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Brando with this act set a template of acting which has never been equalled in the last 50+ years. waterfront is one of the most important movies of all time. it should be mandatory viewing for movie watchers of any language, all the departments of film making jell together to form a tale so poignant and tough ( a contradiction, after seeing this movie, you will realise that poignant and tough can co exist). Jack nicholson said it best for this film - the height of any age!!

From the supporting cast of Eva Marie, Kalr malden, Rod Steiger and the great Cobb, to the background score, to the gritty realistic portrayal of the waterfront and the corruption that exists there. this film is a lesson on life about when will you awaken to the call of your soul

But the best thing in this great film is the king of actors, rather the god of actors - Marlon Brando

Happened to see THE FRESHMAN over the weekend for the umpteenth time. It is one of Brando's all time greats and proves once and for all that the man (Brando) was capable of everything. This is a comedy, a movie which has you in splits.

for those of you who have not seen this film, it released in 1990 and the plot is as follows: Mathew Broderick comes to new york and joins a film school as a freshman. within 21 minutes of him landing in new york he is robbed of everything by a delightful Bruno Kirby (the young clemenza in godfather 2). Well Broderick happens to see Kirby a couple of days later and confronts him. Kirby tells him that he will make up for the pain he has caused Broderick and takes him to meet his uncle - Carmine Sabitini (marlon brando).

You all will be asking what is so interesting about this. Well here goes, Carmine Sabitinis is the man on whom DON VIT CORLEONE is based one. Brando is spoofing his most famous role ( according to American FILM Institute the greatest character of all time). The film is full of godfather jokes and is downright clever and hilarious. Brando and Broderick jam well with each other. There is a scene where brando ice skates and it is like god ice skating.

what is remarkable about this film is that one of the all time classics is being spoofed, the chances of it being horrible are huge as the bulls eye is small and very far, but brando and the director hit it smack in the middle.

one of my favourite films with a classic one liner from brando - when he visits brodrick in the college hostel - if this is college, i dint miss much.

for those who have not seen it, catch it, its an intelligent comedy.

Brando, Taylor and Huston. WOW...the greatest actor ever, sharing screen space with one of the greatest actresses ever and both being directed by one of the greatest directors ever, is something that should be savoured.

Reflections in a golden eye, is one of those movies which strikes you in the gut for showing life as the miserable bitch it can be. First the movie is a sold effort and leaves you feeling a lil shaken about life's complexities and how we have no say in it.

Taylor gives a great performance as the shrill / sassy / sensitive / sarcastic wife who feels nothing but contempt for her husband but can be very nice to others in her life.

Brando delivers one of his great performances and it is a shame and a blot that this act has not been accorded the status it deserves. No Oscar nomination, I can't believe it. A repressed homosexual could have been a caricature, it would have been a putting off experience for the viewer. Brando plays his role in such a way that he is able to convey the anguish that his character will be feeling. The little nuances that he brings are astonishing and so very real and simple. This movie contains according to me the greatest breakdown scene ever put on film - when Brando is thrown by the horse and proceeds to whip the horse and then subsequently cries / breaks down, the emotion is scary. I had goose bumps when I watched it.

This film was a huge failure when it was released in 1967. The audiences I don't think were prepared for a film like this. The remarkable thing about this movie is that there is not one happy person in the entire film. Brando is a repressed homosexual lusting after a private in the army, having his own troubles. Taylor his wife is having an affair with a Col and not happy with her married life. The private is lusting after Taylor and has a creepy way of satisfying his lust – he steals into Taylor's bedroom in the night and smells her clothes.

This film along with a host of other Brando films from the 60s are now getting reevaluated and getting the recognition that they deserves. Watch the film but don't expect to come out all happy and gay (pun intended), this film will tell you that there are places and scenarios where misery and tragedy go hand in hand. Happiness is a mirage for the people living in those places.

Marlon Brando is a fop in Mutiny on the bounty, how can he play a British naval officer in the 18th century as effeminate, he ruined the film with his star tantrums etc...

These are some of the ways the Brando Bounty is remembered. According to me this is the best of the bounty films and the new DVD which has it does the film full justice. Critics forget that the movie was nominated for 7 Oscars including best picture and what a picture it is. Brando delivers one of his great performances. He totally breaks away from the conventional hero of Gable in the earlier bounty and puts his own spin on the character. It might not be historically accurate but his performance and the film are great fun.

The movie is a treat and is an epic personified. Big canvas, locations, grand music (the soundtrack is masterful), great stars with Brando leading the way.

Brando's character (Fletcher Christian) interpretation inspired Depp when he went about doing Pirates. Brando showcases why he is the best ever by trying to do something different. The film bombed when it was released because i think the audiences wanted a conventional hero. Brando is the antithesis of conventional and that's his greatest asset.

The latter day audiences are lapping up this version of the bounty and like a lot of Brando's earlier stuff reevaluating his 60s work. well bounty is a ride to die for.

Treat for your eyes and senses and has some of the most delightful banter between a superior officer (Bligh) and his junior (Christian) in movie history.

The DVD has some great extra features and is a great buy and much needed. This mutiny has a lot of bounty to offer.

Saw it last evening for the 2nd time and was blown away by the fact that it is not like a shoot em up western but allows for the characters to build their stories. One of the most beautiful movies to look at.

