The Departed (2006) Movie REACTION | First Time Watching | Movie Review

[@NikkiStevenReact]

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[@genghisgalahad8465]

Have you guys seen the Turkish (?) Extended Dying Shooting .. "Version" of The Departed? It's a definite must-see and a must-react short scene! Will send the l*nk if you wish!

[@genghisgalahad8465]

@@xl081 once they've seen LA Confidential, Man on Fire, and they've seen Gladiator, so...cool!

[@suzannefereti8952]

Yes!!!! Finally!!! You're gonna love it. Watched it 2× because once was like speed reading lol🙃

[@LezArtist5iG]

44:06 Yes and No. His undercover work with the department is deleted. His Sate records and entry into undercover work are still on file. You can't delete a State record from the county. Highly regulated.

[@patrickevans9604]

This movie was definitely a masterpiece of storytelling.

[@hadoken95]

"I'm the guy that's doing his job, you must be the other guy" my favorite line from Wahlberg

[@MFBloosh]

Talk about foreshadowing 😂

[@AllOfTheHallows]

And then Mark Walburg literally becomes "the other guy" With that movie "the Other Guys"

[@TopGunZero]

They totally missed that line. What a shame. It's gold.

[@teamrainbow7674]

Mark Wahlberg was honestly so good in this film

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

​@@AllOfTheHallowsHoly s#!+, how did I not put that together.

[@moviescatsmargs]

Costigan's death is still one of the most brutal deaths for a movie protagonist I've ever seen. The suddenness of him being shot and falling to the ground and the last thing we see of him is the elevator doors trying to close on his lifeless body. Just brutal

[@lonerebeI]

I'd put the death in A Place Beyond the Pines up there too. Not to spoil who I'm talking about....

[@Ginny-t7y]

I still shutter when I see it, knowing how shocking it is.

[@Ginny-t7y]

Every time I watch this movie, I always hope Leo doesn't get shot. But I have disappointed 58 times. 😢

[@READY_OR_NOT]

Do you shutter island at it?😉​@@Ginny-t7y

[@fernandopaiz3696]

Imagine watching this in the theater and literally having the entire theater react exactly the way ya'll did at the end. What an experience this movie was! 10/10

[@ricarleite]

I saw it in a theater. There was a lot of nervous laughter.

[@doubleT84]

@@ricarleite Me too. I remember people gasping.

[@mikef2811]

I saw the original, Infernal Affairs so I was not shocked..but still a good movie.

[@kindofabigdeal7284]

Man I was in shock in the theater. Whole room fell silent

[@TheConstructiveCritic888]

The panicked and paranoid behavior from DiCaprio in this film is everything. It adds so much to the anxiety and fear of what it must’ve felt like to have been surrounded by murderers and trying to not be figured out.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Not really when you think about the fact that it makes Costello look like a fool for not figuring out that Billy’s the mole. I’d argue that Billy’s counterpart in Infernal Affairs, Chan goes through way more and you can believe it, since he’s been undercover for A DECADE, unlike Billy who’s been only a year.

[@kevinmatthew1050]

This movie is incredible. Some of the best acting ever. Leo should have won an academy award.

[@bobcobb3654]

He didn’t submit this performance for judging. Academy rules prohibit actors from being nominated for 2 performances in the same category, so he entered (and was nominated for) his performance in Blood Diamond.

[@11Jack22]

@@bobcobb3654 he killed it that year

[@packedentertainment2866]

I think Leo’s performance was good here, I liked his character up until that end when he called Matt Damon a homophobic slur then I was happy when he got killed. But anyways, I feel like this role specifically is good but isn’t his best performance, so if he was to get an Oscar for this then it’d feel … weird. I feel like he should’ve gotten one for The Aviator or for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood or maybe even Django Unchained. But not this movie. Just my opinion though.

[@ciaranconlon84]

Pretty sure this year was the start of his campaign for an Oscar, he tried to be in the best movie every year after this and kept just missing out, leading to the memes!

[@micahhynson27]

He had already been nominated twice before 2006.@@ciaranconlon84

[@agentsculder2451]

Steven, just so you know, The Departed won the Oscar for Best Editing. His editor, Thelma Schoonmaker has won 3 times, for this film, The Aviator, and Raging Bull. She's also the most nominated editor of all time. She just got nominated again for Killers of the Flower Moon. She's one of the best to ever do it.

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Oh that's awesome... She edited her ass off in this movie. Loved it!!!

[@bobcobb3654]

They’ve been working together since college. In fact, they both worked on the edit for the Woodstock movie.

[@packedentertainment2866]

They should definitely watch The Aviator if they haven’t seen it before. That one of my favorite Martin Scorsese films & definitely what I think is one of if not the best Leonardo DiCaprio role

[@packedentertainment2866]

I’ve seen all the movies you’ve mentioned except Raging Bull. Might check it out if it looks interesting

[@samanthanickson6478]

@@packedentertainment2866i think you’ll like it. let us know what you think of it whenever you do. it’s solid.

[@splintercell323]

I love that Nikki grabs Steve's arm every time she's emotionally overwhelmed or scared.

