Comments on: Happy Birthday Steve McQueen!

by: Eric Olsen

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:44:34 +0000

Yes, Steve was one of the best acreen actors of the 20th Century.
I appreciate your comments for favorite McQueen movie. However, he best displayed his fundamentally sensitive nature in the movie, Soldier In The Rain, opposite Jackie Gleason who also had one of his best performances therein.
I may be off the wall and discriminating in my favorite movies for individual actors, and this is best shown when I say Paradise Alley was the best film for Sylvester Stalone.
So Steve, until that time, God bless.

by: Linda

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:31:52 +0100

I came accross this thing you put on line about Steve McQueen.

I recently saw Thomas Crown Affair again and I was reminded of how great and sexy he was. I read things on line that I never knew about him…..thanks to the modern information highway…. the internet.

His life was certainly a paradox. I think he achieved greatness, especially considering his back ground. Thinking about him and reading about him is very sad…..since he died so young.

by: cinebeats

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:39:02 +0100

It’s weird to think of McQueen as 77…. but I think he would have been a cool old man.

I haven’t seen Soldier In The Rain Jeremy so thanks for recommending it! I’ve been really curious about that movie since I caught the last 15min. of it on TV years ago but I’ve never seen the whole thing.

That’s 3 votes for a DVD release of Love With the Proper Stranger so I hope someone at Paramount reads this. ;)

by: Jeremy

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:32:39 +0100

Wow,
I can’t believe the man would have been 77. Great tribute to one of my favorites. Junior Bonner is terrific (Barbara Leigh has a small role) but I think I prefer The Getaway as far as Peckinpah collaborations go. Also The Cincinnati Kid, Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt. The man made some classic films.
One film I love that often gets overlooked is Soldier In The Rain with Steve and Tuesday Weld.
Love With The Proper Stranger is near the top of my list of most wanted Dvds. Natalie Wood is another favorite and the two of them together are really incredible. And it is a very adult film on a serious subject. I can’t believe that it still hasn’t been released on disc.
Great tribute….great photos…thanks for posting

by: cinebeats

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:23:30 +0100

Thanks for adding another “thumbs up” for Junior Bonner Neil! I’ve added it to my list of “must see” movies. :)

by: Neil

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:00:49 +0100

Dang! Now, I’m going to have to check out The War Lover, too. It looks quite interesting.

I agree regarding Junior Bonner. It’s a fantastic movie, with great performances also by Robert Preston and Ida Lupino, as well as everyone really, but how many can I list? Honestly, I think it’s my favorite McQueen performance, though.

by: cinebeats

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:45:05 +0100

I haven’t seen Junior Bonner or The War Lover so thanks for the recommendations Peter!

Robert Mulligan made a lot of great films so I’d have a hard time picking favorites, but Love with the Proper Stranger is definitely one of them. I hope it’s released on DVD soon.

by: Peter Nellhaus

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:19:11 +0100

Love with the Proper Stranger might be my favorite film by Robert Mulligan. It seems odd to think that mainstream American films were more truly adult forty years ago. A film you didn't mention that I think is McQueen's best later film is Peckinpah's Junior Bonner. I saw The War Lover last June and found that to be an interesting film with McQueen playing an unlikable character.