Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

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Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

zkonedog As I sat down to watch this film, I expected very little based on previous "recommendations" and reviews. Remarkably, it still managed to bore, confuse, and altogether turn me off.For a basic plot summary, the movie focuses on Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone), who returns to Seattle (after spending years as a mob-enforcer in Vegas) for the funeral of his brother Richie. After discovering that Richie was "into something" at the time of his death, and also may have involved his daughter Doreen (Rachael Leigh Cook), Jack goes on a revenge streak that leads him into a dangerous business cover-up.This film fails on so many different levels that it is difficult to even remember them all (but I'll try):-The plot is so confusing that you almost have to "Wiki" the film after viewing to know exactly what transpired. -Besides Stallone's Carter, none of the auxiliary characters stand out whatsoever, thus they tend to blend into each other and only add to the confusion. -Director Stephen T. Kay tries to be a visionary with the camera, but all we get are scenes that don't make much sense, along with scenes so frenetic that it is impossible to even know what is going on. -Try as they might, the writers/producers cannot make Jack Carter an interesting character whatsoever. For the majority of the film, he ruthlessly pursues a gang of business thugs, taking them down one by one. Then, with hardly an emotional scene to swing public opinion, we are supposed to believe he has changed. Not quite.Really, only Cook's Doreen is an interesting character in the film, and she isn't given enough screen time to upgrade the overall plot much, if at all.This "Get Carter" was a remake of the 1971 version starring Michael Caine, and I would recommend the original if only because there is no way it could be as boring, bland, or confusing as this 2000 reboot.

juneebuggy I really liked this movie, I know, I'm surprised too because the reviews were not too kind. But its sort of stuck with me over the last couple of days.Sylvester Stallone takes over the role Michael Caine played in the original 1971 British version as Jack Carter, a shiny suit wearing debt collector from Las Vegas who returns to Seattle for his estranged brother's funeral and is soon investigating the events that led to his death. He's a character I instantly felt sorry for, he's alone, lonely, obviously hates his life and everyone treats him like sh!t.The mood throughout is dark, violent and gritty with some interesting cinematography thrown in; jump cuts, strange angles and colour filters but there's also some good car chases, shoot outs and fight scenes. Stallone gets beat up real bad here by strip club owner Mickey Rourke.As a whole this film is pretty average but Stallone has a couple of moments where he amazes and makes you realize that he can really act when he wants to. He has several scenes with his niece (Rachael Leigh Cook) which are all quite strong but the one on the rooftop where she tells him what happened to her and he reacts is just astounding, probably one of the most powerful moments I've ever seen from Stallone as an actor.Alan Cummings also shines, Michael Caine has a cameo and randomly the soundtrack by (Tyler Bates) is quite decent as I watched this on the treadmill. *Vancouver as Seattle 4/6/16

Maziun This is an update of 1971 "Get Carter" one of Michael Caine's finest movies. Michael Caine also appears here playing Cliff Brumby. Sylvester Stallone's movie is as much a remake as it is a re-imagination of the British movie. It goes in another direction. The main hero , his relationship with his family and the ending are all changed . In a way this version misses the point of the original movie .The 70's movie was a story about a bad man doing bad things in a bad world which ended with "who lives by the sword should die from the sword" message. Here we have a more Hollywood conventional movie about tough guy with good heart trying to punish the evil. That's what made the fans of the original angry. I feel that if this movie was made under different title it would receive much better reception.The screenplay keeps intact much of the original plot and quotes. The filmmakers do attempt to manufacture new catchphrases for Carter like "This is going to the next level." There was also more of a relationship between Jack and Doreen . On the bad sides the fate of one of the major characters is unknown and Michael Caine's character is underwritten.The Michael Caine's Jack Carter was ruthless and cold-blooded psychopath with wit and charm. This movie humanizes Carter. Stallone's Jack Carter is just a nice guy with a not-so-nice profession as the mob enforcer. Stallone has an imposing presence and is very OK here , however he keeps switching from "ruthless gangster" to "good uncle" mode which is distracting.Stallone is surrounded by (mostly) a very effective cast. John C. McGinley , Mickey Rourke , Alan Cumming , Michael Caine and Miranda Richardson. Especially McGinley and Rourke are great here and fun to watch. The minor characters are interesting and played really well. Only Rachel Leigh Cook as Doreen is rather dull and yet she has a nice chemistry with Stallone.Director Stephen Kay directs this movie with style , some even argue that it's a matter of style over substance. I don't agree. Stallone teaches family values. We get the sense that Carter is a real person who is hurting and filled with regret about not patching things up with his brother. It's about the search for truth and redemption, and the price all of those involved will pay while finding it.Beautiful photography by Mauro Fiore, dizzying editing (in style of Steven Soderbergh's "The Limey") and camera angles, a pulsating soundtrack by Tyler Bates & Jellybean Benitez creates the mood. "Get Carter" feels like a postmodern noir movie.This is not a typical slambang action film. It's a kind of stylish, noir, toned-down action film like Mel Gibson's "Payback". I would even call it a suspense drama. Of course there are some action scenes here as well – few fights and nicely done car chase.The low rating (5.1) might give you impression that it is a terrible movie , but believe me it's not . There are many bad , stupid and devoted of any ambition movies here on IMDb that have higher rating than "GC" that is just disgusting ( "XXX" , "Charlie's angels" , "Transformers" series, "Resident evil" series just to name a few). Also, don't believe the critics who say that this is the worst remake ever . I can easily list many remakes that sucked FAR worse, like "Planet of the Apes" , "Psycho" or "The Wicker man".There were plans to do a sequel which never materialized. Too bad , because "GC" does seem to have a potential for nice franchise , unlike "Hangover" , "Saw" or crap like that. "Get Carter" is actually a watchable film. It can't hold a candle to the original , it misses the point of the original , but on it's own it's not THAT bad movie. I give it 4/10.

A_Different_Drummer Hollywood does not owe Sly Stallone very much. And chances are the feeling is mutual.With his "expendables" franchise, Sly was more or less telling his fans that he has minimal respect for them, that decades of stardom have taught him that filmgoers prefer pyrotechnics and fluff to real drama.And maybe he was right.But this production, coming at that particular stage of his career, is anything but fluff. The script is tight. Ditto the casting, ditto the acting. Sly slowly but surely takes hold of the viewer's focus and retains it, not so much for what he does, but for what his character is "capable" of doing. Big difference.Seen it a few times. It holds up nicely.