What a man. What an actor.
I can't think of a time when I didn't assume, after he pulled yet another major role out of the hat, that it was his final throw of the dice and then he'd up and do it again. And the odd thing is that he did all this long after retiring age. Other than The Wicker Man there's nothing in his Hammer repertoire which hasn't dated appallingly - magnificent performances, yes, he and Peter Cushing were wonderful in them, but the productions and often the scripts themselves were dire.
And then he comes out with Jinnah, and everyone's asking whether he can still even walk he's so old, and he defines the role for ever, he was as exactly and unexpectedly right as Ben Kingsley had been as Gandhi. What a way to end a career. And then he does it again, not just once more but twice.
Christopher Lee, RIP
Christopher Lee, RIP
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Christopher Lee, RIP
I don't follow carriers, but I know I had seen him a lot. He was unique.
RIP
RIP
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
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Christopher Lee, RIP
Always found Christopher Lee to be among the greats. Fine actor.
Christopher Lee, RIP
One of my favorites; best Dracula I have seen!!
Christopher Lee, RIP
Mickiel;1480524 wrote: One of my favorites; best Dracula I have seen!!
He did seem very angry all the time in it. I reckon the Count would have had more of a sense of humour, given his overwhelming powers and advantages. Gary Oldman gave one of the most exciting performances as Dracula though I've not seen it since it came out. Energetic, Gary Oldman. And I quite like actors playing actors playing roles, so I'll include the amazing one-of-a-kind wow Dracula that Martin Landau gave in Ed Wood.
He did seem very angry all the time in it. I reckon the Count would have had more of a sense of humour, given his overwhelming powers and advantages. Gary Oldman gave one of the most exciting performances as Dracula though I've not seen it since it came out. Energetic, Gary Oldman. And I quite like actors playing actors playing roles, so I'll include the amazing one-of-a-kind wow Dracula that Martin Landau gave in Ed Wood.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
