Charlton Heston Dead at 83

[mako88sb]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

I figure I'll start with Tom Cruise movies... then I'll move into Hannah Montana films. After we've hit these two strongpoints, I'll assault Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. If luck holds, they'll all be dead by the end of the year.

How about watching some RAP videos? Nobody in particular but maybe you can kill off the whole genre

Sad to see Chuck gone. I bugged my dad like crazy to take me to "Midway" in the theater with the sensurround. First movie I can recall seeing him in. Second movie was "Gray Lady Down". Later on, I saw all the other ones he's most remembered for except "Omega Man". Might have to rent that.

Rob

[Graf Paper]

Mr. Heston was surely one of the greats. With the immortal sci-fi works of the 60's he starred in, I spent many an enjoyable Saturday afternoon glued to my television. The ending of "Planet of the Apes" is one of those classic moments that will stay with me until the end of my days.

Seeing him as Moses and Ben-Hur was an Easter tradition for T.V. networks before "politcal correctness" made "God" a dirty word.

I'd like to think his last words might have been, "Get your hands off me, you damn dirty reaper!".

Godspeed.

[Skybird]

Hm, it seems finally somebody higher has removed the rifle from his dead old hand indeed.

I'm sorry, but that speech back then has spoiled my image of him in my memory forever. It's the first thing that comes to my mind when hearing his name.

but to do him justice, some of the films he made were really good. Especially "The Big Country" with Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons and Burl Ives is one of my most favourite of the old western movies ever.

[mrbeast]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Hm, it seems finally somebody higher has removed the rifle from his dead old hand indeed.

I'm sorry, but that speech back then has spoiled my image of him in my memory forever. It's the first thing that comes to my mind when hearing his name.

but to do him justice, some of the films he made were really good. Especially "The Big Country" with Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons and Burl Ives is one of my most favourite of the old western movies ever.

I was thinking just the same thing while watching the item bout his death on the news tonight.

Its a shame but I think he will be remembered by many for his NRA and political associations first and his acting second.

There as a good Heston film on UK tv not so long ago, Khartoum. Great film about general Gordon with Heston as Gordon and Lawrence Olivier haming it up as the Mahdi, brilliant! The climatic scene where Gordon is killed has always stayed with me.

[August]

Conversely his NRA activism was what made me and many others really appreciate Charlton Heston as something more than just a mere actor.

RIP Chuck.

[NEON DEON]

Originally Posted by August

Conversely his NRA activism was what made me and many others really appreciate Charlton Heston as something more than just a mere actor.

RIP Chuck.

From gun toten to bible thumbin Mr. Heston has done it all.





RIP in Mr. Heston.