If you want to understand Casino in one shot, start with the opening: De Niro in that immaculate suit, walking toward his car like a man who believes in order, control, and the power of a well‑managed casino — and then boom, the whole thing goes up in a fireball of betrayal and bad decisions. It’s the perfect thesis statement for the movie: everything looks polished until you get close enough to smell the gasoline. Scorsese doesn’t ease you in; he throws you straight into the glittering inferno and dares you to keep up.

From there, the film becomes a three‑hour masterclass in watching brilliant people sabotage themselves. De Niro’s Sam “Ace” Rothstein is all precision and paranoia, the kind of guy who can spot a crooked dealer from across the room but can’t see the emotional sinkhole forming in his own house. Joe Pesci’s Nicky Santoro is a walking cautionary tale with a short fuse and a shovel, and every time he shows up, you know the body count — or at least the property damage — is about to rise. And then there’s Sharon Stone, who doesn’t just steal the movie; she hijacks it, drives it into oncoming traffic, and makes you thank her for the ride. Her Ginger is tragic, magnetic, and so painfully human that even her worst choices feel inevitable.

Behind the camera, Scorsese is in full maximalist mode — voiceovers layered like a Greek chorus, needle drops that hit with the force of memory, and editing that moves with the jittery rhythm of a city that never sleeps and never forgives. Thelma Schoonmaker’s cutting is practically a character in itself, stitching together the rise and fall of Vegas with the precision of a surgeon and the energy of someone who’s had three espressos and a deadline. It’s a film made by people who understand that excess isn’t a theme — it’s a lifestyle.

And somehow, in 2025, Casino feels even more relevant than it did in ’95. The movie’s obsession with image, control, corruption, and the illusion of stability hits differently in a world where everything looks shiny on the surface and quietly chaotic underneath. The fall of old Vegas mirrors the fall of every system we were told would last forever. Watching Ace cling to order while the world burns around him feels like watching modern life in real time — glamorous, exhausting, and one bad decision away from collapse. It’s a movie about power, ego, and the myth of permanence, which makes it feel weirdly timeless.

The SteelBook release leans into all of that with a slick, neon‑kissed design that looks like it was peeled off the side of a Tangiers slot machine. The 4K transfer sharpens every sequin, cigarette ember, and bead of flop‑sweat, while the audio mix gives the soundtrack and voiceovers the clarity they deserve. It’s a package that understands the film’s swagger — bold, gaudy, and absolutely unapologetic. If you’re going to own Casino, this is the version that feels like it belongs locked in a high‑roller’s safe, not buried in a streaming menu that might vanish overnight.

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital 4K / SteelBook / 30th Anniversary Limited Edition

Home Video Distributor: Universal
Available on Blu-ray - November 18, 2025
Screen Formats: 2.35:1
Subtitles: English SDH; French; Japanese; Portuguese; Spanish
Video: HDR10
Audio: English: DTS:X; English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1; French (Canada): DTS 5.1; Spanish: DTS 5.1; Japanese: DTS 5.1; Portuguese: DTS 5.1
Discs: 4K Ultra HD; Blu-ray Disc; Two-disc set
Region Encoding: 4K region-free; blu-ray locked to Region A

Scorsese’s neon‑drenched epic returns in a 4K restoration that hits harder than a Tangiers security briefing. De Niro, Pesci, and Stone deliver career‑defining performances in this operatic rise‑and‑fall of old Vegas — a world built on glamour, greed, and the illusion of control. Packed with unforgettable characters, razor‑sharp editing, and a soundtrack that never quits, Casino remains a towering crime saga about power, loyalty, and the cost of wanting too much. This SteelBook edition wraps the classic in a slick, high‑roller shell, complete with a stunning transfer and a vault of bonus features. A must‑own for anyone who knows the house always wins — but the story is always worth watching.

VIDEO

The 4K transfer on Casino is the kind of upgrade that makes you wonder how you ever watched the movie any other way. Every sequin, cigarette ember, and velvet‑draped corner of the Tangiers pops with a clarity that feels almost indecent. The grain is intact — thank Scorsese — but the image has a crispness that gives the film’s maximalist aesthetic room to breathe.

Night scenes finally have depth instead of that old “Vegas‑through-a-fog-machine” haze, and the color grading leans into the film’s gold‑and‑neon palette without tipping into cartoon territory. It’s the cleanest, sharpest, most dangerously glamorous the movie has ever looked.

AUDIO

The audio mix doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel — it just polishes it until it gleams. Dialogue is clean and centered, the voiceovers glide through the soundstage with the confidence of a man counting skim money, and the soundtrack hits with a warmth that makes every needle drop feel intentional instead of nostalgic.

The ambient casino noise has more texture now — chips clacking, machines humming, the low‑grade chaos of a room full of people trying to beat the odds. It’s immersive without being overwhelming, and it respects the film’s rhythm instead of trying to modernize it into something it’s not.

Supplements:

Commentary:

• None

Special Features:

The special features on this release lean heavily on archival material, but they’re the kind of extras that actually deepen your appreciation instead of padding the runtime. You get behind‑the‑scenes looks at Scorsese’s process, cast interviews that remind you how much raw talent was packed into this thing, and featurettes that trace the real‑life history behind the film’s rise‑and‑fall narrative. Nothing feels tossed in — it’s a curated set that complements the movie’s scale and ambition.

• “Casino: The Story” featurette
• “Casino: The Cast and Characters”
• “Casino: The Look”
• “Casino: After the Filming”
• “Vegas and the Mob” documentary short
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers and TV spots

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