Get Carter

No wonder Stallone is revisiting Rocky and Rambo. It keeps him from making films like this.Not even good enough for direct to video it somehow makes it into theaters for a week. Sooooo lucky I was there to see it.... Full review

OK, the original version of this movie wasn't imposing so why bother to remake it? The storyline is Stallone plays a Luca Brazi type mob enforcer who heads home for his brother's funeral. When he gets home he learns some of... Full review

A remake of the 1971 film with Michael Caine. Las Vegas mob enforcer Jack Carter travels to Seattle to investigate his brother's mysterious death. Local crime lords want him out, but Carter unrelentingly proceeds in finding the truth. Starting with a... Full review

Oh yes he's heavy and he ain't got a brother anymore. I saw this in 2000, (in THX -Dolby ) I was engulfed from the moment it came onto the screen!! that is probably the best way to view this, on... Full review

When I saw this movie, I saw Stallone's career at it's lowest point. While Stop! or my mom with shoot is worse, this was just an overall low point in Stallone's career. I didn't enjoy this movie at all.... Full review

This movie kicks ass, If you haven't seen it, then you should pick it up and check it out asap. The plot, storyline, and foundation of the story are rock solid. The actors are perfectly casted and really bring this movie... Full review

I mean come on... Stallone is a bad actor but in the right roles he can excell (like Rocky), but this movie did not work from the beginning. Surpirsed that Michael Caine was in it because he was Carter in the... Full review

This movie was realy borning and there wasn't that much action . The car chase was pretty cool and fight scene toward's the end was allright. But there was to much talking and barely any action and it was way to... Full review

Jack Carter(Stallone) Is A Mob Enforcer Who Lives In Las Vegas. He Travels To Seattle Where He Used To Live After His Brother Dies To Attend His Funeral. While There Carter Finds Out That His Brother's Death Was Not An Accident.... Full review

Like someone said on this review board, the movie wasn't exactly what I had in mind as well. Sly is far from his classic Rambo or Rocky roles but I believe he delivered what he had to. The movie is nothing... Full review

Rourke was desperate to land the part but the money was so "disrespectful" his agent insisted he turn the film down, prompting Stallone to boost the pay check. Rourke tells Men's Journal magazine that Stallone himself dug deep for the pay hike. ... Full Review

Get Carter is an action film worthy of the label. Updating of '70s action flick improves on the original and adds depth to the genre. He is a very gifted actor and can make any role worth watching. ... Full Review

That actor -- whose Cliff Brumby is the only character worth watching in this boring movie -- should be insulted. Unless you're a devotee of crime fiction, Michael Caine movies or obscure British cinema, you probably missed the original "Get Carter" (1971). ... Full Review

Now it's one thing to put viewers through a risible remake of a decent film....If that isn't entertaining enough, director Kay goes bezerk with his ideas for spicing up this lugubrious tale..... ... Full Review

While the look of the film is very stylish and the actors, including veteran actor Michael Caine, are good, the story and characterizations are a bit thin. There is a very nice scene between him and Rachael Leigh Cook, that Stallone handles particularly well. ... Full Review

Get Carter failed to set the box office alight Get Carter, starring Hollywood action man Sylvester Stallone, has been voted the worst movie remake of all time. ... Full Article

, der ja seit Copland vermehrt auf Low-Budget Filme setzen will, sieht sich in diesem Remake in einer Paraderolle: der schweigsame, aber geheimnisvolle Killer, der Gerechtigkeit walten lsst und dabei seine Vergangenheit aufarbeitet. ... Full Article

Sylvester Stallone is set adrift in a film without a pulse. He plays a career criminal who returns home to find out why his brother has died, and he walks around in nice suits mumbling a lot. ... Full Article

Sylvester Stallone The impact of 1971 Brit gangster film Get Carter has rippled through a couple of generations now. From Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) to Steve Soderburgh's Traffic , Get Carter 's stylistic influence and political ramifications... ... Full Article

Pretend your wife (or husband) cooks for you, and one day makes a meal that you despise. But not only is the meal awful, but your lack of interest has helped to create about a week's worth of leftovers. ... Full Article

Every time Hollywood decides to remake a treasured classic, you have to ask yourself why. The original "Get Carter" from 1971 may only be a cult film in the U.S., but in England it's the Brits' equivalent of "Taxi Driver". ... Full Article