batman

I'd rather you referred to it as the Glasgow Smile scene.

Bats.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

Scrump

Awesome Film, couldn't find anything wrong with it at all.

Brief Encounter

You seem like someone who I could get on with. ;)

harryfielder

Everyone done well on this production....

Aitch,

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kim33

i agree a great film

Ragamuffin

.I think its pitiful a film should be made glorifying the thugary and violence displayed by two notorious southern criminals. Why do we reward them for the prolification of pain and misery by offering a celluloid copy to advertise their exploits? Rather than forgetting them as they fade into incarcerated senility. Let’s remember some nice folks.

Mark O

It was made because the Kray twins are a part of British History, but that dosen't mean to say any of us condone the activities these two brutes got up too, it's just a drama, loosely reflecting what went on, like there have been many made about evil persons, in the past couple of years there have even been two TV dramas made about the most evil Woman who ever had the misfortune to live, Myra Hindley.........

Mark

batman

Unfortunately good drama is often only possible when there is conflict. Criminals such as the Krays and Hindley cause such high emotions to be expressed that to dramatise their activities is often the only way for people to objectively try and understand why such things take place.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

scholes

It actually made me warm to Martin Kemp as he displayed a modicom of acting ability,knowing full well that his brother was already talented- well only if you like Spandau Ballet.

Gazza

I'm afraid that nice folks don't necessarily make for good films - we'd soon get tired of variations on the theme of Ladies in Lavender.

There's nothing pitiful about a biop of our most notorious gangsters, just like there's nothing pitiful about The Birdman of Alcatraz (Stroud was, after all, a double murderer).

The Krays - whatever you may think of them or what they did - are ingrained in London culture.

MovieLover12

The Krays was a good film, but was dramatised too much in that the Cornell and McVitie murders never occured at the same time.

Wicked Lady

Well, one could argue why make films about John Dillinger, Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde or Aileen Wuornos? Or Ned Kelly for that matter.

Because - good or bad - they are part of what makes us what we are.

The purpose of film, to my mind, is story telling in much the way our ancestors sat around a fire and passed on their tales. Some are true, some are parables, some are fantasy. But they all are valuable in passing on ideas, mores and beliefs between each generation.

Having said that, I will now ruin any vestige of credibility I may have had (if any) by saying I loved Spandau Ballet, was a New Romantic and loved the Kemp brothers in this film.

I thought Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell and the woman who played Aunt Rose were terrific. As for poor old Mr Berkoff - someone needed to put a sedative in his tea. Bless.

batman

Good post, I agree with you m'Lady.

The reason why the murders were portrayed as happening on the same night was because it made it more dramatic, which is the purpose of a film drama. The film was full of innaccuracies, but captured the essence of what the Krays were all about. Violence and intimidation.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

jaycad

from what i've read on the crimes, stephen berkoff would've been better cast as jack the hat rather than cornell-although i like tom bell,his portayal of jack was too cowardly-the guy wasn't afraid of the krays going by most accounts and was constantly on amphetamines and purple hearts-which berkoff looked as though he was in his performance!!
i also think that charlie kray had something to offer to the story but (along with the lambrianous etc.) was restricted to a bit part for some reason but on the whole i enjoyed the film-especially the part when martin kemp sticks a cutlass through the 'maltese' gangsters hand and says ''say thank you'',quality violent?comedy moment!!

'QUIS EST ISTE QUI UENIT'

Straff

Charlie Kray describes it as 'the dreadful film The Krays' in his book. Didn't stop him posing with the Kemps for a photo though.

I quite enjoyed it.

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