Get Carter - What You Give Is What You Get

[@paulthompson4777]

Great description of one of the best films ever made.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting, Paul. Appreciated. T.

[@HunkumSpunkum]

This was the first dvd i bought (2000). What an iconic film. Like a fine wine, it gets better with age.....

[@tonybush555]

An excellent purchase. Thanks for commenting. T.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

Best British film ever. And not a lot of people know that.

[@tonybush555]

Cheers, bodie of ci5. Thankfully, some of us know it. Thanks, as always, for your comment.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

@@tonybush555 always. Now you should cover the daddy. Dirty Harry. I saw it back to back with The French Connection at the Metro cinema in Derby when I was 13. It was life changing.

[@tonybush555]

@@thatguyfromcetialphaV It's been on my mind for a while, as you can imagine. At some point, I'm sure I'll get around to it. Thanks, bodie of ci5.

[@erichfletcher732]

If it's the best I'd hate to see the worst.

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

Completely agree.

[@leestedman3838]

Excellent video and I agree. Not only the best British film but the best film ever made. It is perfect and I never tire of it. Perfection.

[@tonybush555]

Thank you, Lee. Much appreciated. T.

[@zejaguar]

I saw GC for the first time in 2001. Classic.

[@tonybush555]

Yes indeed, zejaguar. Thanks for commenting. T.

[@zejaguar]

@@tonybush555 just let me add some other brit crime films..Sexy Beast, Snatch, Layer Cake. Also the netflix series Top Boy.

[@LonnieLogan-gk2cd]

A Masterpiece. Nicely shot, broodingly atmospheric and tautly scripted crime thriller that makes a brutal social commentary on the moral decay prevalent within the criminal underworld. The violence is grimly realistic with a relentless anti-hero on a quest to avenge the murder of his brother. Michael Caine has never been better.

[@tonybush555]

Agreed on all points made, Lonnie. Thank you for commenting. T.

[@JuanLopez-b3v]

"Your eyes are like pissholes in the snow" "You're a big guy, but you're out of shape!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tonybush555]

Two statements that describe what I look like most mornings. T.

[@TVMatriX-1001]

You can see it 100 times and each time it is different: best british film ever, and best film about british mood ever

[@tonybush555]

Agreed. Thank you for commenting. T.

[@davy_K]

Caine looks 3D in a 2D world in this. Stunning performance. And it's hard to think of a better British film. Check out the film he made when he was older - Harry Brown - he's superb in that too.

[@tonybush555]

Yes, Davy, I've seen Harry Brown, and I think it's likely to go down as Caine's last great role and film. Thanks for commenting. Appreciated. T.

[@DrCharleyPhD]

Tony, yet another spot on review! Love "Get Carter". Love "Across 110th Street". Gonna love "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot"!

[@tonybush555]

Thanks, Charles. Appreciated. T.

[@tomsenior7405]

Nice one Tony. Cheers. Michael Caine is a legend and so is this film. Caine has done himself proud since his early screen appearance in "The Day The Earth Caught Fire". Who would have thunk that a role as a Bobbie directing traffic in foggy London would go on to forge a path leading to superstardom. Didn't Sly Stallone try to remake this film? Why, I have no bloody-idea.

[@tonybush555]

It is pure cinema. For me, as good as it gets, Tom.

[@hank964]

Michael Caine was never better in this movie and agreed fully is one of the best British films of all time. I read that Daniel Day Lewis was an extra in Get Carter (1971) . I always like Caine but this movie hits all cylinders and Ian Hendry I always like as well very underrated at least in the states. Enjoy your KZbin videos

[@tonybush555]

Thanks very much, hank964. Good to hear from you. Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

[@hank964]

@@tonybush555 you're welcome

[@alanhouston5874]

Agree with all that. As a side note, I love Caine’s ability to give such a cynical edge to his one liners. It brings some humour but doesn’t depart from the oppressive tone you highlighted at the start As well “You’re a big man”. my other favourites are “You’re getting very optimistic in your old age” and Hendry’s response to “besides, I’m nosy” - “well that’s not always a healthy way to be” Very hard balancing act they pull off

[@tonybush555]

I maintain it's Caine's career best screen performance and I think ultimately he knows it. Enjoyed your comment, Alan. Many thanks. T.

[@dom24363]

Saw this again at the BFI last summer. Great on the big screen. Interesting factoid: Geraldine Moffat, the girl in the Sunbeam Alpine, went on to marry a Mr Houser, and their two sons started Rockstar, makers of Grand Theft Auto franchise.

[@tonybush555]

One of the great things about doing this channel is I learn new stuff all the time - new to me, that is. Many thanks, dombo63. Appreciated.

[@ben86jones82]

A masterpiece. The maniacal laughing and the paino music as Eric is being carried along. Mirroring his acts. Caines hair ruffled and the shotgun present. So many insanely iconic scenes. It grips you in a way that is difficult to define. His utter ruthlessness to everyone he encounters. Also the fact he kills women with the same icy detachment. That's something you dont see in films. Albert's death has such an incredible back and forth between them. That guy had one scene and it was brilliant. Con and Peter were a great double act. Caine's best performance indeed. Cool video.

