9 out of 10. The Departed is very possibly the best film of 2006.

Was gonna go see that tonight or maybe later in the week - it gets an average of 92% on RottenTomatoes.com - a very good sign (8.3/10 average rating).

Oddly enough, The Queen gets a 98% rating (also averages 8.3/10) with over 50 reviews. The trailers for that kinda puzzled me, but it could be interesting, and seems to be very well done.

Maybe it's a good movie, but I don't think I'll watch it for a while. I've seen Infernal Affairs (on which this one is based) but didn't bother with the sequels, and it was a nice movie. Now I do love Scorsese and all his movies with De Niro, but for heaven's sake, why put DiCrapio and Matt Damon in there? I can't stand either of them [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I know that I'll be thinking how the hell could those two replace Tony Leung and Andy Lau, shaking my head in disbelief. Although Jack Nicholson is usually awesome. I don't have much trust in American adaptations of Asian movies just yet.

Going to see it in the next hour, looks great. I saw the whole IF trilogy (maybe only half of the last one) and thought it was rather cornball much of the time but had a nice premise. Looking forward to see Scorsese's adaptation.

Of course Jack steals every shot he is in, but DiCaprio and Damon are giving him a run for his money as far as acting goes.

Yeah, I think I'll wait for a dvd release of this one, or if someone asks me to go. I love Scorsese's movies, but this one just isn't giving me the want to see it in theatres.

That was easily the best movie i've seen in a year or 2. Leo kicked ass. Marky Mark was the biggest badass ever.


Also, seeing the 300 trailer on the big screen was fuckin AMAZING. cant wait

Yup, definitly one of the most enjoyable movies for me in the last few years. All 4 of the major players were damn awesome - and the blond psychiatrist is easy to look at as well.

aesir, seeing 300 on the big screen was great.

Saw this yesteday, FUCKING FANTASTIC FILM. Everyone should go see it now.

I really enjoyed Infernal Affairs, so I'm a little reluctant to spend my hard earned money on the heinously expensive cinema tickets here given the general quality of US remakes of Foreign Cinema (Ringu, Ju-on and Abre Los Ojos being prime examples). Is anyone able to give a comparisson between the original and remake?

i saw it last night and left feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Definitely a feel-good feast of fun for all the family

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Im with you and Fogmann in this one. I also saw Infernal Affairs a long time ago, so i'm a bit reluctant about going to see a remake. I mean. come'on! why every asian movie has to be remade? Same thing with the ring and lots others. anyway we'll see. By the way.. Abre Los Ojos is an awesome movie!

Indeed it is. Vanilla Sky is not.

Good movie. Felt a little long at times. Di-crappio acted great (and stoled the show in my opinion)....and yea, Marky Mark was insane...ohh, and Joker was outstanding. The ending I thought was a bit over the top...and a few cut scenes I felt were off.

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The "don't open until two weeks" yellow envelope that ended up in the psycho's drawer... what was all that about? Did I miss something? or did the director forget to get back to it or leave it out on purpose to keep people like me wondering "what was in that yellow envelope?" [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Overall Recommended,

yeah im sold, going soon as

... cutscenes?

Very nice film, loved it. The 300 trailer looked awesome, Gladiator + Troy + Sin City = 300, pwnage on screen.

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The "don't open until two weeks" yellow envelope that ended up in the psycho's drawer... what was all that about? Did I miss something? or did the director forget to get back to it or leave it out on purpose to keep people like me wondering "what was in that yellow envelope?" [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Overall Recommended,

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From what I gathered the info inside was to be given to Mark Walberg's character - and thats how he knew to kill Mat Damon at the end.**

**It's a thread about the movie.

Thanks Adam...since I noticed the doc place it in the drawer, I figured it was something else, but I guess your explanation makes sense.

by cut scenes, I meant to say the cuts between camera shots....like when Jack shows what he drew on the napkin at the diner...look down at your popcorn, and you miss it.. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] There were a few shots that cut abruptly I though....maybe on purpose (?), who knows.

Still a good movie.

Best movie out in the past 10 years,

If it was done with a regular director, the ending would have seemed unrealistic and gratuitous, and the steps leading up to it would have seemed cheesy and unnecessarily complex. But it was done so well and believable it made such extreme drama so powerful.

It better win best picture, what else could contend with it?

Damn it, DO NOT overhype this for me. I am a ruthless critic, and am planning on seeing this film soon. But every time I hear the old "Best movie out in the past 10 years." or similar quote, my expectations just get set FAR too high.

Still, I hope it's as good as you all are saying.

That movie was absolutely awesome. It was good in every way I could think of, and everyone should see it. Also, to agree with eveyone else, seeing the new 300 trailer just about made me literally drool.

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Damn it, DO NOT overhype this for me. I am a ruthless critic, and am planning on seeing this film soon. But every time I hear the old "Best movie out in the past 10 years." or similar quote, my expectations just get set FAR too high.

Still, I hope it's as good as you all are saying.

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if you are really looking forward to a movie you really shouldn't read a lot of reviews, or peoples comments on it. What always bugs me about trailers some times is that they give too much away, I always like to go into a movie knowing little

This movie is seven bucks well spent imo. I'm just in awe of the talent that was shown in every aspect of that movie

i watched it this weekend. bitchin movie. the acting was superb on all levels. i have no qualms with this movie. i'm glad i didn't miss it in the theatre like the last scorscesse movie. had to watch gangs on dvd.