I was really excited to see The Departed when it originally came out. Unfortunately I never got around to seeing it in the theatre and when I saw it on DVD I was extremely distracted (long story, actually I can't remember why I was distracted but I remember BEING distracted). I didn't come away with any strong feelings for the film either way after that initial viewing and after just re-watching it on HBOHD (woohoo!) I now believe I wasn't even in the room for half of the film.
That is a really good movie. And I didn't remember half of it. I'm so pleased Scorsese got his Oscar for this film and not Gangs of New York or The Aviator. I liked both of those as well but believe The Departed is by far the superior film. Such a great cast, involving story, well-paced editing (not a shocker, the editing of his films is always impressive to me). It's like I discovered a lost film. It makes me wonder what other films I "watched" in the last 2 years of pregnant/newborn blearydom that I should re-watch now.
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