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Charles Bronson is gone, his films remain as the harmonica plays on.

that speech... by Y282	Sep 1st, 2003 04:31:58 AM
is one of the things i always remembered from first seeing the 7. he just seemed to maintain as everyone around him in films got older. i can't believe someone so immortal & indestructible looking is gone.
First! by SuperJew	Sep 1st, 2003 04:32:53 AM
Now that I have that ugly business out of the way I can comfortably say that I would not have been surprised if you told me he died after THE DIRTY DOZEN (a great film). No disrespect, of course.
Very sad by DocPazuzu	Sep 1st, 2003 04:34:57 AM
All great films. Rest in peace, Charlie.
Mr. Bronson by L.H.Puttgrass	Sep 1st, 2003 04:39:53 AM
I seen him on TV just the other night. "Sorry, we're shy one horse..." "No, you brought two too many." Rest easy Charles, now you're in a better place.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! by CuervoJones	Sep 1st, 2003 04:45:21 AM
shit, another Magnificent gone... The films he made in the 80
Duel under the Red Sun rocks by Cotillion	Sep 1st, 2003 04:56:07 AM
Saw that western a view times now, altough here its only on in German. Great Finish and with Charles B, Alain Delon, Ursi and Mifune it has really a great cast...
R.I.P. by Psyclops	Sep 1st, 2003 04:58:40 AM
Very sad. Charles Bronson was a genuine tough guy, he still kept kicking out those Death Wish movies until he was in his sixties. I almost forgot that he appeared in some of the best movies ever made (thanks for reminding us, Harry). Rest In Piece.
Rest In Peace. by Psyclops	Sep 1st, 2003 05:02:24 AM
Not in "Piece". I suffer from a temporary case of the 'stupids' every once in a while.
On screen giant by Wingnut1A	Sep 1st, 2003 05:04:29 AM
The man seemed like he was 7 feet tall in his movies, but once I saw him in person at Disneyland and he was literally about 5'2". That just proves what kind of presence he had on screen. ... One of my favorites of his was Showdown at Boot Hill (what a great title!) But the all-time best in my viewing experience has to be Once Upon a Time in the West. What a fantastic movie! The final showdown was the best in any movie I have ever seen. A lifetime to set-up and over in half a second. If you havn't seen it yet, rent it tomorrow.
This aint over... by Regicidal_Maniac	Sep 1st, 2003 05:13:21 AM
It's a sad, sad day in Bronson Missouri.
Almost as if the BBC knew by DannyOcean01	Sep 1st, 2003 05:13:45 AM
On BBC2 last night there was a showing of the fantastic 'Once Upon a Time in the West'- as fitting a tribute, albeit unsuspecting, as I could ever imagine. Coming back to the Magnificent Seven, there's a moment in that film that captures both the true essence of Bronson as well as primacy of the Western itself. When Brynner comes to enlist him in his mission to protect the villagers, Bronson is chopping wood. As he turns to greet Brynner, he is positioned with a gigantic moutain vista behind. Bronson always reminded me of a man carved out of stone and that image was cemented in my mind as he stood up against that rocky background. As if a great elemental force had been invited to ride with them. A great man, and as I sit here at work I can't wait to get back home and watch my recording of last night's epic as a tribute to his passing. I reckon Death didn't stand a chance anyway.
Thanks by Mr Sidney James	Sep 1st, 2003 05:17:47 AM
Thanks for entertaining me.
I can't believe you haven't seen RED SUN, Harry! by Cash Bailey	Sep 1st, 2003 05:22:00 AM
Not only does it have Bronson, Mifune and lovely Ursula, it also stars the very beautiful Alain Delon. basically, this is the move SHANGHAI NOON ripped its plot off from.
Looks like he finally got his wish,,, by AnarkySkywalker	Sep 1st, 2003 05:27:04 AM

But seriously,,,, by AnarkySkywalker	Sep 1st, 2003 05:30:18 AM
I ll always remember him not from his movies, but that episode of The Simpsons where Homer and the family took a bus to Branson Missouri to look for Grampa, but ended up in a town called Bronson, where everyone looked and acted just like Charles. Now that was some funny shit.