[@MasterBetty69]

He's the ultimate protector, it bleeds through every reaction video

[@Hal2718]

I would too. I mean just look at those guns! 💪

[@maxrockatansky4650]

I saw this when it was in the theater and when Digman gets his revenge on Sullivan for killing Queenan the theater almost exploded. It was great

[@NikkiStevenReact]

such a shocking moment

[@carpetlayenful]

Have seen this movie over 15 times. I had first time suspicions Dignam was another crime family rat.

[@TheWindcrow]

@@NikkiStevenReact If you go scrub through this again Steven, you will see everyone that dies, there are X's near or behind or under them. It's so subtle, but so crazy when you see it.

[@agentsculder2451]

The baby is most likely Billy Costigan's. It's mentioned briefly, but Sullivan has been suffering from impotence because of the stress from constantly lying.

[@darrellglover493]

It's implied he was gay.

[@TampaCEO]

I grew up in the Boston area so this movie PERFECTLY depicts the neighborhoods, accents, and personalities of the people from up north (with the exception of Alec Baldwin). 🙂

[@goreyfantod5213]

Yeah, I live on Cape Cod & most of the accents in this film were spot on. Matt Damon, as usual, sounds like an upper-middle class Cambridge kid who wants people to think he's a hard ass from Southie. Alec Baldwin sounds like a New Yorker doing an impression of Marky Mark for an SNL skit. Come to think of it, even Baldwin's New York accent is exaggerated - he's like the stereotypical Long Islander who's trying too hard to sound like he's from Brooklyn or the Bronx.

[@TampaCEO]

@@goreyfantod5213 Agreed. His accent is horrible. He was the only really weak part of the movie. I actually grew up just off the cape in the Lakeville, Middleboro, Taunton area. Love the Cape - especially the islands. The movie was really realistic in so many ways. They used the names of the actual towns, buildings, streets (Route 128), etc. I also love the fact that they understood that the Irish controlled South Boston whereas the Italians controlled Providence. I've been in Florida for 20 years and this film brings me right back home.

[@sinisterpanda2738]

Excellent casting, Excellent acting, Excellent story. The Departed was actually a remake of a Hong Kong trilogy, "Infernal Affairs". Same storyline, but they're more broad & melancholic. Since it's a trilogy, it takes its time to flesh out the characters more. Hopefully, we'll see you guys react to them one day~

[@osmanyousif7849]

Yeah, to be honest, Infernal Affairs was better.

[@DannyBedo]

So Martin Scorsese’s best film is an Asian rip off, can confirm 😅😅😂

[@Ginny-t7y]

​@DannyBedo "The Departed" is great, but I think "Goodfellas " is a masterpiece.

[@mrchow489]

​@@DannyBedoyep, he took it from the hong Kong China movie infernal affairs. Its common knowledge.

[@bsb1975]

I had heard something about that. Did the Hong Kong movie makers go out of their way to drop an "N" bomb gratuitously in the opening monologue, and then proceed to have ONE black character in the whole movie (Anthony Edwards, I think)? And that character is a police officer. I guess Marty S. wanted to establish early that Frank was a bad guy, and racist, too. But it seemed unnecessary and, like I said, gratuitous. Good movie, though.

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture! This was the first and only Martin Scorsese film to win any Oscars.

[@packedentertainment2866]

Until Killers Of The Flower Moon sweeps. Talking from the the future (After the Oscars)

[@Luca-VA]

Nope, for Goodfellas Joe Pesci won an oscar, and gave a legendary speech!

[@SS4Luxray]

Didn’t DeNiro and Pesci won Oscars for Scorsese films?

[@thefilmeffect6089]

@@packedentertainment2866Oppenheimer has it wrapped up already or it should. Lilly Gladstone will probably win though. I’d honestly be happy with either, but I think Poor Things is the only film that can upset Oppenheimer.

[@johnwalton7613]

It was the first Scorcese film to win best picture and best director. But Robert Deniro,Joe Pesci, Ellen Burstyn and Thelma Shoonmaker all won Oscars for Scorcese films before this

[@thedarkknight2221]

