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• "High Sierra," "In a Lonely Place," "African Queen:" I realize it's - tinear 06:16:01 03/20/08 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: Bogart was a personality...NOT an actor of great skill.... posted by TWB on March 19, 2008 at 11:12:48

  fashionable to damn the great but Bogart was versatile, playing villains, heroes, and lovers all with nonpareil skill. I think you're forgetting that for many years, Warner Bros. cast him in dozens of gangster films and he had a hell of a time breaking out of that stereotype.
  Anyhow, Bogey is Bogey: the list of his great films is surpassed by none.
  One hears your same hooey about many great actors, including Olivier: one critic said that Sir Lawrence seemed to think that every film line was written by Shakespeare.
  I think what happens is that actors with extremely powerful personalities and that have long careers make it difficult for some viewers to see them as other characters.
  I mean, can you forget that Alec Guiness was the Colonel in Kwai while watching him in Star Wars? I guess you could say he's playing the same guy?
  How about Brando?
  Wayne?
  Cooper?
  Mitchum?
  Grant?
  Davis?
  
  
  
  

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  • The Treasure of Sierra Madre and his descent into - Wendell Narrod 09:21:28 03/20/08 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: "High Sierra," "In a Lonely Place," "African Queen:" I realize it's posted by tinear on March 20, 2008 at 06:16:01

    paranoid insanity. A great, great performance. I agree he was a personality but his acting ability, even within the stifling studio system, shines through. Fifty years after his death the performances still tower above many of his peers. I wonder if the same will be said or Danial Day-Lewis and other contemporary actors in another fifty years after their demise. I won't be around to find out.
    
    
    
    

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    • Daniel Day-Lewis has not the intense personality, the - tinear 10:48:10 03/20/08 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: The Treasure of Sierra Madre and his descent into posted by Wendell Narrod on March 20, 2008 at 09:21:28

      necessary charisma to play strength. Notice his ridiculous overacting, the arching brows, the leering eyes, the very old-fashioned acting apparent in his last effort or that Scorsese thing.
      Some think he's the second-coming but all I see is scenery chewing. I'm not necessarily right, of course, since how we respond to human character intensely is personal.
      
      
      
      

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      • I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I've hated - Wendell Narrod 10:54:16 03/20/08 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Daniel Day-Lewis has not the intense personality, the posted by tinear on March 20, 2008 at 10:48:10

        every one of his performances, for the reasons you offer, after "My Left Foot".
        
        

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