Did you like The Departed?

i've not seen the departed but i've seen the original movie which the departed is based upon. the original movie is infernal affair and it is a hong kong movie. the movie has received good review and doing well in box office. so good, it is even expanded into a prequel and a sequel. but sadly, none can match the first movie. the movie has manage to win best film in hong kong film award 2002 - hong kong version of Oscar. maybe i should rent the departed dvd and compare both.

Excellent. A great, great movie. I saw it last nigh at a special screening and must say it was a tour de force. Even though Boston is not really a gritty tow Scorsese was able to capture a darker side of the city. Coming from that area, I am always concerned when actors put on the local accent as it tends to be distracting rather than supportive. However, with local pros like Damon and Wahlberg they were able to really grab hold of it and not go overboard...most of the time. The true stand out performance has to go to DiCaprio. He has really come into his since hooking up with Scorsese, having scored a number of original performances all of which have expanded his range. He really snagged onto a deep and tragic character and created something that will hopefully be recognized come awards season. One of my favorite aspects was the friendly hostility the characters had for each other. It is a specific trademark that I have never noticed in any other city. In Boston, when you are really close with someone (or not really) it is, more or less, a requeriment to bust their balls and shoot cruel insults back and forth in rhythmic banter. That details was extensively realized in The Departed and I doubt anybody who was raised outside of the metro Boston area, or at least visited at some point, would find it nearly as hilarious as those who were. As for Scorsese's direction, I think he scored big with this one. While many have criticized that his movies have become more commercial I believe that he has just evolved. There were some classic Scorsese moments here, my favorite being a scene where DiCaprio is alone and packing his things in his apartment. Beautifully cut and stylistically directed. Is it his best effort? No. But it still is truly mesmerizing. He has created something truly special from a city that is highly underrated.

I have not seen it yet, but this weekend my husband and I were going to get it off of pay per view on dish. I hope it is as good as everyone says that it is.

It's an amazing movie. Great acting and it really drags you into the movie. Nicholson is great, Di Caprio is amazing and yeah the number of deaths is offcourse part of the plot which I think is shocking, but amazingly great. Scorsese did a hell of a job!

I loved it. No one plays creepy like Nicholson, and I felt real bad for Leo. His character deserved better. What else has Scorcese done?

i have not seen it.. but i've heard that its a good movie. i will watch it soon as it comes through the mail from netflix.. just waiting in line for that movie.