I remember seeing this in theaters when I was 15 years old and the last 10 minutes of this movie still remains to this day as one of the most shocking endings I have ever seen in any form of media. And in the theater the sound of the gunshots in that scene were so loud that everyone jumped out of their scenes for each shot.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Ehh, it’s not as good as you think when you consider the whole plot of this movie. And Billy's (Leo) death makes the movie more convoluted than it needs to be, especially when adding the whole Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) is an informant plotline. Now don't get me wrong, the elevator scene was extremely shocking and even better than in Infernal Affairs, the movie that this was adapted from. But at the same time, it doesn't make any sense. I mean, how is Trooper Barrigan (the one to killed Billy) a mole? The movie establishes that Frank Costello met Colin (Damon) as a kid, but when did Frank met Barrigan? And WHY was Barrigan doing this? Like there's no foreshadowing of Barrigan's motives. And yeah, maybe Frank did this to cover up his bases, and added a few moles in, just in case one mole got outed or didn't make it far enough into the police force to be useful; but WHY does Barrigan know about Colin, but Colin doesn't know about Barrigan? I mean they were in the SAME training class, for crying out loud. Did Barrigan get turned later? If we the audience are gonna go with the assumption that Barrigan's the mole and knows about what Colin's been doing and maybe Barrigan was only planted just to keep an eye on Colin, HOW does Barrigan know that Frank was an FBI informant? Colin, who has reached one of the HIGHEST RANKS of the State Police, didn't even know about it and only found out, due to a SINGLE journal entry from Captain Queenan. But that's because Billy told him, and Billy knew because some literal random drugged-up dude knew that he interrogated, because of LITERALLY WHATEVER REASON. I mean what's that dude's story? Now even if Barrigan WAS assigned by Frank to be a mole and keep tabs on Colin and that somehow he also snuck into the room and found Queenan's journal to learn that Frank's also a rat, in the film, Barrigan literally says, "Costello was gonna sell us to the FBI.". HOW would Barrigan know that? And WHY would even the FBI care? If Frank Costello was the FBI's rat and Colin and Barrigan were helping him, wouldn't Colin want to help Frank? Like would the FBI be psyched that Colin was doing the ground-work for them (I mean he keeps Frank out of trouble so they could keep giving him information.)? Also, the whole FBI plot with Frank being a rat, is only in The Departed BECAUSE of the whole bases around Whitey Bulger (who Costello's character is based on), which I can understand. But if I'm being honest, it really doesn't add anything to the film and would only make the plot sound more complicated than it needs to be. I guess Martin Scorsese, the writers, or studios thought that one of the themes should be what Mr French said, "It's a nation of f***ing rats.". Plus, once Barrigan kills Billy, then Brown, and then tell Colin that they have to stick together (But WHY exactly, if they're the only moles left?), Colin kills Barrigan? And for what reason? You see in Infernal Affairs, it makes sense, since Chan (who's suppose to be Billy's counterpart) calls the police to meet him at the building where he meets Lau (Colin's counterpart), so when Chan brings Lau downstairs, he's literally bringing him into police custody. Lau then kills Inspector B (Barrigan's counterpart), because he needs a fall-guy, since Chan already told the cops he has the mole in custody. But in The Departed, Billy hasn't told anyone about Colin, not even Trooper Brown. So now that Billy and Brown are dead, there really is no reason to kill Barrigan. They really could have both gone home and left those two there. Also, if you pay attention to the scene when Colin tries to cover the mess, you have to ask yourself HOW Colin would come up with a story that would explain this to the police. He says Barrigan attacked him, but wouldn't they tell from forensics that Billy punched him? I mean, they don't even give us Colin's complete made-up story to the police for why he was there. It's just all not coming together.

[@HiThereLindsey]

@@osmanyousif7849 You wrote this whole essay for nothing. Let people enjoy things.

[@michaelbrewer2069]

@@osmanyousif7849 You way, way, way overthought that. Nothing wrong with people enjoying what they enjoy.

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@michaelbrewer2069 , it is wrong since we are meant to by this whole concept of Billy's character being undercover and the stress it's putting him through, yet Costello never figuring it out, as well as never telling Colin that he added other moles in. Heck, they could've cut the whole FBI informant plot and I'd say the film would have been much better.

[@haunted_autumn]

Steven with the perma-grin for pretty much the first 20 minutes.. love it lol

[@NikkiStevenReact]

highly entertaining

[@bobcobb3654]

If you’re wondering why DiCaprio wasn’t nominated for this performance, he never entered it into the contest for judging. Academy rules prohibit an actor from being nominated twice in the same category. They can be nominated for a lead role and a supporting role the same year, but not 2 leads or 2 supporting. Instead, DiCaprio submitted (and was nominated for) his performance in Blood Diamond.

[@jonpevehouse]

Which he was also great in.

[@SS4Luxray]

Leo didn’t submit it, the studio does the submissions

[@pnwajs3532]

As others have mentioned, this is a remake of a Hong Kong film called Infernal Affairs from 2002. The Leo role is played by the actor that played Shang-Chi's father in the MCU. Infernal Affairs was actually a trilogy. The first one is pretty much this film. The 2nd one is a prequel about the early years of the two lead cops, and the 3rd one is a sequel to the first film. The Matt Damon role didn't have the same fate in the Hong Kong film, so he is the lead character in part 3. All of them are excellent and worth watching.

[@davidreyna7712]

Martin Scorsese winning an Oscar was one of the best moments EVER. Having those other great directors calling him up was the cherry of the fantastic cake.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Eh, I feel like they only gave it to him after screwing him over for Goodfellas, which I think he deserved an Oscar for more.

[@kindofabigdeal7284]

@@osmanyousif7849yea they screwed him over but do you seriously think it was only for that reason? If the departed was mediocre than I would I agree but this movie is great

[@rosskl]

I've watched this movie so many times and I never realized until just now that the grocery bag at the end has the same things in it as the one in the beginning.

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

I grew up in the Boston area. I knew so many people who spoke with this accent and talked to each other in the same vulgar/candid way. When this movie came out, I was in high school, and it was HUGE! I don't know of anyone who didn't see it from my area. The acting, directing, cinematography, editing, etc, were all phenomenal. It's one thing to see it. It's another to see it and actually recognize the culture and places you grew up with. One of my favorite crime dramas of all time.

