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London mob flims
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12/23/05 09:56 AM
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Ive been wondering have any of the amricans on this board seen london gangster films such as "Snatch" and "lock, stock and two smoking barrels."
Ive only seen them recentlty and they are easily the best british films ive seen in ages!
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Re: London mob flims
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12/23/05 08:01 PM
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As well as the other ones listed above, all of which are great, could I possibly recommend a little known movie called Hard Men? To be perfectly honest it's one of those you'll either love or hate (I loved it), and even if you're not a fan of London/British gangster films it's still worth a look. As far as I know it's readily available on video/DVD. A synopsis of the film can be found at the IMdB page here
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Re: London mob flims
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01/06/06 11:28 AM
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As an update to Out of the Past (aka Build My Gallows High), a phenomenal film noir of the 40s with Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum, I also recommend Jonathan Glazer's debut Sexy Beast (2000), starring Ben Kinsgley, far from his role as Ghandi, as a vicious London gangster who arrives in the Costa Del Sol to bring back a retired ex-gangster, played, somewhat against type (he's the mild one), Ray Winstone.
I'm sure MMTH will corroborate this recommendation.
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Re: London mob flims
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01/06/06 06:23 PM
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Luciano Fanucci
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Would The original "The Italian Job" Be classed as an English mob film?
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Re: London mob flims
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01/06/06 06:32 PM
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well it is in a way "organized crime." would you call films like "green street hooligans" and "football factory" gangster films or just an excuse to fight other gangs if you get my point?!
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Re: London mob flims
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01/08/06 08:40 AM
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Originally posted by jordyallen101: well it is in a way "organized crime." would you call films like "green street hooligans" and "football factory" gangster films or just an excuse to fight other gangs if you get my point?! Those films are just violent based and not quite mob films in the sense we use mob around here. To get technical and pedantic though mob could simply refer to a collective of people. Slightly going off topic but sticking the themes of British films and violence... Has anyone ever seen Scum? I caught it a few months ago and thought it was excellent.
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Re: London mob flims
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01/08/06 12:49 PM
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Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: As an update to Out of the Past (aka Build My Gallows High), a phenomenal film noir of the 40s with Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum, I also recommend Jonathan Glazer's debut Sexy Beast (2000), starring Ben Kinsgley, far from his role as Ghandi, as a vicious London gangster who arrives in the Costa Del Sol to bring back a retired ex-gangster, played, somewhat against type (he's the mild one), Ray Winstone.
I'm sure MMTH will corroborate this recommendation. Sexy Beast is a tremendous picture!
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Re: London mob flims
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01/08/06 12:52 PM
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Originally posted by Turi Giuliano: [quote]Originally posted by jordyallen101: [b] well it is in a way "organized crime." would you call films like "green street hooligans" and "football factory" gangster films or just an excuse to fight other gangs if you get my point?! Those films are just violent based and not quite mob films in the sense we use mob around here. To get technical and pedantic though mob could simply refer to a collective of people. Slightly going off topic but sticking the themes of British films and violence... Has anyone ever seen Scum? I caught it a few months ago and thought it was excellent. [/b][/quote]I like the football hooligan movies,"Football Factory" is easily the best. and "Scum" is great "Who's the Daddy?"
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