Wall Street - Review

I feel like this movie will now forever be shadowed by Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. When somebody asks, "Have you seen Wall Street?", you will have to stop and ask if they are talking about the Leonardo DiCaprio version with all the drugs and naked Margot Robbie? Or are they referring to the original Wall Street where Michael Douglas won an Oscar for Best Actor? Now, he did a fantastic job here, but he really plays every other rich, selfish, cold villain you've seen before in movies like this. I think Robin Williams did a better job in Good Morning, Vietnam, but I digress. This movie was a good movie, and to be honest, that's all I really have to say about it. I'm sure if I saw this movie in 1987, I would think that this is a great film, but in 2017, I think there are better options to tackle this subject matter like Wolf of Wall Street or even something like The Big Short. Obviously, those films are more comedic than Wall Street, but I think that is the best way to do a Wall Street, stock exchange type movie. With humour, the audience can relate more to a subject matter that many people don't understand. Hell, I still barely understand my own provincial government's tax laws. Oliver Stone isn't known for his comedic works, he is best known for his left-wing look on American issues. JFK, Scarface, Nixon, W., Snowden, and here he brings up some interesting points about how the 1% run America. However, today I just believe there are better versions of this story out there. If you do decide to watch Wall Street, you'll probably enjoy it enough, but I would recommend The Big Short or The Wolf of Wall Street over this one any day of the week.