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abcdefz
10-06-2006, 02:05 PM
Yeah. I'm letting myself actually get excited now. :o
Plus, I see it in three hours.
So tell us what you think. (y)
abcdefz
10-07-2006, 03:39 PM
Really, really good movie. Scorsese's first satisfying non-documentary movie in about a dozen years. Entertaining, too -- 2 1/2 hours fly by.
Damon's terrific. He's slippery as all when he plays an immoral scumbag; I dug it.
Mark Wahlberg's character is a gas, and he's on it.
This might be a great movie; I don't know.
8.5/10. (y)
Helvete
10-07-2006, 03:51 PM
Bah, I feel apprehensive about seeing copies of films with I have already seen the original to and liked.
Drederick Tatum
10-07-2006, 04:07 PM
fuck yeah, opens here on the 16th.
iceygirl
10-08-2006, 06:31 PM
loved it
jackrock
10-08-2006, 07:23 PM
It wasn't half bad.
But... What a shitty ending, eh?
What's up with the over exaggerated cellphone noises? click, clik, boop, bap a beep bop boo.
Maybe, maybe not, maybe fuck yourself. :D
6
good film, intense ending. a lot of the theatre laughed when the elevator scene went down.
thegoodmrbrodie!
10-09-2006, 02:22 AM
that was darn good. mark wahlberg's hair was outstanding.
abcdefz
10-09-2006, 09:05 AM
I liked the endings. All of 'em. Even the surprise on the balcony rail. :D
Yeah -- bleak, bleak, bleak, though. Whoa.
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...I loved it, at the very end, when the character walked in the apartment and saw what was about to go down, and said, "Okay..." It was a not-rresigned-but-I'm-sounding-like-it sort of "okay" of someone who thinks they've still got bargaining chips. So, so perfect. (y)
abcdefz
10-09-2006, 10:19 AM
By the way --
Did anybody notice that the guy who played Henry Hill's brother ("Keep stirring the sauce!") has a small part in this one? I ned to double-check, but it sure looks like him -- standing erect, same voice, maybe 15-20 pounds heavier.
He's one of the thugs Leo's character meets up with early on, if I remember right.
that was darn good. mark wahlberg's hair was outstanding.
totally!
i could watch this movie every day for a week
marsdaddy
10-09-2006, 01:47 PM
I was worried it was going to be like All the King's Men -- too many stars and hype. I'll make a point of seeing it, now.
HEIRESS
10-09-2006, 01:56 PM
I went through hell before getting to the theatre last night to show up and find that half the original partakers pulled out and the remaining ones waited until I was almost at the front of the line (which i waited in alone) to show up and then decided that they didnt want to watch a movie ever
I pretty much hate every person I know
except courtney who drank wine from a recycled cardboard vessel on the way over with me before taking off to go to a sunday night party which I still kinda hate her for but I guess I hate her less than the rest of them
abcdefz
10-09-2006, 02:02 PM
I was worried it was going to be like All the King's Men -- too many stars and hype. I'll make a point of seeing it, now.
I haven't seen it -- because of overwhelming poor reviews-- but...
It's a shame. That writer/director did Searching for Bobby Fischer, which I really loved.
jackrock
10-09-2006, 02:21 PM
OK, when i voted i just got back from the theatre, i didn't really give myself a lot of time to digest it. I'm gonna have to go with 7 now.
abcdefz
10-09-2006, 02:22 PM
What improved it for you?
jackrock
10-09-2006, 02:28 PM
What improved it for you?
I voted in a haste, i didn't reflect, but now that i've had a day to look back on it... my thoughts changed it.
abcdefz
10-09-2006, 02:34 PM
(y)
Extra Cheese
10-13-2006, 06:52 PM
Marky Mark I hardly knew ye.
dude owned every scene he was in.
Dr Deaf
10-13-2006, 07:17 PM
i rarely go to the cinema, but this is one i'd like to make the trek for.
I loved it, and I rarely feel love for popular movies.
It's also safe to say I've developed a slight crush on Leo. OMG!!!
Dr Deaf
10-13-2006, 07:24 PM
so yo. is leo trying to emulate ray liota er what?
