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The Infernal Departed

Spoony Bard

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Before there was The Departed (which came out last year), there was a Hong Kong film called Infernal Affairs, which came out in 2002, and made its way into the US in 2004. It is probably one of the greatest films IMO. The Chinese seemed to think so. :P

 

Movie spawned a prequel and a sequel in 2003, which thus made the Infernal Affairs a trilogy. And in such a case, probably a great trilogy as well, since most trilogies nowadays suck major, as usually one film is better, or the other films don't simply fit. But this trilogy is perfect. As actor Tony Leung would say, it is A++.

 

Then Martin Scorsese came around and did a remake of the first film, and included the traits from the other 2 films in it. Movie is awesome as well.

 

What brings the reason to this blog? Well I got the super duper uber collection of Infernal Affairs Trilogy. It is my shining star with my collection of Asian flicks.

 

I totally recommend watching the trilogy. if you are into cop VS gangster films, and all that snazzy stuff, then you will love it.

 

-Omi

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I remember those movies too, but I wasn't a real fan of Asian cinema (go me.), and it often takes a little prodding from the West to get it into Hollywood. E.g. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and House of the Flying Daggers, and now Infernal Affairs and The Departed join the ranks.

 

^_^

 

-<dd>

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T-Hybrid

So was Departed enough of the aspects from the three films that there isn't a possibilty of an American trilogy?

 

The last great cop/gangster trilogy of course being Godfather. And even that suffered a bit in the third installment.

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So was Departed enough of the aspects from the three films that there isn't a possibilty of an American trilogy?

Yes.

 

The way it seems, they need a main character for a possibly sequel, and we know what happens to them in the Departed. I'm sure a prequel could be made.

 

-Omi

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