October 27, 2003
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
[4 - Good]
I have come across many references to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and thought I would watch the movie to see what all the hype was about. I now know: it is about top notch acting on top of a good script. In Sierra Madre Humphrey Bogart plays a gringo in Mexico down on his luck looking for a lucky break as a gold prospector. He thinks he has finally found it, not realizing that it is gold madness that has him. Bogart becomes the epitome of shifty-eyed as his character descends into delusional paranoia. With the superb support of Walter Huston as the old prospector and Tim Holt as his partner Bogart shows off his acting chops in this classic film.
Posted by Leopoldo at October 27, 2003 06:16 AM | TrackBackThis movie proves that you don't need elaborate sets, things getting blowed up to make good, interesting movies. If more movie makers would take a movie like this and then add on the fluff around it so that the movies had motivation and a soul, we'd get a lot better movies. "Acting....We don't need know stinking acting."
Posted by: Nick on November 9, 2003 08:45 AMits a good movie, funny s***
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