The Departed (2006)

Jesus, you moan about Wahlberg's accent (fair enough, I'm not from Boston) and not mention Ray Winstone's accent?

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Story of Irish mob boss (Jack Nicholson) who has a young new thug, secretly a cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) in his organization, and at the same time has an operative of his (Matt Damon) working as a mole in the police force.

Also stars: Mark Whalberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin.

Directed by: Martin Scorsesee, bitches!!!

Let the OWNAGE begin.....

http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1451528&sdm=web&qtw=640&qth=400

^^^^Looks as though my first post was right on the money. 😛

That was back in July of last year, after just having watched the trailer.

Originally posted by exanda kane
Jesus, you moan about Wahlberg's accent (fair enough, I'm not from Boston) and not mention Ray Winstone's accent?

Mr. French, the character, wasn't from Boston. With that rich of an accent, atleast I'd hope not.

Wahlberg was about as credible a cop, muchless a Bostonian as Charlton Heston was a Mexican in "Touch of Evil".

Originally posted by sithsaber408

THE DEPARTED, was named Best Picture of the Year at last nights Oscar ceremony, and Martin Scorsesse won Best Director for the film.💃

(it also won Best Editing, and a Best Screenplay Oscar.)

There's some irony to be accounted for in such a longwinded film winning "best editing". The pacing of "The Departed" was terrible, IMO. "Best Screenplay" I don't think it should have won because it's merely someone taking someone elses movie and changing Hong Kong to Boston.

Originally posted by sithsaber408

Hat0rs: Go f*ck yaself.

I don't hate the movie. I just don't think it's Oscar material. I bring up some valid points, and I'm a "hater"?

God forbid people have differeing opinions.

Chill dog, chill.

Just messin with ya. 😛

Now, go f*ck yaself.

Well, regardless of it being a remake and all that, The Departed was the best film I've seen in a long time. I've watched it three times and have never gotten bored. I think it deserved all the Oscars it got.

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
Well, regardless of it being a remake and all that, The Departed was the best film I've seen in a long time. I've watched it three times and have never gotten bored. I think it deserved all the Oscars it got.

👆

Originally posted by Lyna303
agreed...did not know it was a remake though

I'm wondering how different a film it is when compared to Infernal Affairs. I can't imagine the two films being all that similar. Also, Jack Nickolson's character was based on a real guy, and in the special features the screenwriter explains how the story of this real mob boss just fit nicely into the paradigm of Infernal Affairs. The filmmakers of The Departed don't actually say that the film is based on this real guy, so I think they had to claim the film a "remake" for legal reasons.

Uh-kay, this is the film in which Leo is a smuggler and his wife is shot. Then he have problems with communicating with others because he doesn't speak the language, and Brad Pitt is in too?...right?

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Uh-kay, this is the film in which Leo is a smuggler and his wife is shot. Then he have problems with communicating with others because he doesn't speak the language, and Brad Pitt is in too?...right?

No, you are thinking of "Babel Diamond". 😉

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
"Babel Diamond"

Isn't that the one in which a family travel on yellow VW and a little girl makes this act in which two Magicians try to compete for each other? Then the little girl appears in a Labyrinth fill with magical creatures?

😛

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Isn't that the one in which a family travel on yellow VW and a little girl makes this act in which two Magicians try to compete for each other? Then the little girl appears in a Labyrinth fill with magical creatures?

😛

Still waiting on this movie to get shipped to me.

have we had the news that Wahlberg in this months Empire says he up for the sequel and De Niro is a possibility as playing a corrupt senator?
and hes after a prequel too

If I remember correctly, the original Infernal Affairs trilogy included 2 prequels; they were good, but each was inferior to its predecessor.

Seeing as The Departed was nowhere near as good as the original, I don't hold out much hope for the quality of these new movies if they come into being.

Originally posted by The Core
Mr. French, the character, wasn't from Boston. With that rich of an accent, atleast I'd hope not.

Wahlberg was about as credible a cop, muchless a Bostonian as Charlton Heston was a Mexican in "Touch of Evil".

Where was he from then? Of course, many of the gang members have there irish accents coming through a bit, but not cockney. I'll take it as face value, because I'm not given any hint of where else he could be from.

As for Wahlberg, that accent sounded American enough for me, telling me that his Boston accent wasn't spot on is like me telling any given yankee that so and so's cornish accent was'nt totally on the ball.

Fair enough if he had a different response to the film, but not even Winstone's poor accent bothered me greatly.

The Departed drew me into it's story both times I have watched it, and I pride myself on being able to remain objective when usually watching all but the most engrossing stories.

The Departed didn't win Best Screenplay(original), it won Best Adapted Screenplay as far as I can remember.

The guy who said the films can't be that similar, go watch the original. It's worth seeing and it is very similar. 'Remake' for legal reasons my ass 😛

Originally posted by MildPossession
The Departed didn't win Best Screenplay(original), it won Best Adapted Screenplay as far as I can remember.

The guy who said the films can't be that similar, go watch the original. It's worth seeing and it is very similar. 'Remake' for legal reasons my ass 😛

Alright, I'll check it out. 😄