@@justtrustash Ash did you know that Jack Nicholson's character was based on a real person named Whitey Bulger. Bulger became an informant on purpose to use the F.B.I. to take down a rival gang and he corrupted them to be used for years after. He had disappeared and was presumed dead when this movie came out. He was later found hiding in California and sent to prison. The movie about him played by Johhny Depp was called "Black Mass".
"I'm the guy who does his job; you must be the other guy." Dialogues in this movie are just pure gold. It's one of the most re-watchable 2 and 1/2 hour movies ever made. Also, this was the film where Martin Scorsese finally won the Oscar for Best Director. He had been nominated, lost five times before and got it on his sixth nomination. His previous nominations were for "Raging Bull", "The Last Temptation of Christ", "Goodfellas", "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator". He has been nominated three more times for "Hugo", "The Wolf of Wall Street", "The Irishman" and I am sure he will also be nominated for "Killers of the Flower Moon". All of them are great films.
I really like Mark Wahlberg, but this film contains several actors I like more. And yet, he has a possible majority of my favourite lines, that one included. "If you had an idea of what we do, we would not be good at what we do, now would we? We would be c*nts. Are you calling us c*nts?" 🤣
Great choice! This movie received 5 Oscar nominations, winning 4 (Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Film Editing). This movie finally won Martin Scorsese (the film’s director) his first ever Oscar after 8 career nominations. Speaking of Scorsese, I also recommend his latest film KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON.
Hannah nailed the end.. they are all rats.. that's why the last shot is so good, not because it's telling you Damon was a rat but the composition is showing rats scurrying around beneath the veneer of beautiful city.
@@taraannhickey7277No it’s literally confirmed that Dingham killed him because he found out Matt character a rat from his girlfriend. She gave Dingham the tapes
@@goodgamesir1750 when did she give him the tapes. And why did Costello leave the tapes to Leo. Because he knew he was undercover!!! And there were only 2 people that knew he was undercover when he died. Nartin Sheens character and Mark Wahlbergs character.
This is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. A damn masterpiece. It's a shame that the Academy took that long to finally give Scorsese his Oscar.
@@lostinpictures509yeah I think the addition of dingam kind of ruins the third act of this film because what’s the point of deleting costigsns files if dingam is still alive. I’m IA Anthony wings character was his only link to him being a cop.
Tbf, that rat running across the screen got raked over the coals when this movie came out. Everyone thought the exact same thing, like bit on the nose, innit, Martin?
@@TahiriVeila13ABY it absolutely did. I was there, I remember when it came out. Everyone hated it and thought it was a heavy handed tack on at the end of an overall great film. Go look at the discourse from that time. Go look at the archived IMDb boards lol. Go look at the reviews from then. It don’t ruin the movie or anything but it was just more of an eye roll moment for people.
Leo is actually one of the best actors of our generation, i highly recommend The Basketball Diaries, one that barely anyone talks about, i think it's his best performance. It's a very emotional and intense movie, also Mark Wahlberg is in that movie as well.
38:00 - I was literally counting down the seconds to this scene. I knew you would be blown away. Your reactions were absolutely worth the wait!!! Love you guys!
I actually saw this film in cinema and the reaction of everyone in the audience was epic lol. Ppl screamed, gasped, started crying and there was even 1 bloke who started laughing his head off lol. I think I even went to see it twice just so I could see 1st time watchers reactions to Leo get shot lol. Defo 1 of my fave films, this, snatch, shawshank redemption, green mile, Schindlers list and rise of the footsoilder are my fave films x
I so agree with you. I got panic attacks watching this movie. We care so much for the antagonistic characters as much as the protagonist... it's just THE perfect movie.
I like the original movie better due to a better ending. The bad guy gets away with it. But I guess the US audiences couldn't handle it, so they created Mark's character to close the loop.
@@philippebiendon5809 No. What I am saying is that this movie was a remake from Hong Kong's movie, Infernal Affairs. Infernal Affair, the bad guy never got caught and went on with his life.
Jack improvised the “she fell funny” line at the beginning. He’s notorious for reading scripts and then heightening them further during filming with a line or action that he believes the actual character might say or do.
The guy who got shot and died did not expose Leo because he was also an undercover agent. "Tell me why I didnt tell anyone" basically meant I didnt tell them because im undercover agent like you and he did not betrayed him ;)
Two of the best movie quotes in the first 2 minutes. " Back in those days you had the church, which was just a way of saying, we had each other " "I don't want to be a product of my environment I want my environment to be a product of me"
The part where Costello says "She fell funny" was a Jack Nicholson idea. Matt Damon talked about it in an interview, it would have just stopped after the executions but the rest was Nicholson's idea.
By far the best film of the 21st Century. One of your best reaction videos. You two need to check out the 1975 Classic "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Jack Nicholson is Unforgettable in that movie.
One thing I never noticed till now is that the psychiatrists Boston accent is a lot stronger with Leo. With Matt Damon she speaks in her professional accent. I wonder what such code-switching means? Did she instinctively trust one man more than the other right from the start?
@@leob4403 with almost 5 times the budget of the original, a dream cast, and an already great movie to copy paste... (except for the ruined ending) it was hard to miss
Masterpiece! Performances, story, pace, sigh...I'm glad it was a long movie bc the story needed to develop and the director knew that. The ending is a gut punch, followed by 2 to the chest and then one to the head. Crazy story!
