The Departed (DVD)

...me. Years ago we had the church. That was only a way of saying - we had each other. The Knights of Columbus were real head-breakers; true guineas. They took over their piece of the city. Twenty years after an Irishman couldn't get a f&*$ing job, we had the presidency. May he rest in peace. That's what the n*&$ers don't realize. If I got one thing against the black chappies, it's this - no one gives it to you. You have to take it." These opening lines ...
...are here. They definitely set the stage for this interesting drama. "Departed" isn't just about what lies under the belly of Boston's clever workingman exterior, as the title implies it is about those who pass on before us, why and who gets left behind. A rather cold, business-like and mock polite label for the truth left behind, revealed or unrevealed, when a person becomes an empty body. Typically a heck of a mess that someone else will be cleaning ...

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...were criminals. This makes him the perfect undercover “mole”, the man on the inside of the terrorising mob run by Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). It’s his assignment to gain Costello’s trust and help his police bosses (Mark Wahlberg and Martin Sheen), who are the only people on the police force who know he is actually a cop, to bring Costello and his violent mob syndicate down. In the meantime, SIU officer, in the same department, Colin Sullivan ...
...the police force that there must be a mole on the inside of the police force working for Costello as he always knows where to go, stand and when to leave on a job that the police are watching. Colin Sullivan is a model officer and has been promoted several times. No one suspects him of being Costello’s mole. Ironically later in the film, he is so trusted he is assigned to finding the mole working for Costello inside the police department, all he ...

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...graced our screens in 1995, the last "mob" movie we have seen by Martin Scorsese, arguably the finest director of crime pictures. Indeed, since then, with the exception of a couple of films, the mob movie has gradually died out. So when the finest director of crime pictures releases a film of the crime genre, it's difficult not to get excited. As an Italian-American born in Little Italy, Scorsese has always brought accurate, gritty and in part semi-autobiographical ...
...that Scorsese primarily focuses on the way of life of the people he is portraying, rather than sticking to a tight plot. That's what sets the Departed apart from its siblings; it's all about the plot, and less about the day-to-day dealings of its characters that has made Scorsese so popular in the past. In many ways, this is Scorsese taking his films to a new level, and is breaking new ground. However, this is a double-edged sword, which is in part ...

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...Costigan is charged with infiltrating the mob syndicate run by mobster Costello. Meanwhile Costello's mole Colin Sullivan is working his way up the ranks of the Special Investigation Unit. The two men are consumed by their double life, but when the police and the gangster realise there is an informant in their midst, Colin and Billy are both in danger of being exposed to the enemy. So each has to race to uncover the identity of the other in order ...
...does it live up to the hype? Well, yes and no. It's an engrossing, meticulously crafted film that makes the most of a large and varied cast. It has a strong sense of time and place and has a keen eye for detail. The atmosphere remains tense throughout and you're never under any illusion that these people are dangerous and deadly and that someone is clearly going down. Everybody's situation is precarious and the film is never predictable. There are ...

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...Copying, then improving and revolutionizing, the basic plot from Wai Keung Lau and Siu Pai Mak's impressive 2002 Hong Kong action film, 'Internal Affairs', and produces another great film for the action film industry. It tells the stories of William Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), an undercover cop inside the mobsters gang, and Collin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a secret mobster who has landed an important job in the police. The film starts with a commentary ...
...Stone's 'Gimme Shelter' playing in the background, the first in the line of lots of great songs in this soundtrack. Made in 2006, this film corresponds with the happening of the Iraq war, and many believe Scorsese uses his plot as a metaphor for the complex workings of the UN, Iraqi assembly and US Congress. Costigan is trying to get enough evidence to prosecute gang lord Costello, and is having to gain his trust to try and get into a position ...

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...totally riviting crime-drama, directed by the award-winning Martin Scorsese, delivering what is undoubtedly his most enthralling film since the masterpiece "Goodfellas" (1990). "The Departed" was based on the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs" by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. William Monahan delivered the scorching screenplay, crackling with savage, brutal wit while producers of "The Departed" included Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Graham King. With such a ...
...all deliver magnificent performances, complimenting the stark blend of unflinching violence, harrowing, psychological drama and exhilirating, rip-roaring action scenes. Young Billy Costigan (Leonardo Di Caprio) is a rookie, Boston-based cop. Billy grew up in a world surrounded by crime and violence. Billy's superiors, the diligient Queenan (martin Sheen) and ever-obnoxious, but straight, Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) are desperate to catch notorious local ...

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The Departed – 2 disc DVD Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Anderson, Ray Winstone, Alec Baldwin. Director: Martin Scorsese Producers: Brad Grey, Graham King, Roy Lee, Brad Pitt Certificate: 18 Year of Release: 2006 Screen: Widescreen Language: English – Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles: English Run Time: 2hours & 30 minutes (approx) Region: Region 2 DVD Special Features: - Additional ...
...the Boston Mob: The real life gangsters behind Jack Nicholson’s character - Crossing criminal cultures: How little Italy’s crime and violence influenced Scorsese work I liked the special features section, because it gave us a real insight into how Scorsese got the general idea for the film, why he chose Boston, and motivational factors that allowed the crew to make the characters of Costello. The General Plot: The film starts off in 1976 Boston, ...

