Get Carter.

Von Smallhausen · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:05

I have bought this at HMV for £5.

Are there any more Get carter fans out there ? Here, I mean the 1971 classic starring Michael Caine and not the remake with Sylvester Stallone.

The original is so dark in it's portrayal of gangland Newcastle and I just bloody love it.

Von Smallhausen · 31 Oct 2006 at 18:07

Newcastle has changed beyond recognition since then.

The pits have closed and the old decaying buildings on the quayside have been replaced with bars, restaurants and hotels.

Anyone with local knowledge can pick holes with the final scene where Carter chases Eric .......

Von Smallhausen · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:23

Can anyone pick the fault with the final scene when Carter chases Eric ?

Von Smallhausen · 2 Nov 2006 at 00:08

Putty said:
Hmm has it got anything to do with distances between places?

Correct. It starts at the riverside at Newcastle and ends up on Horden / Blackhall beach in Co Durham. which is about 25 miles away.