[Excuse me. Can't seem to get anything right, can I Johnny?
Care to explain why you think his performance is so abysmal?]
Please don't be offended by my opinion of Eli Wallach in GFIII, as it is no more then that "my opinion", and as such doesn't make either you or I right or wrong. If you enjoyed his performance, then I say "go in peace".
One of the great things about movies, is that they create so many conversations and debates, much like sports figures
To answer your question. IMHO his characterization of a old don, as a kindly old man is not what I expect of an "active" don. Compare him to Brando's portrayl when he told Bonasera "then they will fear you", to Wallachs acting like a little kid when he got his cannolli. Wallach should have used his portrayl of Calvera in "The Magnificent Seven" as a model for Don Altobello, and msde the aging don more believable.
Again, if you enjoyed the film, I sincerly say, great
As that what movie watching is all about.
Heres a fact you might find interesting. In Philly there is a talk show host, who is called Mr. Movie:
http://thebigtalker1210.com/pages/17157.php? The man is a virtual walking encyclopedia of films, and is proably one of the most passionate movie lovers you will ever meet. Once when driving home on a Sat night, I almost swerved off the road, when he said he didn't like "The Godfather"!!!
I just had to call him and take him to task. He basically said that he didn't get it!!!!!
Go figure
