galanter wrote:My vote for best performance goes to Matt Damon. Complex but understated...so unfortunately he may get lost amid the scenery chewing.

Is true, Matt Damon gets a lot of shit, but he was real good in this too. He's a bit underrated. Unfortunately I can't say the same for his buddy Affleck.

galanter wrote:I'd be interested in hearing from those more familiar with the South Boston Irish accent. Who got it right and who didn't?

Wahlberg wins hands down, but then again he's from Dorchester, or as the locals call it--Dot--the neighborhood just south of Southie. His was dead on--Damon was good, Dicaprio was decent for someone trying to approximate a Boston accent, and most everyone else sounded like they had the "Mayor Quimby Boston Accent tutorial" on in their trailers. Maybe not that bad, but you could sniff out the imposters rather easily.

mattw wrote:

galanter wrote:My vote for best performance goes to Matt Damon. Complex but understated...so unfortunately he may get lost amid the scenery chewing.

Is true, Matt Damon gets a lot of shit, but he was real good in this too. He's a bit underrated.

I think Matt Damon is actually a good actor who gets lumped in as a bad actor with Ben because of association. Watch the Bourne films and tell me they aren't ten times more intense than the past few Bond films.

Meh. Not Crap, but meh.

1. Too Long
2. Too Wordy
3. Plot wasn't exactly taxing on the mind
4. Shitty accents
5. Let-down ending

Luckily, the other parts of it were pretty great.

The ending though - that could have been so wondefully crafted, but instead it was ho-hum.

stewie wrote:The ending though - that could have been so wondefully crafted, but instead it was ho-hum.

It was, how the Bostonians say- re-tah-did.

The elevator scene towards the end was ridiculous. Most everyone in the theatre was laughing at how over the top it was. Come on, Marty.

I thought that this movie was fantastic.

Definitely better than the last number of films that he has put out.

I was totally involved all of the way through.

Damon, Wahlberg, Baldwin, Ray Winstone, even DiCaprio was good. Nicholson was Nicholson, which is rarely a bad thing.

I particularly like the scene where Costello and Costigan are catching a meal together, and you can see Costello weighing all of the options about bringing Costigan in (balanced with profound respect for Costigan's father and uncle's wishes might have been) illustrated beautifully in his choice of words and phrasings.

There was a touch of a sequencing issue that bothered me briefly, but only briefly.

I enjoyed this film very much, for a majority of the same reasons that I enjoy The Wire, and George Pelecanos novels. Also The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow.

I've had a really tough time getting the line "Maybe...Maybe not....Maybe fuck yourself!" out of my head and laughing at random moments since seeing it.

Definitely less thought provoking than most Marty's work. But I understood why he took on this film. The opening monologue is practically a charter statement for every lead character Scorcese works with from Howard Hughes, to Jake Lamotta, to Jesus. The ending is a reminder that this is a remake of a Hong Kong film. Foreign films like tragic endings and since Hollywood usually doesn't, it's easy to lose sight of that.

NC

Holy hell. I just got back from seeing it. My nerves are fucking shot. The ending was not what I expected and I'm grateful for it. The bonus was Alec Baldwin. He's fucking hilarious. He probably built his character around Sean Hannity. I'd like to see it again, but I may need a few drinks afterwards.

NOT CRAP.

saw this over the weekend.. really liked it overall.

Nicholson was at his best.. and everyone else did a great job too. Couple of things were pretty corny and there were some definite plot holes, but imho its an instant classic.


NOT CRAP

I wasn't expecting much, but man, I thought it was great. Nice length, good pace. I was happy to see the "funny violence" a la Casino and Clockwork Orange: dudes getting the shit kicked out of them to the cheeriness of a good upbeat tune. I love that.

DiCaprio was good. I thought I'd never say it.

Nicely done!

Not Crap.