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Oh yes, he was definitely an enjoyable baddie in that one. I suspect Ives' Best Supporting Actor Oscar for THE BIG COUNTRY was just as much as for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, which was released that same year.

Ray Collins

John Hodiak

I agree, I enjoy PAINT YOUR WAGON very much. Always felt Clint didn't have such a half-bad voice, either. It's a rowdy, enjoyable ramp. I think this was the only teaming of Clint and Lee Marvin as well.

Have to give James Stewart credit for stepping out of those 'aw shucks' type of roles he was famous for playing in the 30's, early 40's, when he started to play characters with more shades of gray to them, starting with IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and really stepping out into darker shades with VERTIGO.

When it comes to the kiddies, I'd probably start with REBECCA, it has a gothic atmosphere to it that might hook them in. PSYCHO was what introduced me to Hitchcock, so when it comes to more mature viewers, that might be the one to start with. Also TO CATCH A THIEF and VERTIGO have a certain something that keeps me watching every time I see them. For those who just want to be utterly terrified I'd go with THE BIRDS.

As I said on another thread just a short time ago, one person's pleasure can be another person's shudder-inducing experience. To each their own. I will die a happy woman if I never have to listen to REPRODUCTION again (sorry, that's just how I feel!).

I have to confess, I like the Robert Mitchum version a lot better than the 44 film. Mitchum just oozes coolness no matter what role he plays. Not that the 1944 film doesn't have its good points. I always felt sorry for Moose no matter who played him.

Different strokes for different folks as they say. One person's classic is another person's waste of time and vice versa.

Frank Cady

BRINGING UP BABY holds up just well and fine for me. Still won't be able to sell me on WHAT'S UP, DOC though. As I've said, not keen on Streisand or O'Neal at all.

Henry Jones

Lee Meriwether

Harry Carey Jr.

John Larch

Anthony Quinn

ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES is one of my favorite James Cagney films, and he is so terrific as Rocky Sullivan, but yes I agree, I didn't find him a whole lot sympathetic either. He spent his whole life in and out of jail instead of trying to make a go out of it of being straight. Had he gone to his old pal Father Jerry before he started going in and out of prison frequently, Rocky's fate might have been avoided. I feel that Cagney's Eddie Bartlett in THE ROARING TWENTIES is a much more tragic figure. (SPOILER): He risks his life during World War I and when he returns back to the States nothing goes right for him. The job he thought he had waiting for him has been taken by someone else. He's unable to find employment anywhere. He falls in love with the lovely Jean (Priscilla Lane) only to lose her to his fellow comrade-in-arms and lawyer Lloyd (Jeffrey Lynn). He's forced to sell his taxi business at a loss to the loathsome George Hally (Humphrey Bogart), and dies in the end after killing George and George's crews. I mean, Eddie only turned to crime as a means of survival, after every door had been slammed in his face. He just couldn't get a break anywhere.

John Garfield and Lana Turner. They were sizzling in THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Wished they had teamed in another film, one where their characters were allowed to live happily ever after (not that Frank and Cora deserved it). Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. After seeing Mitchum's Max Cody terrorize Gregory Peck's Sam Bowden and family in CAPE FEAR, it would have been interesting to see a movie with their roles reversed, Peck as the heavy and Mitchum as the hero (or at least as the anti-hero).

I actually really, really, REALLY loved this movie as a young one growing up. But now, having reseen it through middle-aged eyes, I realized how TERRIBLE it really is. The songs that I used to have a great fondness for, I cringe listening to them now (especially REPRODUCTION, a really cringe-worthy song if ever there was one). Only the tune COOL RIDER still sounds great to me. Though in all honesty I was never much of a fan of the original GREASE, though I will concede it had a much better soundtrack than GREASE 2.

CARLITO'S WAY is my personal favorite film of De Palma's as well. Al Pacino and Sean Penn worked really well together. Haven't seen BODY DOUBLE. CARRIE benefits from a sympathetic performance from Sissy Spacek as the title character and Piper Laurie is brilliant as well as her religious freak of a mother. Also helps that you root for the bad kids who were mercilessly tormenting Carrie to get theirs as well. CASUALTIES OF WAR is a well-made film but not a movie I want to watch very often. THE UNTOUCHABLES is watchable but only for Sean Connery. Not a Kevin Costner fan at all, never have been. Also liked DRESSED TO KILL, even if it did borrow a couple of elements from Hitchcock's PSYCHO.

He actually wasn't a bad looking guy in his younger years (though even then I don't think I'd crown him Most Sexiest Man Alive). However, his looks began to fade as he got older. He actually starred in quite a few good films before PSYCHO typecasted him (ON THE BEACH, FRIENDLY PERSUASION, FEAR STRIKES OUT to name a few). It's unfortunate though that post-PSYCHO his career never fulfilled the promise he showed in the other films. Don't get me wrong, PSYCHO is a classic and his Norman Bates is a cinematic icon, but it did seriously alter how audiences and casting directors looked at him from that point on.

Nice! I do still love me some DARK SHADOWS.

I was never crazy about the pairing of Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt in AS GOOD AS IT GETS. Aside from the age difference (he was old enough to be her dad) his character was too much of a jerk for me to buy her changing her tune about him in such a short time. Certainly not enough to want him for a boyfriend. (SPOILERS) And in reality I think he would have ended up taking Simon's dog to the dog pound rather than care for it himself, no matter what Simon's friend threatened to do to him.