[@John_Locke_108]

They're from California so they're not used to the way we talk out here in New England. It's a hard life and we're a proud people.

[@Humanipathic]

One of fav films! He went about it the wrong way to arrest Sullivan. It was Billy’s kid. Sullivan also had hard time getting it up w her and obviously in the closet with way he talked about men.

[@darbygreen2857]

Good call on the editing. Thelma Schoonmaker Is the 3 time Oscar winning editor of The Departed. She’s edited every Scorsese movie since Raging Bull. Which she won the Oscar for best editing. She has been nominate 8 times. The first for Woodstock in 1971. The most recent for Killer of the Flower Moon in 2024. She’s 83 years old.

[@osmanyousif7849]

If I’m being honest, I really wasn’t a fan of the editing in this movie. Pacifically because it does a bad job showing the passage of time. The opening sequence is a good example of this, as I actually thought that Billy and Colin were in training together when it actually was meant to happen several months apart.

[@TheseDarkWoods]

Such a "Red Wedding Ending". Heartbreaking but fully logical and somewhat realistic. I've followed you guys since your GoT days and I am SO happy to see you again. Thanks for helping me through dark times... I feel alright now! *hugs*

[@osmanyousif7849]

It wasn’t even realistic at all, especially how all of it could’ve been avoided if Billy’s plan wasn’t as ridiculous as it was. I mean what kind of cop would tell the mall to meet him at the building with no back up or evidence with him?

[@Bad_company1339]

With a title like "The Departed" I was expecting a lot of dying. But Leo's death caught me off guard

[@xavierstewart5756]

I’m not going to lie, not only Leo’s character death caught me off guard, but left me utterly jaw dropped. I originally thought that he was going to make it by the end of the film and get a happy ending. Boy I was dead wrong.

[@speedy3702]

It caught everyone off guard. Probably the most surprsing death in movie history.

[@jaexster750]

This movie is Hollywoods version of Hong Kong’s Inferno Affairs. It’s exactly like part one of Infernal Affairs, but they changed the ending. Hollywood didn’t continue the trilogy from Hong Kong. If you guys ever want to check it out. You guys may not know, but it stars Andy Lau and Tony Leung (from Shang Chi the dad). They play Leo and Matts characters. Part 2 of Infernal Affairs is a prequel to part one of when they were younger and in the academy. Part 3 I don’t remember too much. I haven’t seen it since it’s been out in the early 2000’s. They’re all good.

[@disposablehero4911]

The acting firepower in this movie is just unbelievable.

[@RyanCole-kr4xk]

My favorite movie of all time. I still remember seeing this in the theater opening weekend and when Leo gets killed the entire theater gasped. Absolute masterpiece. The acting is absolutely phenomenal.

[@CheGuevara-uf4pm]

i didn't have that reaction because i knew it was gonna happen because saw the original movie before Martin did the American remake

[@mandyharvey684]

One of my fav movies. Unbelievable performances by all..but Leo killed it

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Leo always kills it, he's awesome

[@mandyharvey684]

Cant wait for peaky blinders reactions to come to you tube. Cilllian Murphys performance in that show is epic.

[@stevenhenry9605]

Leo killed it... but it also killed Leo. ;)

[@jsbcody]

Old Sicilian Proverb: Three can keep a secret if two are dead.

[@BigHatMatt]

That last gunshot at the elevator really got Nikki xD 49:04

[@MrBreezeLI516]

The ending: you get a murder, you get a murder, YOU get a MURDER, weeeee!! 😅

[@Deencat_]

"When I tell you to dump a body in the marsh. You dump 'em, IN the marsh." 😂

[@spongeaang98]

One of my favorite crime films ever, everyone brought their A game to it! While it's a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it's also based on Whitey Bulger, a ruthless Irish gangster and profilic FBI informant from Boston. Johnny Depp played him in Black Mass and was brilliant in the role, so definitely watch that if you can.

[@TheSirUno]

One of the best movie remakes ever made. Ole Martin did a solid job wiht this one.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Arguable. I found Infernal Affairs to be far superior.

[@JJA1987]

Infernal Affairs = Overrated

[@John_Locke_108]

First Interstellar and now The Departed? Awesome.

[@NikkiStevenReact]

been an awesome couple of weeks

[@mizzfit02]

@@NikkiStevenReact You guys needs to watch ‘The Town’.

[@edgarcardenas1777]

@@NikkiStevenReact give me some Villeneuve!!

[@packedentertainment2866]

@@mizzfit02they have polls, you’ll have to join their discord to give your recommendation

[@lastool]

@@edgarcardenas1777 Sicario would be great

[@knwhite311]

Great reaction to a phenomenal piece of cinema! The Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs" from which this was adapted is definitely worth the watch. I watched them before this came out, and was floored by the originals as well!

[@DukaM757]

Elevator scene was definitely mind blowing :O

[@NikkiStevenReact]

felt like things were calming down at that point of the movie and then bang!!!!