I recommend watching the original film Infernal Affairs . The departed was closely based off of that movie and its a banger with some of the biggest Asian stars at the time. I remember going to see the departed and being very confused. I was like "hey ive seen this before , but i havent "
In real life the actual Boston gangster's brother was the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. That shot at the end of the gold building is the Massachusetts State Capital building.
You gotta google the symbolisms in this movie. Each main character that dies is literally marked for death with an X. There is one on the elevator wall behind Leo, the carpet before Matt Damon gets killed etc etc. For real, you love your symbolism, google it and check out the screenshots 😀
FINALLY!!! I don’t see enough reactions of this one imo and I’ve always wanted you to do this. Such a great film and great reaction!! I knew y’all would be blown away. Another great one with similar vibes is Brooklyn’s Finest!
I'm from Boston, and this movie deserves every accolade you can give it. It's loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang, Whitey Bulger turned FBI Informant, different endings, lol
You two always brighten my day,i love the way you analyze a movie and your forethought. you need to watch The Lincoln Lawyer, Love you guys till next time.
Now you seriously HAVE to watch "Black Mass" with Johnny Depp!! Amazing movie, amazing cast and it might be my favourite role Depp has ever played. I think I might watch it right now actually. He plays a real life person and the former boss of the Irish mob in Boston. The infamous, James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger is exactly who Jack Nicholson's characrer is based off of in The Departed. Whitey Bulger was #2 on the FBI's Most Wanted List ... to put that in perspective, the only person above him on the list, at that point in history, was a guy named, Osama Bin Laden!! Once Bin Laden was killed he was pushed up to #1 and it didn't really take very long to find him at that point. Whitey even said himself that he knew his days were numbered when all the resources they were using to find Bin Laden were freed up. This last fact doesn't spoil anything about the movie "Black Mass." It was made before this happened... but several years ago Whitey was beaten to death by another inmate in federal prison.
Love both movies, despite Hollywood's obsession with poor attempts at "Boston accents." I recommend The Departed for its script, acting chops, and wide range of emotions (tension, shock, confusion, light humor). As Ash said it's ~2.5 hours, but you're hooked. I recommend Black Mass for a more "gritty and real" portrayal of the city, its surrounding areas, and real characters. Though a cinema layperson, I think it's a prime example where I see and appreciate the full production (+ a good dose of bias as a staunch New Englander). This includes cinematography and set location leaning into the "drab" working-class suburb feel neither cheesy nor stereotypical; hair/makeup capturing Bulger's look; Depp's ability to convey a sense of both "neighborhood boy" and "pure evil" in demeanor, mannerisms, and tone; lighting that enhances all of those points (notably Bulger's blue eyes, but also seemingly pools of black in any given scene). It also stays true to its roots as a story about Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang. While there is some context in his relationship with John Connolly, it does not delve too deep, and brother Billy Bulger is more of a character in passing despite having a story of his own. I got carried away typing, sorry for piggybacking on your comment.
Them being fascinated with Matt Damon typing up a message on an old school phone in his pocket. 14 year old me at school under the desk: What's the big deal? XD
Jack Nicholson stole the show once again especially with the infamous rat monologue, he was chewing the scenery in the literal sense. The ending was also symbolic.
In an interview, Leo said Jack went completely off script that whole scene. He mentioned Jack wasn't even supposed to have a gun. He also said that his character showing fear wasn't acting. Leo was feeling genuinely afraid of Jack Nicholson.
This partiality inspired by a true story. The FBI actually had a South Boston mob boss as an informant. Whitey Bulger. Who then disappeared for over 30 years. It’s also a film: Black Mass. starring Johnny Depp in Jack Nicholson’s “role”
I was late to the party, had to scroll to check. Knew someone would mention ‘Whitey’. Also the only reason the Italian Mob could never get a stronghold in Boston. Black Mass 👍🏼 disturbing but awesome.
No, it's a direct rip of a Hong Kong film - Internal Affairs - both are excellent in their own ways, but I still lean towards the original despite the amazing work from Jack, Leo and Matt.
@@xsjado_anon I grew up in Boston and moved away in 2016 and I can tell you this is movie is loosely based in the life story of James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. ( September 3, 1929 - October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. On December 23, 1994, Bulger fled the Boston area and went into hiding after his former FBI handler, John Connolly, tipped him off about a pending RICO indictment against him. Bulger remained at large for sixteen years. After his 2011 arrest, federal prosecutors tried Bulger for nineteen murders based on grand jury testimony from Kevin Weeks and other former criminal associates. Although Bulger adamantly denied it, the FBI revealed that he had served as an informant for several years starting in 1975. Bulger provided information about the inner workings of the Patriarca crime family, his Italian-American Mafia rivals based in Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. In return, Connolly, as Bulger's FBI handler, ensured that the Winter Hill Gang were effectively ignored.[5][6][7] Beginning in 1997, press reports exposed various instances of criminal misconduct by federal, state, and local officials with ties to Bulger, causing embarrassment to several government agencies, especially to the FBI. After Bulger became a fugitive in 1994, he was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1999, and was considered the most wanted person on the list behind Osama bin Laden. He was apprehended along with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, outside an apartment complex in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011. By then he was 81 years old. Bulger and Greig were then extradited to Boston and taken to court under heavy guard. In June 2012, Greig pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity fraud, receiving a sentence of eight years in prison. Bulger declined to seek bail and remained in custody. Bulger's trial began in June 2013. He was tried on thirty-two counts of racketeering, money laundering, extortion and weapons charges, including complicity in nineteen murders.[16] On August 12, Bulger was found guilty on 31 counts, including both racketeering charges, and was found to have been involved in eleven murders.[17] On November 14, he was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus five years by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper. Bulger was incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Coleman II in Sumterville, Florida. Bulger was transferred to several facilities in October 2018; first to the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma and then to the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, near Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. Bulger, who was in a wheelchair, was beaten to death by inmates on October 30, 2018, within hours of his arrival at Hazelton. In 2022, Fotios Geas, Paul DeCologero and Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in Bulger's death.
