Saw it a while ago, but haven’t been on. I thought it was awesome! My father saw Infernal Affairs with me, but because he isn’t too much into asian cinema, he couldn’t really get into it, but he loved the story. The Departed is by far the best asian cinema remake in living memory. Firstly, because it wasn’t totally a straight rip off. It looked more like Scorsese saw something he liked in the original film and saw what he could do with it. Instead of just straight adapting it for an english-speaking audience. Secondly, because it went and comfortably put itself into it’s new setting. They needed something to imitate the triads in Hong Kong and the Boston Irish mob was a great idea. But there were no traces of the triads left. It effectively morphed into a Boston crime film. This had everything I love about Scorsese. I triumphant return to the genre he practically created.
Im goinr to see it on the 3rd of November, thats when the premiere is here in Norway. Im stoked!!!
Haha, oh man, I went to watch this yesterday and it was FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
I haven’t felt that satisfied and excited after coming out of a cinema showing in my life.
This movie fucking rocked my world. The acting from everyone was top notch. Nicholson, Wahlberg and DiCaprio especially were so fucking great. DiCaprio had an air of De Niro about him. The dialogue was so witty and brilliant. The soundtrack was incredible. There was nothing in this movie that I didn’t like except the scenes which dragged on a bit, but with a climax such as the one in this film, that’s nothing.
Classic Scorsese. His funniest and coolest film yet. He is still the master of depicting urban violence. So many stand-out scenes, the film had a bit of everything. After so many films and so many years, it’s incredible how he still manages to bring something new and fresh to his films and add to his already immense talent. If this film doesn’t win an oscar, I will kill somebody. It really was that good, and I definitely want to go watch it again.
10/10
I’m not seeing it on the 3rd anymore, but this friday on the pre-premiere, if that is what is called!
Who thinks Marty’s finally gonna win the Best Director oscar?
I think he’s got it this year! Who’s his competition? I havent really kept up with this years films. What other oscar worthy movies came out this year?
new topic maybe?
Eastwood’s WWII epic; Flags Of Our Fathers and Soderbergh’s The Good German are other strong contenders.
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Haha, oh man, I went to watch this yesterday and it was FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
I haven’t felt that satisfied and excited after coming out of a cinema showing in my life.
This movie fucking rocked my world. The acting from everyone was top notch. Nicholson, Wahlberg and DiCaprio especially were so fucking great. DiCaprio had an air of De Niro about him. The dialogue was so witty and brilliant. The soundtrack was incredible. There was nothing in this movie that I didn’t like except the scenes which dragged on a bit, but with a climax such as the one in this film, that’s nothing.
Classic Scorsese. His funniest and coolest film yet. He is still the master of depicting urban violence. So many stand-out scenes, the film had a bit of everything. After so many films and so many years, it’s incredible how he still manages to bring something new and fresh to his films and add to his already immense talent. If this film doesn’t win an oscar, I will kill somebody. It really was that good, and I definitely want to go watch it again.
10/10
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I understand your enthusiasm, but I don’t really think this is going to be a Scorsese film for the history books. I’ve been to see it twice in the the theatres now, and I’ve noticed something both times I went. I got the whole picture; there was nothing left to your imagination, nothing to notice the secong time around.
It was a heavily noticeable exercise in plot, and audience pandering is too good of a phrase for it.
I mean DiCaprio was on a par w/ Liotta’s portrayal of Henry Hill, and Nicholson was almost as good as DeNiro’s Conway.
However 20 years down the road what’s really going to make the Frank Costello character a truly memorable one(albeit an interesting and entertaining mix of Irish mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, and Mafia hit man Richard "Iceman"Kulinski). Marty’s funniest? His coolest perhaps, but in term of sheer dark humor I tend to favor Mean Streets. And in terms of Oscar-worthiness I’m not so sure this particular film is deserving of that honor; only because of the fact that it relys on ludicrous plot devices one after the other. Martin’s strengths are people, places, and times, and while there is plenty in The Departed it’s not quite the same as his previous works. Especially when it comes to the ending that was all wrapped up in a neat little package. Coming from a director who usually leaves the audience with a certain sense of ambiguity is very hard to accept. Look I’m not saying it’s a shit film, or that Scorsese didn’t put the neccesary effort into it. I’m sure I sound like a crotchity, pessimistic, prick I know I do; it’s just that considering who and what he had to work with it’s somewhat difficult not to be dissapointed to some degree.
The Departed comes to dvd.
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Oh man, no commentary, that sucks. They should have more featurettes with Scorsese. Definitely want to buy this, but if they’re going to release another version with more extras, I’m going to hold out for that.
Would you consider me out of my mind and crazy if I told you that I liked it more than Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Gangs of New York?
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Would you consider me out of my mind and crazy if I told you that I liked it more than Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Gangs of New York?
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i liked it more than mean streets and taxi driver
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Who thinks Marty’s finally gonna win the Best Director oscar?
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and eastwoods Letters from Iwo Jima, Babel, dreamgirls has been mentioned alot, Little Miss Sunshine and maybe blood diamond??
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he must, i say we riot if he doesn’t
i have to agree, he got robbed in when goodfellas was realeased, and to kevin costner biggest upset ever…
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I agree.
I can’t agree more. It is really the time to recognise him. No oscar for his career, that’s not a serious recognition after all those ceremonies. A real oscar (very very late but still there) for his work.
I really like this movie. The Departed is one of the movies you can rewatch over and over and never get bored of it. I cant wait to watch it again.
Word. I’ve seen it 4 times already. Twice in the cinema (within a week of each other), twice on DVD (again, both within a week of each other).
The best part of this one is that there are so many things that you can notice for the first time - even after you’ve seen it three or four times. That’s the same thing that I like about Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and The Usual Suspects. To name a few.
I love the steel case DVD, good extras as well.
I can’t believe some people call this movie shitty…
it sounds really nerdy but all we do at school (me and my freind) is quote the departed well alot of the time