The Long Good Friday (1980) 2 Filmmakers react! 1st Time Watching for us BOTH OF US!
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Ok Guys, you asked for it.... a lot... we finally got around to it. And man were you right. This pic was a doozy. Bob Hoskins, Hellen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan star in this classic British Gangster film. We're really glad we got around to this. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Best final scene ever. Hoskins facial changes are so subtle but also so meaningful.
One of the best for sure add to that the chilling score.
also... best intro music.
this or the wanderers ;-)
'Mona Lisa' is another great gangster movie staring Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine.
Yeah Mona Lisa is a brilliant Bob Hoskins movie, on the subject of the this movie and the IRA involvement in it another great film with a great twist is The Crying Game
@@robertlucas9138 I second this absolutely. This is a classic starring Hoskins and Michael Caine.
@Robert Lucas, great shout. Absolutely love Mona Lisa. Bob Hoskins was magnificent in that. Amazing actor.
Yes, ‘Mona Lisa’ would be a great movie to react to - fascinating film, and nobody has ever reacted to it. Highly recommended
Caine once told Hoskins that there are 3 perfect British gangster movies.
Caine stars in one (Get Carter), Hoskins stars in one (this), and they both star in the other (Mona Lisa).
Not enough love is given to the script by Barry Keefe. A brilliant writer.
Love this film so memorable...its like a time capsule of 80's London. The Theme Tune is brilliant and Hoskins and Mirren had great chemistry
I came out of the Cinema and just walked up and down Oxford Street for about 10 minutes, I was stunned by that ending.
Apparently it wasn’t his end tho
The best gangster movie most people haven't seen.
Funnily enough Bob Hoskins plays a plumber in Terry Gilliam's film "Brazil" before he got cast as Mario in the bizarre film adaptation. I'm fairly certain he was considered for that role with that in mind xD
Those two plumbers were great. 'Central Services' . So funny. ua-cam.com/video/rtX79lg2354/v-deo.html
Glorious film. Nails the time and place.
The sequel was supposed to continue with the police stopping the car and bob hoskins escapes his fate
Great reaction to a movie I haven’t seen in years. This is really a point in time transitional period in Britain, following years of recession and inflation that makes today look trivial, after the winter of discontent and right at the beginning of Thatcher. The troubles are yet to transition to a political stage (I’m not saying there was nothing, but the election of Bobby Sands in 1981 was a change point). In terms of crime the Police, particularly the met, still had legendary levels of corruption while organised crime was largely still traditional prior to the rise in heroin and cocaine in the 80’s. Drugs were there but not to the scale seen today.
All together this makes The Long Good Friday as much of a history piece as any war movie or period drama.
Oh, Withnail and I. It isn't a gangster film, but is so uniquely British/English and very, very funny. I think the two of you would enjoy it.
"I demand to have some booze".
I absolutely love that film.
A true British classic, glad you enjoyed.
Great reaction lads. It's been fantastic seeing you both enjoying and appreciating British cinema. 🇬🇧
If you are sticking with the theme Mona Lisa is a fantastic little understated gem which still fits the gangster motif. I would also recommend Ben Wheatley's Kill List and a wonderful horror film called A Dark Song.
Anger, disgust, bitterness, resignation, acceptance and melancholy over his life...perfectly displayed in few minutes.
I concur with Mona Lisa!
I'd love to see you guys react to Brazil. My favourite Bob Hoskins performance.
Fun facts.Derek Thompson, who played Jeff, is from Northern Ireland. He is now best known for playing Charlie Fairhead in the hospital soap Casualty for over thirty years.
Great reaction. Most reactors wouldn't have been able to follow the plot nearly as well as you two did. Regarding the ending, Hoskins said he never met Pierce Brosnan. Their parts of the final scene were filmed separately. As they filmed Hoskin's close-up, the director was in the car telling him the entire story of the movie over again to get the right emotional reactions from him. For the heck of it, I'll mention Gangster No. 1 again. I know you lads are about done with the British gangster stuff, but it is a good film. And if you want a psycho to rival Begbie or Don Logan, Paul Bettany's "Young Gangster" is right there with them but without the same humor.
Gangster No.1 - good call 🎥🙌👍
I have to agree, Gangster Number One is very high up in my list of favourite films. Brutal, stylish and shocking with a lot of wit.
'Gangster No. 01' very good. Especially the first half.
