Heath Ledger dead

[MasterBlaster]

Damn! And he was so young! He played the Joker in the new Batman flick.

Link (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/)

http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/art.ledger.gi.jpg

NEW YORK (AP) - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.

The Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in "Brokeback Mountain" and has numerous other screen credits.

[Chisel Tooth]

Just heard it on the radio, don't have a clue who he is.

[MasterBlaster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_ledger

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/HeathJoker.png

[Monkeypuzzle]

Jeesus. Was just watching Knights Tale with the boy a night ago.

[Newfie]

Just heard it on the radio, don't have a clue who he is.

The patriot, brokeback mountain, a knight's tale, 10 things I hate about you and a bunch of other movies.

[Old Monkey]

That's a shame, he was a good actor. Why is every star set on self-destruct these days?

[OTGBOSTON]

That's a shame, he was a good actor. Why is every star set on self-destruct these days?


Money and fame:|:

[Jonseredbred]

They are reporting that Britney Spears was seen leaving his apartment earlier in the day.

[Old Monkey]

"Ledger was a widely recognized figure in his Manhattan neighborhood, where he used to shop at a home and children's store. Michelle Vella, an employee there, said she had frequently seen Ledger with his daughter — carrying the toddler on his shoulders, or having ice cream with her.

"It's so sad. They were really close," said Vella. "He's a very down-to-earth guy and an amazing father.""

[chucky]

"Amazing father" juxtaposed with "money and fame." Tragic.

[sotc]

musta just got paid for batman

[Burnham]

I don't mean to be callous, but can someone explain to me why any of you care enough about this fellow to notice his untimely death?

I guess maybe I just don't get celebrity.

[Chisel Tooth]

I'm with you Burnham, I could care less about the Hilton gal, Brittney, or much of anything else in Hollywood.

[Old Monkey]

I don't mean to be callous, but can someone explain to me why any of you care enough about this fellow to notice his untimely death?

I guess maybe I just don't get celebrity.

He was a likable and talented fellow. I am not sad for him as much as I am for his kid.

[Burnham]

He was a likable and talented fellow. I am not sad for him as much as I am for his kid.

How on earth do you know this, Darin? I really don't understand.

[Old Monkey]

He seemed to be. I obviously do not know him. I agree we are a celebrity obsessed culture and know way to much about these people's lives.

[MasterBlaster]

I don't mean to be callous, but can someone explain to me why any of you care enough about this fellow to notice his untimely death?

I guess maybe I just don't get celebrity.

Have you ever seen him in a movie? He was a dang good actor. Myself, I've seen him in;

The Patriot
Monster's Ball
A Knight's Tale
Ned Kelly
Brother's Grimm
And I'm waiting to see his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight.

It just sucks he died, that's all. :(

[Burnham]

Never seen him, period. Wouldn't know the man if I met him on the street. Never heard his name before, to note it.

And I agree, it does suck. But that's true a zillion times a day, all over the world, of so many people.

I just don't get the focus some of y'all have on this one young man.

Sorry, I'll just shut up and go sit in my corner again.

[MasterBlaster]

It's just an RIP thread, lordy.

[Jonseredbred]

Hey MB - How was Monster's Ball?

[MasterBlaster]

It was good, but poor Heath had a sad roll to play. He shot himself in the first 10 minutes or so 'cuz his pops was so dissapointed in him. Halle Berry getting naked was nice! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_Ball);)

[Bodean]

You know I held my tongue for awhile,


BUT, He had a kid and he's researching a pill popping role with ambien?
then overdoses.

Lordy. Lordy.
I feel bad but not tragic, the tragedy is his kid is fatherless
because he wanted to get deeper into a role.

Sorry Buddy.

[MasterBlaster]

It's looking like it was all accidental or natural. Damn.

[Paul B]

I understand Burnham's point, I am not sad or dissapointed by his passing (Heath's). it may be unfortunate that he will be unable to produce work that may entertain me or others but other than that, his passing probably wont influence my life whatsoever.

[MasterBlaster]

It's just an RIP thread, lordy.


Again I say.

[vharrison]

Did you read the masseuse that found him called one of the Olsen twins (twice) before calling 911. That is messed up. The Olsen girl told her she would send her personal body gaurds over...what? NO, call 911.

