Archive for March 25th, 2007
Tweets on 2007-03-25
Posted on March 25, 2007, by , under Tweets.
- Just watched the departed. Superb. Which Hong Kong movie was it based on? Infernal Affairs? #
- @tomraftery - Hope babba is recovering well. Kids and hospitals always scary. Shout if you need anything. #
- Hmm, none of my kids like “Happy Feet”. First half an hour comes across as subtle as a sledgehammer. I also rate “tap” down near “mime”. #
- Fair weather gardener. Set foot out there for the first time this year. Weeded the raised bed and replaced rotten wood on shed. Need a nap #
- Oh never got that nobile twitter app working on N70. Complains about incorrect credentials. Pity. Looks good. #
- I ruined a lovely chicken in white wine, olive and caper sauce by burning the f**ker cos I was pulling weeds. Speedy tomato n garlic instead #
- Drive Manchester to Nordschleife and then last 7 seconds on Nurburgring before crashing. Clip of the month! http://tinyurl.com/328ssv #
- Oh dear, first episode of new series of Jonathan Ross rubbish. Harry Potter, Thandie Neton and some boxer. Yawn. FFed through it all. #
- Elbow paralysed after weeding. So much for Udo’s oil cure. Voltarol and Sauvignon Blanc seems to be helping. Another great “House”. Bed #
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Review of The Departed
Posted on March 25, 2007, by Conor O'Neill, under Bandon.
Great acting, great story, Scorcese is back, even it it is a remake
Rated as /5 on Mar 25 2007 by Conor O’Neill
After the dire Streets of New York, I didn’t have high hopes for The Departed but I loved every minute of this movie from start to finish.
This despite the fact that both Damon and DiCaprio usually annoy the hell out of me. However they both delivered the goods, as did Mark Wahlberg who was fantastic, Martin Sheen who was good and Alec Baldwin who I’m always happy to watch whispering. Add to this Jack Nicholson in his best part in years and you have one hell of a cast.
Basic story is that you have two cops trying to bust open the Irish mafia in Boston. One is on the task force but is actually a mafia mole, the other is undercover and gets into Nicholson’s gang. The tension throughout comes from the “will they get found out” on both sides.
Towards the end it gets very gory but this does add to the story and there are a few real surprises.
If you’re looking for a good solid thriller/drama with a bit of blood, this’ll do the trick
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