Mean Streets (Special Edition)

Having never seen this film before I went in without any expectations. Just that it had some big named actors and director. I also love Second Sight film transfers into 4k so this was an easy buy for me. This film looks gorgeous in 4k. Really impressed with the grain and clarity of the film. The film itself is brilliant. Some awesome performances. De Niro and Keitel steal the show. Also it comes with a very nice booklet and film cards. Very impressive presentation from Second Sight.

A beautiful chunky boxset great to have for the collection, and essential for Scorsese fans😀👍

Really good film. Gritty portrayal of low life gangsters in Little Italy. Kietel's brotherly patience with feral De Niro is superhuman - I would have kicked his ass within the first half hour! Having said that the interaction between the two close friends is great. Loved the line 'you don't make up for your sins in church, you do it in the streets.You do it at home. The rest is BS and you know it"..... May be typical gangster fare but it kept me entertained. Perfect for movie buffs, gangster / action / De Niro fans.

A superb film. Harvey Keitel and Robert De Nero turn in stunning performances, in fact the whole cast shines, especially Teresa, the girl Charlie (Keitel) shouldn't be dating as her epiplespy is frowned upon. As usual with De Nero, certain scenes just explode, and the intensity is literally fightening, for example the scene where he (Johnny Boy) erupts with rage at Charlie (or rather, himself, due to his own predicament at being unable to meet owed payments). The charm of the film is the way Keitel is torn between his mob lifestyle and a sense of ethics. The musical score is incredibly effective; as pointed out by another reviewer the drunk-in-bar scene is brilliant, and the music just highlights the rather eerie and dark feel of the whole scene. To think I snapped up this film for about £5 off Amazon; I guess some things in life are fantastic value for money after all! Awesome.

not as good as i thought it would be found it to slow

I got this for my son he enjoyed the film.

Brilliant first gangster film from Mr De Niro. Set the tone for all the ones that followed. If you have'nt got it your'e missing out.

A fore runner of those great gangster movies of the late 70s and 80s. All the usual suspects with some great performances here - Harvey Keitel and Robert DeNiro are excellent with bravura performances my the rest of the cast. A must have for fans of the genre - go on buy it - make them an offer they cannot refuse.

Excellent film de début de carrière d'un jeune réalisateur prometteur qui fera le bonheur des petits et des grands par sa future filmographie. A voir ou à revoir pour les cinéphiles connaisseurs des blockbusters américains.

Super underrated movie from Martin Scorsese. I thought it was just kinda ok when I first watched it but after a second watch it's one of my favourites now. It just has a special vibe.

L'ho acquistato dopo il consiglio di un mio amico. Era un film degli anni 70, uscito nel periodo appena successivo a Taxy Driver. Il regista, Martin Scorsese, ha fatto uno "spaccato" di New York in quegli anni, in cui la piccola criminalità cercava di farsi strada in mezzo ai vecchi capi mafia con una concezione classica della "malavita", basata sul "pizzo", mentre gli emergenti cercano di arricchirsi con la droga. Un film anche divertente, con un De Niro "pazzo", ed un Harvey Keytel più assennato, ma coinvolto in guai sempre più grossi dal cugino scapestrato. Guai grossi!

Martin Scorsese's early film "Mean Streets" (1973) tells a story of religious redemption and of loyalty set in the criminal world of New York City's Lower East Side in the 1960s. The movie featured brilliant acting debuts by its two main characters, Robert DeNiro (Johnny Boy) and Harvey Keitel (Charlie), both of whom played leading roles in later Scorsese films. The movie has a thin plot, or tangle of thin plots. Charlie is a young, rising petty criminal in the Mafia who has strong Catholic convictions together with guilt about his apparent path in life. He is a faithful friend of another young man, Johnny Boy, headstrong, selfish, impulsive, and half-crazy. Johnny Boy is deeply in debt to another rising and menacing young criminal, Michael (Richard Romanus). At great risk to himself, Charlie tries to help out Johnny Boy. Charlie is also involved with a young epileptic woman, Teresa, (Amy Robinson) related to Johnny Boy. Charlie's boss, his uncle and a higher figure in the criminal ranks, Giovanni, (Cesare Danova) warns his young protege to steer clear of both Johnny Boy and Teresa. The film builds to a violent ephiphany of a conclusion which reminded me of the ending of Henry Roth's novel, "Call it Sleep". The film is difficult to follow for viewers with the expectation of a linear, straightforward story. The movie rewards more than one viewing, as I took the opportunity to do through Amazon's rental program. With careful viewing, the film has a powerful, cumulative impact. "Mean Streets" is set in the bars, restaurants, go-go clubs, apartments, and, in particular, the streets of Little Italy. Most of the action takes place at night. The movie is improvisatory and episodic. It consists of a number of small, carefully developed vignettes which at first may seem unconnected to one another. The different themes develop slowly and indirectly. The religious themes are suggested throughout as the movie explores Charlie's tormented character. Each individual scene has a great deal of tension and atmosphere, as the characters alternate between cameraderie and barely suppressed violence in the unforgiving world of Little Italy. The cinematography and lighting add immeasurably in defining the action and were unusual for their time. The movie includes an insightfully appropriate musical score consisting largely of doo-wop songs from girl groups of the early 1960's. The film offers a rough, raw picture of streets and of crime, combined with a hovering feeling of religious grace. Scorsese explored these themes in many subsequent movies. "Mean Streets" stands on its own without needing comparison to his latter efforts. "Mean Streets" is a tough, suggestive film for viewers with a passion for exploring the meaning of American urban life. Robin Friedman

Aunque podría venir con más extras, por el precio que tiene merece la pena tenerla, ya que además mejora considerablemente la calidad de imagen del DVD.