Drederick Tatum
10-13-2006, 08:26 PM
Mark Wahlberg needs to get more good characters. he's good.
abcdefz
10-14-2006, 10:57 AM
Mark Wahlberg's good when he gets the chance.
I don't think I <3 Huckabees is a very good movie, but he's flat out great in it, and it's got to be more than what was written on the page. He was just great.
What I liked most about the movie was regardless of how evil/good the characters were, you loved all of them equally.
Yup.
abcdefz
10-14-2006, 05:34 PM
I liked the therapist lady, even if she wasn't, as they say, um... "Marianne FAITHFULahem."
roosta
10-15-2006, 12:21 PM
excelent movie! some of the dialogue was fuckin' classic, the acting top notch, the violence was satisfactory, the story line gripping. all in all a good good film.
wahlberg for oscar nomination!
monkey
10-16-2006, 11:30 AM
i thought it was great. mezmerizing. it even left me with questions that werent.. plot-holey, you know? oh, and i kinda came out talking in a stupid fuckin boston accent. i wasnt the only one. we laughed at ourselves for feeling so sympathetic.
SPOILLLLLLER
at the end i wanted to know:
a) what was in the envelope bill gave to the chick?
b) who's baby was it?
c) why didnt marky mark wash his hair?
sam i am
10-17-2006, 10:39 AM
The only thing that was off-putting was that they settled every single freaking disagreement by throwing punches...sometimes to a ludicrous extent...
"Dude....you fucked up...." ***swings a punch...buncha guys pull them off each other***
Repeat.
Other than that...a great flick. JAck was better than usual and the end was pitch-perfect.
Gotta agree that Wahlberg stole the movie, although Leo made a game effort with all of his "emoting."
abcdefz
10-17-2006, 10:46 AM
Wahlberg got so many choice lines. He did a great job with 'em, but, let's face it -- that's a pretty showy little role there.
Smart aleck. :D
icy manipulator
10-17-2006, 11:00 AM
i really liked mark walhberg in this. but overall i thought the film wasn't as good as it was hyped up to be. maybe it's because i just cant but compare it to Taxi Driver.
i thought it was great. mezmerizing. it even left me with questions that werent.. plot-holey, you know? oh, and i kinda came out talking in a stupid fuckin boston accent. i wasnt the only one. we laughed at ourselves for feeling so sympathetic.
SPOILLLLLLER
at the end i wanted to know:
a) what was in the envelope bill gave to the chick?
b) who's baby was it?
c) why didnt marky mark wash his hair?
a) Wasn't it the CD? (Edit: NO. She got that in the mail. I thought it was his 'real' identity or something.)
b) I was thinking maybe she didn't go through with the pregnancy/had an abortion, err whatever.
c) Dunno.
marsdaddy
10-24-2006, 06:37 PM
It was very good and will probably grow with time, but too much hype ruined it for me. Also, Scorcese was TRYING to find sympathetic bad guys.
abcdefz
10-25-2006, 09:33 AM
i really liked mark walhberg in this. but overall i thought the film wasn't as good as it was hyped up to be. maybe it's because i just cant but compare it to Taxi Driver.
I think it's just that it's an enjoyable movie movie, not really aching to be Art. Which makes it closer to Art than anything he's done in ages, I think.
sam i am
10-25-2006, 04:00 PM
I think it's just that it's an enjoyable movie movie, not really aching to be Art. Which makes it closer to Art than anything he's done in ages, I think.
Probably his best since Goodfellas....but not quite as good as that.
I finally saw it last night. I loved that he did not hold back on the violence. A mob film has to be hardcore and the point blank shootings were definitely hardcore. The ending was good but I did not forget about the character. It did not surprise me but who cares it was a good solid film.
I just hope they give Martin his much deserved Oscar.
HEIRESS
11-16-2006, 07:08 PM
oh yeah, I totally forgot to give this movie 2 huge pulsating penisessesss up after I saw it awhile ago
Drederick Tatum
11-16-2006, 07:39 PM
this finally came out here yesterday. probably gonna see it tonight, or cheap movie Tuesday.
