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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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Get Carter (2000)
Get CarterQuote: Get Carter is the 2000 remake of the 1971 crime film of the same name, starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role. The film also features Miranda Richardson, Rachel Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, and Rhona Mitra. Michael Caine, who starred in the original, plays a supporting role. The film was released by Warner Bros., which had recently acquired the distribution rights to the original.
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:56 pm |
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Levy
Golfaholic
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:06 pm Posts: 16054
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Recently voted the worst remake ever made, it is terrible but not THAT terrible. Stallone acts clumsy, the story is a borefest, but the original wasn't a masterpiece either. (D+)
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:51 pm |
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13270 Location: Vienna
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Liked it. B-
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:48 am |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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D+
Ranks next to Driven as the worst Sly movie I have ever seen
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:53 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67041
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Arthur, arthur....... -- Get Carter - A+ Amazing film. It is up-to-date and modern, and better than the original by miles. Sly is brilliant and more believeable than Caine as Jack Carter. I love the gloves he wears when he goes to dispatch Eddie.
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:57 pm |
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stuffp
Keeping it Light
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:06 am Posts: 11204 Location: Bright Falls
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Re: Get Carter (2000)
I didn't remember this so fondly before and recently I re-watched it not changing my feeling much. It just isn't all that great, though I think it's overall to harshly received as well. Even though it can't touch some of Stallone's best films, it falls in the same category as the last Rambo's, enjoyable, but the kind of dime a dozen films in their years. Stallone is pretty cool in this but the goatee doesn't work for me, maybe because I never saw him in this style, but it doesn't resonate with me and the action, the staple in which should be Sly's strength does not have impact. It's hastily shot and the film is actually better in those scenes where Carter is playing the detective and going from place to place figuring out his brother's death. Rachael Leigh Cook is good in it and the score is aces too, but I'm just not able to get on board with the style over substance way the director expresses himself here. While I like some parts, it doesn't flow as a whole.
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Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:26 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67041
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Re: Get Carter (2000)
This is the best remake ever, in my opinion. I don't get the adoration for the original. This one is stylish and cool, with every scene grabbing me with its delectable soundtrack and visuals. It's a sleepy Seattle revenge thriller, which warrants it as a remake, too. So many remakes don't change much or anything, but this one does. Stallone is also excellently cast; stoic, sharp, physically domineering, and this gels well with the pace and tone of the film as an old fashioned mob guy in a modern tech world. I just love it. Every scene. Every decision. It's a shame it didn't do well at the box office because I believe Stephen Kay could have been such a great director.
And what a cast! It's a true ensemble. Stallone is obviously the main guy but you also have Mickey Rourke, Alan Cumming, Miranda Richardson, Michael Caine, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rhona Mitra, Gretchen Mol, and John C. McGinley. It's such a huge and acclaimed cast.
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