Hard Times
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Movie Reviews of Hard Times
Movie Review: what makes a man ?
Summary: 5 Stars
Hard Times.
Charles Bronson plays the role as nobody else could even remotely have managed - other than Bruce Lee of course ! - silence, silence and yet more silence - his silence speaks more than everything else in this film - James Coburn is his usual jolly self but Charles Bronson standing before his oppoenents with fists cocked and ready to go - if you don't know what the word eternal means just freeze-frame Mr Bronson in those moments - people have called the movie Zen-like and existentialist - what they really mean is the capturing on film of the awesome dignity and quiet silence of our-very-own-Zen-Master-in-disguise Mr Charles Bronson - simply awe-inspiring stuff - some films stay with you for life - this has to be one of them - the man goes about his business - in this case fist-fighting - with a melancholy detachment - as Muhammad Ali famously said about Joe Frazier at the end of their fight in Manila - "that's a man ! that's a man ! that's a man !"
Amen.
Movie Review: A Walter Hill classic...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the Widescreen, Pan and Scan flipper disc I bought at K-Mart in Australia a couple of years ago that seems to be elusive now - why the hell would you mangle a widescreen film (especially this one) by cropping it as the majority of the western world have widescreen TV's? Last year I was in a small fishing village off Honk Kong and the local shopkeeper was watching sport on the biggest 16:9 plasma TV I have ever seen!
But on to a modest review....
Hill's attention to detail is so sophisticated in this film it belies his youth and inexperience (I'd imagine in 1975) as a director. Apart from the fact that Charles Bronson, at 54 years of age, has the physical presence that would shame a 25 year old fitness fanatic he manages to pull off a seminal performance portraying a mercenary character from the Kurosawa stable with authenticity. His athletic / laconic performance is not only essential in driving the narrative but it is expertly done.
Movie Review: Charles Bronson's Best
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is a 70's classic. Bronson plays a bareknuckle fighter earning a few "in betweens" during the Great Depression. Coburn is great as his promoter.
The fight's are realistic and brutal by 70's standards. They are still better than most fights on film today.
Bronson plays a tough guy who has been down the long hard road in Hard Times and is still able to get up. He did not have to act much in this film because the character Chaney is CHARLES BRONSON who grew up poor in the tough Coal Mines of the Penn State.
Simple lesson in this film. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE, whether you get dumped by your woman, lose your job or only have six dollars to your name you still need to fight your way out of it and never give up.
Movie Review: One of Bronson's best
Summary: 5 Stars
Hard Times (known as 'The Streetfighter' here in Australia) is Bronson's best movie alongside Death Wish. The film is set in the 1930's during the depression, and its recreation of this period is outstanding. This is not a movie for hard-core action/fighting fans. Like 'The Karate Kid' and 'Rocky', Hard Times has a real story and interesting characters. Bronson's character, Chaney, is humble, quiet, a bit of a loner - this contrasts nicely with James Coburn's portrayal of Speed, a compulsive gambler who sets up fights for Bronson. Strother Martin and Jill Ireland (Bronson's real-life wife until her death some years ago) are also great in their supporting roles. Nice to see an old forgotten classic like Hard Times released on DVD.Movie Review: Charles Bronson fan
Summary: 5 Stars
If a certain movie star has an appeal, you tend to enjoy the movie more. I perticularly enjoyed this movie which isnt even available in NZ. Boxing is something I learnt once and when people fight I understand whats going through their minds. Its a shame they didnt include James Coburns Wing chun style Kung fu abilities in the movie. Maybe him fighting in an alley against thugs or what-not? James Coburn was a student of Bruce Lees once. No one utilised that fact?
But the action scenes are great,you just cant help admire what goes into making combat-to-combat action sequences in movies. Some stars really pull it off.