tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post7391214226501225343..comments2024-03-04T14:52:40.445+02:00Comments on pulpetti: Tuesday's Overlooked Film: The Concrete JungleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-16923681853814122052011-04-13T12:23:31.797+03:002011-04-13T12:23:31.797+03:00Yes, Stanley Baker looks very much like John Clees...Yes, Stanley Baker looks very much like John Cleese! I meant to mention that, but for some reason the likeness to Connery (maybe more in the way Baker moves and talks than the actual looks) stuck more. <br /><br />There's nothing ridiculous about this. If you've seen it, you won't easily forget it.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-87304311848328659622011-04-13T06:48:18.671+03:002011-04-13T06:48:18.671+03:00Well, Losey was an extremist. I'm trying to re...Well, Losey was an extremist. I'm trying to remember now if I've ever seen this...as I mentioned in mail, I've tended to conflate it with the ridiculous adaptation of THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE, due to US title, and OTT nature perhaps.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-70018164117337542082011-04-12T23:46:18.863+03:002011-04-12T23:46:18.863+03:00Just can't remember if I have seen it or not. ...Just can't remember if I have seen it or not. Mixing it up with Blackboard Jungle, I think.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-7705636189146565192011-04-12T22:51:59.396+03:002011-04-12T22:51:59.396+03:00I saw this as a kid in the mid/late seventies, and...I saw this as a kid in the mid/late seventies, and I can still recall the ending. Some things just stay, you know. Gotta get this.<br /><br />The recent Dr. Feelgod documentary OIL CITY CONFIDENTIAL (highly recommended) features clips from this and other British crime dramas from the same era. And it's easy to see why. The Feelgoods really looked like extras from GET CARTER or something like it.<br /><br />Btw, doesn't Stanley Baker look a bit like a young (pre-moustache) John Cleese, except he's not built like a flag pole? Dig the trailer, and Baker at appr 0:13.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3GytKPsRLMAnders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-62212025780305339512011-04-12T22:51:13.289+03:002011-04-12T22:51:13.289+03:00I saw this as a kid in the mid/late seventies, and...I saw this as a kid in the mid/late seventies, and I can still recall the ending. Some things just stay, you know. Gotta get this.<br /><br />The recent Dr. Feelgod documentary OIL CITY CONFIDENTIAL (highly recommended) features clips from this and other British crime dramas from the same era. And it's easy to see why. The Feelgoods really looked like extras from GET CARTER or something like it.<br /><br />Btw, doesn't Stanley Baker look a bit like a young (pre-moustache) John Cleese, except he's not built like a flag pole? Dig the trailer, and Baker at appr 0:13.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3GytKPsRLMAnders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.com