HEIRESS
11-16-2006, 08:23 PM
GO TONIGHT YOU FAWKIN HARD-ON
bigblu89
12-06-2006, 10:24 AM
OK. I just got around to seeing it, and I really didn't think it was anything special.
I thought the acting was great in it though, but the story itself, I feel like i've seen it a dozen times already.
ANd nothing Scorecese does will ever be better than Taxi Driver and GoodFellas in my eyes, so that hurt it as well. But even if I didn't know it was Scorcese, I wouldn't think it was anything special.
Was it irony that all Mary Mark did was yap about "TV/Movie Cops", when all I thought was that he was ascting like your typical TV/Movie Cop. or was that the point?
HEIRESS
12-06-2006, 10:51 AM
mary mark LALZ
abcdefz
12-06-2006, 11:14 AM
By the way --
Did anybody notice that the guy who played Henry Hill's brother ("Keep stirring the sauce!") has a small part in this one? I ned to double-check, but it sure looks like him -- standing erect, same voice, maybe 15-20 pounds heavier.
He's one of the thugs Leo's character meets up with early on, if I remember right.
Yup -- that's him. I just saw him in Steve Buscemi's Lonesome Jim, also.
Kevin Corrigan (http://imdb.com/name/nm0180984/)
monkey
12-06-2006, 11:28 AM
Yup -- that's him. I just saw him in Steve Buscemi's Lonesome Jim, also.
Kevin Corrigan (http://imdb.com/name/nm0180984/)
he's the uncle from grounded for life <3
bigblu89
12-06-2006, 01:28 PM
he's the uncle from grounded for life <3
Uncle Eddie!
YoungRemy
12-06-2006, 04:30 PM
Kevin is also coming up in The Black Donnelly's...
dont know why its not listed in imdb
does everyone in The Departed get shot in the head?
Good times, I liked this (y)
ToucanSpam
12-12-2006, 04:06 PM
Give me the following:
Director, Actors, Production company.
I've heard nothing on this movie yet, I'm curious.
Give me the following:
Director, Actors, Production company.
I've heard nothing on this movie yet, I'm curious.
are you kidding?
ToucanSpam
12-12-2006, 04:17 PM
Haha, yes. I went to IMDB.
Tonnes of big names in this cast, but does it deserve to be number 79 in movies all time already? IMDB users seem to think so. I do like Monahan scripts, though...
trailerprincess
12-12-2006, 04:24 PM
I saw it at the weekend. I really liked it but thought that it was a little bit too long.
YoungRemy
12-12-2006, 04:28 PM
Give me the following:
Director, Actors, Production company.
I've heard nothing on this movie yet, I'm curious.
directed by Martin Scorsese
starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Alec Baldwin
Warner Bros Pictures
Jack plays a Boston mob boss, Leo and Damon play undercover cops/moles within the gang...
everyone gets shot in the head
Gareth
12-15-2006, 05:34 PM
i liked it and think it stands up well to infernal affairs.
the the cop psych was aite too.
befsquire
03-03-2007, 01:35 PM
so, bobby and i watched it last night. i thought it was great, he thought it was ok. i think he just hyped it up too much to be able to enjoy it for what it is. we both agree though that we liked lucky number slevin better than this movie.
i'd give it a 7.8. i'm betting he'd give it a 6.5.
hardnox71
03-03-2007, 01:44 PM
I just saw this a couple of weeks ago. As usual, Scorcese turned out some good shit. It wasn't "OMG!! I'M WATCHING THAT AGAIN RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!" like Goodfellas, but it was alright.
I think there are far better movies that Scorcese should have won his Oscar for, Goodfellas being one of them.
Deep_Sea_Rain
03-03-2007, 01:46 PM
Saw this last night, excellent movie.
Jack Nicholson made it, though.
Tompz
03-03-2007, 02:08 PM
i was really impressed by this one
leo's turning out to be solid acting, had to see the aviator after that wich i really liked too
extra awesomeness for putting Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams" on the soundtrack too, that spoke right to me
Drederick Tatum
03-03-2007, 06:38 PM
why oh why did Scorsese put that rat in at the end? so cheesy.
Saw this last night, excellent movie.
Jack Nicholson made it, though.
