Charles Bronson

[JustAFan]

I wanted to know what the general feeling on him is. I don't have anything to say because I haven't seen any of his movies since I was younger. What do you feel about him?

[TheLimey1]

Love'd him.

He was the last of the old school hard-asses, along with Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef and Yul Brynner.

May they all rest in piece.

[kse12]

he made badass movies.

and the band is 100X more badass.

[sevenhooks]

For a really cool and often overlooked Charles Bronson flick, check out "The Mechanic". It's got Charlie as a hitman who takes a young Jan-Michael Vincent under his wing. Good, gritty 70's flick with one of the best endings EVER.

[harvest4]

I really like his movie , some are hollywood classic.

1The great escape
2 Magnificent -7
3 Death Wish series
4 10 to Midnight

Plus a lot more, he is a hollywood legend

[gimpusmons]

Among others, I grew up watching Bronson and Clint Eastwood in the early days of VHS rentals. Bronson was not a great actor, but consistantly played the classic anti-hero. He was gruff, unattractive, and mean. He was much like a Western Chan Sing or Lo Lieh, capable of being an everyman's tough guy. Not all of his films were great, but he starred in some of greatest action/adventure classics of all time; The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, and Once Upon a Time in the West.

The original Death Wish (1974) remains one of the best "modern" vigilante films, period. Bey Logan has stated, and I agree, that Bronson's films influenced some of the better '70s-era kung fu filmmakers like Chang Cheh.

Studios don't produce action stars like Bronson anymore and it's a shame. Harvey Keitel and Terence Stamp (The Limey) have carried the torch for a while. But at his best, Bronson did it better.

Mark Pollard
www.kungfucinema.com (http://www.kungfucinema.com)

[TheLimey1]

Harvey Keitel and Terence Stamp (The Limey) have carried the torch for a while.

*GRIN*

Glad to hear you like The Limey, Mark, one of my favorite movies of all time. :)

[jirpy100]

He wasted more people than anyone ever should in Death Wish 3, may he rest in peace.

[mcentepede]

"Unsafe sex is a Death Wish...like Charles Bronson, and if ya don't believe me...then ask Magic Johnson" One of my favorite rap lines ever. EPMD's Erick Sermon said that line. I think he was a big Bronson fan too. Bronson was the best period. Like someone said, he was mean and rugged and played the anti-hero. He killed many men in the Death Wish series, and slapped around the occasional girl now and then. I liked him because he just never smiled or looked happy in his films, he had that pissed-off look all the time. And put a gun in his hands and it's all over. They just don't have guys like Bronson anymore which is too bad. Yul Brynner was another favorite. These guys are truly legends.

[NC8]

bronson will forever be my hero RIP
the best movies were

Death wish 3
The Mechanic
Once upon a time in the west

classic line from death wish 3
bronson is eating dinner with friends when he hears two punks breaking into his car. He calmly gets up, confronts the punks and promptly executes them bang! bang!

Bronson friend: 'We heard shots. What happened?'
Bronson: 'I sent them a message.'

[chingdog]

Yes...a old school toughass for sure....not a candyass like most of today's stars...he made some bad films but Death wish and Mechanic are very good.....several others that are good are Magnificent Seven, Dirty Dozen, Telefon, Stone Killer....

[chehchangjr]

Bronson is an all time fave for me as well. I actually just watched Death Wish 2 on DVD, and since 3 and 4 are released, will pick those up as well. Also happy to see mgm putting out dvds of his stuff.

[venom mob]

Death Hunt (starring Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin) was another great film, but unfortunately, it's not on DVD yet.

[usmjam]

A true original. I read that his tough guy persona was for real. My fave westerns are; Red Sun, Magnificent 7, and Once Upon a Time in The West. The ending to that last one rivals the ending to the Mechanic. The list of good Bronson films could go on and on; Borderline, Mr. Majestyk, Death Wish, Death Hunt, The Great Escape, (albeit a claustraphobic) etc etc. His episode in the old Twilight Zone series with Elizabeth Montgomery deserves mention too. He was a true film great. Hope he found Jesus along the way...may he rest

[ninjai]

Harvest4, you forgot about Hard Times I think that was one of Bronson's best flicks.

