Excellent Rip-Off

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2007)

It is a wonderful movie, I really enjoyed watching, but it kind of makes me mad that it won 4 Oscars only because Scorsese "americanised" the story of infernal affairs. Of course Scorsese changed a lot. There's is some improvement. For Example : In Infernal Affairs every time somebody gets shot they play music, so the scene gets more "emotional". But I loved those silent killings at the end of TD. Then character development is a bit different. TD concentrates on relationship, whereas Infernal Affairs concentrates on the two mules and the way they become part of their environment. I think that this aspect is portrayed better in Infernal Affairs.
The rooftop scene - In Infernal Affairs the rooftop scene is much cooler, much more intelligent. On the other hand, it is good that Scorsese changed it, because it wouldn't fit to the concept of the movie.