Originally posted by Phat J
they're completely different movies, but yeah, it is better.
Aye, but they both came out in a similar period of British cinema, when Guy Richie films were considered cool. For that, they'll always be linked in my mind, It inspired alot of poorer imitators, Lock Stock did, but Gangster No.1 really gets to the core of the whole british gangster schtick.
has anybody seen the reckoning?
Nah, I haven't. Any good?
Originally posted by exanda kane
James Bond isn't really British. In fact, I find that association an insult.Atonement was "the great British film" this year, and quite an achievement when you consider the Dunkirk sequence with around 500 extras. Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine are set for a boxing film, which Meadows joked as Considine's "Raging Bull."
lol why do you feel insulted by that 😕
Originally posted by exanda kane
Aye, but they both came out in a similar period of British cinema, when Guy Richie films were considered cool. For that, they'll always be linked in my mind, It inspired alot of poorer imitators, Lock Stock did, but Gangster No.1 really gets to the core of the whole british gangster schtick.Nah, I haven't. Any good?
Originally posted by Phat J
i dont know, i havent seen it. its paul bettany and paul mcguigan though. its the film they did a couple years after gangster. its got willem defoe in and the chick from the croupier in it as well.
Sounds like a lot of good people in there.
Originally posted by suprmanvsbatman
I suppose your right, he makes us look cool 😎 😛
In some ways he totally does; fast cars, a lot of women, nice suits and a hectic lifestyle, but on the other hand he is part of a sheer adoration of Queen, Establishment and Country that makes Britain look dated frankly. He's an upper middle class, snobby bastard and a prime example of the Britain which has been left behind. The progress of democracy over the years breaking down rigid social mobility and monarchy is taken to the frying pan when you consider Bond.
That's all a little pretentious as reason to take offence, I agree before you point it out, but I think Britain deserves a secret agent worthy of his countries modernity.
Harry Palmer on the other hand, is the nuts.
I like British films for the most part.
Most of what Shane Meadows has done has been excellent, wasn't a fan of Once Upon A Time In Mexico but Dead Mans Shoes, 24/7, This Is England, Somers Town all excellent. 🙂
Other notable mentions:
Layer Cake.
Trainspotting.
Lock Stock.
Human Traffic.
From London to Brighton.
The Business.
Sexy Beast.
I love Brit cinema:
The Carry on franchise, as British as Fish'n'Chips and the Queen
same for;
Hammer Horror and The Ealing Comedies
Bless This House: The Movie
Make Mine A Million
The Big Job
1930's Hitchcock
The Wicker Man
Chaplin
Mrs Brown
Dog Soldiers
Dead Man's Shoes
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Brief Encounter
The Parole Officer
The Witchfinder General
28 Days Later
Zombie Diaries
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Horror Express
& Michael Collins
The Carry On films
Bless This House the Movie
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son Ride Again
Very Important Person
Two Way Stretch
The Fast Lady
Passport to Pimlico
The Ladykillers
The Big Job
The Ghost of St. Michael’s
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
The Wicker Man
The House That Dripped Blood
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors
From Beyond the Grave
Tales from the Crypt
The 39 Steps
Brief Encounter
The Parole Officer
Trainspotting
The Full Monty
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Shallow Grave
The Business
A Night to Remember
10 Rillington Place
Originally posted by Wanderer11
The Carry On films
Bless This House the Movie
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son Ride Again
Very Important Person
Two Way Stretch
The Fast Lady
Passport to Pimlico
The Ladykillers
The Big Job
The Ghost of St. Michael’s
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
The Wicker Man
The House That Dripped Blood
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors
From Beyond the Grave
Tales from the Crypt
The 39 Steps
Brief Encounter
The Parole Officer
Trainspotting
The Full Monty
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Shallow Grave
The Business
A Night to Remember
10 Rillington Place
Awesome taste sir, 10 Rilington Place is a classic.