Why no mention of HARD TIMES? by Cash Bailey	Sep 1st, 2003 05:31:17 AM
In my opinion that was his last great performance before DEATH WISH swallowed him whole. MR MAJESTYK and THE MECHANIC ruled pretty hard but HARD TIMES is just dripping with coolness. It's Walter Hill's first film as a director, it's got Coburn and Bronson being bad-asses together and Strother Martin is just hysterical. His line: "Somebody always brings a gun" cracks me up every time. Classic line, perfectly delivered. Great, great movie. In fact, I think I'll pop my DVD in tonight and give it another whirl in tribute to the great man. I eagerly await the new ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST DVD that's going to be released soon. Hopefully they give it a better transfer than ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA.
Oh, hell yeah! Hank Azaria's impression of him is funny as hell. by Cash Bailey	Sep 1st, 2003 05:33:29 AM
That 'Bronson Missouri' gag has me on the floor every time I see it.
The irony of life, The good Always die by Rcamacho2278	Sep 1st, 2003 05:37:12 AM
Meanwhile the fucks who deserve to die are out wasting life.
Once upon a Time in the West is the greatest film ever made. by Mr_ant	Sep 1st, 2003 05:39:36 AM

A couple more by DouglasAH	Sep 1st, 2003 05:52:38 AM
Assassination - Save for one stupid scene with a rocket launcher, a fun action flick, and an accessible one you can see with your lady. Good Guys Wear Black - Coolest movie poster ever, a little weak as a movie. But that poster owns.
How will megastar Ben Affleck fill Hollywood's shoes? by JAGUART	Sep 1st, 2003 05:53:26 AM
Affleck and Damon are such movie stars like Anthony Quinn, Richard Harris, James Coburn, Gregory Peck and of course Charles Bronson
Bronson is gone, long rule Hartnett and O'Donnell... by The_Thin_Man	Sep 1st, 2003 06:05:01 AM
It's always horrible when a star is taken from us. I will have fond memories of "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Magnificent Seven".
; ( by metaluna	Sep 1st, 2003 06:20:27 AM
This is a real shame. I too was hoping someone out there would cast him in something to bring him back. There are no actors out there like this any more, Affleck? Damon? I don't think so. Nice obit Harry. RIP, Charlie.
As tempting as it is to remember him for crap Michael Winner fil by jimmythesaint	Sep 1st, 2003 06:21:55 AM
... he was in a lot of good films. ONCE UPON..., GREAT ESCAPE, INDIAN RUNNER (an underrated gem with a lovely and all-too-brief performance by Mr Bronson), the man did great work in the right films. Hey, whatever happened to that court case about that woman who died and left all her money and possessions to Charles Bronson because she was a huge fan?
NO! by Stokowski	Sep 1st, 2003 06:30:20 AM
Charles Bronson was a bonafide GOD. I remember when me and a buddy of mine went out of our way to get a video copy of ST. IVES, which is another Bronson-Gem of a movie. Surprisingly, it was a very light, but very nice Bronson flick, and it also included Jeff Goldblum(he who was in the mighty DEATH WISH of course, as a downright dirty thug)... and Dana Elcar of MacGyver fame. Charles Bronson, a legend subsoiled....
"Nope, you brought two too many." by earthworm_	Sep 1st, 2003 07:07:37 AM
Don't ususally post in these things, but I just watched Once Upon a Time last night too. He's easily as good as Eastwood in it. Shame.
Stabbath? by qualopec	Sep 1st, 2003 07:22:25 AM
Is that some kind of Jewish horror movie or something?
"I DUG seventeen tunnels...with my FACE!!!" by Cinemajerk	Sep 1st, 2003 07:26:22 AM
I'm with Harry...too bad some modern director like QT didn't cast him in one of their films and totally revive his career again. well...at least he lives on in his previous work. I remember seeing "red sun" as a kid on tv....and it was great!
"...Two Too Many !" by LCD	Sep 1st, 2003 07:46:51 AM
I just love that scene! Can watch it again and again. Thanks for some awesome movies. Godspeed, Charles Bronson.
He was a good man... by FNORDknt	Sep 1st, 2003 07:50:14 AM
I was just surprised he was 81 when he left. He had a good run...
