The Departed: Martin Scorsese\'s new film
 

Been seeing ads on TV. Here is an information link with a "review" : The Departed

In the TV ads Jack Nickolson has a great line that he stole from me - "lets kill everybody".

My kind of movie.

Le Misanthrope

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post7380069

I know there isn't much there, but no need to clutter the board with 2 threads....

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This film is looking so hot.

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To me, it looks like everybody is trying too hard. It looks like Donnie Brasco without the charm. But I hope I'm wrong. I like all the actors in the movie.

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I will go and watch this film, but I have no faith in Scorcese right now.

He really needs to win an oscar, and he is going to continue to try to make the perfect fit until he wins. At this, he will not make a good film again. At least, not of the caliber of good fellas or casino.

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It's currently 100% fresh at RT.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/departed/

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The original film was gritty and entertaining; the new version is a masterpiece -- the best effort Scorsese has brought to the screen since Goodfellas.

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Wow if this as good as Casino i am going to LOVE this.

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This movie looks awesome. Goodfellas and Casino were both excellent movies, Scorsese is a great.

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It's currently 100% fresh at RT.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/departed/

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The original film was gritty and entertaining; the new version is a masterpiece -- the best effort Scorsese has brought to the screen since Goodfellas.

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this is great news. I am an infernal affairs fan and was skeptical about the remake. Granted I was going to watch it regardless, but now I'm definetly gonna see it

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I'm pretty pumped about this one - if it is half as good as I want it to be it'll be my favorite of the year thus far.

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First negative review from J. Hoberman of the Village Voice:

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Neither a debacle nor a bore, The Departed works but only up to a point, and never emotionally.

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This movie looks awesome. Goodfellas and Casino were both excellent movies, Scorsese is a great.

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.....Have you seen any of his 'earlier' movies?

Mean Streets.

Taxi Driver.

Raging Bull.

If not, you should take them in.

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I have no seen any of his "earlier" movies. Then again, I hadn't seen Goodfellas until a month ago. I have Infernal Affairs now and I am going to watch it tonight....then seeing TD tomorrow afternoon. I also have Before Sunrise (or Sunset, whicihever was the first one) and CSA coming via Netflix. Should be a nice little weekend of movies [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Wowowowowow. No wonder people are looking forward to this movie so much. I just got done with Infernal Affairs. I found it absolutely amazing. It was stunning how awesome this movie was.

I'm giving it a 9/10. My major complaint--oddly enough--was that I would have liked the two female storylines to both be fleshed out a little more...(Not the writer, the other two). I think that could have added another dynamic to the story and been pretty powerful.

I am so pumped for tomorrow now. That movie was superb.

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I'm giving it a 9/10. My major complaint--oddly enough--was that I would have liked the two female storylines to both be fleshed out a little more...(Not the writer, the other two). I think that could have added another dynamic to the story and been pretty powerful.



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I think the shrink didn't neccessarily needed to be fleshed out all that much, but a bit more on the ex would've been nice

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Well my thought on the shrink was why even really include her if you don't flesh it out. And I thought it really COULD have been something pretty strong if they did it right....And obviously the ex was just wayyy too little.

I haven't seen 2 and 3 yet..do they address the child/ex thing in the prequel?

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Well my thought on the shrink was why even really include her if you don't flesh it out. And I thought it really COULD have been something pretty strong if they did it right....And obviously the ex was just wayyy too little.

I haven't seen 2 and 3 yet..do they address the child/ex thing in the prequel?

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I haven't seen 2&3 so I don't know. I'm pretty sure that someone on here has though

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Well my thought on the shrink was why even really include her if you don't flesh it out. And I thought it really COULD have been something pretty strong if they did it right....And obviously the ex was just wayyy too little.

I haven't seen 2 and 3 yet..do they address the child/ex thing in the prequel?

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IA3 really fleshes out the relationship between Yan and the Shrink. The ex gf appears at the beggining of the 2nd one but they don't go to deep into the relationship.

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bought my tickets in advance yesterday, going to see it at Manns Chinese 6 tonight. Wish my buddy told me it was IMAX, though.

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Just got back from the matinee showing. I found this movie absolutely amazing. I was left with a couple questions...but nothing that I didn't try to deduce the answer anyway.

I thought every actor was amazing, especially Leo. He has come a loooong way from Titanic in my mind. I thought that the original fleshed out a few of the relationships better (Sheen and Leo's relationship didn't seem as good as the original duo in my eyes). Beyond that small complaint, I thought this movie was well done in every aspect.

Edit for a question. I couldn't find an answer on the IMDb threads yet. So this is a spoiler...Please don't read without seeing this movie.... <font color="white"> Who's kid was it? </font> ...That is all.

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Agreed, thought Leo was fantastic, loved the movie.

