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post #1 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:40pm
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What's worth watching? These look good:

Breakout - with Robert Duvall and Randy Quaid.
Hard Times
Breakhart Pass: (With Richard Crenna!)

I've seen 'Once upon a time in the west' and 'Death Wish 1.'
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post #2 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:41pm
Hard to go wrong with the Magnificent Seven/Great Escape/Dirty Dozen trifecta.
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post #3 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:46pm
'the Mechanic' is my fav Bronson film.

also:

'Hard Times'
'Red Sun'
'Death Hunt'
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post #4 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:53pm
DW3 and DW4 is an obvious delightful double-punch. Nevermind about DW5.

Check out DEATH HUNT. Bronson, Marvin, and Carl Weathers. You say you won't watch it unless Ed Lauter also appears? Well he's in it too.
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post #5 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Hard to go wrong with the Magnificent Seven/Great Escape/Dirty Dozen trifecta.
Sorry - I should have mentioned that I've seen those.
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post #6 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:54pm
Come on, Molt...no love for 'the Mechanic'?

Bronson plays a hired killer, one of the best in the business. He takes Jan-Michael Vincent, a young punk looking for thrills, under his wing and trains him.
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post #7 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:54pm
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Death Hunt sounds great! I had never heard of it.
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post #8 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:56pm
Mr. Majestyk is another good really good one. I second the love for Death Hunt. That's another of my faves.

If you want Bronson surrounded by sleaze then go for the double feature of 10 To Midnight and Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects.
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post #9 of 183
1/30/09 at 1:56pm
The White Buffalo. Bronson as Wild Bill Hickok teaming up with Will Sampson as Crazy Horse to hunt a giant animatronic white buffalo.
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post #10 of 183
1/30/09 at 2:01pm
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Come on, Molt...no love for 'the Mechanic'?
THE MECHANIC is cool, just felt like highlighting DEATH HUNT. For my money there just aren't enough Trapper Vs. Mountie movies in existance.

But I'll also echo your mention of RED SUN. Just saw that one last year and it was a hoot.
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post #11 of 183
1/30/09 at 2:05pm
THE MECHANIC is disturbing stuff, co-star Jan-Michael Vincent surprisingly effective as Bronson's amoral student assassin. It has a great ending, too - totally ridiculous, but great.

HARD TIMES is a Depression-era drama with Bronson and Coburn making an amusing study in contrasts as a taciturn bareknuckle boxer and his loudmouthed promoter. It has some of the best filmmaking of any Bronson movie, thanks to Walter Hill and his talented crew.

DEATH WISH and BREAKOUT - The first is calculated sleaze but extremely well-made. The second has Bronson as an uncharacteristically pleasant, talkative pilot, and it's one of his finest performances.

FROM NOON 'TILL THREE - Delightful western/romantic comedy. Bronson has another uncharacteristic role and is charming opposite his wife Jill Ireland. There's a lot of comedy and you get to see Charlie dance.

MASTER OF THE WORLD - An early starring role as Jules Verne hero John Strock, trying to stop lunatic Robur the Conqueror (Vincent Price) and his giant flying machine. Bronson has a plum role and a great speech to his frightened companions about bravery. Beautifully written by Richard Matheson.

Also recommended:

RIDER ON THE RAIN (if you can find a decent copy!)
DEATH WISH III (a guilty pleasure!)
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post #12 of 183
1/30/09 at 10:18pm
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Originally Posted by Bluelouboyle View Post
Death Hunt sounds great! I had never heard of it.
It's nothing to write home about, but it's worth a watch. Mainly for Marvin's performance.
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post #13 of 183
1/30/09 at 10:54pm
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Originally Posted by Malmordo View Post
THE MECHANIC is disturbing in subtle ways, and co-star Jan-Michael Vincent is surprisingly effective as Bronson's amoral student assassin. It has a whopper of an ending, too - totally ridiculous, but a whopper.

HARD TIMES is a Depression-era drama with Bronson and Coburn making an amusing study in contrasts as a taciturn bareknuckle boxer and his loudmouthed promoter. It has some of the best filmmaking of any Bronson movie, thanks to Walter Hill and his talented crew.

