He made 6 truly great movies: Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madre,
The Caine Mutiny, The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, and The African
Queen. Yet, when I watch these movies, I never think that I am
watching anyone other than Bogart.
As opposed to Bogie, when I watch a Jack Nicholson movie, I never think
that I'm watching Nicholson. I think I'm watching the character he is
playing. Nicholson just disappears into his character. Bogart does not
seem to do that.
So what is it I don't understand about Bogie that makes him so great?
Can anyone explain it to me?
Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone
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Topic - What made Bogart so great? - Mike K 18:37:25 01/17/13 (13)
- RE: What made Bogart so great? - MichaelV8 16:30:31 01/22/13 (0)
- The studio system made guys like Bogart big stars . . . - mr grits 09:24:50 01/18/13 (0)
- Strange take. Pacino and Nicholson have been called out for years for portraying - tinear 07:59:55 01/18/13 (8)
- Agreed on both of those guys. * - mr grits 09:25:30 01/18/13 (6)
- me too, although Nicholson was more nuanced early in his career - Jazz Inmate 10:12:03 01/18/13 (5)
- "...the way all men acted?" What do you mean? That Gable, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, and - tinear 12:18:33 01/18/13 (4)
- compare them to the current crop - Jazz Inmate 11:07:22 01/22/13 (3)
- It's your argument to make. I rebutted it. You cannot seriously state that - tinear 20:11:05 01/22/13 (2)
- There was a similarity to actors of that era--a strength or inner resiliance, and style of speech - Jazz Inmate 23:37:36 01/22/13 (1)
- WTF? Cagney spoke like Stewart that spoke like Grant that spoke like... - tinear 07:42:05 01/23/13 (0)
- Same. - grantv 08:15:58 01/18/13 (0)
- RE: What made Bogart so great? - Brian A 01:00:55 01/18/13 (1)
- Macy - sbrians 12:50:31 01/21/13 (0)