Re: Story

[Jim Davis <Madno@xxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 10:54:37 AM UTC-5, ABLE1 wrote:
> On 11/8/2022 6:53 PM, ABLE1 wrote:=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> 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
> >>> .=20
> >>> About a young man Calogero (or =E2=80=9CC=E2=80=9D ) who is torn betw=
een the values=20
> >>> of his father and the gangster.=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> There are two things I always remember from this movie: ( that I=20
> >>> think are apropos to THIS conversation )=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> Lorenzo tells his son:=20
> >>> =E2=80=9CYou want to see a real hero? Look at a guy who gets up in th=
e=20
> >>> morning and goes off to work and supports his family. That's heroism.=
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> >>> .=20
> >>> And, what in real life turns out to be the most ironic.=20
> >>> .=20
> >>>   In the movie, Lorenzo says to C,=20
> >>>    "Nothing is more tragic than a wasted talent."=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> This is said a number of times through the movie.=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> 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
> >>> .=20
> >>> The movie wasn=E2=80=99t a great hit but what is striking about it is=
 this=20
> >>> follow up real life ironic story. :=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> 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.=20
> >>> Brancato was charged with second-degree murder, and his trial began=
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> >>> on November 17, 2008. On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not=20
> >>> guilty of murder, but found him guilty of first-degree attempted=20
> >>> burglary. On January 9, 2009, a judge sentenced him to 10 years in=20
> >>> prison. On December 31, 2013, he was released on parole.=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> 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
> >>> .=20
> >>> If you haven=E2=80=99t seen the movie, give it a try. I=E2=80=99ve wa=
tched it a bunch=20
> >>> of times.=20
> >>> .=20
> >>> So Bob, I=E2=80=99m not suggesting that you would or wouldn=E2=80=99t=
 shoot anyone.=20
> >>> Just the part about=20
> >>> .=20
> >>>   "Nothing is more tragic than a wasted talent."=20
> >>> .=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> Ok Jim,=20
> >>=20
> >> You have peaked my interest.=20
> >>=20
> >> I am on the search for "A Bronx Tale".=20
> >>=20
> >> Sounds a bit familiar.=20
> >>=20
> >> Thanks,=20
> >>=20
> >> Les=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >=20
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> > Well it is playing on AMC on Friday and Saturday this week.=20
> >=20
> > Set the recorder!!!=20
> >
> Ok Jim, I recorded "The Bronx Tale" movie and watched it.=20
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> Very good story. It would seem that it had a ring of truth to it.=20
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> Did you notice that it was directed by Robert De Nero??=20
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> Thanks for the tip!!!=20
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> Les

Great!
Glad you liked it. I recorded it too and in the middle of watching it again=
, (piecemeal) for the umpteenth time. Yes re: De Nero.=20
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I  usually avoid watching anything with him starring in it but this one is =
the only exception. He doesn't play the lead.
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All the while I'm watching it I keep thinking about how this most fortunate=
 kid with such natural talent screwed up his life in real life after playin=
g this part in a movie with such a moral
.=20
Wiki the kid in a few different ways to get the full story of what happened=
 to him. Not every information site gives the full or accurate story.=20