“Death Wish”: Important Movie Celebrates 35 Years; The Anti-Obama Flick

debbieschlussel.com ^ | August 24, 2009 | Debbie Schlussel

[Roscoe Karns]

Ironically, the role was meant for Steve McQueen, but he turned it down.

What is ironic about that?

[Clemenza]

New York in the Lindsay-Beame era ping!

[Sybeck1]

I heard Stallone was going to do a remake.

[Clemenza]

One of the funnier comments about “Death Wish” came from (I think) Andy Sarris who said “he spends half the movie hanging around parks and overpasses at night and not once is propositioned sexually by another man!” I think that, nevertheless, says more about Mr. Sarris (or whoever said that) than anything else.

[Clemenza]

PLEASE NO! Stallone should not be let in front of a camera ever again!

[omega4179]

It would never make the cultural impact that DW did, people are quite used to revenge movies nowadays. IMO.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Right now....I’m wishing for the return of the OLD VERSION of “Walking Tall”....the way things are going.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’m waiting for Stallone and Kurt Russell to team up again to do “Tango & Cash II: Electric Boogaloo.”

[FlingWingFlyer]

IMHO, Charles Bronson was one of the great ones. My favorite Bronson movie, Alister McLean’s, “Breakheart Pass”, came after Death Wish.

[Vigilanteman]

Death Wish wasn't just a good movie, it was a great movie. The country was at a pretty low point, just like now. Ford's pardon of Nixon led to a rout of the Republicans in the 1974 mid-terms. The criminals were running the asylum.

That winter, I came home for Christmas vacation and four of my friends talked me into joining them for a long drive from NW Minnesota to NYC for the new year. Two of the friends worked for the local Ramada Inn, so we were able to bribe the bell-hop in Manhattan to get five guys into the room-- sleeping bags and Mexican hide-a-bed (using both matress and box springs for beds).

We rented Death Wish on the motel pay per view and cheered Bronson on. We debated long into the night the morality of vigilante justice. The vigilantes won the debate in the end.

[buccaneer81]

If you haven't already seen it, check out Bronson in Telefon (1977) with Lee Remick. Great movie.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Another good one. Thanks!

[Favor Center]

“PLEASE NO! Stallone should not be let in front of a camera ever again!”

Rambo was pretty good.

[Clemenza]

I love “The Mechanic” myself. Wouldn’t mind a remake with Jason Statham, who is the British Charles Bronson.

[Clemenza]

The last “Rambo” was brainless, although “First Blood” is one of my guilty pleasures.

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Street crime actually went down after that movie came out as I recall.

Not just in the movie, but in reality.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Another great Bronson movie.

[Favor Center]

“The last “Rambo” was brainless, although “First Blood” is one of my guilty pleasures.”

It was far from brainless. Simple plot, yes, but hardly brainless - and a good ending to the 1st movie (I ignore the middle two).

[Shooter 2.5]

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