[Tom_Scheller]

I really liked The Patriot.
V, he must have been obviously dead or the folks involved will have some explaining to do.

TS

[Old Monkey]

Doesn't everyone have those medical alert tags that say "In case of emergency call Mary Kate Olsen?

[Paul B]

mine says call Ashley.I guess I am the odd duck.

[Thor's Hammer]

The Patriot was a huge steaming pile of shit. If you want a bit more historical accuracy watch Ned Kelly.

[Thor's Hammer]

From Wikipedia -
'Despite being a box office hit, The Patriot generated an unusual amount of public controversy, being widely attacked by critics, historians, and politicians for its brutal depiction of events in the Revolutionary War. Because of the level of violence in the film, including a much-discussed scene showing two children killing a soldier, in the U.S. the film was classified 'R' for strong war violence.[2]

Aversion to the violent content apparently contributed to its being beaten at the box office on its opening holiday weekend by The Perfect Storm.[3]

Challenging the film's historicity, the British newspaper The Guardian condemned the main inspiration behind Mel Gibson's character, Francis Marion, as ‘a serial rapist who hunted Red Indians for fun’, and quoted historian Christopher Hibbert as saying: ‘The truth is that people like Marion committed atrocities as bad, if not worse, than those perpetrated by the British.’[4]

Ben Fenton, commenting in the British Telegraph on the sadistic character of Colonel William Tavington, purportedly based on Colonel Banastre Tarleton, wrote: ‘there is no evidence that Tarleton, called "Bloody Ban" or "The Butcher" in rebel pamphlets, ever broke the rules of war and certainly not that he ever shot a child in cold blood.’[5] Liverpool City Council, led by Mayor Edwin Clein, called for a public apology for what they viewed as the film’s ‘character assassination’ of Tarleton, a former local MP.[6]

Of greatest concern was the film’s anachronistic transposing of Waffen SS atrocities into the Revolutionary War, including the heavy emphasis on the killing of prisoners, wounded and children, culminating in a group of townsfolk being burnt alive in a church, in a scene that closely resembles the massacre of Oradour in German-occupied France in 1944: in a review article in Salon.com, Jonathan Foreman, film critic for the New York Post, wrote: ‘The most disturbing thing about The Patriot is not just that German director Roland Emmerich (director of the jingoistic Independence Day) and his screenwriter Robert Rodat (who was criticized for excluding British and other Allied soldiers from his script for Saving Private Ryan) depict British troops as committing savage atrocities, but that those atrocities bear such a close resemblance to war crimes carried out by German troops - particularly the SS in World War II. It's hard not to wonder if the filmmakers have some kind of subconscious agenda ... They have made a film that will have the effect of inoculating audiences against the unique historical horror of Oradour - and implicitly rehabilitating the Nazis while making the British seem as evil as history's worst monsters ... So it's no wonder that the British press sees this film as a kind of blood libel against the British people.’[7]

In a letter to the editor of the Hollywood Reporter the prominent U.S. director Spike Lee also accused the film’s portrayal of slavery as being ‘a complete whitewashing of history.’[8] Furthermore the idea that a southern plantation owner did not own slaves is highly anachronistic to the time period.

Further inaccuracies include the depiction of the battle of Guilford Courthouse, which implied this action was a victory for the Americans. In reality, the British won the field at Guilford courthouse in a pyrrhic victory against an enemy in a strong defensive position who outnumbered them more than 2-1.

Some critics have said even the name of the film is ironic. From the beginning, Benjamin Martin rejects all patriotic arguments by his friends to join in the war effort. When his own son is killed, Martin undertakes a personal vendetta against Tavington and the British, giving rein to the berserker demon that haunted his past and his nightmares. As such, Martin was anything but the patriot for which the film is named.

Gibson responded to the charges of historical inaccuracy by saying The Patriot was 'a film with a bias - told from a point of view'.'

[MasterBlaster]

The Patriot was a huge steaming pile of shit. If you want a bit more historical accuracy watch Ned Kelly.

It was entertainment. Next you'll be saying pro wrestling is fake. :roll:

[Thor's Hammer]

It was entertainment. Next you'll be saying pro wrestling is fake. :roll:
You mean its not real??:O