Heston passes at 84
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:08 am
Charlton Heston-Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, The Omega Man the list goes on and on...
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Heston passes at 84
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:55 am
My childhood memories are forever changed.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:42 am
A real son-of-a-bitch, but a very charismatic screen presence. He certainly had a good innings.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:36 am
I have a lot of good memories of watching his films, I am sad to hear of his passing. 
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:44 pm
"Take your stinking paws off of me you damn dirty ape!"
Oh man.....What a giant.
Oh man.....What a giant.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:46 pm
"It's people. Soylent Green is made out of people!"
R.I.P. Charlton.
R.I.P. Charlton.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:28 pm
He died?!? Damn him!! God damn him to hell!!!
(Uh, just kidding, Mr. Heston. R.I.P.)
(Uh, just kidding, Mr. Heston. R.I.P.)
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:43 pm
Wow... I couldnt believe it when I saw it on the news this morning. Definelty one of the greats has passed.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:45 pm
Actually El Cid is probably my fav Heston. I got a kick out of one of his NRA snaps at Bill Clinton in this morning's paper,
America doesn't trust you with our 21 year old daughters, and we sure, Lord, don't trust you with our guns.
America doesn't trust you with our 21 year old daughters, and we sure, Lord, don't trust you with our guns.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:28 pm
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:34 pm
Heston was one of my favorite actors. He was truly a giant, both on-screen and off.
Godspeed.
Godspeed.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:49 pm
I can confirm this.
Truly, a sad day for the rights of Americans everywhere.
Truly, a sad day for the rights of Americans everywhere.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:43 pm
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!
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:20 pm
Chuck Heston was a Legend. What a sad day.
Rest in Pece.
Rest in Pece.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:30 am
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:48 am
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.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:27 pm
I've missed several of those movies also, need to see them soon. Heston had a small role as "The Player King" in Branagh's Hamlet, one of the many reasons why I love that movie so much.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:08 pm
I absolutely adore The Agony and the Ecstasy. But Michaelangelo has always fascinated me.
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:07 pm
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!)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:42 pm
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.