The Departed (DVD, 2007)

Great Great movie. The Actors in this film are awesome, that alone you should buy this film. The story is great, the acting is top knotch, & the ending is unexpected. This is a Must, Must Have!!

The Departed

I know it's only February but The Departed gets 6 thumbs up from me and gets my vote for Movie of the Year.

Great cast, amazing script, twists, turns, action, excitement. This movie is perfect in every way. It's an edge of your seat thrill-ride from beginning to end.

DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Wahlberg, Baldwin, and so on and so forth. The cast is so spectacular this movie just had no possibility of being bad. Martin Scorcese will win awards this year. That's a guarantee!

A final note though... this movie is rated 18A for a reason, it's got plenty of violence and extremely harsh language. It's definitely not recommended for anybody under the age of 16.

Final Verdict:

5/5

Worth buying?: Absolutely, The Departed is a must own.

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To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of
their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate
has done likewise in this Oscar winning crime thriller. While an
undercover cop (Leonardo CiCaprio) curries favor with the mob kingpin
(Jack Nicholson), a career criminal (Matt Damon) rises through the
police ranks. Both sides soon discover there is a mole among them-
but can not identify them. Plenty of action, guns and casulties
here as you soon learn 'The Departed' are the people that lose their
lives with the fighting between the two sides. Director Martin
Scorsese has done many hit movies (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The
Aviator, Kundun, etc) and this is certainly one of the top ones
that will be added to the list. Great movie for a nights entertainment
especially if you enjoy crime thrillers, drama or action movies. Movie
was awarded Oscars for BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR in 2006.

So much of this movie has been done before, Mark Wahlberg is the highlight. The rest is forgettable.

Wow , I love this Movie . It Has So Many Of My favorite Actors.. And with So Many Twist , This Is a Far Cry from some of the Other Movies Coming Out Lately . I ve Already Seen This 6 times and Will Watch again tommrow.

One Of the best action movies so far this year, and full of nothing but great actors, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg and even martin Sheen with all them great actor what can you expect but a great movie. This is a must buy movie to add to your collection don't even worry about renting it would be just a waste to rent. Frank Castello (Jack Nicholson) is a big Mob guy who raises this guy Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) from a kid to be a cop so he can help him from being busted from all his crimes. Now, Billy Costigan (Leonardo Dicaprio) as a kid grew up in a life of crime but he is an actual under-cover officer that no one knows about but two other Detectives which are (Mark Wahlberg & Martin Sheen)but anyway non one knows about him because he is hired straight in this way, and he is hired to be a mole into Frank Costello Gang to help bust him. This show will make you think about the law, and how corrupt it can really be. This is a really great action pack flick. I love it from A to Z. I give it a 5 out of a 5 rating.

I've always liked Martin Scorsese's movies, he has done several types of movies and has shown that he definitely knows how to make good movies. When you see his name stamped on a movie, you know you're going to get quality work. And he's shown his versatility in directing unrelated films like Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, After Hours, The Last Waltz, Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Color Of Money, Raging Bull, The Aviator, the list goes on. But what Martin is known best for are his gangster movies. From Mean Streets to Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, and now The Departed, he shows he knows how to make gangster movies. My personal favorite from Martin is Goodfellas (I've seen it a dozen times, and I think it's right up there with The Godfather for best gangster/mob movie of all time), but as good as Goodfellas is, The Departed gives it a run for its money. The thing I like about Martin Scorsese the best is he has a vision. He knows what works for him, and he stays with what he knows. And if he decides to go a different way, he definitely does his homework. He knows cinematography as well and knows what will look great on the big screen, and it looks just as great in the living room after you pop the movie in.

The Departed is an excellent movie with an excellent cast. Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin all put forth performances so real that you believe that they are the characters. DiCaprio, Damon, and Nicholson steal the show with their great performances in great roles; but it's Wahlberg, Sheen, and Baldwin who complete the movie with their excellent supporting roles. Sometimes you see an excellent cast fall flat on their face (Ocean's Twelve), but Scorsese doesn't let any egos get in the way. He does an excellent job of keeping everyone within their own character, and the result is outstanding.

The Departed is similar to the movie Donnie Brasco with Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, but it's way more complicated. Complicated in a good way. It takes a while for everything to play out (it runs in at two and half hours), but it all comes together, and I'm glad Martin didn't skip out on the storytelling by making the movie shorter. I honestly don't know what could've been cut out. It's about a mole who gets inside the mob while reporting to police officers in order to bring down mob boss Frank Costello (Nicholson). Only problem is that he has a cop that's supposed to be on his side who's reporting back to Frank, so Frank keeps eluding the heat. Meanwhile, each side is trying to figure out who the mole is on the other side. There are all kinds of twists and turns which make this movie truly original and great, and it keeps you guessing all the way up to the climactic end.

It's nice to see that Martin finally got his Oscar nod. I cannot think of anyone in Hollywood who has done so much for the movie industry, and yet kept getting snubbed year after year. He finally got what was coming to him, just like the guys who get whacked in his movies, but in a good way. Goodfellas is still my favorite Scorsese movie (favorite movie period), but The Departed is right up there. I was actually kind of surprised to see that he won the Oscar for Departed; not because of the quality of the movie, but because of past snubbings. I thought maybe Scorsese's movies were too violent for the Academy. They finally got it right. Thank you.

Scorsese gives us a purly enjoyable cop movie while pulling out all the stops, using great casting, camera angles, and Irish rock music to pull us into the beautifuly dirty world of cops versus robbers.The dark humor of other movies like GoodFellas is acted out perfectly with Nicholson at the helm of this plot driven movie. He gives an understated evil performace that leaves you with the feeling of a good cup of coffee with rotten milk in it.

If you are a fan of good filmaking along with steller cast you will certainly enjoy this dvd.

Martin scorsese another classical movie...a must to see
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Story line was lacking, language was implorable, bought it because it was recommended by a friend; some friend !

Not boring moment.

Purchased the DVD because I wanted to view it w/out commercials and knew I'd watch it more than once.

Excellent! You cannot beat this ensemble of actors. Jack Nicholson was at his best. Only wish there was a Departed II.

Bravo! What an excellent flick :D. All the actors are first rate, and they do an excellent job- You beleive every second of this story. It gives you a look inside- not just the underbelly of society, not just inside the departments, but into the minds of both cop, and criminal alike. It has very nice twists and triangles. Get this, if you like drama, and mob flicks in general. I wanna revisit Bean Town.

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