Celebrity death that bummed you out the most... - Page 33

glatt · 01-27-2009, 02:14 PM

Batman was overrated, as was Ledger's performance. He didn't stink, but it was nothing special. The only reason he's getting all the accolades is because he died.

lookout123 · 01-27-2009, 02:16 PM

When I first heard he got the role I expected a weak rehash of Nicholson. The Joker in this movie was freaking nuts. I thought he did a great job, dead or not.

Kaliayev · 01-27-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Batman was overrated, as was Ledger's performance. He didn't stink, but it was nothing special. The only reason he's getting all the accolades is because he died.

Hardly. No doubt some of it was over the top, in the best traditions of posthumous accolades to actors, but I felt his performance was very well executed.

wolf · 01-27-2009, 02:20 PM

I still don't get the accolades. He didn't even die in a way that encourages pity. The ultimate finding of "accidental" overdose rankles. It's not like he tripped and bottles of oxycontin, xanax, valium, and several OTC sleep medications mysteriously ended up in his gullet.

lookout123 · 01-27-2009, 02:23 PM

I'm right there with you Wolf. He "accidentally" mixed the wrong load of drugs... self inflicted death. Either way, he's dead.

Kaliayev · 01-27-2009, 02:25 PM

I'm not sure I follow how drug abuse impacts on his acting ability. But anyway

Shawnee123 · 01-27-2009, 02:30 PM

Is that Nicholas Cage?

Anyhoo...John Updike died today. One of my favorite writers, right up there with Poe and DH Lawrence.

There's a song in here somewhere: all my writers are dead.

chrisinhouston · 01-27-2009, 04:06 PM

I was bummed out when Groucho Marx died and it got hardly any news coverage because Elvis died 3 days later.

capnhowdy · 01-28-2009, 06:54 PM

Billy Powell RIP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090128/..._skynyrd/print

classicman · 01-28-2009, 07:36 PM

he's a Freebird now - RIP.

Shawnee123 · 02-01-2009, 05:38 PM

Found this nice article about John Updike, and the following quote is how I feel about his writing:

Quote:

What other writers, young and old, prized most about Mr. Updike was his prose — that amazing instrument, like a jeweler’s loupe; so precise, exquisitely attentive and seemingly effortless. If there were a pill you could take to write like that, who wouldn’t swallow a handful?

be-bop · 02-04-2009, 06:03 PM

One of my all time hero's John Martyn has recently died and i'm gutted been into the great man since I was at school which wasn't yesterday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7858458.stm

Here's a clip of him at his best a few years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_Ut...eature=related

Radar · 02-04-2009, 08:34 PM

I never heard of him, but thanks for the clip.

Sheldonrs · 02-05-2009, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

I was bummed out when Groucho Marx died and it got hardly any news coverage because Elvis died 3 days later.

That was one of the reasons i was glad Bing Crosby died 2 months after Elvis. It knocked him off the front pages for a while.

Elspode · 02-07-2009, 05:25 PM

James Whitmore has left us. IMHO, he was one of our finest actors. There was nothing he couldn't play, and his one man shows, particularly "Give 'Em Hell, Harry", were uniformly outstanding - he was the king of the one man historical personage portrayal, hands down.

The suburban KC town of Grandview, where I lived for over 30 years, is the location of the Truman family farm where Harry spent his teen and young adult years. By way of celebration of its favorite son, Grandview's Spring festival has long been known as "Harry's Hay Days", and Whitmore was brought in a couple of times to do his show many years ago. I never got to see it live, but I've seen the film version (for which Whitmore was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, the only person ever so nominated for a one-person film), and so have always had a huge admiration for Whitmore.

A little-known but amazingly well done film in which Whitmore starred along side Nancy Davis (the future Mrs. Ronald Reagan) is "The Next Voice You Hear", a tidy little moralistic piece which revolves around Jehovah speaking to the world over the radio over the course of six consecutive days. You never actually *hear* God's voice...you only see the reactions of those who have heard Him.

Another of his films that ranks amongst my favorites is "Them", the rampaging giant nuclear mutated ant film, and we cannot forget his outstanding portrayal of Shawshank's librarian in "The Shawshank Redemption".

James Whitmore was an actor of the sort they don't build anymore.

01-27-2009, 02:16 PM	#482
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	When I first heard he got the role I expected a weak rehash of Nicholson. The Joker in this movie was freaking nuts. I thought he did a great job, dead or not. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-27-2009, 02:20 PM	#484
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I still don't get the accolades. He didn't even die in a way that encourages pity. The ultimate finding of "accidental" overdose rankles. It's not like he tripped and bottles of oxycontin, xanax, valium, and several OTC sleep medications mysteriously ended up in his gullet. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2009, 02:23 PM	#485
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I'm right there with you Wolf. He "accidentally" mixed the wrong load of drugs... self inflicted death. Either way, he's dead. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-27-2009, 02:30 PM	#487
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Is that Nicholas Cage? Anyhoo...John Updike died today. One of my favorite writers, right up there with Poe and DH Lawrence. There's a song in here somewhere: all my writers are dead. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-28-2009, 06:54 PM	#489
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Billy Powell RIP http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090128/..._skynyrd/print __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

01-27-2009, 02:14 PM	#481
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Batman was overrated, as was Ledger's performance. He didn't stink, but it was nothing special. The only reason he's getting all the accolades is because he died.

01-27-2009, 02:25 PM	#486
Kaliayev Magnificent Bastard Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 216	I'm not sure I follow how drug abuse impacts on his acting ability. But anyway

01-27-2009, 04:06 PM	#488
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I was bummed out when Groucho Marx died and it got hardly any news coverage because Elvis died 3 days later.

01-28-2009, 07:36 PM	#490
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	he's a Freebird now - RIP. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-04-2009, 06:03 PM	#492
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	One of my all time hero's John Martyn has recently died and i'm gutted been into the great man since I was at school which wasn't yesterday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7858458.stm Here's a clip of him at his best a few years ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_Ut...eature=related

02-04-2009, 08:34 PM	#493
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I never heard of him, but thanks for the clip. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

02-07-2009, 05:25 PM	#495
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	James Whitmore has left us. IMHO, he was one of our finest actors. There was nothing he couldn't play, and his one man shows, particularly "Give 'Em Hell, Harry", were uniformly outstanding - he was the king of the one man historical personage portrayal, hands down. The suburban KC town of Grandview, where I lived for over 30 years, is the location of the Truman family farm where Harry spent his teen and young adult years. By way of celebration of its favorite son, Grandview's Spring festival has long been known as "Harry's Hay Days", and Whitmore was brought in a couple of times to do his show many years ago. I never got to see it live, but I've seen the film version (for which Whitmore was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, the only person ever so nominated for a one-person film), and so have always had a huge admiration for Whitmore. A little-known but amazingly well done film in which Whitmore starred along side Nancy Davis (the future Mrs. Ronald Reagan) is "The Next Voice You Hear", a tidy little moralistic piece which revolves around Jehovah speaking to the world over the radio over the course of six consecutive days. You never actually hear God's voice...you only see the reactions of those who have heard Him. Another of his films that ranks amongst my favorites is "Them", the rampaging giant nuclear mutated ant film, and we cannot forget his outstanding portrayal of Shawshank's librarian in "The Shawshank Redemption". James Whitmore was an actor of the sort they don't build anymore. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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