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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2021 4:52:23 GMT
The movie that won Best Picture (probably not the true best film of the year) and got Martin Scorsese an Oscar for Best Director (even though many say it's a "Lifetime Achievement" or "Pity Win" for him). A pretty good movie with entertaining performances and memorable lines from the cast and script. It may feel like familiar territory for Scorsese to an extent, but he gives the material such energy that it's hard to quibble. My only criticisms have to do with overlength, the "bah-ston" accents, and that heavy-handed rat ending. It's probably not one of Scorsese's absolute best films, but it's still solid work from him. Might even be the last solid film he's released to date (I don't consider The Irishman like many people since I find it overrated even though it's acclaimed). Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review: The Departed (2006) - 3.5 out of 4 stars"Potent, violent yarn about Irish crime bosses and cops in Boston, and how the lines cross, even over generations. Underworld bigwig Nicholson has raised and nurtured Damon, who's now his mole in the State Police and assigned to capture his mentor. DiCaprio tries to live down his shaky family history by joining the Boston police department, only to be sent undercover--to work with Nicholson. Tension mounts as the characters' paths intersect. Vibrant performances dominate the proceedings; the film's main fault is overlength. William Monahan's script was inspired by the 2002 Hong Kong police story INFERNAL AFFAIRS. Oscar winner for Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker). Super 35."  |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 6, 2021 6:40:11 GMT
9/10 Great movie.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Oct 6, 2021 12:18:49 GMT
The Departed. A gritty old school crime thriller with a great cast. I saw this in cinemas. Such a great experience.
Scorsese is one of the few directors who has been consistent throughout his films. I don't think he's ever made a bad film.
Shutter Island was great but I've yet to see his follow ups.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 6, 2021 13:02:36 GMT
Damn good movie. Long overdue for a rewatch.
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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 6, 2021 13:55:46 GMT
Haven't seen it but I know it was directed by the same guy who did After Hours and The Age of Innocence.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 6, 2021 14:00:53 GMT
I like it. I've often heard people complain about Nicholson "hamming it up" on this film, which I don't understand the criticism, it's not like he's known for being subtle. It's just Jack doing the same schtick he's done pretty much since the 1970s.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 6, 2021 19:23:12 GMT
Can't stand that flick. Mostly filled with terrible 'Boston' accents (with the exception of Damon and Wahlberg, though Wahlberg takes it too far) and completely unlikeable characters. The love triangle is completely ridiculous, and Vera Farmiga's character is one of the worst female characters in a film in the last 50 years. (And that's really saying something for a Scorsese film)
It was absolutely a career achievement Oscar, and Marty knows it. He even said he had no intention of trying to win awards with this one, and it shows. So many great films and this was the one he won the Oscar for.
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Post by mgmarshall on Oct 6, 2021 19:34:41 GMT
Might even be the last solid film he's released to date (I don't consider The Irishman like many people since I find it overrated even though it's acclaimed). What did you think of The Wolf of Wall Street? |
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2021 19:35:47 GMT
Might even be the last solid film he's released to date (I don't consider The Irishman like many people since I find it overrated even though it's acclaimed). What did you think of The Wolf of Wall Street? Never seen it.
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Post by jcush on Oct 6, 2021 19:40:24 GMT
What did you think of The Wolf of Wall Street? Never seen it. Then how can you say The Departed is Scorsese's last solid film if you haven't even seen all of the films he's done since then?
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2021 19:41:14 GMT
Can't stand that flick. Mostly filled with terrible 'Boston' accents (with the exception of Damon and Wahlberg, though Wahlberg takes it too far) and completely unlikeable characters. The love triangle is completely ridiculous, and Vera Farmiga's character is one of the worst female characters in a film in the last 50 years. (And that's really saying something for a Scorsese film) It was absolutely a career achievement Oscar, and Marty knows it. He even said he had no intention of trying to win awards with this one, and it shows. So many great films and this was the one he won the Oscar for. Martin Sheen has it the worst when it comes to the "Bah-ston" accents: "Micro-praw-cessis" "They called you the tu-mah" Scorsese is certainly worthy of an Oscar, but he should have gotten it for Raging Bull and/or Goodfellas. When you saw George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola presenting the Best Director Oscar at the 2006 Oscars, everyone knew Scorsese would get the award from his colleagues.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2021 19:43:05 GMT
Then how can you say The Departed is Scorsese's last solid film if you haven't even seen all of the films he's done since then? Well admittedly I'm going more by fan/critic reviews from what I've seen/read.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 6, 2021 19:50:23 GMT
Can't stand that flick. Mostly filled with terrible 'Boston' accents (with the exception of Damon and Wahlberg, though Wahlberg takes it too far) and completely unlikeable characters. The love triangle is completely ridiculous, and Vera Farmiga's character is one of the worst female characters in a film in the last 50 years. (And that's really saying something for a Scorsese film) It was absolutely a career achievement Oscar, and Marty knows it. He even said he had no intention of trying to win awards with this one, and it shows. So many great films and this was the one he won the Oscar for. Martin Sheen has it the worst when it comes to the "Bah-ston" accents: "Micro-praw-cessis" "They called you the tu-mah" Scorsese is certainly worthy of an Oscar, but he should have gotten it for Raging Bull and/or Goodfellas. When you saw George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola presenting the Best Director Oscar at the 2006 Oscars, everyone knew Scorsese would get the award from his colleagues. Sheen is doing his Kennedy accent, which is not a proper Boston accent. I'm from western Massachusetts, we don't have the accent out here but I hear it enough to know what it's supposed to sound like. A bad accent is more distracting than no accent at all. To each their own in terms of appreciation of this film, but I think we can all agree Scorsese has made much better films. On top of all that, it was a lousy Oscar year. Look at the nominees for best picture. The Departed Babel Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen At least no great film was robbed in this hollow exercise.
