R.I.P. Robin Williams

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As the thread title indicates, Robin Williams is dead. Not much has been said as of yet, but apparently he took his own life earlier today, possibly connected to his dealing with serious depression lately. =(
 
The man was one of the most versatile actors I had ever seen, both doing good and bad guys. However, I think most folks will remember him as primarily an actor who brought a lot of laughter and happiness to a generation of americans. A man that stressed humor during a time of pessimism brought about by cold war tension, a punishing recession, political scandal, the AIDS epidemic, terrorism, etc.
 
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yeeeeeaaaah, he was a really great actor. I love so many of his movies. Its sad that he had to go like that, particularly someone that managed to entertain so many people with his acting. :sad:

I will really miss him.

 
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On the topic at hand, Robin Williams was just an all-around good guy. I grew up in San Francisco, and I'm just about the only person I know who *didn't* run into him on one of his regular jogs and come out of it with some awesome anecdote. He struggled with depression for a long time, but for all that, he was pretty good to his fans. And he named his daughter after Princess Zelda-- how cool is that?

Not that I'm anybody, but my heart goes out to his family. At the very least, I'm glad that initial reports seem to indicate a peaceful end, on his own terms.
 
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Man, of all the actors and comedians that could have died why did it have to be Robin Williams? He is an important part of my childhood and my college years, when I had to pull an all nigther I always left Mork and Mindy on the background, I even liked Mrs Doubtfire for all the hate it gets nowadays. Robin Williams may not have appeared in that many great movies in this last few years but he will still be missed, he was a funny man, a person that obviously went through a lot in his life and made millions laugh.
THe world is a little less funny today.
 
Yeah, it sucks. A lot. Shitty morning, going back to bed.
 
Yeah, when you put it "Not that I'm anybody", I feel the same, because I wanted to comment along the lines of "As someone who goes through depression..." but then I thought, who am I to compare myself to him? Whether or not I'm even factoring in his accomplishments and the (literal) LIFETIME of material of his that I grew up with, who am I to compare my bouts of depression with his? I mean, clearly I'm still here, so it hasn't led me to suicide, so does my experience with depression even come close to what he had to deal with? I wanted to say I could sympathize, but it felt like it might be insulting to suggest that I could understand what he went through at all.

Still, the most important part is that he will indeed be missed. I can't even say that 6 years after the passing of Carlin that I "got over it", so this is likely going to be the same. =/
 
Depressing news. Not a very nice thing to learn as soon as you get from the bed.

I'd be lying if I said I've seen many of his films - in reality, I've seen only a handful - but I had a lot of respect for the man. I always felt he was under-appreciated, though, whether by the Academy or by the contemporary audience. I'm probably wrong, but that's the impression I had.

In any case, RIP funny man.
 
Dead Poet's Society stands as my eight favorite movie of all time. Not a place earned lightly. Besides that there's Life according to Garp, Jumanji, Good Will Hunting, Hook, Aladdin and Insomnia, which are all either good or great. And he can even show up in the middle of a shitty movie like Night at the Museum and brighten your day. Although I wasn't following his recent works these years, I doubt that he had left the prime of his actual abilities. It saddens me that we'll never get to see the swan song he deserves. But the good thing about being an actor is that you never truly die. He will live on, probably longer than we will. His name won't be spoken for the last time yet, for many decades to come.
 
Fuck, I really thought it was a hoax. Dude has been said to be dead like a gazillion times before.

Ah well, he was a very entertaining fella. He did some awesome stand up comedy shows next to his movies (which weren't always that good, imo).

RIP.
 
I liked him as a kid. Then I sortof grew out of his comedies, and re-discovered him as a 'serious-guy' in Good Will Hunting. Not surprised that he struggled, many do, including people who are funny (something that seems to surprise a lot of people indeed :D)
 
.Pixote. said:
Akratus said:
Dead Poet's Society stands as my eight favorite movie of all time.
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Now I need to ask - What is your seventh favorite movie of all time?
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The Prestige.

