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For Get Carter, the able Michael Caine checked in his likable working-class-bloke persona to play a very unlikable working-class bloke, London gangster Jack Carter. Heading "up north" to get to the bottom of the recent death of his brother, he runs afoul of the local color, who don't appreciate his meddling. Not content to accept the police report of suicide, Carter begins investigating. He encounters the local mob boss, his sleazy chauffeur with eyes like "piss holes in the snow," and the lovely town porn star. The film moves along at a leisurely pace, until Carter finds out the grim truth. The final third of the film has Jack Carter on the vengeance path. No one in this film gets a happy ending. When it's over, you feel as though you need to wipe the soot off yourself and go stand under a sun lamp. The British board of tourism would prefer you didn't watch this film. --Kristian St. Clair
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An overlooked classic,
By Snake Plissken "Jimmy Swamp Metal" (Ridgefield, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Get Carter (1971) (DVD)
"Get Carter" is one of the original, and definitely one of the best, modern gangster films. There would be no "The Long Good Friday", "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels" or "Snatch" without this movie. Michael Caine as Jack Carter is the first bad guy in film history that you want to root for, but feel bad because he's such an evil person. The dialogue is razor-sharp, the sets and cinematography are as dreary as the Northern England location, and the last 30 minutes of the movie, especially the ending, will leave you with the need to stand in the sun for a long time. You'll understand why after you watch it. And, most importantly, AVOID THE REMAKE AT ALL COSTS!
5.0 out of 5 stars
DVD currently available for $8 at HMV (at least in Winnipeg),
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This review is from: Get Carter (1971) (DVD)
This is a not a review, just a heads up for potential purchasers. The Get Carter DVD has been unavailable from Amazon Canada for a while now, and though you can buy it from a secondary seller for a decent price, it recently popped up at HMV here in Winnipeg in the cheapo rack at the front of the store for only $8. I don't know if the DVD is available across Canada or not, but it's definitely worth your $8 if you see it on the shelf.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get this,
By Tony Hughes "stellarossa, From Fear to Flatte... (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Get Carter (1971) (DVD)
The grimmest, bleakest, and most often misquoted Caine film of the lot gets a look-in for its peerless use of locations as much as for its set pieces, although they are fantastic - Caine answering door naked with shotgun as drum majorettes march past, Caine making final delirious despatch with aid of seaside slag tipper, and of course the scene that's now forever to be known as "the out-of-shape bloke". Nowadays Old Maurice lives out his dotage on a cheeky chappie rough diamond reputation, but here's a good example of a man who's nothing but coal.
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