Wow what a great choice of film to react to! You both recognised so many actors in this! The IRA connection was as you said, significant back then and the troubles were very frightening. We had an IRA attack in my town, Warrington, Cheshire the day before Mothers day 1993 two young boys were killed .... devastating! The Cranberries released the song "Zombie", in 1994 which was written in protest at the bombing.
Thanks for viewing this guys R.I.P Bob Hoskins. I'd like to recommend ''Charley Varrick'' with Walter Matthau
Me too!
I saw this brilliant film when it was first released and remember the cinema I saw it in,,, the cinema has long gone but the last scene in the back of the cab is still fresh in my mind
The grass that got cut up was Paul Barber from The Full Monty. And as for IRA bombings, they also got Lord Philip Mountbatten of the Royal Family. Great review of a great movie.
The little kid WAS Dexter Fletcher😁
Nice one , one of my all time greatest films. Bob hoskins is a legend R.I.P . Great reaction as always, cheers bruvs 🔥✌
Yes it is a great film,great performances all round & good character development. I have the impression not too many people have heard of this film let alone have seen it.
The Hit with Terrence Stamp and John Hurt would be another overlooked gem. Well worth your time.
Wow tasty list of Brit films. 😮 Awesome yanks!
a british classic,acting is fantastic.
Such prompt service after the recommendation! Glad you enjoyed it.
Well done for another great and insightful reaction to a British crime classic. Keep 'em coming fellas. Cheers from the UK.
Hunger directed by Steve McQueen ( 12 years a slave) & 71 .
I'm shocked to see that you've not done a reaction to "City of God" its absolutely amazing film and I'm sure you'd love the cinematic
Yes city of god is incredible. A must see especially for filmmakers
I can't help but think Stephen Graham's gangster characters must have taken a lot of inspiration from Bob Hoskins in this role. Graham as Capone in Boardwalk Empire, you can sometimes kind of see him making almost identical expressions, like he's channeling Hoskins.
The best British gangster film... finally a reaction!
Long Good Friday, I just saw it on tv once and was hooked, ff-in brilliant movie. These London gangster were not pissing about, think of the kray twins.
Carrying on the British theme, a couple from 1979 "Quadrophenia" and "Scum". "I.D." from 1995. Back to comedies "The Full Monty" 1997, "Shirley Valentine" 1989 and "Educating Rita" 1983 and the epic war film "Zulu" 1964.
Vote for Scum!
I legitimately air punched when I saw this pop up. Damn good call gents 👌👏👏👏
I remember Bob Hoskins from all the way back in 1972 (or maybe before). I remember him playing Iago opposite Anthony Hopkins' (in blackface) Othello one year after this film. That was an unforgetable performance.
Even watching it like this its still awesome……Hoskins is a beast in this.
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It's insane how many actors from Guy Richie's first two films appear in this...
This was Pierce Brosnan’s first movie. He was 26.
'I'll have his carcass dripping blood by midnight ', so many fantastic quotable lines from this movie. Really glad to see you reacting to this. May i also recommend 'Bull', a really solid British gangster flick that seemed to fly under the radar. Great reaction 👍
We English had a good era of classic gangster movie and this is probably the best of that time... You should have a look at McVicar (infamous villain) starring Roger Dalton. for me a close 2nd to long good Friday 🏴 the cockney accent is just how we sound ( we don't talk like they do in lock stock 😂😂😂
That was fun, watching you enjoy this classic old film (Guy Ritchie used the ending in The Gentleman). The whole 'British Season' has been a great watch. Thank you.
... it's Tower Bridge not London Bridge, just saying :o)
Fantastic review guys one of my favourite films I’m from 🇬🇧 & saw this in cinemas I love how u spotted all those actors that ending in the car was so good all those emotions!!!
I think that kid may have been Dexter Fletcher, he was a child actor. He became well known after a children's show "Press gang" where he played an American
He was in a few notable films as a kid, Bugsy Malone and The Bounty spring to mind
Also a cameo from Paul Barber!!
Scum with Ray Winstone(Sexy Beast) is a great brit movie about a borstal(youth detention centre)
Bob Hoskins would've been brilliant as Al Capone.Missed opportunity there.Same physicality, similar look.
Sweet! Great movie!
Back when they made good films with real characters you could relate to, great pacing, dialogue, and ending. Hoskins was amazing.
