tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post2031912792990230021..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Dien BIen FUBARSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-22787860860750171172018-01-11T22:19:00.922-06:002018-01-11T22:19:00.922-06:00You may be right about Fraser's career, althou...You may be right about Fraser's career, although evidently he's doing pretty well for himself on television these days. <br /><br />I don't know that I'd watch this again. It has the same problem that I think <i>The Third Man</i> does--it's a bit cold emotionally. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86711059587649375842018-01-11T19:49:57.629-06:002018-01-11T19:49:57.629-06:00I found this very interesting, evocative and well ...I found this very interesting, evocative and well acted when I saw it in the theatre but never had the least desire to watch it again. Having seen the earlier Audie Murphy version as well, after this one, I can attest that this is the superior film though it does follow a similar path. <br /><br />Murphy wasn't a great actor but there have been worse however a stronger performer would have made a difference in that first film. I think the fact that Fraser bounced from quality stuff like this to unmitigated trash like Monkeybone goes a long way to explaining why his career is in the shape it is today.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20776216017874489812018-01-10T12:31:34.524-06:002018-01-10T12:31:34.524-06:00I am curious to see the original version, especial...I am curious to see the original version, especially since it came out about when Dien Bien Phu actually happened and was thus completely relevant, almost current events. I've never really been sold on Audie Murphy as an actor, though.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26822712789865888132018-01-10T10:47:53.968-06:002018-01-10T10:47:53.968-06:00Audie Murphy was the Brendan Frasier of the origin...Audie Murphy was the Brendan Frasier of the original The Quiet American (1958) and Michael Redgrave was its Michael Caine. I think that movie had approximately the same problems and virtues as this one, which I have not seen. Love anything touched by Greene as well.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.com