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| posted by xpat-Aussie 51 days ago |
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Saw this movie last night, and whilst it was rough as can be, I enjoyed it a lot.
Movie is about the real life Essex gangster Carlton Leach. I actually didn't know it was based on a true story until it was finished. Very violent, and quite gory at times, but a good watch. I imagine anyone that lived in the UK during the 90's would be familiar with the people involved.
The flick got poor reviews from what I can tell, but that's often a good sign in my book (ie: Babel got rave reviews, even though the movie is absolute s**t!).
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| posted by expatbjl 51 days ago |
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Watched a few cuttings on You tube looks pretty good
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| posted by Mr Benn 51 days ago |
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I enjoyed it as well xpat.
Also check out The Firm, This Is England and Essex Boys if you like the East End/football hooligan/gang type films
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| posted by xpat-Aussie 51 days ago |
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I think that Movie (The Firm) may also be known as "Green Street", and "Green Street Hooligans". West ham etc, with Elijah Wood?
If so, I have the copy titled "Green Street", and was shocked, but loved it, it's on my repeat watch list :)
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| posted by xpat-Aussie 51 days ago |
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Nup, differnt movie... will check that one out.
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| posted by Mr Benn 51 days ago |
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Yes, do that. Gary Oldman makes a very convincing footy hooligan!
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 51 days ago |
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The Firm as in the one made in about 1988? Looking for online & in HMV but no luck so far.
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| posted by Phuque DeFino 50 days ago (edited 50 days ago) |
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This post reminded me yesterday that my mate had lent me the Rise of the Footsoldier DVD. So watched it and yeah pretty good. Typical Brit gangster movie and a few people depicted who were around as I was growing up in that area. They looked a lot meaner in real life though. All in all a good watch.
It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours more.
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 22 days ago |
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Saw it yesterday and thought it was a turkey. Cliched and uninsightful. Ray Winstone gave us the definitive screaming 'caaahnts and maapets' performance in Nil by Mouth. Here the volume was always on 11 and it just got boring.
Thought I might have enjoyed the limo shenanigans though.
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| posted by Patrick Bateman 22 days ago |
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Anyone seen I.D.?
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| posted by Paps of Jura 22 days ago |
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Is this about the Range Rover killings ? Remember that kerfuffle in Essex ?
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| posted by Modracer 22 days ago |
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Yeah. Rettendon....3 Essex drug dealers shot dead. I think carlton Leach was lucky no to be one of them.
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