Re: Story

[Jim Davis <Madno@xxxxxxx>]

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> >> Bob, as I read your posts, I=E2=80=99m reminded of the Movie =E2=80=9C=
 A Bronx Tale=E2=80=9D=20
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> >> Chazz Palminerri =E2=80=9CSonny=E2=80=9D =3D Gangster=20
> >> Robert De Nero =E2=80=9CLorenzo=E2=80=9D =3D Father=20
> >> Lillo Brancato, Jr.=E2=80=9DCalogero =E2=80=9C =3D Son=20
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> >> About a young man Calogero (or =E2=80=9CC=E2=80=9D ) who is torn betwe=
en the values of=20
> >> his father and the gangster.=20
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> >> There are two things I always remember from this movie: ( that I think=
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> >> are apropos to THIS conversation )=20
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> >> Lorenzo tells his son:=20
> >> =E2=80=9CYou want to see a real hero? Look at a guy who gets up in the=
 morning=20
> >> and goes off to work and supports his family. That's heroism.=E2=80=9D=
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> >> And, what in real life turns out to be the most ironic.=20
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> >>   In the movie, Lorenzo says to C,=20
> >>    "Nothing is more tragic than a wasted talent."=20
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> >> This is said a number of times through the movie.=20
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> >> The actor, Lillo Brancato was an untrained actor who ( I think) did a=
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> >> fantastic job in the movie. A natural and at the time was being=20
> >> mentored and promoted by both De Nero and Palminerri. Could have gone=
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> >> on to do great things.=20
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> >> The movie wasn=E2=80=99t a great hit but what is striking about it is =
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> >> follow up real life ironic story. :=20
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> >> Brancato was arrested on December 10, 2005, in the Bronx for the=20
> >> murder of police officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was at home and=20
> >> off-duty at the time of his death, during a botched burglary. Brancato=
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> >> was charged with second-degree murder, and his trial began on November=
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> >> 17, 2008. On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not guilty of murder,=
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> >> but found him guilty of first-degree attempted burglary. On January 9,=
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> >> 2009, a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison. On December 31,=20
> >> 2013, he was released on parole.=20
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> >> Talk about wasted talent. Afterwards, I think he played a bit part in=
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> >> the =E2=80=9CSopranos=E2=80=9D and that=E2=80=99s it.=20
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> >> If you haven=E2=80=99t seen the movie, give it a try. I=E2=80=99ve wat=
ched it a bunch=20
> >> of times.=20
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> >> So Bob, I=E2=80=99m not suggesting that you would or wouldn=E2=80=99t =
shoot anyone.=20
> >> Just the part about=20
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> >>   "Nothing is more tragic than a wasted talent."=20
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> > Ok Jim,=20
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> > You have peaked my interest.=20
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> > I am on the search for "A Bronx Tale".=20
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> > Sounds a bit familiar.=20
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> > Thanks,=20
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> > Les=20
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> Well it is playing on AMC on Friday and Saturday this week.=20
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> Set the recorder!!!

I think it's a great movie even though the critics didn't rate it all that =
well. But, I kind of relate to the era the movie takes place in.=20