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Kevin EK · 02-20-2008, 12:59 PM

I have to disclose here that the only version of the DVD I have seen is the 2 Disc edition. I have seen the 3 Disc edition in the stores, but my review was solely of the 2-Disc.

I really had the feeling watching the movie that this was more of a period piece - the music I was hearing was much more in the line of Soul and R&B, particularly the new cover of "Do You Feel Me". There was only a single hip hop piece in the film - and Ridley Scott discusses on the commentary that he used that as a way of showing the passage of time to a different era.

There were a lot of people in the movie from different eras of music, television and film. While Common and RZA were prominent, so were Clarence Williams III and Joe Morton. By the same token, Richie Roberts' boss in the film was played by Ted Levine, not only from Silence of the Lambs but one of the villains from the 1980's Michael Mann TV series "Crime Story". I figured that Ridley Scott was casting a pretty wide net of personalities to be in the film, and it worked well for me.

02-20-2008, 12:59 PM	#10 of 11
Kevin EK HTF Universal DVD Reviewer Join Date: May 2003 Local Time: 09:00 PM Local Date: 10-11-2008 Posts: 341	Re: HTF DVD REVIEW: American Gangster 2-Disc Edition - Recommended I have to disclose here that the only version of the DVD I have seen is the 2 Disc edition. I have seen the 3 Disc edition in the stores, but my review was solely of the 2-Disc. I really had the feeling watching the movie that this was more of a period piece - the music I was hearing was much more in the line of Soul and R&B, particularly the new cover of "Do You Feel Me". There was only a single hip hop piece in the film - and Ridley Scott discusses on the commentary that he used that as a way of showing the passage of time to a different era. There were a lot of people in the movie from different eras of music, television and film. While Common and RZA were prominent, so were Clarence Williams III and Joe Morton. By the same token, Richie Roberts' boss in the film was played by Ted Levine, not only from Silence of the Lambs but one of the villains from the 1980's Michael Mann TV series "Crime Story". I figured that Ridley Scott was casting a pretty wide net of personalities to be in the film, and it worked well for me.