[@tonybush555]

Cool comment, Ben, and nicely put. Regards. T.

[@vincentcrowley5196]

"Put it away Jack, you know you won't use it" "The gun he means"

[@robharrell-xd2pi]

“Modern films are not made for people like me.” Yes!!!

[@richardkerry6552]

No dispute!!!

[@tonybush555]

Glad to hear it, Richard. Thanks for commenting.

[@TVMatriX-1001]

Pure gold from the beginning to the end: every detail does reach the maximum aestethic and aestatic level: camera, cast, direction, script, locations, cars and of course music (the real starring actress) are the non plus ultra: never levelled, it cant be levelled

[@steve4films]

Great review of one of the greatest British films of all time 👍

[@tonybush555]

Thank you, steve4films. Appreciate your comment. T.

[@michaelwhiles5282]

100 % Spot & On.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting, Michael. Appreciated. T.

[@steadfastandyx4947]

I'm sorry but I do agree with every word you say about this marvellous film. If I have the chance to I'll ensure the pint I buy you is in a thin glass.

[@tonybush555]

The only way I have ever drunk or will ever drink a pint. Thin glass or nothing. Thanks, steadfastandy. T.

[@daveerickson9524]

Best film review I've read. Thank you.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting, Dave. Appreciated. T.

[@patrickselden5747]

Get Carter's a brilliant film - one of my favourites since I first saw it when it came out - and you do it justice here, sir. ☝️😎

[@tonybush555]

Thank you very much for your comment, Patrick. Appreciated. T.

[@patrickselden5747]

@@tonybush555 You're welcome.

[@philippapworth8020]

Yep, Jack Carter was John Wick long before the idea of the Wick films arrived on the scene. The main attribute of both the Carter and Wick characters is that they inspired dread and terror wherever they went.

[@tonybush555]

Thank you for commenting, Phillip. Appreciated. T.

[@philippapworth8020]

@@tonybush555 No problem. Have you ever seen the film: Point Blank starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickerson? Another good anti-hero type film if you are into that sort of thing. Though, I preferred the Mel Gibson/Lucy Liu remake called: Payback, which I think is a very underrated film. Mel was at the height of his box office powers back then and Lui is a real crazy sadistic bitch in that one! Maybe there could do a review of both films and a comparison. That's if you haven't done them already. Anyway cheers mate and remember to keep having fun in what you are doing.

[@azeemkhanazko]

Brilliant documentary film, 👏 👍 👌 I love the film you have produced. Get Carter is timeless and your short documentary emphasises the best British feature film ever produced in an understated, humourous and creative manner. Bravo!

[@tonybush555]

Well, Azeem, thank you very much for that comment. Helps to make it all worthwhile from my perspective. It's really good of you to take the time and make the effort. Much appreciated. T.

[@jamielynn8581]

I can count on one hand the number of new Hollywood releases I've seen over the past 5-10 years. These are the kinds of flicks that garner my rentals, purchases, and repeat viewings. Hollywood can go under for all I care.

[@tonybush555]

Seems we find ourselves in much the same position, Jamielynn. Completely agree with you. Thanks for commenting. T.

[@AntonPayne-q4f]

Get carter is a masterpiece, it is such a gritty and realistic revenge film that is very atmospheric when it comes to its overall look of the film and the setting of post industrial city of newcastle which really adds to the films realism of the whole class structure and also the way the criminals are portrayed is very realistic, because even though they are actors they honestly don’t feel like actors they feel like real criminals that’s how realistic the film’s portrayal is of the criminal underworld in Newcastle.

[@tonybush555]

It's a textbook exercise in deglamourisation, a harsh British neo-realism in which the criminal world is shown to be as sordid and seedy as it probably was. Thanks for commenting. T.

[@AntonPayne-q4f]

@@tonybush555 that’s what i love and want out of a gritty crime film like this’ this film i think is truly a masterpiece of neo realism and Michael Caine is an absolute powerhouse in this film as Jack Carter.

[@steveoshow4832]

First saw this incredible movie possibly the best crime British film of its genre on its theatrical release in 1971, I was seventeen and even then I knew I had witnessed a classic, there was a heady hush as the credits rolled, everyone else it appeared had felt the same. Over the years I like to catch up with GC and somehow it continues and reveals more layers. Imo I believe Carter knew he was being tailed from the get go, knowing his bosses only too well and was also probably ill (popping his pills) and had nothing to lose but wreak havoc on the Northern crime syndicate, they being totally unaware of what had arrived on their doorstep and Carter unleashing his violence in the light for the first time whereas before in the shadows. In an alternative movie universe I would love to see Caine in a cameo as a retiree in Spain in 2024 with the remains of a deep bullet wound scare on his forehead….gazing out to Mediterranean with his particular glass of alcohol…..

[@tonybush555]

That is a beautiful and truly enjoyable comment to read through, Steve. Thanks for taking the time to write and post it. Appreciated. T.

