Movie Debate #57: The Departed

[Reed Rothchild | 9,548]

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,548]

@Deadeye's pick.  Well, Infernal Affairs was, but I figure it's too niche, so I bundled it with the remake.

[a3quit4s | 4,103]

9/10 for Departed, never seen or heard of the other 

[Californication | 1,477]

40 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

@Deadeye's pick.  Well, Infernal Affairs was, but I figure it's too niche, so I bundled it with the remake.

It's amazing how much difference a little spit and polish make.

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

Never seen them.

[Dr. Morbis | 2,090]

Not a huge fan of dramas, but the Departed is definitely worth one watch.  My only real issue is that 99% of the movie is walking and talking.... and that's it.  There is almost nothing happening except people walking and talking for hours on end...

[Kguillemette | 1,545]

Solid movie. I'm a sucker for anything with a Boston locale being a New England guy. 8/10.

[fox | 1,668]

8 for Infernal Affairs, really cool idea and flick

5 for the remake, good but a bit too polished and lost the gritty feel

[Jeevan | 8,913]

9, good movie

never seen other, but interested.

[DefaultGen | 5,413]

Love The Depahted. I could list’n to the actaws tawk all funny like all day. I can’t imagine Internal Affairs giving me that same enjoyment, but I gotta see it. Also the title card is like 17m into the movie which is fantastic.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,548]

6 minutes ago, DefaultGen said:

Love The Depahted. I could list’n to the actaws tawk all funny like all day. I can’t imagine Internal Affairs giving me that same enjoyment, but I gotta see it. Also the title card is like 17m into the movie which is fantastic.

 

[doner24 | 1,197]

8/10- solid flick in a good year in cinema. Much better than the previous years Best Picture winner, Crash, which was arguably the weakest winner in history, but not as strong as other movies that it could have gone to. My personal pick would’ve been Children of Men, or even The Prestige.

Haven’t seen the original. 

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

I haven't seen it in years, but I remember it being fantastic so I went with 9/10. Never seen Infernal Affairs and probably never will.

[Deadeye | 1,596]

I prefer Infernal Affairs over The Departed.  I can't remember which one I saw first.  This may be an opinion not shared by many, but I walked away from The Departed thinking that was an okay movie.  However really enjoyed Infernal Affairs.   

The next time Infernal Affairs pops up on your streaming app or you come across a copy, give it a try.  Like many movies that have been remade, I think you should watch them as independent from each other.  Otherwise you'll compare the second movie you watch as that wasn't X the entire time you are watching it. 

That said, I agree with what @fox mentioned.  Something was lost when it was remade as The Departed.