The Departed region 2 DVD

[Dolby CP-200]

Rented The Departed tonight Martin Scorsese's newest gangster film with a brilliant power class cast that left me divided between the good guys the bad guys and the rat the informant whose feed (Jack Nicholson) as Frank Costello is the nastiest gangster on the block who takes Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan Boston police officer under his wing to provide him with update information and keep him out of the scene.

(Leonardo DiCaprio) as Billy Costigan is hired to work undercover by (Mark Wahlberg) as Dignam (Martin Sheen) as Oliver Queenan who want Frank Costello behind bars permanently. What follows is a complex story, secret conversations over mobile phones surveillance and bodies, dropping like fly’s left right and centre.

The look of the film looked great shape colourful if, there was visual effects involved in the film it was seamless and very affective. I didn’t even notice it until I saw Robert Legato screen credit until the end credits was playing.

Editing was tight by Thelma Schoonmaker kept the flow and pace move along without even making yarn not once again it was all perfect.

Sound heightened the visuals that made my cringe or laugh is it you period” where Billy Costigan smash’s a drinking glass over some guys head was realistic. The shootout towards the end was riveting bullets ricochet of metal crates with one huge kicking slam on the surround that was felt very deeply. LFE.1 was used to minimal use where most of the screen channel bass was kept down until needed.

Furthermore on the use of the surrounds they where used very sparingly very these a good moment where the sound pans from centre back to the centre where we see Colin Sullivan at the police academy. But in general it was mostly played over the three-screen.

This is mostly a dialogue film and it was clear crystal.

Again Martin Scorsese's delivers a true gangster film he delivered The Departed.

Film 10/10
Picture 10/10
Sound 10/10

Sound system JBL
THX reference level 0db

 

[stratman]

For all the back-slapping and self-congratulations around Hollywood, this movie was Japanese. I'm not taking anything from Scorcese, but lately his films have been yawners, now a rehashed Japanese copper movie is the vehicle he uses to make himself relevant again, oh well that's Hollywood for you.

 

[saurabh]

Its got a slow pace in the begining for which you need to be prepared, otherwise the storyline is good.(even though picked up from a jap movie)

Nothing much is present for the surrounds to act upon. Picture quality is good.

 

[Dolby CP-200]

Morning

Films like “Nikita” which got translated into “Point of no Return or the Assassin.”

Still I enjoyed and the ending where naughty bad boy cop Colin Sullivan is standing in the doorway facing Dignam well I dint see that one coming I guess he received a letter about the rat.

And did anyone happen to notice a rat on the windowsill in the background.

I liked the part where Frank Costello was cracking up and acting out rat impressions towards Billy Costigan, I must have played that scene over 5 times ROTFLMAO.

Still it was chilly enough with these two psychos running the show.

 

[saurabh]

Morning

And did anyone happen to notice a rat on the windowsill in the background.

That was intentional, I guess.

 

[mike c]

just for everyone's trivia ...

this movie was based on the chinese movie "infernal affairs"

 

[Dolby CP-200]

just for everyone's trivia ...

this movie was based on the chinese movie "infernal affairs"

Which ran for 101miuntes over the 141miunte version made by Marty, also I noticed there’s an Infernal Affairs II unlike the Marty’s films where he just does the one single classic masterpiece from time to time.

 

[mike c]

there's also a part 3. but IIRC, the best was the first movie.

I never watched the departed, I don't have enough time for movies, so I have to choose ones I'm interested in, and watching a remake is low on my list of priorities.

while I'm sure the producer or director is pretty good, you're missing the point where the movie was just a REMAKE. his directing and producing might have been a masterpiece ... but the writing was just a copy.

imagine the lord of the rings remade in various foreign languages ... and then calling the remakes a masterpiece and ignoring the original.

 

[Dolby CP-200]

mike c

No, no mate I was referring to his past masterpieces I know it was remake when I was reading about it on the AVS site where all the spoilers where out for all to read about.

So a third well it must be very popular to go that far since in first one came out back in 2002.

Cape Fear was a remake and I have both versions and thou cameos appear from both films the principle cast from Cape Fear I didn’t notice this with The Departed except this is third time Marty has used Leo now.

 

[mike c]

and that too I tend to avoid LEO films if I can.

 

[Dolby CP-200]

and that too I tend to avoid LEO films if I can.

mike c

LOL “I’m the king of the Word”.

I like that film ok its like (Marmite) you ether love it or hate it.

I’m neither a guys nor a girl’s action person if I thought the performer did a creditable performance then I’ll take note of that person.

Performances where kind of chilling in The Departed but nothing will top "Casino" with the end of (Nicky) that was too grim to even look at and still you had to stick your fingers in your ears until, it was all over.

 

[IAisHKFirm]

For all the back-slapping and self-congratulations around Hollywood, this movie was Japanese. I'm not taking anything from Scorcese, but lately his films have been yawners, now a rehashed Japanese copper movie is the vehicle he uses to make himself relevant again, oh well that's Hollywood for you.

Infernal Affairs is a Hong Kong Chinese Film, not Japanese movie.