The board has been giving Jack a bunch of flack for overacting. I thought he was just fine.
ggirlballa
03-03-2007, 07:01 PM
my brother was so excited after seeing this he probally came
he was all "you have to see!! u HAVE TO!' but i never did because that day he had to return the DVD to hollywood video...but now i want to
Deep_Sea_Rain
03-03-2007, 07:06 PM
The board has been giving Jack a bunch of flack for overacting. I thought he was just fine.
I disagree. Plus alot of it was ad-libbing...that's unpredictable. You've got to take that into account.
Dorothy Wood
03-10-2007, 10:01 PM
why oh why did Scorsese put that rat in at the end? so cheesy.
I LOL'd when I saw that. it's like *murder* *rat comes out* *cartoon music* BOINK SPLAT doot doot doot doot doot dooooo oot!
anyway, I thought the movie was entertaining. I didn't really understand why sometimes the cell phones were on vibrate and sometimes they rang? seems like they'd have secretive vibrate-only cell phones. it was kinda distracting.
maybe the stuff in the envelope told the lady to contact mark wahlberg?
I liked it, but it wasn't as intense as I think it wanted to be. 6/10
Lex Diamonds
03-11-2007, 06:06 PM
Just watched this... Wow. I went into it with no expectations cuz whenever I get hyped up about something I'm usually disappointed. And it blew me away. It's pure undiluted Scorsese, which is something he hasn't really done for about 10 years. He called it his "B Movie", and it's kinda ironic that when he stops trying consciously to win an Oscar and goes back to his brutal, violent best he finally gets Best Director. And well deserved it was, too.
He said himself it's his first movie with a plot and if you've seen Infernal Affairs then you'll recognise how the Scorsese touch really affects the way a story is told. The sense of mistrust and hopelessness is overwhelming in a way that I never felt it in Infernal Affairs. If you haven't already, and you like Scorsese, see this film now. Seems to me like his best since Goodfellas, which is my favourite film ever. Wonderful stuff. (y)
8.5-9/10
Lex Diamonds
03-11-2007, 06:29 PM
Oh yeah I forgot to mention how AWESOME it is that Scorsese put Thief's Theme by Nas in there. What a legend!
abcdefz
03-12-2007, 08:46 AM
why oh why did Scorsese put that rat in at the end? so cheesy.
It's just a playful bit of punctuation. The director's kind of winking at the audience, (hopefully) giving the audience one last little bit of unabashed entertainment, like Pesci shooting at the camera at the end of Goodfellas, or the phallic train plunging into the tunnel at the end of North by Northwest. I thought it worked fine.
Dorothy Wood
03-12-2007, 12:38 PM
a-z and scorsese sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
abcdefz
03-12-2007, 12:40 PM
:D
I hope his asthma doesn't flare up. :(
paul jones
03-12-2007, 12:41 PM
I just bought it for my dad on DVD from Morrisons. I saw a little bit on the plane to the states a few weeks ago though.The bit where Jack Nicholson is holding an amputated hand
DJ_Skrilla
03-12-2007, 07:54 PM
Its one of the best movies I have seen in a while. (And I watch a lot thanks to netflix) The dvd comes out tomorrow (3/13) in the United States.
Obviously though its not as good as "The Island of Dr Moreau". This movie is great. (jk) but if u are into beasties (real ones) u might like it. Its pretty freaky. Plus its got Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando in it.
also new sequels to look forward too::
Dark Crystal 2: The Power of the Dark Crystal (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460907/)
Ghostbusters 3 (http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/02/03/ghostbusters-3-confirmed/)
Real Genius 2 (http://www.filmfodder.com/scifi/archives/2007/01/real_genius.shtml)
and of course...
Indiana Jones 4 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367882/)
Lets hope they dont suck. I cant wait to see... (y)
Deep_Sea_Rain
03-12-2007, 09:11 PM
Its one of the best movies I have seen in a while. (And I watch a lot thanks to netflix) The dvd comes out tomorrow (3/13) in the United States.
