THE DEPARTED (2006) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | WOAHHH THE BEST EVER
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- This Easter Sunday it's THE DEPARTED -- how appro pro! This one was a rollercoaster of fun. Watch me laugh, watch me gasp, watch me selectively decide who to believe on that whole FBI informant thing... Then comment below what ya think of this movie. I think it's one of the greats.
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The Departed gets shit on by fans of the original, but I've seen em both. The Scorsese version I prefer cuz of the humor. Whomever rewrote it added a ton a humor. I love the fact that Scorsese obsessed for months over the ending, and came up with the rat, appearing in the last shot. To me, like you said, it's right up there with any movie Scorsese has done, and that's saying something. It's a bummer that Nicholson retired, but at least he did one last, great flick. Really looking forward to Killers Of The Flower Moon. Dig your channel. Groovy as hell.
@@davidmcmaster2083 I had no idea.
Matts character sending of the texts blind from pocket was a skill many of that time had to master. Sending texts blind under your desk so the teacher couldn't see you on your phone was a fun game of memory and skill 😮😅
Lol you completely read my mind on that scene.
And a skill that's much more difficult now with no tactile response from the phone.
lol. yep....did it many times
I too, once had to master such a skill. 🤳🏽 Tappn number 2, three times, tapping 8, three times and so on, and so on.. 😅 good times 👍🏽
Good old times hahah
I still think one of the most unexpected and shocking moments in any movie is when the elevator doors opened.
It's not the only one. Watch "To Live and Die in LA" - 1985 flick about money counterfeiters with Willem Dafoe and William Petersen (of original CSI series fame). Quintessential noir flick of the 80s with fantastic soundtrack by Wang Chung added for good measure.
I’ve tried to think of a scene in the theaters of any movie that got a louder shock or gasps. The closest I can come up with is maybe Saw
If you haven't watched Infernal Affairs.
Lol... "one of the most unexpected and shocking moments in any movie" Yeah, if you haven't seen the film that actually created that scene. :)
@@tsogobauggi8721 both are good. I saw the Departed first, but I still found Infernal Affairs better, particularly in the way it balances the two main characters.
"I think they chose microprocessors for the accent." Hilarious observation! 😂
I think Leo going head to head w Jack in several scenes really showed his acting ability at that point in time. He was great in this film.
Really? I thought he was completely miscast, as he is in most Scorsese movies. He's a great actor, but there's not a single performance he has done in a Scorsese movie that has impressed me. He's done fantastic performances in other people's movies during the same time period: "Revolutionary Road", "Django Unchained", etc, but I just think he's just Marty's way of greenlighting movies in his old age. Even Nicholson - who has some fantastic moments, as usual - was a bit of disappointment in this one for me. But as far as Leo is concerned? You'd know he was the rat in two seconds just by looking at him. Damon was fantastic in this; of the two young dudes, I was way more impressed by his performance, which I did not have on my Bingo card when I bought my movie ticket. In general I think this is b-list Scorsese (but not c-list!). Definitely his weakest mob movie, by far.
Leo's best head to heads in a Scorsese film are in Gangs of New York against Daniel Day-Lewis. Jack was suitably villainous in The Departed, but he's no Bill The Butcher. That Leo held his own in those scenes is a testament to what he can do when the material serves him specifically (unlike Wolf of Wall Street or The Aviator, where he seems COMPLETELY miscast).
@@sidewaysoul Daniel Day was definitely the better performance, and Leo was fine in Gangs Of New York, but man oh man, what a sloppy, overblown movie. Daniel Day is fantastic in it, and Leo is ok in it. He's nothing amazing in it, he's not a new teaching in acting in that movie, or any other Scorsese movie. He's a great actor, but he just never blows me away when he's with Marty. He always seems miscast. Leo as Howard Hughes? Give me a break, lol. I don't buy him in "The Departed" at all. I can take him in "Wolf Of Wall Street". He's Marty's way of greenlighting movies. At his age? You need Leo or you ain't going to get the big budgets.
@@TTM9691 Leo fits in any roles, you just don't care
@@lexkanyima2195 word, melody doesn't know acting or movies as pure joy. Just a general hater.
