http://ambival.net/movies/man-on-fire-1987 Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:35:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://ambival.net/movies/man-on-fire-1987#comment-10469 Ambival.net » Movie Reviews » Infernal Affairs I Tue, 15 May 2007 01:25:14 +0000 http://ambival.net/movies/man-on-fire-1987#comment-10469 [...] As with the ‘87 Man on Fire, I was initially surprised by how much this original resembled its remake (The Departed) not just in content but also in style. I even had the same panic I had on my first viewing of The Departed – in the first half, that I’d completely lost the plot – this even, again similar to the “Man on Fire” situation, when I pretty much already know the story, lol. As with Scorsese’s movie, though, it all falls neatly into pleasant focus by the end, with really only a few differences on the way. [...] [...] As with the ‘87 Man on Fire, I was initially surprised by how much this original resembled its remake (The Departed) not just in content but also in style. I even had the same panic I had on my first viewing of The Departed – in the first half, that I’d completely lost the plot – this even, again similar to the “Man on Fire” situation, when I pretty much already know the story, lol. As with Scorsese’s movie, though, it all falls neatly into pleasant focus by the end, with really only a few differences on the way. [...]

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