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-------------------------------------- The Film -------------------------------------- Now this, this is a film. And not just a mob film either, it's far more. I have to say at first I wasn't to bothered whether I saw this film or not. Although one day I ended up buying it, seeing it quite cheap at Tesco and thought it'd be something worth watching (I mean after all its got an excellent director and great cast). As soon as I put it on I knew I'd ...
...thriller and mob movie. The shear brutality of the film is something that you can't forget in a hurry. The film follows Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), a rookie cop who grew up in crime. He's seen as the perfect mole to be placed inside the mob run by Frank Castello (Jack Nicholson). Although it's not that simple, oh no. Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is a cop who has everyone's trust and is by all accounts, as crooked as they come. And what doesn't ...

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...in. No, I'm not in the Mafia, I just find the films, tv shows and books on the subject rather interesting and, more often than not, entertaining. This was a film that I wanted to see at the cinema but I neevr made it there (you know how it can be, its hard to get there sometimes), so when I saw it available on dvd for under five pound I felt that it would be well worth watching. Especially considering the calibre of the cast; Jack Nicholson, Matt ...
...Whalberg take on the major roles. Mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) takes a young boy Colin Sullivan (adult character played by Matt Damon) under his wing and teaches him the way of the criminal underworld. We then see Sullivan graduate from State Trooper training, the plan is for him to be a 'double agent'. Billy Costigan (Leonardo Di Caprio) is also becoming a State Trooper but, due to his family background, is offered the chance by Oliver ...

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Not quite up to Scorsese usual standard but never the less a decent film. A well chosen cast of famous faces do a good job of portraying the Irish Mob in Boston and their entanglement with the state police and FBI. A very cleverly constructed plot keeps you thinging throughout. Definitely worth a look. ...

icarus_falls69 28.11.2007
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The departed is a remake of the popular film; internal fairs which see Martin Scorsese, one of the finest directors of our generation make a return to the ‘Mob’ gangster theme he has done so well with in the past. The basis of the story involves Jack Nicholson playing as Costello (an Irish Mob boss) and Matt Damon playing Collin Sullivan who is working his way up within the special investigations unit and acting an informant. Concurrently this subsides ...
...assigned by the police department to infiltrate Costello’s crew. Later in the film these two stories coincide as the state police are made aware of a ‘rat’ within the police department and likewise with Costello. This develops into both Billy Costigan and Collin Sullivan leading double lives with great danger of being exposed. The film itself follows the high standards set by Scorsese with great attention to detail and there are a number of stand-out ...

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The Departed is an OK film. But considering that the original Infernal Affairs is a great film, it's actually sad that most people will only ever see this OK version. Apart from Leonardo, I normally rate the actors in this film, but none of them really shone here for me. Martin Sheen never had a chance to make me like him, so I could care less at what happened to his character. I think the problem was in actually adding the Mark Wahlberg & Alec Baldwin ...
...So much of the original films subtly has been sledge hammered away leaving less to the imagination. The whole - "Cop or Criminal, what does it matter when you're looking down the barrel of a gun" - in the opening scene is Scorsese hammering the point home before the film hardly starts, yet seems to miss out on keeping that theme of identity throughout the film. Andy Lau (playing the original character Damon now plays) was tortured in Infernal Affairs; ...

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...of all time. I think the cast was perfect,which included jack nicholson as evil crime boss frank costello with leo di caprio playing william costigan junior who is a cop undercover in the mafia and matt damon playing colin sullivan a crooked cop working for the mafia.The two characters william costigan and colin sullivan begin to try and hunt each other down not knowing the are closer than ever as they are seeing the same woman.There was also a great ...

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...first review so don't worry the next one will be a vast improvement... hopefully. Martin Scorsese is back once again and he continues to hit the spot. Another gangster style film that Martin Scorsese seems to nail every time. Set in the mean streets of Boston with an all star line up: Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson all in the same film. Matt Damon plays Colin Sullivan, a mole in the police department and 'son' of Frank Costello ...
...who is working for the department in aid of the capture of Frank Costello, leading into a desperate search for the moles on either side. An excellent plot that doesnt fail to satisfy. The performances on all parts are exceeding including the less well-known actors who are also outstanding. This film is not just any remake, but one that has had its own interpretation put into it giving it the edge. Everything about this film, from the gore, the soundtrack, ...

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...on. I really enjoyed all the twists and turns this film offered. Usually with these types of films you can 2nd guess whats gonna happen but this one just kept surprising my right to the very end. Jack Nicholson is as terrific as ever playing a mob boss who enlists Matt damon at an early age and puts him through police school so he has a cop on the inside to help him get away with his dirty dealings. However Leonardo dicaprio has also just passed ...

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