Review of New York, New York (1977) by Tonypolito — 11 Apr 2012
Tribute to Big Band era music embedded in the stylings of the grandiose MGM musicals. After Martin Scorsese scored big with "Taxi Driver," he had the freedom & funding to pursue his dream project ... and the result is this film.
Watching and listening is pure pleasure, but the plot is thin, even by MGM musical standards, that being De Niro the sax player & Minnelli the front singer wandering through a lame echoing of "A Star is Born." Even so, if the viewer is up for this type of music and costuming, the plot matters little.
Apparently there's three DVD treatments of this film, the 2005 Special Edition, the 2007 30th Anniversary Edition and a recent Blu-Ray treatment. None of these lead the viewer to a restoration and they all bring forward grain from the first mastering. So if you want to wallow in the visuals, save your money ... for a while longer, at least. The Soundtrack CD is, not surprisingly OOP and rare. Thank goodness once again for TCM, for re-discovering the film and putting it into a heavy rotation (in April, 2012).
This review of New York, New York (1977) was written by Tonypolito on 11 Apr 2012.
New York, New York has generally received positive reviews.
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