[@stevenbanks1548]

The performances in this movie are just stellar.

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction like always, love this movie its another Scorsese masterpiece, this film is a remake of a Hong Kong film called Infernal Affairs (2002) and some fun facts about this movie Scorsese was the only person who warner Bros wanted to direct the film, and he agreed to do it pretty quickly. Warner Bros had bought the rights to Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs (2002) and always had Scorsese in mind to direct a remake. When Scorsese read the script he loved it as it reminded him of classic Hollywood genre pictures by people like Robert Aldrich, Sam Fuller, and Don Siegel. Specifically, Scorsese said it reminded him of White Heat - a 1949 film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney. Production of the film was so long and arduous that even Martin Scorsese was left ill and exhausted from making the film. Scorsese later said, “I call The Departed ‘Moral Ground Zero’. All the characters are killed at the end, and there was no place to go after that. Scorsese had been nominated for 7 Oscars previously, and lost every time. The Departed, though, was the movie where Scorsese finally won. The Departed won Best Picture (the first remake of a foreign film to do so) and Scorsese won Best Director. When Scorsese won the Oscar, it was presented to him by three of his old movie brat pals in Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola. The lead role of Billy Costigan is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, in one of his most acclaimed roles. When the studio bought the rights to Infernal Affairs, however, they had another famous actor in mind for the role. The studio originally planned for Costigan to be played by Tom Cruise. And the main female character in the movie is Madolyn, who has relationships with both Sullivan and Costigan. She’s played by Vera Farmiga but Scorsese originally had a shortlist of 4 big stars to play Madolyn: Kate Winslet, Emily Blunt, Hilary Swank and Jennifer Aniston. One of the most popular and acclaimed moments in The Departed is when Costello is talking to Costigan about the rat, and questions if it could be Costigan himself. Costello pulls out a gun and points it in Costigan’s face. That wasn’t in the script - Nicholson improvised it, and DiCaprio wasn’t expecting it. Then Costello burns a drawing in front of him with a lighter - this was also not scripted. Nicholson also improvised the, “I got this rat. This gnawing, teething f***ing rat,” line. Keep up the amazing work.

[@indycarcomplainer2304]

When Costello dropped the gun, wasn’t that an accident and they just left it in? That whole scene is so brilliant.

[@bobcobb3654]

Funny that the “cop magnet cousin” in Departed is Ray Liotta’s paralyzed brother in Goodfellas.

[@sarahgillmore7322]

It’s a breathe of fresh air watching great movies with y’all because y’all don’t talk over the movie and y’all don’t edit out the best parts. God bless

[@trentbobo4171]

I swear, I think The Departed is the greatest movie of all time. All the twists. And my God, what a cast !!!!!

[@osmanyousif7849]

Look, don’t get me wrong, as the elevator scene did make me drop my drink. But as far as twists go, I found it to be extremely contrived to the story. And here’s why: 1. How is Trooper Barrigan (the one to killed Billy) a mole? The movie establishes that Frank Costello met Colin as a kid, but when did Frank met Barrigan? And WHY was Barrigan doing this? Like there's no foreshadowing of Barrigan's motives. 2. Some have argued that Frank did this to cover up his bases, and added a few moles in, just in case one mole got outed or didn't make it far enough into the police force to be useful. But even if this was the case, WHY does Barrigan know about Colin, but Colin doesn't know about Barrigan? I mean they were in the SAME training class, for crying out loud. Did Barrigan get turned later? 3. If we the audience are gonna go with the assumption that Barrigan's the mole and knows about what Colin's been doing and maybe Barrigan was only planted just to keep an eye on Colin, HOW does Barrigan know that Frank was an FBI informant? Colin, who has reached one of the HIGHEST RANKS of the State Police, didn't even know about it and only found out, due to a SINGLE journal entry from Captain Queenan. But that's because Billy told him, and Billy knew because some literal random drugged-up dude knew that he interrogated, because of LITERALLY WHATEVER REASON. I mean what's that dude's story? 4. Let’s just say that Barrigan WAS assigned by Frank to be a mole and keep tabs on Colin and that somehow he also snuck into the room and found Queenan's journal to learn that Frank's also a rat, in the film, Barrigan literally says, "Costello was gonna sell us to the FBI.". HOW would Barrigan know that? And WHY would even the FBI care? If Frank Costello was the FBI's rat and Colin and Barrigan were helping him, wouldn't Colin want to help Frank? Like would the FBI be psyched that Colin was doing the ground-work for them (I mean he keeps Frank out of trouble so they could keep giving him information.)? Also, the whole FBI plot with Frank being a rat, is only in The Departed BECAUSE of the whole bases around Whitey Bulger (who Costello's character is based on), which I can understand. But if I'm being honest, it really doesn't add anything to the film and would only make the plot sound more complicated than it needs to be. I guess Martin Scorsese, the writers, or studios thought that one of the themes should be what Mr French said, "It's a nation of f***ing rats.". With all of that said, I also didn’t like that once Barrigan kills Billy, then Brown, and then tell Colin that they have to stick together (But WHY exactly, if they're the only moles left?), Colin kills Barrigan. I mean, WHY? You see in Infernal Affairs, it makes sense, since Chan (who's suppose to be Billy's counterpart) calls the police to meet him at the building where he meets Lau (Colin's counterpart), so when Chan brings Lau downstairs, he's literally bringing him into police custody. Lau then kills Inspector B (Barrigan's counterpart), because he needs a fall-guy, since Chan already told the cops he has the mole in custody. But in The Departed, Billy hasn't told anyone about Colin, not even Trooper Brown. So now that Billy and Brown are dead, there really is no reason to kill Barrigan. They really could have both gone home and left those two there. Also, if you pay attention to the scene when Colin tries to cover the mess, you have to ask yourself HOW Colin would come up with a story that would explain this to the police. He says Barrigan attacked him, but wouldn't they tell from forensics that Billy punched him? I mean, they don't even give us Colin's complete made-up story to the police for why he was there. It's just all not coming together.

