Originally Posted By DyGDisney I wanted to start this thread to escape the speculation of the other thread. Please, leave the speculation at the other thread, and only post here is you have something positive to say about Heath Ledger.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney He was one of my favorite actors. Knight's Tale was probably my all time favorite movie. I have many favorite scenes from that movie. I loved when he and (don't know her name) danced to Golden Years. I also loved when he walked into the arena with his horse and all the knights were laughing at his lightweight armor. He easily got on his horse and turned around and smirked at them, and they all stopped immediately. Good stuff, good times. I will miss seeing him in movies, what a sad loss of a bright star.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm glad to know there was another fan of Knight's Tale. I really enjoyed that movie.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I have been a fan of Heath's since '10 Things I Hate About You' but I can't say that I've seen every single one of his movies. I thought he was amazing in 'Brokeback Mountain'. I'm surprised at how sad his death has made me. I feel so badly for his family.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney "I'm surprised at how sad his death has made me." I feel the same way, Mele. I am also surprised at how sad I am. I think I've felt a connection with him since I've seen Knight's Tale so many times, and have enjoyed him so much in that movie. It's like you know someone when you make that connection with them. I also haven't seen every one of his movies, because they were mostly not my type of movie. I loved him in The Patriot though, it was so sad I couldn't watch the whole thing.
Originally Posted By BoyStory I too was an instant fan of Heath's after seeing "10 things..." I just watched it again recently- the blooper reel for that movie is hilarious and shows his real comedic side. "Knights Tale" is also one of my favorite "pick me up" movies. He had such a unique smile that was absolutely contagious- how could you see that smile and not mirror the same. I loved Ellen's breif tribute to him yesterday- it had me laughing and then in tears. Heath will be certainly missed by so many. I think sometimes it's difficult as fans to rationalize our grief b/c we didn't "know" the actor personally. But some actors just make that connection with thier audience; it's what truely good actors are able to do with their own charisma. Even Heath's father said he was "loved by many". I think he was referring to his fans as well. I haven't felt this sad about a celebrity's death since the untimely death of River Pheonix. My heart and prays go out to Heath's family- esp. little Matilda.
Originally Posted By DAR He was a very talented actor who made even the worst movies watchable, the Order anyone?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I'm surprised at how sad his death has made me. I feel so badly for his family.<< Ditto. I'm surprised at just how shocked I was and how much it was on my mind that day. I never by People magazine, or In Touch, or anything like that. I knew nothing about him or his personal life. But I did recognize him as an astounding actor. After Brokeback Mountain, I thought he could do anything. If he'd been announced to play the Joker before Brokeback, I would've thought "Huh? That's the worst casting choice I've ever heard." But since it was after, I thought it was brilliant and I'm excited to see what he did with it.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF I was really looking forward to "The Dark Knight." I was initially skeptical about HL playing the Joker, but after seeing the current trailer a few weeks ago, I'm convinced it's going to be a terrific performance. I can't say I ever cared for Jack Nicholson's Joker (who, in hindsight, isn't too far removed from Cesar Romero's Joker, in my opinion). Just the few snippets I saw make me think, "Jack? Jack who?" From what I've seen, HL's Joker fits very well into the "realistic" setting that Christopher Nolan created for these Batman movies, and he's damned frightening.
Originally Posted By DAR I don't know if the link is going to work(I can't really check right now) but here is the trailer for The Dark Knight. Just from the two minutes you can tell that he was going to shine. <a href="http://atasteforthetheatrical" target="_blank">http://atasteforthetheatrical</a>. com/deathtrap/default.htm
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF This might work better, DAR: <a href="http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/videopage.html" target="_blank">http://thedarkknight.warnerbro s.com/videopage.html</a>
Originally Posted By jasmine7 <<I was really looking forward to "The Dark Knight." I was initially skeptical about HL playing the Joker, but after seeing the current trailer a few weeks ago, I'm convinced it's going to be a terrific performance.<< You took the words right out of my mouth. I was very skeptical about him playing the Joker at first, especially since Joker's my favorite Bat-villain & Mark Hamill's performance is ingrained in my mind, but on seeing that last trailer, I was completely blown-away. I had goose-bumps all over my arms from how frightening Heath was. I love him in A Knight's Tale, too. I need to get around to finishing Brokeback Mountain, and I think I'll watch Brothers Grimm this weekend.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF And if you don't have high-definition: <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedarkknight/trailer2/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/trailers/ wb/thedarkknight/trailer2/</a>
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I can only echo what others have said. A Knight's Tale is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I can't believe how sad this news has made me. And frankly, at my age, 28 still seems like childhood. Really tragic.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Darn. None of those links are working on my computer for some reason. I never watched The Order, or Brothers Grimm because I don't like scary movies, and those seemed scary. But I did watch Ned Kelly and Four Feathers, just because he was in them. And Casanova, which I liked, but not as much as Knight's Tale.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Four Feathers - another absolutely great movie. The book is a bit different, but very very good. I really recommend it.
Originally Posted By barboy No talk of his role in Lords of Dogtown yet---- He was stellar in that film--- the only movie I enjoyed that he was in.
