badmojo1006
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Many Many choices, but went with On the Waterfront. "I coulda been a contender!"
I bet the Godfather wins though
I bet the Godfather wins though
agreed about the marvelous career, but i went the opposite of you - i chose Don Vito, but i think Terry (OTW) will winMany Many choices, but went with On the Waterfront. "I coulda been a contender!"
I bet the Godfather wins though
This.Godfather by a mile, IMO.
Which one did he consider his greatest?Mr Brando would be much-chagrined by the current results
He was as mercurial as Kyrie Irving in his public views and never answered those kind of questions, but, from what i've seen of his opinions, i'd guess he would probably rank Don Vito 3rd (behind his masterful Paul - my favorite - in Last Tango, and regulator Lee Clayton in Missouri Breaks) among his 'middle-aged' roles alone.Which one did he consider his greatest?
Naw. For Russell Crowe, Gladiator won like 9 billion to 7gianmarco said:This.
Quite possibly the silliest of these polls.
One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to show you a brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken. Then this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the jack of spades jump out of this brand-new deck of cards and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not accept this bet, because as sure as you stand there, you're going to wind up with an ear full of cider.
I read that for about three days of work, he got a higher salary than Christopher Reeve.Sorry but every time anyone asks me who Superman's dad was, all I can think of is Brando.
How about we do Christopher Reeve next?Naw. For Russell Crowe, Gladiator won like 9 billion to 7
On the Waterfront was about Hollywood?Terry and Stanley Kowalski are my two votes, in that order. OTW for the win as maybe the greatest of Hollywood movies about Hollywood, especially in tumult.
It was Kazan's allegory to the blacklisting scandal and his testimony about communists in Hollywood. Terry testifies against a corrupt union in place and is the hero of the story. Kazan was one of the only directors or people involved with H'Wood to testify in front of HUAC and name names. The film is an allegory -- he posits that he is Terry and likens the union to the Communist Party. People still hate the film to this day because of it.On the Waterfront was about Hollywood?
I must have watched a different movie then you
OkIt was Kazan's allegory to the blacklisting scandal and his testimony about communists in Hollywood. Terry testifies against a corrupt union in place and is the hero of the story. Kazan was one of the only to testify in front of HUAC and name names. The film is an allegory -- he posits that he is Terry and likens the union to the Communist Party. People still hate the film to this day because of it.
badmojo1006 said:Many Many choices, but went with On the Waterfront. "I coulda been a contender!"
I bet the Godfather wins though
Brando is on the American male actor Mount Rushmore along with De Nero, Nicholson and Pacino.This is almost as bad as “What is Mark Hamill’s signature role?”
If I could give Stella a shout out, I'm sure she would agree.Stella! I think Streetcar made him a "movie star" so I voted that.
Obviously you have not watched any other Brando filmsThis is almost as bad as “What is Mark Hamill’s signature role?”
"Let's do Ralph Macchio, gang"This is almost as bad as “What is Mark Hamill’s signature role?”
agreed, I think most here are too young to have seen those movies. iI gotta believe they have heard the phrases, but don't equate them to those specific movies or Brando ...my wife just guessed James Cagney on the "coulda been a contender" line.I think people are dismissing Street Car and On the Water Front too easily if they see this as a no brainer. His “I could have been a contender” speech and his “Stella” howls are iconic in the industry and what many will think of when the hear the name Brando.
They are before my time for sure, and I’m not young - but those Movies are iconic. I used to live in Hoboken so seeing On the Waterfront was especially an interest to me.agreed, I think most here are too young to have seen those movies. iI gotta believe they have heard the phrases, but don't equate them to those specific movies or Brando ...my wife just guessed James Cagney on the "coulda been a contender" line.
I mean I am pretty damn old - and those are "old" movies for me.
Leaving Bogart, Fonda and James Stewart off? At least one of them has to be on the mount.Brando is on the American male actor Mount Rushmore along with De Nero, Nicholson and Pacino.
Hamill is an UDFA, and I don't mean that in the Kurt Warner way.
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Pacino?Leaving Bogart, Fonda and James Stewart off? At least one of them has to be on the mount.
Good point. Cant remember the last time I had any desire to watch either of the godfathers.Pacino?
The movies people love him for in the seventies haven't really aged well. Total hamfist.
Obviously you’re not seeing the poll results. This one is totally ridiculous.Obviously you have not watched any other Brando films
True. I'm thinking of movies like Serpico and ...and justice for allGood point. Cant remember the last time I had any desire to watch either of the godfathers.
The shtick here was better in 2006-2010.“What is Burt Young’s signature role?”
He is hammy but I think Dog Day Afternoon is great imo and still holds up well.Pacino?
The movies people love him for in the seventies haven't really aged well. Total hamfist.
If you want to be pedantic, sure. The larger point was how laughably bad the Hamill reference was, given you could find 100+ actors with a debatable body of work.Leaving Bogart, Fonda and James Stewart off? At least one of them has to be on the mount.
Oh yeah no doubt about thatIf you want to be pedantic, sure. The larger point was how laughably bad the Hamill reference was, given you could find 100+ actors with a debatable body of work.
Absolutely. Attica! Attica! Attica!He is hammy but I think Dog Day Afternoon is great imo and still holds up well.