Rutger Hauer dies

vienna · 07-24-19, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Never seen Blind Fury, but have watched the Zatoichi series a couple of times. Must check it out!

Well worth the effort; Blind Fury is sort of one of my "guilty pleasures", a film not highly considered, but with elements that make it highly watchable, primarily watching Hauer tackle the character with such glee. The biggest drawback was the supporting cast who, either through bad acting of their own or being given overly cartoonish characters to play, dragged down the film a bit. Too bad; the idea of a series showed promise...

I was a big fan of the Zatoichi films and was lucky there was a Toho Films theater here in LA that showed those films regularly, along with other favorite cult films like Lone Wolf and Cub. It always amazes me just how much Hollywood lifted from Japanese cinema in the years following WW2, not just from noted filmmakers line Kurosawa, Oshima, and Ozu, but, also, from the many more "mass-market" films...

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Rhodes · 07-25-19, 03:34 AM

R.I.P.

Jimbuna · 07-25-19, 04:15 AM

Always been a big fan of him and his movies.

RIP

Dmitry Markov · 07-25-19, 04:58 AM

It's a very sad news - in my family we all love Blade Runner. I can as well recall the Hitcher and Soldaat van Oranje and many other his wonderful works.
RIP

Platapus · 07-25-19, 04:48 PM

He was a good actor and his acting make it easy to hate/fear his characters.

Dowly · 07-26-19, 12:54 AM

Eerie coincidence, the original Blade Runner takes place in 2019.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Always been a big fan of him and his movies. RIP __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-25-19, 04:58 AM	#4
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's a very sad news - in my family we all love Blade Runner. I can as well recall the Hitcher and Soldaat van Oranje and many other his wonderful works. RIP __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,386 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	He was a good actor and his acting make it easy to hate/fear his characters. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-26-19, 12:54 AM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Eerie coincidence, the original Blade Runner takes place in 2019.