The only thing Ben Affleck is qualified to fill is Bronson's Dia by LargoJr	Sep 1st, 2003 08:19:57 AM
He is as big a pile of crap actor as George Clooney, Ashton Kutcher, and all the rest. Losers all.
a beautiful retrospective of bronson by Spacesheik	Sep 1st, 2003 08:31:22 AM
im kinda shocked and dont know what to say. i just wished tarantino or someone had ressurected his career
Magnificent Seven by RenoNevada2000	Sep 1st, 2003 08:45:30 AM
Was just watching the DVD of MAGNIFICENT SEVEN two weeks ago and silentky reflecting on how, out of that great cast, we only had Bronson and Vaughn left. Rest in peace, sir, and thanks for all the great movies we enjoyed.
Great Escape by moviemaniac-7	Sep 1st, 2003 09:36:06 AM
Great Escape was and is always my fav role of the man. Seems to me at least he had his best roles in the WW2 movies: Great Escape and Dirty Dozen. "... I mean this cat is like Charles Bronson in the Great Escape, he's digging tunnels."
I wish I had more experience with this guys movies... by Lobanhaki	Sep 1st, 2003 09:47:17 AM
Than just his Golan Globus films. Personally, I think those producers are the worst kind of hacks. Hopefully, in heaven, he's getting to work with the A-list
Fuck! the BBC only played Once Upon A Time In The West last nig by Charlie & Tex	Sep 1st, 2003 10:02:20 AM
...in a gorgeous uncut, remastered print. It is a real pisser that a UK tribute to him has been scuppered by a matter otf a few hours unfortunate timing! Gotta' say it, gotta' say it: "Ehhhh, you muggers...".
He will be sorely missed by Stephen Dedalus	Sep 1st, 2003 10:02:31 AM
Charles Bronson always brought an ounce of dignity to every role he played, even if it was in a bad movie. There wasn't a moment when he didn't dominate the screen simply throgh a glance or small gesture. There are no action movie actors today of his caliber.
Hey Harry, I've seen Red Sun! by Neosamurai85	Sep 1st, 2003 10:02:48 AM
Did I read your post right? Did you just say that there is a film that I
Huh... Oh... Uh... what Cash Bailey said... by Neosamurai85	Sep 1st, 2003 10:12:06 AM
Props!
Bronson - Once with Leone by Leonefanrdc	Sep 1st, 2003 10:22:54 AM
A great rememberance of a terrific and underrated movie icon. I was saddened to learn on Sunday that Bronson was gone. I had just spent Saturday night watching his greatest film, on the biggest of screens, where it is meant to be seen Once Upon a Time in the West. R.I.P. "Il Brutto"
CHARLES BRONSON lifecast by ZOMBO	Sep 1st, 2003 10:44:00 AM
You are using a bad picture of the CHARLES BRONSON lifecast. He's the link to an ebay auction for one. It's a much better picture and quite eerie. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA PI.dll?ViewItem&item=334564848 9&category=790 There's certain people you expect to be invincible and live for ever. I guess in a way he will. Mr. Bronson will be sorely missed.
"BREAKOUT" by Bad Guy	Sep 1st, 2003 10:50:19 AM
I remember seeing this movie at a drive-in theater in 1975 with my parents when I was about 9. Bronson played a bush pilot hired to help break free an innocent man (Robert Duvall) who's being held in a Mexican prison. Not one of the classics, but it's a great B-movie and it's always one of the first films I think of when I think of Charles Bronson. R.I.P.
Brosnon's "The Twilight Zone" with a brunette Elizabeth Montgome by MGTHEDJ	Sep 1st, 2003 11:23:41 AM
is one of my favorites. They are 2 survivors of WW III who run across each other in a small town. He's a U.S. citizen, she's a Russian. They are the only 2 on screen for the entire episode and Brosnon has 95% of the dialoge. One of several "Adam and Eve" stories Serling did throughout his career. Great work by both actors. And Brosnon OWNS the screen in "Once Upon A Time In The West." Harmonica, you will be missed. Yul: "Where can I find you?" Brosnon: "I'll be here." (M.7)-----later-----m
A Moment In time by Movieplex	Sep 1st, 2003 11:39:00 AM
Talk about the timing, Gawd they were showing ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST on BBC2 last night which apart from bob hope's MY FAVORITE BLONDE and a week full of katherine hepburn and gregory peck films not to mention the excellent THE COTTON CLUB with gregory hines,which they showed on friday night,bbc2 is fast becoming england's obiturary channel or maybe the world's. Jeez louise another mainstay from my life has gone in the year where we have lost a few legends already but now some one in a foolish way I thought was immortal. It's strange cos you never seem to associate death with a movie star even though you know it's inevitable being human and all but I guess it's that self assurance that they're always going to be there like everyones parents you take it for granted that they are always gonna be there to take care of stuff and in the case of bronson to entertain you, but now you watch something like MASTER OF THE WORLD with vincent price,you are watching two icons in a film together,men whose paths in film took different paths but became icons none the less, who are now both dead and you realise that your basically watching a moment in time forever captured on film. This has been a dreadful year filmwise and the deaths of such an icon will not make it any better. With Charles Bronson he has been involved in at least four films that helped change the face of cinema something that todays actor generation can only dream of acheving
Slightly off topic by earthworm_	Sep 1st, 2003 12:02:37 PM
But to continue Movieplex's comments, I too saw Cotton Club last Friday, for the first time too. Now I see what everyone was going on about in the Gregory Hines TB. Fantastic film, which along with Once Upon a Time last night makes BBC 2 the channel for poignant movie coolness. Peace out.
