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danlo
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Heston passes at 84
Charlton Heston-Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, The Omega Man the list goes on and on...
fall far and well Pilots!
"Take your stinking paws off of me you damn dirty ape!"
Oh man.....What a giant.
Oh man.....What a giant.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Fist and Faith
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That's hysterical.danlo wrote:America doesn't trust you with our 21 year old daughters, and we sure, Lord, don't trust you with our guns.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Fist and Faith wrote:He died?!? Damn him!! God damn him to hell!!!
(Uh, just kidding, Mr. Heston. R.I.P.)
No, that was funny!
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Thanks Cail.
I'm ashamed to say that there are a couple of Heston films that I managed to miss and would now like to have a look at.
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
EL CID
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
TOUCH OF EVIL
of course I couldn't help but notice a few omissions.
Airport 75 was pretty cool when I was a kid.
I also remember watching THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON one afternoon (I think I was still in high school) thought it was amusing.
And of course MIDWAY and GREY LADY DOWN.
I tend to hate these reminders that "All things change."
Really sad.
I'm ashamed to say that there are a couple of Heston films that I managed to miss and would now like to have a look at.
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
EL CID
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
TOUCH OF EVIL
of course I couldn't help but notice a few omissions.
Airport 75 was pretty cool when I was a kid.
I also remember watching THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON one afternoon (I think I was still in high school) thought it was amusing.
And of course MIDWAY and GREY LADY DOWN.
I tend to hate these reminders that "All things change."
Really sad.
"If you can't tell the difference, what difference does it make?"
"There is tic and toc in atomic" - Neil Peart
Like Montressor said, Charlton Heston had remarkable onscreen charisma. Just by showing up, he could dominate a scene.
I liked Heston's cameo in True Lies. Schwarzenegger and Heston - the movie's star and a movie legend - in the same room, at the same table. Heston as Arnie's boss was an inspired bit of casting. I wished Heston had more scenes in the movie.
I'd say Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man are my favorite Heston films. Their post-apocalyptic scenarios left a lasting impression on me.
The Ten Commandments...as a kid, I liked watching it when TV stations aired it around Easter, as was the tradition (and apparently continues to be). I didn't watch it with any kind of religious outlook, I just saw it as this incredibly grand spectacle - though its moral message was inescapable. (Well, duh!)
I liked Heston's cameo in True Lies. Schwarzenegger and Heston - the movie's star and a movie legend - in the same room, at the same table. Heston as Arnie's boss was an inspired bit of casting. I wished Heston had more scenes in the movie.
I'd say Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man are my favorite Heston films. Their post-apocalyptic scenarios left a lasting impression on me.
The Ten Commandments...as a kid, I liked watching it when TV stations aired it around Easter, as was the tradition (and apparently continues to be). I didn't watch it with any kind of religious outlook, I just saw it as this incredibly grand spectacle - though its moral message was inescapable. (Well, duh!)
Gravitas. That's what the guy had in spades.
No other actor could have possibly made the endings of both Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green come out seriously. Sure, we make fun of them now, but at the time, both were chilling.
No other actor could have possibly made the endings of both Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green come out seriously. Sure, we make fun of them now, but at the time, both were chilling.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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