First Paul Walker, now Peter O'Toole, all the legends are dying!
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smakdaddy99999 — 12 years ago(December 15, 2013 11:38 AM)
I like Paul Walker a lot, but calling him a legend is stretching it a tad bit, don't ya think?
Peter O'Toole was a legitimate film legend.
And of course Nelson Mandela pretty much puts all of humanity to shame. No other human being in the past 30 years has accomplished more than Mandela. With the exception of Mother Teresa. -
lmtopeka — 12 years ago(December 15, 2013 12:44 PM)
Paul Walker's death is infinitely more sad. He died at 40 with tons of life and work ahead of him so who knows what he may have become. O'toole is one of the all time greats. He lived a long life and leaves behind a body of work that is very special. May they both rest in peace and be remembered for not just what they did but who they are.
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lmtopeka — 12 years ago(December 15, 2013 01:52 PM)
I said who knows what Walkers work would have been like and what legacy he might have left and yes a man with a child who dies at 40 is infinitely more sad than a man who has live a long and successful life and dies in his 80's. I don't care if you want to take me seriously.
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ameckert2000 — 12 years ago(December 16, 2013 06:12 AM)
Ok. Walker's death was tragic because he was young, not because he was a brilliant actor. He also seemed like a nice guy. He was a good looking guy and in lots of blockbusters that the MTV generation really liked.
However, you can't say "well, although he really only did Varsity Blues, Pleasantville, and all The Fast and The Furious Movies, I'm sure his Lawrence of Arabia is right around the corner"
By the time O'Toole was 40, he had already done Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter, Becket, and many many many others. Not to mention all of the plays he did here and in England. I mean, Lawrence was his first big film. I believe he was only in his 20s when he did it.
Walker's death, sad because he was young and popular.
O'Toole's death is sad for us, but he REALLY lived a great life. He had wonderful and talented friends, and left behind a ridiculous amount of brilliant films. It's tragic not because he didn't have a long life, but because he was the last of that type of actor. -
rogerscorpion — 12 years ago(December 15, 2013 01:59 PM)
Did you really mention O'Toole & Walker, in the same breath?
That's like the Emmys making a big fuss over Cory Monteith, while virtually ignoring Jack Klugman, who gave us 5 decades of fine work.
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BlondeVixen — 12 years ago(December 15, 2013 03:27 PM)
Never got into the Fast & Furious movies, so didn't know who Paul Walker was until after he died. His death was tragic, he was nice, generously gave to others, young & good looking, but he was not a movie legend.
Peter O'Toole, absolutely a legendary actor. One of the greats, Oscar nominated many times, a long career.
sad year though