User blog comment:Cdc1998/Some Help/Some Questions/@comment-1824274-20120920103809/@comment-1824274-20120920220937

The Irish Mob? They're here, but they aren't ANYTHING like they used to be. The FBI really cracked down on organized crime after the whole FBI controversy involving Whitey Bulger. So, there are remnants of the old gangs, but now a lot of them are just former tough guys who went and left the criminal lifestyle to start family, you know? A 'Statie' is a Boston slang term for the State Police. Honestly, I love both The Departed and Goodfellas, so I'm going to say they're equal. Well, Goodfellas was the mobster movie that gave Italian Mafia crime movies a shot of life after The Godfather. And The Departed is loosely based on Whitey Bulger and John Connolly. And most of it is set in present day instead of 15 years ago.