Movie Rec: Infernal Affairs

[sol_se]

I have this thing where I like to see the original movie before I see a remake. I don't know why. It's a thing. Anyway, Martin Scorsese's The Departed is actually a remake of a Hong Kong movie called Infernal Affairs. I'm not sure if too many people know that. I haven't seen The Departed yet, so I don't know how it compares, but I just watched

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[obsessive24]

Amen to this. I haven't seen The Departed either, but I saw IA years ago and kinda hate the fact that Scorsese's getting all the lauding that should rightfully belong to the HK film industry.

I haven't seen the second two either, but I get a bit confused about them. The second one just looks shit on the face of it - neither of the major actors seem to be reprising their roles so it just seems like one of those really god-awful sequels-for-sequel's sake; but the other day I saw #3 on the shelves and noticed that Andy Lau and Tony Leung (either one or both, can't remember) are back on the credits. Does that mean it gets credible again? Who knows. I grew up on a steady diet of HK B-movies and it's really vindicating to see something so good coming out of the industry, sequel or no sequel.

Andy Lau and Tony Leung actually did a cool song called "Infernal Affairs" (in Cantonese) for the film's soundtrack. I could upload it if you like.

[sol_se]

I saw IA years ago and kinda hate the fact that Scorsese's getting all the lauding that should rightfully belong to the HK film industry.

And I was confused before I saw it where it was from. At the Oscars, they called it a Japanese movie. And I've heard other people call it that. And I looked it up online, and apparently it premiered in Japan. But it's not in Japanese, and none of the actors or film makers are Japanese, so how is it Japanese? I guess people were just confused. Unless the company that produced it is Japanese? Because it's definitely Hong Kong. *shrugs*

I haven't seen the second two either, but I get a bit confused about them. The second one just looks shit on the face of it - neither of the major actors seem to be reprising their rolesI *think* (and I could be wrong about this), but I think the 2nd movie is about the two of them when they first join up ten years earlier. And I believe they're played by the same younger actors who played them in flashbacks in the first one. The 3rd one I believe is about what

[sol_se]

Or do you mean an instrumental score?

Nevermind. I missed that you had written "(in Cantonese)." Obviously not instrumental then.

[in_the_bottle]

Well, it's actually a...duet by them. :D

[obsessive24]

Song here. WMA format, sorry - have had this new computer for a few weeks and still sorting out my various audio encoding software.

[sol_se]

Oh, thank you! Downloading now. :)