the difference btwn east and west

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jus watched the departed (yay! matt damon!) this evening, and i reckon it's a good thing i haven't watched 无间道 for a damn long time, cuz it left me with the impression tat the americanised version of the movie is actually pretty damn good.  (lolz, all the profanity has seeped into my language)  i guess in truth, ppl who haven't watched the original would be very impressed, but for someone who HAS watched it and thot it was the most brilliant thing to have ever come out of hk this side of the millennium, the new version did fall slightly short.  

maybe it was the angle martin scorcese was coming from; or maybe tat's always the result when u take a film tat works on allusions and subtleties and make it not-so-subtle - bottom line is, i definitely liked it, but somehow, i still have reservations bt exactly how good the actors/plot/director was... weird.  

the only thing i'm VERY sure of is tat 梁朝伟 is still the BEST!!!