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• Re: "The Departed:" good popcorn flick, absolutely nothing more. nt - rico 08:42:42 10/24/06 (1)
  In Reply to: "The Departed:" good popcorn flick, absolutely nothing more. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 13:16:56:

  Yes, i thought that about "The Spirit of the Beehive".
  
  

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  • Some guys dislike the Sistine Chapel, too. You think "The Departed" is - tinear 05:01:33 10/25/06 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: "The Departed:" good popcorn flick, absolutely nothing more. nt posted by rico on October 24, 2006 at 08:42:42:

    a great film, wonderful!
    Others may feel they've seen the hysterical top investigator screaming (for no good reason) at his underling--- in this case, for scene after scene--- in every other cop/crook film.
    The critically important Alec Baldwin character... who castrated that part?
    The Jack character? A cliché of Falstaffian proportions (quite literally).
    There were so many pauses in the action to allow each actor his "scene" in which to overact that the plot, bloody, tortured, and dismembered as it was, barely could crawl to the credits.
    If you wish to see how this film successfully could have been made, see "Infernal Affairs," the film upon which loosely it was based and which is a masterful example of the crime genre, truly exploring loyalty, bravery, savagery.
    "The Departed" may work as a comedy but it so poorly was made that I haven't the heart to see it again. I don't want to injure the little opinion I still retain for Scorscese.
    
    
    

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• So . . any T&A? * - mr grits 17:05:14 10/23/06 (6)
  In Reply to: "The Departed:" good popcorn flick, absolutely nothing more. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 13:16:56:

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  • Imagine the lantern-jawed Sarah Jessica Parker. Imagine her with botoxed - tinear 06:02:11 10/24/06 (5)
    In Reply to: So . . any T&A? * posted by mr grits on October 23, 2006 at 17:05:14:

    lips. Now, remove fifteen pounds from her already anorexic figure. Hair that, if it wasn't a wig, should have been.
    That is the vixen.
    
    

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    • Way off with her. - Prisoners 14:19:11 10/24/06 (2)
      In Reply to: Imagine the lantern-jawed Sarah Jessica Parker. Imagine her with botoxed posted by tinear on October 24, 2006 at 06:02:11:

      She has amazing blue eyes that shoot right through you. She looks every bit like an overlooked beauty who's standing next to an Angelina Jolie type of a "10".
      
      

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      • Tab Hunter had "amazing blue eyes," too. You need to go back - tinear 14:30:32 10/24/06 (1)
        In Reply to: Way off with her. posted by Prisoners on October 24, 2006 at 14:19:11:

        and look at the girl, closely.
        She makes Kate Moss look curvaceous. Still, some guys find Sarah Jessica attractive, I guess...
        
        

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        • Tab Hunter? - Prisoners 14:43:31 10/24/06 (0)
          In Reply to: Tab Hunter had "amazing blue eyes," too. You need to go back posted by tinear on October 24, 2006 at 14:30:32:

          Not who comes to MY mind when I think of "amazing blue eyes". I really don't see the SJP similarity either, although she is not on my top 10 list either. Vera Farmiga looked better in "The Manchurian Candidate" than in "The Departed".
          
          

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    • Is she really the Coultergiest? * - mr grits 10:20:02 10/24/06 (1)
      In Reply to: Imagine the lantern-jawed Sarah Jessica Parker. Imagine her with botoxed posted by tinear on October 24, 2006 at 06:02:11:

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      • the uglier twin. nt - tinear 11:38:27 10/24/06 (0)
        In Reply to: Is she really the Coultergiest? * posted by mr grits on October 24, 2006 at 10:20:02:

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• Phew.... - grantv 14:03:11 10/23/06 (0)
  In Reply to: "The Departed:" good popcorn flick, absolutely nothing more. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 13:16:56:

  I only have a 15 minute coffee break, should have warned us it was a long review. :)
  
  
  

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• The story of the director's life.. maybe he should make a LoTR or sometin... (nt) - Victor Khomenko 14:02:56 10/23/06 (11)
  In Reply to: "The Departed:" good popcorn flick, absolutely nothing more. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 13:16:56:

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  • Re: Lord of the GoodFellas (nt) - grinagog 23:35:54 10/23/06 (0)
    In Reply to: The story of the director's life.. maybe he should make a LoTR or sometin... (nt) posted by Victor Khomenko on October 23, 2006 at 14:02:56:

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  • "Mean Streets" is a great film and "Taxi Driver" is excellent, too. nt - tinear 16:12:39 10/23/06 (9)
    In Reply to: The story of the director's life.. maybe he should make a LoTR or sometin... (nt) posted by Victor Khomenko on October 23, 2006 at 14:02:56:

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    • Those are older than you and I and Patrick (ah, and AuPh for good measure) combined - Victor Khomenko 16:26:06 10/23/06 (8)
      In Reply to: "Mean Streets" is a great film and "Taxi Driver" is excellent, too. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 16:12:39:

      I'd keep the Mean Streets mostly due to Keitel's performance, but the Driver can go.
      

      
      
      
      

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      • Those are two of DeNiro's three great performances. nt - tinear 16:56:21 10/23/06 (7)
        In Reply to: Those are older than you and I and Patrick (ah, and AuPh for good measure) combined posted by Victor Khomenko on October 23, 2006 at 16:26:06:

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        • Re: Those are two of DeNiro's three great performances. nt - laznos 07:22:49 10/25/06 (0)
          In Reply to: Those are two of DeNiro's three great performances. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 16:56:21:

          'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull' are my two favorite performances of all time. After that, De Niro drifted down into self-caricature. Too bad he couldn't maintain his focus.
          
          

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        • On DeNiro's Performance in 'Taxi Driver'. - AudioHead 07:25:34 10/24/06 (1)
          In Reply to: Those are two of DeNiro's three great performances. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 16:56:21:

          Do you think his character suffered from Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder(PTSD)? As I recall, there was something in his past about
          reference to the 'jungle hell of Vietnam'. ~AH
          
          

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          • Don't remember, frankly. Whatever the reason, his portrayal was terrifying. nt - tinear 14:31:28 10/24/06 (0)
            In Reply to: On DeNiro's Performance in 'Taxi Driver'. posted by AudioHead on October 24, 2006 at 07:25:34:

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        • Funny, I only remember him in one of them! (nt) - Victor Khomenko 17:03:21 10/23/06 (3)
          In Reply to: Those are two of DeNiro's three great performances. nt posted by tinear on October 23, 2006 at 16:56:21:

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          • Do you remember him in "Deer Hunter" or "Godfather II?" nt - tinear 04:18:44 10/24/06 (2)
            In Reply to: Funny, I only remember him in one of them! (nt) posted by Victor Khomenko on October 23, 2006 at 17:03:21:

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            • Yes, I do, but I just commented on the two you mentioned as his greatest performances - Victor Khomenko 14:52:15 10/24/06 (1)
              In Reply to: Do you remember him in "Deer Hunter" or "Godfather II?" nt posted by tinear on October 24, 2006 at 04:18:44:

              My feelings towards him ar are mixed, with some respect, but then much irritation.
              

              
              
              
              

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              • Joe Louis even wrestled in his declining years. Yet, he was the - tinear 18:17:06 10/24/06 (0)
                In Reply to: Yes, I do, but I just commented on the two you mentioned as his greatest performances posted by Victor Khomenko on October 24, 2006 at 14:52:15:

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