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Post by movielover on Aug 8, 2017 23:10:34 GMT
John Ritter
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 8, 2017 23:22:49 GMT
River Phoenix - I had noticed him in his first films and I wanted so much to see him grow up and get old enough to play grandfathers.
Natalie Wood. We had grown up together. Natalie on one side of the screen and me on the other.
The incredibly sad circumstances of Robin and John Lennon.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 8, 2017 23:51:45 GMT
Ray Harryhausen for one because I was a big fan.
That double act of mother and daughter was pretty depressing but going back a few years the first celebrity death that probably bothered me more than one would expect was Gene Siskel. I watched the show every week and with his brain surgery and all that it was kind of disturbing when Roger Ebert had his show without him.
Also Christopher Lee and Leonard Nimoy.
Similar thing--I watched a lot of Star Trek and in the case of Lee a week probably does not go by without watching a movie he is in, and he literally represented an era in film.
Mickey Rooney too, but mainly because a friend and I used him in a celebrity death pool game we played and usually the punchline was "Mickey Rooney was lucky this week." We haven't found a celebrity to replace Mickey.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 8, 2017 23:55:57 GMT
One shocking celebrity death that bothered me even though I didnt know the victim from her show was the star of My Sister Sam who got shot. Especially since it was the killer who described how she died. Pretty horrible.
Also John Erik-Hexum shooting himself in a game of russian roulette with a blank-filled gun.
Oh how could I forget--Brandon Lee! Now THIS was disturbing for the reason that Dragon: The Bruce Lee story had a subplot where he had to defend his son from a demonic force.
Talk about life imitating art.
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Post by naterdawg on Aug 9, 2017 1:19:56 GMT
Ray Harryhausen for one because I was a big fan. Also Christopher Lee and Leonard Nimoy. Similar thing--I watched a lot of Star Trek and in the case of Lee a week probably does not go by without watching a movie he is in, and he literally represented an era in film. Mickey Rooney too, but mainly because a friend and I used him in a celebrity death pool game we played and usually the punchline was "Mickey Rooney was lucky this week." We haven't found a celebrity to replace Mickey. Are you actually surprised that Mickey Rooney and Christopher Lee passed on? They were well over 90 years old! Come on. As for Harryhausen, he was way up there, too. Those aren't shocking deaths. They're expected. It's shocking when someone in the prime of life dies, like Princess Di or Karen Carpenter. When someone's 93, they're living on borrowed time.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 9, 2017 1:41:55 GMT
Are you actually surprised that Mickey Rooney and Christopher Lee passed on? They were well over 90 years old! Come on. I cannot believe you are that stupid--you have to be joking. It has nothing to do with shock or expectation--but remembrance of their history with the medium. Jeez talk about stating the obvious.
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Post by napanzee on Aug 9, 2017 5:01:54 GMT
Ray Harryhausen for one because I was a big fan. Also Christopher Lee and Leonard Nimoy. Similar thing--I watched a lot of Star Trek and in the case of Lee a week probably does not go by without watching a movie he is in, and he literally represented an era in film. Mickey Rooney too, but mainly because a friend and I used him in a celebrity death pool game we played and usually the punchline was "Mickey Rooney was lucky this week." We haven't found a celebrity to replace Mickey. Are you actually surprised that Mickey Rooney and Christopher Lee passed on? They were well over 90 years old! Come on. As for Harryhausen, he was way up there, too. Those aren't shocking deaths. They're expected. It's shocking when someone in the prime of life dies, like Princess Di or Karen Carpenter. When someone's 93, they're living on borrowed time. The question was what celebrity death really upset you, not really surprised or shocked you, so there was nothing dumb about primemover's post. Look up the meaning of the words
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Post by napanzee on Aug 9, 2017 5:03:29 GMT
Yes, Karen Carpenter was very sad indeed. And John Lennon's death was a shock, as was Robin Williams. John Belushi's demise also shocked me at the time, but not afterward (when I read "Wired"). Jayne Mansfield was shocking, given the circumstances, I was in the 8th grade when that happened. What's particularly sad about Karen, Belushi, and Williams is that they'd accomplished so much in their relatively short creative lives. Richer than sin, admired and loved by millions. Yet, they were apparently quite miserable and pretty much destroyed themselves. Mansfield was young, true, but already a has-been at the time of her death
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Post by naterdawg on Aug 9, 2017 5:42:59 GMT
Are you actually surprised that Mickey Rooney and Christopher Lee passed on? They were well over 90 years old! Come on. I cannot believe you are that stupid--you have to be joking. It has nothing to do with shock or expectation--but remembrance of their history with the medium. Jeez talk about stating the obvious. I can't believe you're that stupid, feeling sad that a 93 year old man dies. Wow. Your sentiments are definitely skewered. Where's the tragedy in the death of someone in their 90s?
