Originally Posted by Third Man

Hi,
DB7 said this "Its story of a London gangster going home to Newcastle to avenge his murdered brother ".

I have to take a alternative view of this film, which I feel has been misinterpreted by many people.

This is not a revenge film, it is a film about a persons violent endeavours to protect his family name and in doing so head off any people who might think that Jack Carter is for the taking.

First of all Carter really has no love for his brother. He had a affair with his brothers wife and as said in the film, Carter's brother did not even know if the child was his own.
Jack Carter is cold, make no mistake about that the killing of his brother is only a danger to himself, if he is not seen to do anything about this attack on his family, he surely will be next in line.
Secondly when he watches the pornographic film in the apartment, he was quiet happy to watch this movie with a school girl or women dressed up as school girl, until the identity of the girl has become apparent to himself.
It has become clear to me only after many viewings that I have become very cynical about this movie and can see no good in what Jack Carter is trying to do.
If this was purely a moral revenge story based on a man going after the killer of this brother, then I might of had some sympathy for this gangster.
There is one scene where he pushes Cliff Brumby off the multi story only to land on a car, which looks to be carrying a family, a small girl is seen to be carried out from the rear of the wreckage but the front part of the car is crushed and whoever was in the front of car is now dead.
Innocents killed in Carter's frenzied attack on the area of Newcastle.
Because, that is how I feel about this movie,Carter is a man who is determined to become powerful within the british mafia style movement and anyone who messes with his name,will come under his hammer.
.

Originally Posted by 4737carlin

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl...carter/list.htm

great site about the film

Originally Posted by Third Man

Hi,
DB7 said this "Its story of a London gangster going home to Newcastle to avenge his murdered brother ".

I have to take a alternative view of this film, which I feel has been misinterpreted by many people.

This is not a revenge film, it is a film about a persons violent endeavours to protect his family name and in doing so head off any people who might think that Jack Carter is for the taking.

First of all Carter really has no love for his brother. He had a affair with his brothers wife and as said in the film, Carter's brother did not even know if the child was his own.
Jack Carter is cold, make no mistake about that the killing of his brother is only a danger to himself, if he is not seen to do anything about this attack on his family, he surely will be next in line.
Secondly when he watches the pornographic film in the apartment, he was quiet happy to watch this movie with a school girl or women dressed up as school girl, until the identity of the girl has become apparent to himself.
It has become clear to me only after many viewings that I have become very cynical about this movie and can see no good in what Jack Carter is trying to do.
If this was purely a moral revenge story based on a man going after the killer of this brother, then I might of had some sympathy for this gangster.
There is one scene where he pushes Cliff Brumby off the multi story only to land on a car, which looks to be carrying a family, a small girl is seen to be carried out from the rear of the wreckage but the front part of the car is crushed and whoever was in the front of car is now dead.
Innocents killed in Carter's frenzied attack on the area of Newcastle.
Because, that is how I feel about this movie,Carter is a man who is determined to become powerful within the british mafia style movement and anyone who messes with his name,will come under his hammer.
.

Originally Posted by Steve Crook

I would hesitate to call it "great" but "Brutalism" was the term applied to a particular strand of the Modernist architectural movement during the 1960s and 1970s, and was associated with certain followers of Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.

Think of things like the South Bank complex in London (or much of Birmingham, especially the old Bull Ring, as you're in the West Midlands). It was used a lot for public buildings and high rise housing and involves a lot of concrete.

Also sometimes known as "Third Reich chic" because of the echoes to Albert Speer's work.

Steve

Originally Posted by Lord Lucan

It's been suggested that Get Carter is the best British gangster film ever made, it certainly seems to have loyal following but does that make it the best? I think devotees of the Long Good Friday might disagree!

Originally Posted by Lord Lucan

I think devotees of the Long Good Friday might disagree!

Originally Posted by Third Man

Hi,
DB7 said this "Its story of a London gangster going home to Newcastle to avenge his murdered brother ".

I have to take a alternative view of this film, which I feel has been misinterpreted by many people.

This is not a revenge film, it is a film about a persons violent endeavours to protect his family name and in doing so head off any people who might think that Jack Carter is for the taking.

First of all Carter really has no love for his brother. He had a affair with his brothers wife and as said in the film, Carter's brother did not even know if the child was his own.
Jack Carter is cold, make no mistake about that the killing of his brother is only a danger to himself, if he is not seen to do anything about this attack on his family, he surely will be next in line.
Secondly when he watches the pornographic film in the apartment, he was quiet happy to watch this movie with a school girl or women dressed up as school girl, until the identity of the girl has become apparent to himself.
It has become clear to me only after many viewings that I have become very cynical about this movie and can see no good in what Jack Carter is trying to do.
If this was purely a moral revenge story based on a man going after the killer of this brother, then I might of had some sympathy for this gangster.
There is one scene where he pushes Cliff Brumby off the multi story only to land on a car, which looks to be carrying a family, a small girl is seen to be carried out from the rear of the wreckage but the front part of the car is crushed and whoever was in the front of car is now dead.
Innocents killed in Carter's frenzied attack on the area of Newcastle.
Because, that is how I feel about this movie,Carter is a man who is determined to become powerful within the british mafia style movement and anyone who messes with his name,will come under his hammer.
.

Originally Posted by billy bentley

A pal of mine asked me if there was more than one version of "Get Carter" (i.e. different edit). A version he recently watched on cable in the U.s. did not tally with his memory of the UK original. Anybody know ?

Originally Posted by billy bentley

A pal of mine asked me if there was more than one version of "Get Carter" (i.e. different edit). A version he recently watched on cable in the U.s. did not tally with his memory of the UK original. Anybody know ?