'The Wolf of Wall Street': Sex, Drugs, Stocks n'Roll . . .

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Scorsese has brilliantly blended 'Wall Street' with 'Animal House' to produce a wild, raucous tale of nearly three hours that literally flies by. We see the mercurial rise and fall of a driven Jordan Belfort played by DiCaprio with virtuoso style and panache. The rest of the cast shined as well with Jonah Hill playing his trusted and goofy second-in-command and Rob Reiner doing a good turn playing Belfort's dad.
I never thought Scorsese was up for Roman orgies but I was apparently wrong, several times. Plenty of skin but it flies by so quickly it leaves one in a state of awe not titillation. The use of drugs and alcohol were overwhelming in the telling of Belfort's story which began in 1987. (I had nearly forgotten how Quaaludes were such an obsession during those times.)
Belfort's life runs just like a movie...his life was a movie and Scorcese captured it with the appropriate amount of excess and over-indulgence of the time. This is a must-see for the spectacle as much as the story of a over-wound man.

Edits: 12/25/13

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Topic - 'The Wolf of Wall Street': Sex, Drugs, Stocks n'Roll . . . - Billy Wonka 14:44:46 12/25/13 (7)

Quaaludes were long since passe by 1987... - rlw 09:04:17 12/30/13 (0)

nice review and spot on. what lewd, outrageous scumbags these guys were - PhilJ 15:30:39 12/28/13 (1)

The true American Satyricon. * - Billy Wonka 18:29:52 12/29/13 (0)

Scorsese and DiCaprio were discussing the film with Charlie Rose... - musetap 11:19:31 12/28/13 (0)

Can't wait to see it myself. But not everyone is so thrilled with the release. - meisterkleef 09:11:50 12/28/13 (2)

I think it's a pretty silly point - tunenut 16:47:39 12/30/13 (0)

Point well taken . . . - Billy Wonka 11:36:37 12/28/13 (0)

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