@@bikingchupei2447 The character of Costello was based on Whitey Bulger. Yes, the film is a remake of the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs"; but the Boston setting and the Costello character were based on Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang.
I'm confused by how confused Ash is about Costello being an FBI informant. Even the way he was talking about it at the end (42:22) sounds like he still doesn't really get it.😂
Hannah, I'm Catholic. Drinking to the point of drunkenness is a sin in Catholicism. (Yes, people do it, anyway, but that's the official teaching.) But you can absolutely enjoy alcohol in moderation. You have to know yourself and practice self-discipline, which is really the big key to Catholic living if you actually try to do it. It also does not matter if you are a priest, nun, any kind of religious, or a just a regular layperson. Anybody can enjoy a drink, but the sin is in being drunk.
It's a pretty common practice for Feds to use high ranking crime bosses as informants. Lookup Whitey Bulger as an example. The bosses give up smaller fish (lesser criminals) and are given immunity to an extent for their crimes. The reasoning is that it's easier to maintain crime than to eliminate it which is next to impossible. And normally once a crime boss is removed it creates a power vaccum which is often pretty bloody. Everyone scrambling to be the new boss with lots of people killed in the process.
I just want to say your intro song has no right to be as catchy and banging as it is, whoever you commissioned to do this for you is awesome lol love your content and you two together, keep up the good work :)
Since you both love Jack (who doesn't?) might I recommend one of his absolute classics: the 70s neo-noir mystery Chinatown. The twists in that one will blow you away.
I always get a kick out of observing Ashkan's passionate reactions. Thanks...By the way Ashkan, why do you sound exactly like George Michael⁉ It's uncanny.🤔♥
Great reaction like always, 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.
My friend Ash, Nicolson wasn't playing a character. Hanah was kinda spot on. Everyone is a rat. Police chiefs and big mafia bosses are a different side of the same coin. They do business together, they collaborate. The system is so corrupted that different police agencies who want a bigger piece of the pie don't even know who is an informant of who. And they antagonize each other. Ultimately, it doesn't even matter. While the lowly police officers and petty criminals are playing a game of cowboys and indians with each other, thinking they make a difference, or they're climbing ranks, their bosses are shaking hands backstage. The game is rigged from the beginning, and nobody wins because the actual point of the game is to carry on existing so that people at the top can retain their status quo. People watch this movie and they find it absurd. That's what's absurd to me. This movie is very close to real life.
Just found your channel recently. Really enjoy your heartfelt and funny reactions. Pretty sure you guys would really enjoy watching "In Bruges". Such a masterpiece of a movie. Really hope, you'll gonna put it somewhere on your list. Thanks for the fun time :)
Sp glad I found yall... I used to think Ash was a Muscle head, and Hannah was a beautiful girl that talked too much. But now after all these months... I realize Ash is a deep thinker with a keen eye for detail ❤ love yall
I swear i could do the same stuff with these old phones😂. It was much easier because you could feel where the buttons was and then you knew how many times you had to press them untill you got the right letter🙂
That beautiful building is the State House Boston, MA. The capital of Massachusetts. There are some dope ass Boston based movies. They are all loosely based on actual events in this complicated and historic region.
It is Such good timing that Hannah asked about nuns drinking beer. Earlier today we were chatting with my mom and my aunt. And my mom said that 1 time she was volunteering at A hospital called Sisters Of Mercy. The nuns that worked at that hospital would regularly do volunteer work out in the community. Everything from running Salvation Army to helping people move to a new apartment that are too infirm to do so themselves. They helped my mom do something and I can't remember what but my mom wanted to thank them but didn't know what to do. So she went to the priest at the hospital and asked him what might be something to give them as a thank you. Without missing a beat the priest says "Beer......just get them beer."😂
While this story itself is entirely fictional, the premise of the head of an Irish crime family actually being a protected FBI informant himself is based on an actual person. If I remember correctly, his name was James "Whitey" Bulger and I believe Johnny Depp portrayed him, think the film was called Black Mass. Costello is based on him and this was such a hit that people got interested in the inspiration himself.
Bostonian here. That is correct. This film weaves a couple of facts about "Whitey" Bulger into its fiction. The first is that Bulger's FBI handler routinely tipped him off to protect Bulger as an asset, so in a way he had a man inside the police. The other is that "Whitey" Bulger -- mob boss and serial killer -- had a brother, William "Billy" Bulger, who was actually president of the Massachusetts State Senate... so there's a theme of evil/good duality there (although Billy Bulger's administration was rife with corruption... a criminal enterprise of a different stripe).
"Michael Processors"
Tremendous
Michael Processors? That motherfu**er owes me twelve bucks.
Like a Guy i know .Mike Litt.Check that Name out!
