Originally posted by taxwonk
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I saw "Get Carter" again last night. The real one. The 1971 version with Michael Caine, not the silly remake with Sly. I was reminded why it is that Noir is truly a superior film genre, and British noir at its best is really the state of the art.
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Caine is truly brutal in that movie. I thought Terence Stamp in the Limey was brutal, until I saw Get Carter. Stamp is somewhat sympathetic, but Caine. As the movie progresses, he becomes so shockingly brutal, you can't really can't like him.
I disagree about the Brits being state of the art. Of their older films, the only two that really struck me are Get Carter and The Long Good Friday. Of the newer ones, only Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smocking Barrels did that. When it comes to noir, America's a hard act to beat.
