given the right script he is actually a good actor.

I disagree. I find that, with another actor to bounce off and a director who understands his weaknesses and strengths, he can be a good actor. But Marky's been a terrible leading man, and I hope (a little too optomistically, I fear) that his part in this film won't be very big.

I disagree.

He was excellent in Boogie Nights, The Italian Job, and The Basketball Diaries, Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees. He was decent in Fear and The Yards.

For all of the films above (well maybe not Fear) the scripts were what made the movie. They gave Wahlberg the chance to be dramatic, funny, etc. etc. I think if he had a one man show and given the right script he could do it.

The rest of that tripe he has been in have all had horrible scripts that render no actor to be good or great for that matter.

I think you have Boogie Nights on the brain with all of Anderson's actor friends in it and don't recall Wahlberg being in anything else.

Don't forget: a movie always starts with a script.

Don't forget: a movie can always die under a bad performance.

I thought his acting in The Italian Job was awfully bland, since you mention. That's his main problem - he's so terribly bland in so many of his films. The man has trouble conveying any sense of emotion or feeling. I look forward to seeing I Heart Huckabees, he looks interesting in that - which is more than I can say for many films I've seen him in.

O-TAY.

I would love to see you act in a film so I can laugh it up.

What sort of response is that?

I callz 'em like I seez 'em.

Agreed. Exhibit A:

Rivero, I saw that you had replied in this thread, and thought "hmm, I bet he's going to post the poster for Three Kings".

I was a little off, but I'm getting better...

"Infernal Affairs is currently slated for a September 17th release here in North America." According to a blog from last year, for what that's worth..
http://www.themovieblog.com/archives..._schedule.html

Um... it's already out on DVD in region one.

Scorsese

Since Marty didn't get an Oscar this year either, I am going to make the call that they will wind up with a December 2006 release date for this project, which I think should have the working title: "Gangs of New York: Plan C".

Over at IMDB they have Ray Winstone on the cast list now.

Hell yeah!

This movie is going to OWN.

So is this still being made?

I recently saw the original and it's nothing short of perfection. It's actually dethrowned Heat as my favourite crime drama. I really like DiCaprio as an actor but don't really picture him in either role (though I assume he's up for the Tony Leung role) if the remake is made. Still, with Scorsese at the helm it'll be interesting if nothing else.

Yes, it's being made. It's being shot mostly in New York, with a few weeks in Boston (I worked as an extra on the film near Congress Street in Boston a few weeks ago).

Interesting. Just saw in IMDB that they changed the title to The Departed and that Matt Damon is in the Andy Lau role. I doubt it'll be as good as Infernal Affairs but I just may go see it regardless.

Really looking forward to this one. Scorsese coming back to work in his best genre with a loaded cast. Can't wait.

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24010

Remake of infernial affairs, which was incredible. Not digging the trailer though, wish it was a period piece or something else, and their accents are horrid.

This is a really stupid question, but whats the song they play at the beginning of the trailer? I know its a popular song, i just cant place it.

It's Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter."

I liked it better when the film was called "Infernal Affairs."

Maybe the trailer would've been better without the shitty Irish music (this doesn't look like The Boondock Saints damnit) and no narration from a jackass ET reporter.

i thought that it looked pretty good. i still favor infernal affairs 2 as the best out of the orignal three, but i will give this a shot.

are the sequels worth watching? I've only seen the first

It's up on Yahoo!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808745378/info

I thought Infernal Affairs 2 was better than the first. I would recommend against 3.

part 3 wasn't that bad at all. i felt that it was an odd way to wrap up the trilogy but it was alot better than other films that are pt 3 in a series.