Goddamnit! Who's next, Clint Eastwood? by Uncle Sam	Sep 1st, 2003 12:06:18 PM
Bronson was an all-mighty god of the movie pantheon! My favorite film of his was "Hard Times". Man, did he ever kick ass in that one. This news bums me out big time.
There sure are a great many gods in Harry's pantheon. by Fflewddur Fflam	Sep 1st, 2003 12:54:19 PM
And many are man-gods. With Charles Bronson's passing so too dies my dream of making the film "Brian Dennehy, Gary Busey, Charles Bronson, and Rutger Hauer Drinking Beer and Playing Poker While Not Wearing Shirts," a "My Dinner with Andre" for the sweatier set (not that Wallace Shawn can't sweat!). But in a flash of brilliance I realized that I can still make the film if I replace Bronson with a photo--maybe a poster. The same strategy will suffice should any of the other three kick before I get the chance to film. Come to think of it, I could make the film right now, just using posters.
"...like a prison rape gone wrong." by Darth Phallus	Sep 1st, 2003 01:01:26 PM
As opposed to all of those prison rapes that Harry's been involved with that have gone right? hmmmm just wondering.... R.I.P. Charles Bronson. I find some of his Death Wish movies a bit racist but they were pre-P.C. He was a great movie star for his time.
RIP by Darth Thoth	Sep 1st, 2003 01:05:19 PM
Charles Bronson was the man. He will be missed. Bless his soul and R.I.P. Great tribute Harry.
Truly one of the Greats. by mwhelan67	Sep 1st, 2003 01:29:58 PM

RIP by Renata	Sep 1st, 2003 01:30:45 PM
Bronson may not have been considered a great actor in the same way that DeNiro, Newman, or Brando are considered great (did he ever get an Oscar nomination???), but he proved the difference between stage acting and movie acting. To be a great movie actor, one needed presence, gravity, and the ability to speak volumes with just a look or an expression. To show years of mileage and backstory in the slightest wink. He had it in spades. So did Lee Marvin. So did Robert Mitchum. So did Humphrey Bogart. So does Clint Eastwood. Except for Clint, all gone. I see no one in our media hyped, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT obsessed culture to take their mantle. Affleck? Damon? Kutcher? Who are these guys and who will remember them when they become 40 year old and paunchy? It's actors like we have today that makes movies less special, more mundane. It makes movies worth waiting until the DVD to watch, instead of going to the best theaters with the best sound to share in that communal experience of watching a movie god exhilerate us with his/her larger than life persona. What I'm bemoaning is not simple nostalgia. This is no elitist who doesn't think anything today is any good. This is a lifelong movie lover who, with each passing of a great star, wonders and worries that their great, hard earned legacy is being ushered out under the glitz and glamour of the latest issue of PEOPLE and MAXIM.
A prison rape gone wrong by Harry Weinstein	Sep 1st, 2003 01:39:35 PM
...that'd be what MTV is doing to VOLCANO HIGH. God Bless Charles Bronson, my grandmother's favorite actor, punk rock icon (seriously - I lost track of the number of punks I encountered in my video store days with the man's picture stitched onto the back of their black hooded sweatshirts), Bad Mother Fucker par excellence (coal miner turned boxer turned actor - someone who in real life or on the screen, you simply didn't want to fuck with), and sorely underrated actor. Rest in peace, and thank you.
