tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post3929498619738801685..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-65809351306186140642021-01-21T22:25:16.153-08:002021-01-21T22:25:16.153-08:00I've heard stories of the movie for years, but...I've heard stories of the movie for years, but I finally got around to seeing it only recently. While it plays more like a TV movie (Ron Ely is a fine actor, but he was a TV star instead of someone like Steve McQueen or Paul Newman or Clint Eastwood, and the rest of the cast are stalwart character actors... And I suddenly wish Charles Bronson could have played Monk), it's definitely a fun watch. And that is enough of a recommendation. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05106490242017991991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-49009353050577346812016-06-01T14:12:30.953-07:002016-06-01T14:12:30.953-07:00No, now it's Dwayne "The Rock" Johns...No, now it's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Well, at least he is bronze...DrCasbahJazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146956961309055766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-86280293931923861672016-05-13T16:08:18.574-07:002016-05-13T16:08:18.574-07:00The basic elements of Doc Savage that could please...<br />The basic elements of Doc Savage that could please fans of the pulps are right there. The 30's trappings, the faithful sidekicks (each with a particular skill that can be tapped - clearly Doc chooses friends who have some use for him). Even some set pieces such as the action on the outside of the Empire State Building, and even the multi-style combat scene, would have worked amazingly well in the hands of somebody with the mind of an early 80's Spielberg. With serious action but with the occasional snarky gag, it could have been Indiana Jones several years ahead of it's time. Alas.<br /><br />It's funny; as a kid and as an adult I find the pulp stories of the last century to be ripping good fun. But also with stone-faced death-defying and serious action. But the best of them rarely get the treatment they deserve. Genius-level Tarzan from the books always portrayed as a barbarian lunkhead. Doc Savage a cartoony Adam West ripoff. Disney did wonders with an animated Tarzan; probably the most faithful adaptation of the character (Rosie O'Donnell chimp pals aside). Maybe that's what's need for the Doc. I understand they are trying to get another live action version of Doc in theaters. They'll probably get Seth Rogan or Jack Black to play him. Sigh. Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477886503416859452noreply@blogger.com