodFellas", "Casino"), paralleled cops and robbers as if they were two sides of the coin ("The Departed"), expressed the ugliness of sexual jealousy and machismo behavior ("Raging Bull") and showed how social media can turn psychopaths into heroes ("Taxi Driver") and even celebrities ("The King of Comedy"). Scorsese is both attracted and repulsed by these antiheroes and their dark side and it's no doubt he is every bit as disgusted by their actions as many of the people who hated this movie were. "Wolf of Wall Street", far from immoral, is a very moral movie. It's clear that, by the end, Belfort still hasn't learn his lesson and continues to have a good life while everyone else he has scammed and betrayed is suffering to this very day. Instead, the moral journey is for us, to persuade us to not follow the lifestyle of these despicable, heartless deadheads who wallow and are destroyed by their own wretched excess and hubris. That's why "Wolf of Wall Street" demands to be seen and why the critics who assailed the film should watch it again to get the message.

This movie is an absolute masterpiece. Want to know the easiest way to tell? Check the time before watching the movie, then watch the movie, and check the time again. Confused? No, you havn't been trapped in some sort of time warp for the last 3 hours; the movie is just so interesting your brain didn't have time to notice. And no, you won't have any time to prepare yourself either. You're THROWN into the action fast and often, and you'll enjoy every second of it. Yes, this movie sports a running time rivaled only by the likes of Titanic (oh, the irony), but it's a joyride the whole way through. Leonardo DiCaprio deserves every award that it's even possible to win for his performance here. And the duchess... oh my my my the duchess. I won't spoil it for you, but if you get the sudden urge to marry a woman you've never met before, don't worry, you're just alive like the rest of us. There's nary a dull moment throughout the entire show, and unless you're like some of the reviewers who are apparently allergic to adult comedy, you will laugh. You might have to pause the movie just to stop laughing so you can catch your breath. Don't drink any milk while watching, or you can fully expect that it'll be exiting your nostrils shortly. I'll spare you the details, but the movie itself is modeled after real life events surrounding the famed Jordan Belfort. Yes, he's famous, and about half of that fame is probably due to this movie. You're forgiven if you had never heard of him prior to now, as most of us probably hadn't either. Don't let the title fool you folks. This isn't some boring movie set in a New York high-rise where people are calmly talking on the phone attempting to persuade clients into buying stock. That's EXACTLY what I thought when I heard the title of the movie, and even when I gave the movie's posters a passing glance, I failed to observe what the movie was actually about. You won't get it from the title, nor would you have gotten it from the movie's posters (which is now the cover of the Blu-Ray). No, you'll want to look BEHIND DiCaprio to get an idea of the ride you're about to take when you're considering watching this movie. Oh, and even that wouldn't quite get the point across. The kind of chaos you see in the background of the cover is the kind of chaos that only accounts for about 30 seconds of movie time. There's THAT MUCH crazy packed into this movie. This is the kind of movie you've got to watch with friends. Why? Because after (and probably) during watching it, you might find yourself ready to party. This isn't the kind of movie you watch with your mom, and it's definitely not one you watch with your kids. You might want to watch it with your girlfriend/boyfriend if he or she is any fun, and potentially your spouse if he or she isn't the type to panic about excessive raunchiness. Have her call her friends, you call your friends, down a couple of shots before watching, and prepare for the party of the decade. The people who rated this any less than 4 stars just because of the vulgar language and more "graphic" scenes need to learn how to do research. 10 seconds of Googling would have given you every hint you need not to watch this movie if you have a stick up your a... Umm... If you tend to be a little uptight about things. Provided you're not one of those people, you'll laugh, you'll cry, your senses will be abused, your voice will be gone the next day, you'll wonder where the time went after it's over, and you just might watch it again to be sure this movie is just as crazy as it is.

