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Reviewer: Kncny11 (talk · contribs) 20:01, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
I promise this one will take less time to comb through than The Hunger Games! You know the drill, Working means I haven't finished it, but feel free to start making changes as soon as you see them appear.
Infobox and lede
[edit]- The statement that this is Scorcese's fifth collaboration with DiCaprio and second with Winter is not mentioned in the body
- Done removed Chompy Ace 12:50, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- "with praise for Scorsese's direction, the comedic performances of DiCaprio and Hill, the screenplay, and the fast-paced and consistent humor" also not mentioned in the body
- Done removed Chompy Ace 12:50, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Plot
[edit]- Good length (686 words)
- WL Wall Street and stockbroker
- "sex and drug-fueled" → "sex– and drug–fueled"
- ""hard sell."" → ""hard sell"." per MOS:LQ
- "worth a lot less" → "worth much less"
- Comma after "for his testimony"
Cast
[edit]- No need to include citations for anything except the uncredited cameo
Development
[edit]- ", Jordan Belfort made $1 million on the movie rights." → "with Belfort making $1 million off the deal."
- Neither [15] nor [16] reference the Brad Pitt bidding war
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 13:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- [16] doesn't mention anything in the sentence to which it's tied
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 13:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- Martin Scorsese was considered to direct the film,[17][18] during pre-production, Scorsese worked on the film's script before working on Shutter Island. This sentence needs to be rewritten for clarity, as I'm not sure I'm following at the moment.
- [16] and [19] are the same reference under different numbers
- "had offered Ridley Scott to direct the film" → "had offered the directorial role to Ridley Scott"
- Comma after "independent company Red Granite Pictures"
- Comma after "came back on board"
- Not immediately clear from the first three paragraphs that Scorcese outright abandoned directing the project for a while
- "and the film is even tamer in its depiction" needs a citation.
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 13:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- Last sentence of the paragraph is a run-on that needs some rewriting for tone
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 13:14, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Filming
[edit]- "Hill announced on Twitter that his first day"
- MovieLoci.com doesn't seem like a very reliable source (it looks user-generated to me)
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 13:23, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- Additionally, citations are needed for Harrison and Ardsley mentions
- WL Vitamin D
- More context for Schoonmaker saying that the film would be shot digitally
- Comma after "proponent of shooting on film"
- End sentence after "photographed in 3D"
- "however, The Wolf of Wall Street was originally planned to be shot digitally despite being filmed in 2D." → "Despite being filmed in 2D, The Wolf of Wall Street was originally planned to be shot digitally."
- Comma after "shot on film stock"
- "the digital Arri Alexa camera system."
Use of animals
[edit]- "the film's trading company" → "the trading company depicted in the film"
- "for its symbol" → "as its symbol"
- The last sentence seems slightly out of place, and I'm wondering if this and the controversy on the use of animals should be put together in one section
Profanity
[edit]- Guinness World Record needs a citation in the body
- The junkiemonkeys link [53] is broken.
- Swearnet: The Movie needs a citation
Release
[edit]- "It was previously slated to be released on November 15, 2013, but the date was pushed back after film cuts were made to reduce the run time." → "The film's original release date of November 15 was pushed back after cuts were made to reduce the run time."
- "set for a Christmas 2013 release." → "set for release that Christmas."
- "Paramount officially confirmed the Christmas Day 2013 release date on October 29, 2013, with a running time of 165 minutes." → "On October 29, Paramount officially confirmed that the film would release on Christmas Day, with a running time of 165 minutes."
- "On November 25, 2013, the length was announced to be 179 minutes." → "This run time was changed to 179 minutes on November 25."
- "rated R by the Motion Picture Association"
- "The film marks a change in film history" → "The release of The Wolf of Wall Street marks a shift in cinema history"
- Link 35mm film in the first sentence, not the second
Box office & critical response
[edit]- The Rolling Stone sentence needs a citation
- "wrote that the film did not work for her," → "was more critical"
- "as an irresponsible glorification of Belfort and his associates"
- "2nd best" → "second best"
Audience response
[edit]- "a rating lower than anything else in theaters the opening week of the film." → "the lowest rating of any film opening that week."
- Per MOS:DASH, either remove the spaces around the em dashes in the third paragraph, or replace them with en dashes
- Already done Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 14:00, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- You only need [92] at the end of the third paragraph
- ""beyond an insult" to his victims" → ""beyond an insult to Belfort's victims" (clarifies the "he")
Controversies
[edit]- Italicize Variety and link to Variety (magazine)
- Comma after "Hollywood's use of animals"
- Comma after "by producer Riza Aziz"
- "illicit monetary movements and in 2016 was" → "illicit monetary movements, and, in 2016, was"
- expand DOJ into "Department of Justice"
- A bit of a WP:REFBOMB after the DOJ quote. [94] is pretty much reporting on [96], so the former can be removed
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 14:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- "At the ending of the film, Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low was credited," → "Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low was credited at the end of the film"
- "created more speculation" with regards to what, exactly?
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 14:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- move [100] to the end of the sentence.
- The paragraph beginning "In January 2020" set off an Earwig red flag, even outside of the direct quote, and needs to be rewritten for close paraphrasing.
- ""and psychopathic behavior."" → ""and psychopathic behavior"." per MOS:LQ
- "short lived" → "short-lived"
- ""fraud is left unchecked."" → ""fraud is left unchecked"." per MOS:LQ
- In an interview, Josh Greenstein, Chief Marketing Officer of Paramount Pictures during the film's release, he depicts how needs to be rewritten for clarity
- ""about the world."" → ""about the world"." per MOS:LQ
- Last two sentences need a citation.
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 14:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Jordan Belfort's reception
[edit]- I think London Real should be italicized? It's a podcast and YT channel
- "increasingly senseless and greedy crimes" needs a tweak for neutrality, or a direct quote from Belfort
Accolades
[edit]- The Oscar and BAFTA nominations require citations
Soundtrack
[edit]References
[edit]- We Got This Covered is grossly unreliable (my friends in the comics industry hate it for all the unsubstantiated clickbaity rumors it peddles)
- Done Removed. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 14:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- [6] is missing the first letter ("he" instead of "The")
- [11] is a bare reference to an unreliable source (IMDb)
- Done per WP:IMDB Chompy Ace 13:03, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- [14] is also missing the first letter ("ow" instead of "How")
- [16] and [19] are the same source
- Change instances of "Deadline.com" to "Deadline Hollywood"
- [26] and [27] are incomplete refs
- In general, any publication that's currently .com should be altered to the publication name (ew.com → Entertainment Weekly, HollywoodReporter.com → The Hollywood Reporter, etc.)
- [60] is missing a publication
- [63] is a bare link
- [66] is missing a work/publication
- [102] and [103] are also bare links
General comments
[edit]- Article is stable
- Pictures are good
- Earwig score is high but clearly a mirror. The one paragraph of concern is listed above
Final comments and verdict
[edit]Putting On hold until all issues are fixed. Don't be afraid to reach out if you have any questions. Kncny11 (shoot) 00:31, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Kncny11: All of your suggestions and comments have been addressed (proof). Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 15:01, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for making those changes, Some Dude From North Carolina (and Chompy Ace, your contributions are not unnoticed!) Passing now. :) Kncny11 (shoot) 19:22, 24 March 2021 (UTC)