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As I type this, "On The Waterfront" is coming on. I've seen it before (several times), but it's surely worth another watching. Brando is brilliant, the direction (Elia Kazan) is wonderful, and the supporting cast is fine. Even Rod Steiger, who not only chews the scenery, but the first three rows of the theater seats, is good in this.
 
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Shrink said:
As I type this, "On The Waterfront" is coming on. I've seen it before (several times), but it's surely worth another watching. Brando is brilliant, the direction (Elia Kazan) is wonderful, and the supporting cast is fine. Even Rod Steiger, who not only chews the scenery, but the first three rows of the theater seats, is good in this.
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Did you really say Brando is brilliant, Shrink?


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twietee said:
Did you really say Brando is brilliant, Shrink?


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I think his early stuff was brilliant. He changed film acting, IMO, and many who followed ( James Dean, Monte Clift, and many others) were beneficiaries of his "new", powerful, sometimes frightening, acting style...the Actors Studio graduates.

I was so disappointed in much of his later stuff...it lacked the intensity and power of his early stuff.
 
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I think his early stuff was brilliant. He changed film acting, IMO, and many who followed ( James Dean, Monte Clift, and many others) were beneficiaries of his "new", powerful, sometimes frightening, acting style...the Actors Studio graduates.

I was so disappointed in much of his later stuff...it lacked the intensity and power of his early stuff.
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Agree. Much of his early work was raw, almost primeval in its intensity, powerful, and had a whiff of earthy danger and utter intensity to it.

By contrast, much of his later work was bloated and puffy, in every way. (His stunning turn as Vito on the original movie, The Godfather is, of course, excluded from my remarks on his later work).
 
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I think his stuff brilliant. ...blablabla...
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Oh come on, you just did it again!

But actually, I was just taking the opportunity to post a cool Brando 'rolling eyes' gif for you. :eek:
Anyway, great movie you're watching.

Oh, and scepticalscribe: Shrink and me, we had this 'his old movies were crap except x' game once before. You didn't like his performance as Col. Kurtz? Or Last Tango? But seriously, I agree, he did some really corny stuff. I'm also not sure if I like his performance in Superman, which is actually a quite decent film in my opinion.
 
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Agree. Much of his early work was raw, almost primeval in its intensity, powerful, and had a whiff of earthy danger and utter intensity to it.

By contrast, much of his later work was bloated and puffy, in every way. (His stunning turn as Vito on the original movie, The Godfather is, of course, excluded from my remarks on his later work).
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I do agree his turn in "The Godfather" was so subtle, but powerful. It was a wonderful exception to the other films he made later in his career.

twietee said:
Oh come on, you just did it again!

But actually, I was just taking the opportunity to post a cool Brando 'rolling eyes' gif for you. :eek:
Anyway, great movie you're watching.

Oh, and scepticalscribe: Shrink and me, we had this 'his old movies were crap except x' game once before. You didn't like his performance as Col. Kurtz? Or Last Tango? But seriously, I agree, he did some really corny stuff. I'm also not sure if I like his performance in Superman, which is actually a quite decent film in my opinion.
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While I agree "Last Tango..." was a very interesting performance, I guess I'm in the vast minority in my opinion that the Col Kurtz performance didn't really impress me.

As far as his performance in "Superman", I kind of thought he phoned it in. There is a story that he tried to convince the director that the character should look like a bagel...literally.

It is apparently a fact that in later movies he didn't even learn his lines. He wore an earpiece, and someone spoke his lines into his ear for him. Consequently his first takes always ended up on the cutting room floor because they sounded like a walk through.

I'm not taking away the amazing influence he had on future generations of actors...just that his professional decline in later films was sad.
 
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costabunny said:
sorry but this is one of those - Leave it alone! remakes.

oh dear indeed..... (poor Patrick)

/back-to-topic
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I didn't know it was a remake, 1 of the actors was terrible never seen him before but he looked like a wet fart and the extras had more talent.

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I was not impressed with the previews apparantly for good reason! ;)
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Yeah I really need to stop watching trailers and thinking hmm that looks good, I will wait for reviews 1st.
 
Just finished watching The Eagle last night
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I give it a C+ or a B-, it was an ok movie and held my attention but wasn't an overly good movie.
 
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Safe House (2012)- Really good Denzel Washington, Ryan Renolds CIA intrigue vehicle. Me liked it.

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Yeah, I thought it was a very good movie.

Just finishing up The Impossible. All I can say is :eek: I could never had imagined what those people went through, and I thought this movie has portrayed that quite well. Really sad.

Saw Savages last night too, and i liked it.
 
I watched "Dodsworth" (1936) again last night. What an absolutely superb movie!!

Acting, direction, script...brilliant!