DEATH WISH and BREAKOUT - These aren't anything to write home about, but I like them. The first is sleazily manipulative yet really delivers the goods, and is, at times, shocking. The second has Bronson as an uncharacteristically warm, pleasant, talkative gunfighter, and it's one of Bronson's finest performances.

FROM NOON 'TILL THREE - Have you seen this? It's a delightful western/romantic comedy. Bronson has another uncharacteristic role, and is charming opposite his wife Jill Ireland. There's a lot of comedy and you get to see Bronson dance.

MASTER OF THE WORLD - An early starring role for Chuck as Jules Verne hero John Strock, trying to stop lunatic Robur the Conqueror (Vincent Price) and his giant flying machine. Bronson has a plum role and a great speech to his frightened companions about bravery. Beautifully written by Richard Matheson.

Also recommended:

RIDER ON THE RAIN (if you can find a decent copy!)
DEATH WISH III (a guilty pleasure!)
Great recommendations.

Hard Times, Mr. Majestyk, & The Mechanic are my favorites. St. Ives is pretty cool as well.

Just a slight correction-in Breakout, Bronson is a pilot, not a gunfighter. It's a different performance for him. Charmingly self-deprecating and funny.

I've never heard of Rider On The Rain. (The hunt begins)
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post #14 of 183
1/31/09 at 12:33am
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Originally Posted by Malmordo View Post
FROM NOON 'TILL THREE - Have you seen this? It's a delightful western/romantic comedy. Bronson has another uncharacteristic role, and is charming opposite his wife Jill Ireland. There's a lot of comedy and you get to see Bronson dance.
Just wanted to second this one. It's one of my dad's favorite Bronsons, so I saw it a lot as a kid. It's a great story about a man being replaced by his own legend. And Jill Ireland was a classic babe.
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post #15 of 183
5/17/09 at 1:48am
My wife loves me so she hooked us up with MGMHD. First one I DVR'd was Mr. Majestyk. How do you not love the tagline?



I remember watching this one with my dad but haven't seen it in about 25 years. It takes its time, lots of slow boil staredowns between Chuck and the baddies (Paul Koslo and Al Lettieri are lots of fun here), but the climactic car chase - between a pickup truck and a bunch of unwieldy mob cars through some rocky Colorado terrain - is amazing. The finale has been copied so many times (hello, The Limey) that it feels a little less than fresh, but hey, Elmore Leonard.

Bronson's never looked greasier! And he's got quite a lisp, never noticed. Great movie to watch while sick on the couch.
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post #16 of 183
5/17/09 at 1:58am
Dude, he just wants to farm those melons. That's all.

Love this movie. Isn't there a poster for this in Bud's trailer?

Eko mentioned 10 til Midnight, trashy, Andrew Stevens, I love it. Bestest ending ever. Also fond of THE EVIL THAT MEN DO. Flawed, but some great little moments. Like Bronson twisting a large latin man's manhood into a pretzel.
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post #17 of 183
5/17/09 at 2:05am
Yeah, and the tight, claustrophobic fight is an homage as well.

MAJESTYK is easily the ultimate sweaty 70's Bronson.
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post #18 of 183
5/17/09 at 2:08am
What the fuck was that shitty late era flick where he fought Mormons or some shit? Messengers of Death?

Assassin was pretty terrible, although I found it amusing that he took out the bad guy with a shotgun shell to the face. That's so Charlie.

He was fucking awesome in THE INDIAN RUNNER.
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post #19 of 183
5/17/09 at 2:11am
A couple of his side roles to check out just for the hell of it are VILLA RIDES, and he plays a beach hippie in THE SANDPIPER
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post #20 of 183
5/17/09 at 1:55pm
I love Bronson movies!
Red Sun is amazing and worth the search, the Bronson/Mifune matchup lives up to expectations. Watched Murphy's Law last month and enjoyed it as a guilty pleasure. I also agree with the other posts that Death Hunt, White Buffalo, Villa Rides and the Mechanic are all worth a look........
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post #21 of 183
5/17/09 at 2:05pm
Red Sun pops up on cable frequently, if I'm not mistaken the pretty decent Encore Western channel.
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post #22 of 183
5/17/09 at 2:46pm
While, I affirm the love for...Death Wish 1-5, The Magnificient Seven, Mr. Majestyk, and The Mechanic...Is there anyone that also enjoys...Telefon and 10 To Midnight?
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post #23 of 183
5/17/09 at 2:55pm
Rif
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post #24 of 183
5/17/09 at 3:32pm
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Originally Posted by Keith F View Post
Dude, he just wants to farm those melons. That's all.

