I remember the Brando "Mutiny on the Bounty" as being a disappointment -- but then I remember the Brando "Island of Doctor Moreau" as being a disappointment, and pretty much anything else I've seen him in :-(
I'm sorry to hear that.
I found the famous "From Here to Eternity" a bit disappointing as well, although Sinatra is unexpectedly good in his 'straight' role.
I agree.
Yes, I heard Burt Lancaster played the Phantom's father, though I haven't seen the miniseries. He was quite good in I Walk Alone, though I found The Flame and the Arrow rather disappointing. I'll certainly keep an eye out for him, Leslie Howard, and Edward G. Robinson--they were all very talented. :)
I've pretty much sold my soul to Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power at this point, with a side of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Basil Rathbone. (My icon is Cagney and Bogart in The Roaring Twenties.)
When I started watching old movies I didn't know anything about anyone, but I started noticing certain actors repeatedly, and ended up actively making a point of watching films with them in when they came on TV. Fandom, you might say ;-)
Same here, although in the cases of Flynn, Power, and Rathbone, I'd be lying if I said sexual attraction wasn't a factor!
It's funny, because I remember wondering if I might be a lesbian before I unexpectedly encountered Power and Rathbone, and then Flynn. I'd already worked out that I was attracted to women, but while I was fine with the idea of having a boyfriend, I doubted that I could ever find a man attractive to the point of wanting to sleep with him. They proved me wrong. I still haven't forgiven them for it. :P
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I'm sorry to hear that.
I found the famous "From Here to Eternity" a bit disappointing as well, although Sinatra is unexpectedly good in his 'straight' role.
I agree.
Yes, I heard Burt Lancaster played the Phantom's father, though I haven't seen the miniseries. He was quite good in I Walk Alone, though I found The Flame and the Arrow rather disappointing. I'll certainly keep an eye out for him, Leslie Howard, and Edward G. Robinson--they were all very talented. :)
I've pretty much sold my soul to Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power at this point, with a side of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Basil Rathbone. (My icon is Cagney and Bogart in The Roaring Twenties.)
When I started watching old movies I didn't know anything about anyone, but I started noticing certain actors repeatedly, and ended up actively making a point of watching films with them in when they came on TV. Fandom, you might say ;-)
Same here, although in the cases of Flynn, Power, and Rathbone, I'd be lying if I said sexual attraction wasn't a factor!
It's funny, because I remember wondering if I might be a lesbian before I unexpectedly encountered Power and Rathbone, and then Flynn. I'd already worked out that I was attracted to women, but while I was fine with the idea of having a boyfriend, I doubted that I could ever find a man attractive to the point of wanting to sleep with him. They proved me wrong. I still haven't forgiven them for it. :P