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Like so many people you deify Brando and that puts the blinkers over your eyes.

24.83.5.4

Tony D.

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In Reply to: RE: I read it a couple of times some time ago. Novella it is, hardly posted by tinear on April 06, 2011 at 16:58:40

BTW, if you think Sheen was chewing scenery in AN that puts any critique you might have of his (or anyone else in the film) acting in perspective.

As I mentioned above I know someone who was on the shoot and he (as well as Coppola and many others on the crew) are on record that Brando was a total fuck up, couldn't remember his lines, uninterested and ignorant of the material etc etc.

The first time I saw AN in 1979 I also thought Brando was a God but since then I've grown up.

J.B.

Follow Ups:

Wow. You know someone who was on the set? Really? Damn, let's all genuflect. - tinear 09:12:32 04/07/11 (0)
It doesn't matter what Brando did before the cameras rolled. I am not alone in finding his performance the critical one to the film.
Sheen's breakdown in the room. Chewing. The scenes later in the cave. Chewing. Nothing quiet. Always over the top. I could probably think of a few more. His voice was very good in narration, however. It's just that putting him up against Brando was the film's greatest weakness. Sheen just doesn't have the gravitas to punch with Brando. Steiger? Sure. Cobb? Absolutely. Malden? Definitely. Sheen? SHEEN? You're kidding me. James Dean-lite. Very, very lite.
Any insider insights into Sheen's heart attack or stories about why... - mpathus 22:55:18 04/06/11 (14)
... Harvey Keitel was fired (so I heard) prior to Sheen's taking the role?

(Back stories are so interesting, though I still revere Brando for his work regardless of what onlookers may relate.)
- Not Sheen's fan, but for that role he was a better choice than Keitel - Victor Khomenko 07:02:40 04/07/11 (13)
  Speaking as Keitel's fan... :) His bombastic personality would be out of place, I think... the Sheen's quiet demeanor made the tension stronger.
  - RE: Not Sheen's fan, but for that role he was a better choice than Keitel - mpathus 14:52:48 04/07/11 (0)
    I agree, Sheen's wide eyed frailty gave the film greater character contrast - he was easily manipulated like a cork in a tempest so the mission/journey itself became the film's drive.
  - I bet you loved Harvey in Rising Sun,yes? - ArdRi 12:15:39 04/07/11 (11)
    I saw that at a Drive-In in Apotos ,CA in 1993 when it was in its first run.. Maybe why I have a liking of it now..
    - I had to look up the plot to make sure I saw it - Victor Khomenko 13:51:05 04/07/11 (10)
      Apparently it has not left a lasting impression. Was he good there?
      - If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... - mpathus 15:13:52 04/07/11 (8)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I had to look up the plot to make sure I saw it posted by Victor Khomenko on April 07, 2011 at 13:51:05
        
        ... one of my favorite films, and one even appropriate for the Holidays that doesn't smack of tinsel. Ashley Judd does a fantastic white trash cameo in "Smoke".
        http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2536243225/ (Open in New Window)
        
        Agreed, Smoke is one of Keitel's best, but I don't like Ashley Judd or Hurt for that matter - Jazz Inmate 10:00:12 04/11/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... posted by mpathus on April 07, 2011 at 15:13:52
        
        Others in Smoke were far better. This was one of the 4 Keitel films in the early 90s that helped reeastablish his career, along with The Piano, Reservoir Dogs and Bad Lieutenant.
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        We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
        
        RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... - grinagog 20:21:46 04/07/11 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... posted by mpathus on April 07, 2011 at 15:13:52
        
        the "Augie Wren Christmas story" that is the basis for Keitels characters story about finding a shoplifters wallet, was 1st published in the New Yorker
        
        It's a great story + a great movie
        
        GW
        
        RE:Keitel + Hurt + Whitaker Wow, some of my favorite - Thanks! (nt - Eldragon@gmx.com 04:44:18 04/08/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... posted by grinagog on April 07, 2011 at 20:21:46
        
        nt
        
        I didn't know the story was really published! Makes it even the better. ~t - mpathus 22:05:24 04/07/11 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... posted by grinagog on April 07, 2011 at 20:21:46
        
        .
        
        My Bad: it was New York Times - grinagog 19:59:04 04/10/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I didn't know the story was really published! Makes it even the better. ~t posted by mpathus on April 07, 2011 at 22:05:24
        
        not the New Yorker
        
        From the Net: "Paul Auster's Auggie Wren's Christmas Story was first published on Christmas Day 1990 in The New York Times"
        
        GW
        
        His cameo in "Pulp Fiction" was classic. nt - tinear 19:04:41 04/07/11 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... posted by mpathus on April 07, 2011 at 15:13:52
        
        dfs
        
        The Wolf!! - mpathus 22:22:00 04/09/11 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: His cameo in "Pulp Fiction" was classic. nt posted by tinear on April 07, 2011 at 19:04:41
        
        A master at his work. Film's no slouch either...
        Introducing Winston Wolfe (Open in New Window)
        
        Mr. Wolf, to you! nt - tinear 15:57:32 04/12/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The Wolf!! posted by mpathus on April 09, 2011 at 22:22:00
        
        dfs
      - It was entertaining enoiugh at the time - ArdRi 14:44:59 04/07/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I had to look up the plot to make sure I saw it posted by Victor Khomenko on April 07, 2011 at 13:51:05
        
        I think one of Connery's last decent appearances. He's a Nipophile anyway so he was in his element. Ray Wise plays his typical creep.. Like I said maybe the impression of the Big Screen at the drive-in has some influence in my recollection but Harvey has some funny lines as the as the ethically/socially compromised Cop. Good Tyco Drums sequence.
        
        Edits: 04/07/11

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