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June 08, 2006
NOT SO NICE NEWS FOR THE DEPARTED
THE DEPARTED, Martin Scorsese's remake of INFERNAL AFFAIRS, has been holding test screenings, and the folks over at Ain't It Cool are chiming in as they sneak in and take notes.
This guy's not impressed at all, but be careful: spoilers of the last scene from the movie abound. However, the fate of Matt Damon/Andy Lau's character is so ludicrously over the top that it's worth ruining the ending for.
This guy likes it a little bit better but he still describes it as "a glorious sloppy mess."
But the nice thing is that these are very early screenings and Scorsese can still cut it into something more impressive. He's got 4 whole months.
June 8, 2006 at 08:43 AM in News | Permalink
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The other nice thing is that AICN is moron central, so we'll just have to wait and see.
Posted by: tatertot | Jun 8, 2006 10:46:06 PM
Does Merrick realize that's it not really accurate or appropriate to call I.A. a Chinese film? Zhang Yimou makes Chinese films, Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak definitely make Hong Kong films.
And why do these hacks, who have the pretense of knowing so much about what they're talking about, and knowing so much about Hong Kong cinema, only cite recent and well-known examples of actors works, (such as citing "House of Flying Daggers" as an e.g. of a Lau Dah Wah film). Why can't they say something like "Everlasting Love" or "My Lucky Stars". It's probably because they're as clueless as they claim Scorsese it.
Posted by: John Doe | Jun 9, 2006 12:47:30 AM
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