"Is he ok? Well apart from his arsehole being about 50 yards from his brains and the choirboys palying hunt the thimble for the rest of him, yeah I'd say he's ok"
IMO the second best British gangster film ever after Get Carter.
Simply wonderful, so many faces, so many great lines. Many that my mates and I still use today.
Proves you can have a superb soundtrack without using popular songs. Great screenplay from Barry Keefe. He lived in Greenwich at the time and banked at Barclay's Trafalgar Road where I worked. Paul Barber who played Errol "The Ponce" from Brixton (Denzil in OFAH) had an account their too. Cashed plenty of his cheques.
I have it on VHS and twice on DVD, one being a remastered special one I won on Stuart Maconies Betamax challenge. I still watched it on Film 4 last night and the last hour again on Film4 +......well Mrs Chirps was out!
Mrs JW will only watch the last Minute or so, she believes Pierce Brosnan's grin to be the sexiest thing any man ever has ever done! Sad I know but the poor cow has lived with me for the last twenty odd years so has very little to compare with.
we talked about this a few months back as it was the first time i had seen it. How awful was the acting from the male nurse out of casualty. shocking... but great film.
[cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]we talked about this a few months back as it was the first time i had seen it. How awful was the acting from the male nurse out of casualty. shocking... but great film.
I reckon it was good acting. He was playing the part of a someone who had shafted London's biggest criminal and crapping himself every minute. I think that's sort of Method acting.....
Finally opened my 25th Anniversary edition last night. Three discs. The film, the soundtrack and a disc of extras including the actual screenplay on pdf format. I watched the "making of" documentary. It was very good, interviews with director, producer and Hoskins, Mirren and Piers Brosnon.
Despite having a very small non talking part Brosnon was very proud of the film, his first, as were the other two actors featured.
I'll probably watch the movie again tonight!
the henchemen in the cooler when they have them strung up,no one of them through eltham boxing,mickey ould,and one of the boozers was a downham pub,my waters.beat that
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Fave quote:
'That's not a shooter is it Harold?'
'Oh don't be silly Billy, would I come hunting for you with my fingers?'
"Is he ok? Well apart from his arsehole being about 50 yards from his brains and the choirboys palying hunt the thimble for the rest of him, yeah I'd say he's ok"
Simply wonderful, so many faces, so many great lines. Many that my mates and I still use today.
Proves you can have a superb soundtrack without using popular songs. Great screenplay from Barry Keefe. He lived in Greenwich at the time and banked at Barclay's Trafalgar Road where I worked. Paul Barber who played Errol "The Ponce" from Brixton (Denzil in OFAH) had an account their too. Cashed plenty of his cheques.
I have it on VHS and twice on DVD, one being a remastered special one I won on Stuart Maconies Betamax challenge. I still watched it on Film 4 last night and the last hour again on Film4 +......well Mrs Chirps was out!
I shit 'em!
I reckon it was good acting. He was playing the part of a someone who had shafted London's biggest criminal and crapping himself every minute. I think that's sort of Method acting.....
Not to mention "Kaffy" from Eastenders and Sgt Harper from "Sharpe" (he turns over Colin in the showers with "chutney" Pierce!)
Despite having a very small non talking part Brosnon was very proud of the film, his first, as were the other two actors featured.
I'll probably watch the movie again tonight!
Film was 'based' loosely on Freddie Foreman.
Met Barry Keefe. Loved a drink. A bit too much...
He was tennis partners with Roland Gift outta Fine Young Cannibals.
As you do.