re: Gangs of New York has not aged well.

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How in the frick can a period piece not age well?

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Oh, it's quite possible. Watch some movies from the 50's that have people in ancient times talking like streetwise New York greasers.

A movie can be good and not "age well." I know I'll get blasted for saying this, but I think Gangs of New York is a movie that everyone says they love because we're required by law to say that DDL is amazing and Martin Scorsese pisses streams of gold and silk out of his arse, but it's not a movie I want to watch over and over for its timeless storytelling.

I think only it's a matter of time before Hollywood releases a movie entitled "Epic" which is nothing but Daniel Day Lewis in a period costume staring silently at the camera for four hours and it will win best picture because fanboys jizz at the mere mention of his name.