"I'm the guy that does his job, you must be the other guy!" That's my 'go to line' when I have a beef with peer workers! For sure this is my favorite mob film based on its plot development, screenplay, and its Direction!
T9 (texting with the keys) was actually incredibly easy to do blind I used to be able to text a full paragraph while driving without ever looking at the screen back in high school 😂
The main reason for Jack Nicholson’s face being fairly hidden at the start of the movie was to hide his age. When he stepped into the light clearly for the first time, they did some de-aging work to make the rest of the movie (age difference) work smoothly.
Pretty sure that's just his voice...
And yet Anakin in OBWK show looks like a 40 year old 19 year old 🤣
Kind of common sense to logical people watching the movie.
Bullshit. That's how the script is written. I've read it.
@@ulquiorracifer5493you do realize that scripts are often written with certain actors in mind, right? And that no matter who the actor was, he would be portraying a man who is ~15 years younger in that scene than in the rest of the movie?
Everyone in the theatre went crazy when Wahlberg appeared at the end!
I love when she says a 28:08 "and I thought I was the liar". The whole reason she played the CD was because she thought Billy was ratting her out about sleeping together. But instead she learns her bf is a rat cop and Billy was a good guy
I always thought it was bc billy was actually the real father as they explain earlier in the movie that Sullivan has a “problem” getting his thing up
Uh, she's still kind of a liar FYI.....
Also, how the heck is Madolyn suppose to realized that Colin's a bad guy from listening to the tape? Does she know about the whole mole plot? Did Colin tell her? Does she even know who Frank Costello, let alone that's his voice on the tape? She literally listens to about 10 seconds of the CD and somehow understands that Colin's not all he says he is. It just comes off as contrived.....
Back in the day we were able to text on t9 phones without looking because you can memorize the placement of those physical buttons.
She's old enough to know this, just apparently didn't have a phone in Middle/High School, or just didn't text.
I clearly remember being able to text in my pocket or directly under my desk without looking with old t9 phones. And this was 2004-2008
The combo of this film and "Blood Diamond" that came out the same year, (maybe a yr apart, can't remember exactly), were the two films that completely transformed the way i saw Leo as an actor. He was great in The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, and Gangs of New York, but for the most part i still didn't think much of him beyond being sort of a pretty boy for some reason. But these two movies were so good, and he was so excellent in them that he's since become one of my favorite actors of all time. Hell, i think these were his two best performances of his career thus far, and yet didn't win any awards for either - which is absolutely outrageous in my book!
Leo did so well
Leo’s Afrikaans dialect was literally perfect. I mean, I would know more about the Boston accents in this movie, but I’ve heard South Africans say his performance was spot on
You are by far my favorite movie reviewer! You are so much fun to watch, you’re so knowledgeable and I feel like I learn something new about filmmaking and movies I’ve loved for so long. Thank you!
I think it’s the most complex role DiCaprio has ever played. It’s sad he didn’t win an Academy Award for that.
His roles are so iconic
Happy Easter Shanelle, love this move and enjoyed watching you react to it.
Oh! How exciting! This is really good. Saw it. Ran around making people watch it. Gonna be fun watching you wind through it. Thanks! Here we go! :)
I discovered The Dropkick Murphys through their opening song “I’m Shipping Off To Boston” and I’ve been a fan of those guys ever since. The question to myself is how did I not know of these guys being of Irish descent myself. But then again I was born and raised in the PNW instead of the east coast like Boston or even Chicago where Irish culture is more prevalent.
I think Scorsese backlit Jack Nicholson to hide his age in the beginning, before de-aging CGI became common with the Disney Star Wars. The same can be said for the way Coppola backlit Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now to hide his overweight appearance.
Overall this is one of my favorite gangster/Scorsese/Leo/Damon/Nicholson and by far my favorite Marky Mark film. Well deserved Oscars for best director and picture.
Their best song is kiss me I'm shit faced
"Rose tattoo" ⚘
Every Boston movie ever uses Dropkick Murphys. When I'm told to like something that often and that insistently, I tend not to.
I hope you checkout Infernal Affairs, the film this is a remake of. It’s also quite fantastic!