[@steveoshow4832]

@@tonybush555 forgot to add that your review is spot on, really well delivered and thought out. The MC accent you might have to work on though! Incidentally it was filmed late summer 70 all on location and still find it fascinating that real pubs/nightclubs (featured was the Top Rank Suite club, chain of them around England, all identical layout inside) The pubs with real locals, not extras, a moment in time captured beyond the storyline. Surprised that the other books were not taken up as movies, on saying that nothing could surpass GC. Keep up the great work. ‘Better To Be Looked Over Than Overlooked’

[@flashtheoriginal]

Thank you. I thought your summary was excellent and I learned a few bits I didnt fully understand, despite GC being in my all time top-ten. Best wishes

[@tonybush555]

Greatly appreciate your input, flashtheoriginal. Thanks.

[@markwardel6751]

Totally

[@tonybush555]

👍

[@cshamble]

I first saw get carter on BBC 2's moviedrome hosted by Alex Cox when I was 16. My best friend saw it too and we were both blown away by it. Still one of my top five films. Caine said he didn't want to appear in the Stallone version but he owed Stallone a favour. Any chance of a review of William Friedkins Sorcerer please Tony? Arguably my all time favourite film :)

[@tonybush555]

Sorcerer is on my to-do list, Chris. I will get round to it at some point. Thanks for your comment.

[@martynlee7473]

Michael Caine was always a hero/darling during the swinging 60s movies, now he's Carter, a violent, sociopathic villain. The role immortalised Michael Caine.

[@tonybush555]

His best screen work, career defining. Thanks for commenting, martynlee7473. T.

[@Robhalifax]

Fantastic review. It's also my favourite film. It's violent and dark but at the same time beautiful and pure. Don't ask me to explain that because I can't:)

[@tonybush555]

No need to explain, Rob, I know just what you mean. Thank you for commenting. T.

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

Masterpiece. And a good video.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for your comment. T.

[@CaminoAir]

Fantastic review. I'm sure it was intimidating to create this review, but you can rest easy.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks, Numinous20111. The last ones have been exhausting, quite frankly, for a number of reasons, some health related, but this one took the most time, effort and input. I think I'll take a break for a while, but I certainly have subjects I want to work on and will definitely (insofar as anything is definite) be back. Your comment is greatly appreciated.

[@CaminoAir]

@@tonybush555 Absolutely, you have to rest after Covid. Take care. I'll look forward to your next video, but I'll be happier that you'll prioritise your health for a while.

[@robharrell-xd2pi]

I’m sooo in agreement

[@tonybush555]

Glad to hear it, rob. Thanks for commenting. T.

[@tjchesney4997]

Ian Hendry was actually due to play Carter, but his drinking habits led him to the more fitting role of Eric. I could never see Hendry as Carter!

[@tonybush555]

The casting was pinpoint perfect, tj chesney. Thanks for commenting. Appreciated.

[@davidgoulden5956]

I read somewhere that Hendry resented Caine's great successes of the Sixties. I don't think Hendry was a leading man. He was a cracking actor, though. So menacing here - and in The Hill, as well.

[@imilliemedina666]

I think Laurence Harvey would have made a great Carter. No, really. Stop laughing.

[@imilliemedina666]

@@tjchesney4997 I have no idea who you're talking about. You had to Google his name? He starred in Room at the Top in 1959. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. You never heard of him? You might want to revisit your reply.

[@imilliemedina666]

@@tjchesney4997 For whatever reason, YT censored my reply, so I'll try again: YOU ARE WRONG. And if you had to Google him, I would politely suggest that your knowledge of British cinema is limited.

[@TVMatriX-1001]

compared to today films is like to compare a rolex clock to a 1 pound chinese bedclock

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, We took the Red Pill. Much appreciated. T.

[@sirdigbyminge1639]

@ 12:57 "from here on it gets darker". That was a nice touch. Love your work.

[@tonybush555]

Thank you, Sir Digby. Appreciated.

[@sirdigbyminge1639]

@@tonybush555 You're welcome. Keep it up lad!

[@bryanpalmer9660]

First saw Get Carter in the early 90s and it has become one of my all time favorites-grest cast, dialogue, location later bought the spec edition DVD shows what can becdone on a low budget thanks for the doc Auckland New Zealand 2023

[@tonybush555]

Thank you for taking the time to comment, Bryan. Greatly appreciated. T.

[@williambriggs79]

Brilliant review.

[@tonybush555]

Thank you, williambriggs. T.

[@stanleyneu]

I first saw it on late night TV in my teens, it fascinated me as I didn't think the UK had criminals. Just us in the states. I like Michael Caine and he is great in this film. The film has been copied a few times but none come close to the original. I re watch when I can and I always find stuff I missed or forgot.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting, Stanley. Appreciated.