Love this movie. Isn't there a poster for this in Bud's trailer?

Eko mentioned 10 til Midnight, trashy, Andrew Stevens, I love it. Bestest ending ever. Also fond of THE EVIL THAT MEN DO. Flawed, but some great little moments. Like Bronson twisting a large latin man's manhood into a pretzel.
"I gotta get those melons in."

Like Phil, I first saw this movie with my Dad, although this was back in 2004. Mostly because of seeing the poster in Budd's trailer, and it's one of the few "upper tier" Bronson flicks I hadn't seen yet. Mr. Majestyk is such a badass.

"You think you're a mean little shitkicker don't you?"


Deep Discount was selling 10 Til Midnight for 5 bucks recently, and I neglected to pick it up. Turns out it went OOP. I'll have to look elsewhere online to pick it up finally after not having seen it in a while. It definitely is oh so trashy with such a "YEAH!" ending.

I still think Bronson's trashiest is Kinjite. Don't have a clue why he starred in that piece of crap. Actually come to think of it, I'm pretty sure the check had something to do with it.
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post #25 of 183
5/17/09 at 3:42pm
I picked up 10 to Midnight in a boxset of Bronson Canon films (Murphy's Law, Kinjite, Messenger of Death and 10 to Midnight)
It reminded me of a slasher movie, yet Bronson maked the film enjoyable.........
Talkin' about sleazy what about The Evil That Men Do in which Bronson takes on a doctor who tortures people for a South American dictator. The torture scene before the opening credits is messed up.......
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post #26 of 183
5/17/09 at 3:48pm
Villa Rides is a must see for the scene (spoilers follow...)

where a nasty Bronson takes joy in killing prisoners by giving them a head start to escape and playfully picks them off. Then he stands up three prisoners and kills them with one bullet ( a scene used in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade).
It is also the first cinematic appearance of the Bronson moustache.
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post #27 of 183
5/17/09 at 4:33pm
Anybody seen Guns for San Sebastian, starring Anthony Quinn? Bronson plays a half breed with questionable motives. Minor, but fun.

And Bronson was one dirty god damn cop in 10 to Midnight. Faking evidence, the ending, jesus, I wouldn't want this guy after me.
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post #28 of 183
5/17/09 at 4:52pm
If you want to start your journey into the world of Bronson at the beginning, Roger Corman's MACHINE GUN KELLY is, well, out of print - but you might stumble across the RCA/Columbia VHS or LaserDisc out there somewhere. Not sure why this isn't an MGM title now - they own the vast majority of the AIP library. I don't remember it being great, but I do remember Bronson transcending the average material.


Speaking of a transcendent Bronson...
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post #29 of 183
5/18/09 at 11:28am
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Originally Posted by duke fleed View Post
While, I affirm the love for...Death Wish 1-5, The Magnificient Seven, Mr. Majestyk, and The Mechanic...Is there anyone that also enjoys...Telefon and 10 To Midnight?
I liked Telefon, got a chance to see it again a few years ago on TCM. I'll be picking up the Bronson double feature DVD that comes out tomorrow, includes Telefon and St. Ives.
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post #30 of 183
5/18/09 at 1:24pm
I haven't seen Telefon is such a long time, so it was great to hear a while back about it finally being released on dvd. I'll be picking it up for sure.

I remember reading that Siegel wanted him to shave the mustache off, and Bronson said "No mustache, no Bronson."
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post #31 of 183
5/18/09 at 3:14pm
My fave part of Majestyk is when he offers to fix Koslo's face so that he never smiles again. Leading men who could give a line like that credibility can be counted on Rahm Emanuel's right hand.
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post #32 of 183
5/18/09 at 5:16pm
Both THE MECHANIC and MR MAJESTYK are playing at the New Beverly this weekend. Haven't seen either one, so I believe I'm required to go.
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post #33 of 183
5/18/09 at 8:17pm
Go!

