So I saw Infernal Affairs.

SHUT UP FILM SNOBS. The Departed was much better.

I also LOVE how the film snobs go on and on about how Marty "sold out" to the Academy with The Departed. Uh, yeah. Because the Academy goes for extremely violent remakes of Asian action movies all the time. That's their favorite genre, all right. Gangs of New York and The Aviator, especially the latter, no matter what you think of them in comparison to The Departed (I know some people think The Aviator is better than Raging Bull. SHUDDER), are far more "Academy-friendly" than The Departed.

fabulous movies out on dvd today

pick up: marie-antoinette and the departed, respectively #8 and 1 (!) on my list of top 10 films of 2006. they're both superb but in very different ways. also, half nelson is out today, a just-miss for my top 10. ryan gosling is amazing, and easily the best of the nominated actors. shareeka epps, tina holmes, anthony mackie...also great.

also: infernal affairs, on which the departed is based. um...to be honest, i've never seen any of them, so i guess i should be first on line to buy those, huh?