Long Good Friday: Harold's Arrival

[tonystower]

The best British film ever, alongside "The Italian Job". "Lock Stock..." and "Snatch" are great, but they will never quite match this masterpiece.

[TheKenfig]

@tonystower None of those films including this are as good as 'Get Carter'

[PhilOttewell]

This is indeed one of the best films ever made. Spot the very young Pierce Brosnan? Just watched it twice, on two consecutive nights, and could watch it yet again. The final three minutes are a fantastic bit of acting by Bob Hoskins. Just that tight shot of his face and he conveys everything without uttering a word.

[MrGobbledegook]

"Is there no decency left in this disgusting world?"

[alanheath2]

I don't understand why Jeff is not waiting for him at the exit from the customs' zone.

[bobshark123]

surely this is the best entrance scene of al time?...beats De Niro in Mean Streets

[lazru123]

bob looks like is capable of nutting his own grandmother!!

[sennahj]

Damn Helen Mirren is so hot in this movie. And those are some great looking legs!!

Fantastic soundtrack and Bob Hoskins in the role of his life.

[rabbithog]

this film was based on me

[dontleademsomuch]

thats how you strut. and he's looking around to see if any cunts wants some!

[TheAssassinsWill]

The IRA got him. "chuckle"

[oldskooldavo]

when they first made it, it was going to be a TV series (BBC?)

But they realized how great it was and just made it into a film.

And yes, one of the best ever made.

[rambo4229]

the best a masterpiece

[75goodies]

one of the best films ever made

[goldstrom3]

awesome, thats all I can say!!

[jamierourketen]

TOP TUNE!

[TheCowen]

is there areal harold shand these days who is he

[TheEnglishhammer]

The first of long line of great british films love this film Theyve blown him up classic stuff .

[goldyn12345]

one of the best british gangster flicks!!!

[MaxRenn]

Not one of the best...THE BEST!

A masterpiece.

[goldyn12345]

lol it is a great film, sexy beast is a favourite off mine, don logan,what a character

[gingerjames86]

googled 'Bertie Big Bollocks' (don't ask) and this clip came up. Love it.

[sidjamesfan]

great piece of music saw the film the other week. And as good as i remember it. Bob hoskins another great performance.

[VirgLondon]

best british film of all time, no arguments

[butterboy]

This version of the song is really decadant and illustrative of his character, just before the fall :) But the end has the better one.

[MondoBeno]

I loved this movie. I found it different from other gangster films in that it shows one side of Harold, with his yacht and his legit businesses, then the side where he's with his low-class cronies, talking nasty, slicing up some poor shnooks.

I think that in Britain in 1982, a cockney-accented guy with his own yacht would've raised eyebrows with the authorities.

[JasonRadley]

Even in 1982 the police had to have evidence to put you in prison.

[grahampl]

You gotta be a cozzer or a grass son!

[JasonRadley]

Enough with the mockney crap.

[minutegongcoughs]

Yeah, Too much mockney. It's worse around Hoxton and up to Shorditch. Frank Monkman scored this film and it's the best of it's kind. The East-End went years ago.

[jfsoller]

The only good grass is the grass that grasses to me!

[goldyn12345]

the director of sexy beast apparently rips off the bit when harolds walking through the airport lounge,with don logan doing the same.both great films.

[ManfredDeJesus]

ha I love that line:

"ere, that frog don't half know about grub. The smells been coming out of that galley all morning been driving me potty!"

[grahampl]

Million pound gaffs all over that manor nowadays..

[JasonRadley]

You still in that council flat?

[grahampl]

Fuck off shit cunt!

[JasonRadley]

Evidently you are, peasant. I'm in my own flat worth a 1/4 million, mortgage free.

[grahampl]

Oi Bertie Big Bollocks...What a prick you are... You can't but a studio flat for that where I live you mug..I've spunked more than that on the horses.. I suppose you're really still living at home with your mum you si...

[JasonRadley]

It took you one whole week to come up with that lame reply? Let's face it, you're going to be living on government handouts for the whole of your pathetic life.

[grahampl]

All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth...

[JasonRadley]

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must remain silent.

IOW, STFU!

[grahampl]

Good advice perhaps you should take it...

[susan2410k]

And I own half of Dubai.

[grahampl]

I own Woolworths and Zavi...

How's that for business acumen...

[susan2410k]

Well done. My shares hit the skids yesterday so I lost half of Dubai. But it was the poor half. I went straight to my broker and he advised me to sell my shares in LIDL. I did and now own London Zoo !!!!

[formerbostonian]

One of the best movies I've ever seen!

[bigGypp0]

the greatest ganster film of all time! guy richy eat your heart out!

[goldyn12345]

here,here.

[garthewar]

fucking amazing film love it !

[Brady2k8]

fucking classic film, such a brilliant actor.

[MondoBeno]

I love his line about how the Queen doesn't go running to the airport to meet the "guv'nor of coca-cola."

Damn right she won't. She won't even say hello.

[Brady2k8]

I met the queen, she came to my Primary school one lol.