Post by jonesjxd on Oct 8, 2021 9:54:42 GMT
Remember its theatrical release well, the good old days where I could go see a movie on a Friday night and not fall asleep during the opening credits. The Departed remains one of my favorite theatrical experiences. The movie felt so fresh and new, despite being a remake that borrowed from every film noir in the movie classics canon. I remember the drive home cranking up "Shipping Up To Boston" with the windows down on the highway. The next day, I saw it again, and of course started patterning my dress off the characters in the movie, a hoodie under a leather jacket with a baseball cap pulled down over my eyes. Every time I opened my flip phone I imagined that sound they made in the movie where the phones sound like blades being pulled.
2006 in general was such a great year for movies and many have gone on to become all time favorites for me -- The Departed, Pans Labyrinth, Children of Men, Casino Royale, Apocalypto, Letters From Iwo Jima, Cashback, Inside Man, Miami Vice, The Hills Have Eyes remake, Black Snake Moan etc.
2006 in general was such a great year for movies and many have gone on to become all time favorites for me -- The Departed, Pans Labyrinth, Children of Men, Casino Royale, Apocalypto, Letters From Iwo Jima, Cashback, Inside Man, Miami Vice, The Hills Have Eyes remake, Black Snake Moan etc.