{"id":170,"date":"2021-01-29T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoloves.quirki.co.uk\/?p=170"},"modified":"2020-12-07T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:30:09","slug":"get-carter-1971-vs-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/01\/29\/get-carter-1971-vs-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Carter 1971 vs 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING:<\/span> <\/strong>This Review May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the book Jack Returns Home, <\/em>I bring you another battle of the revenge story. This time it\u2019s English versus American, brother avenging brother and it\u2019s time to find out who did it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different Setting<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Typical of remakes, where the film is set seems to depend on the director. Of course, the first rule of writing is to do it about what you know. So, typically, an Englishman will set his film in England and an American would set his in America and that\u2019s exactly the case with these two versions of Get Carter. <\/em>From London and Newcastle to Las Vegas and Seattle, someone clearly decided to switch the dial to cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caine vs Stallone<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I\u2019m going to start off by saying I actually don\u2019t rate Michael Caine as an actor. I know he\u2019s supposed to be this legend of English film but I just don\u2019t see it and that\u2019s no different when it comes to Get Carter. <\/em>He\u2019s supposed to be this \u2018villian\u2019 of a man but there\u2019s nothing terrifying or dark about his portrayal of the character, definitely not what you expect of a London gangster. However, I\u2019m not sure what it is about Sylvester Stallone but he actually looks the part of an American mobster \u2013 big, brooding, definitely someone you would not want to mess with. Not so sure about the monogrammed cufflinks though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simplicity<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I\u2019ll say this for the 1971 version of Get Carter, <\/em>for what is meant to be a revenge film, the subtlety of the violence is quite endearing. Yes, there is quite a bit of shooting as we get closer to the climax of the film and Jack throws a man off a building but there\u2019s barely any blood. The remake on the other hand, opens with violence. Practically the opening scene sees Carter beating someone up for information regarding the death of his brother. Something I will say though is that for a 2000s film, the fight scenes are pretty bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign of the Times<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                OK, I won\u2019t pretend there aren\u2019t any scenes that people may consider lude in the original Get Carter <\/em>film but there\u2019s no \u2018in your face\u2019 nudity. Yes, there\u2019s a few flashes of bare breasts here and there (and I\u2019m not talking about Michael Caine\u2019s) but there\u2019s no sex scenes where the viewer ends up seeing EVERYTHING. What surprised me more however, is that there actually aren\u2019t any sex scenes in the 2000 version of Get Carter. <\/em>Yes, we see parts of the film that Eddie makes of Carter\u2019s niece Doreen but there nothing gratuitous about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confusing Cameo<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This is something that needs explaining. Why in the world would you cast the lead of the original Get Carter <\/em>film in the remake as someone who turns out to be the bad guy? He stars as the character from the original film that Carter throws from the building, Cliff Brumby. They could have cast anyone, so what enticed them to pick Michael Caine? More importantly, why say yes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unexpected Ending<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Obviously if the remake ended the same way then the ending would suddenly become expected \u2013 however, I was really surprised that the original Get Carter <\/em>actually ended with our lead character being shot in the head. Truthfully, I was actually disappointed that the 2000 version didn\u2019t follow suit because if I\u2019m honest, I\u2019m not a happy endings person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Conclusion<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I have to admit, neither of the two films are that great. The original really struggled to hold my attention while the remake tried to be cool but with an emotional undertone at the same time. In my opinion, pick one! You either make Carter the cool, heartless mobster out for revenge for his brother and the raping of his niece, or he\u2019s the heart-warming uncle \u2013 both together doesn\u2019t really work. However, I will never say not to watch a film so please remember that everything you have read here is my opinion. So watch the films and decide for yourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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