|
Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 3, 2017 15:28:22 GMT
watched a blu ray print of this. jeez, the stuff they could get away with in the 70s with regard to portrayal of women and violence against them. can this be replicated? the answer is yes. watch THE KILLER INSIDE ME (2010).
but then, GET CARTER is on another level. the film is like an early warning against male feminists.
MICHAEL CAINE is a womanizing prick out to avenge his brother who was found in a car in the sea with alcohol inside him.
he treats women worse than objects of sex, he knows what they want, but when he sees a woman of his own blood in a porno film, getting exploited, it gets his blood boiling and he goes on a killing rampage.
i liked the working class bars, the nudity, the seaside, the ferries and the dingy rooms all of which must characterize the decline of british civilization. the victorians would have had a heart attack if they ever watched this film. JOHN OSBORNE who wrote LOOK BACK IN ANGER - a play about the lack of motivation and wide spread anomie and acedia in post colonial britain, makes an appearance as the villain. he is a lousy actor but what does his presence in the film say about the directors intentions?
the dinghy motel where JACK lives is a bit of a disappointment. it looked like a set. MICHAEL CAINE is fantastic. but the rest of the cast? unremarkable at best. the lady who played the owner at the motel was sexier than BRIT EKLAND and the other robotic looking female.
i am surprised nobody made a TV series based on this film. MIKE HODGES shoule have made a film based on graham greene's BRIGHTON ROCK.
it was damn slow. but there are some terrific one liners. some really moody scenes. i might read the novel.
i watched it on a computer. i might love it if i saw it in a movie hall.
(7/10)
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Nov 6, 2017 3:11:35 GMT
Hi pimpin. Thanks for the review. I watched this movie once when I was young but haven't seen it since. I thought it was okay though.
|
|
|
Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 6, 2017 10:06:40 GMT
Hi pimpin. Thanks for the review. I watched this movie once when I was young but haven't seen it since. I thought it was okay though. its quite good, petrolino. i recommend it. i watched it while distracted. but still enjoyed it.
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Nov 7, 2017 2:38:49 GMT
Hi pimpin. Thanks for the review. I watched this movie once when I was young but haven't seen it since. I thought it was okay though. its quite good, petrolino. i recommend it. i watched it while distracted. but still enjoyed it. Have you seen the remake 'Get Carter' (2000) with Sly Stallone and Michael Caine?
|
|
|
Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 7, 2017 3:03:25 GMT
its quite good, petrolino. i recommend it. i watched it while distracted. but still enjoyed it. Have you seen the remake 'Get Carter' (2000) with Sly Stallone and Michael Caine? no, petrolino. i might have seen bits of it on TV. is it any good?
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Nov 7, 2017 3:05:55 GMT
Have you seen the remake 'Get Carter' (2000) with Sly Stallone and Michael Caine? no, petrolino. i might have seen bits of it on TV. is it any good? It gets trashed alot but I think that's mainly by fans of the original. They're very different movies. I enjoyed the remake.
|
|
|
Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 7, 2017 3:20:52 GMT
no, petrolino. i might have seen bits of it on TV. is it any good? It gets trashed alot but I think that's mainly by fans of the original. They're very different movies. I enjoyed the remake. cool. i noticed that MICKEY ROURKE is in it.
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Nov 7, 2017 3:28:21 GMT
It gets trashed alot but I think that's mainly by fans of the original. They're very different movies. I enjoyed the remake. cool. i noticed that MICKEY ROURKE is in it. That makes sense. He credits Sylvester Stallone with helping him make his return to movies after his boxing career. Stallone made a few calls, made sure Rourke was getting paid.
|
|
|
Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 7, 2017 6:01:22 GMT
cool. i noticed that MICKEY ROURKE is in it. That makes sense. He credits Sylvester Stallone with helping him make his return to movies after his boxing career. Stallone made a few calls, made sure Rourke was getting paid. they even worked together in EXPENDABLES. ROURKE is a very tough person to work with. he said so himself.
|
|
|
Post by london777 on Nov 7, 2017 20:04:14 GMT
... all of which must characterize the decline of british civilization. It was set in Newcastle, which has been untouched by civilization in every era.
|
|
|
Post by london777 on Nov 7, 2017 23:39:55 GMT
... the rest of the cast? unremarkable at best. the lady who played the owner at the motel was sexier than BRIT EKLAND and the other robotic looking female. You are joking, right? I agree Britt Ekland was never more than a Barbie Doll but she barely appeared in it. His landlady (motel? WTF?) was great, but I am not familiar with her other work. John Osborne was meant to be awkward when facing Jack. He was a street thug trying to fit into "society" so his speech was a bit stilted. But one of the reasons the film is a classic is all the supporting actors playing idiosyncratic petty crooks, a throwback to the lowlife of big cities in Film Noir. Ian Hendry as Eric Paice the chauffeur/fixer Tony Beckley and George Sewell as the heavies sent to bring him back but who fled at the sight of his .. er ... weapon. Funny and famous scene for which they are always remembered. Bernard Hepton as Thorpe the stoolie Alun Armstrong as the tragic barman All great actors on stage and screen. I cannot remember who played the hitman. Was he the same actor who played the punch-clock assassin in Hodge's "Black Rainbow"? And did we include these hitmen in our thread on the topic?
|
|
|
Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 8, 2017 4:24:32 GMT
... the rest of the cast? unremarkable at best. the lady who played the owner at the motel was sexier than BRIT EKLAND and the other robotic looking female. You are joking, right? I agree Britt Ekland was never more than a Barbie Doll but she barely appeared in it. His landlady (motel? WTF?) was great, but I am not familiar with her other work. John Osborne was meant to be awkward when facing Jack. He was a street thug trying to fit into "society" so his speech was a bit stilted. But one of the reasons the film is a classic is all the supporting actors playing idiosyncratic petty crooks, a throwback to the lowlife of big cities in Film Noir. Ian Hendry as Eric Paice the chauffeur/fixer Tony Beckley and George Sewell as the heavies sent to bring him back but who fled at the sight of his .. er ... weapon. Funny and famous scene for which they are always remembered. Bernard Hepton as Thorpe the stoolie Alun Armstrong as the tragic barman All great actors on stage and screen. I cannot remember who played the hitman. Was he the same actor who played the punch-clock assassin in Hodge's "Black Rainbow"? And did we include these hitmen in our thread on the topic? i wasnt impressed by any of them. some great stage actors dont do well on screen.
|
|