[@melindawakley7859]

Love this. ‘Didn’t think the UK had criminals’. Mmmm They have always had plenty. And even more so since becoming full members of the European Union way back along time ago. That opened the UK’s borders for every kind of villain from Eastern Europe to not only walk into the UK no questions asked and conduct organised crime on industrial level scale. But also get the opportunity to be jailed in the UK. Thank god the UK left the EU eventually and closed their borders to these criminals from broke countries . But now unfortunately they have been stuck with a lot of the villains who came young, and now have permanent UK residence rights. The most dangerous being one’s originally from Albania , Serbia and Poland. A lot of them failed the character test and criminal records check when the UK left the EU. And so the scumbags self deported or got booted out.. But honestly the UK has an endless battle with crime. Just like Sweden does. You can’t deport home grown criminals. And the UK govt allows them in too, by failing to notice a lot of them are posing as child refugees. When they Are actually young adult criminals.

[@davecoalwood9487]

+ its Michael Caine re 'anyone We can identify with' Tony. Great review of a great film. Roy Budd did the Who Dares Wins theme as well. What a couple of themes to have on Your CV eh?

[@alex-E7WHU]

No criminals in the UK..? Robin Hood wants your location 😤

[@geraldmorson4522]

Spot on Tony fantastic film another one is Nichols Williamson the reckoning give it a bas

[@geraldmorson4522]

Bash

[@tonybush555]

@@geraldmorson4522 I'm a fan of The Reckoning. It follows the same sort of narrative trajectory as Get Carter. I think Talking Pictures may have screened it recently. Try getting hold of a decent copy, though. Not easy. Thanks for your comment, Gerald. Much appreciated.

[@davidgoulden5956]

I was thinking the exact same thing earlier this evening. The two films were made only a year apart. The Reckoning is a gem of a movie. Nichol Williamson was a helluva an actor!

[@clintbronson5]

Yes yes Sir Michael’s masterpiece

[@tonybush555]

Thank you for commenting, Clint Bronson 5.

[@ninfilms]

I love Get Carter another crime film that doesn't mess about. Michael Caine best performance especially his confrontation with Ian Hendry. Newcastle is brilliant location especially the High Bridge location. Mike Hodges direct this dark film of dark characters. I love Hodges films Pulp, The Terminal Man, Flash Gordon, Black Rainbow, Croupier and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. I even got a soft spot for A Prayer For The Dying.

[@tonybush555]

With you all the way, John. Up until A Prayer For The Dying. But as you express love for Get Carter and Pulp (must do a review of that at some point) you are absolved. Thanks for commenting. Appreciated.

[@TVMatriX-1001]

3:33 a British Manifest, it cant be levelled

[@moose6509]

Brilliant stuff Tony. You´ll appreciate the irony of taking a while to comment on this work of utter genius as, like you, how could I possibly do it justice ?Just to say that after catching it on late night BBC2 back in the day, I´ve been mesmerised ever since. There´s not a single moment in this masterpiece that´s not perfect. Like you, I watch it at least once a year and always feel the better for it. The script and acting is so good that it´s impossible to imagine any other actors in their roles. I have the poster on the wall of my Spanish apartment and every time I glance at it I feel a warm glow of Englishness and what we used to be able to achieve.

[@tonybush555]

I hope you'll accept a sincere round of applause from me for your comment, Moose. Bravo! 👏

[@moose6509]

@@tonybush555 It's you who deserves the applause Tony for creating my new favourite channel. P.S. love your use of The Jam too.

[@tonybush555]

@@moose6509 Like I always say, if you're gonna steal, steal class. Thanks Moose.

[@moose6509]

@@tonybush555 Was I at their farewell gig in Brighton? Of course I was.....

[@marianotorrespico2975]

WELL DONE! | Thank you, Tony, for the usual, excellent work of pithy commentary and perspective; yet I think you are too kind to the Stallone remake. I watched that THING only out of duty as a cinephile.

[@ClonedTyranny]

I tried and made it 20 minutes in. That MTV style editing...

[@ninfilms]

I didn't get on with the remake even there was another remake before Stallone's called Hitman made a year after the original Get Carter. The problem with Stallone's version was it was box ticking and Stallone's Carter was sugar-coated and Alan Cumming's Kinnear was a tit.

[@marianotorrespico2975]

@@ninfilms -- RIGHT!? | An underwhelming version of the story; the character's every punch pulled to preserve the "good guy" image of the actor. Then why re-make the film?

[@graemewilson7975]

@@ninfilms it's truly awful. Hope check was huge for Caine. It truly truly bad

[@DaveSCameron]

Well done Sir 📚☘️🇬🇧👍

[@leetaylor3099]

Have to hold my hands up and admit I only watched this for the first time at Christmas. Good film, stylish by being gritty. MC is superb, as is the rest of the cast. Always been a fan of his, but he has done enough to turn people off him occasionally...Jaws:The revenge, anybody? Although, I read he once said "I always say yes when someone phones and offers me an acting job...because one day, they will stop phoning!"...No arguing with that!

[@tonybush555]

Cheers, Lee.

[@davecoalwood9487]

Also said its a terrible film by all amounts but the house that it paid for is fantastic- or words to that affect 😁😁 Our finest screen actor maybe. Would of been great to have seen Him along with an American heavy weight like Pacino or Deniro in a decent film at some point.

