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Started by Quirkafleeg, 27 February, 2006, 03:03:14 PM

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sheridan

David Warner will always be Evil* for me.


* Time Bandits

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Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 25 July, 2022, 02:17:40 PM
Quote from: Tjm86 on 25 July, 2022, 01:04:33 PM
... and now David Warner of Tron, Omen, and too many other to name ...

"we know too many of these kids ..."

Damn shame, he was such a fine actor. He was a very tall man who tended to play the bad guy, but with such panache, you'd remember his character. David Warner's famous Four lights scene with Patrick Stewart in Star Trek TNG, where he tortures his subject to believe there are five lights, not four, is fantastic.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/25/veteran-british-actor-david-warner-star-of-the-omen-and-tron-dies-aged-80

He was one of Star Trek's best villains. Him and Paddy Stewart butting heads was some of the best acted scenes I'd ever seen.
You may quote me on that.

Colin YNWA

A man who has appeared in a disproportionate number of movies I love. So brilliantly Sinister. And yes his turn as Evil is one for the ages.

Tjm86

Warner's work in ST was definitely something special.  As folks say, his portrayal of Gul Madred was outstanding.  I'd forgotten about his role in Star Trek 5, mainly because I've forgotten so much of that film full stop.  Sorry.  As Gorkon in Star Trek 6 though he brought the same gravitas to the role that he did for so much of his acting career.

For me though he will always be Dillinger / Sark in Tron.  One of Disney's undervalued greats for my money, alongside The Black Hole (a film with admittedly a terrifying number of plot problems but who cares, it was fun!).  Don't care that it is basically a rehash of Wizard of Oz.  It was part of an age of SF greats on the big screen.

"You're getting brutal, Sark. Brutal and needlessly sadistic."

Woolly

I don't think David Warner ever put in a bad performance, regardless of the quality of the production.

My personal favourite is the first film I saw him in, 'My Best Friend is a Vampire' (or 'I Was a Teenage Vampire' in the states).
He was the best bad guy ever, and will be truly missed.

IAMTHESYSTEM

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Bernard Cribbins: Doctor Who and Wombles star dies aged 93 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62330478
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IAMTHESYSTEM

Quote from: Batman's Superior Cousin on 28 July, 2022, 09:33:55 AM
Bernard Cribbins: Doctor Who and Wombles star dies aged 93 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62330478

A seven-decade stint in the acting profession. Lamentable news, but everything Bernard Cribbens did you remember well, like The Railway Children, for instance. That's a talent for you.
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IAMTHESYSTEM

James Lovelock, a pioneer of the Gaia theory, has passed on.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62322575
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IAMTHESYSTEM

Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame has boldly gone. Wretched news.
https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/nichelle-nichols-dead-star-trek-uhura/
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Hailing frequencies closed, Captain.

:-(
[move]~~~^~~~~~~~[/move]




sheridan


Tjm86

The news of Nichol's passing is sad but at the same time I can't help feeling a small amount of relief.  Her health has been dwindling for some time by all accounts.  What is more depressing though has been the controversy around her conservatorship at this time.  That being the case then, as was so elegantly put up-thread ... "hailing frequencies closed ..."

:-(

IAMTHESYSTEM

Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress most famous for Grease, has died.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/08/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-obit/index.html
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IAMTHESYSTEM

Lamont Dozier, a Motown songwriter responsible for many hits, is no more.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62474956

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