DiCaprio got nominated for his performance in Blood Diamond that year instead.
Back before smartphones, it was very easy to blind text
LOVED this movie when it came out! A must rewatch for me now. You always pick the best movies!!!
Thanks so much babe!!
SEE THE ORIGINAL!!!
"Infernal Affairs" 2002 Andrew Lau
Scorsesee, the master of innovative cinematography remade a movie and somehow the camerawork was still better in the source material. Where "The Departed" shines is in capturing the essence of Boston; especially with the accents and characterizations, but the brilliant plotting and well written character arcs and flat-out dazzling shots were even stronger in the movie it was based on.
Yes. The Departed is great but the character work is much better in the Hong Kong original. I finished this one thinking, "That was a good movie," and ended Infernal Affairs teary-eyed.
“It’s really confusing how they don’t have enough to pinch this guy yet.”
Shan babe, turn on the news like every day…
The movie series this is based on is Infernal Affairs (i, II and III), which is set in Hong Kong. The premise is roughly the same though there are some significant differences. Because of this they were able to make it into a trilogy. Some of the scenes and shots though are almost identical!
Honestly, Infernal Affairs is way better than The Departed....
Wish you’d made this one a 2-parter. 10 min of fair use isn’t enough for a film of this length and complexity.
One of my favourite movies of all. Amazing writing, brilliant cast and acting, lovely film making. Brilliant.
Saw it in theatres on a whim. My best friend and I at the time went to see a movie every tuesday, as it as discounted tickets, this was one that was playing that night so we decided this was it. Best random choice ever!
18:00 When the cell rang, it was a huge flaw since DiCaprio would never turn the ringer back on after he exited the theatre when the texts were in quiet mode.
4:02 - It reminds me of the Indiana Jones reveal in Raiders, The way he's first turned to the camera, then we se his arm with the whip, then we see him facing the camera but in shadow, and finally, he steps into the light.
❤❤❤❤ Awesome!! Love this movie. Thanks Shanelle, ❤ from 🇨🇦
Once you know the ending, it's interesting to watch Damon's partner's reactions to things. Especially during the micro processor deal, he looks quite panicked
I'd love to see u on stage!! 🥰
And I love how the phone plays his own part.
I saw this in the theaters and I've loved it ever since. I do feel like it gets, maybe not forgotten, but overlooked when people talk about '00's cinema. I do remember even at the time people were saying Scorsese's Best Director win was more of an acknowledgement of his career greatness than this film specifically deserving the award. Personally, I think that he does a masterful job of interweaving the two leads while keeping the tension high and moving the plot forward relentlessly.
The ending shot is the Massachusetts State House. In the heart of downtown Boston. They filmed some of this in Southie where I grew up. Good times
Yes!! I'm here for this. Love this one!
That building at the end with golden dome is the Massachusetts State House-Literally the capital building. And both Billy and Colin (Damon) were Massachusetts State Police Troopers-So it links up.
Roy Buchanan under the closing shot was amazing and surprising in equal measure.
It was crazy to go from almost 2 hours of anxiety to the high of Leo making his arrest, absolute low of him getting unceremoniously popped and then the soaring high of mark coming out of let field with the clutch play. Roller coaster
But Matt is the rat
Absolutely well deserved Best Picture and Best Director wins!!! One of the all time greats!!!
Writing this after hearing you think you might get confused. This is a movie where the audience knows exactly what's going on, and the ending will still blow your mind.
Punn accidentally intended. Lol. This is one of the best Mob/Police movies ever made enjoy! 👍👍
The building at the end with gold dome is the Massachusetts state house in Boston.
25:22 - Oh my GAWD, that's even funnier than the text to speech bitty-messages on Ashleigh's Twitch streams! 🤣🤣🤣
every single time i watch this movie, i feel like its literally an algebra problem, and we see both sides of the equal sign trying to balance out. and in the end we are left with one remainder....sgt dignam.
If you want to see what Farniga looks like before the nose job, She was on an early "Law and Order" with a Wicked Witch of the West nose. She got her monies worth. I love her too!
At the moment where leo Dicaprio gets shot I thought for a moment you were going to splurt out your drink 😆. A very good film none the less.