[@jeffmartinaguirretamayo1475]

​@@osmanyousif7849así lo quiso la TVA, hijo, no esté fregando

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@jeffmartinaguirretamayo1475 , Lo haré, si se supone que debo creer el hecho de que esta película ganó CUATRO OSCAR. Uno al Mejor Guión Adaptado. Pero claro, la Academia está llena de ellos mismos, así que ¿a quién le importa?

[@jeffmartinaguirretamayo1475]

@@osmanyousif7849 exactamente, además ya pasó, al menos en ese entonces se premiaba todavía al talento, ahora ya pues...full inclusión nomás

[@TheGillenium]

@@jeffmartinaguirretamayo1475exactamente!

[@cirdecsongs]

I’m FLOORED that you guys never saw this before! And I’m so GLAD. I know this movie backwards! It was a blast watching you guys so I could see the movie through fresh eyes. Every time you were shocked, I was smiling and saying, “Just wait. Just WAIT!” And then I could laugh when it happened! You guys are AWESOME. I really enjoy watching movies with you. I’ve got to get in on the parties! Thanks for being out there for us!

[@smiffy68]

18:25 - Leo is so good that we all forgot how good he is. He is never less than superb in EVERYTHING. Leo might well be the most underrated actor

[@tio8194]

Id say unfairly unrewarded instead of underrated

[@packedentertainment2866]

I wouldn’t say underrated. He’s literally one of the biggest movie stars/actors of all time along with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise & George Clooney. Although the last decade has shown that movie stars are starting to go extinct, which doesn’t mean the actors/actresses are dying but rather that they feel less special when they go on streaming shows/movies & when their shows/movies go straight to streaming cause then they don’t look so big anymore. Also because of streaming, now some people (the newer generation) don’t even decide to go to the theaters & instead waits for everything which is killing the movie business & is erasing movie stars cause then studios see “oh, you can’t sell tickets anymore in the 2020s, has to be your fault, so you’re no longer a big movie star anymore” which is just sad. If you looked at killers of the flower moon, it wasn’t doing too good until awards season created a boost in it’s ticket sales MONTH AFTER it had came out already, I saw it when it first came out & I was shocked that there were barely anyone there when it’s a freaking Leonardo DiCaprio movie & a Martin Scorsese & Robert DeNiro movie for crying out loud. Luckily it was doing way better when awards season helped it gain traction & now it’s been sold out almost every week in the theater near me which is wild cause where were they before?

[@SE-gs6gd]

He really should’ve gotten a nod for killers of the flower moon. He was excellent

[@damaruslove8688]

Marky mark for the win 😂😂😂😂

[@bobcobb3654]

That was a pretty loud collective gasp in the theater when that elevator opened.

[@doccbrown8362]

The last 15mins of this vid is literally why I watch reaction videos 😂😂😂😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@acereporter73]

"What is happening?!" Yes

[@element-alchemist8875]

Brings back memories of seeing it in theaters. Everyone went wild at that climactic scene. Love this movie. Great reactions 👍

[@josephyates89]

MS also forshadowed the deaths of characters with an "X' somewhere in the background. So cool!

[@wozing]

The gunshots at the end *REALLY* got you guys! lol

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

How an oscar went to Wahlberg and not Nicholson for this film is mad

[@vvthetalentlessduo6976]

Well a nomination, wahlberg didn’t win but was the only one nominated which is crazy considering he wasn’t close to alot in this film

[@hustler666100]

@@vvthetalentlessduo6976 I did look it up once. Something to do with vote splitting. Standing out in a film with Nicholson DiCaprio and Damon was an accomplishment. Had we known at the time it would be Jack Nicholsons last MAJOR film (think he did a couple comedy roles afterwards) I think he would of been voted and most likely won.

[@suzannefereti8952]

Nikki is so funny "It wasn't just an AHH I'M DEAD"😂😂 So happy you watched this...one of my favorite movies❤️

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Now I wanna see the Turkish (?) Extended Dying Version of The Departed!

