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Dropkick Murphys in Scorsese's "The Departed"

Posted by aubin on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 9:00 PM (EDT)

The Dropkick Murphys's track "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" is a featured track in the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's new film, The Departed. The film, which includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and others, uses the song both in the opening credits and recurs throughout the entire introduction of the film as the backstory of the characters involved are revealed.

The song comes from the band's most recent album, The Warrior's Code.

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mCLz (October 11, 2006)

old old news
those commercials with the song are atleast a month or 2 old

SteveJonesTheRealBones (October 11, 2006)

great movie. great city to be in

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

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Someone (October 11, 2006)

dude that movie was fucking awesome. i loved it.

TK (October 12, 2006)

Best movie I have seen in a looooong time. Jack's accent was dead on. Sounds like my Uncle Jerry from Chucktown. Boston is an awesome place. All the fun of NYC with only 2/3 of the urine stench......

Ike_Ness (October 11, 2006)

Didn't they have a song in the movie "Fever Pitch" as well? Those dudes must be banking from all the recent lame-ass Boston movies that are coming out. Even Bill Simmons is all over these guys' jock.

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randomhero323 (October 11, 2006)

yeah i think tessie was in that movie. That movie was terrible

cash_money_hustla (October 11, 2006)

This movie kicked ass.

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niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

thats a bit of an understatement. It is the best movie ive seen this year. although Borat and For Your Consideration are coming out next month.

Dusticles (October 11, 2006)

the borat movie > the departed

Someone (October 11, 2006)

The Borat Movie > Propagandhi

OzmanX (October 11, 2006)

Is it?
So far My favorite films have been "Akeelah and the Bee", "The Science of Sleep", and "Little Miss Sunshine"

The previews for this new film seemed alright but I'm more looking forward to "Running With Scissors", "Catch A Fire", "Last King of Scotland" and "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints".

Someone (October 11, 2006)

"Akeelah and the Bee"?? You must be a very boring person.

OzmanX (October 11, 2006)

Nah not boring kind sir. It's a very good film.

You must be one of those people creaming themselves over that Borat Movie, I had to force myself to laugh during the trailer.

Someone (October 12, 2006)

I see. You're also clearly the type of person who needs everyone to know what great taste he has in movies. "OH I DO LOVE THE CINEMA, MMHMMM."

badbrain (October 12, 2006)

he's one of those pseudo-artsy fags who thinks any non-indie film is below him.

half nelson was good, but most indie flicks suck but are viewed as masterpieces anyway because of their shitty psuedo-intellectual fanbase

OzmanX (October 12, 2006)

Haha no that's way off BB. I don't see how some of those can be considered "indie" maybe one or two but eh. I'm no Starbucks drinking hippie who listens to Panic! At the Disco and Tegan & Sara.

I haven't seen Half-Nelson so I can't say but I can say that I have hated everything kevin smith has done and isn't he considered an Indie Filmmaker god? "Clerks 2" was awful.

Someone (October 12, 2006)

Kevin Smith?

No.

Someone (October 21, 2006)

Little Miss Sunshine was great, and I do like a lot of indie films (I'm waiting to see Running With Scissors, and A Scanner Darkly on DVD). But I have to say The Departed was an AMAZING movie. Could easily be the best this year.

And I'm also very excited about Borat.

OzmanX (October 12, 2006)

What should I care what everyone thinks of movies I have enjoyed? Wasn't this a whole topic of "what did I like this year" if I said I enjoyed that Borat shit you wouldn't be talking.

Someone (October 12, 2006)

The Departed.... dearly departed... the dead.

Not only is it mentioned in the first funeral scene and then on DiCaprio's relative's card, but Damon asks about the departed in his first sit down meeting with Marky Mark and the whole crew of cops.

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

Borat looks stupid. its for dumbasses who thought napolean dynamite was funny.

niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

nah, it is a different style than napolean dynamite. it's playing dumb to have ingorant people show their true colors.

ever see da ali g show?

