The Departed

Gonzoie - Luclin · Post by **Gonzoie - Luclin** » October 7, 2006, 2:14 am

Go see this movie. I found it to be a very well made movie with superb acting. The only movie ive ever had this much fun watching has been Snatch, and thats saying a lot.

This movie puts you through so much suspense, and by the end i was pissed.

Go see it... seriously.

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » October 7, 2006, 3:00 am

Saw it a few hours ago, and I must concur. It was great. I've never seen the original (Infernal Affairs) so I can't compare it to that... but as a stand-alone movie (instead of a remake), I can only give this massive praise.

As mentioned, the acting was excellent - I found the characters very likable, especially Alec Baldwin's. Kind of reminded me of his character Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross (his screentime was small, or smaller than I'd like, but what was there was hilarious). There was definitely a good deal of suspense, and as for the ending...

[Show]: I absolutely did not see Costigan's death coming at all. That was a complete surprise. Sullivan's death on the other hand was fairly predictable yet still satisfying in a vengeful sort of way.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 7, 2006, 3:03 am

is leonardo dicaprio as cringeworthy in this than he's been in every fucking movie he's made since titanic?

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » October 7, 2006, 3:05 am

I'm anything but a diCaprio fan, but I can think of nothing about his performance that bothered me. As for other post-Titanic movies... do you not think he did pretty well in Catch Me If You Can?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 7, 2006, 3:17 am

Yeah he was tolerable in that movie. Mostly because he was playing a whiny pussy though.

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » October 7, 2006, 3:24 am

Fair enough~ Honestly, though, I think DiCaprio definitely gave one of his best performances - and the rest of the cast followed in suit. Mark Wahlberg's character drew several laughs, Baldwin was hilarious, Nicholson was his usual self, Matt Damon did really well. Martin Sheen's character was somewhat forgettable, but I would credit that to the script and not the actor.

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » October 7, 2006, 4:34 am

I liked the original(Infernal Affairs), however it was packed full of Hong Kong cheesiness. This movie is sooooo much better than the original!! This is probably one of the best remakes I've ever seen.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 7, 2006, 5:15 am

isn't internal affairs that movie with richard gere banging the jesus out of nancy travis?!

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » October 7, 2006, 11:22 am

I think DiCaprio is a pretty good actor, I never bothered to watch Titanic but I thought he was really good in Aviator ,Catch me if you can and The gangs of new york.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » October 7, 2006, 1:40 pm

kyoukan wrote:isn't internal affairs that movie with richard gere banging the jesus out of nancy travis?!

If it is, that is just about all I can think of in regards to it. They still alive? And why did I watch a movie called internal affairs that wasn't porn? Was it porn? I am confused. well, at least Matt Damon is in this. He was awesome in Titanic along with Ben Afflack.

word

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » October 7, 2006, 3:19 pm

isn't internal affairs that movie with richard gere banging the jesus out of nancy travis?!

Internal Affairs is indeed that movie, though I've never seen it. The Departed is Hollywood remake of the Hong Kong film, INFERNAL Affairs.

vs.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » October 7, 2006, 3:53 pm

I thought DeCaprio was excellent in The Aviator. I could take or leave him in Gangs of New York though. He'll always be Gilbert Grape to me though...

Truant · Post by **Truant** » October 7, 2006, 4:42 pm

Fairweather Pure wrote:I thought DeCaprio was excellent in The Aviator. I could take or leave him in Gangs of New York though. He'll always be Gilbert Grape to me though...

Johnny Depp was Gilbert Grape

DiCaprio was Arnie

Post by **Sylvus** » October 8, 2006, 11:38 pm

Saw this tonight, I thought it was great.

Couple twists in it that I didn't see coming, probably more that I didn't realize than things that I did.

I'm not a huge Leonardo fan, but I thought he did really well in this movie.

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » October 9, 2006, 1:48 am

kyoukan wrote:is leonardo dicaprio as cringeworthy in this than he's been in every fucking movie he's made since titanic?

I thought he was good in Gangs of New York, and stellar in Catch Me if You Can.

Deward · Post by **Deward** » October 10, 2006, 11:49 am

Ever have an actor that you just despise above all others? DiCrapio is that guy for me. Every time I see him I want to rip his head off and shit down his throat. Just rubs me the wrong way. Too bad too because I really like Damon and Wahlberg.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » October 10, 2006, 2:16 pm

Deward wrote:Ever have an actor that you just despise above all others? DiCrapio is that guy for me. Every time I see him I want to rip his head off and shit down his throat. Just rubs me the wrong way. Too bad too because I really like Damon and Wahlberg.

Jim Carey is that way for me.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » October 10, 2006, 2:49 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:
Deward wrote:Ever have an actor that you just despise above all others? DiCrapio is that guy for me. Every time I see him I want to rip his head off and shit down his throat. Just rubs me the wrong way. Too bad too because I really like Damon and Wahlberg.
Jim Carey is that way for me.

Woody Allen for me.

Trek · Post by **Trek** » October 16, 2006, 8:00 pm

Was pretty good, I didnt find it to be the best movie ever tho. I never liked Leonardo, but I cant complain about his performance in this movie.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · October 18, 2006, 1:12 am

Amazing movie.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » February 4, 2007, 5:25 am

Decent movie. High body count. Some I saw coming some I didn't.

What was in the envelope Billy gave to Madolyn? I must have missed that. Or it wasn't explained.

Other than that I didn't have a problem with any of the characters in the movie. Even if there's a certain actor I don't like I wont avoid seeing a movie just because they have a part in it. That's just dumb. Especially in a movie like this with a fairly large cast.

8.5/10

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » February 4, 2007, 12:17 pm

[Show]: I'm thinking it was all the information on Colin in case he didn't make it at the end. I'm guessing she would have done something too if he didn't get shot at the end.

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » February 6, 2007, 4:24 pm

I just saw it over the weekend too. A lot like Snatch, someone said. I liked it better, too.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » March 11, 2007, 5:19 am

Finally saw this, good movie. The ending stunned me a bit. Squibs everywhere!

Aslanna wrote: What was in the envelope Billy gave to Madolyn? I must have missed that. Or it wasn't explained.

I assumed it had all the info on Colin and to contact Dignum (Marky Marks character).

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » March 11, 2007, 4:44 pm

I loved this movie, but I didn't like the ending too much.

[Show]: Seems like just killing everybody off was the easy out of writing an actual resolution to the story

Just my opinion though, the acting was great, even Leo did a good job.

[Show]: I SAW JACK NICHOLSON'S PENIS. (yes i know it was fake, or at least i keep telling myself that... nightmares.