[@pamboskourtoulos5239]

I cannot help but agree with you about modern cinema. I once a month watch a film from the 40s,50s,60s, and 70s to remember what good storytelling was. The trouble with any Stallone film, you know from the outset he is not going to die, ( even John Wayne died in a few of his films ). I would say Caines next good film would be The Man Who would be King. It was good that he retired because the last few films he made were crap. I know this blog is nine months old Tony, but i have only just discovered you mate, so i am slowly getting thru your reviews. Thanks again and Happy New Year.

[@tonybush555]

I'm flattered that you're taking the time to work through them, pambos. Like a lot of people, I am not part of the target audience for most modern movies. They don't appeal to me and I mostly choose not to watch them - the odd one out of curiosity, but ultimately life is too short to waste quality time on stuff that doesn't entertain me. The great thing about streaming and satellite services and blu-ray, etc, is the wealth of media I can access that I do enjoy. And although it's easy to be critical of KZbin I have few complaints as it provides me with a platform for posting video reviews. All good. Thanks, pambos. T.

[@pamboskourtoulos5239]

@@tonybush555 your welcome

[@garybryant5946]

It's the charisma of the whole cast especially Caine and Ian Hendry which makes it a compulsive watch because in reality you would run a bloody mile to escape the whole lot of em

[@vodkapops]

Really enjoyed your docu, I’ll have to dig the film out to watch again soon. Loved Ian Hendry in ‘The Lotus Eaters’ written by Michael J Bird. To be fair he played a pretty decent leading man in that. Interestingly he was cast as a recovering alcoholic when he was anything but at the time. He was also called Eric in that strangely. It’s a shame what the drink did to him, but still a great actor.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Silver Shamrock. Much appreciated. Agreed, Hendry was a great screen actor. Sadly, his fondness for the bottle put limits on both his career and life. Initially, he was up for the role of Jack Carter. Imagine that.

[@vodkapops]

@@tonybush555 He definitely isn’t imposing enough for that role. I think Bryan Mosley would’ve thrown him off the roof and ruined the rest of the film 😂

[@tonybush555]

@@vodkapops Agreed. Carter was perfectly cast with Caine.

[@bradforddillman7671]

I give a six-fingered thumbs up to this movie! Check out the Blaxploitation version in 1972’s “Hit Man” starring Bernie Casey. Pam Grier doesn’t drown in the boot of a car though. She’s fed to lions.

[@tonybush555]

Yeah, I've seen it, Bradford. I had something of an obsession with Pan Grier way back in my youth. Healthy one, naturally. Hence this sort of tribute: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXvdmIOQZduil80 which YT kindly restricted and demonetised for me.

[@chrisvandijk9152]

''Get it. Got it. Good.'' I remember my grandma quoting it. It's from a Danny Kaye movie I believe. Great review of Get Carter by the way. A true classic. I can't help but notice the black paint that's supposed to be the bullet hole at the end. That's the thing with older movies and HD. You can see the cracks. It doesn't take away from its greatness obviously.

[@tonybush555]

The Court Jester, Danny Kaye. Get Carter is my favourite British film of all time. I should have given it a better review - in terms of visual and audio quality and content - but you work to your limitations I suppose. I've got it in the back of my head to re-do it at some point. Thanks for checking out these older reviews, Chris. Appreciated.

[@dogbadger]

I saw the BFI's screen showing of their 4k restoration of this film recently - I hadn't seen it for years and had almost forgotten how great a film it is. However claiming it a peak never since matched is doing a huge disservice to the Long Good Friday which is right up with this and could even be reasonably argued even better in some respects.

[@tonybush555]

Well, Al, thanks for watching and commenting. Appreciated. Doing a disservice to TLGF wasn't my intention as I rate it highly. Review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWrVaIKDetSDipY

[@mikecazaly6424]

Great analysis of a great film👍

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for that, Mike. Appreciated.

[@JonniePolyester]

Absolutely agree and great review btw 😊. I saw GC late one night whilst living in Newcastle in Benwell and remember so many of those old pubs and the landmarks… I was certain the nightclub scene was The Mayfair. Performance ( 1970) had come out the year previously although I didn’t see either film till 1991 must have been a season of gangster films as I saw Long Good Friday around the same time. One of those films was called The Reckoning which whilst a pretty good film the similar storyline made me think it was a Get Carter pastiche ( you may recall after Lock Stock there was a run of somewhat inferior similar films)…. except it wasn’t it came out 1969 but moreover like GC it was an adaptation of a book by Patrick Hall ‘ The Harp That Once’ which had was published in 1967, 3 years before the Ted Lewis novel. The plot similarities are interesting this it’s a top London business man rather than a gangster who goes to Liverpool to avenge the brutal murder of his father. Worth a watch. Then of course Dead Men’s Shoes Shane Meadows directed starring Paddy Considine …. utterly brilliant and some plot similarities again to Get Carter.

