The blue penis was immensely hyped up! some parts it was covered with his very own style nickers 😛 and then it didn't really stick out(don't be naughty!) when he was completely naked anyway.
I honestly don't understand all this rubbish over it, I've noticed it's mostly men going on about it, you do know guys, you have your own...
Originally posted by Master Crimzon
The Departed- 9.5/10 (Even better and more complex than I remembered it)
Watch Infernal Affairs (I haven't yet but have ordered it). Apparently its much more complicated than (and superior to) The Departed. I was surprised at how negatively the majority of those who've seen Infernal Affairs (even retrospectively) view The Departed.
That's because it's an 'Oh My God remake!!!'. You see, when people watch a film and develop an emotional connection to it, they can't seeing a variation or recreation of it; they will inevitably feel like it 'raped' the source material due to artistic liberties and changes. I don't trust people whose entire negative view of a remake is clearly because it is one.
It's not that I think IA is probably a bad film or I don't want to see it, but you simply can't trust the opinions of people who give blatantly negative reviews to a film while constantly comparing it to the source material. I personally trust the opinions of critics and Award Circles more than that, but I'll try not to make judgments before I watch it.
Okay, but why? I personally think it's a brilliant character piece. Like all of his great films, the way the gritty realism is supplemented by electric stylishness, including the utilization of very distinct music and humor, creates an incredibly entertaining film- completely on the technical level. Even if it fails on the 'substance' level, its superficial presentation creates a gloriously entertaining film.
However, it far from fails on the cerebral level. Every character is psychologically developed. We understand the moral and emotional conflict happening within every character's psyche; even Frank Costello. There's so much complex material to think about regarding every character's behavior and desires that an essay can be written on each one of the central characters. The end tragedy and self-destruction of the characters, who existed in a life of lies, deception, and false identities, was perfect, despite what a lot of people claimed it was ('anti-climactic'😉.
^ my opinion in a nutshell and on why it rocks. Can you explain why you disagree?
Humm thinking about my above post, what you just said is all in the original, apart from the music(he does get the music right a lot), I can't quite remember the music in the original but I do believe one scene was spoilt because of the cheesy music and Scorsese probably has the better hand there, but apart from that I've seen it all before.
So therefore, unlike you, I wouldn't get the same powerful blow while watching the remake since I more or less knew most of it because of the original. Especially the lift scene.