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

no, that guy looked lame.

Someone (October 11, 2006)

you seem like the type of lass that enjoys According to Jim

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

no, fuck that shit. thats for fucking middle-aged middle-class zombies.

Someone (October 12, 2006)

Zombies are awesome

vocalyouth (October 12, 2006)

I saw Borat and The Departed. Both are fucking awesome in very different ways. Go see Borat when it actually comes out later this month (or maybe its early next month)

vocalyouth (October 12, 2006)

I saw Borat and The Departed. Both are fucking awesome in very different ways. Go see Borat when it actually comes out later this month (or maybe its early next month)

Someone (October 12, 2006)

I'm still wondering how it's possible that I got to see the Borat movie last month here in NZ. For once, the US is not ahead of the southern hemisphere!

(And, yeah, it's funny.)

theTopher (October 11, 2006)

I thought this was cool when I heard it in the film, but isn't this the sort of news post that the folks over that absolutepunk make?

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niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

that was my first thought

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

who gives a shit, it opened up a thread for discussion on this fine cinematic masterpiece.

I-type-poorly (October 11, 2006)

Great movie. You won't hear it on the internet with its stubborn "remakes are teh suck!" attitude though.

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BrendanKelly (October 11, 2006)

the grudge was a fucking classic

ekc (October 11, 2006)

this movie is much better then the original.. i love asian cinema too.. its just the truth.

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

its a remake?

niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

its a couple year old asian movie called Internal Affairs

Someone (October 12, 2006)

Infernal Affairs.

Internal Affairs was a movie with Richard Gere.

cash_money_hustla (October 11, 2006)

It has a 93% at rotten tomatoes, so it seems to be pretty well received.

Someone (October 11, 2006)

fucking great film

Someone (October 11, 2006)

This just in, Joey Ramone died. .org

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Someone (October 11, 2006)

Did you hear that Against Me! signed to Sire??

Someone (October 12, 2006)

omg hellfest

Someone (October 11, 2006)

god, i saw this movie this weekend, and it is one of my favourite movies now. the acting combined with scorseces direction is incredible. Damon plays such a great rat, and nicholson steals the show. This song suits the movie perfectly too.
eli

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Someone (October 11, 2006)

im not a fan of dicaprio but he totally made the movie for me. he was phenominal and there was some sweet kills.

niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

Personally, I though Marky Mark stole the show

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

hahaha. who was he again?

niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

digman

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

who was that? the guy who killed matt damon?

Someone (October 12, 2006)

Shhhhh.... but yes.

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 12, 2006)

i labeled it spoiler, so whover saw it, it was their own fault. and i didn't like that guy but i guess thats cause of good acting.

Someone (October 12, 2006)

why didn't you like him? sure, he was aggressive and a dick, but that's because he was dry and didn't fuck around. him riding dicaprio was for a purpose and because he cared deeply about taking on nicholson. the way he quits and what he does after that is a testament to him following a strong code of doing what's right.

Someone (October 12, 2006)

Your a fucking piece of shit, why would you spill the key point of the fucking movie on this board? To seem like a badass? "oh but I labeled it spoiler" is a fucking joke of an excuse cause who the fuck looks at the subjects when reading down a nested message board. Also, maybe SPOILER! would have been better then spoiler, you fucking douchebag. Die.

I-type-poorly (October 12, 2006)

Fuck off. (But more in that Boston accent, "faack ouf")

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 12, 2006)

don't worry, its not a big deal. they all die.

randomhero323 (October 11, 2006)

i heard this movie is really good. Worth seeing?

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Someone (October 11, 2006)

hell yeah

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

yeah. especielly if you sneek in the side door and see it for free (even if you have to sit in the front row).

Someone (October 12, 2006)

way to totally raise the bar when it comes to being punk

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 12, 2006)

yeah, cause everything i do i do to prove to annomous internet posters how punk i am. you should learn to just be yourself, and if you find yourself doing punk-related activities, cool, if not thats ok too.

