I love Brannigan one of my favourite John Wayne movies

@tonybush555

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that, Paul. Thanks for commenting. Appreciated.

WELL DONE ANALYSIS of THE DUKE. | Thank you, for this review, and for your most objective presentation and exlpanation of John Wayne, the man and the persona. I saw "Brannigan" at its release and enjoyed Wayne satirising his supermacho persona, whilst the other actors played straight, which makes the movie an entertaining, rainy day pastime.

@tonybush555

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Mariano, thanks for taking the time to comment. Appreciated.

I loved watching Brannigan when I watched late after the News At Ten as a 10 year old. It had a memorable car chase scene. Yes John Wayne was long on the tooth but he was entertaining. Like Charles Bronson, John Wayne films was usually on either BBC channel or ITV.

I really enjoyed Brannigan. While Wayne’s age can be distracting at times, I thought it was a really fun movie. It’s also nice when an actor kind of pokes fun of himself. He also had good chemistry with Richard Attenborough. I also think the filmmakers did a good job of making Wayne look healthier.

@tonybush555

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your observations Hunter. Appreciated. T.

In the 1970s, Daniel Pilon (Gorman) was on a list of potential James Bond actors on call for if Sir Roger had decided to quit. Also, classic car buffs may be pleased to know that Gorman's Jaguar E Type still exists in good condition, minus the weird black and red paint job. It came up for auction a few years ago. A glassfibre replica was blown up for the crash scene...

@tonybush555

4 ай бұрын

Interesting comment, Chris. Many thanks. T.

I'll definitely enjoy watching this. I remember some years ago I saw the stuntman - a rather large chap by the name of Peter Brayham - who doubled for Big John in and did the Tower Bridge jump for the film at an event. And, yes the stuntman was reportedly arrested for his pains. Doesn't the assassin use a Mauser c96? Oh sorry, yes you identified the type in the video!

@tonybush555

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, griersson. Yeah, the c96 was the earlier model/version, I believe. And that's a cool anecdote about Peter Brayham. How come I never get to see anything like that? Oh, now I remember. I live in Wales.

my first John Wayne film was True Grit (1969)

To be fair to Wayne (and I don't have sympathy with his politics) at first his age was an obstacle to being accepted by the army (as was his family responsibilities). Then Republic Studios would not release him from his contract during the war. He was regarded as too profitable for them to do so. Wayne did try to join the OSS (the fore-runner of the CIA), but his estranged wife did not inform him of their reply to his application. Wayne made various attempts to find some role, including requesting John Ford's assistance. There's more to this, but my memory isn't good enough of the details to go into them. It has been said that Wayne's subsequent super-patriotism was in part due to guilt and regrets over not serving in WWII. In my opinion, Wayne's propaganda value in movies outweighed anything he could have done in the military and the possibility of Wayne's death (even in a manner similar to Carole Lombard's death, or Glenn Miller's) would have had a damaging impact and probably would have been used by Axis propaganda.

@tonybush555

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for taking the time to comment and provide additional information and perspective. Appreciated.

It is fair to say that the man and his art were poles apart. Wayne the Movie Star was a great draw at the cinema. Wayne the man was a tw@t. I saw this film when it first came out. Much as Westerns were on the way out, I was already hooked on the Trinity Films. I found Terence Hill and Bud Spencer's antics much more appealing. Wayne looked lost in Brannigan, more so without his horse.

@tonybush555

Жыл бұрын

Much as I like and respect Wayne on screen, off screen is another matter.

Sadly the dukes career was on downward slope whilst I grew up. Much more of a Clint western fan. That not to say dismissive of Wayne's output, and at least one joke in brannigan is recycled in predator. Attenborough appears happy to be working with Wayne, as does John stride and Judy geeson still working regularly before the car crash of insemoid. The problem with brannigan is that it Eastwood turf and Wayne at least 30 years to old for it. It is at least entertainment that mostly works-if you've seen itv or BBC on a Saturday night these days you'll know what a rare pleasure that is...

@tonybush555

Жыл бұрын

What you say is true, Graeme. When I was a kid I was a junkie for terrestrial TV - three channels only and the world was my lobster, as Arthur Daley might put it. Now, there's literally nothing I watch and any shows I follow are on streaming services and, Slow Horses aside, American or European or Asian. UK terrestrial channels offer me nothing. Whoever their target audience is, it's not me. I've grown to appreciate Brannigan more over time. Something that at least entertains on some level as I sit through it. Unlike the more current fare like Slack Madam which I kicked into touch after twenty minutes. If my mood hadn't been softened by alcohol, no doubt it would have been less. Thanks for your comment, Graeme. Appreciated.

@graemewilson7975

Жыл бұрын

@@tonybush555 fancy slow horses. Oldman cracking actor and gorgeous local woman Olivia cooke. Das boot was (and remains one of my favourite TV series & movies in all three versions) the sweeney, well anything with John thaw really. Bob hoskins as you've expertly analysed in LGF review but he did on the move before pennies from heaven and John hurt in NCS. Which at very young age told me that not everyone wanted to fuck Farrah fawcett or the twins of evil.

@graemewilson7975

Жыл бұрын

@@tonybush555 I suppose what I'm trying to say that not everyone has a normal, it's more their own version of it. I was and am amazed by stuff I was allowed to watch. At the time it seemed really extreme. Speaking of which got town called bastard to watch after I recovered from vaccine jab -about five weeks if my wife anything to go by. Take care

@tonybush555

Жыл бұрын

@@graemewilson7975 Slow Horses is top fun, well written, well made, well-acted, beautifully understated. Oldman and company are superb. It's a bit old-fashioned in that it isn't massively woke and treats ethnicity as an arbitrary reality rather than a tokenistic box ticking badge of virtue. I'll be surprised if it lasts beyond season 2.

@graemewilson7975

Жыл бұрын

@@tonybush555 meant to say Vienna blood very good. Set in Vienna at turn of last century. With various factions beginning to colease. And the brilliant Babylon Berlin which is brilliant. Awesome acting across board

This movie inpired a TV Show in the eighties, Dempsey & Makepeace with Michael Brandon

@tonybush555

Жыл бұрын

Remember it well, with Glynis Barber - who's married to Brandon. Thanks for commenting, Thomas. T.