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In Reply to: "Our Man Flint", "In Like Flint"," Modesty Blaise" posted by mikenyc on July 29, 2002 at 11:28:13:
While Mike Myers takes his theme from 60's pop culture, they're very pale satires indeed compared to James Coburn's "Flint" films, which I can watch and still greatly enjoy. The original "Bedazzled" and almost anything else by that great jewel Blake Edwards are also eminently salvageable 60's brick-a-brack, and are head and shoulders more entertaining than any of the sugary "Austen Powers" formulas.
I consider Coburns depiction of the battle hardened realist Sgt. Steiner in Peckinpahs "Cross of Iron" to be his greatest role.
Eric
Tokyo
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His being a very versatile actor, and able to do drama and comedy, is a proven fact.Recently, I enjoyed watching him and Rod Steiger in Sergio Leone's
"Duck, You Sucker" (aka "Fist Full of Dynamite" in the US). What a pair of actors, to be in one film! See it on FLIX cable movie channel.I think we have all loved Coburn's classic, knowing "smirk"/twinkle in the eye expression...that he patented officially,to great effect, in very popular break through film...for him, James Garner, Steve McQueen..."The Great Escape".
I feel he matured as an actor, gracefully...if that's the word...
in "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid"...which as yet to be reproduced for us on DVD. Still waiting, here !!I wasn't aware, until recently, that he suffered, and was severely debilitated, by arthritus.
Don't know how I ever missed that Sergio Leone film, it can't be anything but a winner with those two aboard, I'll have to check it out,thanks for the heads up on that one! No doubt it's outrageous
Eric
Tokyo*
Check out "Sergio Leone...Something To Do With Death" by Christopher Frayling...It's a long one, but a great, informative read!Here's a link that has 57 sample pages to read...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571164382/qid=1028103677/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-7782809-4748624
I acquired a DVD, a South American release, of "Once Upon A Time In America", and it's a great movie too!
Here's the allmovieguide link...http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll
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