The opening briefing with DiCaprio, Baldwin and Wahlberg receives one explicit choice; the rooftop meeting and death are another rewatch anchor, alongside major calls and showdowns.

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The Nicholson–DiCaprio confrontation repeatedly asking whether he is still a cop is nominated.
Queenan’s rooftop death and body fall are nominated.
Wahlberg killing Matt Damon at the end is nominated.
Sullivan calling Costigan on Queenan’s dead phone is nominated.
Costigan’s sudden elevator death is nominated and remembered for making the theater gasp.
The opening briefing with DiCaprio, Baldwin and Wahlberg is explicitly selected as most rewatchable.
The rooftop meeting with Queenan is described as the part one host always watches, including Queenan’s fall and the reaction afterward.

What’s Aged the Best?

DiCaprio versus Damon, the delayed title, Baldwin and Wahlberg’s department, the cranberry-juice scene, Costello’s death, Dropkick Murphys, and contemporary Boston sports links lead aged-best.

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The contrast between DiCaprio and Damon is praised.
The title arriving about eighteen minutes into the movie is praised.
Costigan’s jail workout is part of the delayed-title sequence.
Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg running an internal-affairs-on-internal-affairs department is praised.
The cranberry-juice confrontation is praised as a perfect scene.
Costello’s death is nominated.
Dropkick Murphys entering with the title is praised.
The Dropkick Murphys cue is linked to the closer transcribed Papoban and the Red Sox era.

T9 pocket texting is the explicit final choice with agreement. Nicholson’s performance, Wahlberg’s hair, the envelope panic, rooftop trap and microchip subplot are other criticisms; Gimme Shelter is explicitly a nonwinning nominee.

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Nicholson’s entire performance is nominated as aged worst.
Mark Wahlberg’s hair is criticized.
Costigan’s panic and handling of the Citizens Bank envelope are questioned against his established intelligence.
Costigan’s plan to trap Matt Damon’s character on the same roof where Queenan died is questioned.
Damon sending a complicated T9 text in his pocket is the explicit winner, with agreement, and is considered implausible and dated.
The Chinese-microchip subplot is dismissed as confusing.
Scorsese’s third use of “Gimme Shelter” is criticized as overuse despite other strong Stones choices.

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Mark Rolston and Kevin Corrigan remain split choices after nominees Ray Winstone, James Badge Dale, Anthony Anderson, and David O’Hara.

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Ray Winstone is nominated as Mr. French, with debate over whether the role should have gone to an even bigger actor.
James Badge Dale is nominated as Trooper Barrigan.
Anthony Anderson is nominated as a 2006 That Guy who later became a name.
David O'Hara is nominated as Fitsy.
Mark Rostin is one host’s winner because of his Shawshank identity as Boggs.
Kevin Corrigan is the other host’s winner as the perfect Costigan cousin.
The hosts end by agreeing to disagree rather than naming co-winners.

Who Won the Movie?

Leonardo DiCaprio is selected with explicit agreement; repeated assent is not counted as a third independent ballot. Wahlberg’s first-viewing impact and Damon’s performance are praised, while Nicholson is said to lose the movie.

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The choice is Leo, followed by agreement on Leo winning the movie.
Mark Wahlberg is described as overwhelming on early viewings before the preference shifts to DiCaprio.
Matt Damon is praised for his creep performance and as the structural counterpart.
Nicholson is said to lose the movie because of excess.

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