Scorsese wins!
The original Three Amigos — Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg — give the Best Director Oscar to Martin Scorsese for The Departed.
The original Three Amigos — Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg — give the Best Director Oscar to Martin Scorsese for The Departed.
So now that Marty’s thanked Andrew Lau, when is Quentin going to thank Ringo Lam?
Awesome. They got it right.
I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY, I THINK I WILL CRY
It was especially great that Scorcese got the award from the “Three amigos” who along with him were so instrumental in shaping American cinema during the 1970s and up to the present day.
Great win, but damn it, did he have to be a phone book reader? I was hoping for more than that from Martin Scorsese.
And HE should’ve been the guy translating for Morricone. That would’ve trimmed a half hour right there.
Bummer … he didn’t deserve it for this one
Helter, are you deliberately mocking yourself??
Where’s DePalma?
D.Z., you’re really predictable.
Lessons: aim low and don’t actually invest yourself in the material or the process. It’s Marty the Craftsman, Oscar winner.
Well Ray, you better go talk to Doc Brown and see if you can borrow his Delorean, and fix the past. Seroiosuly though, he’s got it now, and that’s all that matters.
The naysayers can go kiss off.
This was an unforgettable moment tonight. To finally see Marty win, after all these years, and for it to be for a film that’s just great makes it extra special.
Vastly entertaining film, all the pieces came together in it, great performances from everyone, all the technical aspects superb, all orchestrated by the great one. This should have been Scorsese’s third Oscar by now, at least. Hopefully this is just the start for him.
Shouldn’t he have to share the award with Nicholson?
I’m embarrassed that people who work in movies, who are supposed to have “movie sense” can’t tell when a director palpably doesn’t give a damn.
Scorsese used to be a great director, but this is a shame, or more accurately, a pity.
The naysayers can go kiss off.
This was an unforgettable moment tonight. To finally see Marty win, after all these years, and for it to be for a film that’s just great makes it extra special.
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If i could take it see him losing to crap films, you can take it seen him winning for The Departed. who still is better then all the others nominateds
Reilly…good point….look at all the passion and energy that went into a film like ‘Casino’…all the background, all the tiny little nuances–like the weighing of the dice, and “eye-in-the-sky” explanation–stapled of Scorsese that created an entire self-contained world were missing from ‘Departed’. The location wasn’t even a character. A few years ago, Marty would have made Boston a prominent piece of the film…and you nailed…he didn’t give a shit…it showed in the film, it showed in his speech. I’m glad he gave us that wink…for those not just looking for what they wanted to see tonight…
I disagree that Scorsese didn’t give a damn. That’s nonsense. I don’t believe he would do a film he wasn’t excited about. His excitement was palpable and it was on screen. He wasn’t trying to reinvent cinema, but who cares? I think you’re mistaking relaxed with not caring.
cj: u b right: scorsese was totally in control of the material, the actors, the camera, the process. it was a rocking gangster pic that kept me on the edge of the seat for its entire running time and you couldn’t slide a dime in between its crackling scenes. dynamic, entertaining, tour de force cops and robbers that called upon everything scorsese knew about american cinema and the milieu and his own grooves.
as i’ve said, like all scorsese pictures, it’s light on the world view. truth be told, he ain’t got one, at least none that i find compelling.
but that’s heresy. here’s the facts: compared to the other pictures he was up against, he was the class of the field. sam fuller is smiling somewhere….
I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY, I THINK I WILL CRY
Helter, are you deliberately mocking yourself??
Well Ray, you better go talk to Doc Brown and see if you can borrow his Delorean, and fix the past. Seroiosuly though, he’s got it now, and that’s all that matters.
The naysayers can go kiss off.
This was an unforgettable moment tonight. To finally see Marty win, after all these years, and for it to be for a film that’s just great makes it extra special.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If i could take it see him losing to crap films, you can take it seen him winning for The Departed. who still is better then all the others nominateds
Reilly…good point….look at all the passion and energy that went into a film like ‘Casino’…all the background, all the tiny little nuances–like the weighing of the dice, and “eye-in-the-sky” explanation–stapled of Scorsese that created an entire self-contained world were missing from ‘Departed’. The location wasn’t even a character. A few years ago, Marty would have made Boston a prominent piece of the film…and you nailed…he didn’t give a shit…it showed in the film, it showed in his speech. I’m glad he gave us that wink…for those not just looking for what they wanted to see tonight…
I disagree that Scorsese didn’t give a damn. That’s nonsense. I don’t believe he would do a film he wasn’t excited about. His excitement was palpable and it was on screen. He wasn’t trying to reinvent cinema, but who cares? I think you’re mistaking relaxed with not caring.
I expected more from Scorsese during his speech. I’m glad he got it. Wish it would have been for Goodfellas.
BTW, Scorsese told his 7 year old to “wait 10 minutes more and then jump up and down on the bed and make a lot of noise.” Did he already know The Departed would get best picture?
