I coulda been somebody......goodbye Brando

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Yes, Marlon Brando is dead at age 80.

VELLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAA......oops I mean STELLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

Goodbye big guy.

 

[Guest]

i gatta say, i never expected him to live as long as he did.

 

[Guest]

He had an extraordinary life, tragic in the last half. He was a fierce presence in my youth and I am glad I can still watch his amazing beauty and grace on film. I actually feel sad thinking of his death.

Perdita

 

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He had an extraordinary life, tragic in the last half. He was a fierce presence in my youth and I am glad I can still watch his amazing beauty and grace on film. I actually feel sad thinking of his death.

Perdita

For Perdita

His kids messed him up in his later years.

He was quite the stud in his younger days.

 

[cloudy]

He had an extraordinary life, tragic in the last half. He was a fierce presence in my youth and I am glad I can still watch his amazing beauty and grace on film. I actually feel sad thinking of his death.

Perdita

Me too, Perdita. He was a wonderful actor to watch, was sad and strange at the end.

 

[cookiejar]

He was a major talent and unfortunately many people only remember him because of Christian. May he rest in peace.

 

[SnoopDog]

Yet again, a great actor and a legend in his lifetime is dead.
Rest in peace, Marlon.

You know, he kinda went downhill the recent years of his life/career but what would cinema be without The Godfather or Col. Kurtz or his various other legendary roles.

Snoopy,

 

[Belegon]

Bye MB,

 

[Guest]

Brando on film

Obituary excerpt:

He was amazingly beautiful - there is no other way of saying it, or denying its vital thrust in what happened. He had huge eyes, a wide, deep brow, an angel's mouth, with the upper lip crested. And he could speak, softly, like breathing, so the mouth scarcely moved. But he was as male as a wild animal, hunky, husky, sensual, and incoherent or rhapsodic, depending on which style worked best with the young woman of the moment.

 

[Guest]

Brando on film

Obituary excerpt:

He was amazingly beautiful - there is no other way of saying it, or denying its vital thrust in what happened. He had huge eyes, a wide, deep brow, an angel's mouth, with the upper lip crested. And he could speak, softly, like breathing, so the mouth scarcely moved. But he was as male as a wild animal, hunky, husky, sensual, and incoherent or rhapsodic, depending on which style worked best with the young woman of the moment.

I fell in love with him in the 1980's when I first saw Guys and Dolls.

He could actually carry a tune, but he didn't need to - his presence was enough for me. (But that musical led me to his other films.)

I hope he is at peace.

 

[Guest]

I fell in love with him in the 1980's when I first saw Guys and Dolls.

His "Mutiny on the Bounty" is not a bad film at all, has wit to it. But there is a scene with the Tahitians celebrating (food, dance, music) and the crew as an audience. Tarita (who Brando later married) plays the love interest for Mr. Christian and for a few seconds there is a close-up of Brando watching her. If a man ever looked at me like that I would fuck him on the spot, if not orgasm before I could pull down my knickers.

The film is worth seeing just for Brando's gaze.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

His "Mutiny on the Bounty" is not a bad film at all, has wit to it. But there is a scene with the Tahitians celebrating (food, dance, music) and the crew as an audience. Tarita (who Brando later married) plays the love interest for Mr. Christian and for a few seconds there is a close-up of Brando watching her. If a man ever looked at me like that I would fuck him on the spot, if not orgasm before I could pull down my knickers.

The film is worth seeing just for Brando's gaze.

Perdita

Oh my! On a clip advertising Larry King's Brando perspective (for tonight) they just showed that scene. He's half-smiling, head turned slightly to the side, hand on his chin, purple lei around his neck?

I need to go rent that movie again - it's been too long.

 

[Guest]

Actually - I imagine all his films will be readily available on DVD now. It will be a good time to buy -

 

[CharleyH]

No one on THIS site has mentioned the Last Tango in Paris yet? Hm, where am I?

Brando was a tour de force, the embodiment of what it is to be an actor, which is a diing breed. (?) I will remember his huge contribution (?) to the world of acting, and continue to marvel at his creativity everytime he graces the screen.

(word choices here are not intended to be humourous, so I will quit while I'm ahead.)

 

[Guest]

His performance in "Tango" was heartbreaking. After the filming Brando said he would never 'act' seriously again, it was too self-destructive. He said he'd felt as if Bertolucci had raped him.

He made a comedy with David Niven in 1964, "Bedtime Story" (later remade starring Steve Martin). It's utterly hilarious, I still laugh aloud, I think especially because it's "Brando" that's acting so ridiculously funny.

P.

 

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I have to confess, I've never watched On the Waterfront.