My rating is more of a 4.5 The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical crime black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on the 2007 memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort. It recounts Belfort's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, which ultimately led to his downfall. Before deciding to watch this film and maybe important to ask yourself: what is my idea of entertainment, and what am I expecting when I watch a biographical film? The Inception and release of this film takes on a new challenge in that it attempts to make the life of people that are out of touch with reality more relatable to your average audience member. Not only this, but it also carries the weight of making the art of stock broking particularly interesting (at the very least, entertaining enough to be watched for 3 hours!) when there is a mysterious aura surrounding this profession to begin with. ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ levels itself by catering to those that are competent and inept in regards to the ‘wall street way’ through particular choices made in the narrating department and contextually appropriate vernacular. Belfort speaks very much in the first person point-of-view that regularly breaks the fourth wall (in addition to using jargon) when discussing the specifics about his trade, but doesn’t veer off into territory that would otherwise be cumbersome (and, not to mention, potentially wordy). In contrast to this, characters use language that is expected and commonplace (which, just a heads up, is rather vulgar) and humanizes situations and conversations that otherwise would be boring and more-or-less lackluster. Offensive? Possibly. Entertaining? Couldn’t be more so. The “accuracy” of this movie has always been up for speculation, but viewers should know that the author of the novel this film is based off of (Belfort) didn’t just approve of the way he was portrayed here: He was on set giving his feedback as filming was underway. It is because of this (And, through the use of publicly accessible sources) that even the most outlanding parts - like, when Belfort crashes his helicopter while intoxicated - have some amount of documentation substantiating these events regardless of how far fetched they might be. There is some speculation regarding the narration of certain events (even in the book), but we must remember that Belfort is ultimately a stock broker at heart: can we really expect him to sell his story to unsuspecting audience members without bolstering a few details here and there? I digress. . . . . On the surface the plot and entertainment value is rather clear cut; it’s a recount of one man’s experience during the most objectively successful period of his life. It is, however, i useful to read between the lines and accept this as a reflection on themes and nuances that drive human behavior in the first place. Firsty, there’s a rather pungent irony surrounding the amount of control Belfort has on his life, and it is almost as if to say that that power and greed is only a stone’s throw away from indifference and frigidity. Perhaps even more importantly, this film goes to show: You can put a suit on your insecurity, but you sure as heck can’t make it walk. This film and its coinciding novel have been critically acclaimed as suggestions of how people shouldn’t behave (“A Don’t Do Story”) when investing in the same type of work as Belfort, but I have to humbly disagree with this notion. At the end of the day his personality is rather flat, and little is done to meaningfully explore the complexity of his character even if only for a brief moment. There are rarely any scenes in which Belfort deeply ruminates about the potential costs of his actions, and by the end of the film he really hasn’t changed much from the character he is introduced as being at the beginning. I may never get the answer to this question, but I still can’t help but ask: In the end, was any of it worth it after all? Highly entertaining and unbelievably messy: I would recommend!

Excellent performance of Di caprio

This is definitely a date night movie. But not with your wife and children. This is more of a ranchie comedy for adults

It was good and it shows just one group of corporate employees, leaders and executives being influenced by the over all corruptions . that some can do and get away with and some can’t..I’m sure if he had the right name and family there wouldn’t be a moving made about him, It’s a criminal and unethical practice and punishable but that’s not the standard for the elite!!!

Not for the faint of heart by any means. DiCaprio and Hill are amazing in this film. Throughout the film my husband and I were laughing out loud over the sheer ridiculousness and over the top-ness of the characters' behavior. We have sick senses of humor but you just can't help it with some of the conversations with these guys. While I thought it was a little long at 3 hours but that's my only gripe. For those who have given 1 or 2 stars because it's "porn" and non-stop debauchery- THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT! This movie wasn't created to make you actually LIKE these people, it's to show how greed, fortune, and success completely warps your morality and sense of self so far from what is "normal" that it's vile, disgusting, and corrupt. As the film goes on you can see the progression (or regression) of the characters. Think of it like Lord of the Flies- your perception of reality and right and wrong will warp based on your surroundings. About 2/3rds of the way into the film, DiCaprio says something along the lines of "Of course this is disgusting and wrong to the normal person. But we're not normal people and in our world we only want more at any cost." If you've ever seen "The Smartest Guys in the Room" (the documentary on Enron), it hints at a lot of this type of behavior that is actually shown (rather than implied) in "Wolf of Wall Street." There's no warm up or "easing into" the raucous of this film, if you're offended in the first 5 minutes then you probably should turn it off. But don't just rate it low based on the first 5 minutes, you sissy. And FFS, don't let the kids watch this. I've known folks who have worked in the financial industry and even off of Wall Street they have described that the behavior in the film is common place (the term they used was, "you're compensated in hookers & blow"). That pretty much sums it up and this film is true to that. Overall, I thought the film was fantastic. You have to look beyond what they're showing on the surface to truly appreciate it. The performances were well done and had Jordan Belfort not made a few missteps due to greed, he probably would not have been busted at all.