Brilliant film. One little feature I liked about this is that an “X” always appears just before a character dies
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I've seen this movie several times and I just noticed the symbolic rat in the last frame, on the window ledge looking out to the state house. 30:31
1:40 - Don't sweat it. So what if you got something wrong? I get stuff wrong all the time. You know what I do? I live, I learn, I move on. Can't let it get to you or it'll just keep you down and hold you back. Besides, like I've told you lots of times here: we (your viewers/fans) got your back. Also, love the self-deprecating humor. It's right up my alley. Also a great coping mechanism, turning that negativity you feel into a way to entertain the audience. But like I said, just don't let it get to you. 😊
You'll love 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'
Happy Easter from Ireland.
"I love it when I get what I want" me too!
That ending shot isn't just of a state building...it is THE state building. It's the Massachusetts State House, where all State's politicians convene and "work." Massachusetts is well known for being a very corrupt state. I know, because I am from here LOL!! So that last shot with the rat, is very telling :)
But was it on a studio sets ? Because the design felt so animated
@@lexkanyima2195 it may have been digitally added, but that actual building that's shown, with the gold dome is the Massachusetts State House.
The foreign film this was based off is a Hong Kong trilogy called Infernal Affairs. The Departed has many scenes, shot for shot, taken from the first movie. However, this is one of the only times I will say, the remake (The Departed) is better than the original (Infernal Affairs 1). I do think both are worth a watch, but the writer for The Departed took all the best part and rewrote all the bad. And those rewrites is what makes The Departed a 10 fold better film.
13:35 There was a time when T9 was how you typed messages on phones and you could type blindly if you were good at it
Yes dude! Love this one, excited to see the reax.
Saw it in the theatre. Was as shocked as anyone when the elevator door opened.
I've been trying to tell the Re-actor world that someone needs to do "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" perhaps Leo D-Cap's greatest performance. After which I told by my friends....this guy is this generation's Clint Eastwood. Meaning he will be making movies and killing it from here on out. This was in 1995/96ish.
I feel like I nailed that prediction.
"Don't just stare at it, Depart it!"
The gold domed building is the state house. Remember he was staring at it when he bought the house. You missed the rat on the banister at the end.
One thing that always kinda bugged me is the part where Damon gets all the mobs's PI. Leo isn't pretending to be someone else, so why does he act up? I mean, without that, you done have a ha reveal but yeah
This movie is a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, which is also fantastic and worth a watch.
9:43 - "...This is like real life pain, it kills me." she said, smiling away like a nun with a concussion.
Damn! Saw it was up (no thanks to TH-cam, so much for the bell) but couldn't watch yesterday so making up for that now. 😊And On that note: Why did you upload yesterday? You only upload Sundays when there's an issue with the video or the upload process. Well, it's up now so it doesn't really matter I guess. Anyway, buona pasqua Shanelle! And now on to the video...
Still my Top 1 movie because of that beautiful ending. We need more movies like this
Oh by the way you have become my fav reactor ….by far great job guuuurrl.
"Infernal Affairs" (2002) was already great.
They mention, when Matt is renting the place, that "Beacon Hill" is right there... that's where the Massachusetts State House is.
That building with the gold roof is the state house.
13:40
How did he send that?
Was your first phone a smart phone?
Because anyone who had those kinds of cell phones knew how to text like that.
He'd know what buttons to press to bring up Frank Costello in his phone and as for typing the message, you can feel where the numbers are and everyone had the letters to numbers memorized cause it has never changed.
My old roommate and I used to work in high end audio. That's a McIntosh (not Apple, but McIntosh the high end Binghamton, NY company) audio gear stack that Matt Damon has in his apartment. There some serious cash in there.
Shanelle this was a great time. im so glad you liked it. i have a request for you- Something Wild, directed by Jonathan Demme. its maybe one of the best 80s film ever. Demme would later direct Silence of the Lambs among other great films. its Ray Liotta (from goodfellas) first film. it has an amazing soundtrack and its just really fun altogether- colorful, erotic, dark and masterful. i believe its showing on Prime rn too. YOU WOULD LOVE.
