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Title: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Nate Colbert on February 26, 2017, 11:03:12 am
Someone tweeted out that the native Texan was the only actor killed by a Terminator, an Alien and a Predator.

Nice genre turns in pics like Edge of Tomorrow and Weird Science as well.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on February 26, 2017, 12:21:13 pm
Gone way too soon. All the stuff he was in, some being huge blockbusters, but my favorite was probably A Simple Plan.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Fredia on February 26, 2017, 06:40:34 pm
sad he is gone. hope this year does not pick up like last year with all the celebrity deaths
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Waldo on February 27, 2017, 08:24:39 am
Underrated in Apollo 13, IMO.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on February 27, 2017, 01:41:22 pm
"In case you haven't been keeping up with current events, we just got our asses kicked, pal!"
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: MusicMan on February 27, 2017, 01:56:10 pm
Underrated in Apollo 13, IMO.

Hanks, Bacon, and Paxton. Kudos to that casting director.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Lefty on February 27, 2017, 04:23:07 pm
Hanks, Bacon, and Paxton. Kudos to that casting director.
Ed Harris is another actor who is very good to great in just about everything he does.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: MusicMan on February 27, 2017, 04:56:58 pm
Ed Harris is another actor who is very good to great in just about everything he does.

I was just restricting it to the capsule, but you can add Gary Sinise to that.


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Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Lefty on February 27, 2017, 10:13:28 pm
I was just restricting it to the capsule, but you can add Gary Sinise to that.
You know, I forgot he was in that.  Casting director should've won an Oscar,equivalent.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: MusicMan on February 28, 2017, 07:53:13 am
You know, I forgot he was in that.  Casting director should've won an Oscar,equivalent.

I disagreed with it at the time, but with hindsight, Braveheart over Apollo 13 seems even more egregious.


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Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: juliogotay on February 28, 2017, 08:46:55 am
I disagreed with it at the time, but with hindsight, Braveheart over Apollo 13 seems even more egregious.


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Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Limey on February 28, 2017, 09:46:08 am
I disagreed with it at the time, but with hindsight, Braveheart over Apollo 13 seems even more egregious.

Certainly on the historical accuracy front (e.g. there was a bridge involved in the Battle of Stirling Bridge).
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: BUWebguy on February 28, 2017, 12:32:50 pm
You know, I forgot he was in that.  Casting director should've won an Oscar,equivalent.

Made me go look it up... It did win the SAG award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast". 

However, it placed second at something called the Awards Circuit Community Awards for "Best Cast Ensemble", and was only a finalist at the Casting Society of America awards for "Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama". In both cases, "The Usual Suspects" won.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/awards?ref_=tt_ql_op_1
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: austro on February 28, 2017, 07:49:33 pm
Made me go look it up... It did win the SAG award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast". 

However, it placed second at something called the Awards Circuit Community Awards for "Best Cast Ensemble", and was only a finalist at the Casting Society of America awards for "Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama". In both cases, "The Usual Suspects" won.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/awards?ref_=tt_ql_op_1

"The Usual Suspects" is pretty good competition.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Lefty on February 28, 2017, 10:47:14 pm
"The Usual Suspects" is pretty good competition.

No doubt, not like it's Forrest Gump v Pulp Fiction
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: BlownRanger on March 03, 2017, 11:39:02 am
Certainly on the historical accuracy front (e.g. there was a bridge involved in the Battle of Stirling Bridge).

There were probably more, but after Apollo 13 was released, someone claimed there were only two minor inaccuracies:

1)  It was Lovell's previous space flight that forced the family to cancel a vacation;
2)  Lovell's Corvette was blue, not red.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Bench on March 03, 2017, 01:22:18 pm
There were probably more, but after Apollo 13 was released, someone claimed there were only two minor inaccuracies:

1)  It was Lovell's previous space flight that forced the family to cancel a vacation;
2)  Lovell's Corvette was blue, not red.

And he didn't say "Houston, we have a problem."
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Limey on September 24, 2018, 02:59:17 pm
Where's Apone? Where's Apone?

The Sarge is gone, man! He's gone (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/al-matthews-cigar-chomping-sgt-apone-in-aliens-dies-at-75/ar-AAAzLwg)!
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Ty in Tampa on September 24, 2018, 03:07:01 pm
Where's Apone? Where's Apone?

The Sarge is gone, man! He's gone (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/al-matthews-cigar-chomping-sgt-apone-in-aliens-dies-at-75/ar-AAAzLwg)!

Whew, I thought for a minute there that Bill Paxton had died...














...again.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Bench on September 24, 2018, 03:11:53 pm
Whew, I thought for a minute there that Bill Paxton had died...














...again.

Or Pullman.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Limey on September 24, 2018, 03:19:14 pm
Or Pullman.

Just think how confusing it will be when one of the Chrises dies.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Limey on September 24, 2018, 03:53:36 pm
And he didn't say "Houston, we have a problem."

Re-watched this just the other day, and was shocked at that error. 
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: MusicMan on September 24, 2018, 04:01:07 pm
Just think how confusing it will be when one of the Chrises dies.

Pratt already did.

ETA: Sorry about spoilers for a movie out for several months.
Title: Re: RIP Bill Paxton
Post by: Lefty on September 24, 2018, 06:39:50 pm
Where's Apone? Where's Apone?

The Sarge is gone, man! He's gone (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/al-matthews-cigar-chomping-sgt-apone-in-aliens-dies-at-75/ar-AAAzLwg)!

Didn't have a chance to read the article, but there's a ton of great interviews and such about him bossing around the other actors in character.  He was easily in my top5 favorite people in that.

Now I wonder why he never made a career out of it like R.Lee?