talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

Ah, he's gone. I recently watched broadcasts of Apocalypse Now Redux and the original Godfather and was really taken by his physical presence. I also laughed out loud at his turn in The Freshman and his ability to not take himself so seriously. And I cringed at the sight of him in white makeup and muu muu in the remake of The Island of Dr. Moreau I swear that even Val Kilmer is laughing during some of the scenes; perhaps he just couldn't contain himself? As strange as it was, I'm oddly tempted to watch this one again--I seem to remember a disturbing character, a sort of "Mini-Me" version of Brando's Dr. Moreau character, long before the Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Mini-Me characters hit the big screen.

Unfortunately or not, I also think of Brando when I walk past the assortment of potatoes in Whole Foods' produce department. (Did you know that if you run a Google search on prostate AND "Idaho potato" two of the top five responses relate to Brando? Don't worry if this seems bizarre--it's just an indicator that you haven't seen Last Tango in Paris.)

I wonder if anyone would comment if, the next time I went to Trader Joe's for my periodic stocking-up of Plugra (six pounds), I wore a t-shirt with Brando's image on it. Hmm... maybe in West Hollywood...