tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post2871912406476848324..comments2024-01-08T22:23:18.482-08:00Comments on The Flick Chick: The Best Picture Countdown #79: The Departed (2006)Norma Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12185179321818700556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post-28278359141778819252011-02-22T18:22:10.606-08:002011-02-22T18:22:10.606-08:00@Shubhajit: I still haven't seen Mean Streets....@Shubhajit: I <i>still</i> haven't seen Mean Streets. I obviously need to get on that.Norma Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185179321818700556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post-29497738937795088812011-02-21T21:03:31.914-08:002011-02-21T21:03:31.914-08:00Departed might not make my Top 3 of Scorsese - tha...Departed might not make my Top 3 of Scorsese - that would be Taxi Driver, Raging Bull & Mean Streets. In fact, it might not even make the Top 5. But, having said that, it sure remains a compelling film. <br /><br />Like all his acclaimed works, Departed too boasts of a string of terrific performances - Jack Nicholson, Leo Di Caprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, they've all put in powerful performances. <br /><br />And, more than anything else, I was elated when it finally won Marty an oscar for best direction; as they say, better late than never.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post-15437549553529042792011-02-21T12:33:15.035-08:002011-02-21T12:33:15.035-08:00Yeah, it's up there with Scorcese's most f...Yeah, it's up there with Scorcese's most famous work. It's almost dismissed, even though it won the Oscar.Chris David Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042114431864864898noreply@blogger.com