Nice piece, Harry by MyNameDoesn'tFit	Sep 1st, 2003 01:53:36 PM
Except it's "stab at thee" not "stabbath thee."
The Indian Runner by QUIXOTE	Sep 1st, 2003 01:54:21 PM
Has anybody mentioned Bronson's role in that film? It's a tiny part, playing the suicidal father of David Morse and Viggo Mortenson, but it contains Bronson's last great moment on film. It's a simple phone conversation, with his son, about some household repairs. during this short and simple conversation he makes you feel all of the character's melancholy and and weariness with body language and the tone of his voice. It's one of Bronson's only truly vulnerable on-screen moments and it's a beauty. I'm gonna miss this guy. These days we have no equivalent to the likes of him (or Lee Marvin or James Coburn or...well, you get me.)
Sad news indeed. by Psychonaut	Sep 1st, 2003 01:58:29 PM
Great movie actor, underrated and never given enough good roles. Chato's Land and Red Sun both worth a mention, though. RIP Chuck.
stone face by mag7man	Sep 1st, 2003 02:31:47 PM
Great obit, Harry. Really fine work. Charles Bronson had a face that looked like it was carved from Mt. Rushmore. He would probably not call himself a great actor but what he definitely had was presence, best exemplified by his harmonica playing gunman in 'Once Upon a Time in the West'. As in most of his films it was hard to take your eyes off of him. Unfortunately, most of his great films were ones that he played supporting roles (Magnificent 7, Great Escape, Dirty Dozen) but can you imagine those movies without him. Unthinkable. It can be argued that he never made a great film in which he was the star aligning himself with the dubious film making likes of Golan/Globus and Michael Winner, etc. Every once in awhile a gem (maybe not a diamond but at least a ruby or emerald) would shine on the silver screen. He got to work with a class director in Walter Hill for the wonderful 'Hard Times' reteaming with Coburn. Despite Michael Winner, 'Death Wish' and 'The Mechanic' remain Bronson classics along with 'Mr. Majestyk'. My personal Bronson star vehicle was one not mentioned yet, the little seen 'From Noon Til Three'. Like Eastwood did with 'Bronco Billy' Bronson tried to do something a little different and it wasn't accepted. In this western/comedy he plays something of a coward who due to circumstances is turned into a legendary hero. It's a great performance and one film you should check out if you haven't seen it. He ended his feature film career in Sean Penn's 'Indian Runner' in another offbeat performance for him. It's too bad other directors were never able to see beyond his persona and cast him in more challenging roles. I'm especially saddened that four members of the Magnificent Seven have all dies in a 12 month period. It's like a modern day curse. Let's hope Robert Vaughn's obit is a long way away. To paraphrase Bronson's last lines in 7: "What's my name?" "Charles Bronson" "You're damn right".
A piece of my childhood is dead ... by Itchy	Sep 1st, 2003 03:37:22 PM
but thankfully, this time it isn't because George Lucas raped it. I remember growing up as a kid always watching the Saturday afternoon movies on the local station. Seems like 1/2 the time, it was a Charles Bronson movie. The man was not a great actor, by any stretch, but was a great presence. Watching him on film reminds me of what it used to be like when men were men, and not this panty-wearing chest shaving half-a-fags like Justin Timberlake and Freddie Prinze Jr. Here's hoping that Chuck is up in heaven, taking a sock full of pennies to the head of anonymous bad guys everywhere.
Bronson Bio-pic by FloydGandoli	Sep 1st, 2003 04:10:18 PM
What we need now is a bio-pic of Bronson's life directed by Kyle and Efram for Project Greenlight. Bronson seemed like a group hug type of guy.
Once Upon A Time by The-Warrior	Sep 1st, 2003 04:48:54 PM
I saw Once Upon a Time In The West while in the throes of a hundred and three degree fever, my brain nearly boiling, hallucinating, alone at Christmas. It was one of the defining movie experiences of my life. Charles Bronson was a fucking man. That's all that need to be said. See you in Hell.
The Ultimate Punisher by R-MAN	Sep 1st, 2003 04:55:34 PM
It would have been great to see him cast in the upcoming Punisher movie. One Punisher to another. Heck - in a perfect world, he would have played Frank Castle!!
