An happenin' early
seventies flick about some
bloke of the name
Jack Carter. Y'see, Jack's this
professional killer who's damn
pissed about his
brother's recent
suspicious death, so he travels to
Newcastle to
investigate it and
brutally
punish all those responsible.
Michael Caine's bloody
slick as it is, but his role here takes the cake. With the addition of the super-
groovy soundtrack by
Roy Budd and
kitschy,
sexy,
sixties chicks to Carter's
one-liners and take-no-shit
attitude, this
film 0WNz (with a capital
0WN).
So,
you say, this shit's so
hot it must be askin' to be raped by
Hollywood. Well, never
fear. For you folks into
action and effects over down and
dirty Brit shit: Hollywood won't disappoint. Keep yer lids
peeled for Get Carter
2000, starring
Sylvester Stallone as
Las Vegas mob enforcer Jack Carter who travels to
Seattle to
kick some butt--
American style. I'm
not kidding. Oh... and i hear they changed the
beautiful ending too.
Should be a smash. Update: I saw it and, wow, it blows.
Based on the novel
Jack's Return Home by
Ted Lewis.
Note:Stereolab do an
awesome cover of the Get Carter
Theme. It's available on their double-CD
B-side compilation,
Aluminum Tunes.
Pick it up.