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Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Friday, October 06, 2006 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
WOW, what a movie. Intense. I was blown away. Very violent, a million twists and turns, but what a job Scorcese did. What a job the actors did. Nicholson, DeCaprio, Damon, wow, even Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg were great. I highly recommend it.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I enjoyed it too :-)

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Leo's hands may not have been shaking, but mine sure were. What an intense film. I was exhausted when it was over. What a great cast.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Just got home from the movie and came here to see what Ketchuplover thought of it.

Whoa, what a smasher. Non-stop suspense. Lots of killing, though. Squeamish, beware.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
It was a might intense. I liked the ending.

Knightpatti
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12-06-2001

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Knightpatti a private message Print Post    
The movie is long 2 1/2 hours, but it never seemed long. Great movie!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 6:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Long but great movie. Great cast. Everytime Jack smiles I still see The Joker lol.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
loved, loved loved this movie.

Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Auntiemike a private message Print Post    
Wow! Kept my attention the entire time. I have a hard time with violence in movies so I covered my eyes a few times. Great characters played extremely well. Well cast!!!

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Monday, October 16, 2006 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
Came here to post about this and glad to see it as the first thread. I loved it too and I am not an action/violence movie fan. I think the cast was a winner on this one.

I was VERY surprised that I came away in love with the character that DeCaprio plays. Love the scene when he is at the girl's house on the doorside and he puts up her childhood picture and she tells him something about his vulneralbility frightened her or something like that.

He had no lines in that part but great acting just on facials alone! I bought it all! LOL!!

I have never been a DeCaprio fan until now.

loved loved loved this movie!

Wish the ending would have been "happier" but that's just me, total fairytale girl. :-)

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
We saw this movie Sunday, and I forgot to come in and rave about it. I loved the ending. I knew there would be violence, and I had heard it was long, so I was prepared with extra snacks. It never felt long at all, and I was afraid to blink in case I missed something.

What a crazy web that was. I liked that we really never knew who was good or bad or a cop or a bad guy. Heck, they were probably all cops, it was so convoluted.

My only complaint was the shrink. She was faking the Boston accent, and sometimes she'd drop her Rs and most of the times she wouldn't. At first I thought it was a clue that she was like DiCaprio's character having two identities as a child and dropping his Rs when he was in Southie with his dad, but that never panned out. Then the inconsistent accent was just annoying to me. Mind you, I couldn't watch Colin Farrell in Phone Booth because I could totally hear his Irish accent behind his fake New York accent. Turned it off after about 5 minutes.

I loved all of the dialogue in this movie. I loved the zingers from Wahlberg and Baldwin too. It was some funny banter.

This isn't a movie The Academy will vote for, but it will most likely be a public winner. Best movie I've seen in a long time.

Would love to see Scorcese and Tarentino team up and do a pic. That would be cool.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, November 03, 2006 - 6:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Went to see The Departed with my nephew yesterday afternoon. Wow, oh wow, what a great movie! People above who said that they didn't feel like it was 2 hrs and 40 minutes long were right! We figured out everything except for the very ending. Shocked! Even though some of it was predictable, it was SO well done and it will be one to put into the home library to watch over and over.

Go.see.it!

Liss
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05-14-2006

Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Liss a private message Print Post    
finally saw this this week. amazing flick. a definite must see.

and I'm now in love with Leo and I used to not be able to stand him.

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
I feel exactly the same way Liss....before I use to roll my eyes at all the Leonardo attention! Now I loooooove him!!!!! :-)

Naja
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06-28-2003

Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I really enjoyed this movie, but I for sure have to see it a second time as soon as possible. There was so much going on and so fast, I know I missed a lot of the story.

Alegria
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07-05-2002

Monday, January 29, 2007 - 6:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alegria a private message Print Post    
What a great movie! The acting was wonderful.

Jhonise
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07-10-2003

Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 10:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhonise a private message Print Post    
I just watched this movie and I thought it was fantastic.

The acting was superb. What a story!