I remember the flack in the entertainment news... by St.Buggering	Sep 1st, 2003 05:07:11 PM
When Bronson became the first actor in history to get a million dollars for a single movie. How times change. It's hard for young filmgoers now to conceive of how popular Bronson was, given how little you hear of his work these days. He was the epitome of the macho film hero. I guess that big comeback ain't gonna happen. Pity.
Whenever someone dies they show all their films on TV... by Fitzcarraldo	Sep 1st, 2003 05:12:32 PM
I hope Clint Eastwood dies next. I think he's great.
More Charles Bronson DVD's Please! by HarryKnuckles	Sep 1st, 2003 05:16:35 PM
I love Charles Bronson films, and I'm sending the day watching Bronson DVD's with my wife. If one good thing comes from his passing, that would be a hope for unreleased Bronson DVD's to finally be released. I'm waiting desparately for Special Edition DVD's of: The Stone Killers, Telefon, Death Wish 2 and Death Wish 3! R.I.P. Charles Bronson - you were and always shall be the coolest action star ever!
Small tribute to Charles Bronson by Tumaso	Sep 1st, 2003 05:26:19 PM
Enino Morricone's Once Upon a time in the West movie score(mp3) in the files section... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ chuckbronson
Adios Harmonica by hank quinlan	Sep 1st, 2003 05:43:29 PM
Further reason why Once Upon a Time in the West needs to be on fucking DVD! You know, I watched the Stone Killer earlier this year on 16mm at a buddies house. And man that movie is hilarious. Not a great movie. Virtually incomprehenisible. But Chuck just fucking kills people left and right. I think some people on here have said some great things about him (mentioning Indian Runner, film v. stage acting). We'll miss you Chuck. "If you get a customer, or an employee, who thinks he's Charles Bronson..."
Underated Bronson Romantic Comedy by Hokeybutt	Sep 1st, 2003 06:11:58 PM
"From Noon Til Three" is one of the great, under-appreciated Bronson movies... and a comedy no less! Starts out reminiscent of classic old Twilight Zone episodes ("Where is everybody?")... then it segues into a kinda fun "battle of the sexes" kind of thing... but the big payoff is the great satirical ending... where the legend built up around Bronson's outlaw character overtakes the man. All time best Bronson line: "Fill your hand!" "I already did!"
Bronson was the man by woolver	Sep 1st, 2003 06:37:23 PM
Still cannot believe he is gone. Hard Times, Death Hunt, Death Wish just to name a few were kick ass films. No matter what bronson film was on cable I would watch it. Ever since Jill Ireland died though you could see that his heart just wasn't in it anymore and I think a piece of him died with her. You can now be with her again Charlie. Thanks for the memories.
"Murder is only killing without a license... by DavidPuddy	Sep 1st, 2003 06:51:33 PM
and everybody kills..."
don't forget "The White Buffalo" by DavidPuddy	Sep 1st, 2003 06:55:05 PM

RatSalad - Good call on The White Buffalo by Chingachgook	Sep 1st, 2003 07:11:52 PM
Saw that at the theatre when I was a kid. I love the old soundstage westerns - like DeMille made. They look so cool. The mechanical affects were cheesy but the movie looked great and Bronson brought a nice pathos to Wild Bill Hickock. Nice job on the retrospective, Harry. Charles Bronson - thank you sir, and rest well.
Aye I also liked the Westerns by Spacesheik	Sep 1st, 2003 07:14:51 PM
THE WHITE BUFFALO and BREAKHEART PASS were pretty damn, entertaining Westerns (I saw them on the large screens of 70s movie houses). Plus I loved DEATH WISH and its sequel, not to mention HARD TIMES and stuff like BREAKOUT! and MR. MAJESTICK. Don Siegel's TELEFON was a pretty smart thriller too. Damn, he's done a lot of good movies. I wasn't a big fan of the 80s Golan-Globus shiite by J. Lee Thompson or Michael Winner (MURPHY'S LAW, ASSASINATION etc) but EVIL THAT MEN DO wasn't bad.
