Martin Scorsese’s mob saga “The Departed” debuted as the weekend’s top movie with $27 million, muscling out the horror prequel “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.” It was a record opening for Scorsese, whose previous best was $10.3 million with 1991’s “Cape Fear.” Scorsese’s films usually debut in narrower release and gradually roll out to more theaters, but Warner Bros. decided to launch “The Departed” in wide release of 3,017 cinemas.

I went and saw it on Saturday night, and all I can say is WOW… it was amazing.  I mean – really, really good.  It was very violent…which I don’t normally like.  BUT with the cast – and the writing, I didn’t mind too much.  It was a GREAT film, one of the better one’s I’ve seen this year.