Film

[Pedrito]

I'm sure it's a decent watch. Must check it. Nothing beats DiCaprio and Nichoson on screen for me though. Levels.

[Emphyrio]

Scorcese knows how to put a cast together, in fairness. I think Wahlburg is brilliant in it too. He sort of came of age as an actor.

[Pedrito]

Yes and Matt Damon equally as good. An unbeatable cast firing on all cylinders.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I only ever saw the first Infernal Affairs, and while I did really enjoy The Departed when I saw it, I felt that the original was a lot slicker in the story-telling department, the way Asian movies often are.

[ochoill]

Fairly fond of The Departed so must give Infernal Affairs a go and see what it's like.

watched The Trial Of The Chicago 7 this evening, courtroom drama (obviously), but very good and well paced, very interesting story.

[Cailleach]

A call to Spy
Inherit the Viper

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I have never heard of any of the films you watch. Are any of them any good? They certainly don't seem to inspire you to words 

[Ollkiller]

I have never heard of any of the films you watch. Are any of them any good? They certainly don't seem to inspire you to words 

I was gonna say the same thing. A brief synopsis and if it's any good would help.

[Cailleach]

I have never heard of any of the films you watch. Are any of them any good? They certainly don't seem to inspire you to words 

They render me speechless.

A Call To Spy is alright. The Traitor is a very  good film. Also The Collini Case if you have not seen it is worth watching.  The Golden Glove is good too, but some of the scenes are quite graphic, so it might not be for everybody.

[Carnage]

Watching The Trial Of The Chicago 7 at the minute. Cohen has the worst American accent I think I've ever heard.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

I only ever saw the first Infernal Affairs, and while I did really enjoy The Departed when I saw it, I felt that the original was a lot slicker in the story-telling department, the way Asian movies often are.

There's no comparison for me. I know people love The Departed, but I don't remember it having anywhere near the effect of Infernal Affairs. Infernal Affairs beats it, by a country mile. Whatever kind of a bollocks that makes me. Must give The Departed a lash again, didn't even realise it was an "adaptation" of sorts.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Yeah, I don't think I would have made the connection without having been told either. You're probably better off just giving Infernal Affairs a lash again...and again.

[StoutAndAle]

To any fan of "Infernal Affairs" I would recommend Ringo Lam's 1987 masterpiece "City On Fire".

It is to "Reservoir Dogs" what "Infernal Affairs" is to "The Departed".

[Pedrito]

I don't care if The Departed is a remake, it's a great film. It won 4 Oscars. I'll give Infernal Affairs a bash but I've been recommended plenty foreign language films over the years that people swoon over simply because they're, exactly that, foreign language films. Some are great, others not. A touch of the old 'hidden knowledge' snobbery to it at times.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

In this case, I saw Infernal Affairs before The Departed was even made, so it's not that in my case. I was just floored by the story-telling. That's if you're into that kind of Asian cinema narrative weave, of course, which is nothing more than a matter of taste.