When I was contemplating buying this, I was immensely irritated by the reviews. I read several reviews from several star ratings and I just got more and more ticked. I don't give a damn how you feel about the movie, I'm more worried about the product, how to download it, what I can download it to. Is it wifi/data dependant or is it or is it fully loaded onto the device? So this review will be mostly product review and a brief movie review. PRODUCT REVIEW: Last time I tried to download a movie it went awful. I'm still a little traumatized. If you want this movie in multiple forms I recommend this format. You get the physical DVD and a code to download it onto your devices (I did it on my phone). I'm not sure how it works on Android devices but I know the Apple process. You get the code inside, go to iTunes, go the redeem feature, and you can take a picture or type in the code and it'll automatically download. It's super simple. I was dreading the potential process of obtaining a digital version. I thought I'd have to go to a website or burn it onto my computer and transfer files onto my phone but luckily it's a much simpler process. Scan and download. That's the first round of downloading. If you go to your TV app library, the movie will be displayed. However, the movie starts out in your "cloud." So it's wifi/data dependant. You can tap on the little cloud button to start the second round of downloading. That means it will actual BE on your phone (it will take up a little phone space though). I didn't actually touch the DVD for months after getting it but I tried it out and it's a working CD. So that's great too. MOVIE REVIEW: I've seen this movie before on Hulu but they removed it. Netflix and HBO didn't have it either. So I decided to get a physical and digital form of it so no one can take it away from me ever again. This is easily my favorite movie. A lot of this has to do with my unbridled love for Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, and Jonah Hill. I know that Jordan Belfort is a real person and that he's trash but this movie is HILARIOUS. And this is coming from someone that doesn't condone or indulge in debauchery. This movie is nothing but filth and vulgarity, so if you're (hyper)sensitive to that kind of exposure, avoid this movie. But Leonardo DiCaprio is in it, so watch it anyways.

SCORSESE Scorsese é cosi: una goduria per i cinematografari, un po limitato per chi cerca spessore e umanità. Di spessore non ne ho trovato molto (in fondo, su wall street, aveva gia detto tutto oliver stone 30 anni fa, com un film che infatti é stato apprezzato sia dai sostenitori che dai detrattori di quel mondo, tanto é realistico), i personaggi sono buffi, ma non sfaccettati (ovviamente Di Caprio & co, li rendono cool e intriganti perche sono tutti dei grandi attori), e francamente lo avrei fatto finire mezz'ora prima (Scorsese a volte si innamora delle sue storie senza capire che, dall'altra parte, certe dettagli e certe scene possono risultare superflue, vedi tutto il racconto finale che indulge troppo su come va a finire la storia tra lui e lei). E sicuramente ciò che lo rende interessante ma può essere un limite è che Scorsese, pur nel suo stile fiammeggiante, è in fondo un tipo freddo, e lascia poco spazio al "calore" dei personaggi. IL FILM Ma la freddezza è anche ciò che rende Scorsese sempre così esatto e penetrante: guardare i suoi film è come guardare degli insetti con l'occhio di un entomologo. E qui, il suo occhio, si ammanta di uno stile, montaggio, trovate talmente brillanti, che se si pensa che tra Scorsese e la sua fedele montatrice (thelma shoonmaker), fanno piu di 150 anni in due, viene da togliersi il cappello e prendere a sberle tutti quei giovani registi che credono di essere cool, ma dovrebbero solo imparare da questi due. Se solo Scorsese fosse meno freddo e compiaciuto, e, come fa ogni tanto, ci raccontasse personaggi un po meno caratterizzati, più sfumati, magari anche non accontentandosi di raccontarci ambienti chiusi in se stessi (la malavita, il business, ecc) e riuscisse ad essere un po piu universale (cosa che invece Spielberg, per citare altri maestri, fa sempre, anche quando usa la metafora di un ambiente specifico, pur a volte risultando meno "perfetto" di Scorsese) sarebbe ancora meglio. Sarebbe piu caldo e di cuore, e meno freddamente incandescente. É un fuoco freddo il suo, ma indubbiamente fa godere l'occhio e il cervello. IL BLU RAY Che dire? sorprendente e da godersi in lingua originale per apprezzare finalmente il valore di un attore come Di Caprio, uno dei pochi che sa giocare con la voce come Jack Nicholson e qualche altro raro fenomeno

Un film shock, divertentissimo, perchè davvero crudo (da una storia vera - adattata ovviamente, ma non di molto, è questo che è da shock. altro che i porno, questo sarebbe seriamente v.m. 18). come la finanza ci frega tutti, grandi e piccoli investitori, di continuo. con un Di Caprio da oscar. come sempre, ma più di sempre: fa davvero una parte da matto geniale e la fa benissimo, fa schiantare, un vero mattatore, come Gassman nel Sorpasso versione terzo millennio (hai detto niente!). incredibile, nonostante anche le ben 5 nomination, un icona tra gli attori di questa generazione, che Di Caprio non abbia mai vinto la statuetta (ma molti golden globe - un pò da serie b però) quando invece lo danno a cani e porci appena arrivati. una volta si diceva che aveva l'aria un pò da bamboccio, ora di certo non lo si può più dire. ha fatto tra i film più belli degli ultimi vent'anni (compresi certi un pò sconosciuti lavori in gioventù, fantastici, come "speriamo non debba diventare nonno per avere un oscar alla carriera come Morricone. si dice che in Italia non si hanno mezzi per fare grandi film per tutti (non solo cose da cineforum). che scemenza colossale. una volta si aveva cinecittà, non certo grandi mezzi, ma non era questo il punto che ci faceva grandi. guardate questo film e capirete che è solo questione di stile, coraggio, idee. da noi ormai fanno fotocopie delle serie tv, loro invece fanno sul serio.