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 9, 2017 5:55:53 GMT
I can't believe you're that stupid, feeling sad that a 93 year old man dies. Wow. Your sentiments are definitely skewered. Where's the tragedy in the death of someone in their 90s? Haha I cant believe you are that stupid that you cannot believe someone on a movie forum would feel sad when someone who appeared in a lot of movies died. Thanks for the laugh, it was a good one.
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Post by jean74 on Aug 9, 2017 6:08:48 GMT
Paul Walker, Carrie Fisher, Robin Williams, Princess Diana, Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Post by napanzee on Aug 9, 2017 12:15:11 GMT
I cannot believe you are that stupid--you have to be joking. It has nothing to do with shock or expectation--but remembrance of their history with the medium. Jeez talk about stating the obvious. I can't believe you're that stupid, feeling sad that a 93 year old man dies. Wow. Your sentiments are definitely skewered. Where's the tragedy in the death of someone in their 90s? Once again, The question was what celebrity death really upset you, not really surprised or shocked you, so there was nothing dumb about primemover's post. Look up the meaning of the words. If you can't comprehend the difference, naterdoggie, that makes you the idiot, nobody else. Talk about laughable. In another vein, suppose it was your 93-year-old parent who died? According to your effed-up logic, you wouldn't feel upset at all, since they were living on borrowed time. You may want to consider 1) growing up and 2) a remedial English course.
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Post by JHA Durant on Aug 9, 2017 12:26:26 GMT
Steve Irwin aka The Crocodile Hunter. That one upset me more than any other, even many of those who have already been mentioned in this thread.
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Post by naterdawg on Aug 9, 2017 13:26:35 GMT
I can't believe you're that stupid, feeling sad that a 93 year old man dies. Wow. Your sentiments are definitely skewered. Where's the tragedy in the death of someone in their 90s? Haha I cant believe you are that stupid that you cannot believe someone on a movie forum would feel sad when someone who appeared in a lot of movies died. Thanks for the laugh, it was a good one. I'm glad you had a laugh, because I'm certainly laughing at you. How sad that Christopher Lee died at 90+. I shall shed a tear that Mickey Rooney croaked when he was in his 90s. As for those who die tragically in their thirties or even younger, so what? Thanks for opening my eyes!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 9, 2017 14:12:09 GMT
naterdawgWhy would anyone come to a public forum and show how callous and unfeeling they are? To openly brag about their distain for the feelings of other human beings. You have stated in other posts that you are bored and enjoy getting people upset and you have demonstrated often that you have a real knack for doing just that. It seems that the anonymity afforded by the internet is allowing you to show your true self. I do wonder what you are like when you are off line. Not CARE, mind you, but wonder.
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Post by MCDemuth on Aug 9, 2017 15:21:17 GMT
It seems that naterdawg doesn't understand that when a fan has a favorite actor, whose performances the fan has enjoyed since the fan was a child, that actor can very much seem like family to the fan, because that actor has always been a part of the fan's life, and when the actor dies, it can "UPSET" the fan greatly, because the actor is no longer going to be around to entertain the fan. Fan's being "UPSET" over the death of their favorite actors have been occurring for decades, and will continue to happen in the future, no matter what naterdawg thinks, or says on this discussion forum!
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Post by napanzee on Aug 9, 2017 16:03:43 GMT
Haha I cant believe you are that stupid that you cannot believe someone on a movie forum would feel sad when someone who appeared in a lot of movies died. Thanks for the laugh, it was a good one. I'm glad you had a laugh, because I'm certainly laughing at you. How sad that Christopher Lee died at 90+. I shall shed a tear that Mickey Rooney croaked when he was in his 90s. As for those who die tragically in their thirties or even younger, so what? Thanks for opening my eyes! Doubt anyone will shed any tears whenever you croak.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 9, 2017 16:05:50 GMT
Sometimes we seem to have spent more time being with the people on the screen at the movies than we did with our families. Sometimes we simply relate to some of them in a more positive way than we do with "Real" people.
I'm not talking about the in your face know everything about their personal lives. I am talking about "THEM" up there on the screen making us laugh, cry, think, zone out .. whatever the reaction to the character du jour is.
Sometimes we may wish that they were the "real" people in our lives and so when they die, even though we know we will still have them there on the screen, the tiny chance that we can ever actually MEET them in person is gone.
People feeling badly about the death of someone they don't personally know is NOT the aberration. Not caring is the weird thing here, imo.
I am sure that some are laughing their heads off but it's what I feel about this.
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Post by MCDemuth on Aug 9, 2017 16:20:55 GMT
Sometimes we seem to have spent more time being with the people on the screen at the movies than we did with our families. Sometimes we simply relate to some of them in a more positive way than we do with "Real" people. I was just thinking the same thing... There are some entertainers that I have probably spent more time "with", than I have with my Uncles, Aunts & Cousins... And what about singers/musicians?... Their music make us feel happy and sad, and in some cases we share music with our loved ones. Maybe even fall in love with someone while the music is playing in the background. When a favorite song comes on, we are reminded of our family and friends. It is only natural to feel a connection with the singers as well, because they become a part of who we are. When they pass, it hurts too...
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