Busy w/ just enough time to watch The Departed in three sittings

Not much time for winter hikes or lengthy posts. I'm pretty much going to work all weekend except for some cards with friends for a couple of hrs tonight and my one little weekend treat, The Departed. I started it last night, will watch again while I do my physical therapy regimen, probably won't finish till Sunday. I'm excited to see if I will like it as much as Mega (i.e that much more than Babel). So far it's pretty solid--it'd certainly has more amazing actors in one film than I've seen in a long time. Too bad that this probably worked against any acting Oscars.

I'd be interested what you all think about the Oscar attention it got, especially considering the view that the attention was more about finally giving an Oscar to Scorsese than about this particular film.