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Sabocat
8th October 2006, 03:52
I went to see it today. If you want to see a pretty good representation of police and politics in Boston as well as a glimpse into the infamous "Boston-Irish mob" scene , then you would be pretty well served by this film.

Some good twists, some decent acting by Nicolson, Damon (a local boy), Mark Wahlberg (a local boy) etc. Also some nice shots of my beloved city. :D
Fidelbrand
8th October 2006, 12:38
I strongly advice comrades to check out the original story too.

"The Departed" is a remake of "Infernal Affairs", which is a Hong Kong film:

http://lancelot.pecquet.org/img/cinema/infernal_affairs.jpg

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808596327&cf=info
BreadBros
9th October 2006, 04:54
I have yet to see 'The Departed' (although I want to) but I have seen 'Infernal Affairs' and its an amazing movie. Really good, check it out.
angelfacebich
9th October 2006, 07:31
yea unfortunately I have to wait till the weekend to see it...I hear Mark Wahlberg&#39;s performance was the best, you gotta love Markie Mark. <3
Fidelbrand
9th October 2006, 20:57
Jack Nicholson did the best.... Leo did well too.
Vendetta
10th October 2006, 00:17
I thought it was quite a good movie. Earned it&#39;s &#39;R&#39; rating with full colors.
Free Left
10th October 2006, 23:07
Great movie although the ending got a bit messy....

Mark Wahlberg&#39;s character was excellent.
BreadBros
15th October 2006, 05:02
Finally saw &#39;The Departed&#39;, it was amazingly good and in my opinion, better than &#39;Infernal Affairs&#39;. You should all go see it&#33;
Mujer Libre
15th October 2006, 10:19
I saw this completely out of the blue yesterday- and it was really good- dealt with the grey areas between cops and criminals really well. and had a great cast.

The soundtrack was pretty cool too.
Lenin's Law
15th October 2006, 22:12
Yes, I hope to see this movie soon. Heard many good things about it.
Lenin's Law
18th October 2006, 21:59
I just saw this film the other day, and I must say it&#39;s very, very good. Maybe the best film of the year thus far that&#39; I&#39;ve seen at least. The acting was really top-notch, superb and without giving too much away, it tells the story of police/FBI/government corruption very well and the tangled web between "law and order" and organized crime.