Did you rent Departed?
i'm gonna have to stick to convention and say that the good, the bad, and the ugly is the best of the trilogy. eli wallach takes that flick to another level.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the best.
That's your opinion, man. The setting always irked me. It doesn't really feel like the Civil War. I wish they would've just worked around that plot element because it makes the movie seem, well, unauthentic.
That's your opinion, man. The setting always irked me. It doesn't really feel like the Civil War. I wish they would've just worked around that plot element because it makes the movie seem, well, unauthentic.
What, do you want Leone does Glory with Clint Eastwood?
PD, this is what you have to look forward to tonight:
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For a Few Dollars More is the best, in my opinion.
No, you kinda wanna watch the Departed, shit stain!!!1 :punch :punch :punchI'm going to buy The Departed in about an hour.
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:bowI know it is. I've seen it a bunch of times :heartbeat
I assure you, it is better than Kids.
They haven't seen it? I thought you guys saw it in the theater?
Once Upon a Time in the West > Caddyshack 2 > The Departed
Once Upon a Time in the West > Caddyshack 2 > The Departed
Ghostbusters 2 > Caddyshack 2 > Stop or My Mom Will Shoot > The Departed = Casino
Once Upon a Time in the West > Caddyshack 2 > The Departed
Ghostbusters 2 > Caddyshack 2 > Stop or My Mom Will Shoot > The Departed = Casino
And also, Police Academy 5 is better than Casino.
Of course I am biased, it being my favorite film ever and all, but The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly can't be topped. Not just in westerns, but in GREAT FUCKING FILMS. Anyways, 3 great picks. OUATITW is pretty great, but it cant touch TGTBATU or even For A Few Dollars More. Van Cleef + Wallach + Eastwood is an untouchable trio.
Have you ever seen The Wild Bunch?
i could barely believe the dude wasn't really mexican. when i found out it completely blew my mind.
what do you think of the extended cut?
it's probably the one director's cut i've seen where i'll take all i can get, content-wise. i can't get enough tortured eastwood with cracked lips being drug through the desert
I also must buck the trend and say I LOVE the Civil War scenes in TGTBATU, and dont think they feel out of place at all. Hell, the films tagline was "For three men the Civil wasn't hell. It was practice!". Besides, if we didnt have the civil war scenes, then we wouldnt have the other great scenes where Angel Eyes is having his thug beat information out of Tuco in the war camp.
By the way, Eli Wallach really did the stunt where he laid across the traintracks to cut his handcuffs. He was alsmot decapitated doing it. That was one of several times he almost died during production.
Diddeath make you just about crap your pants with surprise, PD? Ive seen IA, knew it was coming, and yet I swear I still jumped in my seat in the theatres.spoiler (click to show/hide)Leo's[close]
That was probably the most shocking/sad moment for me in a film in 2006.
EDIT: That scene PD, with Sheen's demise, was THE best scene in the entire film for me. Leo is called on to do all the acting, without a single word. He conveys the feelings of shock, then extreme sadness and hopelessness, all with his face. Then he has to quickly switch into indifference as to not make Costello's thugs suspicious. Incredible acting, and my favorite scene. I think this is why I REALLY loved Leos performance, and feel hes being robbed of Best Actor: because the performance is largely an interal one, relying more on body language and facial expressions, than on loads of dialogue and scene chewing.
Solo and Shake, spoiler tag your shit, yo.
I have a problem with the intro, actually.spoiler (click to show/hide)Nicholson is awesome, no doubts there. My problem is that it doesnt have any relevance to the rest of the picture. I mean, the images Marty shows + Jack's VO almost set the film up as a study of racial tension/social classes, yet the film itself has none of that. So I really like it, but it feels like its part of another movie.[close]
As I say, I really like it too (Gimme Shelter is perfect), and I dont feel it detracts from the movie. It just feels oddly out of place consider what comes in the next 2.5 hours. The only other thing that I thought Marty didnt use too well was Comfortably Numb. Both in the version he used (why use a shitty live cover, when the original is perfection?), and in the context he used it. Didnt seem to fit.
Solo and Shake, spoiler tag your shit, yo.
Uhh, I did. ???
As I say, I really like it too (Gimme Shelter is perfect), and I dont feel it detracts from the movie. It just feels oddly out of place consider what comes in the next 2.5 hours. The only other thing that I thought Marty didnt use too well was Comfortably Numb. Both in the version he used (why use a shitty live cover, when the original is perfection?), and in the context he used it. Didnt seem to fit.
IMO, the entire love scene was unnecessary. I would have preffered a fade out after they lock lips on the kitchen counter.
If anything, the main fault with The Departed I have is the editing. Most of it is fantastic (Thelma <3), but there are a few times when it gets a bit... erm, sloppy. :(
Its funny. As much is its predictable that Marty gets shafted, its always predictable that Thelma will get a nom.