paudieconnolly
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An amazing story of a wonderful footballer who played with a smile, His talent on the pitch is right up there with the greats and he has the trophies and awards to prove it . His talent has a humble human being who stood up for what was wrong and refused to be silenced has been acknowledged within the city of Liverpool. He has not received the awards and recognition he should receive on a global scale. That hopefully one day he will.
Martin Scorsese has delivered more than one masterpiece in his time. The departed is not always talked about at this level. For anyone who had seen Hong Kong's Infernal affairs. Know the bar was set very high. So on first watching at it release. Where I thought it was a great movie I maybe didn't think it a masterpiece.
Then you weigh it up against the fact that the original is a trilogy of movies. Scorsese has condensed it into a single movie and the fact that it's not seen at the same level as works like Goodfellas and taxi driver is simply wrong.
The massive acting performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon in the Leads and then despite the smaller time on screen hugely memorable performances from Martin Sheen Mark Wahlberg Vera Fermiga Alec Baldwin Ray Winston making a massive impact to show sometimes with the right director you can have a cast of stars and still produce.
Then of course there is Jack Nicholson at his absolute best a perfectly suited role to Jack bringing back memories of his joker performance in the original Batman.
The real Testament to the departed is how well it works in re-watching it out standing scenes brilliantly filmed with great dialect performed by amazing actors surely does make the departed a masterpiece.
Then you weigh it up against the fact that the original is a trilogy of movies. Scorsese has condensed it into a single movie and the fact that it's not seen at the same level as works like Goodfellas and taxi driver is simply wrong.
The massive acting performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon in the Leads and then despite the smaller time on screen hugely memorable performances from Martin Sheen Mark Wahlberg Vera Fermiga Alec Baldwin Ray Winston making a massive impact to show sometimes with the right director you can have a cast of stars and still produce.
Then of course there is Jack Nicholson at his absolute best a perfectly suited role to Jack bringing back memories of his joker performance in the original Batman.
The real Testament to the departed is how well it works in re-watching it out standing scenes brilliantly filmed with great dialect performed by amazing actors surely does make the departed a masterpiece.
A strong Australia crowd some average matches but certainly worth a watch for John cena versus AJ styles and trip down memory lane to a lot of wrestlers they both faced along the road. A brilliant homage to their careers and the opponents who helped to create the legacy. On Cena last over seas performance only 5 more appearances to follow before the curtain call.
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