The Departed
Posted by Rocky at 10/22/2006 11:46 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Hello Rocky,
Have you seen "The Departed" yet? What did you think?
Janice Goodway
Coos Bay, OR
Rocky Responds:
I saw it, Jan. An okay movie. It should have been a great movie, but Scorcese dropped the ball. There were just too many of those "Wait a minute" moments. Characters do things that make you say, "Wait a minute, that doesn't make sense."
There are two rats in the movie and it should be obvious who they are, but everybody in the film acts stupid. And you go, "Wait a minute, why can't they figure this out?" There are other examples, like a crime boss who goes with his crew to pick up drugs. Wait a second! That would never happen. But Scorcese wants you to act stupid and play along. Screw that, Marty! Work the kinks out of the script before you shoot.
And if you're going to spend two and half hours telling your story, you ought to have room in the movie for Joe Pesci.
Stay focused, Janice, and keep up the good work.
Marty: "Hey Wahlberg, stop playing with your goodfellas!"
Have you seen "The Departed" yet? What did you think?
Janice Goodway
Coos Bay, OR
Rocky Responds:
I saw it, Jan. An okay movie. It should have been a great movie, but Scorcese dropped the ball. There were just too many of those "Wait a minute" moments. Characters do things that make you say, "Wait a minute, that doesn't make sense."
There are two rats in the movie and it should be obvious who they are, but everybody in the film acts stupid. And you go, "Wait a minute, why can't they figure this out?" There are other examples, like a crime boss who goes with his crew to pick up drugs. Wait a second! That would never happen. But Scorcese wants you to act stupid and play along. Screw that, Marty! Work the kinks out of the script before you shoot.
And if you're going to spend two and half hours telling your story, you ought to have room in the movie for Joe Pesci.
Stay focused, Janice, and keep up the good work.
Marty: "Hey Wahlberg, stop playing with your goodfellas!"
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2/23/2008 10:33 AM
Hello Rocky Petralia wrote:
Hello Rocky,The Academy Awards are coming up. Which film should win for Best Picture?Lally WeymouthSummit, NJRocky Responds:I'll rank the five nominees for you, Lally:Fifth Place: Atonement. Like Titanic without the iceberg. Nothing to break up the dreary, star-crossed lovers battles with betrayal, accusations and villains in tuxedos. Fourth Place: Juno. A perfectly decent comedy that deserves to be ranked among the best movies of the year (although some members of the HelloRocky Team don't even rank it as the best ever Ellen Page movie, remaining somewhat cultish in their admiration for ... -
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Hello Rocky Petralia wrote:
Hello Rocky,The Academy Awards are coming up. Which film should win for Best Picture?Lally WeymouthSummit, NJRocky Responds:I'll rank the five nominees for you, Lally:Fifth Place: Atonement. Like Titanic without the iceberg. Nothing to break up the dreary, star-crossed lovers battles with betrayal, accusations and villains in tuxedos. Fourth Place: Juno. A perfectly decent comedy that deserves to be ranked among the best movies of the year (although some members of the HelloRocky Team don't even rank it as the best ever Ellen Page movie, remaining somewhat cultish in their admiration for ...
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Here's why I thought the movie blew: every other scene featured people talking on their cell phones. "The Departed" should be refered to as Scorcese's cell phone movie. Which isn't a compliment. It aint exciting to watch these great actors talking to a piece of plastic.
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