Lmao just got to that point. That was gold.
We have a guy at work in processing called Michael. I need to spend some time working this in to a joke to say to him.
Stupendous
I’m glad Ash laughed at the “she fell funny” part cause Matt Damon confirmed that Nicholson added that to the script
But if you leave the camera rolling, I'll just keep adding lines
Love that clip of Damon telling that story
"You really should see someone, Francis."
Jack is a great actor😒😄? To bad he retired
But if you keep the camera rolling…
Ash (in every video) : "Symbolisms!"
Ash (sees actual symbolism) : "Nah Mate, I don't like it". 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂 it’s toooooooo on the nose, I need some hard work
True but what about the 007 shot at the beginning that could also be seen as a rat hole (Matt Damon before he climbs the police station stairs)
@@justtrustashyeah agreed, Scorsese went waayyy too far with that one. Everyone thought the rat was bad.
@@justtrustash Ash did you know that Jack Nicholson's character was based on a real person named Whitey Bulger. Bulger became an informant on purpose to use the F.B.I. to take down a rival gang and he corrupted them to be used for years after. He had disappeared and was presumed dead when this movie came out. He was later found hiding in California and sent to prison. The movie about him played by Johhny Depp was called "Black Mass".
😂😂😂 He missed every single symbolism in the movie
"I'm the guy who does his job; you must be the other guy."
Dialogues in this movie are just pure gold. It's one of the most re-watchable 2 and 1/2 hour movies ever made.
Also, this was the film where Martin Scorsese finally won the Oscar for Best Director. He had been nominated, lost five times before and got it on his sixth nomination. His previous nominations were for "Raging Bull", "The Last Temptation of Christ", "Goodfellas", "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator". He has been nominated three more times for "Hugo", "The Wolf of Wall Street", "The Irishman" and I am sure he will also be nominated for "Killers of the Flower Moon". All of them are great films.
I really like Mark Wahlberg, but this film contains several actors I like more. And yet, he has a possible majority of my favourite lines, that one included.
"If you had an idea of what we do, we would not be good at what we do, now would we? We would be c*nts. Are you calling us c*nts?" 🤣
@@SilentBob731the whalberg part was originally written for Denis Leary. I think Leary would have killed it. Would have been even better.
Funny coz Mark then becomes the "other guy" with Will Ferrell LOL
@@acegamer5082 Leary is awesome, that would have been interesting.
The elevator scene still remains one of the biggest wtf just happened moments ever.
Bro, my whole body did one of those weird numb twisty things the first time I saw it, lmfao 🤣😅
Except if you've seen Infernal Affairs. Then you're just waiting for the inevitable.
🙂💯
2nd most traumatizing elevator scene
Omg watching Hannah’s brain melt down processing that Costello is an FBI informant might be the best thing I’ve seen in weeks.
I'm CRYING! I had to rewatch it cuz she's so funny 😂
Cringe. She didn't get it. Movie was WAY too smart for her.
@@williammccormick984 it really isn't that deep little guy
@@williammccormick984tell me you're a tool without telling me you're a tool 😂
@@williammccormick984 It's not smart. It's just not that interesting or fun.
Great choice! This movie received 5 Oscar nominations, winning 4 (Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Film Editing). This movie finally won Martin Scorsese (the film’s director) his first ever Oscar after 8 career nominations.
Speaking of Scorsese, I also recommend his latest film KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON.
if u like seeing the opposite of reality then ok, coz alphabet agencies dont help, they destroy
And he made no mention that he ripped off Infernal Affairs
@@marc3981I think you’re confusing ripoff with adaptation.
@@McNabProdsfax not everything is stolen lol if I'm not mistaken he mentioned the original during Oscar speech and gave credit + many thanks
@@Kevin.Costner.Haha, yes he did, the writer that won for Best Adapted Screenplay thanked the original filmmakers in his speech as well.
Hannah nailed the end.. they are all rats.. that's why the last shot is so good, not because it's telling you Damon was a rat but the composition is showing rats scurrying around beneath the veneer of beautiful city.
It also mirrors the drawing Jack did earlier of the rat with the capitol building
The best mob movie! Mark Walbergs revenge said so much. Even after his dislike for Leo’s character, he still respected and honored him
For sure. But he'd gotten Queenan killed too.
It wasn’t for Costigan it was for Queenan.
Walburg was working gor Costello. He was the real rat. Thats how Costello knew Leos character was the undercover and left Leo the tapes
@@taraannhickey7277No it’s literally confirmed that Dingham killed him because he found out Matt character a rat from his girlfriend. She gave Dingham the tapes
@@goodgamesir1750 when did she give him the tapes. And why did Costello leave the tapes to Leo. Because he knew he was undercover!!! And there were only 2 people that knew he was undercover when he died. Nartin Sheens character and Mark Wahlbergs character.
bro i DIED laughing at 6:00. I heard it too and thought "damn she moaned his name" and immediately as my thought came in Ash reacted the same way LOL
Hannah’s reaction to Costello being an informant was PRICELESS 😅
Her "What?" sounded so funny
Hannah.exe has stopped working xD
She was hilarious 😂
"You think you were the only one he had on the inside?!?!"
"Pfffrr...WHAT???"
Best reaction ever! :-D
This is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. A damn masterpiece. It's a shame that the Academy took that long to finally give Scorsese his Oscar.