Here's the truck chase in the wrong aspect ratio. Bow before the guy doubling for Bronson in the bed of that pickup.

Also: cash money if you can find me Turkish Mr. Majestyk.
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post #34 of 183
5/19/09 at 12:57am
Assassination is fun stuff, and the Family of Cops TV movies are pretty darn good as well, worth checking out. And yes, Death Hunt rocks, hard.
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post #35 of 183
5/19/09 at 6:01am
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Originally Posted by reggie-wanker View Post
If you want to start your journey into the world of Bronson at the beginning, Roger Corman's MACHINE GUN KELLY is, well, out of print - but you might stumble across the RCA/Columbia VHS or LaserDisc out there somewhere. Not sure why this isn't an MGM title now - they own the vast majority of the AIP library. I don't remember it being great, but I do remember Bronson transcending the average material.


Speaking of a transcendent Bronson...
Heads up brits! They're showing this on movies4men at 17.30 today.
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post #36 of 183
5/19/09 at 9:18am
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Heads up brits! They're showing this on movies4men at 17.30 today.
I've already got a copy.
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post #37 of 183
5/26/09 at 8:14am
Has anybody heard of X-15? It's a 1962 film, I stumbled across through my lists, and it's on Netflix.

Here's their summary:

Charles Bronson, Brad Dexter, Mary Tyler Moore, Lisabeth Hush and James Gregory star in this thrilling Richard Donner film about America's initial foray into space exploration: the X-15 rocket developed by the Air Force. Scientist Werner Von Braun's ideas of a three-part journey to space may not have become the government's adopted approach, but it still proved pivotal to the X-15 project. Why was it shelved? And was it a success?

Is this film any good? It says on the poster "Actually filmed in space"... huh?
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post #38 of 183
6/1/09 at 8:42am
I caught Sam Fuller's Run of the Arrow at the weekend, good film. Very cool cast that included Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Ralph Meeker and the one and only Charles Bronson portraying a sioux, he was in the film for about 10 minutes tops, there was one scene where he had a hefty amount of dialogue as he questioned Steiger on his loyalties to the Sioux if he was to join there tribe .

His performance was fine and he made an imposing figure ( built like a brick shithouse) but there isn't a great deal more you can say given the size of his role. He did look the part compared to most "white american" actors that potrayed "American Indians".

The "Run of the Arrow" that the title refers to was a "game" that the Sioux played with those of their tribe that had committed a serious crime. Instead of being skinned alive or hung (no heaven for you) you could call "run of the arrow". A sioux would shoot an arrow in the air and wherever it landed would be where the the prisoner would start running for his life with the sioux giving chase. If you managed to escape then you could re-enter the tribe and no fellow tribesman could ever harm you again. Not a bad deal except no one had ever escaped (until Steiger hit the scene).

The wiki page has some interesting facts on the film. I didn't recognise Dickinsons' voice.
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post #39 of 183
11/23/09 at 6:35pm
10 To Midnight is lots of fun. Bronson fights bleeding heart red tape due process bullshit in his pursuit of a Member's Only jacket wearing Josh Brolin lookalike who likes to cut up women- and has Brosnon's nurse daughter in his sights. And Wilford Brimley as the captain!
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post #40 of 183
11/23/09 at 6:58pm
10 to Midnight also has Andrew Stevens in a rare clothed performance, and the killer in an often not so clothed performance, and man, that ending is just so perfect.
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post #41 of 183
11/23/09 at 7:26pm
My fave Charles Bronson films are...
1) The Magnificient Seven
2) Death Wish Franchise
3) Telefon
4) Assassination
5) 10 To Midnight
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post #42 of 183
11/23/09 at 7:33pm
Violent City aka. Citta Violenta, get it... get it now!

awesome clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj9jO...eature=related

awesome Morricone score!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_dr8...eature=related
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post #43 of 183
11/23/09 at 7:38pm
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Originally Posted by duke fleed View Post
My fave Charles Bronson films are...
1) The Magnificient Seven
2) Death Wish Franchise
3) Telefon
4) Assassination
5) 10 To Midnight
I need to see 'Telefon' again. I remember it being good, but I honestly don't remember much beyond the fact that he has a photographic memory in it. I didn't care for 'Assassination', and I've never seen '10 to Midnight'.

