Heath Ledger

hartyy56 · Post by **hartyy56** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:17 pm

Just heard on the news... what are people thoughts on this? I think its kind of crazy.
In case you havent heard..
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01222008/ne ... 916418.htm

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:27 pm

I honestly don't think I've seen any movie with him in it... I was planning on seeing the next Batman though.

I've just gotten to the age where it now skeeves me out whenver somebody younger than me dies. It's sad.

sinbin006 · Post by **sinbin006** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:31 pm

Not even Brokeback Mountain? I would've thought you to be a big western fan Govs? It is a shame when these young adults die. Just goes to show that fame and fortune is not everything in life.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:01 pm

Brokeback Mountain? Was he a St. Thomas grad?

Gov's you've got a ways to go. We should start our own "bucket list" of things that'll freak you out about "maturing". From reading a classmates obit, to gray pubes. Wouldn't be thin books stuff.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:02 pm

sinbin006 wrote:Not even Brokeback Mountain? I would've thought you to be a big western fan Govs? It is a shame when these young adults die. Just goes to show that fame and fortune is not everything in life.

There are two "Westerns" that I've liked... Unforgiven, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (although I hear 3:10 to Yuma is good - I'll have to rent it at some point). Somehow Brokeback Mountain hasn't ascended to the top of my "to watch" list... not that there's anything wrong with that.

I grew up on the Eastside when it was still heavily Irish & Italian... I like mob movies!

sinbin006 · Post by **sinbin006** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:30 pm

Govs93 wrote:I grew up on the Eastside when it was still heavily Irish & Italian... I like mob movies!

Like "The Boondock Saints" ...great movie

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:51 pm

sinbin006 wrote:
Govs93 wrote:I grew up on the Eastside when it was still heavily Irish & Italian... I like mob movies!
Like "The Boondock Saints" ...great movie

Probably the greatest Irish "themed" movie ever. Made me incredibly proud to be Mc!

AngusYoung · Post by **AngusYoung** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:41 pm

Neutron 14 wrote:Brokeback Mountain? Was he a St. Thomas grad?

Classic

AY

hartyy56 · Post by **hartyy56** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:50 pm

Govs93 wrote:
sinbin006 wrote:Not even Brokeback Mountain? I would've thought you to be a big western fan Govs? It is a shame when these young adults die. Just goes to show that fame and fortune is not everything in life.
There are two "Westerns" that I've liked... Unforgiven, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (although I hear 3:10 to Yuma is good - I'll have to rent it at some point). Somehow Brokeback Mountain hasn't ascended to the top of my "to watch" list... not that there's anything wrong with that.

I grew up on the Eastside when it was still heavily Irish & Italian... I like mob movies!

ok i have a problem with 3:10 to yuma. it's good up until the last 10 minutes of the movie. rent it, and then get back to me on that one.

sinbin006 · Post by **sinbin006** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:52 pm

hartyy56 wrote:
Govs93 wrote:
sinbin006 wrote:Not even Brokeback Mountain? I would've thought you to be a big western fan Govs? It is a shame when these young adults die. Just goes to show that fame and fortune is not everything in life.
There are two "Westerns" that I've liked... Unforgiven, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (although I hear 3:10 to Yuma is good - I'll have to rent it at some point). Somehow Brokeback Mountain hasn't ascended to the top of my "to watch" list... not that there's anything wrong with that.

I grew up on the Eastside when it was still heavily Irish & Italian... I like mob movies!
ok i have a problem with 3:10 to yuma. it's good up until the last 10 minutes of the movie. rent it, and then get back to me on that one.

So they should've called it "3:00 to Yuma"

tomASS · Post by **tomASS** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:01 pm

Heath Who??

Sorry, heard it on the news and I didn't know such a name or person existed.

Why is his work any greater than the next person's?? Why is his death more newsworthy than than a death of any of our soldiers.

Sorry - I just don't get it

EREmpireStrikesBack · Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:58 pm

Still nothing Tom?

And 3:10 To Yuma is a pretty damn good movie IMO. Not up there with Unforgiven, but better than any recent western.

WayOutWest · Post by **WayOutWest** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:09 am

tomASS wrote:Heath Who??

Sorry, heard it on the news and I didn't know such a name or person existed.

Why is his work any greater than the next person's?? Why is his death more newsworthy than than a death of any of our soldiers.

Sorry - I just don't get it

Agreed.
Enough of the celebrity worshipping, already.
Why do folks watch the Emmy awards? Oscars? Grammy's? What makes these professional award ceremonies any more significant than similar ceremonies in other fields?
It's the same thing when people actually listen to the political musings from a celebrity. What makes their opinions more valid than my next door neighbor's?

Sure, it is absolutely sad that a young man died. It's sadder still that he apparently caused his own death. But realistically, far more sad, honorable, and noteworthy deaths occur everyday.

