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Get Carter DVD

Get Carter starring Sylvester Stallone at his most menacing is a remake of the 1971 Get Carter [Region 2]title starring Michael Caine who co-stars in this movie. It is based on the novel Jack's Return Home. It is all about Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone) returning home after he hears about his Brother's death under suspicious circumstances.

This might be one of Stallone's best movies from an acting point of view. That Goatee and beard does not suit him. Makes his nose stand out too much.

Highly recommended for fans of British crime drama, Sylvester Stallone, and action movies.

Gunner March, 2008

Easily one of Sylvester Stallone's best movies (and best performances), this remake of "Get Carter" was relentlessly bashed upon its release but seems to be gaining more of a following in the subsequent years. It's a good thing too, because if you pass this one up you're actually missing out on one of the most intense and just plain best action movies of the last several years. Carter (Stallone) is basically a bad guy who doesn't want to be a bad guy, a midlevel mob enforcer who it seems gotten into his current lifestyle and occupation rather unwittingly some years ago and now can't find a way out. It never says that in the movie, but that's what I got right from the beginning. He seems resigned to his role until the death of his brother brings him home to his estranged family for the first time in years, where he becomes suspicious that his brother's death wasn't an accident. When his sister-in-law and niece begin to be terrorized by some unknown assailants, Carter goes on the warpath against whoever's after them and whoever killed his brother, turning his violence loose without reserve. The bond he forms with his niece (played by Rachel Leigh Cook in a big change of pace from her comedic roles) seems to galvanize his courage to not only pursue his current targets but to re-evaluate his whole life and the choices he's made and the position as a common thug he's lived in during recent years. Very effective use of inner drama intermixes with tension and top-of-the-line fight scenes to make this a cut above many similar movies. Was ripe for a sequel but it appears unlikely one will materialze. "Get Carter" is disturbing, sursprisingly realistic, populated with well-constructed characters both good and bad, and kicks Way into full-throttle whenever the plot calls for it. A great choice for action fans and non action fans alike.

Having not seen the original for some time,I finally saw it in its entirety last week.Considering I've only just seen the remake tonight,it's fair to say it's going to be difficult to describe it as a film that stands on its own two feet.GET CARTER(1971) was about a mobster going back to Newcastle to find who murdered his brother.His search for the truth is ruthless. GET CARTER(2000) follows much the same story,Newcastle is now Seattle.I had my misgivings about Stallone playing Carter,but surprisingly he pulls it off.Not only does he look the part,this is one of his best roles. Supported by a sleazy Mickey Rourke,Miranda Richarson as his late brother's wife,and Rachael Leigh Cook who shines in this version,as her daughter Doreen. I wasn't expecting an action fest because the original gets by because of Micheal Caine's ruthless determination to get the truth. I do like this version but I have to deduct two stars for trying to sanitise Carter and adding a happy Hollywood ending.Also most of the film,the director is so obsessed with attention span,he "strobes" the picture regularly and unnecessarily.The final confrontation between Carter and Mickey Rourke is an anticlimax.The beach chase replaced by a brawll on a dancefloor.Not quite as memorable. Stallone seems to better with age and here he still packs a punch.And rather being a hinderance to a remake with a"you're the disease,I'm the cure" approach,he's much better in this film.

Sylvester Stallone stars as "financial adjuster" Jack Carter. Leaving Vegas for rainy Seattle, Carter is on a quest to find out who murdered his little brother and why. Along the way he tries to mend his broken relationships with his sister in law (Miranda Richardson) and his niece (Rachael Leigh Cook). He battles old enemies like Cyrus Pace (Mickey Rourke), an Internet porn purveyor and new ones like a shady club owner (original Carter Michael Caine), and a wimpy computer entrepreneur (Alan Cumming). I guess I never realized how terrible Stallone is. You can't understand a word he says and the man doesn't grasp subtlety. He lumbers around looking awkward during emotional scenes. Thankfully the supporting cast proves much more exciting. Caine, as always, is classy and fun and Cumming is too. The draw here is Mickey Rourke. This was before his comeback and before countless plastic surgeries that would leave his face ruined. He looks like the old Mickey here which is to say good. He's also kept in great shape and his final fight with Carter is thrilling. All of the action is scored to pulsing techno music which livens things up considerably. The sexy women like Cook and Rhona Mitra, as the brother's mistress, are also very enjoyable. Unfortunately for Cook all her scenes are opposite Stallone and she is stuck trying to elicit some genuine emotion from him. She does fine. It's an okay if pointless remake that should at least be checked out by Rourke fans.

As I sat down to watch this film, I expected very little based on previous "recommendations" and reviews. Remarkably, it still managed to bore, confuse, and altogether turn me off.

