Comments on: I’m told that Franco wants to know who Brick Top is, but is too embarrassed to ask https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/im-told-that-franco-wants-to-know-who-brick-top-is-but-is-too-embarrassed-to-ask/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:59:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/im-told-that-franco-wants-to-know-who-brick-top-is-but-is-too-embarrassed-to-ask/#comment-395680 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:59:27 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=23010#comment-395680 Perhaps the best EVER British film put-down is this little speech by the great Ian Richardson as Sir Nigel Irvine.

The bit about “schoolboy politics” and “idiotically conceited faith in your own importance” is uncannily prescient.

The film (‘The Fourth Protocol’) was made in 1987. How could they know about Malta in 2012? And there’s NATO and the RCC affair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNAifbSpvSo

Richardson has played Holmes, among others. Just drink in his wonderful British voice.

]]> By: Kurt Mifsud Bonnici https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/im-told-that-franco-wants-to-know-who-brick-top-is-but-is-too-embarrassed-to-ask/#comment-394788 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:28:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=23010#comment-394788 Daphne,

I’m already an avid leader of this website and really enjoy the political analysis that goes on here. But adding Snatch references to the mixture has brought it up a couple of notches.

An appropriate quote to Franco Debono from Brick Top would be “You’re on thin f*****n’ ice, my pedigree chum, and I’m going to be under it when it breaks.”

Sorry for geeking out a little there but I couldn’t resist.

]]> By: Interested Bystander https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/im-told-that-franco-wants-to-know-who-brick-top-is-but-is-too-embarrassed-to-ask/#comment-394619 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:42:56 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=23010#comment-394619 In reply to Interested Bystander.

The title is a bit misleading. It’s a modern day crime thriller, really well done.

]]> By: Interested Bystander https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/im-told-that-franco-wants-to-know-who-brick-top-is-but-is-too-embarrassed-to-ask/#comment-394613 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:37:36 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=23010#comment-394613 Try this one as well:

The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan

]]> By: Kevin Zammit https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/im-told-that-franco-wants-to-know-who-brick-top-is-but-is-too-embarrassed-to-ask/#comment-393843 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:01:52 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=23010#comment-393843 One of the greatest films ever.

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