you might recall me mentionig the Scorsese remark of Infernal Affairs that was scheduled to for release sometime this year. Well, the trailer's out now....
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I have to say, it seems to be pretty close to the original but of course, with the Buddhist elements removed. Not entirely sure how this will affect the feel of the film as in the original, the Buddhist themes worked to underline the plot and a few select lines of known script described the events perfectly, particulary the things about cycles and reprisals.
Only thing is, without the Buddhist elements, it seems to me that it'll just be another action/thriller and I'm a little wary that the trailer already seems a bit too action packed. Nice casting though but I'm not that convinced either.
DiCaprio is ok I guess and Damon has that whole Subdued psycho thing down pat but Nicholson? I can't see him really being the nice guy (spoiler alert) that the character was in the prequels. It'd be good to see if the master that is Scorsese can match the flair of Andrew Lau. I know that it's going to be different but is it going to be better?
Still, it's nice to see that for a change, it is Hollywood copying/remaking a HK film, instead of the other way around. To be honest, I was a little surprised that no one had a go at trying to remark Andrew Lau's other milestone movie series: Young and Dangerous as I see that making an easier transition.
Anyway.
IF you still haven't seen Infernal Affairs, shame on you....
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