How does it compare to Infernal Affairs
@@HQofrandom the departed is overall a better produce movie, bigger budget, a famous cast... but Internal Affairs ending is better...
@@lostinpictures509yeah I think the addition of dingam kind of ruins the third act of this film because what’s the point of deleting costigsns files if dingam is still alive. I’m IA Anthony wings character was his only link to him being a cop.
@@TheBadboubou I agree with you. They should have stuck to the original ending.
I love the way Ash gets annoyed at actual symbolisms! 🤣 This was a fun reaction to watch!
Tbf, that rat running across the screen got raked over the coals when this movie came out. Everyone thought the exact same thing, like bit on the nose, innit, Martin?
@@potato-whiz No it didn't lol. Also, It wasn't intended to be symbolism or have any deep meaning.... it was a joke.
@@TahiriVeila13ABYthere is literally a petition to get Martin to release a version where the rat is digitally scrubbed out.
@@TahiriVeila13ABY it absolutely did. I was there, I remember when it came out. Everyone hated it and thought it was a heavy handed tack on at the end of an overall great film. Go look at the discourse from that time. Go look at the archived IMDb boards lol. Go look at the reviews from then. It don’t ruin the movie or anything but it was just more of an eye roll moment for people.
@@theamericanaromantic lol right, I don’t get why we’re doing revisionism here. I very distinctly remember the rat discourse.
Leo is actually one of the best actors of our generation, i highly recommend The Basketball Diaries, one that barely anyone talks about, i think it's his best performance. It's a very emotional and intense movie, also Mark Wahlberg is in that movie as well.
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When I saw him in What’s eating Gilbert grape, I really thought he was a handicapped actor.
One of my all time favorite movies. The acting is top notch. That ending was one of the craziest endings I have ever seen.
Have you seen the original version of this movie?
38:00 - I was literally counting down the seconds to this scene. I knew you would be blown away. Your reactions were absolutely worth the wait!!! Love you guys!
Did it make Hannah fart? Is that what she said?
3:08 - “I just farted!!”
Was looking forward to their reaction, knew it’d be a surprise, but didn’t think we’d get that type of surprise haha!
3:08 - “I just farted!!”
Was looking forward to their reaction, knew it’d be a surprise, but didn’t think we’d get that type of surprise haha!
I actually saw this film in cinema and the reaction of everyone in the audience was epic lol. Ppl screamed, gasped, started crying and there was even 1 bloke who started laughing his head off lol. I think I even went to see it twice just so I could see 1st time watchers reactions to Leo get shot lol. Defo 1 of my fave films, this, snatch, shawshank redemption, green mile, Schindlers list and rise of the footsoilder are my fave films x
Hannah............ "I just farted" while Leo gets the head shot comedy gold.
I have never felt so much anxiety and tension ever inside a movie theater than watching this one. In my opinion the best movie ever made.
I so agree with you. I got panic attacks watching this movie. We care so much for the antagonistic characters as much as the protagonist... it's just THE perfect movie.
I like the original movie better due to a better ending. The bad guy gets away with it. But I guess the US audiences couldn't handle it, so they created Mark's character to close the loop.
@mikef2811 Wait, what ??? You re saying that the ending was different when the movie came out??
@@philippebiendon5809 No. What I am saying is that this movie was a remake from Hong Kong's movie, Infernal Affairs. Infernal Affair, the bad guy never got caught and went on with his life.
@@mikef2811 damne , i didn't know that.... freaking American always stilling the best work of others. Whats the name of that japanese movie ??
Jack improvised the “she fell funny” line at the beginning. He’s notorious for reading scripts and then heightening them further during filming with a line or action that he believes the actual character might say or do.
Jack also improvised the entire "I smell a rat" dialog as well.
He's truly one of the all time greatest, it's a shame we may only get 1 or 2 more JN movies.
Jack is a living legend. He took over every scene he's in here. As great as this film is, I can't picture it without him
The acting in this film is beyond legendary. The cast is equally so too.
Boy did Scorsese do us dirty with that elevator scene. Such a gut punching but great ending.
The cool thing is that you rly feel and experience how Hannah appreciates movies more and more
The guy who got shot and died did not expose Leo because he was also an undercover agent. "Tell me why I didnt tell anyone" basically meant I didnt tell them because im undercover agent like you and he did not betrayed him ;)
I think Jack says that the cops said he was a rat so they didn't look for the actual rat.
I love the irony how Ash loves his symbols, but when Scorsese shows the most blatant symbol of a rat, hes like "Come off it."
I haven't laughed so much in recent memory, you are a fantastic team. And boy have I needed these laughs. Thank you.
Ooh I saw this reaction pop up in my feed and had to come check it out. Amazing movie and I love seeing people react to it
One of my all-time favourite films. Congrats on 150K subscribers, Ash!
If you love Jack Nicholson please watch One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest...you will NOT regret it! 🙏 ❤
Two of the best movie quotes in the first 2 minutes.
" Back in those days you had the church, which was just a way of saying, we had each other "
"I don't want to be a product of my environment I want my environment to be a product of me"
She felt funny is the best lmao
Staff Sargent Dignam is right up there with Severus Snape as a character that demonstrates that unpleasant doesn’t necessarily equal a villain
The part where Costello says "She fell funny" was a Jack Nicholson idea. Matt Damon talked about it in an interview, it would have just stopped after the executions but the rest was Nicholson's idea.
