Just saw Robin Williams has committed suicide age 63. A brilliant but obviously very troubled man.
I saw this too a few minutes ago. Very sad news. Sometimes overly manic, but a versatile and very funny actor. RIP.
Yeah , just seen this as well . Very sad . I remember seeing a couple of his live stand up performances on TV when he was at the top of his game (80s ? 90s ? ) , they were so brilliantly funny , his brain just used to work SO quickly in those routines & in live interviews. A couple of years ago I decided to look for a live performance DVD to watch- when I eventually found one , I was SO disappointed - fairly recent & nowhere near as funny . Fondly remembered by me for better days.......I was never particularly into Mork & Mindy , but loved him in Good Morning Vietnam & Dead Poets Society . RIP .
Opposite for me - Good Morning Vietnam left me cold, but Mork & Mindy was must-see viewing! A very talented and clever man.
Na-nu Na-nu - Mork signing off :(
Paul
Robin Williams RIP.
A man of many talents and demons.
[Expletives withheld]
Now where's my copy of Jumanji?
Quote from: Sprintex on August 12, 2014, 04:44:48 AM
Na-nu Na-nu - Mork signing off :(
Amen to that.
Nigel
Can't believe I forgot about 2 of his great film performances (IMHO) - the VERY creepy main character in One Hour Photo , and the doctor in Awakenings . Great talent , gone too soon (another one) . Ric
The blackness takes another one :(
Indeed; in Awakenings he delivered one of the best lines I've heard in any film. During a discussion with another doctor he said, "if you were right, I'd agree with you." Priceless.
Rather than focus on the obvious negative, I hope this thread continues to celebrate his abundant talent.
I thought one of his finest moments was in Mrs Doubtfire and although it was a box office flop, I loved Popeye as a kid ;D
A bit of a mixed bag with his movies. Dead Poets Society a great film, Mrs Doubtfire a bit OK.
Some others a bit take em or leave em, Popeye a pile of ****.
As a keen golfer a just love this interview with Parky!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkhgZim5Ig (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkhgZim5Ig)
I'm going to really miss his unique sense of humour.......Gutted! :(
Quote from: Agrippa on August 15, 2014, 12:46:44 AM
Popeye a pile of ****.
Popeye was 1980s kid movie gold and you know it!
I beg to differ! It's one of the 10 worst movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of crummy films,
however each to his own and this is a friendly forum as people keep saying! :D
May have to upgrade it to one of the 50 worst films as there are so many
that I'm spoiled for choice.
PS the No 1 worst movie I saw was a pound shop horror dvd called something like the
Snow Queen or the Ice Queen where the soundtrack seemed to be from another film.
BTW , without speaking ill of the dead, I always thought Jim Carrey much better in
comedy films than Robin Williams. Here endeth the lesson.
Jim Carrey is a one-trick pony though - Jim Carrey only ever plays Jim Carrey ;)
He's like the male version of Jennifer Aniston as far as ability to character act goes :D
Paul
R.I.P. Robin....have a sweet trip to Ork....
Quote from: Sprintex on August 15, 2014, 11:09:00 PM
He's like the male version of Jennifer Aniston as far as ability to character act goes :D
Paul
He's not THAT bad! :D