Charles Bronson

Ytown Tribe fan · 09-02-2003, 08:08 AM

Charles Bronson died the other day, at age 81.

To me, his best works came in the '60s -- long before the Death Wish series -- with The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Dirty Dozen.

He was unique and irreplaceable.

Craig S. · 09-02-2003, 08:11 AM

The stuff he did in the '60s was definitely better, but he'll likely go down in history as the Deathwish guy.

pathogan · 09-02-2003, 09:35 AM

...he was terrific in some of those films, he suffered his wifes long death...pax vobiscum,Chuck

gyb13 · 09-02-2003, 12:10 PM

hmmm...i always equated bronson with chuck norris as 'late late night action movies i'd be better off passing up on and catching some zzz's'

pwdennis · 09-02-2003, 10:09 PM

I think Bronson's artistic prime was during the 960s but I also enjoyed most of his later films even if they were merely escapist fare

RIP

Wolf Hopper · 09-02-2003, 10:27 PM

I think two things when I think "Charles Bronson"

1. A sock filled with quarters, and
2. That Simpsons episode with "Bronson, Missouri."

81? Not too shabby. I think most of us would be happy with that. Good for him.

He also did a Twight zone with Bewitched. Very young there. It was a good one.

KCBOOMER · 09-03-2003, 11:37 AM

For some reason we all liked Bronson. Just something about his stoic quietness that appealed to us. I thought one of his classic films was "Hard Times" with James Coburn, Jill Ireland, and Strother Martin.

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Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	Charles Bronson Charles Bronson died the other day, at age 81. To me, his best works came in the '60s -- long before the Death Wish series -- with The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Dirty Dozen. He was unique and irreplaceable.

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pathogan william Blake's Innkeeper Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,828	A coal miner ...he was terrific in some of those films, he suffered his wifes long death...pax vobiscum,Chuck

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gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	hmmm...i always equated bronson with chuck norris as 'late late night action movies i'd be better off passing up on and catching some zzz's' __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	I think Bronson's artistic prime was during the 960s but I also enjoyed most of his later films even if they were merely escapist fare RIP __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

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Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	I think two things when I think "Charles Bronson" 1. A sock filled with quarters, and 2. That Simpsons episode with "Bronson, Missouri." 81? Not too shabby. I think most of us would be happy with that. Good for him. He also did a Twight zone with Bewitched. Very young there. It was a good one. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

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Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	The stuff he did in the '60s was definitely better, but he'll likely go down in history as the Deathwish guy.

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KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	For some reason we all liked Bronson. Just something about his stoic quietness that appealed to us. I thought one of his classic films was "Hard Times" with James Coburn, Jill Ireland, and Strother Martin. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

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