I love Leo now too.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Saw all 5 Best Picture nominations yesterday.
We were in the minority, but we disliked The Departed.

I just don't get it, I didn't think there were any surprises, it was predicatable. I didn't think it was taught, intense or surprising. Rather it was dull, same old and predictable. It was an overlong episode of the Sopranos without any of the interesting characters.

Jack Nichiolson played his WItches of Eastwick character. Simply cannot believe that Mark Wahlberg was nominated for an Oscar. Leonardo was good as always.

Very disappointed, expected something much better from all the hype.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Sugar, my dh felt the same way. He said he'd seen it all before and that it was derivative of so many other movies he couldn't enjoy it.

I liked it a lot, he didn't.

Just wanted to let you know that you're not alone! :-)

P.S. -- For my money, I'd like to have seen Pan's Labyrinth nominated in the Best Pic category.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 10:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Thanks Yankee_in_ca glad to know there are others who felt the same way.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Yeah, and I'm crestfallen about Pan's not winning Best Foreign Language. Sniff... :-(

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth yet, look forward to doing so soon. It looks mesmirizing.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, February 26, 2007 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I'm not crestfallen! I wrote in one thread that The Lives of Others is the best film I have seen in years and, as good as Pan's was, Lives was that much better. JMHO.

Oh this is the Departed thread. Overrated.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Monday, February 26, 2007 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 4:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Just watched the DVD. Thoroughly enjoyed everything about it except for my Matty being a bad dude. He should always play the hero.

Caprica
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02-10-2007

Monday, March 19, 2007 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Caprica a private message Print Post    
If the Leo , Matt roles had been reversed it would not have been believable.

Leo plays a torchered soul better than anyone.

Not saying Matt is a bad actor but Leo is better.IMO.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Leo is a far superior actor!!!

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
calm down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Finally saw this movie last night. Wow oh wow, was it riveting. I'll probably come down with a bladder infection because I couldn't take my eyes off the movie long enough to go to the bathroom. Spectacular casting, great screenwriting, superlative direction. This kind of movie (good cop bad cop violenceviolenceviolence f-wordf-wordf-word) usually bores me to TEARS. Scorcese developed the characters in such a rich fashion that you just really take a rooting interest in what happens to them next. And the violence was not so graphic that you had to look away.

It's the first time Leonardo Dicaprio has appeared an adult to me, even though he's what, 30-something, by now. Even in the Aviator I had a bit of difficulty processing him as a grown man. This movie certainly vaults him into the "I'm here and I'm swinging a big one" league.

As a conservative, it disappointed me that Alec Baldwin didn't follow right after Martin Sheen, but oh well. You can't have everything in one movie LOL. Both turned in fine performances, as they always do.

The female lead was my least favorite of the movie - she reminded me in a most distracting fashion of Claire Forlani, whom I haven't been able to stand watching since that awful movie "Meet Joe Black."

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
DH and I just caught this last night, too. WOW!! Loved it!! I will definitely be putting our tivo'd version on DVD. I

I completely agree, Leo is phenomenal! Shoot -- I even dreamed about him last night! I had no patience for Pulp Fiction (which seems similar in violence and language), but this story just grabbed me. Loved Jack Nicholson, enjoyed Matt Damon, and always like Baldwin and Sheen. I think the only complaint I have was Marky Mark's hair-do! LOL

The ending was so riveting, I don't think I breathed! When it finished, I told DH it was just like a Shakespearean tragedy -- they ALL die! (Except Baldwin - -sorry about that GAL! :-) )

I have one question -- was the baby Leo's and not Matt's? I may have missed something, somewhere -- but that seemed like a definite possibility to me.

Gonna' have to re-watch this over Spring Break!

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 10:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I still just don't get all the Departed love. I think it was predictable and same old same old.


Oh, well, that's what keeps TV Clubhouse such a fun site in which to vist and converse.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, March 26, 2007 - 4:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Sugar, Colossus thought it was predictable and the same old same old too. Didn't stop him from watching it a second time, though, to catch all the things he missed the first time around.