The Long Good Friday
DVD - 2011
Mobster Harold Shand is the all-powerful boss of the London underworld. But on the day he is about to close the ultimate deal with the American crime family, Shand's empire suddenly begins to explode around him.
Publisher:
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, c2011
Branch Call Number:
791.4372 L8491m1
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Add a CommentWhat a bummer. Did not watch the entire DVD. Good to see Helen Mirren in her younger years. Could not understand Bob Hoskins dialogue. He is good with London accent.
Another one of those movies that at the time was awesome but is dated now. Interesting scenes of London which has totally changed over time.
Bob Hoskins & Helen Mirren lead the cast well. story is okay ... you can see why people picked up on Pierce Brosnan after this.
Good story but kinda dated gangster film, but great to see Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren in starring roles. Also, some very interesting shots of the city of London.
Extremely violent. Personally, I thought that overall, it was pretty stupid.
The acting is excellent, of course, and yes, it keeps moving (definitely NOT boring), but the events aren't realistic at all, and again, just stupid. Interesting seeing a younger Helen Mirran (though I think she keeps getting better looking, as she gets older = ). Also, Pierce Brosnan's first film. But don't blink. He only makes 2 brief appearances, and has no lines.
Right up there with Godfather I and II, Goodfellas, and American Gangster. The best ever British mob movie. Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren are tours de force. Hopefully, this DVD version is the one with English subtitles because much of the juicy dialogue contains British mob and Cockney idioms and expressions.
Like movies about gangsters about to go legit, pulled back into crime? Bob Hoskins tears that genre a new one, guts it, turns it inside out, and hangs it from a meat hook. His character is the hardest of the hard cases, but he makes the mistake of crossing the one force that can stop him. Helen Mirren co-stars as his gorgeous partner/moll.
Bob Hoskins in his breakout role was very good. He gives an indication of the the intense performances to come. Although made in the 1980's, film has a 70's or late 60's feel to it. The story was a bit convoluted and not really explained until the end of the movie and even then, it didn't make a whole lot of sense. Check out young Pierce Brosnan as an IRA hitman. I think the original title of The Paddy Factor would have been more appropriate.
Closed captions are very poorly designed. Very small, white & fuzzy, sometimes showing w/ 2 lines one above the other and sometimes w/ 3 lines.
The movie may've been novel at it's debut but it seemed to this viewer to be really dated and - boring. Nothing worse for a movie assessment than boring. Might be good for a snooze for those who can or who like to nap during movies. There was one interesting bit - seeing Hoskins and Mirren when they were so young.