Get Carter (1971) (1971)

“(OK) Good debut, Hodges! Caine is as cold and cool as it is needed for the straight premise: agangster comes back to town (interesting Newcastle) to revenge his innocent brother's death. "I'm the villain in the family" he says to the local hoodlums who, besides killing his bro, makes his niece an asolescent whore. The mammy is drowned in a car, while Michael stands mute...” read more

My Favorite Films of 1971 (10 movies items)

" "You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow." Directed by Mike Hodges Written by Mike Hodges Music by Roy Budd Cinematography by Wolfgang Suschitzky Editing by John Trumper"

Watched in 2021: Movies (152 movies items)

" Director: Mike Hodges His 1st movie My 1st movie watched from the director This is one of those late 60s/early 70s British movies that have a certain grit and style nonsensicalness to them that I just love. It's not a great movie but it's so fun to watch. Michael Caine is excellent in it, one of my favorite performances of his. Added to Lists: Manly Movies of the 1970s Top Ten Performances - Michael Caine Movies Inspiring the Austin Powers trilogy __________ Location: Newcastle, UK"

Watched films in 2021 (161 movies items)

"11.8. Blu-ray Uusintakatselu. Viiden tähden projektissa yllätystapaus, jossa itse elokuva oli varmaan yhtä kova juttu, kuin ekallakin kerralla, mutta arviointikriteerit ovat vähän muuttuneet 11 vuodessa. Michael Caine on perkeleellisen viilee ja tyly, kuten koko elokuvakin. Yleinen kyynisyys ja rujous ilahduttaa kovasti. Rikollinen kostoretkellä ei auheuta samanlaisia kiusallisia etiikkakysymyksiä, kuin arkkitehdin tai poliisin hommailut. Kuvauskin on erittäin tyylikästä ja tukee eri"

Debutant Movies (150 movies items)

"Mike Hodges"

Get Carter

“Am I missing something with Get Carter? Widely acclaimed as one of the preeminent British gangster films, if not films in general, but I just couldn’t embrace it. For all its grit, grime, and fetishistic sexuality, there’s a sleaziness and pronounced periods of lag.   Granted, having Michael Caine in the lead role goes a long way towards papering over these issues as he remains dynamic when playing brutes and unlikable men. It makes his modern-day transition to kindly grandfatherly/wise mentor roles something of a surprise when taken in the context of his larger body of work. His vicious gangster indulges in a perverted sense of honor while going on a bloody revenge quest over the murder of his brother.   That’s the basic outline of the story. Wayward son returns home to uncov” read more