tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6799223350725986443..comments2024-03-18T23:00:34.076-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Forgotten Movies: THE VERDICTpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20430364484253077472017-01-06T09:23:11.075-05:002017-01-06T09:23:11.075-05:00Yes, obviously he wasn't ill because he went o...Yes, obviously he wasn't ill because he went on for years after this. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56480266963943414012017-01-06T09:14:53.980-05:002017-01-06T09:14:53.980-05:00James Mason also excelled in this picture as the c...James Mason also excelled in this picture as the chief council for the hospital being sued, 'The Prince of Fucking Darkness' as Jack Warden's character calls him. Never mind that his accent makes no sense in this context. <br /><br />Newman looked old all of a sudden because his character is depressed and broken. Older than his years. Maybe the most dispirited character Newman ever played. I think he got the Oscar for The Color of Money (not nearly as good a performance, or a film), because people wanted him to keep that pugnacious attitude so strongly associated with him. Yeah, that's also a downer movie in some ways, but at the end, Fast Eddie is still fighting back. His character here won't even answer Charlotte Rampling's calls. He wins, but it feels like he lost. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271250698430923736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1383696159809037002017-01-04T04:42:22.609-05:002017-01-04T04:42:22.609-05:00Patti, I recently watched COOL HAND LUKE where Pau...Patti, I recently watched COOL HAND LUKE where Paul Newman's role reminded me of Steve McQueen in THE GREAT ESCAPE. I like his early films more than his later movies.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3050355461536881502017-01-03T19:20:45.506-05:002017-01-03T19:20:45.506-05:00And in the one about the reporter with Sally Field...And in the one about the reporter with Sally Field, I think. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10934111203665941282017-01-03T18:27:27.654-05:002017-01-03T18:27:27.654-05:00I agree Patti, Newman did seem to look a lot older...I agree Patti, Newman did seem to look a lot older here than he did only a year earlier in FORT APACHE, THE BRONX.Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40254445454369381682017-01-03T12:03:27.776-05:002017-01-03T12:03:27.776-05:00KilledKilledpattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39610120691662903632017-01-03T12:02:51.103-05:002017-01-03T12:02:51.103-05:00In a movie made now, she'd be killer.In a movie made now, she'd be killer.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39879722160815234672017-01-03T11:59:29.441-05:002017-01-03T11:59:29.441-05:00I always remember Lindsay Crouse's performance...I always remember Lindsay Crouse's performance as the nurse who gives the damning testimony in the climactic courtroom scene. Her heartwrenching shriek: "He said I'd never work again. Who were these people? Who were these men? I wanted to be a nurse!" really hit home with me. Will never forget it.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15285468175421703742017-01-03T08:59:32.092-05:002017-01-03T08:59:32.092-05:00I though Phil was going to throw something at the ...I though Phil was going to throw something at the screen. Wow! pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28259755164041330102017-01-03T08:57:21.463-05:002017-01-03T08:57:21.463-05:00The first thing we saw Rampling in was GEORGY GIRL...The first thing we saw Rampling in was GEORGY GIRL, of course, as Georgy's bitchy (but hot!) friend.<br /><br />We're watching GOLIATH and THE VERDICT is clearly one of its role models.<br /><br />And speaking of GOLIATH, wasn't William Hurt's awful character hateful enough without that damn clicker?Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52118467084929630772017-01-03T08:56:03.690-05:002017-01-03T08:56:03.690-05:00I believe PBS has a doc on Sidney Lumet tonight. I believe PBS has a doc on Sidney Lumet tonight. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91130300188021126772017-01-03T08:42:09.737-05:002017-01-03T08:42:09.737-05:00BTW Patti, Sidney Lumets most under-rated movie ?,...BTW Patti, Sidney Lumets most under-rated movie ?, PRINCE OF THE CITY (1981), a forgotton masterwork perhaps.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10230131667203293982017-01-03T08:31:45.572-05:002017-01-03T08:31:45.572-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46292593551078279162017-01-03T07:44:23.356-05:002017-01-03T07:44:23.356-05:00Oh, I did like this film, Patti. Thanks for remind...Oh, I did like this film, Patti. Thanks for reminding me of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com