[@tonybush555]

One of the best things about doing these reviews is the interesting and informative anecdotal comments they often result in. Thank you for posting, Jonnie, I enjoyed reading. As for The Reckoning, similarities to GC were not lost on me and I reviewed it here as part of a double-header with Gumshoe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIXbg5eQj9xnrKM Regards. T.

[@alex-E7WHU]

Brilliant review of a brilliant film.👍

[@tonybush555]

Thank you, Alex. Appreciate the sentiments. T.

[@alex-E7WHU]

Definitely worth a subscription 👍⚒️

[@tonybush555]

@@alex-E7WHU Many thanks. T.

[@1122445]

Going to view this after Tony

[@tonybush555]

Hey, thanks for commenting, John. Hope you enjoy.

[@melindawakley7859]

It’s my all time favourite movie too. It’s that good. It changed movies apparently. And it’s easy to see why. And I love the music in it as well.thanks for mentioning who did the music, The music in the opening scenes especially when he’s on the train to Newcastle is so good .The music is pure late 60’s early 70’s cool. I love it. And I wonder if Britt Ekland was still married to Peter Sellers when she was in Get Carter. A And Good point, There are no good ppl in the film, except maybe the young girl who plays his niece.

[@tonybush555]

Hey, Melinda, grateful thanks for commenting. Very much appreciated. Ekland and Sellers were divorced in 1968. T.

[@adeevision1297]

Its a fantastic film , similar in some ways to the Spy who came in from the cold.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting, adeevision1297. T.

[@emmagrove6491]

I would have to say that this is my all-time favorite film. Don't worry, I would NEVER watch the crappy remake. This film and Day of the Jackal are, I think, perfect films I never get tired of watching. Ironically, they're both about cold, determined killers. Get Carter has STYLE without ever once trying to be stylish.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting Emma. Really appreciate it. T.

[@georgemorley1029]

It is the best British film ever made

[@tonybush555]

You won't get much of an argument from me there, George. Thanks for commenting. T.

[@graemewilson7975]

Caines finest early period classic. Supported by able cast-even vapid Britt eckland good in this. Ian hendry as snivelling Eric paice and John Osbourne as Kinnear the possibly asexual gangster of the north east. More interested in winning money than the women or men around him. I was fortunate enough to see this movie on a re-release at a local cinema and had always been a Caine fan and seeing him in one of his early classics was to much of a opportunity to miss. Like Hodges the terminal man, this is the bleak underpinnings of society and the culture carter grew into. JC is not seeking love, affirmation, or even God forbid a happy ending. When I first saw the movie on TV was surprised that Brian Roberts off coronation Street in such a grim film. (Not realising at that young age, actors take work whenever they can). The brilliant Alun Armstrong in his debut, holding his own easily against Caine. Nice to have Camp Freddie as Dutch Pete with a shocking dyed blonde hair. And Glyn wliams (Zulu) as a Ill fated swift. It's a remarkae and beautifully bleak movie with as you say a documentary style of shooting by Suschitzy (his brother shot the empire strikes back) All in all a truly repellent movie, with only possibly three UK equals-the squeeze, the long good Friday and Mona Lisa. Each have different aspects of its bleakness but only TLGF has that utterly darkness at its core. Hodges did make at least two movies of its equal if not three-the black rainbow, pulp, the terminal man. And ALIEN3 was shot on the same place as paice meets his end. Somebody should take prince Andrew for a bottle of whiskey on the Newcastle coast. Didn't the book take place in Doncaster? Brilliant review. Get the beautiful restoration by bfi. Stunning.

[@graemewilson7975]

Not Brian Roberts, Alf Roberts.

[@tonybush555]

Great comment, Graeme, many thanks for it. Appreciated. T.

[@taffyterrier]

@@graemewilson7975 Bryan Mosley

[@graemewilson7975]

@@taffyterrier yeah that the fella

[@LordStanleysCup]

Brilliant review of a brillant movie. I’ve seen Get Carter about 100 times but I learned a lot from this video. Go make The Swarm 2…. lol.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for showing an interest and taking the time to comment, Frank. Always a pleasure to encounter another Get Carter fan. Appreciated.

[@richinoable]

Barbie is awesome.

[@tonybush555]

Good to know.

[@davidc5104]

True Classic the Stallone one would have been an ok film but for two things the name Caine being in it

[@tonybush555]

What would have improved it immensely for me is if it had never been made.

[@klawlor3659]

Gen X in the house here. Agree with you on this one. Get Carter is a fantastic gritty film which I have seen umpteen times. Ive also read the book by Ted Lewis (not a fan). Anyways fantastic film, fantastic reviews and good social commentary at the end. Subbed!

[@tonybush555]

Thank you for your kind words, Klawlor. And welcome aboard. Appreciated. T.

[@kasparolesen1515]

Just disvovered your channel and must have seen close to 20 of your reviews. You review all the films that I have started to rediscover, and make me appreciate them even more. Thank you.

[@tonybush555]

You're more than welcome, Kaspar. Thank YOU for commenting. T.

