"Paw, come quick! She's a-goin' through them British gangster movies again!"

Mar 24, 2004 20:44

The local rental's being an absolute fuckin' cunt. Called them twice, right, tryin' to rent Reach the Rock (Noooooormaaaaaaaan...). Phone was fuckin' busy. Fuckin' pissed me off! So I says to meself, "Oy, self, you've got that pirated DVD of Gangster No. 1 you bought at a ridiculously floor-bottom price, dontcha ( Read more... )

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gfonk March 25 2004, 02:37:18 UTC
I really liked the movie! I thought the director used some really cool mirror effects and that the amorality the character reflected was really potent. Also, it's kind of a riff on the Cagney movie White Heat, so familiarity with that one is a plus.

By the way, Reach The Rock wasn't very good. I was depressed because I wanted it to be the second coming of Hughes. No dice.

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0100111 March 25 2004, 12:49:38 UTC
Also, it's kind of a riff on the Cagney movie White Heat, so familiarity with that one is a plus.
I haven't seen White Heat, in fact. Interesting.

...On a vaguely related note, the guy on the White Heat poster of the imdb.com page looks like the Old Gangster.

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