btlzu2's Journal: Infernal Affairs

Recommended! This is a Hong Kong crime drama that blows away something like, say, The Usual Suspects. I had watched it in pieces recently and was really intrigued by it. Very good plot, the whole damn movie is a twist and the acting is very very good.

Check it out if you get a chance!

Hong King crime drama?

[TechnoLust]

I'm not familiar with the genre.

Re:Hong King crime drama?

[btlzu2]

Ugh. Gimme a break dude, this is the second time today you wailed relentlessly and in a cruel and mean fashion on me, and I'm having trouble seeing what I'm tipyng. :)

Although, Hong King does sound like a neat idea for the name of a line of Chinese foods....

Re:Hong King crime drama?

[TechnoLust]

I'm just trying to prepare you for the cruel world out there. It's tough love, smoochy, it's tough love.

Re:Hong King crime drama?

[btlzu2]

Thanks. You know a guy with the nickname "smoochy bear" is gonna be a little naive, right? ;)

Re:Hong King crime drama?

[Smoochy Bear]

Yes, I think that you're right about that.

Scorsese's remaking it

[sielwolf]

Called The Departed. What is interesting is that he hasn't seen the original. He's crafting a whole new story based upon the concept. Which is good: rote remakes are bad. And the idea (bad good cop/good bad guy) has some good room for someone else to flex in (shit, they made like four sequels to the original in HK).

Matt Damon, Leo, Marky Mark and Jack Nicholson are penned for a tentative 2006 release.

Just another thing I know too much about.

Re:Scorsese's remaking it

[btlzu2]

Oh fuck me, Matt Damon? Yuck. Well, on second thought, he was better than I expected in The Bourne Identity.... At least it's not Ben Asslick, then it would be a lost cause IMO.

I think it's a very good idea that Scorcese did not watch it. Part of what I really liked about that movie was the style. I think Scorcese will add a unique stylistic dimension to it!

Thanks for telling me about this.