[@leighwhite6700]

"I was expecting Billy to win...BOOM! OMG!! OMG!! 🤣😂😆🤣😆 Excellent reaction. I was so excited to see the end and you didn't disappoint 👌😉. So happy you did this reaction. Incredible movie. I wanted more Nikki and heart rate records. Lol Such an intense movie from start to finish. Cheers

[@osmanyousif7849]

Eh, if I’m being honest, I thought Billy’s plan to take Colin down was very absurd. I mean, ask yourself this: You're an undercover cop who's been hunting down a mole for quite some time, causing you to suffer a lot of stress and trouble. BUT SUDDENLY, you're given a bountiful amount of clues or evidence to learn and proof the mole was right in front of you. Now do you: Option A - Immediately take said evidence to the police station so the mole can be outed as the traitor (maybe even playing a recording of them confessing their crimes to further humiliated them), and will be arrested. Option B - DON'T DO THAT. And do the dumbest things ever like.... 1. Leave a trail that tips the mole off that you know they're the mole. 2. Tell the mole to meet you at a rooftop, despite it risking the mole getting the upper hand on you. 3. Don't call for the whole cavalry to meet you there, let alone the people who can actually back you up. 4. Don't bring any of your evidence with you, LITERALLY. 5. Say you're gonna march him to the PD, despite not doing any of the 4 things I listed. Not to sound like a downer, but Billy's actions in the movie just make him look like an idiot.

[@MangoMann072]

The cast is stacked with heavy hitters definitely a great movie

[@mohanicus]

Fantastic movie and "that" elevator scene at the end NOBODY expected that's why its such a shock moment

[@Penguinsix]

The original Hong Kong version of the movie, Infernal Affairs, was better than this remake.

[@VegasPaladin]

2:45 Nikki says "Matt Damon" (as from Team America: World Police), prompted me to laugh and immediately give this video a like!

[@Mangolite]

The Departed mashes two things together. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster and crime boss Whitey Bulger.

[@clovertwentyfour]

Digman could’ve picked up promotion by replacing Queenan. But instead of simply benefitting from nature’s course, he took it personal and avenged his death by taking out Sullivan. They were true bros. The Ssgt is loyal to the LT. He set things right before the chain of command reshuffles, by taking out who he figured was the problem in their circle.

[@catem3102]

This and Interstellar, two of my favourite films ever and I've so enjoyed watching you watching them. Leo is such a good actor it's unbelievable.

[@Rmlohner]

In the original film Infernal Affairs, the equivalent of Sullivan just gets away with everything. Dignam was added to the script for the sole purpose of someone being around who could kill him, because apparently American audiences just wouldn't be able to handle that.

[@brianjones8432]

Nope..... As told to GQ by Scorsese himself, the ending change was a request from the studio because they wanted someone alive for a possible sequel/franchise. American audiences "handle" dark endings all the time.....smh

[@Rmlohner]

@@brianjones8432 Which makes no sense since Infernal Affairs managed a whole trilogy.

[@josefgordon7712]

Makes me want to dig around for more foreign crime dramas since it’s based on one of those

[@scottcummins5454]

One of the best cops shows! The characters, the personalities, and the twists!!!

[@tigqc]

I love that Matt Damon's first scene is in a class where he's learning about what happens when a bullet goes through a person's head. Then that's literally what happens to him in his last scene. Great foreshadowing and bringing it around full circle.

[@CzarsSalad]

55:52 As a Celtics / Red Sox / Patriots / Bruins fan... Steven just killed me LMAO

[@ogrosch4568]

giving Leo NOT an oscar (as several times) for this was a punch in the face.

[@nyuszicsib]

Leo was MUCH better in Wall Street and Revenant though. Also my absolute favourite Leo acting was in Django. He was okay in this.

[@blitzy7961]

​@@nyuszicsibAgree to disagree, I always thought his performance in Departed was his best. Although, Revenant and Wall Street are definitely top 5 for me in terms of performance.

[@ogrosch4568]

@@nyuszicsib in the revenant he is totally overrated, so is the movie. His performance here is mutch better, so in shutter island or Wolf of Wallstreet.

[@vvthetalentlessduo6976]

@@nyuszicsibi agree he was better in wolf clearly, I mean that was an all time performance but was also incredible in departed

[@scottdarden3091]

Steven had a good guess when he said it might be soon the things are going, but I don't think how ever crossed his mind 😂😂

[@dmann05]

This was based on a movie called Infernal Affairs that was just as great. Same plot but set in Hong Kong.

[@nathanmedina6211]

So glad you guys are reacting to this movie! So many great moments that I remember made my jaw drop when I first saw this movie

[@AllOfTheHallows]

"Who throws a duck!? Honestly..." -Steven Reminded me of Sauls "who moves a CONE!?!" 😂

[@Achyll-oh4cu]

Austin Powers "Who throws a shoe?"

[@Burke1O1]

He was quoting Austin powers

[@jasondelgado-yg5mj]

One of the rare American remakes that is worthy of the original. Infernal Affairs was the Korean film this was based on,and is amazing.

[@GEMINI52398]

Infernal Affairs is a Hong Kong movie, but yes it's amazing too.

