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irritatable
after reading the reviews of other viewers i had to respond. both marlon brando and lee marvin were great but to cut into it saying it came short of reality or truly portraying it, think when this film was made. im sure in the twenty first century the movie would be very different. anyone thats read hunter thompsons 'hells angels' or has other knowledge of bike gangs knows too well of its truth-inspired influences of hollister. but in 1953 film makers as well as anyone else including the literary crowd had its limits even if limitary. i think alot of those who reviewed it did so forgetting this fact. no its not the best film made but for what its worth it was a great performance by both marvin and brando and served as a pretty entertaining picture on all fronts. i believe this was the intention of the director. it doesnt claim anywhere to be a documentary or anything close so dont interpret it as so. i got the feeling from reading the reviews that the viewers were taking this picture into comparison with contemporary films which it is certainly not one nor is it as one review suggested a film to be viewed for those in a "classic film phase". its beyond that. perhaps im out of line but these are my thoughts at the moment.

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The Chosen One
This truely is an interesting film. I am not quite sure how to recommend this movie to people, but I do. First, and most important about this film is that it was made in 1953, and is therefore rather dated. Brando himself reflected on this film in his autobiography(Songs My Mother Taught Me) saying he felt it was a good picture when he made it, but he thought it hadn't aged well. In the context of this particular film it means these bike gangs, while at the time considered rebellious and dangerous, do not, by modern conventions of "rebels" and "outlaws," really come off as that threatening. At the time they were(the Hells Angels begins in this period). That understood viewers can really enjoy this picture. To me it almost had a comedic value to it. I really enjoy watching the steriotypes of this time for example the locals being called "squares." Marlon Brando is very engaging as Johnny, the leader of this rebel motorcycle gang that happens into a small town and takes it over for a few days. Even today it is possible to see why, in the early 50's, Brando was inspiring generations of actors with his performances, before he became fat and self-indulgant. For this reason alone it is worth a look.

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brando before he got fat and untalented.
The entire time length that takes place in this movie is like less than one day. Brando and his Black Rebel Motorcycle Club cronies spend the day being retarded in some bar in some town. The only reason I could think to watch this movie is so you could see that at one point, in a galaxy far far away, Marlon Brando was a cool dude. Before arrogance seeped out of his body like sweat, he was a guy you'd want to see in a movie. Now, obviously, he's dead and like most actors who were in old movies, has been elevated to 'legend' status, despite only being in a handful of good movies. This movie was released in 1954, and I know I've become a bit jaded by Pulp Fiction and anime, but as far as I'm concerned, 1950's B&W movie or not, its not very good. The begining, end, acting, story, etc., just isn't that great, and it's really nothing more than a cult film about motorcycles.