RIP Bill Paxton

[Nate Colbert]

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.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Gone way too soon. All the stuff he was in, some being huge blockbusters, but my favorite was probably A Simple Plan.

[Fredia]

sad he is gone. hope this year does not pick up like last year with all the celebrity deaths

[Waldo]

Underrated in Apollo 13, IMO.

[Knoxbanedoodle]

"In case you haven't been keeping up with current events, we just got our asses kicked, pal!"

[MusicMan]

Underrated in Apollo 13, IMO.

Hanks, Bacon, and Paxton. Kudos to that casting director.

[Lefty]

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.

[MusicMan]

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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[Lefty]

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.

[MusicMan]

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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[juliogotay]

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


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Opie makes good movies. I find myself working this week in the southern Oklahoma town (Duncan) that claims to have been a boyhood home of Howard,

[Limey]

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).

[BUWebguy]

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

[austro]

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.

[Lefty]

"The Usual Suspects" is pretty good competition.

No doubt, not like it's Forrest Gump v Pulp Fiction

[BlownRanger]

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.

[Bench]

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."

[Limey]

Where's Apone? Where's Apone?

The Sarge is gone, man! He's gone!

[Ty in Tampa]

Where's Apone? Where's Apone?

The Sarge is gone, man! He's gone!

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














...again.

[Bench]

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














...again.

Or Pullman.

[Limey]

Or Pullman.

Just think how confusing it will be when one of the Chrises dies.

[Limey]

And he didn't say "Houston, we have a problem."

Re-watched this just the other day, and was shocked at that error. 

[MusicMan]

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.

[Lefty]

Where's Apone? Where's Apone?

The Sarge is gone, man! He's gone!

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?