Michael Caine

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

No unfortunately he's not brown bread yet.
Apparently he's jumped aboard the gravy train and "its a great coup that one of Britains best loved and best known actors is backing the conservative party"
Can anyone name me any decent films he has starred in apart from Zulu (Stanley Baker was by far the most important actor) and Get Carter (which is decent for a brit flick).
Best loved

For associating with gangsters and other dubious characters in the smoke.
I'm just waiting for Barbara Windsor and Lulu to join the ranks now.

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:12 pm

What is it now Ralf?

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

I'm on a one :laugh:

Anyway who asked your opinion :evil:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22678

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Can anyone name me any decent films he has starred in apart from Zulu (Stanley Baker was by far the most important actor) and Get Carter (which is decent for a brit flick).

Ah, just because he's backing the tories he has suddenly become a poor actor?
Now let me see....

A bridge too far
Alfie
The Ipcress File
The Italian Job
The Eagle Has Landed
Educating Rita
Escape to Victory
The Dark Knight

Those are the good ones off the top of my head. He's done over a hundred and although some are very forgetable you can't pretend that he hasn't done some great stuff.

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:30 pm

Wor about Get Carter? rage

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Mr I wrote:

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Can anyone name me any decent films he has starred in apart from Zulu (Stanley Baker was by far the most important actor) and Get Carter (which is decent for a brit flick).

Ah, just because he's backing the tories he has suddenly become a poor actor?
Now let me see....

A bridge too far
Alfie
The Ipcress File
The Italian Job
The Eagle Has Landed
Educating Rita
Escape to Victory
The Dark Knight

Those are the good ones off the top of my head. He's done over a hundred and although some are very forgetable you can't pretend that he hasn't done some great stuff.[/quot

Out of all those i've only seen a Bridge Too Far and Escape to Victory.
Bridge too far was ok but Escape to Victory imo was shite.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22678

Then voice an opinion when you've got something to base it on.

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:45 pm

The Lightning Tree wrote:

No unfortunately he's not brown bread yet.
Apparently he's jumped aboard the gravy train and "its a great coup that one of Britains best loved and best known actors is backing the conservative party"
Can anyone name me any decent films he has starred in apart from Zulu (Stanley Baker was by far the most important actor) and Get Carter (which is decent for a brit flick).
Best loved

For associating with gangsters and other dubious characters in the smoke.
I'm just waiting for Barbara Windsor and Lulu to join the ranks now.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was good, IMHO & not a bicycle, subtitle or frenchman insight, and its in colour!

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Mr I wrote:

Then voice an opinion when you've got something to base it on.

I'm basing it on my opinion that he is not a well loved actor!!
In my opinion he's also not a great actor either.
It's all about opinions Mr I:)
I hope this will suffice:)

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22678

You're entitled to an opinion, trouble is its not an opinion its a blind guess.

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:11 pm

A lot of good/great Michael Caine films already mentioned. One of my all time favourite films is The Man Who Would Be King with Sean Connery.

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:49 pm

I also like Michael Caine and can't think of many bad films he's made.

Even Madness did a song about him and he provided his voice for it.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:56 pm

He wanted nothing to do with the song but his daughter who was a fan of Madness persuaded him to do it!!!! :coool:

I like Michael Caine but can't believe he agreed to star in that 'Harry Brown' film....it was a pile of steaming horse shite!!!! confised

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:15 pm

Maybe he's not a great actor, you know what you're going to get, but he is a national institution, and if offered a Michael Caine fillum against a Keanu Reeves or Silvester Stallone, or even Vin Diesel fillum, which way would you drop??

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22678

Spender wrote:

Maybe he's not a great actor, you know what you're going to get, but he is a national institution, and if offered a Michael Caine fillum against a Keanu Reeves or Silvester Stallone, or even Vin Diesel fillum, which way would you drop??

And not a lot of people know that!

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:36 pm

He's obviously siding with the Tories because he does'nt want to pay hefty tax on the copius amounts of money he earns from his profession. Or the interest is'nt high enough on his savings possibly?

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:50 pm

michael caine has always admitted some of his films are tosh but when he has made them he said he thinks of what he can buy with the money

8minutesaway · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:53 pm

A bridge too far is a quality film with possibly one of the best casts of all time

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12386

I've enjoyed him as an entertainer.
His political leanings are his choice................it's called democracy.

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