No love for 'the Mechanic' or 'Once Upon a Time in the West', Duke?
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post #44 of 183
11/24/09 at 11:24pm
HONOR AMONG THIEVES is a strange little heist thriller, a French/Italian co-production pairing Bronson with Alain Delon (prior to RED SUN). The two play ex-Foreign Legion cracking a safe in an office building for entirely different reasons: Bronson to loot the contents and Delon to return bearer bonds stolen by a remorseful friend.

Bulk of the movie -- the characters fighting, hiding from security, cracking the safe, and frantically digging their way out of a locked room before the building opens -- is tense, absorbing stuff. All the more impressive considering scenes are almost stagebound in their high volume of dialogue, limited characters and sets. Not nearly as interesting once the story switches perspective to a detective trying to piece it all together. Worth watching, though, and Charlie does fine work.

This is available on DVD from Lionsgate. From the cover you can tell marketing crew want people to think it's a late period Bronson bulletfest.
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post #45 of 183
11/25/09 at 12:16am
Judas Booth, I do enjoy...The Mechanic. But I see that as more a starring role for both...Jan Michael Vincent and Charles Bronson, and not solely a Bronson film. I never saw...Once Upon A Time In The West.
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post #46 of 183
11/30/09 at 4:38pm
I heard an awesome Bronson anecdote someone read in a Grodin book (will save you actually having to read the book). Basically, Chuckie B, Grodin, and a bunch of other actors were all stuck in the same trailer while working on some show. Between takes, Grodin and the others were talking about work, family, current affairs, etc. They manage to stop talking for a whole minute.

Bronson, from the shadows at the other end of the trailer: "Chat, chat, chat."

DEAD SILENCE IN THE TRAILER FOR REMAINDER OF THE SHOOT
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post #47 of 183
3/21/10 at 1:48am
You can't win 'em all is a cool adventure pic with Bronson and his gang of mercs teaming up with crook Tony Curtis for some murky shenanigans involving gold, jewels, sexy arab wives and the Qur'an. The first 15 mins are an absolute hoot with Bronson and Curtis feeling each other out, they work well together, the banter feels natural, unfortunately the film drops the ball a bit after the halfway mark as they're hardly in a scene together. That dip causes the film to lose momentum and only picks it up again right near the very end. It's directed by Peter Collinson ("The Italian Job".)

On a side note, I hadn't noticed it before but watching Tony Curtis in this made me realise how much Jude Law is turning into him, expressions and mannerisms are near identical at times.

It's not available on DVD but it's on youtube. I wish i'd watched it there now as the version is much cleaner than mine.

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MASTER OF THE WORLD - An early starring role as Jules Verne hero John Strock, trying to stop lunatic Robur the Conqueror (Vincent Price) and his giant flying machine. Bronson has a plum role and a great speech to his frightened companions about bravery. Beautifully written by Richard Matheson.
- really good film.

I thought Bronson did a good job as Elvis Presley's boxing trainer in Kid Galahad. The films nothing to sing about.

I caught Red Sun recently and enjoyed it to a degree but it should have been so much better. Bronson knocking Mifune down the cliff was so wrong it made me laugh. You can't treat Mifune that way.

I also think Death Wish 2 is the best that i've seen so far in the series ( haven't seen 4 or 5). Love that last shot with Bronson's shadow illuminated on the tenement building.
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post #48 of 183
3/21/10 at 2:19am
Thanks for the heads up, Tom!

You can find the very cool Cold Sweat on there too.
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post #49 of 183
3/21/10 at 9:30am
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I caught Red Sun recently and enjoyed it to a degree but it should have been so much better. Bronson knocking Mifune down the cliff was so wrong it made me laugh. You can't treat Mifune that way.
I think Bronson's misscast in this - he's forced to be the jovial, hedonistic american to Mifune's stoic samurai, and happy-go-lucky just isn't Bronson's thing. Still love the movie tho - one of my favourite Alain Delon performances.
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post #50 of 183
3/21/10 at 11:26pm
Some funny Bronson stories.
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