RIP Eli Wallach
June 25th, 2014 at 8:28:44 AM
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98 years old. Died Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
For Whom the bus tolls; The bus tolls for thee
June 25th, 2014 at 8:41:27 AM
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Never heard of him.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 25th, 2014 at 9:14:08 AM
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Loved him in "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
He was the Ugly, Great actor.
He was the Ugly, Great actor.
Its just a forum. Nothing here to get obsessed about.
June 25th, 2014 at 9:18:04 AM
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Mr. Freeze in the old Batman TV show in the 60's.
June 25th, 2014 at 9:30:47 AM
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Quote: BozMr. Freeze in the old Batman TV show in the 60's.
He had a huge body of work mid-century. The newscasts will do a recap, but he was hugely talented with a broad range. He also had a very full and long life, so Well Done and RIP.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
June 25th, 2014 at 10:03:05 AM
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Hey, Blondie! You know what you are? Just a dirty son-of-a-b-!
Amazing actor...RIP
Amazing actor...RIP
I got a plan, we take all your picks we reverse them like one of those twilight zone episodes where everything is the opposite. You say "black" we go white.
June 25th, 2014 at 10:59:02 AM
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should have gotten an oscar for Tuco
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
June 25th, 2014 at 11:51:41 AM
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"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvSZ_HQmZgQ
I think John McClane used the same line in "Die Hard." An homage to a great movie, perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvSZ_HQmZgQ
I think John McClane used the same line in "Die Hard." An homage to a great movie, perhaps?
Never count your winnings at hour 23 of a 24-hour drive.
June 25th, 2014 at 12:31:47 PM
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Quote: terapinedLoved him in "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
He was the Ugly, Great actor.
No. He was The Bad.
10 eyes for an eye. 10 teeth for a tooth. 10 bucks for a buck?! Hit the bad guys where it hurts the most: the face and the wallet.
June 25th, 2014 at 12:34:45 PM
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Quote: Lemieux66No. He was The Bad.
I disagree. I am certain he was The Ugly, and Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) was The Bad.
Never count your winnings at hour 23 of a 24-hour drive.
June 25th, 2014 at 12:36:09 PM
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Quote: bushmanI disagree. I am certain he was The Ugly, and Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) was The Bad.
Oh shit! I mistook the two. Yeah you're right.
10 eyes for an eye. 10 teeth for a tooth. 10 bucks for a buck?! Hit the bad guys where it hurts the most: the face and the wallet.
June 25th, 2014 at 12:37:23 PM
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Quote: Lemieux66Oh shit! I mistook the two. Yeah you're right.
No worries. He was The Bad (Calvera) in "The Magnificent Seven."
Never count your winnings at hour 23 of a 24-hour drive.
June 25th, 2014 at 12:48:39 PM
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Quote: Lemieux66No. He was The Bad.
No. He was the Ugly. Angel Eyes was the Bad.
I got a plan, we take all your picks we reverse them like one of those twilight zone episodes where everything is the opposite. You say "black" we go white.
June 25th, 2014 at 12:59:43 PM
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One time someone stole my lunch in the office fridge, and I had the same look.
There's no secret. Just know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
June 25th, 2014 at 1:21:21 PM
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Quote: rxwineOne time someone stole my lunch in the office fridge, and I had the same look.
I'll go you one better. I had Chinese food in 2 takeout cartons in the lunch fridge, and took them out to eat. They were EMPTY! Who has the nerve to steal food from inside their packaging and puts the empty packages BACK??? I was already having a crap day, and finally got a break, and that's what there was, with no opportunity to get more food (we were in lockdown). Grrrrrrr.......never found the culprit.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
June 25th, 2014 at 3:17:34 PM
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It was really Eli Wallach, not Clint Eastwood or Lee Van Cleef that made The Good, The Bad & The Ugly so great. Tuco is my favorite movie character of all time. For those of you who mistakenly thought Lee Van Cleef was the Ugly, don't feel bad. Even the bombastic Bill O'Reilly thought so. In the opening scene, when Tuco crashes out of the barber shop window, the frame freezes and it clearly says across the top of the screen "The Ugly." The soundtrack, written by Ennio Morricone, is also my favorite of all time.
Wallach was also great in The Misfits. But I think that for generations to come kids are going to get a big kick out of Tuco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PfrmCGFnk
Wallach was also great in The Misfits. But I think that for generations to come kids are going to get a big kick out of Tuco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PfrmCGFnk
"Quit trying your luck and start trying your skill." Mickey Crimm
June 25th, 2014 at 3:59:07 PM
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I just posted somethng about him 2 days ago at DT. Of the Magnificent Seven only Robert Vaughn is still alive.
Thinkin about TGTBATU I remember Once Upon A Time In The West with Henry Fonda. Also a little over the top.
Thinkin about TGTBATU I remember Once Upon A Time In The West with Henry Fonda. Also a little over the top.
June 25th, 2014 at 4:15:48 PM
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Am o n tablet wondering if anybody can post great scene between Tuko and his brother th e priest. Say as a lot about life.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
June 25th, 2014 at 5:41:36 PM
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Quote: BuzzardAm on tablet wondering if anybody can post great scene between Tuko and his brother th e priest. Say as a lot about life.