Last night here in old Blighty I watched Once apon a time in the by Gabba-UK	Sep 1st, 2003 07:20:00 PM

after watching it, I turned on the news... by Gabba-UK	Sep 1st, 2003 07:21:10 PM

Bugger! I said.. by Gabba-UK	Sep 1st, 2003 07:22:19 PM

Why do all the legends die?... by Gabba-UK	Sep 1st, 2003 07:23:22 PM

with no one worthy to take their place? Good bye, you will be mi by Gabba-UK	Sep 1st, 2003 07:25:33 PM

"I don't know, I wasn't going to use it, myself". by Chilli Kramer	Sep 1st, 2003 07:34:05 PM
I remember Bronson best for being in three clasic 'guys on a mission' movies: The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, and best of all, The Great Escape, where he is one of the few who actually escape. I also remember him as the guy who described his own face as being like a granite quarry.... after being dynamited. Ah, it's sad to see him go.
TALL IN THE SADDLE by TomVee	Sep 1st, 2003 08:10:10 PM
Many terrific Brosnon performances over the years. Three worth seeing for those not familiar with his oeuvre: BREAKHEART PASS, RED SUN and TELEFON. For consistency of his Wild West characterizations, you can substitute WHITE BUFFALO for TELEFON. But WHITE BUFFALO, a Western MOBY DICK, is nowhere near as good as TELEFON, a post-Cold War thriller that co-starred the always-wonderful Donald Pleasance and Lee Remick. BREAKHEART PASS and TELEFON show up frequently on TV, RED SUN and WHITE BUFFALO almost never. HARD TIMES, remade as a J.C. VanDamme vehicle 20 years later, and the first DEATH WISH also come to mind for the uninitiated. Both pop up on TV once in awhile. Bronson also did some TV-movie work near the end of his career, including one where he played an aging labor leader.
He wasn't very good in the films he appeared in by PumpyMcAss	Sep 1st, 2003 08:57:04 PM
but he was in some good films (Great Escape, Dirty Dozen). He was very good (surprisingly good) in Indian Runner. Rest in Peace.
old friend by jackburtonlives	Sep 1st, 2003 09:16:54 PM
excellent tribute, harry. best i've seen yet. bronson is like someone our generation grew up with... to see him pass away is like losing an old friend. i always wondered what happened to some of those guys.... john saxon, etc. (PS BTW, it's "Ya vas liubiu" in Russian, harry)
Charles Bronsan is Wolverine by Solrider77	Sep 1st, 2003 10:36:58 PM
For years now I've had the snekaing suspicion that Wolverine was based on Charles Bronsan. Now that I've got to see those photos of Brosnan above I'm now dead certain. Both are actually short yet powerfully built men who look equally at home in the wild west or far east. Wolverine has always been a stoic guy you know you should never piss off, same with Brosnan. Hell even some of Brosnan's movies look like they served as inspiration for Logan's adventures, especially DEATH HUNT. I am convinced that Brosnan was the inspiration of Wolverine and maybe the Punisher too. It's one more part of his legacy that will go on. Any way now he is back together with his costar and soulmate Jill Ireland. They starred in 16 movies together and broke the rule of couples having no chemistry on screen. Her death from cancer in 1990 was said to be the worst moment of his life. Now they are back together and I'm sure the rest of the Seven gave him a warm welcome as well. Goodbye Charles, thanks for the thrills.
Good Job Harry! by Neosamurai85	Sep 1st, 2003 11:52:30 PM
Indeed! Harry, on a second reading I
You know what we need man? Some rope by Gecko45	Sep 2nd, 2003 12:29:03 AM
Charlie Bronson's always got rope.
Goodbye Mr. Bronson by tom_joad	Sep 2nd, 2003 02:45:56 AM
Most of the things I wanted to say have been expressed previously, but I have to post something in honor Mr. Majestyk, Bernardo O'Reilly. Charles Bronson was the man, him Steve McQueen, James Coburn personified Danger Cool. Its a pity that most of the 7 are dead except for Robert Vaughn and Eli Wallach if you want to include him. I have seen a lot of Bronson movies and have been a big fan. One that I liked and not mentioned I think is Cold Sweat, that was a favorite. Red Sun is a favorite and its a pity if its out of print, wonderful cast and any movie with Ursual Andress is a must have. I would like to end this post with a couple of lines from the theme of From Noon Til Three, which is probably one of the few western romantic comedies. "Its not how long the stream, its not how wide the skies, its how sweet the time between hello and goodbye." Mr. Bronson rest in peace, it sure was a sweet time.