SteveJonesTheRealBones (October 11, 2006)

havent read much talk about the new these arms are snakes.

how is it. i'm waiting for it in the mail.

lot of positive talk about this movie so far, only a matter of time before people had it built up so high that they have to hate it and start talking shittle

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yhaooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Someone (October 12, 2006)

I never realized you were a 35 year old woman from Georgia. I guess it all makes sense now.

Someone (October 11, 2006)

My favorite Scorsese film is Me, Myself & Irene.

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SmellTheGlove (October 11, 2006)

nah, that was Polanski.

Someone (October 11, 2006)

I thought it was Billy Wilders last cinematic gem before his death in 2002?

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

no, it was the farelly brothers reunion with jim carrey.

Scruffy (October 12, 2006)

Woosh!

Someone (October 11, 2006)

Ah that movie was horrid.

skaboom (October 11, 2006)

Great movie.

Old_Friend (October 11, 2006)

over rated movie.
nicholson overacted.
and that 2nd rat plot twist was a complete cop out.

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Canucker (October 11, 2006)

Agreed Nicholson overacted, still a great film though. Does Scorsese use Stone songs in all his films? I swear Gimmie Shelter is in like every movie hes done.

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

overacted my ass. his character was meant to be overacted....don't you know any real life big-time criminals?

Someone (October 12, 2006)

Yeah, and most are pretty subtle.

Someone (October 11, 2006)

1. Slightly overrated.
2. Nicholson was supposed to over act you fucking idiot.
3. Agreed.

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

this movie is a modern classic. right behind Jackass Two for movie of the year.

but why is it called 'The Departed'?

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cash_money_hustla (October 11, 2006)

Cuz all them bitches died.

niveK82 (October 11, 2006)

do you remember Nicholson's monologue at the beginning?

FuckYouOiOiOi (October 11, 2006)

not really, that was when we were looking for seats.

i know he said 'nigger' though.

SteveJonesTheRealBones (October 11, 2006)

cause it sounds funny when Bostonites (bostones? bostonians?) say the word "departed"

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

I-type-poorly (October 11, 2006)

This is the best answer, haha.

Someone (October 11, 2006)

Bosstones

Someone (October 12, 2006)

The Departed.... dearly departed... the dead.

Not only is it mentioned in the first funeral scene and then on DiCaprio's relative's card, but Damon asks about the departed in his first sit down meeting with Marky Mark and the whole crew of cops.

ElVaquero (October 11, 2006)

movie wasn't that great, i'd give it a 5 or 6

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FuckYouOiOiOi (October 12, 2006)

are you some art-movie-fad?

Someone (October 12, 2006)

you have bad taste then. you're probably a fan of the grudge 2

Autosuggestion (October 12, 2006)

As an ensemble, the cast was brilliant.

DiCaprio was fantastic, Damon solid and nuanced, Nicholson a delight to watch every time he was on screen, Baldwin and Wahlberg stole every scene they were in and played off each other to amazing affect, and Sheen showed a lot in a small role.

The writing was so sharp. Not just the dialogue, of course, but the whole structure and pace of the film was great. And the direction was virtually flawless. I think that Scorcese's last handful of movies have had a lot of potential, but have gotten bogged down for various reasons... that said, for what this was, The Departed was about perfect as you can get.

It's not necessarily a movie that will make you feel super happy about yourself and want to seize the day, like Little Miss Sunshine, but The Departed is the work of a craftsman.

It blew me away

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Someone (October 12, 2006)

No shit! I'd have never guessed based on all the commercials featuring this song

Scruffy (October 12, 2006)

Movie of the year.

Because Serenity came out last year.

Scruffy (October 12, 2006)

I'm not too up on the Irish punk bands, but I figured it was Dropkick while watching the movie because the song was actually good.

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