tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6755373910587855091..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Monty Got a Raw DealNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29407270015884167462008-07-23T15:13:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:13:00.000-04:00Mr. Clift left us on this day, 42 years ago.He def...Mr. Clift left us on this day, 42 years ago.<BR/><BR/>He definitely deserved a much better in life. Such a truly (and naturally) handsome man( unlike most actors today), one of the best actors to grace the screen and a great human being .Kudos to himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78910387756962904822007-10-10T12:33:00.000-04:002007-10-10T12:33:00.000-04:00Hey, what a fine idea for a blog... a... thon. Cou...Hey, what a fine idea for a blog... a... thon. Count me in. I will write about his unique acting style and speaking pattern in contrast to his "method" peers.Erich Kuerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77725605478059767642007-08-15T15:44:00.000-04:002007-08-15T15:44:00.000-04:00I'd love to do something for this. Clift has been ...I'd love to do something for this. Clift has been one of my favourite actors for a long time, and I've seen many of his films. I'll have to decide on what to talk about though... but that shouldn't be too difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83197511795095293502007-07-24T10:12:00.000-04:002007-07-24T10:12:00.000-04:00Good luck tracing "The Defector" down...let me kno...Good luck tracing "The Defector" down...let me know when you got it. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41182556720681954212007-07-23T22:42:00.000-04:002007-07-23T22:42:00.000-04:00Clift might be my favourite actor ever. I'm confu...Clift might be my favourite actor ever.<BR/><BR/> I'm confused how a film could be considered excellent but not great (isn't excellent better than great?), but overall, I tend to agree - his talent is far better than his filmmography. That said he starred in six masterpieces and a couple near masterpieces, and did so in 18 years.<BR/><BR/> When asked to sum up his life, he said "I've been knifed." So much said in those words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46536874357078192302007-07-23T20:12:00.000-04:002007-07-23T20:12:00.000-04:00What a great idea. I'm a fan, and will be an avid ...What a great idea. I'm a fan, and will be an avid reader on the day.<BR/><BR/>Looking at that list, I can't believe I've seen 13 of his movies, with only The Big Lift, Wild River, Freud and The Defector to track down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1587575370576515212007-07-23T19:48:00.000-04:002007-07-23T19:48:00.000-04:00I'm in. I just need to see some more of his movies...I'm in. I just need to see some more of his movies first...Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39873391529122605452007-07-23T15:19:00.000-04:002007-07-23T15:19:00.000-04:00Monty Clft is surely the most tragic yet brilliant...Monty Clft is surely the most tragic yet brilliant actor ever to grace the screen. Love the guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65188253569201083752007-07-23T12:15:00.000-04:002007-07-23T12:15:00.000-04:00If you haven't, you should give "Wild River" a try...If you haven't, you should give "Wild River" a try, Goran - in my opinion it's, just as The Misfits, greatly underappreciated (or essentially unknown) and all the performances are brilliant, with his still standing out ("Your everlasting dignity!").<BR/>Upon first watching it I was surprised how good it actually is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46001638405869345392007-07-23T12:01:00.000-04:002007-07-23T12:01:00.000-04:00I actually don't think Clift's filmography is as i...I actually don't think Clift's filmography is as impressive as his acting talents (and, as I just discovered, his legs). For me, The Misfits is the only really great (and way underrated) film on that list. From Here to Eternity is great fun though essentially trashy, The Heiress is an excellent film but not a great one. I've never been as impressed by Red River, Judgement at Nuremberg and A Place in the Sun as others are. And I Confess I actively dislike. That said, his performances in each of these were exceptional (except maybe in Heiress and I Confess, where he was just adequate).Y Kant Goran Ritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058411467996289416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-40845536526371316612007-07-23T10:37:00.000-04:002007-07-23T10:37:00.000-04:00I found Cindi's commentary a little annoying but I...I found Cindi's commentary a little annoying but I LOVE The Heiress. It's one of my favorite films - Wyler and his team took a rather straight-forwardly observationist character study - Henry James states each of his characters motivations quite clearly in Washington Square - into a mystery, indeed one might call it a great psychological drama. *spoilers, sorry folks* She gains courage in the end, but what does she loose? Has she made herself as forever lonely and embittered as her father was? This is one of those rare Hollywood studio products that has the courage to raise a great many questions it never answers, and leaves the audience wondering rather than tying it all up neatly in a bow.<BR/><BR/>RedSatinDollAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69169721845888008382007-07-23T10:20:00.000-04:002007-07-23T10:20:00.000-04:00Oooh, great idea Nat. I just saw A Place In The Su...Oooh, great idea Nat. I just saw <I>A Place In The Sun</I> for the first time last week and thoroughly enjoyed it, though sometimes, watching Monty, I find it really difficult to concentrate... SO PRETTY.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62674990542149330232007-07-23T10:11:00.000-04:002007-07-23T10:11:00.000-04:00I'm so glad to hear about this, Nate, it's really ...I'm so glad to hear about this, Nate, it's really about time for Monty to get some more attention online - and I'm very much looking forward to what people are gonna have to say about him, his movies and times.<BR/>Today I feel especially lucky I discovered your blog a while ago...;-) Thanks a lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com