Matt H
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http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50690306
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Woo!
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jay kay
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
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once upon a time in the west is 3 hours and 49 mins long btw 
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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25th Hour - Tells the aftermath/outcome
Donnie Brasco - Portrays gangster life
Dog Day Afternoon - Failed bank robbery
Essex Boys - Gritty crime
Goodfellas - Similar to Donnie Brasco
Killing Zoe - Bank robbery, fairly low budget
The Long Good Friday - Classic
Millers Crossing - Mobs
Once Upon A Time In America - Classic
Road To Perdition - Mobs
The Untouchables - Prohibition Chicago
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
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Dirty Harry?
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Scarface would be good
Crime, social aspects also
That was my thinking, crime, gang warfare, drugs, money laundering, murder, family domestics, US imigrant problems, guns, its got it all really
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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Heat?
Criminal organisation, relations between crims, evasion, mutual respect between cops and bad guys etc.
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jay kay
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
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John woo's the killer just because its brilliant about an assassin and his morals 
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
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american history x
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jaffa
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Registered: 27th Mar 00
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Blow - rise from small time weed dealing to big time coke smuggling across the border then the decline when greed turns everyone to screw the others over.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
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Snatch or Lock Stock...revolver ?
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MarkW
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Location: Orpington, Kent
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HEAT - you could write a very long essay on that film if look into in real depth.....
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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The only thing worth writing about Revolver is how shite it is!
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Dr Pepper
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Heat- you could do lots with that film -gets better every time I watch it.
Are you allowed to do a tv series - if so get hold of "the wire" from HBO- Best tv series ever- goes into serious detail over drug usage, selling and prevention....awesome.
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sxibeast
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Registered: 6th Aug 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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The Jackel  (either the original one, or the re-make with Bruce willis)
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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the italian job
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chris-sri
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quote:
Originally posted by jaffa
Blow - rise from small time weed dealing to big time coke smuggling across the border then the decline when greed turns everyone to screw the others over.
Good call
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
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Maria, llena eres de gracia (Maria full of grace, subtitled) about colombian girls working as drug mules smuggling cocaine into america.
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Natalie
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
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A Clockwork Orange
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mooney
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Registered: 20th Oct 05
Location: north west uk
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grosse point blank - professional killer
going of big time - After surviving prison, a man has to forge a career in the crime world.
shooters - guns in liverpool
[Edited on 23-03-2007 by mooney]
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mooney
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Registered: 20th Oct 05
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shooters-Desmond-Bayliss/dp/B000063KIR/ref=pd_bbs_1/026-3485485-9099623?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174692947&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Off-Time-Neil-Fitzmaurice/dp/B000057X1W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-3485485-9099623?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174692983&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grosse-Pointe-Blank-John-Cusack/dp/B00004CXYL/ref=pd_bbs_2/026-3485485-9099623?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174693037&sr=8-2
shooters has the best reviews out of em:
For me Shooters is by far the realist British gangster film made yet. The realism is remarkable and at times you could be forgiving for thinking your are watching one of these docu-soaps that are so popuplar nowadays. A good storyline and a cast of non-actors that give very convincing performances to say the least. Shooters shows the pure reality of modern day Inner City life. A big ten out of ten !!
One of the realists films. Shows a snap shot of underworld life in liverpool and the gun culture amoung gangsters and petty thugs.
The cast are non actors but everyday underworld members who bring a touch of realism to their roles.
i thought the ending wasn't great and 1 or two of the deleated scenes could have been added so the audience could get a better understanding of Johns character, but i managed to follow it fine and have an understanding into the world the director was portraying.
i also feel that it could have been more violent and crude to really reflect real life.
with a small budget and no trained actors, i think this is a classic film. the acting is great and the characters are excellent
if you love gangster, real life flicks or wanna hear some great dialogue you must see this
[Edited on 23-03-2007 by mooney]
[Edited on 23-03-2007 by mooney]
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stuartmitchell
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
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the business 
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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godfather
goodfellas
scarface
pulp fiction
jackie brown
reservoir dogs
once upon a time in america
city of god
the firm
ID
mcvicar
the business
lock stock
snatch
american history x
Basically my dvd collection lol, some not typically organised crime but gang warfare which you could consider
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Natalie
A Clockwork Orange
seconded, top film and good to analyse as its pretty fucked up, plus your tutor was probably about when it got banned so you'll get extra points
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SteveW
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Point Break...
if your doing it for a uni project then look no further Matt.
Guy goes undercover to take down a bank robbing gang, then becomes mates and lets them go.
ace film
or any James Bond movie 
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
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Need to top this as Its sort of gone away from what I need to write about
Its not about which is the best film, or who was the best baddy. It needs to be about the ideas of crime that it portrays, how it glorifies it & how its portrayed in the media
Someone has already done the Godfather
The poinbts they talked about were:
When it was made (Not just the year but also how influential it was based on that era)
How it affected peoples perception of certain groups - eg all italian americans are involved with crime
Any mistakes that were made/people make about it (Eg people think the mafia came from Italy, it didn't. There are also other mafia's)
So as you can see its not so much about the film & it6s cast, its more about the image it ghave of that particular crime & how it was recieved by the media & public
So, any suggestions
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