[@el34glo59]

Take a shot every time you guys said oh my God

[@claudiaperez8206]

I'm SO glad You watched this! Yes,it's absolutly a Masterpiece. It's the only one Oscar Martin Scorsese won, Jack won also and The editor too,Manu times just the editor won,her name is Thelma Schumacker and was married to George Lucas when they we're young. Not sure if she is her daughters mom but yes she is amazing.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Caught this on opening weekend. Full house. The entire audience (myself included) jumped in their seats when Dicaprio got shot. You could hear the gasps over the movie itself.

[@tonystreetman8209]

When this first came out, I watched it again immediately after and then again the next day. Fantastic film!!

[@Heathen9]

In regards to the end sequence, where everyone is getting shot. All I can say is that, Murder is like Masturbation & Potato Chips. Once you start, you can’t stop. 😂😅

[@viddiot]

Awesome stoked to see you guys watching this masterpiece. Off to buy some wine and watch along a little later!!

[@TenTonNuke]

You've done Shutter Island. Now just do Gangs of New York and you'll have seen my 3 favorite Scorsese movies. Plus Gangs is the possibly the best acting Daniel Day Lewis has ever done.

[@Peruvian07Prince]

I love their reactions to the way they talk to each other, but it’s pretty accurate to how cops talk to each other haha

[@cheetos1231000]

this is peak Boston cinema. my goodness, the accents are insane

[@1lonelybeastieibe262]

Love this movie. Everytime I watch I look for an "X" somewhere. It foreshadows a death in the movie. For example, throughout the film, an “X” can be seen in the characters' surroundings - for instance, the architecture of a building, on windows, or via set decoration. These “X” symbols foreshadow death for these characters before the audience even knows why a specific character “deserves” to die.

[@MrHartApart]

36:35, yeah, at least one. up close and very personal. body tenses up big time. eyes dart around before moment of impact. they're looking at you, the tense up, and then they are NOT looking at you. don't do a sorry for my loss thing but my old man. 2 feet from his face while he suffered a fatal heart attack.

[@brittanysandusky9466]

One of my favorite movies. The cast is incredible

[@djkhalid6123]

fr just skimming through the subbed tab everyday lookin for these to drop

[@IvoryTrance]

The scene where Costello points a gun at Dicaprio was improvised, there was no gun in the script, so that look Dicaprio gave was true fear lol!

[@oslafoirausuebutuoy5457]

At the beginning of the film, Costello buys a young Sullivan groceries, specifically bread and milk. That is how they met, and the beginning of Sullivan's relationship with Costello. And in the last scene, when Sullivan is killed for working for Costello, he drops a bag of groceries, containing specifically bread and milk. Also I don't know if you noticed that what Costello was drawing right before the conversation with Costigan (when he is trying to figure out if he is the rat), was the Massachusetts State House and a bunch of rats, which is the very last image of the film. He burned that drawing during the same conversation.

[@JeremiahNotABullfrog]

38:24 lol you should watch the original Chinese trilogy this was based on, Infernal Affairs. They condense the main point of the Buddhist themes in the background for this remake, but the big scenes (like the cell phone scene) are still in. Great movies, both versions.

[@rancescances325]

I loved their reactions in the elevator scene. I laughed too much

[@spartacusx9349]

I remember watching this when I was in 8th grade lol I mentioned this movie to one of my teachers and honestly we bonded over this movie 🤣

[@drewbauer28]

I'm sure someone already pointed this out, but at the funeral Sulivan is "realizing" just exactly which shrink Billy had spent so much time with the last few months :D great reaction!

[@JollyJeff]

Another thing, you guys need to watch the 1st season of "True Detective", it is one of the best cop shows of all time and they're up to season 4 right now and it's another great season. Most fans don't like season 2 but it came right after season 1 so it wasn't going to do well in comparison to the first. You can skip season 2 and go right to season 3 but you need to catch up so you can watch "True Detective: Dark County" S4.

[@jasondelgado-yg5mj]

Mystic River !! Another great cast

[@CR13777]

Love the reactions, you guys NEED to watch Society of the Snow

[@cbobwhite5768]

I can remember going down to the soda fountain, in the Monkey Wards. Get me a milk shake or a root beer float.

[@howell90002003]

When you realize the subtlety in Costigan. He purposely made the shrink transfer him so he could ask her out. Their first date he is staring at the door waiting to be found out.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

36:44 Real death is messy, takes a lot of time, what lives doesn't wanna die and will actually cling on to the last second, life even lingers on the spot after it's gone - you can feel it, unless you're a f'ing psychopath that is - Remember it's not death you're feeling once someone has died, it's life lingering, clawing to stay around even if you can't see it.

[@Bashprint]

If you liked this movie, I would recommend seeing 'State of Grace"(1990) with Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, Robin Wright and a stacked supporting cast. It has that same southie, gritty tone.

[@brysonfreeman7226]

I really had no idea that you guys are watching this movie (The Departed), but I’m glad y’all did, because it’s one of the incredible movies by Martin Scorsese, and I think you guys should definitely watch The Lord Of The Rings, The Godfather Trilogy, The Sopranos, and Mr. Robot

[@abcdefghij1234567327]

For your guys next movie night, y'all NEED to watch Pineapple Express! Hilarious is an understatement