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Feb 15, 2023 12:27:30 GMT
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Post by baihu1983 on Feb 15, 2023 12:27:30 GMT
I was looking forward to a Batman vs Deathstroke live action so was disappointed he dropped out.
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Feb 15, 2023 12:32:14 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 15, 2023 12:32:14 GMT
That costume looked low grade cosplay level.
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Feb 15, 2023 12:38:14 GMT
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Post by britesparc on Feb 15, 2023 12:38:14 GMT
I think the way Snyder shot it looked okay but the Whedon stuff I think showed it in a bad light - often literally. It looked like a rubber costume, which of course is what it is.
I like the costumes from Batman 89, The Dark Knight, and The Batman, but it is odd how no-one has quite managed to give him an outfit that looks close to the comics but also like a believable suit you could wear. The MCU has generally been very good at this but DC is either "ridiculous movie costume" or "practical but boring".
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 15, 2023 13:35:20 GMT
Yeah that is weird. I kind of want to watch it again now. I got the urge to watch The Departed again the other fay but through thinking about it I ended up watching all the best bits on YouTube so there's no point now. Watch Infernal Affairs instead, if you haven't already.
I much preferred it to The Departed, but I suspect that's because I saw it first. It's a very different vibe of movie though.
Very high tempo compared to The Departed's slower pace.
Infernal Affairs 2 and 3 are interesting, but pretty flawed in places and 2 suffers from casting boy-band-type younger 'actors' who look pretty but can't act that well.
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 14:26:57 GMT
I saw Infernal Affairs first as well but still love The Departed more. Nicholson being menacing as fuck, Wahlberg being sweary as fuck and great performances all round set to the sound of Dropkick Murphys in the background - it's just too good.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 15, 2023 14:33:29 GMT
The Departed has some great performances, but as a thriller it's not half as tight. Then again, I probably went into it expecting something like Infernal Affairs and so it wasn't at all what I was hoping for.
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Feb 15, 2023 18:40:52 GMT
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Post by geefe on Feb 15, 2023 18:40:52 GMT
I had Infernal Affairs on my watch list years ago but never got round to it. Does it need to be watched as a trilogy?
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Post by dfunked on Feb 15, 2023 18:54:05 GMT
It's been yonks since I watched them, but I don't think so. Obviously crack on and watch the rest if you like, though.
II was a pretty pointless prequel from what I remember.
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Post by aubergine on Feb 15, 2023 19:18:19 GMT
I had Infernal Affairs on my watch list years ago but never got round to it. Does it need to be watched as a trilogy? No. I can’t imagine watching a sequel to it. |
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Feb 15, 2023 19:35:05 GMT
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Post by sport✅ on Feb 15, 2023 19:35:05 GMT
Hold on, are we fat shaming batman now?
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Post by Saul1138 on Feb 15, 2023 20:05:38 GMT
Hold on, are we fat shaming batman now? Depending on who drew him, he has always veered between well built athlete, and slightly stocky brick outhouse. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 16, 2023 1:28:46 GMT
I had Infernal Affairs on my watch list years ago but never got round to it. Does it need to be watched as a trilogy? No. The first one is by far the best. I watched the others because I liked the first one and they weren't bad, but they were a bit of an awkward attempt to force a wider narrative around #1's pretty self contained tale. |
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Post by Lizard on Feb 16, 2023 1:35:40 GMT
Infernal Affairs is great, much better than the Departed IMO, not that the latter is bad. Like Ubergene I never felt the need to watch any of the sequels.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 16, 2023 2:13:53 GMT
I watched it back in the days before streaming, so I think I may have gotten a trilogy dvd boxset from cd-wow as it was the cheapest way to get it. In those days you watched what you could get and you were happy about it. And all this was fields.
I don't think the sequels (well, 2 is a prequel) ruin its legacy or anything, but they sure aren't essential.
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Feb 16, 2023 2:33:05 GMT
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Post by aubergine on Feb 16, 2023 2:33:05 GMT
I actually disliked The Departed a great deal. I’d seen the story already obviously, and couldn’t see past it as just a derivative, but was also strangely annoyed that it’s one innovation was that all plot threads had to be neatly closed off in the ending, rather than IA’s more interesting (to me) inconclusive finale.
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Post by britesparc on Feb 16, 2023 11:46:50 GMT
I haven't seen either Infernal Affairs or The Departed since near enough their release, but I do remember thinking IF was miles better. Departed is mid-tier Scorsese. I'm glad he finally got his Oscar, but it's a shame it wasn't for a better film.
I did quite like Nicholson's performance though. I like to imagine Jack Napier survived falling off that cathedral, moved to Boston, got better plastic surgery, changed his name and became a local mob boss. He plays the role with that same gonzo intensity, and all the other actors are left standing around and just watching him.
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Feb 16, 2023 11:58:08 GMT
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Post by geefe on Feb 16, 2023 11:58:08 GMT
While Ray Winston wonders what accent he'll do today
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Feb 16, 2023 12:00:07 GMT
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Feb 16, 2023 12:00:48 GMT
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Feb 16, 2023 12:00:48 GMT
I disliked The Departed because it was a loud, bloated, overly-sweary mess with terrible baaaaaawston accents. Tbh I think a lot of Scorsese movies since, say, Gangs of New York have been overlong, self-indulgent bores.
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Feb 16, 2023 12:01:24 GMT
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Feb 16, 2023 12:01:24 GMT
And that's probably the hottest take I'll have for a while, thank you very much.
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Post by britesparc on Feb 16, 2023 12:20:06 GMT
I disliked The Departed because it was a loud, bloated, overly-sweary mess with terrible baaaaaawston accents. Tbh I think a lot of Scorsese movies since, say, Gangs of New York have been overlong, self-indulgent bores. Hilarious considering at least two of the main cast are FROM Boston. But I had a similar thing with The Town - like Ben Affleck was putting on a weird Boston accent. He didn't sound like that in Good Will Hunting! |
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Feb 16, 2023 12:26:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2023 12:26:16 GMT
I'd imagine that people from Boston probably know what a strong Boston accent sounds like more than you poindexters.
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Post by kal on Feb 16, 2023 12:30:00 GMT
When I went to Boston it really sounded like everyone was putting on a shit fake accent. When it’s strong it’s just very odd sounding to us I think.
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Feb 16, 2023 12:31:21 GMT
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Post by geefe on Feb 16, 2023 12:31:21 GMT
A colleague went to Boston and some blokes started singing IRA songs at her
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Feb 16, 2023 12:32:54 GMT
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Feb 16, 2023 12:32:54 GMT
To be clear, I have no idea whether their accents were genuine Boston accents. I'm saying that Boston accents are terrible.
THAT'S RIGHT I WENT THERE
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Post by britesparc on Feb 16, 2023 12:33:56 GMT
I'd imagine that people from Boston probably know what a strong Boston accent sounds like more than you poindexters. Ha, that's true. I do have family in Boston but I've not been back over there in 20 years. I have one cousin in particular whose accent is almost a parody. |
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Feb 16, 2023 12:34:28 GMT
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Feb 16, 2023 12:34:28 GMT
I like to imagine everyone there sounds like Billy Twinkletoes
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Post by britesparc on Feb 16, 2023 12:46:12 GMT
They all sound like Mayor Quimby.
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Feb 16, 2023 12:48:16 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 16, 2023 12:48:16 GMT
Ich bin ein Springfielder.
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Post by geefe on Feb 16, 2023 12:48:54 GMT
Are these people getting dumber or just louder?
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