The grim reality, here, is that this guy was no different than anyone else. He obviously had problems that are shared by many. He made at least one very bad choice. He wound up dead. Horrible story, but again.........happens every day.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:46 am

WayOutWest wrote:
tomASS wrote:Heath Who??

Sorry, heard it on the news and I didn't know such a name or person existed.

Why is his work any greater than the next person's?? Why is his death more newsworthy than than a death of any of our soldiers.

Sorry - I just don't get it
Agreed.
Enough of the celebrity worshipping, already.
Why do folks watch the Emmy awards? Oscars? Grammy's? What makes these professional award ceremonies any more significant than similar ceremonies in other fields?
It's the same thing when people actually listen to the political musings from a celebrity. What makes their opinions more valid than my next door neighbor's?

Sure, it is absolutely sad that a young man died. It's sadder still that he apparently caused his own death. But realistically, far more sad, honorable, and noteworthy deaths occur everyday.

The grim reality, here, is that this guy was no different than anyone else. He obviously had problems that are shared by many. He made at least one very bad choice. He wound up dead. Horrible story, but again.........happens every day.

Have you read what happened?

BrianofNazareth · Post by **BrianofNazareth** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:28 pm

Sad.

At least he got the joy of having a sex scene with Jake Gyllenhaal before he died...

This is remarkably depressing.

WayOutWest · Post by **WayOutWest** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:08 pm

[quote="EREmpireStrikesBack
Have you read what happened?

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Yep, nothing conclusive..........yet.........in terms of a drug overdose...........though I cannot imagine what one would use a rolled up bill for, if not for illicit drug use. Was he snorting prescription antihistamines?

Regardless of the actual cause of death, my viewpoint remains the same. Far more sad deaths occur everyday. You hear of very few of them. A fringe celebrity dies, and they stop the presses.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:58 pm

Yep, nothing conclusive..........yet.........in terms of a drug overdose...........though I cannot imagine what one would use a rolled up bill for, if not for illicit drug use. Was he snorting prescription antihistamines?

Regardless of the actual cause of death, my viewpoint remains the same. Far more sad deaths occur everyday. You hear of very few of them. A fringe celebrity dies, and they stop the presses.

Rolled up bill? Where did you read that? Only thing I've read is sleeping pills?

WayOutWest · Post by **WayOutWest** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:34 am

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
Yep, nothing conclusive..........yet.........in terms of a drug overdose...........though I cannot imagine what one would use a rolled up bill for, if not for illicit drug use. Was he snorting prescription antihistamines?

Regardless of the actual cause of death, my viewpoint remains the same. Far more sad deaths occur everyday. You hear of very few of them. A fringe celebrity dies, and they stop the presses.
Rolled up bill? Where did you read that? Only thing I've read is sleeping pills?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_k1 ... gD8UC6LJG0

Six different prescription drugs for a healthy 28 year old is highly suspicious, as well.
I saw the blurb about lab tests finding nothing on the bill, but again.......who is in the practice of rolling up bills? For what other reason might one be doing this? Obviously, much has yet to be determined, but there is a LOT of "smoke" here.

watchdog · Post by **watchdog** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:29 am

310 to yuma sucked!!!!!!! the story line is so unrealistic that it ruins the whole movie..

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:46 am

Ledger was a fine, young actor.
But a lot of fine young men die every day.
Report it, yes.
Dramatize it, no.

May he rest in peace.
God bless his soul.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:49 am

watchdog wrote:310 to yuma sucked!!!!!!! the story line is so unrealistic that it ruins the whole movie..

He wasn't in that movie...

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:25 pm

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8063044?s ... ck_check=1

theref · Post by **theref** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:34 am

elliott70 wrote:Ledger was a fine, young actor.
But a lot of fine young men die every day.
Report it, yes.
Dramatize it, no.

May he rest in peace.
God bless his soul.

How about that religious group that is going to protest his funeral because he played a gay cowboy in a movie. Then again, this is the same group that protests American soldiers funerals and says our country deserves this because of our immoral ways.

Funny, if our country is so bad, why do they still live here?

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:45 am

theref wrote:
elliott70 wrote:Ledger was a fine, young actor.
But a lot of fine young men die every day.
Report it, yes.
Dramatize it, no.

May he rest in peace.
God bless his soul.

How about that religious group that is going to protest his funeral because he played a gay cowboy in a movie. Then again, this is the same group that protests American soldiers funerals and says our country deserves this because of our immoral ways.

Funny, if our country is so bad, why do they still live here?

Because the media eats up whatever those idiots do - they get all the attention they want, so they keep doing it. If the media wouldn't keep announcing these "God Hates F**s" idiots' propoganda filled press releases, nobody would know anything about what they're doing except for the Patriot Guard Riders who block them at military funerals.

tomASS · Post by **tomASS** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:51 am

those people are the idiots that live amongst us- they are sad