I cannot even remember the amount of times as a kid in the playground at school that I told someone to "Shut up you long streak of paralysed p**s". Only a couple of us had been allowed to see it, I'm guessing i was maybe about 10 or so, we all used to quote it continuously along with "Scum". So many great lines, "You seen anything of my Eric flying past your window", "Someone's been playing a touch of Jaws in the Lido", "Lads, try and be discreet ehhh". So many more great lines, great film, loved the reaction..."Scum" has to be next.
One of my fav's...Bob at his best !!
Withnail and I, is another Brit movie madness recommendation I advise to checkout and watch. Thanks guys, I really enjoy your show.
Great film, one that I haven't seen before. A good British/Irish film is Angela's ashes with Robert Carlyle and Emily Watson. Harry brown with Michael Caine is also a good watch
I live very close to South's Pub, the pub that Robert Carlyle treats as his regular in the film. The inside is totally different but the exterior shots on the street outside were filmed on the actual street in Limerick. It's a much classier looking pub now.
You two need to see the film the crying game.(for the irish troubles.)
Razors, Harold's henchman is PH Moriarty who played 'Hatchet Harry' in Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels, also the English guy's assistant in Jaws 3
I think this is the first time I've ever seen you guys watch a movie where both haven't seen it. Cool! Great that you knew about the IRA stuff back then, that definitely helps! Haven't seen this movie in so long so it was really great to revisit. I'm not a big "Get Carter" fan to be honest, but I do like this one, and I do like "Mona Lisa" which got Hoskins nominated, and Michael Caine is super creepy in that one. I think it's the same director. I also think George Harrison produced this AND Mona Lisa! Just another reason to love The Beatles! lol. (Great to see ya! Good luck on the competition! Definitely want to see your movie!)
Great reaction. I love this movie. Especially the soundtrack (I know, I'm in a minority there) . I believe this movie was intended as a TV-movie and got a bump up when its quality became apparent. Now onto Once Upon A Time in America 🙂
Absolutely fantastic gangster movie
Try the Oliver Reed/Ian McShane film Sitting target .
Though it may seem obscure now it was well known when it was released and well received. This film is still soooo good.
I'd recomend some of the Ealing Comedies, just to see a couple of the older, UK crime flicks. e.g. The Lady Killers or The Lavendar Hill Mob, (both with Alec Guiness!).
It wasn't the £5K that incurred the IRA's wrath. It was the fact they lost 3 of their men.
Man, I love Helen Mirren. Still so much more great British movies to see. If you want to keep going, I wouldn't mind. I'd recommend The Kill List, Down Terrace, Brighton Rock (1948), Peeping Tom, Mona Lisa, and if you want to see something really out there Performance with Mick Jagger.
Yeah, agreed... Brighton Rock (1948) is excellent!
...and I LOVE Helen Mirren too!!! 😋
The best British gangster film ever if not the just the best gangster movie of all time.
The ending is a masterpiece.
As others have said you ought to watch 'Mona Lisa'.
So many actors in this that were or went on to become famous. Pierce Brosnan's first film role.
Yes it was a very young Dexter Fletcher and also Paul Barber from 'The Full Monty'.
I've got to jump in here and give yet another mention for MONA LISA, another extraordinary gangster film with Bob Hoskins. And also Michael Caine in one of his sleaziest ever roles. I watched it again just last week and it's just tremendous. You guys really should do a reaction to it, you won't regret it.
Just missed the Premier. Ill watch it now. Gutted.
Bob Hoskins was also in mermaids with Cher, Winona Ryder, Cristina Ricci, and I can't remember if Jonny Depp was in that also.
The end bit is the gentleman
Try the Richard Burton film Villain.
for me this is the original gangster movie. guy ritchie and tarantino just came later. Not only is it original - the story, pacing, the technical side and cast all hold up today. casting the violent mob boss as the protagonist, having him have wife, close aids, underlings with believable character and motivations, having him doing essentially police work but on the other side of the law. Adding components of a whosdunit, being very topical with the IRA boogieman, and the ending which may have inspired the last scene in 'Michael Clayton'. It might be apples and oranges but: 'Terminator' came out 1984, 4 years later, and has become a cultural icon, and i loved it when i was like 16, but it has nothing on this movie, a completely different ballpark.
I love Bob Hoskins who is really good at being angry without loosing authority as a main character. A bit like Sam Jackson, whose most memorable moments often include shouting.