For a basic plot summary, the movie focuses on Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone), who returns to Seattle (after spending years as a mob-enforcer in Vegas) for the funeral of his brother Richie. After discovering that Richie was "into something" at the time of his death, and also may have involved his daughter Doreen (Rachael Leigh Cook), Jack goes on a revenge streak that leads him into a dangerous business cover-up.

This film fails on so many different levels that it is difficult to even remember them all (but I'll try):

-The plot is so confusing that you almost have to "Wiki" the film after viewing to know exactly what transpired.
-Besides Stallone's Carter, none of the auxiliary characters stand out whatsoever, thus they tend to blend into each other and only add to the confusion.
-Director Stephen T. Kay tries to be a visionary with the camera, but all we get are scenes that don't make much sense, along with scenes so frenetic that it is impossible to even know what is going on.
-Try as they might, the writers/producers cannot make Jack Carter an interesting character whatsoever. For the majority of the film, he ruthlessly pursues a gang of business thugs, taking them down one by one. Then, with hardly an emotional scene to swing public opinion, we are supposed to believe he has changed. Not quite.

Really, only Cook's Doreen is an interesting character in the film, and she isn't given enough screen time to upgrade the overall plot much, if at all.

This "Get Carter" was a remake of the 1971 version starring Michael Caine, and I would recommend the original if only because there is no way it could be as boring, bland, or confusing as this 2000 reboot.

I liked the movie,the action,the chases,the cadillac.Stallone pulls it off,Michael Caine,Mickey Rourke and the cast are all good.The plot is good.It's more an action movie but a good one at that.

"Get Carter" is a remake of the Micheal Caine "Get Carter". I think the biggest problem with "Get Carter" is that it focused on more of the action then the plot.

"Get Carter" is about Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone) returning home to pay his respects to his brother who died. While home, Jack discovers that his brother may not have died due to drunk driving. This triggers a full investigation. (Stallone style)

"Get Carter" has a good plot, but I think because Stallone was the star of the film, there was a need to focus on action and by doing this, the plot was secondary.

If you are the kind of person who enjoys a movie that focuses on the action while the plot fades away, you will enjoy this film.

In 'Get Carter' Sylvestor Stallone plays Jack Carter a Las Vegas bookey or as he likes to say a "financial adjuster" and if you don't pay well let's just say he becomes 'Rocky' in an unofficial boxing match in the back alley while your tied down to a chair! However the movie is based upon the revenge of his brother's death who supposebly died in a drinking and driving accident which obviously he does not believe and takes a train to Seattle to check it out. So as Carter searches all of Seattle for his brother's killer the suspects keep changing. For whenever he muscles or question's the one who he thinks organized it or did it they give him another name. So after a while he no longer cares who exactly did it and starts killing anyone he for surely knows was at least involved. Get Carter also co stars Mickey Rourke, Alan Cumming, and Michael Caine.** 1/2 stars out of 5, Recommendation if you liked 'Collateral Damage' with Arnold Schwarzenegger you'll love 'Get Carter'.

My review of this product(dvd) was excellent. I was very satisfied. Thank you. MD

This is a mediocre remake of a 1971 film by the same name, with Sylvester Stallone inheriting the title role from Michael Caine (who also has a minor role in this film). The screenplay has been updated to make it more techie (cyber porn, cell phones and internet billionaires). Writer David McKenna ("American History X") attempts to flesh out Carter a bit more and make him a nice guy in a bad profession. Unfortunately, while that helps, the dialogue is uniformly bad and the characters are boringly stereotypical.

Director Stephen Kay is creative with the camera, but adds excessive style without regard to substance. He throws every technique ever invented into the frame in a flurry of strange camera angles, strobe effects and fast forward photography. The result is a presentation that is more idiosyncratic than brilliant. There is so much hand held photography that by the end of the film, the viewer has whiplash from trying to follow the action. Speaking of action, there is not much of it. There is a lot of talk, a few fistfights and one decent car chase and that is about it. For a film that clearly targets a male audience, this film fails to deliver what guys want most.

Stallone gives his standard tough guy performance, which is generally among the best in the business. He is still in good shape at 54, but one has to wonder how much longer he can keep playing these characters before it becomes incongruous. As has been the rule in remakes of late, the former Carter, Michael Caine is given a supporting role in this film. Caine is excellent as the slime bag pulling the strings behind the scenes. Rachel Leigh Cook also gives a fine performance as Carter's niece, and does an outstanding job in one poignant scene where she describes to her uncle how she was raped. Alan Cumming plays a sniveling rich boy who made millions in technology and provides an almost comic contrast to Stallone's deadly seriousness. Mickey Roarke provides his character with a sinister and despicable personality, and is still as tough as they come. However, he is another actor whose thug days are numbered.

I rated this film a 5/10. Despite some good acting, a dull script is embellished with unnecessary directorial flourishes making it more annoying than entertaining . Women subtract at least two points for testosterone overload.