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New Fri 25 Mar 16 14:15 
 The Long Good Friday - Ian (Cape Town)
Watched it earlier.
Helen Mirren, Phwooooaaaaar!

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New Fri 25 Mar 16 14:22 
 The Long Good Friday - Zero
She is still looking fit. And its still, after all these years a fantastic film
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New Fri 25 Mar 16 14:29 
 The Long Good Friday - Ian (Cape Town)
One for the collection, definitely.
One day, soon, expect 'Desert Island avi' - you have a solar-powered TV and a USB stick...
12 movies....
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New Fri 25 Mar 16 16:01 
 The Long Good Friday - legacylad
Agreed, great film. Not watched for a few years.
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New Fri 25 Mar 16 16:32 
 The Long Good Friday - legacylad
And a fine edgy soundtrack
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New Fri 25 Mar 16 16:43 
 The Long Good Friday - Zero
>> And a fine edgy soundtrack

Very, its a fantastic score by Francis Monkman, not just the well known title and ending "Taken", the whole soundtrack is a real mix, 10 distinct pieces, of the dramatic, the haunting, the scary, dangerous, upbeat and down beat to match all the mood changes of the film.

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New Fri 25 Mar 16 17:13 
 The Long Good Friday - Robin O'Reliant
The main character played by Bob Hoskins is said to be based on Freddie Foreman, alleged killer of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell on behalf of the Krays, among many other serious misdeeds.
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New Fri 25 Mar 16 17:43 
 The Long Good Friday - Zero
>> The main character played by Bob Hoskins is said to be based on Freddie Foreman,
>> alleged killer of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell on behalf of the Krays, among many other
>> serious misdeeds.

Not sure about "based on". While Bob Hoskins and "Brown Bread Fred" do look remarkably similar, Freddy was nothing more than a pretty thick hit man, who couldn't organise the proverbial brewery event.
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New Fri 25 Mar 16 18:35 
 The Long Good Friday - Robin O'Reliant
>> >>
>> Not sure about "based on". While Bob Hoskins and "Brown Bread Fred" do look remarkably
>> similar, Freddy was nothing more than a pretty thick hit man, who couldn't organise the
>> proverbial brewery event.
>>

Before he achieved notoriety Foreman had quite a long history of blags on Cash in Transit vans.
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