Alan Rickman Dead At 69

[stromboli]

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69

IMO one of the great actors of our time. He was apparently a generous and loving man who was appreciated by his costars. His turn as Snape was an example of the force and charisma he brought to his work.

Not a big fan of Jane Austen, but Rickman's portrayal of Colonel Brandon in "Sense and Sensibility" was perhaps the most natural and personal a portrayal as I've seen. A tremendous talent. The world will miss him. I know I will.

[PopeyesPappy]

That's it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings... And call off Christmas.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

And get me my SPOON!!!!

[stromboli]

Some people don't take shit seriously.......

[PopeyesPappy]

[stromboli]

Thanks. Forgot that one.

[stromboli]

The thing that impressed me about Rickman, weirdly, was in Sense And Sensibility, he plays Colonel Brandon, a man who has spent his life in the military. He wore the Edwardian clothing like he owned it. Other actors like Hugh Grant didn't look comfortable in their clothing. And he rode a horse like a man who had done so for many years. He looked natural in his role, a role from the 1800s in an entirely different era with an entirely different view of the world. That to me is the sign of a great actor.

[drunkenshoe]

Oh no! Just seen this here! What happened? I am so sorry. I'll miss him. Big loss.

[gentle_dissident]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_u3lxr7c

[drunkenshoe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_u3lxr7c

OMFG! Galaxy Quest.

[Munch]

First David Bowie, now Alan :(

This years starting off a shitty one

[Shiranu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_u3lxr7c

Going to be honest... this is the only movie I know Rickman from.

I always find it interesting how celebrities seem to die in bunches...

[Hakurei Reimu]

Celebrities die all the time. It's just that the ones you come to know and love all come from the same era because they all come from the same generation of shows you grew up on, and they all tend to die at roughly the same age.

Still sucks when it happens.

[Unbeliever]

Well, I expected this, just didn't know whom it would be, since these things seem to come in threes: there was David Bowie, now Rickman - who's next?

[TomFoolery]

The thing that impressed me about Rickman, weirdly, was in Sense And Sensibility, he plays Colonel Brandon, a man who has spent his life in the military.

As crazy as I am about fantasy, my first thought when I heard the news was, "Oh no! Not Colonel Brandon!" Then I thought about Snape, Hans Gruber, and Dr. Lazarus.

I seriously haven't been this sad since Leonard Nimoy died. I used to make fun of people who mourned celebrity deaths, but I'm kinda eating my own foot now.