A Clockwork Orange (1971)
7.8
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In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psychopath delinquent, who likes to practice...
Peaky Blinders
8.6
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A gangster family drama set on the verge of the 1920s. Tommy Shelby is head of the Shelby family...
Supernatural Season 13
8.0
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Sam and Dean on more adventures as they try to find away to bring back mother back from an parallel...
The Thieves (2012)
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After a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau...
JT (287 KP) rated Dead Man's Shoes (2006) in Movies
Mar 10, 2020
Richard (Considine) has returned home from active service in order to seek vengeance against those who tormented his mentally challenged brother Anthony (Kebbell) some years ago.
Those responsible, Sonny (Stretch) the local drug dealer and his gang, attempt to tackle Richard head on, but Richard is stone faced and not in the least bit afraid. All the while Anthony follows Richard around like a lost puppy, happy just to have his brother with him.
Meadows uses black and white flash backs revealing just what happend to poor Anthony, which puts you at ease that what Richard is doing is more than justified. Nobody likes a bully but everyone loves it when they get their comeuppance.
With the group realising that there efforts are all for nothing it becomes just a waiting game as to when Richard comes for them, and come for them he does. Richard initially makes his presence in the town known, subtly at first and in the beginning he toys with the gang before taking his intentions just that little bit further.
It’s a violent film make no question of that, you almost feel sorry for Sonny and his gang.
One particular scene sees Richard spike the kettle with a concoction of drugs that gives three of the gang the most spaced out cup of tea they’ve ever had. Watching it almost makes you feel like you’re high with them. Considine gives a breathtaking performance, Richard is a cold and calculated killer and he’s not in the least bit afraid. He plans everything meticulously, like a lion stalking its prey.
That said all the cast do an amazing job, and its a brilliantly written script as well, with Meadows delving into each character. The film also has a slight black comedy element to it, while we shouldn’t be laughing in some scenes although it is hard not to, this doesn’t detract from the fact its a brutally disturbing film, and is arguably the best British film I have seen.
Lindsay (1760 KP) rated Threading the Needle (Roma Series Book 3) in Books
Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Apr 9, 2019)
It all starts with a young man murder and also thrown in a politician death. What does Farse want, and why is he there? He seems to only show up ever so often. Why is the gang all pulled in to uncover it but it seems that they are being screwed? Dante, Gennaro, Farrugia, and Alessandro are pulled here and there to do something. They get told to investigate the murders. What with Farrugia getting disgraced by the news.
What is Lead of the Year? What are connections? Something is up. We get through from assassins to terrorists. What can a G9 want? Gabriel Valjan get you wondering what in the world is going on in Italy. With all the murders you seem to follow the group. Can they solve it or not?
Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy: Volume 21
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Dick Tracy leaps into the Space Age when Diet Smith's experimental Space Coupe brings back a visitor...
Saints Row The Third
7.6
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Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to...
Peaky Blinders - Season 4
9.3
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After it looked like they had got away with it all and were dividing up the cash, last season's...
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26 Years (2012)
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26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were...