Eddie Coyle vs The Departed
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Oliver-50 — 19 years ago(October 21, 2006 04:26 AM)
I really hope that with the popularity of The Departed maybe there will be some positive talk about FOEC - hell, even if someone remembers this film. The comparisons between the two films are evident, but I'm hoping that because The Departed is set in Boston people will want to seek out this forgotten cousin of mob films.
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spydanman — 19 years ago(March 21, 2007 09:07 AM)
I agree with all the above. I haven't seen this for years but after seeing The Departed I've been trying to track it down. It is a classic low-key seventies crime flick that felt real. I hope I can track down a copy because it has always been one of my favorites, and it has never got the credit it deserves. Mitchum, Boyle, and all are at their very best. A must see film.
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j-lier — 18 years ago(August 04, 2007 03:31 PM)
Mitchum and Boyle are both excellent in this movie of the non-glamourous side of the criminal life which rarely shows up in films.
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saltville — 18 years ago(April 01, 2008 07:02 PM)
I think one has to consider the source material. Disclaimer, I enjoyed the Departed; however, departed was a remake of a korean actioneer while FOEC was adapted from a well written gritty crime novel. sure they are both set in boston but its kind of like comparing Straight Time and Sniper.
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CineFileMou — 10 years ago(September 08, 2015 02:08 AM)
Infernal Affairs is a Hong Kong film. Thus the language used is Cantonese. Not a Korean film at all.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infernal_Affairs