Now. . If ya keep the camera rolling. . . 😉
Same with the gun when him and Leo are in the restaurant.
Yo. When Leo got shot, did she say "I just farted"? That's how you know that this is a fantastic movie!!!
I don't know if you watched yet, but a reaction for The Wolf of Wall Street would be perfect
By far the best film of the 21st Century. One of your best reaction videos. You two need to check out the 1975 Classic "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Jack Nicholson is Unforgettable in that movie.
"Oh leo" ash she did sound exactly like that 😂
One thing I never noticed till now is that the psychiatrists Boston accent is a lot stronger with Leo. With Matt Damon she speaks in her professional accent. I wonder what such code-switching means? Did she instinctively trust one man more than the other right from the start?
"Catch him!!" Has absolutely ended me. 😂
The subtlety in Leo's acting blows my mind! 30:56
Great reaction guys!!!!!🎉❤
Wow! Finally! Haha I think I stopped requesting this, like, 1yr ago. LMBO Glad y'all finally got around to it.
Honestly one of the best movies of the 2000’s. Scorsese never misses
hard to miss a remake :P
@@TheBadboubouThere are so many terrible remakes, what are you talking about
@@leob4403 with almost 5 times the budget of the original, a dream cast, and an already great movie to copy paste... (except for the ruined ending) it was hard to miss
@@TheBadboubou still it's a Chinese movie, the dialogue is completely different, if you think it's that easy to remake foreign movies think again
Masterpiece! Performances, story, pace, sigh...I'm glad it was a long movie bc the story needed to develop and the director knew that. The ending is a gut punch, followed by 2 to the chest and then one to the head. Crazy story!
I recommend watching the original film Infernal Affairs . The departed was closely based off of that movie and its a banger with some of the biggest Asian stars at the time. I remember going to see the departed and being very confused. I was like "hey ive seen this before , but i havent "
The recently reunited for a movie called The Goldfinger...or Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong. It recently came out, so I have no idea if it is any good.
@AT-rr2xw yeah the once upon a time in hong kong was another solid film
@@GRIZY28 I will check it out when I can.
This film has given me the realization that Hannah has no understanding of the Boston/New England accent of Northeast America
Love the rat at the end. You know whoever came up with that was laughing their balls off. No F's were given.
In real life the actual Boston gangster's brother was the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. That shot at the end of the gold building is the Massachusetts State Capital building.
"My theory on feds is they're like mushrooms. Feed 'em shit and keep 'em in the daahk."
"He tapped mine earlier and it wobbled for like 5 minutes!" 😂😂😂
Omg you guys Y’all are gonna love this one!!! That twist got y’all in the elevator scene huh?!?!
Best line of your reaction
“I just farted, oh my god what! What! What!” 🤣😂
You gotta google the symbolisms in this movie. Each main character that dies is literally marked for death with an X. There is one on the elevator wall behind Leo, the carpet before Matt Damon gets killed etc etc. For real, you love your symbolism, google it and check out the screenshots 😀
FINALLY!!! I don’t see enough reactions of this one imo and I’ve always wanted you to do this. Such a great film and great reaction!! I knew y’all would be blown away. Another great one with similar vibes is Brooklyn’s Finest!
And Boondock Saints!!
I like how Ash instantly recognized the terrible Scorsese decision to put an actual rat in the final shot. “Come on Martin.” Exactly.
Yeah; too on the nose.
Nicely done guy's! If you liked this you're gonna love :"The Town!" Another Boston crime classic!
I'm from Boston, and this movie deserves every accolade you can give it. It's loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang, Whitey Bulger turned FBI Informant, different endings, lol
You two always brighten my day,i love the way you analyze a movie and your forethought. you need to watch The Lincoln Lawyer, Love you guys till next time.
Now you seriously HAVE to watch "Black Mass" with Johnny Depp!! Amazing movie, amazing cast and it might be my favourite role Depp has ever played. I think I might watch it right now actually. He plays a real life person and the former boss of the Irish mob in Boston. The infamous, James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger is exactly who Jack Nicholson's characrer is based off of in The Departed.
Whitey Bulger was #2 on the FBI's Most Wanted List ... to put that in perspective, the only person above him on the list, at that point in history, was a guy named, Osama Bin Laden!! Once Bin Laden was killed he was pushed up to #1 and it didn't really take very long to find him at that point. Whitey even said himself that he knew his days were numbered when all the resources they were using to find Bin Laden were freed up.
This last fact doesn't spoil anything about the movie "Black Mass." It was made before this happened... but several years ago Whitey was beaten to death by another inmate in federal prison.
It was a total accident for sure. Dead 30 minutes after his transfer to a new prison 😂
Love both movies, despite Hollywood's obsession with poor attempts at "Boston accents." I recommend The Departed for its script, acting chops, and wide range of emotions (tension, shock, confusion, light humor). As Ash said it's ~2.5 hours, but you're hooked.
I recommend Black Mass for a more "gritty and real" portrayal of the city, its surrounding areas, and real characters. Though a cinema layperson, I think it's a prime example where I see and appreciate the full production (+ a good dose of bias as a staunch New Englander).
