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jay santos · 02-26-2007, 03:51 PM

I watched The Departed on DVD over the weekend.

Gimme Shelter playing as a gangster movie kicks in has to give you goosebumps.

DiCaprio was great--made the movie. Nicholson great as well. Damon's character was evil and annoying, but he played it right. Sheen--good. Walhberg's character--over the top in an unbelievable/fake way. Baldwin's character--over the top in a more believable, cool way.

Coolest line: Jack's "in THIS country"

Dicaprio and his character were great. But I didn't believe the stuff about "all I want is my life/name back." Why? he came to the job with no money, no life, no family, but a passion to get the bad guys. What changed his motivation? The movie didn't explain. Also, how could some low level police cop delete a personnel file making DiCaprio non-existant? Lame.

Scorcese says this is his first movie with a plot. Maybe there was too much plot. At times in the last 45 minutes you knew there had to be x amount of scenes showing y amount of plot to finish it right, and that's exactly what you got. The plot felt constricting the last part of the movie.

If I'm gonna get nudity in a movie, damn straight it better be female.

I did like Damon and Dicaprio both getting with the girl and their constrasting styles and the love triangle. That was a good inclusion.

Overall: good movie don't know if I can say great. Not up to par with other great movies in its genre like Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, etc.

Ending--still not sure. Have to let it sit in a while, but right now I'm thinking the ending left me a little unsatisfied.

02-26-2007, 03:51 PM	#1
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	The Departed I watched The Departed on DVD over the weekend. Gimme Shelter playing as a gangster movie kicks in has to give you goosebumps. DiCaprio was great--made the movie. Nicholson great as well. Damon's character was evil and annoying, but he played it right. Sheen--good. Walhberg's character--over the top in an unbelievable/fake way. Baldwin's character--over the top in a more believable, cool way. Coolest line: Jack's "in THIS country" Dicaprio and his character were great. But I didn't believe the stuff about "all I want is my life/name back." Why? he came to the job with no money, no life, no family, but a passion to get the bad guys. What changed his motivation? The movie didn't explain. Also, how could some low level police cop delete a personnel file making DiCaprio non-existant? Lame. Scorcese says this is his first movie with a plot. Maybe there was too much plot. At times in the last 45 minutes you knew there had to be x amount of scenes showing y amount of plot to finish it right, and that's exactly what you got. The plot felt constricting the last part of the movie. If I'm gonna get nudity in a movie, damn straight it better be female. I did like Damon and Dicaprio both getting with the girl and their constrasting styles and the love triangle. That was a good inclusion. Overall: good movie don't know if I can say great. Not up to par with other great movies in its genre like Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, etc. Ending--still not sure. Have to let it sit in a while, but right now I'm thinking the ending left me a little unsatisfied.