Un de mes films préfèré,la version bluray est très bonne ,pour la bande son,c'est pas un film d'action mais cela rend très bien malgré tout!!!! MERCI AMAZON

Den hat Martin Scorsese mit der Verfilmung von Jordan Belforts(Leonardo DiCaprio) „Broker-Karriere“ -The Wolf of Wall Street- auf die Filmrolle gebannt. Belforts Buch zeigt schonungslos auf, wie das Geschäft mit windigen Wertpapieren funktioniert. Dabei sucht Scorsese gar nicht nach der Moral von der Geschichte, denn: Die gibt es im Film so wenig wie im wahren Leben. Vielmehr dreht sich alles um Geld, Drogen und Frauen; und zwar genau in dieser Reihenfolge. Auf dieses irrwitzige Karussel aus Gier, Betrug und schlichtem Wahnsinn hält Scorsese seine Kamera voll drauf und spielt dabei mit den Bildern. Er schafft es tatsächlich, zum einen die „Bande von Brokern“ als unkultivierte Wilde darzustellen, um sie nur kurze Zeit später als gerissene Börsenhaie zu präsentieren. Diese Achterbahnfahrt mit einem begnadeten Leonardo DiCaprio in der Hauptrolle ist es, die einem bei -The Wolf of Wall Street- schlichtweg den Atem raubt. Wenn Scorsese dann noch seinen Hauptdarsteller mit der Kamera "flirten" lässt und der Zuschauer direkt angesprochen wird, ist das ein echter cineastischer Leckerbissen. Dieser Film ist gnadenlos, spannend, witzig, unterhaltsam, schockierend und radikal. Ich habe mich davon fantastisch unterhalten lassen und weiß jetzt endlich wieder, wieso ich keine Aktien besitze... Jordan Belfort arbeitet in den 80er Jahren als Broker in einem kleinen Unternehmen. 1987, am Schwarzen Montag, geht der Laden pleite. Zunächst sitzt Belfort auf der Straße, doch dann steigt er bei einem Unternehmen ein, dass Pennystocks, das sind Aktien im außerbörslichen Handel, verkauft. Jordan ist ein Verkaufstalent. Schnell steigt er auf und verdient gutes Geld. Dann lernt er Donnie Azoff(Jonah Hill) kennen. Der wohnt mit ihm im gleichen Haus, hat von Aktien keine Ahnung, will aber bei Jordan einsteigen. Die beiden machen sich selbständig und gründen mit Freunden das Unternehmen Stratton Oakmont. Es dauert nicht lange und die Zahl der Mitarbeiter wächst so rasant, wie die Millionenbeträge auf den Konten von Oakmont. Zu den Geschäften gesellen sich exessiver Drogenkonsum, wilde Orgien und ein dreistes, gieriges Vorgehen am Markt. Jordan steigt auf zum „Wolf der Wall Street“. Bald weiß er nicht mehr, wo er sein Geld lassen soll und lernt dann auch noch die schöne Naomi(Margot Robbie) kennen. Jordan lässt sich scheiden, wird noch reicher und hat dann irgendwann das FBI an den Hacken... Unglaublich, aber trotzdem wahr, ist diese Geschichte. Vermutlich hier und da stark überzeichnet, aber(das vermute ich leider) sehr oft auch nicht. Abenteuerlich verrückt ist der Aufstieg von Belfort und wie das alles ausging, kann man im Netz nachlesen. Scorsese muss sich gefreut haben, diesen Stoff verfilmen zu können. Neben dieser aberwitzigen Story ist es auch die Besetzungsliste, die aufhorchen lässt. Leonardo DiCaprio ist absolut genial. Jonah Hill, John Bernthal, Kenneth Choi, Margot Robbie, P.J. Byrne und Mathew McConaughy vervollständigen ein Klasse-Ensemble. Dazu gibt es in einer Mini-Rolle als Moderator den echten Jordan Belfort zu sehen. Es heißt ja, dass das Leben die besten Geschichten schreibt. Bei -The Wolf of Wall Street- kann man ergänzen, dass es vermutlich auch die verrücktesten Geschichten schreibt. Dies ist eine davon. Schauen sie sich das an und staunen sie...

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