D.Z. – If you bang a drum over and over alone on a message board, does anyone hear?
We get the idea.
Tarantino ripped people off.
Lucas ripped people off.
It’s a gawd-damned shame. Let it go.
Or…wait…according to my Li’l Orphan Annie decoder ring, DZ translates to RA – is this Roger Avary? Right here on this board? you’re great too, sir.
When I say he didn’t give a shit, what I mean is that he stopped trying to make movies his way…even the quote “this is my first movie with a plot” suggests the prosaic approach he took with Departed. To me, that suggests a lack of both energy and emotional investment. Hey, maybe his styling is just changing, that’s ok too…either way, he deserves congratulations.
David: I didn’t say Lucas, just Tarantino. He’s the only hold-out.
Exactly.
It’s not a question of whether he was trying to “reinvent” cinema. Scorsese is a director who, throughout his career, has been rightly acclaimed for his passion and vision, for his ability to personalize every project that he’s involved in.
Can you honestly say that about The Departed?
I think he capitualated to what he thinks people like about his work. It’s the work of a guy who has lost his passion, or who at least doubts himself and is out of touch with what made him great in the first place. So, we find him just going through the motions – giving us all the old tricks but with none of their initial inspiration.
He acknowledged over and over he was making a B picture, but some of his favorite films and some of the best films in the history of American cinema are B pictures. You can say it was his deepest film. You can say it wasn’t his best film. You can even say it wasn’t the best film of the year, but you can’t say he made it with no passion without me saying you’re crazy.
Anyone who says Boston wasn’t a character in THE DEPARTED must not have seen the movie. Maybe not so much physically (though the State House is featured prominently) but it’s absolutely a Boston story. The city is referenced in the way people talk, their attitudes, their provincialism, and their corruption. Move the movie to … say, LA and it doesn’t work half as well, IMO.
It’s ironic that Scorsese wins for this one, the least of his upper echelon work, but at least it wasn’t a make-up Oscar that robbed a truly great movie. If it came down to The Departed v. LMS then justice was done.
cj, ok, forget passion and energy…it was a resignation…a move to comformity…that’s always disappointing…
CC, I stick to what I said about Boston. From your handle it seem you’ve got a better beat on the city than I do, but I’ve been there many times, it’s a great little town with tons of character. Sure the actors behaved accordingly and spoke with those amusing New England chowdah accents, but that’s expected. I never felt emersed in the Boston I know, or introduced to the darker side of Boston with which I’m unfamiliar…
I admit Delbomber that if we’re not on the same page on Departed we’re probably reading from the same book, but I’m getting hung up on semantics.
I’ll be the first to admit that The Departed doesn’t feel ‘important’ in the way of Taxi Driver or Raging Bull, but then again I think it’s really too early to call that one way or the other. History will decide and I’m content to let that play out how it may.
In the mean time, I’ve gotta say: It may have just been an audience pleaser, but flaws and all I enjoyed the hell out of The Departed and I’m relieved and thrilled Scorsese at least has as many Oscars as Ron Howard.
db,
Let’s put it this way, if you’re from Boston there’s about ten jokes in the movie you might not otherwise get.
Maybe the stuff I’m talking about is more accesible to me because I do know the city, and Southie, so well. Perhaps MS failed in making it clear that all those elements were specific to Boston … but they are.
When I say he didn’t give a shit, what I mean is that he stopped trying to make movies his way…even the quote “this is my first movie with a plot” suggests the prosaic approach he took with Departed. To me, that suggests a lack of both energy and emotional investment. Hey, maybe his styling is just changing, that’s ok too…either way, he deserves congratulations.
you know of course, Jeff, Coppola cannot stand you?
He acknowledged over and over he was making a B picture, but some of his favorite films and some of the best films in the history of American cinema are B pictures. You can say it was his deepest film. You can say it wasn’t his best film. You can even say it wasn’t the best film of the year, but you can’t say he made it with no passion without me saying you’re crazy.
cj, ok, forget passion and energy…it was a resignation…a move to comformity…that’s always disappointing…
CC, I stick to what I said about Boston. From your handle it seem you’ve got a better beat on the city than I do, but I’ve been there many times, it’s a great little town with tons of character. Sure the actors behaved accordingly and spoke with those amusing New England chowdah accents, but that’s expected. I never felt emersed in the Boston I know, or introduced to the darker side of Boston with which I’m unfamiliar…
I admit Delbomber that if we’re not on the same page on Departed we’re probably reading from the same book, but I’m getting hung up on semantics.
I’ll be the first to admit that The Departed doesn’t feel ‘important’ in the way of Taxi Driver or Raging Bull, but then again I think it’s really too early to call that one way or the other. History will decide and I’m content to let that play out how it may.
In the mean time, I’ve gotta say: It may have just been an audience pleaser, but flaws and all I enjoyed the hell out of The Departed and I’m relieved and thrilled Scorsese at least has as many Oscars as Ron Howard.
Fair enough…
Fair enough…