Ninjai

[wizard12220]

I'm agree with Death Hunt. Do you know this movie was produced by Golden Harvest?

The US Laser Disc was distributed by CBS Fox if I'm not mistaken.

Waiting for the DVD release also.

[theblackroom]

I think he's great. I own about 18 of his films and think they have a lot of replay value. I've been a fan since I was a kid and now I like him even more since I'm older. Death Wish 3 kicks pure exploitation ass. I love it!

[zerowolf]

did you know that the maginificent 7 is based on the akira kurosawa samurai classic seven samurai

[bengs]

Oh that's great to see Bronson fans here. He's a classic, but I've only seen two or three of his films. "Once upon a time in the west" is an epic. It has a nice soundtrack too.

[Chinatown Kid]

I've been a Bronson fan for a long time, he really had a great tough guy persona on film and made some classic films over the years. I liked just about all his films but one of my favorites is The Mechanic. It's the detailed study of a Hit Man who decides to take on a young apprentice(Jan-Michael Vincent) and teach him the tricks of the trade. Also a big fan of the Death Wish series.

[venoms5]

BREAKOUT (1975) was one of his most successful movies. It's based on a true story and allowed Bronson to do some low key comedy. The ending features an incredibly gruesome death scene where one of the villains is obliterated by an airplane propeller and the camera doesn't cut away. One of the bloodiest scenes in a PG film I've seen.

MURPHY'S LAW (1986) and TEN TO MIDNIGHT (1983) are two faves of mine. KINJITE (1989) is also quite good. WHITE BUFFALO (1977), DEATH HUNT (1980) and the Italian crime film VIOLENT CITY (1971) are all exceptional films.

[Righteous Master]

Pretty sweet actor. I liked when he got rid of the trash in the neighborhood sort of speak.

[Alex]

a greately underrated Bronson flick is Mr. Majestyk. Tons of action, and it literally starts with Bronson putting a shotgun in a guy's ass

[venoms5]

a greately underrated Bronson flick is Mr. Majestyk. Tons of action, and it literally starts with Bronson putting a shotgun in a guy's ass

Totally forgot about his version of WALKING TALL, MAJESTYK is an excellent movie. The running gag about his melon crop was funny stuff.

[Chinatown Kid]

Yeah Mr. Majestyk was great, that's one mellon farmer you didn't want to mess with!

[AlbertV]

Last week on AMC, they had all the Death Wish movies from Monday-Friday. Now, there's rumors that Stallone is planning to remake Death Wish.

I'm sorry, but no one can ever replace Charles Bronson and considering Stallone's last films were "Rocky Balboa" and "Rambo", what is he gonna call the remake: Kersey??? Paul Kersey???

The Death Wish movies, 10 to Midnight, and Assassination were some of my Bronson faves.

[5 Element Boxer]

Love'd him.

He was the last of the old school hard-asses, along with Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef and Yul Brynner.

Same here. I agree 100%! Charles Bronson, to me, was the best "hard-ass" actor of his time. He had that stone cold face along with the rock hard physique. Hard Times, for example, still remains one of my all-time favorite movies. And I'm still waiting for the film to be properly remastered.

[5 Element Boxer]

I found a "Hard Times" DVD today, in WIDESCREEN! :cool:

I've been waiting for a WS version of this movie for a really long time. And finally, I have it. I'm will enjoy watching it this weekend.

[venoms5]

Is that the Columbia DVD? The inside sleeve has pics not in the film!

[5 Element Boxer]

I believe so. The insert has one picture of Bronson knocking the shit out of some black dude, and another pic of two misc. guys fighting. Makes me wonder if there'll be a Director's Cut coming soon.

I watched the DVD yesterday morning. Iam extremely satsified with the WS presentation. I recommend all Bronson fans to buy it.

[venoms5]

Great movie. Forgot about that one!