You ain't seen seedy til you seen the Valley I grew up frequenting venues in Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, before the Fitzgerald Inquiry exposed police corruption and made the public aware of the illegal activities that were happening. I've been to clubs and venues that had illegal gambling casinos, strip clubs or brothels upstairs, I've seen police taking bribes (money and girls), I've seen guns and baseball bats pulled on people, seen gambling equipment blatantly being carried down the street, drug deals and prostitution in the open, drug taking and sex in the streets, and generally just slimey men making a living. The Valley was like a Martin Scorcese movie and I often felt I was an extra in Mean Streets, which is something Joel Schumacher can't seem to portray. Look at Schumacher's resume for evidence of his limitations. Given the films he generally makes, is he really the best director to make a seedy, gritty drama? No!

sebastian niemand
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