Get Carter is underrated
I think there is a bit of irony in the movie. When Stalone fights Rourke in the end , he says"I know who I am" . That is Rourke`s line from the movie Angel Heart
shareSo that is your main motive for this film being underrated?
I do agree it is underrated and I was surpriced when I saw the rating on imdb, but I guess Sylvestermovies has a general low rating just becouse he stars in them. I thougnt he did a fine job in this one and it was shot very neatly. Not to many cheesy on-liners which has otherwise been a trademark of Sylvester and other actors like him (Arnold).
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I myself was a bit surprised at the rating, I'd give it a strong 6 or a low 7 but it's much better than a 4.7
I thought the directing was good, not great but good. The imagery was ok but could have gone over board easily for me. Stallone's peformance I thought was well done concidering the subject matter, with the talk between Stallone and his niece being the high point of the movie.
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I thought the film was good too made very stylishly. and had some good action scenes.
sharePeople just dont appreciate Sly's work they just expect Rocky ROCKY ROCKY! This is one of Stallone's best i liked this better then First Blood and the other Rambo films
you have to be kidding me this movie was in the 2 for $11 bin at walmart and thats where it belongs...the only way you could say it was underrated is if somebody labeled it the worst movie ever...because it isn't but it's pretty damn close!
shareya ya stick to your lindsay lohan movies
shareI appreciate his work and don't expect Rocky and I still think this was a bad film.
shareWell compared the superior 1970/71 original, this was a home video!
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I thought it was a pretty good movie when I first saw it. I just recently saw the original, and I can understand now why it has such a low rating. Compared to the original, it's a bad movie, but as a separate film, it's pretty good and certainly one of Stallone's better films.
shareTrue but the original is so steeped in classic British culture with images of girls in Mini-Skirts dancing to groovy music, 1960's modernist architecture being used for sinister purposes and just the whole bleak atmosphere of the time makes this a movie that stands out to anyone living in the UK and it's really something you could never recreate today.
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Plus in the original, Carter seemed a lot more ruthless and unique as a character. In this version, Stallone is really just a vigilante type, but Michael Caine's Carter seemed more like an actual criminal and bad a$$. My favorite part of the 1971 version is when he sees who's co-starring in the porno reel and you see a tear roll down his cold exterior. There's a lot missing from the remake that was in the original, so if you haven't seen either, it's best to watch Stallone's version first, otherwise you'll absolutely hate it, because it really doesn't compare to the original. Plus, as taffy-turner stated, the original is soaked in a unique atmosphere you really can't find in an American film.
shareI loved this film and stayed up way past my bedtime totally enthralled. Of course I'm partial to Stallone's movies. I haven't seen the original yet; I'm off to add it to my queue.
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One's a remake of the other, and they share a plot, but really, Get Carter 1971 and Get Carter 2000 are two different movies. Different style, different characterizations, different feel.
And I love Stallone's tagline in this: "I'm Jack Carter, and you don't want to know me." Michael Caine didn't have anything like that!
Michael Caine had all that and more, so you've either not watched the 1971 original, or you weren't paying attention?
There are more memorable lines than I can remember like, 'You Knew What I'd Do' just before he stabs a bloke to death.
Plus after removing an old acquaintances sun glasses to put him in his place he says 'Your Eyes Are still The Same Eric, Like Piss Holes In The Snow'.
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I think this was a great film, plus a great soundtrack.
But hey, I think Stallone divides the world on alot of things.
The 1971 originals soundtrack is even better still.
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This film was pretty bad. The interaction between Carter and Doreen was akward to say the least. It dragged so horribly at times. And I do not hate Stallone... he is what he is.
shareya know, its very easy in today's negative, cynical society to want to "lump" things, i.e. films, art, music, etc. into groups w/ out taking the time to consider what goes into creating...as far as this film goes, after seeing "rocky balboa" this past summer and actually watching"nighthawks" last night, i appreciate stallone's desire to explore and grow. that is the one of the neccessities of being an artist/actor. personally, i don't see the need to be so disparaging about the efforts of creative people; esp. when the finished product is usually beyond their control....peace
share@ sbail1 ... i pretty much exactly agree with your 'strong 6, low 7' rating comment! ;)
bottom line = i give it a 6/10 though. (the original 1971 film i gave a 7/10 (if i had to choose a 6 or 8 i would say 6))
in ways the original was better but in ways the remake was better (basically i think the original needed a little more 'flash' to it which is it's main flaw) but i think ill give the small edge to the original one cause i liked the ending better on the original plus the character in the original is more cold blooded the way he's presented... although in general Stallone does play the tough guy part better in movies than Caine does.... so overall it's close, but ill give the edge to the original.
but back on topic... yeah, i think this Get Carter (2000) film is underrated as it's definitely better than it's 4.x/10 rating shows.
and honestly, i think it's probably rated low cause my guess i the fans of the original probably gave it a really low score cause they where upset about a remake regardless of how the remake turned out.
i also think the original is a little overrated to but not alot or anything... cause it's currently @ a average rating of 7.6/10 and i would say a high 6's or MAYBE low 7's tops is about right for it (i.e. around 6.8-7.2/10 range)
p.s. im a American for those people who are wondering.
God I wish people would stop saying that it's getting low marks just because fans of the original mark it down. It's getting low marks because it's *beep* Wooden, totally unconvicing acting from Stallone, apalling casting decisions for the supporting actors, and some really cheesy scenes are what make this film bad. If knowing the original has biased me against this movie then at most I would give it one star back making it 5 instead of 4/10.
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"Get Carter" is a very underrated film, one of my favorites of "Sly". Sylvester Stallone Vs. Mickey Rourke!!...