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Infernal Affairs (2002)
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"This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown round #2”. Read more about that here.Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs)This is a solid Hong Konk police vs. crime boss action movie, but I think the only reason it has reached such acclaim and praise (it's on the IMDB top 250!!) is due to it's being remade into The Departed (which I still haven't seen).I'm not surprised that it was remade though. I kept thinking about all of the actors that I knew were in The Departed while watching this movie and thinking that it's probably something really amazing. Well I should probably stop talking about a movie I haven't seen.I'm not sure why I'm nitpicking this movie that actually has some quite good acting, but I was rather confused at first by the fact that multiple actors play the main characters. Both of the moles are portrayed by "younger" actors as younger versions of themselves. The actors playing them are only slightly younger, ... "
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"Ok, I'm probably the only retard who forgot Infernal Affairs 1-3 was the basis for the Departed. That aside, this movie was fantastic. I've seen Departed - enjoyed it. But Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai have acting chops galore. Actually, the entire cast is 100% believable. It's an amazing crime drama exploring moral shades of gray in the context of undercover police work. Michael Mann's Miami Vice did that very effectively, also. But Infernal Affairs is the best undercover drama I recall seeing on DVD -- ever. (I will admit that I'm still a sucker for the undercover action flicks like Bad Boys).If you haven't had the priviledge of picking up this DVD, don't watch the trailer yet!!! I haven't seen parts 2 & 3 (which I assume won't be as "
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"This is the third time i have watched it..familiarity wiith the dialogue helps concentration away from the subtitles..and it suprised me how much English they speak,with "boss" and "okay" ,"bye bye" and other phrases tagged on all over the place.. That sing-song Cantonese drawl ,perfectly suits the insouciance of both the "Underworld",and the Police ,and there is a lot of humour in this..I was captivated straight away by the Hi-Fi shop exchanges where the two "star-crossed" recruits meet up again. Cinematography is fantastic in this,and makes great use of the Hong Kong locations,where space is at such a premium,that everything ,including cemeteries and golf courses,are on rooftops...the camera seems to float everywhere ,and we get iconic image after iconic image. Most memorable,the rooftop "stand-offs" ,using exaggerated wide angled close-ups ,cut with "distance" shots,and reflections in the surrounding building ... "
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"This is a list for Round 2 of my movie year countdown viewing project as first described here. If by any strange chance whoever is reading this is actually following along you may notice that I'm still less than two thirds of the way through my original one. Well I'm starting this new one because as much as I love old movies it can get a little tedious watching just older movies. So I'm going to be blending my watching of the two lists together. Still focusing on the original one, but every once in a while sliding in the next entry from this new list.Again these new movies are limited to full length movies that are available on Netflix. And for this new round instead of picking a movie from every year, I will be picking a movie from every two years. For example the first movie must have come out during 2006 or 2007. The second movie must have come out in 2004 or 2005. The next in 2002 or 2003. You see.The list is not finished yet, but here is what I have decide ... "
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One Trick French Pony
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"Note: If you're really interested in seeing the film, don't read any reviews. Just watch it and then read the reviews. The game is Russian Roulette spliced with Telephone. In a circle, hold a gun to the player's head in front of you after spinning your barrel a good ten seconds. Wait for the single dangling light bulb in the circle's center to light up, and fire. Losers die, winners play on. Everyone starts with one bullet and increases the ammunition to match each subsequent round to three. The final round is a duel where two players with four slugs each point a spun barreled pistol at each other's forehead and squeeze the trigger. Survive, and you walk away with a load of cash. Oh yeah, and your life.Sound intriguing? For Sébastien, a poor Mr. Fix-It struggling to support his family, the money is enough to lure him without any knowledge of the game. The winnings are also plenty for the crowd of high stakes gamblers, many of whom travel the c ... "
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"I'm in the minority. I disliked Lady Vengeance. I've been patient with a lot of films being lumped in with the rennaissance going on now in Asian cinema, but I found this journal entry from over a year ago summing up my thoughts:So, I watched this flick called Infernal Affairs last night. Asian cinema is pretty damned hot right now and this is one of the really hot titles in recent years.All I can say is I think I'm ruined. Really clever premises and flashy action sequences bore the shite out of me now. "
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