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The Departed

ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
edited February 2007 in Social Entropy++
Oh man I am watching the DVD right now. It is so good. Having seen Letters From Iwo Jima earlier this evening, I'm pretty much in cinematic bliss. (Of course, this is all pretty much an attempt to get the horrid taste of Ghost Rider out of my mouth.)

ITT we discuss Scorsese and why he is amazing.

Please don't bring up Bringing Out the Dead because Ghost Rider fuckstick man was in that.

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  • NucshNucsh Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    THEY THREW HIM OFF THE FUCKING BUILDING

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  • albionalbion Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Scorsese better win for best director. The Departed should best picture too.
    Eastwood is cool, but he's already won once.

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  • tuggatugga Makin' movies Makin' songsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I just got back from an 810 showing of smokin aces

    its pretty excellent, and it has everybody in hollywood in it

    and by excellent i mean very entertaining, not something extremely epic like children of men

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  • MarathonMarathon Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    The Far Side wrote: »
    I just watched this for the first time tonight

    oh lord it was better than Casino and Goodfellas combined

    Hold on, let's not go crazy.

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  • albionalbion Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Jack Nicholson was awesome.
    The whole cast was awesome, before this year I used to hate Leonardo DiCaprio but after seeing him in Blood Diamond and this I respect him so much.

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    HEADSHOT!

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    I don't wanna kill anybody. I don't like bullies. I don't care where they're from.
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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    tugga06 wrote: »
    I just got back from an 810 showing of smokin aces

    its pretty excellent, and it has everybody in hollywood in it

    and by excellent i mean very entertaining, not something extremely epic like children of men

    I went to see that movie precisely because I wanted to watch Ben Affleck dick around in a movie that didn't take itself too seriously, because this in general is where he shines. Most of his roles in Kevin Smith's movies are good examples of this.

    Needless to say, I was less than entertained.

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  • MarathonMarathon Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    The Far Side wrote: »
    No I am being serious it is

    I know, i've seen it too and it's great. But Casino is better.

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    albion wrote: »
    Jack Nicholson was awesome.
    The whole cast was awesome, before this year I used to hate Leonardo DiCaprio but after seeing him in Blood Diamond and this I respect him so much.

    My thoughts exactly.

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    The Far Side wrote: »
    I just watched this for the first time tonight

    oh lord it was better than Casino and Goodfellas combined

    I'm adding you to the list of cock punches.

    It wasn't better than either of those movies alone.

    It's really good though.

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited February 2007
    goodfellas was pretty disappointing to me

    and i love gangster movies

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  • CrossBusterCrossBuster Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Almost a full page and no bitching about how it isn't nearly as good as the Chinese film of which it's a remake?

    And you call yourselves the Internet.



    I <3 The Departed

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited February 2007
    china?

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    CrossBuster wrote: »
    Almost a full page and no bitching about how it isn't nearly as good as the Chinese film of which it's a remake?

    And you call yourselves the Internet.



    I <3 The Departed

    I haven't seen it. I sort of want to. I mean... I know what happens now.

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  • ShenanigansShenanigans Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    The Departed was pretty amazing. Mostly because Mark Wahlberg was being a dick.

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited February 2007
    Captain Shennanigans wrote: »
    The Departed was pretty amazing. Mostly because Mark Wahlberg was being a dick.

    oh man, my brain just thought BOOGIE NIGHTS so fast it hurts

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I really liked Taxi Driver

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Redeemer wrote: »
    I really liked Taxi Driver

    Probably one of my favouritist movies ever.

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited February 2007
    CrossBuster wrote: »
    Almost a full page and no bitching about how it isn't nearly as good as the Chinese film of which it's a remake?

    And you call yourselves the Internet.



    I <3 The Departed

    Because this movie was better.

    Fuck everyone who says different.

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  • Mister LongbaughMister Longbaugh Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I fucking loved this movie, guys.

    But to be honest the ending kind of pissed me off. It was a good ending, but yeah.

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  • AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    mmmmmm

    This movie was satisfying

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  • xeroismygodxeroismygod Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Movie Boston is > Real Boston

    Mr. Nicholson plays evil dudes really well.

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  • D.T.D.T. Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Mister Longbaugh wrote: »
    I fucking loved this movie, guys.

    But to be honest the ending kind of pissed me off. It was a good ending, but yeah.

    I was so pissed for like two minutes.
    I'm the type of person who gets sucked into a movie, so the twist at the end was a blow not only because it shook me, but because I dug the Costigan character a lot. I felt cheated at first because the movie was so engrossing and you grow to like the good guys so much. Then I sat back and let it sink in, and I've come to really like the ending.

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  • Mister LongbaughMister Longbaugh Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    D.T. wrote: »
    I was so pissed for like two minutes.
    I'm the type of person who gets sucked into a movie, so the twist at the end was a blow not only because it shook me, but because I dug the Cortigan character a lot. I felt cheated at first because the movie was so engrossing and you grow to like the good guys so much. Then I sat back and let it sink in, and I've come to really like the ending.

    Yeah seriously.
    I actually shouted out in anger when Costigan got killed. I mean after making it away from the rooftop where martin sheen got killed, I kinda thought he was going to make it.

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  • Mr. GoodtripsMr. Goodtrips Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I'm pretty certain Scorsese's gonna take the Oscar for this one.

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  • RocketScienceRocketScience Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Marky Mark was my favourite part of this movie. I hope he gets the Oscar even if he doesn't really deserve it.

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  • ShoggothShoggoth Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    It was good on the whole, the acting was especially awesome. Me and My friends have taken to emulating Walberg's mode of trash talk.

    HOWEVER.

    The last frame, how has this not come up yet?
    The rat scampering across the railing with the state house in the backround.

    With this last frame I felt like Scorsese was an adult explaining symbolism/metaphor/thematic elements to a child, it was stupid and clumsily blunt. For the last thought of the film this was pretty weak, it detracted from my enjoyment of the film a great deal after further rumination.

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  • powersspowerss Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    This movie was fucking amazing

    I'm not kidding when I say this, I'm glad my father saw it before he died

    I certainly would want to

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  • ObfleurObfleur Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    No. Bad internets.
    The Departed is overrated.
    At best it's average.

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  • ShoggothShoggoth Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Obfleur wrote: »
    No. Bad internets.
    The Departed is overrated.
    At best it's average.

    I pretty much agree.

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  • Volucrisus AedriusVolucrisus Aedrius Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I will be renting and or buying this DVD post-haste as I missed it in Theatres. I love Scorcese. I even loved Gangs of New York but that was mostly due to me loving Day-Lewis. I mean, in that film his acting was fucking epic.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    the ending was very lame.

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  • QuestionMarkManQuestionMarkMan Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Fackin fack fack

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Xaquin44 wrote: »
    the ending was very lame.

    The ending was kickass.
    RIGHT IN THE FUCKING HEAD

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Well good, it took until the second page for the dumbasses to come in with their trash talking.

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  • MarathonMarathon Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Zeromus wrote: »
    Well good, it took until the second page for the dumbasses to come in with their trash talking.

    All these assholes with their "different tastes than mine" bullshit.

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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    edited February 2007
    So, I was over at J.Grant's this weekend and we sat through The Ninth Gate with Johnny Depp; it was crap. Thankfully, Deadly Advice wasn't a total loss.

    I need to go and get The Departed this week, I think. Even if it's only half as good as everyone says, it's still better than half of the crap that gets shoved down my throat by Hollywood.

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