{"id":5995,"date":"2009-07-16T13:42:55","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T20:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2021-01-05T14:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:55:27","slug":"get-carter-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5995","title":{"rendered":"Get Carter (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The only reason I came back to this <em>craphouse<\/em> was to find out who did it &#8212; and I&#8217;m not leaving until I do!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Poster-178x270.jpg 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Poster.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA petty London gangster (Michael Caine) heads to his hometown of Newcastle to investigate the mysterious death of his brother.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Britt Ekland Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Michael Caine Films<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nSteely-eyed Michael Caine gives perhaps his iciest performance ever in this cult British gangster flick, which is ranked 16th on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BFI_Top_100_British_films\">British Film Institute&#8217;s &#8220;Top 100 British Films of the 20th Century&#8221;<\/a>. Based on Ted Lewis&#8217;s crime novel <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack%27s_Return_Home\"><em>Jack&#8217;s Return Home<\/em><\/a>, it tells the cold-blooded tale of a man hell-bent on avenging his brother&#8217;s death, who simultaneously discovers that his niece has become embroiled in a pornography ring. The convoluted plot is far too complicated for its own good, but what one ultimately &#8220;remembers&#8221; about the film are its fine performances, the gritty on-location cinematography, and its hard-boiled dialogue (&#8220;You know, I&#8217;d almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow.&#8221;). Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, and countless other modern filmmakers obviously owe an enormous debt to this bleak but groundbreaking movie, which you may find too genuinely unpleasant to really &#8220;enjoy&#8221;, but which should be seen at least once by all film fanatics. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0208988\/\">Remade with Sylvester Stallone (!) in 2000<\/a>, but this version is widely considered a failure. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Caine as Carter<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Caine.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mike Hodges&#8217; stylish direction (assisted by DP Wolfgang Suschitzky)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Cinematography.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of diverse Newcastle locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Get-Carter-Newcastle.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067128\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2341\/get-carter#articles-reviews?articleId=183281\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigsawlounge.co.uk\/film\/getcarter.html\">Jigsaw Lounge Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/get-carter\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The only reason I came back to this craphouse was to find out who did it &#8212; and I&#8217;m not leaving until I do!&#8221; Synopsis: A petty London gangster (Michael Caine) heads to his hometown of Newcastle to investigate the mysterious death of his brother. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Britt Ekland Films Gangsters Michael Caine Films Murder Mystery Revenge Review: Steely-eyed Michael Caine gives perhaps his iciest performance ever in this cult British gangster flick, which is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5995\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5995"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61776,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions\/61776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}