The Departed

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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    western pearl wrote:
    Not sure why dicaprio gets such a bad rap. I think a lot of people can't get over his titanic hearthrob role. He's a tremendous actor though. I hope he and scorcese continue to work together.

    I thought he was the best thing about 'The Departed'. He was also great in 'Catch me if you can', and 'Total Eclipse', the film about the poet Arthur Rimbaud.
  • bryn_cmbs
    bryn_cmbs Posts: 407
    AmentsChick wrote:
    OK so I watched it today. It wasn't bad, I enjoyed it. Didn't think it should have beat out Babel, though.


    Babel?! That movies sucks donkey balls.
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Babel?! That movies sucks donkey balls.

    Um....ok. I enjoyed it.
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  • rearviewmiror
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    western pearl wrote:
    Not sure why dicaprio gets such a bad rap. I think a lot of people can't get over his titanic hearthrob role. He's a tremendous actor though. I hope he and scorcese continue to work together.
    I always think of him in titanic though. Still, I like everything i've seen of his though outside of that ship movie. I was really impressed and thought he was the best in the film.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    i finally saw this this weekend. it was the best movie i've seen in a long time. all of the characters were amazing, i was on the edge of my seat the whole time, i felt like i was part of the tension. awesome movie.
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    I watched it Saturday night. Good stuff.....but didn't feel totally in to it. Still a 8.5 out of 10!
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    I watched it on Friday, and I've gotta say I don't get what all the fuss is about. It was ok, better than staring at the wall for 2 hours, but best picture of the year? That makes me glad I didn't waste any time watching any of the other nominees.
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    hippiemom wrote:
    I watched it on Friday, and I've gotta say I don't get what all the fuss is about. It was ok, better than staring at the wall for 2 hours, but best picture of the year? That makes me glad I didn't waste any time watching any of the other nominees.

    that's how i felt when i saw it. it was way overhyped. it was a solid movie, but it was a pretty typical gangster movie with above average acting. not the second coming people claim it was. i liked blood diamond better.
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    soulsinging wrote:
    that's how i felt when i saw it. it was way overhyped. it was a solid movie, but it was a pretty typical gangster movie with above average acting. not the second coming people claim it was. i liked blood diamond better.
    The acting was outstanding, no doubt about it. And there were some interesting twists and turns in the plot, which is always welcome. It certainly wasn't a BAD movie, but with all the hype I was expecting something on a par with the first two Godfathers, and it sure as hell wasn't that.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    soulsinging wrote:
    i liked blood diamond better.
    that's next in my netflix queue. :D
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    nfanel wrote:
    that's next in my netflix queue. :D

    Tomorrow! I haven't seen it yet.
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  • Binaural
    Binaural Posts: 1,046
    Its a really good movie. However, it is so fucked up that THIS is the movie Scorsese gets an Oscar for. :rolleyes:
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  • eobo
    eobo Posts: 102
    Binaural wrote:
    Its a really good movie. However, it is so fucked up that THIS is the movie Scorsese gets an Oscar for. :rolleyes:

    i agree. best picture for a remake!!!!

    and, i can't honestly say its his best work.
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  • NOCODE#1
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    hippiemom wrote:
    I watched it on Friday, and I've gotta say I don't get what all the fuss is about. It was ok, better than staring at the wall for 2 hours, but best picture of the year? That makes me glad I didn't waste any time watching any of the other nominees.
    dont worry cheaper by the dozen 3 is coming out for people like you :rolleyes:
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  • NOCODE#1
    NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    eobo wrote:
    i agree. best picture for a remake!!!!

    and, i can't honestly say its his best work.
    do you have any idea how many films arent original or are based off imports.

    of course true fans think goodfellas should have ended when pesci got whacked.
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    JACK was warned by Damon, he ignored it his EGO got him killed.

    The fact that he was warned by Damon is my point. Kingpins don't become kingpins by making "ego" decisions. They're cold and calculating.

    To bring the movie to a quick close, Jack's character had to be "dumbed down" to someone who bases his decisions on his ego.

    So, the fact that Jack Nicholson showed up to a drug deal even though he knew he had a rat in his crew is plot hole of the film. Any semi-intelligent king pin would've sent a captain to do it for him.

    Also worth mentioning is the alley chase scene after Damon and Leo leave the porn theater. In the theater, Leo has the ringer off. In the alley way, his ringer is on. It's a plot hole that was created so that the movie wouldn't end too soon.

    The script isn't perfect, but that doesn't mean you're not supposed to like it.
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  • strummers
    strummers Posts: 2,611
    polaris wrote:
    anyone else seen the original and thought this was mediocre?

    Someone's talking sense.

    Sorry to say it, but that movie was damned awful compared to the original. Talk about leading the audience by the hand. Some of us out there have brains you know!

    I'd give it 3 or 4 (at a push) out of 10.

    Best part about it by far was the Dropkicks!

    Do yourselves a favour and rent/buy Infernal Affairs - by far superior!

    Ok, rant over!
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    sponger wrote:
    The fact that he was warned by Damon is my point. Kingpins don't become kingpins by making "ego" decisions. They're cold and calculating.

    To bring the movie to a quick close, Jack's character had to be "dumbed down" to someone who bases his decisions on his ego.

    So, the fact that Jack Nicholson showed up to a drug deal even though he knew he had a rat in his crew is plot hole of the film. Any semi-intelligent king pin would've sent a captain to do it for him.

    Also worth mentioning is the alley chase scene after Damon and Leo leave the porn theater. In the theater, Leo has the ringer off. In the alley way, his ringer is on. It's a plot hole that was created so that the movie wouldn't end too soon.

    The script isn't perfect, but that doesn't mean you're not supposed to like it.

    i think the film was supposed to show how he was slipping in his age. getting tired and cocky and sloppy.

    i didnt notice the ringer though. but then, im a pretty absent minded movie watcher... my mom and i spent 15 minutes after casino royale trying to figure out just what happened at the end of that movie.
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    sponger wrote:

    Also worth mentioning is the alley chase scene after Damon and Leo leave the porn theater. In the theater, Leo has the ringer off. In the alley way, his ringer is on.

    I noticed that, too.

    And yeah, this movie is by far scorsese's best picture. It was entertaining, but it wasn't amazing...
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  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Finally saw this last night and I'm with you Westernsky...I was really fuckin impressed! I loved it. And Leonardo!! God damn!!! He just constantly blows me away. He's amazing. He definitely stole the movie for me, but I agree that it was great acting all around. Matt Damon kinda annoys me sometimes but there's no denying he can act. I thought him and Leo were really good together. Damn Leo's amazing! :D

    And it's seriously insane that it took this long for Scorsese to get an Oscar! :eek:
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