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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:02 am Post subject: RIP Ian Holm
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” _________________ http://chickhearn.ytmnd.com/
No words to do his talent justice, so I'll leave this clip of the late great Ian Holm in The Sweet Hereafter here: _________________ Under New Management
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:52 am Post subject:
RIP. Such a great actor.
My favorite role of his was probably as Father Cornelius in The Fifth Element. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:56 am Post subject:
ChefLinda wrote:
RIP.
Bilbo, not Gandalf. The great Ian McKellen is thankfully still with us. RIP Mr. Holm. Always enjoyed his work. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
My favorite role of his was probably as Father Cornelius in The Fifth Element.
Such a great comedic sidekick performance. He's the comically straight-laced nerd archetype, but still has enough gravitas not to fall into total caricature as lesser actors would've. Holm really ties that movie together. _________________ Under New Management
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:56 am Post subject:
Oh man.
So many quality roles. He was perfect in Alien.
RIP _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
"I think that time has come and gone my Friend"
(From Day After Tomorrow) _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.”
Oh no. Now I understand why he didn't take part in the recent online reunion of the LOTR cast. So sad. That scene in Alien when he explains his perspective on the creature is one of the most chilling moments I've ever seen in a movie. The robotic coldness was perfect, and in that moment I really felt the isolation of the crew from the rest of humanity. RIP, Mr. Holm.
It's always funny to see what performers are remembered for. Holm was a renowned Shakesperean thespian (which I did not know until today), but he'll always be most remembered for showing up in five scenes of an 11-hour fantasy epic. _________________ Under New Management
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:10 am Post subject:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
It's always funny to see what performers are remembered for. Holm was a renowned Shakesperean thespian (which I did not know until today), but he'll always be most remembered for showing up in five scenes of an 11-hour fantasy epic.
And a few funny scenes in a Sci-Fi action comedy _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:34 am Post subject:
RIP.
Very talented guy. Bilbo in LOTR, the priest guy in 5th Element, the android in Alian, the coach Mussabini in Chariots of Fire, the doctor who treated the king in the Madness of King George, the Welsh captain in Branaugh's Henry V. What a range. _________________ “There is always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it.” --Amanda Gorman
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