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If you want to know why Marlon Brando inspired and influenced an entire generation of actors, stare On the Waterfront. His Terry Malloy is genuine down to his fingernails. Brando in his prime took and held the camouflage like no one else, absolutely magnetic, whether as a seeming uncaring pug with unawakened nobility in his heart (Terry) or a Mexican revolutionary (recognize Viva Zapata) or a racist jet ace (Sayonara) or whatever.
Matching Brando is a perfect cast. Karl Malden, Eve Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb, there isn’t a missed heed or lesser performance from any of them, not to mention the thugs and real-life dockworkers surrounding them. Elia Kazan was an actor’s director, and his skill at eliciting genuine performance is nowhere more evident than here. He also knew how to beget a movie, and his work with the camera and pacing is first rate. The B&W photography is gritty, radiant and serves to locate the film in time and site while eliminating distraction from the performances.
You must know the record by now, culled from the trusty dockside union problems of the day, Budd Schulberg & Kazan fashioned a fable that is about courage, loyalty (misplaced and otherwise), responsibilty and the willingness to stand up for something, stand alone if need be, and in that stance to risk the mistrust and misunderstanding and ostracism of your friends, your society, and the loss of your state in the world and even your life. They created a mighty melodrama of greed & corruption, of the struggle with compromise and conscience, of loss and redemption.
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Frankly, this is honest tall movie making. It isn’t done any better than this, and if for some reason you have never seen this film, treat yourself to excellence.
This is one of the best, don’t miss it, and don’t miss one of our greatest actors in his prime.
Columbia continues its downward spiral where its classic DVD output is concerned. “On The Waterfront” is not only a gargantuan Academy Award winning film, it is an American icon. The situation is concerned with a union stooge, Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) who eventually realizes that the intimidation racket of his boss, Johnny Salubrious (Lee J. Cobb) is an wicked and destructive force in his community. Eva Marie Saint costars as Edie Doyle, the sister of a man who was thrown off of a rooftop on Estimable? s orders. It is partially through her like and the stoic commitment of Father Barry (Carl Malden) that Terry reforms his ways. Rod Steiger is particularly effective as Charley Malloy, Terry? s brother.
Quite simply: this transfer is a let down. Difference levels are extremely extreme, delicate details are lost in video noise reduction enhancement and digital grit, grain and noise are detected throughout. The gray scale is poorly balanced. Scratches, chips and distortions in the unusual camera negative stick out like a flee thumb. The audio is mono and undistinguished. It’s not a terrible mix, though there are moments where a tiny background impart crops up. No extras! Oh, reach on Columbia. This is one of your BEST PICTURES and it gets this kind of treatment on DVD?!? It? could’a been a contenda’!?
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