No oscar nods for Bob De Niro?
How come?
shareThis was a B-movie when it came out, but surprised everyone by the stellar reviews that DeNiro got. I remember the large ads in the paper for it in Dallas, listing all the raves he got across the country. But besides DeNiro, it is nonetheless a B-quality movie. Even Mark Harris' screenplay could have been much better, and he wrote the book to begin with.
shareBut besides DeNiro, it is nonetheless a B-quality movie.I couldn't disagree more. I think the script was excellent, and the performances were good to great all around. DeNiro was great. But Michael Moriarty was even better. His voice and facial expressions were perfect. And vincent Gardenia was, as usual, great.
This is just one of those movies that is unseen and/or unappreciated by the masses. Maybe it's the combination of prose dialogue, somber theme, and complete lack of sex and violence. But for my money, it is one of the best movies ever.
The Sting won the Oscar for best movie for 1973. I like The Sting and consider it a very good movie. But if I had been one of the judges, Bang the Drum Slowly would have been an easy choice for me.
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Well said, and you wrote it so well. I agree that sometimes these "|little" movies are the ones we remember. No one has ever heard of My first Mister, but that is one of my altime favs.
shareBut besides DeNiro, it is nonetheless a B-quality movie.I essentially agree with you, especially in regards to Michael Moriarty. I have not seen the film since 1973 yet what remains most in my memory is his performance. I have always felt it was essentially his film in terms of who was a stand-out. DeNiro was very good, and this was my introduction to him.
I couldn't disagree more. I think the script was excellent, and the performances were good to great all around. DeNiro was great. But Michael Moriarty was even better. His voice and facial expressions were perfect. And vincent Gardenia was, as usual, great.
This is just one of those movies that is unseen and/or unappreciated by the masses. Maybe it's the combination of prose dialogue, somber theme, and complete lack of sex and violence. But for my money, it is one of the best movies ever.
The Sting won the Oscar for best movie for 1973. I like The Sting and consider it a very good movie. But if I had been one of the judges, Bang the Drum Slowly would have been an easy choice for me.
"The Sting" is one the best films ever made and better than "Bang the Drum Slowly" if I must make comparisons. But they are different types of film and both excellent in comparison to other films in their respective genres. It is a testament to the power of ?Bang the Drum Slowly" that I remember so much of it after more than 40 years.
I do not agree that this is a "B-quality movie" as it was in fact a major release at the time with good production values. It simply used the budget that was necessary. I was a projectionist in a theater that showed this and it was fairly well-received.
Oh Lord, you gave them eyes but they cannot see...
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