I recommend 'Kind hearts and coronets'. This too is a small cinematic gem. And 'The celebration' from vinterberg. Both are story driven movies and rarely revisited, but good movies.
Actually Shand survives, in the script for the sequel he was rescued by the anti-terrorist squad and goes into exile, eventually returning to London to settle his affairs after the IRA have been defeated.
It would be worth you watching The Krays and Bronson. Both with Tom Hardy as the main actor.
Brilliant film with a great ending score.You should watch Get Carter 1971 which is another classic .
Been to that restaurant
In the name of the father is one you may or may not have seen. It was an Oscar winner, Daniel Day Lewis IRA drama true story excellent film
Brilliant film. The Boxer is another one worth watching.
GANGSTER No1 is a very good movie but only the directors cut is the one to watch!!!
Thanks lads for showing this brilliant film. Great reaction as always, keep them coming, please try Mona Lisa.
IRA fanatical and motivated Bob Hoskin's character different motivation but just as fanatical
Great movie, fantastic ending.
In 1999 the film's writer, Barrie Keeffe, wrote a legacy sequel set twenty years later. It would have picked up right where this movie leaves off, with the car gets pulled over by the Cops and Harold seizing the opportunity to bolt out the door and escape. It would then transition to present day where he's retired to Jamaica, and the plot would have followed him having to return to the East End to stop the Yardies (Jamaican gangsters) taking it over.
james bond as an IRA hitman - you boys gotta take a look at ''chopper'' real life story about notourious aussie madman gangster - its a classic shocking piece of work
John Mackenzie directed another film ‘The Fourth Protocol’ - a Cold War thriller based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel of the same name. It stars Pierce Brosnan and Michael Caine in lead roles. It’s a very well directed and photographed film (Phil Meheux). You guys should definitely check it out.
Made in 1979, not released til 1981, so I suppose that averages out to 1980... Great film and they don't make them like this any more.
This is one of my favourite gangster movies. Also Something I thought years ago, if you really pay attention to Victoria (mirren). She's the real boss of The Corporation??
BRILLIANT FILM!!!
Brilliant film at the time
"is he really?" good lord
05:17 "It was years later, I found out Hoskins was American...Christian Bale"
I don't know where you folks got this "info" from BUT: -
1. Bob Hoskins was an English actor born in England to English parents;
2. Christian Bale is also English, born in Wales to English parents
No American connection at all.
I had to listen to your remark three or four times as I was thinking I was mis-hearing it.
I think I said wasn’t an American, because his accent I. Roger Rabbit was so good that I was surprised later when Cockney came out of his mouth. I speak low, apologies
See the original get carter film with Michael caine. Best brit gangster film imo
Check out "Face", Ray Winstone, Robert Carlyle.A London based "geezers n guns" trip.
fun fact: Long Good Friday was distributed by George Harrison's Handmade film (same prod company as Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Time Bandits, Withnail and I, etc.) AND- if you're short (as it were) on B Hoskins films, you must've missed Coppola's Cotton Club; an AMAZING Harlem jazz and 30's gangster film homage (if somewhat uneven dramatically). squat Hoskins is part owner of the club with giant-sized Fred Gywnne.
And they dont lose their bottle..
Another Irish Brosnan movie "The Foreigner". Yes, the one with Jackie Chan.
This film would not have been released had George Harrison not stepped in to save it
Dudes, checking this one out now! But before I do: no doubt you've seen the new Scorsese trailer. But if you haven't.......could you do a reaction to it? I got CHILLS watching that thing! Dying to see what you guys think of it, and what you SEE in it. Ok, starting this reaction.....now! :D
PS: After this, Hoskins and Michael Caine (playing a real slimy scumbag gangster) made "Mona Lisa", love that movie, another British 80s gangster movie.
If you`re moving into Brit Gangster comedies. Try Love, Honour and Obey. Brilliant.
For a good French detective movie watch The Crimson Rivers with Jean Reno (in Ronin) and Vincent Cassel.
I have only 3 words to say..... Nil by mouth
Because this year is the 25th Anniversary of the Northern Ireland Good Friday Peace Agreement ~ the 4 min 5 sec video ''Fergal Sharkey's Beautiful Speech About Peace For People In Israel - Palestine,'' by Maximilien Robespierre.
Just like Marlon Brando’s godfather really calm and nice but can be very brutal or Al Pacino’s godfather so calm and loveable but can be so crazy or very brutal when they must be.