Obviously though its not as good as "The Island of Dr Moreau". This movie is great. (jk) but if u are into beasties (real ones) u might like it. Its pretty freaky. Plus its got Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando in it.
also new sequels to look forward too::
Dark Crystal 2: The Power of the Dark Crystal (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460907/)
Ghostbusters 3 (http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/02/03/ghostbusters-3-confirmed/)
Real Genius 2 (http://www.filmfodder.com/scifi/archives/2007/01/real_genius.shtml)
and of course...
Indiana Jones 4 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367882/)
Lets hope they dont suck. I cant wait to see... (y)
According to Akroyd, it's looking like GB4 is going to be animated.
Documad
01-17-2008, 08:21 PM
Bump: Because I finally saw it. What a huge disappointment. The acting was excellent (except for Jack who I don't ever need to see in another movie as long as he lives) but the story was dumb dumb dumb. I never dreamed it would be dumb. I can't believe you all loved it so much. I can't believe it got a pity oscar for best picture.
How did the two guys who are both living the exact opposite secret lives happen to be fucking the same woman?
When Jack Nicholson learns REALLY early on that he has an undercover cop working in his crew, how does he not immediately suspect the newest member of his crew who he knows to be a recent ex cop? WTF. If this wasn't a dumb movie, Jack would have shot Leo right then and there. Or at least had someone tail him. I also didn't believe that Leo could keep making phone calls to Martin Sheen while he's working with Jack's crew and have no one ever look two feet to his right or left and see him doing it.
And Scorcese needs to never use another Rolling Stones song again. He's overdone that to death. Enough already.
Also, it's time for Scorcese to make a movie with a decent female part again. Goodfellas is the last movie he did that I really liked and it's no accident that it had a good female part. It bothered me at first that it was so full of big actors in small parts but I got over that. I know that everyone wants to work with Scorcese, but I prefer movies that don't feature cameos from a Baldwin or a Sheen.
I really liked Leo and Matt though. They are both terrific actors.
venusvenus123
03-30-2008, 06:20 AM
*double bump*
i just saw this and was totally blown away.
i'm not a big scorsese nerd so i'm not going to draw detailed comparisons with his classics, but it's just satisfying to see a decent film amid all the crap we sit through.
i gave it a rose-tinted 9.:o
in answer to documad's plot flaw quibbles, i agree with a lot of them.
i thought that matt damon was more indiscreet with his phone calls and pocket texting than leo tho.
both were brilliant and it's satisfying to see leo develop into a proper grown up. *swoon* :D
it is a bit of a ridiculous coincidence that they're shagging the same woman, but they do work in the same office, effectively.
why do hollywood women have to be so paper thin? it looks silly. they look so weak.
mark wahlberg was ace (y)
jack nicholson was good, but that BIG acting he does is a bit tiresome.
so yo. is leo trying to emulate ray liota er what?
don't insult a brilliant actor! ray liotta has about as much range as a chocolate bar.
Lex Diamonds
03-31-2008, 06:07 AM
How did the two guys who are both living the exact opposite secret lives happen to be fucking the same woman?
She's a police psychiatrist, dumbass. Plus she is hot, who wouldn't wanna bang her?
I watched this again a couple weeks ago and I would still give it a good 9. It's Scorsese's best since Casino in my opinion.
venusvenus123
03-31-2008, 07:56 AM
not to pick on documad overly... but also, the reason jack welcomes leo into the mafia fold is because a member of his family already worked for him. i'm pretty sure the fact that he trained as a police officer is kept top secret--hence why they sent him to prison.
hpdrifter
03-31-2008, 10:48 AM
I agree with what Documad said about the female parts but that could be said about lots and lots of movies, directors and writers these days. Seems like they get fewer and futher between.
i loved this movie, and thought the story was great. jack trusted leo because of his uncle jackie, who he could always depend on and trusted. and besides from mr. french, leo was the only one in his crew that he trusted. he was skeptical a little at first, but leo's character was intelligent and became a very reliable foot soldier. jack could see this and realized that leo was just like his uncle jackie, or so he believed. leo wasn't making phone calls, but was sending text messages, big difference. i also tend to enjoy movies that have cameos from alec baldwin and martin sheen. but i am sick of hearing gimme shelter in scorscese flicks.
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