"You sit there with a mass murderer. A mass murderer. Your heart rate is jacked, and your hand... steady. That's one thing I figured out about myself in prison. My hand does not shake... ever."

Still one of my favorite Scorsese movies and one of his most fun ones. The Departed was the first Scorsese film I had ever seen before I knew how good and legendary the man was. I was just a 18 year old action movie lover and went to see this. I thought it was awesome. These days I think it is amazing.

I also believe these days that the Departed has the best use of a fart in any movie ever. It is in the scene between Queenan, Dignam and Costigan. It is the first scene these three share and DiCaprio (Costigan) is quoting someone and Wahlberg (Dignam) says something Shakespearean, which at that moment is a fart. It never really connected with me but today it did. I laughed so hard.

Anyway you have Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon. Everyone is bringing it. Scorsese makes sure you are never bored. He's giving you some laughs, some brutal action, some tension and some epic scenes.

I never have seen the original Hong Kong movie; Infernal Affairs, but this year might be the year to finally watch them and see how that impacts my way of looking at the Departed.

Happy that I still have a blast with this movie though!