This includes cinematography and set location leaning into the "drab" working-class suburb feel neither cheesy nor stereotypical; hair/makeup capturing Bulger's look; Depp's ability to convey a sense of both "neighborhood boy" and "pure evil" in demeanor, mannerisms, and tone; lighting that enhances all of those points (notably Bulger's blue eyes, but also seemingly pools of black in any given scene). It also stays true to its roots as a story about Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang. While there is some context in his relationship with John Connolly, it does not delve too deep, and brother Billy Bulger is more of a character in passing despite having a story of his own. I got carried away typing, sorry for piggybacking on your comment.
Depp should have played Jack's part in the departed. Jack was miscast. Was a characature in The Departed
Them being fascinated with Matt Damon typing up a message on an old school phone in his pocket.
14 year old me at school under the desk: What's the big deal? XD
First movie I ever saw Leo in that I thought, damn this guy is actually good. Not just a romance lead like Titanic or Romeo.
Man your reactions on movies are truely very exciting and man I have seen a lot movie reactions channels on RUclips
Really commendable❤
"I thought we were gonna get sprayed!" "Close your eyes it stings!" You two are hilarious!🤣🤣
Sick movie. I'm still waiting one year later for you to do one flew over the cuckos nest. Symbolism is crazy. Much love to all.
Jack Nicholson stole the show once again especially with the infamous rat monologue, he was chewing the scenery in the literal sense. The ending was also symbolic.
In an interview, Leo said Jack went completely off script that whole scene. He mentioned Jack wasn't even supposed to have a gun. He also said that his character showing fear wasn't acting. Leo was feeling genuinely afraid of Jack Nicholson.
Ok, just found this channel an loved both of your reactions.
The "Michael Processors" along with your accent got a instant subscribe..... 😁
Hahaha means a lot mate, thank you 🫡
This partiality inspired by a true story. The FBI actually had a South Boston mob boss as an informant. Whitey Bulger. Who then disappeared for over 30 years.
It’s also a film: Black Mass. starring Johnny Depp in Jack Nicholson’s “role”
I was late to the party, had to scroll to check. Knew someone would mention ‘Whitey’. Also the only reason the Italian Mob could never get a stronghold in Boston. Black Mass 👍🏼 disturbing but awesome.
No, it's a direct rip of a Hong Kong film - Internal Affairs - both are excellent in their own ways, but I still lean towards the original despite the amazing work from Jack, Leo and Matt.
@@xsjado_anon I must watch, not the first time I’ve heard this.
@@xsjado_anon true, but Whitey did also have direct influence on the story with Nicholson’s character and the setting.
@@xsjado_anon I grew up in Boston and moved away in 2016 and I can tell you this is movie is loosely based in the life story of James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. ( September 3, 1929 - October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. On December 23, 1994, Bulger fled the Boston area and went into hiding after his former FBI handler, John Connolly, tipped him off about a pending RICO indictment against him. Bulger remained at large for sixteen years. After his 2011 arrest, federal prosecutors tried Bulger for nineteen murders based on grand jury testimony from Kevin Weeks and other former criminal associates.
Although Bulger adamantly denied it, the FBI revealed that he had served as an informant for several years starting in 1975. Bulger provided information about the inner workings of the Patriarca crime family, his Italian-American Mafia rivals based in Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. In return, Connolly, as Bulger's FBI handler, ensured that the Winter Hill Gang were effectively ignored.[5][6][7] Beginning in 1997, press reports exposed various instances of criminal misconduct by federal, state, and local officials with ties to Bulger, causing embarrassment to several government agencies, especially to the FBI.
After Bulger became a fugitive in 1994, he was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1999, and was considered the most wanted person on the list behind Osama bin Laden. He was apprehended along with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, outside an apartment complex in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011. By then he was 81 years old. Bulger and Greig were then extradited to Boston and taken to court under heavy guard. In June 2012, Greig pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity fraud, receiving a sentence of eight years in prison. Bulger declined to seek bail and remained in custody.
Bulger's trial began in June 2013. He was tried on thirty-two counts of racketeering, money laundering, extortion and weapons charges, including complicity in nineteen murders.[16] On August 12, Bulger was found guilty on 31 counts, including both racketeering charges, and was found to have been involved in eleven murders.[17] On November 14, he was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus five years by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper. Bulger was incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Coleman II in Sumterville, Florida.
Bulger was transferred to several facilities in October 2018; first to the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma and then to the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, near Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. Bulger, who was in a wheelchair, was beaten to death by inmates on October 30, 2018, within hours of his arrival at Hazelton. In 2022, Fotios Geas, Paul DeCologero and Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in Bulger's death.
I've noticed you guys havent watched HEAT yet. This is a must De Niro & Pacino, Heist Action/Thriller/Drama. You cant go wrong.
Jakck’s character was based on whitey burger. He was an FBI informant as well, which is how he got away with so much.
no way was a direct copy of a hong kong film basing any character off Whitey Bulger.
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The character of Costello was based on Whitey Bulger. Yes, the film is a remake of the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs"; but the Boston setting and the Costello character were based on Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang.
I'm confused by how confused Ash is about Costello being an FBI informant. Even the way he was talking about it at the end (42:22) sounds like he still doesn't really get it.😂
Hannah really needs to see the first two Godfathers if only on her own channel
As a Boston native I’m excited for this one
Everything and everyone in this movie is nothing but pure masterpiece
Hannah, I'm Catholic. Drinking to the point of drunkenness is a sin in Catholicism. (Yes, people do it, anyway, but that's the official teaching.) But you can absolutely enjoy alcohol in moderation. You have to know yourself and practice self-discipline, which is really the big key to Catholic living if you actually try to do it. It also does not matter if you are a priest, nun, any kind of religious, or a just a regular layperson. Anybody can enjoy a drink, but the sin is in being drunk.