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Post by jcush on Oct 6, 2021 19:55:49 GMT
Then how can you say The Departed is Scorsese's last solid film if you haven't even seen all of the films he's done since then? Well admittedly I'm going more by fan/critic reviews from what I've seen/read. Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Irishman were all nominated for Best Picture. Silence was well received by critics and Shutter Island is rated 8.2/10 on IMDb.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2021 20:10:00 GMT
Scorsese is one of the few directors who has been consistent throughout his films. I don't think he's ever made a bad film. Most critics/fans say "New York, New York" or "Boxcar Bertha" as his worst film, but neither are awful by any stretch. Even Scorsese at his worst is still better than some directors at their best.
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Post by petrolino on Oct 8, 2021 0:03:09 GMT
Stunning movie. It's like Martin Scorsese gathered all his previous shots of adrenaline to create the perfect crime cocktail.
So often, he gloried in the music of the past while taking confession, but here, he put a great band over, while reiterating his love of Boston and the Irish is as strong as his passion for the Italians and New York ...
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 8, 2021 1:52:53 GMT
For those who have not seen the Hong Kong original Scorsese cribbed from: The character of the undercover cop in “Miu Gaan Diy” (Infernal Affairs) was played by Tony Leung Chiu Wai. DiCaprio was good in “The Departed” but he is no Tony L. and never will be. Scorsese fans still breathlessly rave about a particular unexpected plot twist related to Leo’s character (the “elevator scene”), but fans of this Asian thriller weren’t surprised. Marty lifted it whole from “Infernal Affairs”. It is the exact same shot as in the Hong Kong original. No one connected with “The Departed” can take any credit for it. There is not a single good idea or surprise or plot twist or, for that matter, creative that wasn’t taken from “Infernal Affairs”.
More and more often, I am ruining movies for myself by noticing when characters delivering dialog are shown isolated with cuts back and forth between the two. This is just evidence to me that they were shot separately and were not acting off each other. “Capote” is composed almost entirely of isolated actors. Best Picture winner “The Departed” contains some of the funniest and most outrageous examples. The long dialog scene between Leo and Vera Farmiga in her office kept me on the edge of my seat watching for any evidence at all that the two actors ever saw each other in person. When she writes a prescription for Billy and hands it over the desk, there is a cut to DiCaprio who takes it from a disembodied hand sticking out from the left side of the screen. I laughed out loud. This is extremely sloppy directing.
The ending – the very last line and shot of “Infernal Affairs – is what lifts this Asian cop film out of just the Very Good into Excellent Keeper territory. This is one thing Scorsese changed. Scorsese delivers up the most ridiculous, risible final fade-out shot in any major motion picture in decades. “The Departed” is lazy, sloppy, uninspired filmmaking from start to fade.
“The Departed" is not just a “remake.” It is practically a cut ‘n paste.
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Post by petrolino on Oct 8, 2021 1:57:41 GMT
For those who have not seen the Hong Kong original Scorsese cribbed from: The character of the undercover cop in “Miu Gaan Diy” (Infernal Affairs) was played by Tony Leung Chiu Wai. DiCaprio was good in “The Departed” but he is no Tony L. and never will be. Scorsese fans still breathlessly rave about a particular unexpected plot twist related to Leo’s character (the “elevator scene”), but fans of this Asian thriller weren’t surprised. Marty lifted it whole from “Infernal Affairs”. It is the exact same shot as in the Hong Kong original. No one connected with “The Departed” can take any credit for it. There is not a single good idea or surprise or plot twist or, for that matter, creative that wasn’t taken from “Infernal Affairs”. More and more often, I am ruining movies for myself by noticing when characters delivering dialog are shown isolated with cuts back and forth between the two. This is just evidence to me that they were shot separately and were not acting off each other. “Capote” is composed almost entirely of isolated actors. Best Picture winner “The Departed” contains some of the funniest and most outrageous examples. The long dialog scene between Leo and Vera Farmiga in her office kept me on the edge of my seat watching for any evidence at all that the two actors ever saw each other in person. When she writes a prescription for Billy and hands it over the desk, there is a cut to DiCaprio who takes it from a disembodied hand sticking out from the left side of the screen. I laughed out loud. This is extremely sloppy directing. The ending – the very last line and shot of “Infernal Affairs – is what lifts this Asian cop film out of just the Very Good into Excellent Keeper territory. This is one thing Scorsese changed. Scorsese delivers up the most ridiculous, risible final fade-out shot in any major motion picture in decades. “The Departed” is lazy, sloppy, uninspired filmmaking from start to fade. “The Departed" is not just a “remake.” It is practically a cut ‘n paste.
I shall depart. I much prefer the remake.
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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.
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