Walter Huston was amazing. Every word, every delivery, every nuanced expression was perfection. Ruth Chatterton (in her last film) was wonderful. Her narcissistic, snobby, pathetic denial was both infuriating and heart rending.

This is a movie of depth and subtlety. There is no throwing stuff to indicate anger, but rather incredibly subtle and intense facial and body expressions.

This movie could never be made now. It would be considered "slow", and without enough "action". It evokes emotions in the audience honestly...it earns our emotion responses, rather than pushing cheap, easy sentimental buttons (see: Steven Spielberg). It evokes true sentiment, not sentimentality.

The supporting cast...Mary Astor, Paul Lucas, and especially Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya are marvelous. Ouspenskaya has only one scene, but it is scary good.

Forgive what may well be an unfair generalization, but this film may not appeal to a younger audience. Again, my apologies for perhaps underestimating the younger readers, but I think age and life's varied experiences, good and not so good, deepen the appreciation of this film.

But no matter what the reader's age, give this film a look. It is a generally little known masterpiece.
 
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After seeing so many Christian Bale memes, I finally saw American Psycho.

Films have generally desensitised me...but hurting animals...:eek:

It's one of those films that you just feel weird about after. It doesn't end satisfyingly, the plot was dark and without any real direction...yeah.

Thought it was pretty funny that Bale based Bateman on a Tom Cruise appearance on Letterman though :D
 
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One of my favorite films. A baddy who is a trifle too close with mommy!!

The prison scene where he freaks out is pretty well played. And his final lines are considered iconic.
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Believe it or not, I fell asleep after 2/3..ahem. But not because of the movie, which is very tight and gritty imho. Cagney is so cool, I wonder who's playing his part in modern Hollywood? Mind I have this strange understanding of most of the stars resembling former types. Humbug you might rightfully answer..edit: Jeremy Renner (?) comes too mind, but he's quite far away still. Should start playing the lead though..

But falling asleep has become an issue lately. Couldn't finish Lawrence from Arabia either. Although I really enjoyed it. Maybe there is not enough espresso in my blood.
 
twietee said:
Believe it or not, I fell asleep after 2/3..ahem. But not because of the movie, which is very tight and gritty imho. Cagney is so cool, I wonder who's playing his part in modern Hollywood? Mind I have this strange understanding of most of the stars resembling former types. Humbug you might rightfully answer..edit: Jeremy Renner (?) comes too mind, but he's quite far away still. Should start playing the lead though..

But falling asleep has become an issue lately. Couldn't finish Lawrence from Arabia either. Although I really enjoyed it. Maybe there is not enough espresso in my blood.
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Consider the simplest explanation for falling asleep...you're tired!!!:eek:

Also possible you're not getting enough sleep!

As for current versions of Cagney...that's very tough because he was so distinctive, almost unique in his style. Renner is an interesting choice, I was thinking of Michael Wincott...but no one really is a current incarnation of Cagney, IMO.
 
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Consider the simplest explanation for falling asleep...you're tired!!!:eek:

Also possible you're not getting enough sleep!

As for current versions of Cagney...that's very tough because he was so distinctive, almost unique in his style. Renner is an interesting choice, I was thinking of Michael Wincott...but no one really is a current incarnation of Cagney, IMO.
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You're a good doc, Doc. I am indeed very tired! :D
Anyway, never heard of Wincott..I'll have a look at him. And I must say that I discovered Cagney not even a year ago, but have yet to see one bad movie with him. Agree that he is quite unique. Lil' Ceasar and Scarface still on my list (+ 1/3 of white Heat) so I'm in for a treat! Yay!
 
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This week I saw "Wild Target", an entirely enjoyable comedy about a hitman. I hadn't realized how much of Bill Nighy's work I have seen.
 
twietee said:
You're a good doc, Doc. I am indeed very tired! :D
Anyway, never heard of Wincott..I'll have a look at him. And I must say that I discovered Cagney not even a year ago, but have yet to see one bad movie with him. Agree that he is quite unique. Lil' Ceasar and Scarface still on my list (+ 1/3 of white Heat) so I'm in for a treat! Yay!
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The first time I saw Michael Wincott was in "The Crow"...he played the heavy. That was the movie whose star, Jason Lee (Bruce Lee's son) was killed during filming.

But really...there is no "modern" Cagney...he is a phenomenon unto himself!!

Those 1930's and 40's gangster films are among my favorite genre.
 
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The Woman in Black with Harry Potter, er.... Daniel Radcliffe. Actually, I didn't really think of him as HP at all, so he did OK.
 
Curled up under the duvet with prince valium and Stargate Direcors cut :)

There are cuddly kittehs here somewhere too but right now they are being invisible :)
 
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