*** Official The Departed Discussion Thread - Page 6

Ray H · 11-06-2006, 03:32 PM

I didn't mind the rat. It wasn't supposed to be subtle. The whole last scene was kinda played for its humor (Sullivan's comical reaction to his fate) and the rat was just the punch line.

Aurel Savin · 11-06-2006, 07:21 PM

did not read most of this thread ... but this is by far the best Marty flick since Goodfellas. biggest surprise of the year as I thought he was done, even though I have been a fan for over 16 years.

i have not felt this high coming out of the theater since seeing Reservoir Dogs back in the days.

just amazing!

and yes, I saw IA, and it was a great film that provided a great blueprint, but Marty took this to levels I would have never guessed.

the trailer though is one of the worst out there ... well ... then again maybe not ... as I would never guess how great this movie is based on it alone.

Tim Glover · 12-20-2006, 11:53 AM

Looks like this great film will arrive on dvd February 13....

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Warner Home Video has announced The Departed which stars Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. The Martin Scorsese directed film will be available to own in single ($28.98) and double-disc ($34.99) editions from the 13th February

Ray_R · 12-20-2006, 12:09 PM

So, has anyone at all actually seen the films this film is a remake of? I'm talking about the Infernal Affairs Trilogy. Haven't seen the film exactly yet as I decided to IMPORT the Infernal Affairs Trilogy from Hong Kong via DDDHouse.com. Watched them in their original Cantonese audio tracks in DTS sound. Watched the third film in it's Director's Cut as recommended. Although I'm a bit confused as to some things in IF III though. Must've been due to my tiredness and the time I was watching it. I won't give any spoilers to the Trilogy though as people should watch it.
Too bad I thought I was going to be quick enough to import the Infernal Affairs Trilogy first before watching the remake in theatres. I was offered to go see it with my Mom the time we hung out before Thanksgiving though. I told her I preferred to watch the originals first before undertaking the remake. Know what I mean?
Guess I missed it from the theatres and I'll watch it through Netflix. Fairly much I've been keeping myself "blind" about the entire movie except for have been already watched the trailer. And I'll also be a bit biased about the films having watched the originals first of course.

Gonna keep an open-slate mind and judge this remake after I watch it. To make it brief, I'm having a 50/50 view on this film as I'm quite a fan of Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (That's "Little Tony" compared to Ka-Fai which is "Big Tony), Eric Tsang and Anthony Wong. Gonna watch The Departed with the English subtitles on just to give it the "feel" of the originals, if you take my meaning.

Ray H · 12-20-2006, 01:29 PM

I've only seen the first Infernal Affairs flick though my sister has the sequels so I guess I could borrow them from her whenever I feel like it. Either way, I preferred Scorsese's take. This is probably due mostly to his direction. He's a true master of the medium and half the joy of watching the film is simply out of knowing you're watching an extremely well made movie. For me, Scorsese's direction made a great movie (Infernal Affairs) into an excellent one (The Departed).

Tim Glover · 12-20-2006, 02:15 PM

Haven't seen Internal Affairs but want to.

JediFonger · 12-20-2006, 03:19 PM

imho, IA is much better than departed. i liked IA's pathos much better than the direction this remake took.

Ray_R · 12-20-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Glover

Haven't seen Internal Affairs but want to.

That's InFernal Affairs.

I recommend buying the Hong Kong release as it has a very immersive DTS track. It also has a commentary but I've no idea if it's subtitled or not.

Tim Glover · 12-21-2006, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray_R

That's InFernal Affairs.

I recommend buying the Hong Kong release as it has a very immersive DTS track. It also has a commentary but I've no idea if it's subtitled or not.

Oops....haven't seen either one then

Brandon_T · 12-24-2006, 01:04 AM

Saw this tonight. Best movie I have seen all year. I am with Tim, I was sad to see Leo get it. My wife who really doesn't get into movies sat straight up and said "NOoooo" when Leo got it. Great film.