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Robin Williams commits suicide
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You should maybe respond to cmjh10 instead of me. I've already made up my mind.
No Robin Williams movies on tonight but watching his good buddy Billy Crystal in City Slickers. My hope that Billy and his other contemporary friends do a redux of Comedy Relief in his honor for depression research and treatment. Lost a truly great funny actor today. Sadly I had hoped after hearing the news that this was a Hunter S Thompson type of deal.
Super sad. So one of my top three actors ever (I own everything he was in) dies on my birthday. I personally really liked Toys for as much as everyone else didn't like it. I won't be replacing him in my top three.
Other two on the list are Val Kilmer and Donald Sutherland, color me weird I guess. My movie collection has everything from each of these men and not being able to continue to build on one of them saddens me deeply.
Other two on the list are Val Kilmer and Donald Sutherland, color me weird I guess. My movie collection has everything from each of these men and not being able to continue to build on one of them saddens me deeply.
It was so weird, because I follow a "conspiracy and truth" account on twitter and they posted a meme of his speech about life's passions in Dead Poets Society about 45 minutes before major news reported his death.
According to wikipedia, his last live action film will be a Christmas comedy. He also voiced a character in another children's movie.
[video=youtube;0wjpRQ__lsI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjpRQ__lsI&list=PL98ZXfVExbcPEHM45F5UaYwDhVXPy6xUo[/video]
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According to IMDB, that is correct.
Edit: Actually his last role was being the voice of Dennis the Dog in Absolutely Anything.
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His persona was never my favorite thing, but he was unquestionably iconic and unique. At times I preferred movies when he had 'serious' role, although that may have been because it seemed like a little relief from his chaotic side.
Weirdest thing, though, I stumbled upon "Dead Poets Society" on Flix on Sunday night, a movie I saw only once on video, not long after release. It was never among my favorite films, although it had high points. I watched, then (admittedly) dozed partway through.
The last scene while I was awake was the "carpe diem" scene.
"Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils."
I think Williams took advantage of his capability.
[video=youtube;h3gc1J9AXgU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gc1J9AXgU[/video]
He lost his happy thought
There goes part of my childhood. RIP Robin Williams.
He lost his happy thought
There goes part of my childhood. RIP Robin Williams.
My personal favorite movie was The Survivors with Walter Mathau. I thought Robin was brilliant and hilarious in that. Dead Poet's Society was excellent as well.
I second this recommendation. If you can find it somwhere it's definitely worth a watch.
Rarely when a celebrity dies do I really have any sort of emotional response to it. But I'm finding this a bit harder to swallow and really depressing. Really, really sad listening to some of the tributes on XM this morning. His career work, his charitable work and the fact he really didn't shy away from his problems. Seemed to be a very honest and open person.
To this day, probably the funniest thing I ever saw was Robin Williams live at the Met back in the 80's. Really regret never being able to see him in person.
To this day, probably the funniest thing I ever saw was Robin Williams live at the Met back in the 80's. Really regret never being able to see him in person.
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