Enjoyed this movie.
Early Van Cleef appearance was a surprise as he wasn’t billed in the blurb of my recording.
Start reminded me of another movie by Milland called Thief where there was hardly any dialogue and you didn’t really know what was going on
Milland was a bit old to be the romantic lead but think he thought “I’m the director so I’m the star!” Still a great performance though.
The first time I watched this Rita Hayworth number in Gilda, I was completely floored and mesmerized by everything she embodied, and also her gorgeous head of hair. Her performance remains an excellent example of the kind of star power that feels almost impossible to recreate.
Younger Lee Van Cleef lookin sharp - already got that presence.
Richard Conte’s cold, killer dialogue
Trying to find out who Alicia is….
When Burts character comes back to town the dude his fame is dancing with is Tony Curtis
I’ve just finished the 2007 version
It was ok but the ending was awful - the change in Crowes character and for him to have some sort of moral debt towards Bale’s character which meant him slaughtering his own crew who had been chasing the whole movie to get him free was something that was tacked on but set up as inevitable for the modern audience.
Also shoehorned in was the father son thread which felt overwrought.
Ben Foster was good though - kind of lizard like / compelling. . And I liked the biblical references.
I know they were just probably remaking the movie for modern folk who didn’t know the story but it is interesting to compare old vs new sensibilities and how things ultimately seemed better in the past.
SPOILER: Was a bit heartbreaking his sister telling the story of his accident in his childhood and he’s just sitting there staring (pictured).
Loved the movie - only knew Joseph Cotten from The Third Man but he plays the villain so well in this - just wanted to say above.
And felt sorry for the sister character cos she loved him so much.