Charles Bronson will always be the man the real tough guy the de by jon-e-blaze	Sep 2nd, 2003 08:38:39 AM

Hey Harry by DocPazuzu	Sep 2nd, 2003 11:51:41 AM
Why would a region 2 version of Red Sun be a problem for you? Surely you of all people have a multi-region, PAL/NTSC dvd player and multi-system TV? I purchased my copy of Red Sun in Sweden for about four bucks.
Nice thought by Poetamelie	Sep 2nd, 2003 12:03:40 PM
Here's hoping that he woke up in Jill Ireland's arms up there in heaven.
Farewell Mr Bronson by Fernwick_	Sep 2nd, 2003 05:35:43 PM
To Gabby-UK i say but this, " Everyone has to die buddy, not just the legends." And to the other guy who said, Its Stab at thee, not sabbathee." Im SOOO glad someone else noticed that! RIP Chuck! Frank
IRELAND by TomVee	Sep 2nd, 2003 05:46:36 PM
Jill Ireland was akin to Linda Eastman McCartney. No talent on her own but obviously an inspiration and a lifetime partner to a noted performer. Ireland was a model prior to joinng Bronson in films, and Eastman McCartney was a shutterbug prior to joining McCartney's band, if I am not mistaken. Ireland clearly could not act and Eastman McCartney clearly could not sing. Watching the Bronsons' best-known movie, THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE (or some such title), Ireland's performance is to cringe over but it is interesting to observe that they could work together over and over. I had no idea they did so many films together. I wish them well now that they are reunited.
BREAKHEART PASS!!!!!! by Beavis9	Sep 2nd, 2003 06:12:54 PM
Good movie, Great cast..Excellent performance by Chuck.
I'll say it again. by radio1_mike	Sep 2nd, 2003 06:31:58 PM
Because it bears repeating-- Carrot-Top is still here, and Bronson is gone? Rats. I really really liked The Mechanic. I also love the Twilight he is in with Elizabeth Montgomery as two survivors (and opponents) of war. No dialogue. Great acting.
'Death Hunt' is cool enough to make you wish you lived in a cabi by FluffyUnbound	Sep 2nd, 2003 08:16:49 PM
When Heston goes, there will be no one left from the days when Hollywood movies starred men.
Unforgiven by ursusleadus	Sep 2nd, 2003 09:39:31 PM
I remember when Eastwood's Unforgiven came out thinking that the Morgan Freeman role should have went to Bronson. What a fanboy dream to have Bronson and Eastwood on screen together playing old cowboys that time has passed by. Kind of like Peckinpah's Ride the High Country with Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea was a nice tribute to two aging western stars.
Once Upon a Time in the West DVD - 11/18/03 by Nocturnaloner	Sep 2nd, 2003 11:52:35 PM
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/ mytwocentsa76.html#westannc - Watch, and remember.
THIS LAST WEEK OR SO HAS SUCKED MAJOR DICK! by pseudonym420	Sep 3rd, 2003 12:02:57 AM
First, Chuck Bronson up and leaves us. Next, I get word that the great Wesley Willis died last Thursday of leukemia. God damn it. Don't you wish we could petition death? (If you don't know Wesley, check him out at the following URL) http://www.alternativetentacle s.com/bandinfo.php?band=wesley willis
Another Great Bronson Movie... by AtticusRex	Sep 4th, 2003 05:15:45 PM
Yes Bronson since the early 80's has been forgotten by most average movie goers. Yes no one has taken his place. Yes everyone or Harry has mentioned just about all his good or great movies...except one... Villa Rides! From 1968. I am very surprised no one even Harry has not mentioned this movie... for one it stars Yul Brynner & Robert Mitchum and two it was written by Sam Peckinpah! I bring this movie up because while yes Bronson is cool, tough and mean as Pancho Villa's (Brynner) right hand man... Bronson is also at his funniest! I cannot ever remember laughing harder in any bronson movie as i did here... there are at least 3 scenes that are Hysterical and Violent! And Bronson plays it great... he toys with the Federales... the best scene involves a six-shooter with a very, very long barrel... Sad to say that at this time this movie is not on DVD or Video to buy at this time... hopefully until then Turner Movie Classics will air it (Since they are just about the only Cable Network that will show movies Letterboxed!) Look for it and you will be surprised and it will move up to join Once Upon A Time, Hard Times, Dirty Dozen, Mag. 7 and Death Wish... and ok... even The Mech. and Mr. Majestic.

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