http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2009/07/28/movie-notes-doc-savage-the-man-of-bronze/ Entertainment and Tech Digest Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2009/07/28/movie-notes-doc-savage-the-man-of-bronze/comment-page-1/#comment-38230 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) | Old Old Films Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:02:33 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/?p=4592#comment-38230 [...] webomatica.com [...] […] webomatica.com […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2009/07/28/movie-notes-doc-savage-the-man-of-bronze/comment-page-1/#comment-33525 Ray Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:17:19 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/?p=4592#comment-33525 George Pal is one of my favorite directors and it is sad that this mess was his last film. I wonder how much control he really had over it, it seems so out of character to his earlier works. When I watched this I hated the fact that the writers ttook what could have been a serious action adventure and made it tongue-in-cheek camp. But that was the trend of the 70s and since, not taking romantic heroism seriously anymoe. It would be great if someone would step forward and make a really great Doc Savage movie. Most people don't know that many features of Superman were actually stolen from Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze (Superman the Man of Steel), etc. Doc's hideout was called The Fortress of Solitude, and Superman just ripped it off! I guess an argument could be made that that's the American Way. George Pal is one of my favorite directors and it is sad that this mess was his last film. I wonder how much control he really had over it, it seems so out of character to his earlier works. When I watched this I hated the fact that the writers ttook what could have been a serious action adventure and made it tongue-in-cheek camp. But that was the trend of the 70s and since, not taking romantic heroism seriously anymoe. It would be great if someone would step forward and make a really great Doc Savage movie. Most people don’t know that many features of Superman were actually stolen from Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze (Superman the Man of Steel), etc. Doc’s hideout was called The Fortress of Solitude, and Superman just ripped it off! I guess an argument could be made that that’s the American Way.

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2009/07/28/movie-notes-doc-savage-the-man-of-bronze/comment-page-1/#comment-30928 Shavager Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:14:56 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/?p=4592#comment-30928 The George Pal movie was short on budget, stars, quality, serious dialogue and acting. I've always felt actor Clint Walker had the build, size, hair for the Baumhofer Doc Savage portrayed on the old pulps and would've been far superior to Ron Ely as the star. I hope any new movie featuring Doc and the fabulous five will consider WWF wrestling star RANDY ORTON for the Doc character. He has the size, build, facial features and hair of the James BAMA image that was so successful for the Bantam paperback sales in the 60's-70's and the version most Americans today recognize. The George Pal movie was short on budget, stars, quality, serious dialogue and acting. I’ve always felt actor Clint Walker had the build, size, hair for the Baumhofer Doc Savage portrayed on the old pulps and would’ve been far superior to Ron Ely as the star. I hope any new movie featuring Doc and the fabulous five will consider WWF wrestling star RANDY ORTON for the Doc character. He has the size, build, facial features and hair of the James BAMA image that was so successful for the Bantam paperback sales in the 60’s-70’s and the version most Americans today recognize.

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