Marlon Brando Dead

I'm surprised no-one else has said this;

It's not just that Brando was a (sporadically) great actor it's that he utterly re-wrote the rule-book for movie acting. Pre brando yer hero type was all clean cut and speaking clearly, brando was a bruised looking almost feminine brute who mumbled and glowered - I don't think it's wrong to say that he almost single handedly changed what the notion of hero and leading man should be, and so - changed cinema.

Not to mention long after his debut once he'd been written off, he strolled back onto the scene with Last Tango and made a whole new generation seem forced and self conscious AGAIN.

I doubt we could name an actor who wasn't influenced by him to some extent, and he made it look effortless. Thats some legacy.

i'll miss the guy, his decline in later years was especially sad.

he just settled on his private island, and became obese, coming out to act strangely on talk shows and making unsavory comments about jews (he apoligized).

It upsets me that one of the greatest actors of our time spent his twighlight years as a running joke on the critic.

Originally posted by All_For_Orlando
Never seen em :/ Oh well, ill look up some pics of him to see if i know who it is

Have you seen the film Don Juan De'marco with Johnny Depp? He was in that...good film..and Johnny looked so yummy 😄

🙄 ironic

forever may he live in our hearts

RIP Brando 🙁 🙁 🙁

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." < one of the greatest lines in cinema history

🙂 Just stumbled on this:
http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,1256568,00.html

Marlon Brando was handesome back in the day!

Originally posted by Primitive Screwhead #1

For those of you who actually liked Brando as an actor, I'd be curious to know which portayal of his is the most memorable to you. This is an opportune time to reflect on a great career... in his own words, "an offer you can't refuse".

I've been a huge Brando fan for a couple of years now, and I have seen a lot of his work, and although he had many iconic roles, the one that I saw first is the one that transformed me into the fan that I am. The film was not The Godfather- the film that most of our generation would associate him with, but A Streetcar Named Desire- the film that made him a star for the first time and blew audiences away. No-one had ever seen this kind of acting on the screen before, he was so realistic in his actions, the way he spoke and he had such an incredible presence. Every time Brando is on screen, you can look at no-one else. As Stanley Kowalski, he is animalistic, sensual, powerful and brutal...I could not imagine any other actor in the role. Definitely my favourite Marlon role.

I'm so sad to see him go and I cried my eyes out, even though I knew that he would be going soon. 🙁 He embodied everything that was great about classic Hollywood cinema and he has left an incredible legacy- there is not an actor today who hasn't been influenced by the mighty Brando. May he reign forever as the best actor the world has ever or will ever see.

Did I mention how beautiful the man was back in the day? Wow! The sexiest thing I've ever seen. 😍