tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post535218041333368413..comments2024-03-18T00:41:26.878-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Coals to NewcastleSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21616649361808671062020-08-29T22:14:11.496-05:002020-08-29T22:14:11.496-05:00Perhaps I should re-evaluate this one. I've ce...Perhaps I should re-evaluate this one. I've certainly changed my mind on movies before, and a lot of people seem to like this one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-43343495134515418212020-08-21T08:40:11.228-05:002020-08-21T08:40:11.228-05:00Curiously I liked it more and more as the movie pr...Curiously I liked it more and more as the movie progressed, mostly I think, because the characters only gradually slide into focus. In the beginning I did not even understand what sort of character Jack Carter was supposed to be, but through his actions we get there.<br />I compared it with Pulp Fiction, with the significant difference that Tarantino glory in the violence. In Get Carter the violence is simply there, matter of factly. <br />The woman in the trunk scene is pretty shocking. I waited for some reaction from Carter, but his face was just passive and felt more shocking than anything.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4688569614933089512013-03-05T16:17:34.545-06:002013-03-05T16:17:34.545-06:00Three stars is just about right for me--maybe 2 1/...Three stars is just about right for me--maybe 2 1/2. It's a film I think is well made and worth respecting, but not one I'd often consider throwing in and watching.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33110246055073424832013-03-05T14:37:00.329-06:002013-03-05T14:37:00.329-06:00You opening paragraph pretty much describes where ...You opening paragraph pretty much describes where I stood, too. (And I haven't seen the remake.)<br /><br />I saw this thanks to Siobhan, who loaned it to me with some other films. I just checked my rating on Netflix and it was three stars, so that means I liked it just a little more than you did. It must have been influential, though, because I recently saw a 2004 British crime drama that had a "Get Carter ending" to it. I won't name it since that would spoil it for you if you haven't see it. (It's not on the 1,001 list.)Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75488731666613852502013-03-05T13:32:58.939-06:002013-03-05T13:32:58.939-06:00Yeah, that is interesting, because I did have exac...Yeah, that is interesting, because I did have exactly the opposite reaction to <i>Touch of Evil</i>, which is one of my absolute favorite movies of the 1950s, and it follows a path similar to this one (although it never goes as far as this one does). <br /><br />For me, it might be the complete lack of remorse. It might also be that there doesn't seem to be a character trajectory for me. In <i>Touch of Evil</i>, Hank Quinlan slowly becomes more and more degraded as the film goes on. Here, Jack Carter starts out there.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34504795255789709802013-03-05T11:49:12.549-06:002013-03-05T11:49:12.549-06:00Y'know, I really like this one. A lot. Which...Y'know, I really like this one. A lot. Which is weird, because as you point out, as it gets seamier and seamier, I just thought it was more and more thrilling - which is the opposite reaction I had to "Touch of Evil." And opposite to your reaction as well. I don't know. I don't understand that (why in one movie I think it's great and in another it turns me off). I need to watch "Get Carter" again. That scene with the trunk - that completely shocked me. I was not expecting that at all. Holy s*$@, that just happened. <br /><br />And to preempt Jay's question from above, I haven't seen the Stallone remake either. <br /><br />It's been AWHILE since I've seen either Point Blank or Get Carter, but they are definitely of the same cloth. I honestly can't remember which I liked more. I loved 'em both.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18459577433135540672013-03-05T09:42:37.734-06:002013-03-05T09:42:37.734-06:00Your search continues, because I've never seen...Your search continues, because I've never seen it, either.<br /><br />I didn't dislike <i>Get Carter</i>, but I didn't really like it, either. I liked it more at the beginning, and as it got seamier, I liked it less.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11867636633093592942013-03-05T07:00:57.113-06:002013-03-05T07:00:57.113-06:00I think I liked this more than you, but then I hav...I think I liked this more than you, but then I have the national pride to think about. The script is great too, with all of Caine's quips and put-downs, and there was some interesting shot composition - seeing the video in the mirror when he is watching the porn.<br /><br />I have to ask though, is the Stallone remake any good? I've yet to find anyone who has actually seen it.JayCluitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.com