[DemforBush]

A very good "B" movie tonight. It's not quite The Godfather, but it's an entertaining film with plenty of action and some very good performances. Robards is great as Capone, despite not looking a thing like him, and Meeker gives the best performance of George "Bugs" Moran I've seen in film or tv.

Lots of "that guy" character actors in this film - Joe Campanella, Joe Turkel (the bartender in The Shining), Harold J. Stone, etc. There's even a bit, uncredited appearance by a very young Jack Nicholson. 7.25/10

[DemforBush]

Wiseguy and beer baron ping!

[DemforBush]

Oh yeah, and the narration is done by voice-over legend Paul Frees (perhaps best remembered by some of us as Fred the Lion in the Superchicken cartoons).

[LowOiL]

I just got through watching a delightful comedy called “Sitting Pretty” .... filmed in 1948. Good family watch with some good heartfelt laughter points. I give it an 8.2/10.

YouTube Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PilM63aJXp8

[Signalman]

I’m watching Office Space on Starz. I’ve only seen it about 50 times.

[elcid1970]

On youtube there are Thompson SMGs being fired on the range chugging along at about 600 or so RPM.

In the movies it sounds more like an MG42 at 1250 RPM. BRAAAP like tearing cloth.

And Jason Robards didn’t look like Capone at all without wearing extra lips & some cotton in his face like Brando.

At least they got the cars right.

[rlmorel]

I remember seeing that with my family at the Officer’s Club in Yokosuka, Japan. Around 9 pm they would turn out the lights in the dining room and put on a movie...we ate dessert and watched the movie.

That massacre scene really made me think, as a kid.

[iowamark]

The Massacre led President-elect Herbert Hoover to target Capone for prosecution.

[alexander_busek]

A very good "B" movie tonight. It's not quite The Godfather,[...]

A solid "B" movie exuding a lot of pre-"Bonnie and Clyde" 60s charm (meaning: Less gore is shown than would be expected when fileting a fish - on a level with t.v.'s "The F.B.I."). Not to be compared with "The Godfather." In fact, not to be mentioned in the same breath with "The Godfather."

Jason Robards Jr. was a great actor, but just isn't the "type" to play Capone. Too urbane-looking. PBS's "Mr. Rogers" would have been an only slightly worse casting choice.

All the "that guy" supporting characters - plus Freese's narration - make it impossible to suspend disbelief.

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

HINT: Before viewing the YouTube film, click on the toothed wheel in the lower right-hand corner under where the film will appear and change the speed from "standard" to "1.25."

Regards,