Brando shines as an actor and does a remarkable job directing the film. there are touches in everyone's performance which seem like they have been made up at that very instant, a typical brando trademark.

Brando looks great and his line - "dont be doin her like that", in the saloon is an absolute delight. the menace that he conveys by just saying it dead pan, is chilling...

The story is that brando and malden rob a bank in Mexico and are on the run, brando stays back to stall the Mexican law enforcement people, while Malden goes to get fresh horses. Malden decides not to go back ( a beautiful scene which shows how money blinds all) and keep the loot for himself.

Brando is imprisioned and breaks out after 5 years and goes looking for revenge. Malden has become a sheriff and has married a Mexican and has a step daughter (pinna pellicer - beautiful). Brando comes back and plays Malden saying that nothing happened to him...then the story unfolds.

Has a whiplashing scene which has to be seen to be believed. A brilliantly acted and directed western. Was a box office hit but could not be termed so outright coz brando's inexperience behind the camera made the shoot linger on and on...

he took time to make the film but it was well worth the time. A great supporting cast - with Ben Johnson delivering a cracker performance.

Brilliant!! Its a pity he dint direct more often...

words escape me, this movie is an experience which gets better with each viewing. the cast is excellent, the direction is capturing the moment/ chaos and Brando is Brando - A GOD of Acting.

Everyone by now knows the scenario of the film - a renegade col (brando) has to be terminated by a Capt (sheen). The film is about the Capt.'s journey which culminates with him reaching the abode of the mad col.

The entire film has a trance like feel, which only gets highlighted with Brando coming on screen and how the entire set up reeks of slow death when brando is on screen. Beautifully shot and enacted. this is a must watch if there ever was one.

Its great fun and BRANDO is a god. He dint sing the songs, he enacted them (he sings pretty well, but of course Sinatra is better as a singer, like Brando is better as an actor, better than anyone).

A lovely movie with great songs, great stars and the biggest of them all - Brando at his charming best.

It just gets better with each viewing.

The chemistry between Brando and Simmons, is amazing and of course the introductory scene of Brando, where Sinatra is eating cheesecake is hilarious and showcases both these great stars, sparring with each other. (the real story of Brando fumbling his lines, so Sinatra had to keep eating cheesecake adds to the scene).

here is looking to them - Guys and Dolls.

This was a cracker of a movie...I have been waiting to see this movie for ages...Brando, Nicholson and Penn, what more could one ask for...being a Brando worshiper, I have read about the movie and have always wondered why does this movie divide Brando critics into those who love his performance and those who don't...all I can say is that after years of waiting I purchased the DVD and saw it and it blew me away...what a cracker of a film and what a performance from Brando...Nicholson is good...but good ain't enough compared to what Brando is... Jack is probable the most scenery chewing actor there ever is...he just dominates the frame...but even he is no match to the best of them all...Brando is unbelievable...eccentric, exhilarating, funny, sadistic...a bravura act and just brilliant...

The movie itself is an intelligent western where all the characters are bad, strange, quirky...there is no real hero in this movie, all are shades of Grey characters, but Brando is GOD

another brando film from the 60s which got a lot of negative reviews when it came out. its not that bad at all in fact pretty interesting. brando has moments here which just underline the fact that he is the greatest ever.

the movie could have been better, but the performances are very good. boone, moreno and of course brando. Brando is looking good with blonde hair and is fit and fine in all black...and his greeting to richard boone in the last half hour of the film is to die for...when he says clark gable..hilarious.

the movie captures the deceit and confusion of its main players and the geography of the entire movie adds to the drama. There is an underlying feeling of violence about to be unleashed at any time in the movie.

A movie which again says to all the critics of that time, that they did not have the knack of appreciating something which made them think and see the dark nature of man.

i just cant understand how this move was torn apart by critics when it was released and how come the box office did not take to it.

the performances are brilliant, brynner is very good and charismatic and brando is simply brilliant. the uneasiness that he conveys to bring his characters (when he is pretending to be an SS officer) evil and ruthless nature are brilliant. The man is simply the greatest actor there is. In every movie there is a moment where brando does something which sets him apart from others and this movie has their share of them. The one where he reacts to the cruel killing of the Jewish girl is unbelievable.

The cinematography is beautiful and it adds to the tension. The dialogue about the concentration camp victims is heart rending and it sets it apart from other war movies which mostly talk about the soldiers condition but not about the victims.

Tense drama, clever crips dialogue and brando and brynner. A total treat.

Why this film got torn apart by critics when it was released baffles me. It is a solid film with great performances all around. There is drama, tension and all in all very crisp direction.

Brando proves again why he is simple the best ever, he is absolutely brilliant. The scenes that he has with Angie Dickinson and then his legendary beating up scene are just worth the price a ticket. He over shadows everyone. His character is the moral fiber of the town and how he stands up to the bigoted town and then walk away from it is the crux of the story. Some great lines are uttered by him are hilarious and totally steal the scene from the rest of the cast.

A good film and from the period in the 60s when all the so called movie critics said he (Brando) anything great.

well they are wrong as proved by - the chase, reflections in a golden eye, burn, one eyed jacks, mutiny on the bounty.

way to go Brando and Arthur Penn.