The answer to your question, imo:

<font color="white"> Costigans. 2 clues: 1) when Sullivan was asked about his sex life he basically went way overboard saying how great it was, to the exces. 2) pretty sure there was a point where the doc was telling him that "don't worry, it happens" while they were in bed implying he was having problems getting it up. </font>

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I thought that the original fleshed out a few of the relationships better (Sheen and Leo's relationship didn't seem as good as the original duo in my eyes)

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Yea, this is probably my only beef with the film(and the body count being a lot larger). I definetly dug that Nicholson's part was jacked up from IA and I liked seeing how Leo's character got involved in that scene. Granted I didn't see the other two IAs so I don't know if it was addressed in either of them and scorsese added it into this one. I would've liked it a bit more if Damon's character and Leo's character had crossed paths a few times like Tony Leung's and Andy Lau's. What was key though is that scorsese took 2 1/2 hrs for this while IA was ~100 minutes iIRC so he could develop several plot points that were sped up in IA

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He has come a loooong way from Titanic in my mind.

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Have you seen This Boy's Life?

I'm not sure Leo had a lot to work with in the Titanic script.

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I have not seen This Boy's Life. Worth a Netflix queue I take it?

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score-say-zee or score-sez-ee

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I saw the movie last night. I though it was AWESOME. Unfortunately, I went with this girl and some of her friends, and they said it SUCKED. Stupid women, really, I loved it. I think I'll have to go back and see it with people who will appreciate it.

I have a question as well though...might be a spoiler but, what was in the envelope the leonardo gave the psychisatrist? I feel stupid for not knowing

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I have a question as well though...might be a spoiler but, what was in the envelope the leonardo gave the psychisatrist? I feel stupid for not knowing

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<font color="white"> it was the info that indicated him being a cop and probably where she could find the tapes that would implicate damon's character </font>

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Excellent film. Best Scorcese since Goodfellas is right. Best movie of the year so far as well.

****/****

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I saw the movie last night. I though it was AWESOME. Unfortunately, I went with this girl and some of her friends, and they said it SUCKED. Stupid women, really, I loved it. I think I'll have to go back and see it with people who will appreciate it.

I have a question as well though...might be a spoiler but, what was in the envelope the leonardo gave the psychisatrist? I feel stupid for not knowing

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You need to stop hanging out with those girls. The movie was excellent, and I think easily above Casino in Scorcese's work.

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great film, I really enjoyed it.

I have kind of a longshot question.

in the movie there were two Rolling Stones songs played, Gimmie Shelter (twice) and another one that was very softly played in the background. I recognized Jagger's voice but didn't know the song. thanks

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loved this movie,

2 things, i especially liked the lighthouse picture in the background (actual photograph) in Damon's apt that I have hanging in my apt.

2 - there was a TERRIBLE remake of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb in this movie, I mean wow. Don't even try, you can't compare to PF.

Other than that, so great.

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Using Gimme Shelter twice was weaksauce, even though I know Scorsese has a Stones fetish. The other Stones song was Moonlight Mile (I think). Maybe Dead Flowers.

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DiCaprio was the best actor in this film.

Why would anyone think he is anything other than a tremendous actor? Because of Titanic? He's been great in everything he's ever done.

Great f-ckin' movie.

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I saw the movie last night. I though it was AWESOME. Unfortunately, I went with this girl and some of her friends, and they said it SUCKED. Stupid women, really, I loved it. I think I'll have to go back and see it with people who will appreciate it.

I have a question as well though...might be a spoiler but, what was in the envelope the leonardo gave the psychisatrist? I feel stupid for not knowing

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Now you know why Scorcese has never won an Academy Award and may may never win one.

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For the record. I haven't seen Leo in much. I think, other than Titanic, I've seen GoNY, Aviator, and Catch me if You Can. I didn't like GoNY so I didn't give much credit to him. Same. With the other two it was a matter of just not being able to get past his role in Titanic. Maybe that is stupid. In fact I will admit it is, after seeing this movie.

He was the best one in this flick and was absolutely extraordinary.

I need to rewatch the aforementioned films apparantly to rejudge.

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you should watch What's Eating Gilbert Grape, his other Oscar-nominated role.

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in the movie there were two Rolling Stones songs played, Gimmie Shelter (twice) and another one that was very softly played in the background. I recognized Jagger's voice but didn't know the song. thanks

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All of this information is in the rolling creds, something I have a strange habit of sitting through.

The Comfortably Numb remake was Van Morrison.

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Van Morrison? Just thinking about it makes it hard not to chuckle.

Saw it today
 

Really enjoyed it. A slew of Oscar nominations for sure: for the movie, for Scorsese (and, I predict, a win), for Nicholson, for DiCaprio, and possibly for Damon and the woman (whose name I don't know).

I'm a sucker for Goodfellas, but this is right up there with it. It reminded me a bit of Heat, in that the Damon/DiCaprio characters were kind of mirror images in the way DiNiro/Pacino were in Heat. Also a bit of Donnie Brasco. The first few scenes, everybody in the theater oohs and aahs because, oh look, it's Leonardo DiCaprio, look it's Martin Sheen, look it's Alec Baldwin . . .

Nicholson is extremely funny, almost doing Marlon Brando doing Jack Nicholson.

The last shot (no pun intended) in the movie is wonderful.

It's definitely not a chick flick, but FWIW, Mrs. Fox loved it as well.

Don't miss it. Terrific entertainment.

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In Matt Damon's first meeting w/ his unit and Baldwin, the interchange between Wahlberg and Baldwin is phenomenal. Both the writing and the timing.