Tuco and his Brother
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEDNuuCoZYk
"Quit trying your luck and start trying your skill." Mickey Crimm
June 25th, 2014 at 7:02:03 PM
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His last great role was in the Wall Street remake "Money Never Sleeps". Think about the birds......
June 27th, 2014 at 10:15:37 PM
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Quote: beachbumbabsQuote: rxwineOne time someone stole my lunch in the office fridge, and I had the same look.
I'll go you one better. I had Chinese food in 2 takeout cartons in the lunch fridge, and took them out to eat. They were EMPTY! Who has the nerve to steal food from inside their packaging and puts the empty packages BACK??? I was already having a crap day, and finally got a break, and that's what there was, with no opportunity to get more food (we were in lockdown). Grrrrrrr.......never found the culprit.
Wow. That's terrible! I've heard some bad office kitchen scenarios, but that takes the cake.
Now, taking the last cup of coffee and not making a new carafe....should be punishable via firing.
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
June 27th, 2014 at 10:39:49 PM
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Thanks Mickey. I was 26 when that movie came out 48 years ago. Still a great primer about religion. Tuco had it right.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
June 28th, 2014 at 1:02:36 AM
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Quote: BuzzardThanks Mickey. I was 26 when that movie came out 48 years ago. Still a great primer about religion. Tuco had it right.
Thanks, Buzz. Yes, I think Tuco had it figured out too. Ayayaya wah wah wah. Ayayaya wah...wah..wah. Ayayaya,,,wah...wah...wah....wah. Do do do.
"Quit trying your luck and start trying your skill." Mickey Crimm
June 28th, 2014 at 1:35:57 AM
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Quote: mickeycrimmThanks, Buzz. Yes, I think Tuco had it figured out too. Ayayaya wah wah wah. Ayayaya wah...wah..wah. Ayayaya,,,wah...wah...wah....wah. Do do do.
Thanks for the earwig (again; been hearing it for a week). lol...
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
June 28th, 2014 at 1:42:22 AM
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Tuco is absolutely my favorite movie character of all time. R.I.P., Eli Wallach. I love you forever.
"Quit trying your luck and start trying your skill." Mickey Crimm
June 28th, 2014 at 2:09:28 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsThanks for the earwig (again; been hearing it for a week). lol...
Babs, I think I'm going to order the Good The Bad and The Ugly theme for the ringtone on my android.
"Quit trying your luck and start trying your skill." Mickey Crimm
June 28th, 2014 at 2:12:37 AM
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Quote: mickeycrimmBabs, I think I'm going to order the Good The Bad and The Ugly theme for the ringtone on my android.
I think that's a great idea. I might just do the same. The one I have is boring.
I did have a lot of fun with the Austin Powers ringtones app a couple phones ago, though...might have to find that one again. Yeah, baybee!
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
June 28th, 2014 at 4:27:31 AM
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I never did understand any of those spaghetti westerns.
I remember the New Yorker review of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was "I must have missed part one".
I remember the weird music. For a while everyone in NYC was going around wearing a thin Mexican serape and chewing on thin cigars in some sort Clint Eastwood fixation theme.
I remember the New Yorker review of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was "I must have missed part one".
I remember the weird music. For a while everyone in NYC was going around wearing a thin Mexican serape and chewing on thin cigars in some sort Clint Eastwood fixation theme.
June 28th, 2014 at 5:14:06 AM
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"There are two kinds of people in this world. Those at the end of a rope with a noose around their neck, and those that do the cutting." -- Tuco
RIP
One of my favorite scenes in the movie.
RIP
One of my favorite scenes in the movie.
Some people need to reimagine their thinking.
June 30th, 2014 at 9:19:20 AM
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For myself, Eli Wallach will always be Calvera, the bandit chieftan in the classic western "The Magnificent Seven." He was not totally evil, he was caring and thoughtful toward his men, treated his foes with a sense of chivalry, and had a belief in God and religion.
"Generosity, that was my first mistake."
"Somehow I don't think you've solved my problem."
"If God did not want them sheared He would not have made them sheep."
"Generosity, that was my first mistake."
"Somehow I don't think you've solved my problem."
"If God did not want them sheared He would not have made them sheep."
June 30th, 2014 at 12:48:34 PM
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What a coincidence. The Misfits is coming on TMC right now.
"Quit trying your luck and start trying your skill." Mickey Crimm
June 30th, 2014 at 3:29:48 PM
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Quote: BobcatFor myself, Eli Wallach will always be Calvera, the bandit chieftan in the classic western "The Magnificent Seven." He was not totally evil, he was caring and thoughtful toward his men, treated his foes with a sense of chivalry, and had a belief in God and religion.
"Generosity, that was my first mistake."
"Somehow I don't think you've solved my problem."
"If God did not want them sheared He would not have made them sheep."
AND THIS : Calvera is such a miscreant that he regrets leaving the villagers whose food he keeps stealing enough money to hire their heroic posse. “Sooner or later,” he mutters, “you must answer for every good deed.”
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