I’m a Protestant and laugh at Catholics
It's a pretty common practice for Feds to use high ranking crime bosses as informants. Lookup Whitey Bulger as an example. The bosses give up smaller fish (lesser criminals) and are given immunity to an extent for their crimes. The reasoning is that it's easier to maintain crime than to eliminate it which is next to impossible. And normally once a crime boss is removed it creates a power vaccum which is often pretty bloody. Everyone scrambling to be the new boss with lots of people killed in the process.
Hi ash and hannah ,i 💓 love your you tube channel, i m addicted, i ve watched a couple of other dilm critics and they are not a patch on you guys xxxx
This movie is so good. One of my favourites
I just want to say your intro song has no right to be as catchy and banging as it is, whoever you commissioned to do this for you is awesome lol love your content and you two together, keep up the good work :)
Since you both love Jack (who doesn't?) might I recommend one of his absolute classics: the 70s neo-noir mystery Chinatown. The twists in that one will blow you away.
You two had so much fun watching! Loved it
I always get a kick out of observing Ashkan's passionate reactions. Thanks...By the way Ashkan, why do you sound exactly like George Michael⁉ It's uncanny.🤔♥
The building in the end with the gold dome is the Massachusetts State House. It's where the state legislature meets.
The “she fell funny” line was improvised by Jack and Damon said they were all laughing their asses off
Hannah holding her nose 😂
Great reaction like always, 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.
Whitey Bulger was the inspiration for the Costello character. Black Mass is a movie about Bulger played by Johnny Depp
My friend Ash, Nicolson wasn't playing a character. Hanah was kinda spot on. Everyone is a rat. Police chiefs and big mafia bosses are a different side of the same coin. They do business together, they collaborate. The system is so corrupted that different police agencies who want a bigger piece of the pie don't even know who is an informant of who. And they antagonize each other. Ultimately, it doesn't even matter. While the lowly police officers and petty criminals are playing a game of cowboys and indians with each other, thinking they make a difference, or they're climbing ranks, their bosses are shaking hands backstage. The game is rigged from the beginning, and nobody wins because the actual point of the game is to carry on existing so that people at the top can retain their status quo. People watch this movie and they find it absurd. That's what's absurd to me. This movie is very close to real life.
Just found your channel recently. Really enjoy your heartfelt and funny reactions. Pretty sure you guys would really enjoy watching "In Bruges". Such a masterpiece of a movie. Really hope, you'll gonna put it somewhere on your list.
Thanks for the fun time :)
Sp glad I found yall... I used to think Ash was a Muscle head, and Hannah was a beautiful girl that talked too much. But now after all these months... I realize Ash is a deep thinker with a keen eye for detail ❤ love yall
He seems very intelligent
@kuruptzZz lmao 😂 yeah, maybe not anymore. He's almost full on Sith Lord these days.
"i haven't seen godfather" "ok" man's just staring at camera ahahahaha
You guys should watch Black mass with johnny Depp. It's based on the real life mobster this movie is based on
26:59 Hannah just surprises me every time to know that it burns so close your eyes wow
I swear i could do the same stuff with these old phones😂. It was much easier because you could feel where the buttons was and then you knew how many times you had to press them untill you got the right letter🙂
That beautiful building is the State House Boston, MA. The capital of Massachusetts. There are some dope ass Boston based movies. They are all loosely based on actual events in this complicated and historic region.
Man... I still remember the gasp in the theater during the elevator scene.
It is Such good timing that Hannah asked about nuns drinking beer. Earlier today we were chatting with my mom and my aunt. And my mom said that 1 time she was volunteering at A hospital called Sisters Of Mercy. The nuns that worked at that hospital would regularly do volunteer work out in the community. Everything from running Salvation Army to helping people move to a new apartment that are too infirm to do so themselves.
They helped my mom do something and I can't remember what but my mom wanted to thank them but didn't know what to do. So she went to the priest at the hospital and asked him what might be something to give them as a thank you. Without missing a beat the priest says
"Beer......just get them beer."😂
Cranberry Juice 🔴
I was looking in Boston at the time this film was made and was a extra in this film n the background during a street scene .
THIS REACTION IS GOING TO BE EPIC!!!!
I SMELL A RAT :)
I remember I was also able to text without looking when I had a Samsung flip phone. T9 made sense for that time
38:10 did Hannah quickly say "I just farted?" LMAO
While this story itself is entirely fictional, the premise of the head of an Irish crime family actually being a protected FBI informant himself is based on an actual person. If I remember correctly, his name was James "Whitey" Bulger and I believe Johnny Depp portrayed him, think the film was called Black Mass. Costello is based on him and this was such a hit that people got interested in the inspiration himself.
Bostonian here. That is correct. This film weaves a couple of facts about "Whitey" Bulger into its fiction. The first is that Bulger's FBI handler routinely tipped him off to protect Bulger as an asset, so in a way he had a man inside the police. The other is that "Whitey" Bulger -- mob boss and serial killer -- had a brother, William "Billy" Bulger, who was actually president of the Massachusetts State Senate... so there's a theme of evil/good duality there (although Billy Bulger's administration was rife with corruption... a criminal enterprise of a different stripe).