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Out of stock | | | | | | In this riveting, behind-the-scenes look at big business in the 1980's, an ambitious young broker (Charlie Sheen) is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status and financial wizardry of Wall Street legend Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). But he soon discovers that the pursuit of overnight riches comes at a price that's too high to pay. | | | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Actors: | Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover, Chuck Pfeiffer | | Director: | Oliver Stone | | Format: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language: | English, French | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Studio: | 20th Century Fox | | Run Time: | 126 minutes | | DVD Release Date: | November 07, 2000 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 197 reviews |
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 Great movie, a TON of special features Mar 11, 2010
As if the movie wasn't good enough, there are TONS of special features on this disc. I still haven't finished watching them all!
 Classic Eighties Film, Deplorable Blu-Ray Transfer Mar 08, 2010
This review refers specifically to the "Wall Street" Blu-Ray release.
I already owned this film on DVD, but upon aquiring my first HDTV, "Wall Street" was among the first five Blu-Rays I bought. This is one of my favorite films from the eighties, and were I simply reviewing the film itself it would unquestionably earn a solid five stars. Unfortunately, as I've discovered, the wise Blu-Ray consumer should seek out transfer reviews prior to buying, particularly on older titles.
Some eighties films, such as "The Road Warrior", look so incredible on Blu it seems as if they were made yesterday. "Wall Street", however, looks no better on Blu than the two-disc DVD release "Wall Street" (20th Anniversary Edition). The picture is slightly sharper on the Blu, but the difference between the two is almost entirely negligible.
If you don't own this film, definitely grab this Blu-Ray. The picture is quite good (though it's extremely grainy, even with noise reduction), the special features are nice, and it can often be found for only ten to twelve dollars. If you already own the previously mentioned two-disc release, there is absolutely no reason to double-dip. Trust me, you'll be disappointed!
 Surprisingly boring Mar 06, 2010
I liked several other Oliver Stone movies a lot and figured that with this great cast, that this would be an exciting film. Perhaps it was better when it first appeared. Now, we all know about the weaknesses of Wall Street greed so there's no surprise there.
Michael Douglas was good as the quintessential bad guy. Martin Sheen was good as the quintessential good guy. Charlie Sheen is the son, vacillating between the two, like Faust, wondering if he should sell his soul to the Devil or not. Well, he does and, if he had been played by a better actor, we might care. Perhaps Charlie has matured as an actor since this debut performance; I don't know because I've never seen him in anything since. However here he is terrible. I suspect that if he had not been his father's son, he never would have made it in the business. I only wonder how such a good actor as Martin could have spawned such a bad actor as Charlie. Well they both have good hair.
The problem with having such a poor actor as the guy who carries the whole film is that he never engages our sympathy. He has no ability to do anything besides act cool, and that gets old real fast. It was obvious from the first, that he was going to get burned in this deal and I kept thinking that it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. As his father says in the end, maybe some jail time will do him good.
Darryl Hannah, who is very good in other films, is terrible here, too. All in all, I can't recommend it.
excellent condition, fast shipping Mar 04, 2010
Even I bought the used version, it was in great condition and came to before the estimated date.
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Riveting and Rings True! Feb 23, 2010
Director Oliver Stone has caught the ambitious feelings of a greedy time during the 1980's. It is also a deja vu moment on steroids for the beginning of the 21st Century. Greed and avarice versus human decency and the greater good is what the movie is about.
Set in New York City, Charlie Sheen plays Bud Fox, a striving, ambitious stockbroker, doing cold calls for his firm. Bud is from a blue-collar background who has a hard-working union boss father. He has a deep loving respectful relationship with him. Martin Sheen plays Carl, Bud's father (he is also Charlie Sheen's father in real life)
Bud also admires and worships the success of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), who has much success in corporate takeovers. He is rich and powerful beyond the normal bounds of Bud's expectations.
The story evolves to Bud being torn between two father figures, Gordon the Wall Street Wizard ("Greed is Good") and Carl, his loving, kind and working class man.
As Gordon takes Bud on as his protégé, he shows him the "moves" that need to be done to get to the top. Bud slowly but surely decides that this is much more fun than doing cold calls for his firm. Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook), who works for Bud's firm, counsels him that easy money is a dream. You work hard and diligent through good and bad times and that is what works. Bud ignores the advice and stays in the fast lane, using inside information from his father as well as getting a job in night cleaning to go through other people's files for insider information.
He moves up to an expensive apartment and a beautiful ambitious girlfriend to match (Darryl Hannah). Gekko puts more and ore pressure on Bud to keep breaking the law of insider trading - and then undermine his union leader father, which will jeopardize his friend's jobs and lives, he can't do it. Bud realizes that sleeping at night with a clear conscience is worth more than all the glitz and power money can buy.
The movie has some bumps (Darryl Hannah's acting is awful as the girlfriend), but performances by Michael Douglas, Martin and Charlie Sheen make it riveting and a compelling watch. The bittersweet twist is that we still see greed and hubris in top Wall Street and Banking firms. No lessons learned.
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