[@kasparolesen1515]

@@tonybush555 A few suggestions for you to consider. Cannibal Apocalypse, Albino/Night of the Askari, Guns of Navarone, Bear Island and The Getaway

[@tonybush555]

@@kasparolesen1515 Cannibal Apocalypse is one frantically wired jolt of exploitation cinema that's a personal favourite, and I've of course seen Guns Of Navarone, Bear Island and The Getaway. I'll add them to my ever expanding list of future potentials. Albino/Night of the Askari is one I've never heard of. Something I'll now have to look into. Thanks, Kaspar.

[@kasparolesen1515]

@@tonybush555 Albino/Night of the Askari is based on book by Daniel Carney, of The Wild Geese fame. There is a full version on KZbin but the quality is not good. Thought of another one that I saw recently The Salzburg Connection from 1972. .You might find it worth a look.

[@tonybush555]

@@kasparolesen1515 Barry Newman flick, right. So obscure these days the DVD is outrageously priced and there's no Blu Ray release. I'll explore further.

[@VonWenk]

What impresses me most about Get Carter is that, while he's looking into his brother's death, Jack remains and operates as a thug. He doesn't suddenly become a detective. I think his motivation is, as he indicates to the woman in the bathtub, his name. "Carter! Her name is Carter! That's my name!" Any thoughts on The Hit Man, with Bernie Casey?

[@troyagane8220]

loved your video Tony and i'd like to ask you about the drugs carter takes on the train.Are they black bombers i.e. amphetamines.I figured they must be because he dosen't seem to do much sleeping in bed.It used to confuse me how he killed Margeret with morphine as this was always cut from the film .

[@rupert-j8f]

yes i whould say they were black bombers.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Fab film and lightyears from the santised, braindead and formulaic garbage Hollywood has been cranking these last 20 years. 18:24 That's some pretty impressive muzzle flash from a SIG 210. Mine doesn't do that. 😯 Then again, I don't use movie ammo. 😁 I suppose for Jack Carter, only a precision Swiss-made pistol sighted in at 50m would do.

[@tonybush555]

Thanks for commenting, NuGanjaTron. Much appreciated. T.

[@georgemorley1029]

Yes the Sig P210, the most beautifully over engineered and accurate pistol in the world.

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@georgemorley1029Yep. No plastic fantastic there! They've gotten pretty pricey now that collectors are buying them up. I took a look at the current 210 Legend a few years back at a trade show in Switzerland; far superior ergonomics and safety for sure, but the fit and finish was nowhere near up to the standard of the Swiss original. The slide was audibly grinding the frame! I wasn't impressed. Granted, the new ones have the mag release where I personally prefer it; IMHO the only "problem" with the original 210 is the heel mag release. I modded mine to use the "Berty" quick release latch on the magazine bottom. Well worth the investment, and reversible to the keep resale value.

[@brainbaskerville3341]

caine carried this film like most films he was in he like equity bad choice

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[@sharkeyr67]

Possibly my favourite movie of all time as well. Definitely in the top five. But there is a another film in there ... that shall not be named. Give me a break, I was 10 in 77. I know it spelt the end of a very innovative period in movie making that came after the death of the major studios monopoly, but I dare you to review it, it may be a kind of therapy ? ... or not. Love your channel, look forward to evey review.

[@tonybush555]

OK, Ryan, I'm intrigued, give me a clue. Lot of films were released in 1977. Thanks for commenting. Appreciated.

[@sharkeyr67]

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ...

[@tonybush555]

@@sharkeyr67 Oh, no, no, no. Much as I like a challenge, Ryan, there are many reasons why not. Top of the list, though, would be having to watch it again in order to accurately review it. I've seen it twice. First was because it was what was showing and what everybody was watching and raving about at the time. Second, was to confirm my feelings and opinions about it were fair and accurate, that what I saw was what it was - for me, anyway.. After that I never watched it again. That said, never say never. There may come a time when events or circumstances change things - like, I get Alzheimer's or have a stroke - and someone sits me in front of it and I can't free myself or switch off my life support. Or something else might happen. Thing is with this channel, you never know. And neither do I. Thanks Ryan (I think).

[@sharkeyr67]

@@tonybush555 Ha ha, brilliant. I was expecting as much. Actually no I wasn't, I was probably thinking that if I get ANY kind of reply it will be shorter ... and MUCH less polite, so thank you for the hilarious detail. Keep up the great work.

[@alfching2499]

Caine Is Carter

[@atilllathehun1212]

Caine made some great films, and some stinkers, but Get Carter was by far his finest hour. I can also very highly recommend a film called 'The Offence' (Sean Connery, Ian Bannen) almost as brilliantly bleak as GC.

[@tonybush555]

A career best performance. As for The Offence, my review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2bMk5SIl8SlsJo

[@atilllathehun1212]

I'll check that out.@@tonybush555

[@JamesFodelmesi]

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[@tonybush555]

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[@glennwilson19]

I totally missed the reference about the affair and Doreen maybe being his daughter… where is this in the film?