Full list. (150 movies long.)
  1. The Dark Crystal
  2. The Fellowship of the Ring
  3. Blade Runner
  4. The Man from Earth
  5. Twelve Monkeys
  6. The Prestige
  7. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  8. Dead Poet’s Society
  9. The Shawshank Redemption
  10. L.A. Confidential
  11. Prisoners
  12. Intouchablés
  13. American History X
  14. One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
  15. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  16. Monty Python’s Life of Brian
  17. Schindler’s List
  18. Pulp Fiction
  19. Fight Club
  20. The Two Towers
  21. Kill Bill Vol. 2
  22. Kill Bill Vol. 1
  23. No Country for Old Men
  24. Letters from Iwo Jima
  25. Cube
  26. Enigma
  27. The Matrix
  28. The Shining
  29. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
  30. Why we fight
  31. Se7en
  32. Watchmen
  33. Reservoir Dogs
  34. The Truman Show
  35. The Great Gatsby
  36. Shutter Island
  37. Akira
  38. Minority Report
  39. Full Metal Jacket
  40. Der Untergang
  41. Oldboy
  42. The Silence of the Lambs
  43. Alien
  44. Snatch
  45. The Phonebooth
  46. Last of the Mohicans
  47. Inception
  48. Equilibrium
  49. The Sixth Sense
  50. Inside Job
  51. Timecrimes
  52. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  53. Pan’s Labyrinth
  54. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  55. Memento
  56. Crank
  57. Ghost in the Shell
  58. Empire of the Sun
  59. Highlander
  60. Dr. Strangelove
  61. The Bridge on the River Kwai
  62. Seven Psychopaths
  63. Return of the King
  64. Aliens
  65. Citizen Kane
  66. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
  67. Clerks
  68. The Departed
  69. Saving Private Ryan
  70. Inglourious Basterds
  71. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
  72. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
  73. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  74. Jodorowsky’s Dune
  75. Dune: The Alternative Edition Redux
  76. Star Wars IV: A New Hope
  77. Das Boot
  78. Burn After Reading
  79. The Thief and the Cobbler (recobbled cut)
  80. Lord of War
  81. The Hunting Party
  82. Gran Torino
  83. Die Hard
  84. In Bruge
  85. American Psycho
  86. Die Hard: with a Vengeance
  87. Howl’s Moving Castle
  88. Children of Men
  89. Jagten
  90. The Longest Day
  91. Terminator
  92. Zodiac
  93. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead
  94. Mr. Nobody
  95. The Animatrix
  96. Jarhead
  97. Groundhog Day
  98. Conan the Barbarian
  99. Falling Down
  100. The Monuments Men
  101. Lincoln
  102. Killing Zoe
  103. The Conspirator
  104. Collateral
  105. Flags of our Fathers
  106. Being John Malkovich
  107. Kung Pow
  108. Good Will Hunting
  109. Day of the Dead
  110. Primer
  111. Three Kings
  112. Predator
  113. Cloud Atlas
  114. Wargames
  115. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  116. I,Robot
  117. District 9
  118. Sunshine
  119. Moon
  120. Boondock Saints
  121. Stand by me
  122. Office Space
  123. Sherlock Holmes
  124. Django Unchained
  125. The Big Lebowski
  126. Good Morning, Vietnam
  127. Dogma
  128. Four Lions
  129. Shaun of the Dead
  130. Hot Fuzz
  131. The Last Samurai
  132. Cabin in the Woods
  133. The Guard
  134. Drive
  135. X-Men 2
  136. Crossroads
  137. Ghostbusters
  138. The Wolf of Wallstreet
  139. Blood Diamond
  140. Slumdog Millionaire
  141. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  142. X-Men: Days of Future Past
  143. X-Men: First Class
  144. Hellboy
  145. 28 Days Later
  146. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  147. Dredd
  148. Valhalla Rising
  149. The Fifth Element
  150. John dies at the end



Edit: Every single time I look at my list I think at least one movie is in the wrong place. Dead Poet's is now seventh, 2001 is eight, prestige sixth.
Edit 2: Drastically retooled my list, which it was due for.
 
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I've been curious about his stand-up, but never looked very hard for it. Found some recent stuff, but it seems, for long-running comedians, their "recent stuff" almost always sucks compared to their old stuff. Obviously also a matter of taste, but guys like Hicks or Carlin, their never bits are almost unwatchable to me - after seeing their old stuff :I

Point being.. I should probably check Williams old stuff out.. :D
 
.Pixote. said:
Akratus said:
Dead Poet's Society stands as my eight favorite movie of all time.
Click to expand...

Now I need to ask - What is your seventh favorite movie of all time?
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Dead Poet's Society is indeed a very good movie, but I just saw it way too much, especially at school. For some reason teachers who think they are cool also think they should show this movie during one of their classes. Boring.
 
So what is you guys' favorite Robin Williams movie?

Of course for me it's Dead Poet's, but Jumanji is one of the few things I'm really nostalgic for. Good morning vietnam is another classic.

And now that I think about it I believe I've never seen the original Aladdin. I only ever had the one with the bandits and the golden hand on videotape.
 
way to many to really chose one as the absolute best. Obviously there are some that have more quality then others, but overall, I think most of them are a good experience. I mean I enjoy Hook for different reasns then Dead Poet's or Jumanji, which I saw in cinema even, good old childhood memories! Although, it wouldn't be fair to forget Dustin Hoffman in Hook, as he did at least an equal job to Robin Williams. But If I would have to be really specific, I would say movies that have a strong message are the best ones in my opinion, like Dead Poets, or God Will Hunting, so the movies where he is playing more serious roles.
 
Personally, I think his best roles were those that showed what a good actor he was and not per se what a good comic. So my top 3 looks something like this:

[1] One Hour Photo
[2] Insomnia
[3] World's Greatest Dad

'One Hour Photo' is sort of comparable to 'The Truman Show' and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (Jim Carrey) in that it shows a comedian doing things you never thought he could pull off.
 
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