Discuss The Boys from Brazil
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Guilty pleasure
posted by rudely_murraySTAFFMOD on March 7, 2017 at 8:19 PM
Just watched this yesterday for the first time in years. It's a terrible film, but a one which gives a whole lot of pleasure for all that. Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier both give truly dreadful late-career performances, but the shameless ham on display is great fun. One observation. James Mason stands out from both as actually giving as good a performance as could be expected from such outrageous trash. I guess he is one of those rare stars who was simply incapable of a bad performance.
The Boys from Brazil is lurid nonsense from wall-to-wall, but I can't pretend I didn't have a good time watching it.
Reply by Howard Burns
on March 7, 2017 at 9:15 PM
I felt the same way, impossible to not be entertained by such a ridiculous film. The scene with the dogs alone made it worth watching. I could barely contain myself while they hovered & growled all over Peck the whole time. "There's no other way they can come in??" Lol, pure gold.
Reply by rudely_murray
on March 7, 2017 at 10:48 PM
Yes the dog scene was hilarious. The expressions and deadpan delivery from the boy Hitler only added to this.
The 70s truly produced some truly creepy kids. Back then, cast a child in a horror movie and they really looked like they belonged in one.