The Departed

D_and_G said:
Loved this flick!

Before anyone goes calling me a fanboy, I've felt Scorsese can be hit and miss. This one , however, was right outta the ballpark.

First off, I have an affinity for Boston, and this guy got the Boston vibe perfect. Also, I have an affinity for cop work, from the beat all the way to the NSA. Scorsese got that vibe right too, which is freakin' rare in movies nowadays - which takes me out of movie where convienient procedure is involved...I know, who gives a sh*t about procedure ?, but i appreciate the versimillitude.

Secondly, besides the occasional Nicholson dancing on the tabletops, acting-wise, this cast was superb. Particularly, Leo seems to be getting better with each Scorsese flick, and if it were my vote, he'd be a leading contender for an Oscar nom with this role. The guy nails undercover like a mofo, and makes Damon's performance (of whom I'm a fan since Bourne) seem like he was standing still.

Thirdly, this story felt real to me, and I gave a sh*t about the characters. Unlike "Infernal Affairs", this was more than a cool directed action/thriller. This had the element of character study, while IA just had gloss appeal.
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I absolutely 100% agree with just about everything said here in this post. Particularly about Leo's portrayal. I have never been a fan of his, ever, and he had me speechless, like I'd never seen him in my life before. It was almost like this was the only role that it was so evident he really worked his ass off to get right. And he nailed it. Never saw a movie where I didnt like Damon's character, and I really didnt like Sullivan. Jack was Jack...could have been more something and less something else, but it worked okay. The movie was heart-stopping in some places.

Loved it. :thumbup:
 
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I agree, Leo was excellent. I've always felt that he's a gifted actor who often isn't used properly. In Gangs of New York, I felt he was the weak link that ended up stopping the film from being terrific. This however is the performance he SHOULD have given in Gangs. Seriously, powerful, and controlled.

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The fact that he gets killed off was easily the most painful part of the film. If anyone in the film earns a little happiness at the end it's him. I really need to see it again to decide if that was really neccesary or just unfairly depressing.
 
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The fact that he gets killed off was easily the most painful part of the film. If anyone in the film earns a little happiness at the end it's him. I really need to see it again to decide if that was really neccesary or just unfairly depressing.
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When that part happened i immediatly thought the same thing. like, oh great, it plays into the theme of the movie but it also take away any investment we had in the last 2 hours. Great, I dont care what happens now. But i believe it WAS neccesary because it not only "realistictly" (i dont think thats the word I'm looking for) depicts the double/triple crosses in the force (quadruple cross by Damon) but it sets up the whole finale, which looking back doesn't feel cheap to me because Leo KNOWS he's in deep **** when he gives the chick the sealed envelope. In the end Leo's final act was still carried through Dignum (is that his name?), who was one of the only guys who told it straight through the entire movie.
 
I know what you mean...the female side of me was trying to convince myself that there were two tickets to Tahiti in that envelope and Leo and the doc would go off somewhere for the rest of their lives...all William wanted was his identity back. That was all. All the double-cross and extra players were revealed so quickly, my mind was hardpressed to catch up to it, but that is exactly how I think Sullivan was feeling in that elevator: convinced he knew the outcome and then blindsided by people and events he could not have forseen. That's how I felt...but true to his rat-like instincts, he did what he had to do. No honor among thugs, I guess.

Great movie... I'll probably see it again. I wonder what the BTS will be like on the disc. :)
 
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I wanted to follow these characters longer. So much for a sequel. :( :beer:
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I would TOTALLY be up for a prequel. Give me some epic backstory pieces on all the parts this one flew over in the first 30 - 45 minutes! The roles in this were so intense, I would LOVE to see the lives they lived before this and really get the skinny on their present motivations.

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The Departed

I just saw the departed this last weekend and while the movie itself was GREAT.

I found myself suddenly saying "I could shoot that quality with a Canon A1!"

Pretty crazy stuff.
 
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I went into this one with low expectations, and I have to say that I was impressed. The ENTIRE cast turned in top-notch performances. Wahlberg had me in stitches, and he really stole the scenes he was in. Very solid film. Go watch it. :beer:
 
I rode 4 miles today and built a scarecrow and filed for dissolution in the state of California today; not too mention worked my day job

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meta4 said:
I just saw the departed this last weekend and while the movie itself was GREAT.

I found myself suddenly saying "I could shoot that quality with a Canon A1!"
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Ummm...aside from the fact that we havn't seen hardly any actual footage from the A1...huh? I mean seriously huh??? If we're lucky, the HVX200, XLH1, and HD100 can give us quality in the realm of Super 16mm, not Super 35mm. Not to mention all the vastly more expensive lenses, lights, trained cinematographers, ect. Oh, and Scorsese might just know a thing or two about directing...maybe.
 
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