[@tonybush555]

When Jack leaves after visiting Keith (Alun Armstrong) who's been beaten up, Keith shouts after him: "You even screwed his wife, didn't you? The poor bastard didn't even know if the kid was his!" - referring to Jack's brother and his daughter Doreen. Doreen is the only person Jack shows any warmth or affection to. He even invites her to come away with him and Anna. The emotion and upset Jack exhibits when watching the porn film in which Doreen is raped by Albert Swift indicates she is someone very special to him. This is a man who does not get emotionally affected easily. A daughter, for instance, would have more of an impact on him rather than a niece with whom he has had little contact. At least that's the implication. However it is never explicitly stated or definitively explained in the film. Even if Doreen is not his daughter, he might well believe she is. Thanks for commenting, Glenn. Appreciated.

[@glennwilson19]

Thanks. Excellent video

[@johnpoile1451]

Michael Caine, the main man. Just so you know.

[@DaveSCameron]

I’m going to be honest, when I first watched this I thought it was rubbish, dull slow and nothing to hold my attention…. Admittedly I was 11 years old 😂

[@freeforester1717]

It's pronounced Ah berlour, not ay-berlour

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

I think that the remake, with Sylvester Stallone this nowhere near as good as this original. I know that the story is exactly the same, apart from Carter outside the house in the nuddy, and the fact that in the remake Carter got away alive.

[@tonybush555]

Most films shouldn't be remade, and if a film is the idea should be to improve or advance on the original in some way. Carpenter's The Thing and Kaufman's Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and Cronenberg's The Fly would be some examples of worthwhile remakes that had something of value to add. Get Carter is borderline perfection and never should have been remade. In my opinion, for what it's worth. Hey, thanks for commenting Peter Mostyn Eccleston. Appreciated.

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

@@tonybush555 the remake would have been a good film, if the original was not made, in the first place. The remake of The Italian Job was a good film, and a completely different story from the original. The only similarity between the two versions of the Italian Job films, are that they are trying to steal something, and the getaway cars are all Mini Coopers. The remake using the new version.

[@davidhull1481]

You’re not wrong in your assessment of this movie. Shame you had to go off the rails near the end, with your “they don’t make films like they used to” crap. That’s just lazy nostalgia, and you’re entering “old man yells at cloud, or, Hey you kids get off my lawn “ territory. And not for nothing, but if that was meant to be a Michael Caine impression, you should study Steve Coogan or Rob Bryden. Other than that, I liked it.

[@tonybush555]

Interesting comments, David Hull, and thank you for making them. I don't know about lazy nostalgia because I feel I have to work at being nostalgic, but the truth is I am not the target audience for today's movies which is absolutely fine as it amuses me no end to see the new "woke" blockbusters bomb and bleed money. OK, so they're probably tax write-offs anyway, but it still raises a smile, and every time nouveau Disney take a ringing hit an angel gets his wings - or something. Yes, I am old, but I like clouds and the kids can walk on my lawn as much as they want - they'll sink to oblivion, though, because it resembles a very wet everglades swamp for eight months of the year. Also I enjoy my right to rant and rail and as I state in the video I don't expect anyone to agree with me, quite the opposite in fact - it's the difference makes the world go round after all. I'm clearly no impressionist and I'm aware of it and no matter how much I might study Coogan and Brydon's work in The Trip I never will be - those guys are talented pros who I could never hope to emulate and would never try to. Thanks for the advice anyway. Glad you liked it for the most part. Appreciated. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@davidhull1481]

@@tonybush555 Ok, I’m not going to read this past the word woke. That would be lazy thinking and lazy writing.

[@tonybush555]

@@davidhull1481 Lazy reading?

[@davidgoulden5956]

@@davidhull1481 You ought to lighten up.

[@davidhull1481]

@@davidgoulden5956 And be like you? No thanks. I prefer to speak if I feel strongly about something.

[@mikekemp9877]

brilliant review.there is a slim book on the oddities around making the movie.very loosely based on the fruit machine wars so called of the late 60s get carter wandered into another even huger racket about to erupt into a huge scandal.the house they used for kinnears mansion was raided by the police for real while shooting as it belonged to his real life counterpart the godfather of the north east! brumbys absurd restaurant on top of a car park was filmed at a location where that was exactly the plan! again as they finished shooting just in time the place was sealed off by baliffs police customs and excise etc it was part of a massive fraud! it was in fact one of the first signals about the massive paulson t dan smith scandal which involved the government gangsters and a lot of other people involving the basic looting of the northeast for massive property and redevelopement plans! it got stranger.the betting shop where albert meets his demise was real including a blind customer as seen.it had had a similar murder outside it weeks before.even routine shots revealed things mike hodges never noticed.the pub scene...thin glass...! when looking at the rushes hodges exclimed christ almighty i couldnt invent this! one of the extras at the bar watch closely has 6 fingers! no wonder it was such a spot on movie .few films had the authenicity of real life intruding into the shoot thar this did!

[@tonybush555]

Really enjoy your commentary, mike.