Great suggestion of a great movie that has been sadly forgotten
Oh idk I remember constantly texting on my real-button phones in my pocket blind all the time back in the day. Muuuuuch easier than with touch screens
"The rat symbolizes obviousness!"
- Ralph Wiggum.
“Causal racism!” Well, he is the villain.
“Oh, now that’s Irish child”, she said with mild disgust.
Well, there’s no double standard here. I’ll be on my way.
What. She was stating that sullivan is an Irish name after talking about herself being an italian
This definitely competes for my favorite movie of all time, obviously there are so many great movies but this one is special
You should watch one of my all time childhood favorite movies called The Double McGuffin. It has an Orsen Wells voiceover. I promise Shan it’s right up your alley.
Saw it twice in theaters (the second time to analyze Scorsese's use of dramatic irony for class 🤓). Lotta great performances.
Shanelle - how "adult" of you to recognize that we all make mistakes. My wife reminds me of this every time I ask her if she loves me and is glad we got married.
I always think the 1st 45 minutes of this movie is just a masterclass in pacing..
sent it blind with t9 texting. pretty fast when you know what key to hit and how many times.
Saw it in the cinema, mind blowing
Not only never seen it, never even heard of it. Seen only one other reaction to it. So far it seems like one of those star-studded movies that DON'T make the cut with a major cluster-fuck or a plot but I'll check it out this weekend just to be sure.
While the movie is a remake, the villain is based on a real life Mob boss named James "Whitey" Bulger. Of course he denies that he was an informant.
30:48 - That ending's almost as crazy as the one in the Penn and Teller movie...almost.
Jack Nicholsons character is based on James "Whitey" Bulger. Who ran the Irish mob in Boston and was also a FBI informant. He also had a brother who was a Massachusetts state senator. Check out his story. It's incredible.
Johnny Depp nailed Whitey so on point that when he walked the same streets as Whitey, some of the residents were actually terrified that the real Whitey came back.
Regarding Sullivan being impotent: There are numerous thinly-veiled intimations throughout the movie that both Costello and Sullivan were closeted gay (or bi). This matches with the real Whitey Bulger, on whom Nicholson's character was based, and who was followed by similar rumors while he was alive (and since).
10:32 One of the funniest scenes in this movie is so overshadowed and so Scorsese: French walks out of there after cursing billy out for beating that guy -“Ehh f()ckem, he don’t need his teeth anyway… (to frank) “… he just knocked out Jimmy Bagg’s teeth!”
-Frank: “So??”
Look up here, Matt Damon talks about Jack during, the departed. He does a dead on jack immitation, and how jack, expands a scene!! For instance when he shoots the girl on the beack, is a riot!
Follow the X sign in the background of any scene behind an actor and that actor dies later in the movie. It's Scorcese's indication to the viewer.
This gangster movie is a classic and the closing at 28:52 and ending death were both sucker punches.
Martin Forshadowed Xs behind everybody that was going to die. Throughout the film The Departed you see Hints everywhere
If you want more, Infernal Affairs the Asian movie this is based on is a TRILOGY ! The second which is a prequel is one of the best films ever made.
The film it's based on, 'Infernal Affairs', is brilliant. This is one of those times a Hollywood remake is just as good as the film it's based on though.
You absolutely can send t9 texts without looking lol. I used to do it in class all the time
Great movie. All involved on point in this one. Wahlberg's best role. Only mistake I can see is Damon has to explain each bullet fired from his gun (or not his gun, but his fingerprints on the gun he fired) at the elevator. Ballistics is a thing.
yea, you are right, great movie, i've watched it so many times
"is this gonna be like goodfellas?" why yes, same director.
This is top 5 movies ever imo. glad you watched it
At the very beginning, I'd argue that it's maybe the opposite of racism. He's not saying they're different bc their skincolor. He's saying despite their skin color they're the same.
He's speaking as to a peer or equal. Where as the "not racist" stat quo treats them like they're an endangered bird species that we know what's best for and can't think for themselves
33:12 - Oh god, yes, PLEASE! Wolf Of Wall Street is a fantastic film. And what's wild is it's a true story!
The wolf of Wall Street will require a lot of editing and censoring lol