Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

mauricepfeife I think this movie achieves almost perfect what it wants. A nice story about the Wall Street, money and crave. The camera gives nice images from New York, the actors are good (even though I sometimes find Charlie Sheen to act a little over the top), and the story has nice depth and a message. It perfectly shows what crave and money can do with you. It is able to destroy relationships, even your life. BUT: The story is just boring. It is so well made, but because it is so not relatable it is boring. Added to that, I wasn't really worried about the characters, I didn't feel for them, because if you think of it, you realize they are not in real danger. I mean... if Buddie would have failed on half of his way, what would have happened to him? He would have continued his "normal" lifestyle. That is just not that exciting. That is why the movie is just 'ok' for me

oOoBarracuda Oliver Stone crafted one of the best film characters in recent memory through his 1987 film, Wall Street. Gordon Gekko the corporate maverick with the motto "greed is good", flawlessly played by Michael Douglas completely owns the film. Also starring Martin and Charlie Sheen, Wall Street captures the journey one man takes trying to climb his way to the top of the stock broking ladder. A brilliant character study delving into the motivations and intricacies of corporate America, Stone delivers his typically scathing view of wealth and politics audiences have come to expect.Gordon Gekko is the king of the stockbrokers in New York during the 1980's. He's ruthless and has the take no prisoners attitude that it takes to get to the top of the heap. He's rich, powerful, and the envy of everyone in his field. Gordon is the hero to up and coming stockbroker, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen). Bud is the product of a modest family upbringing born to airline union representative, Carl (Martin Sheen). After 59 consecutive days of calling Gordon's office hoping for a chance to work for him, Gordon feels charitable on his Birthday, when he accepts Bud's visit and gift. As it turns out, Bud was the one given a gift, as Gordon has finally decided to give him a chance to make a couple investments with his money. Once Bud sees how fast money can be earned as long as the initial investment is more money than he's ever seen in his life. Bud quickly becomes obsessed with the chase and increasingly devoted to seeking money until he completely submits himself to Gordon's notion that "greed, for lack of a better word, is good." The pace and questionable moral compass Gordon operates with eventually takes its toll on Bud in a way that may even end his career.Wall Street is Oliver Stone's manifesto on the consequences of greed and the life-altering effects the chase for capital reaps upon the individual. There is no room left to wonder what Stone thinks of the financial sector or those that work within it. Wall Street is a brilliant character study well-executed due to the brilliant acting on the parts of all involved. The only area where Wall Street suffers is the fact that it doesn't age well, although this is the struggle of any film with a heavy emphasis on technology. The constant shots of computers, phones, and ticker tape in 1987 have the glaring look of being outdated in 2016. The wonderful script, outstanding acting, and fantastic directing make Wall Street a fine film, even despite its dated look. The message of Wall Street persists and, is perhaps, even more necessary in today's political climate.

TOMASBBloodhound Definitely one of Oliver Stone's better films, this indictment of corporate raiders and unscrupulous stock brokers hasn't lost any of its impact since the same type of activities are still in practice, and the gap between rich and poor in the United States has never been higher. But nowadays, since Wall Street has learned to finance the Democrat Party and pay lip service in the press to liberal causes, we hear a lot less about "wall street greed" in the national media. Now many of them are just as hypocritical as they are greedy. But Stone's film is all about the Wall Street of its day. In other words, we get lots of suspenders, big gray cell phones, women with big hair, and shots of people smoking in public. Throw in a scene with a cheesy robot, and you have a an 80s film on your hands. Seriously, what was is with lame robots in 80s films? Rocky IV, R.O.T.O.R., Revenge of the Nerds, Short Circuit.... digressing here.The plot deals with a fresh-faced, but oily-haired Charlie Sheen working as a hustling young stock broker. He doesn't seem to be doing that well at it, he is mired in debt, and his working-class hero father doesn't respect his line of work. He spends every free minute trying to get into business with Michael Douglas, who is one of the most feared and respected traders in the business. Finally a box of Cuban cigars hand delivered on his birthday is enough to get Sheen into the door. Desperate to get on Douglas's good side, Sheen leaks some insider info about the airline his father works for. It ends up making Douglas some $$, and starts Sheen on his way quickly up the financial ladder. But as you'd expect, Sheen wants it all too fast, and he ends up not only using illegal insider trading practices, but he also ends up as a pawn in Douglas's plan to take over the the airline. You don't have to know all that much about the business to follow the story, but it helps to pay attention. There is a lot of dialogue, and most of it is important.The casting is exceptional. Charlie and Martin Sheen make a great father-son pairing. Probably better than they do in real life. Martin Sheen gets to do plenty of sermonizing about the value of hard work and whatnot, and you have to think he loved the chance to play this character. Michael Douglas gives probably his most memorable performance as the evil Gordon Gekko. "Greed is good..." etc... He is almost good enough to convince you his character isn't even that bad of a guy. Douglas actually rises about the character in a sense. Hal Holbrook is on hand as a veteran broker who tries to talk Sheen out of chasing the quick buck. He is always appreciated in any film. Wall Street strikes out, however, with its two main female characters. Darryl Hannah is lost as Sheen's tacked-on love interest. Its a thankless role she isn't even talented enough to handle. Honestly, why was she wearing a wet-suit in her scene on the beach. Wouldn't some kind of swimsuit have been more logical or hot? And Sean Young as Douglas's wife?? Always a train wreck, she was apparently such a problem on the set that her role was drastically reduced. Overall, a very good film though. 8 of 10 stars.The Hound.

Ole Sandbaek Joergensen Maybe watching this back in the day would have made a greater impression, I think Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas is a great performance, and the green Bud Fox by Charlie Sheen fits in very nicely.I don't get the Wall Street world and never will I guess, but I can see the glamor and money and esteem by the peers if you do it well. That is what this is all about, making money and thereby making a name for yourself. In such a competitive world, wouldn't all try to cheat just a little if they had the knowledge to it...This is a good film, has a lot of content I can't understand, but the basics is alright, if Greed is Good, well if you don't get caught up in it or caught by doing something illegal to achieve it, yes then it might be worth it.