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Mr Majestyk

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This is a great 'guy' movie that can be watched over and over again. Poor Charles Bronson, he just "wants to get his melons in." This is a classic David pummles Golieth story.

If you like melons, violence, sexual innuendo, and/or fat Mafia hitmen screaming "Da keys!" over and over, you'll love "Mr. Majestyk." Never keep Bronson away from his beloved melons.

I want to give this movie 20 stars but i can't. Charles Bronson plays one of his best roles here. Just an ordinary farmer who wants to get his melons in. But when Bobby Kopas tries to give him trouble all hell breaks loose.Bronson keeps it nice and simple from Start till Mid-Way in the movie and only really breaks free at the end,when he has not 1 but 2 guys who are after him
hit man Renda (Al Lettieri)who he meets up in jail thanks to Bobby Kopas.

Al Lettri plays a perfect part in this movie as a mafia boss.I don't want to spoil the movie but this is just right down the best 70's movie made Way to go Bronson.The dvd has a great picture and sound quality for a 70's movie.
I have 1 little complaint to make to MGM where is the Bio on Charles Bronson? there has been many films released but none contain A FULL BIO on poor MR.CHARLES BRONSON please can you include it in the next movie you release.

Bronson's character is constantly underrated by everyone in the movie, especially the mafia hitman. it is just great to see Bronson is really in charge the whole time. It's a little movie, but perfect for it's type. Bronson is never better.

As a Bronson movie watcher for years, this one portrays him in his typical mode, but here a simple mellon picker-owner of property, also under attack from all sides. Great picture for one that believes in there right to start and run a business even as small and megger as his and willing to protect it. Very good Bronson film

This is a must for Bronson fans. Its about a simple melon picker who fights the evils of society .

Charles Bronson plays Vince Majestyk, a melon farmer who simply wants to pick his crop and live in peace. A tough and somewhat cynical man, he was a soldier, did time in prison, and went through a rough divorce. He and his immigrant workers are hassled by a small time crook. A scuffle with the crook lands him in jail where he encounters a hit man for the mafia (Frank Renda - played perfectly by a chubby Al Lettieri - `The Turk' Sollozo from The Godfather). Renda and Majestyk don't seem to hit it off, and the rest of the film's action centers around Renda and his gang of thugs efforts to kill Majestyk. In typical Bronson fashion, Majestyk tries to just live his life in peace, but when Renda won't let him, Bronson is going to show him who is boss. This is standard Bronson fare: innocent man wronged kicks some serious butt. The great melon slaughter is probably the most famous scene of this movie (a big pile of watermelons gets shot up by Lettieri's thugs with submachineguns - worth the price of admission on its own!). Definitely has the feel of a 70s B grade action/adventure story. Check out the newspaper article next to the phone about the gasoline crisis - definitely dates the film! Not uniquely outstanding and well short of Bronson's best (like Breakheart Pass or Chato's Land), but if you can ignore the plot holes big enough to drive several trucks through, this is a fairly entertaining film.

In the incredibly diverse universe of films about melons and a man's right to choose who picks and distributes them wholesale HERE you have the pinnacle of the form.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming Criterion Collection edition of this.

Not as well known as some of his other movies, Mr. Majestyk is a way above-average Charles Bronson movie from 1974 with a script from well-known and respected author Elmore Leonard. Vince Majestyk is a melon farmer who wants nothing more than to get his watermelon harvest in, but trouble arises in the form of local troublemaker Bobby Kopas. Thanks to some trumped up assault charges, Vince is brought to jail where he meets infamous mafia hitman Frank Renda. When Renda's escape attempt goes awry, it's Vince who ends up on Renda's bad side, setting off a vendetta that won't stop until one of them is dead. Pretty straightforward action drama here with most of the action, including a good car chase and shootout, saved till the end. It's exciting throughout as the tension builds to the inevitable showdown you know is coming. Nothing groundbreaking here, just a solid, entertaining action movie that'll keep you interested from start to finish.

At the top of his game, Charles Bronson is Vince Majestyk, a Vietnam vet now working his 160-acre spread and trying to get his melon crop in. Always a good tough guy, Bronson is very good here, handling the action and dark comedy equally well. His opposite is played by classic 70s tough guy Al Lettieri (did he ever play a likable character?) as Frank Renda, the hitman obsessed with exacting some revenge on Majestyk. Bronson and Lettieri are excellent adversaries, leading up to the exciting final chase/shootout. Linda Cristal is very good as Nancy Chavez, a migrant worker working for Vince who ends up being more than just a worker. Lee Purcell plays Renda's girlfriend, Wiley, while Paul Koslo and Taylor Lacher are Renda's henchmen, Kopas and Lundy.

The MGM DVD is a solid effort with both widescreen and standard presentations of the movie available, the widescreen looking pretty good and cleaned up. Only special feature is a short trailer, but it's a good buy considering the price. Charles Bronson fans won't be disappointed here, give Mr. Majestyk a shot!

They never learn. Now they want to screw around with Bronson's melon crop! All Bronson wants to do is get his melons in, but every one and every thing seems to be trying to stop him. His biggest obstacle being a mafia hitman who wants Bronson dead, dead, DEAD! Bronson doesn't so much as frown when his workers are kicked off his land, and his buddy's legs are broken, but watch his pained expression and clenched fist when he sees his melons shot to ribbons! Then all hell breaks loose! This is one of Bronson's best quality films. His perfromance is actually perfect for the character he plays. A definite for your Manly Movie Night.