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What idea does The Departed Stand for?
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:16 PM Author: mildly autistic sepia philosopher-king (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247406) |
Date: September 1st, 2014 1:18 PM Author: Fishy Address Cops and gangs won't hesitate to throw u under the bus, but they will be nice to you if they need something from you.
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:18 PM Author: Free-loading bawdyhouse That we're all just sewer rats. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247417) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:20 PM Author: Bespoke Native Kitty Cat most of Scorsese's movies arent about getting anything (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247428) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:21 PM Author: Abusive bistre heaven http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860716&mc=196&forum_id=2 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247431) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:22 PM Author: Brilliant Vengeful Orchestra Pit Puppy Eh it's okay, but nothing special. Kinda like most of Scorsese's work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247437) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:31 PM Author: Titillating nudist shrine pisswyrm , he lisped (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247473) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:23 PM Author: clear multi-colored wrinkle meetinghouse It's just a good story, a piece of high art, some melodrama in which we can luxuriate to escape from our humdrum lives.
It seems crazy that it took so long for someone to wonder, "What if there was an undercover cop in a mob that had planted a cop in the police force?" And then it took way too long for Hollywood to rip that guy off. |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:49 PM Author: bronze half-breed You're giving Hollywood way too much credit. The Departed is very loosely based on the events surrounding mob boss "Whitey" Bulger who was both gangster and informant and did indeed have an FBI agent on the inside. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247547) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:51 PM Author: Blue Step-uncle's House Deer Antler the departed is a straight up copycat of hong kong movie "infernal affairs" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247551) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:57 PM Author: clear multi-colored wrinkle meetinghouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infernal_Affairs
They just needed an American story that could match and glommed on to Bulger. Highly recommend the original by the way. Much of it was copied verbatim, but the action and acting is really really good. |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:25 PM Author: Passionate Cream Associate scene where leo yells at matt that he's a FUCKING FAGGOT is 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247446) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:27 PM Author: Soul-stirring Potus there are a few scenes or plot lines in the departed that are useful as metaphors/examples in casual conversations- the pop bottle assassination scene, nicholson's lieutenant's suicide in the burning car, the elevator scene, and the end. but none are exactly iconic, on the level of the usual suspects or the godfather. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247455) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 2:27 PM Author: Crystalline jew menage why leave out the "marriage" monologue? That's just great advice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247722) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:52 PM Author: filthy saffron therapy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247555) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 1:54 PM Author: bronze half-breed The progression of Scorsese from ground-breaking independent filmmaker to mainstream Hollywood director is depressing. He peaked with Raging Bull and since then it's been a slow but steady decline. After Casino, he was fully Hollywoodized. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247566) |
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Date: September 1st, 2014 2:23 PM Author: Curious Kitty Death Wish That all it takes to score decent pills from a shrink is a mention of suicide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2662706&forum_id=2#26247710) |