DISQUS

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

I'm glad you wrote this. I feel the same way. Let's not forget Heath Ledger was a coke user who starred in 10 Things I Hate About You.

I'm sure he was a nice guy, his Joker performance looks great, but out of all the people sucking his D right now, barely any actually knew him. It sucks he's dead, but no one is dedicating their awards to the other 50,000 people who died that day.

Michelle Graham · 1 year ago

Definitely agree with you on Danial Day-Lewis dedicating his award to Ledger. Wtf? Did you even know the dude? For some, like Naomi Watts or Michelle Williams, there's a legitimate connection to him and it's understandable that they're upset, but when you didn't even know the guy, don't go dedicating awards or pretending you were bestest friends forever. People don't like you for trying to hop into the spotlight on someone else's (dead) coat tails.

Zap Rowsdower · 1 year ago

Please, you guys are fucking retarded. Do you honestly think a dude like Daniel Day-Lewis is trying to get his name in the spotlight by dedicating his award to Heath? If he's so preoccupied with fame, why is he so damn selective in his role choices? How come I haven't seen him in the latest Brett Ratner movie? Because he's got more class than that. He was obviously very impressed with Heath's performances, so much so that he is saddened that he can't see more of them? How is that a bad thing? Christ, you people are fucking idiots.

Loukas · 1 year ago

The village idiots are here to serve you, by making you look down on us and feel better about yourself my genious friend.

Zap Rowsdower · 1 year ago

Thanks, Loukas. Try answering my questions.











You fucking idiot.

Neil Miller · 1 year ago

Zap --

First of all, you could make your arguments without the use of terms like "you people are fucking idiots" and "you fucking idiot". No one makes slanderous remarks like this about you around here.

I think what Kevin was trying to say is that he is annoyed by the fact that everyone has placed Heath Ledger on this ridiculously high pedestal. Personally, I didn't see Daniel Day Lewis' dedication to Heath Ledger, but I can say that there is a way that it is out of line. Had DDL said that he was dedicating his award to Ledger because he was a good friend and he was a great person, that is perfectly fine. But it seems like people a making Heath Ledger out to be this prestigious actor. He was a great young talent that had so much in front of him, which is what makes his death so tragic. But that doesn't mean that he is a legendary screen actor. I think it is most respectful to remember people how they were, good or bad, and be mournful of what they had ahead of themselves rather than make them out to be something they were not.

I am deeply saddened by the loss of Heath Ledger, as is Kevin, but I'm not going to go out there and say that he was something that he was not.

Hopefully that answers your questions. If it doesn't, please feel free to ask more and I will try and clarify this for you...

Jordan · 1 year ago

yeah, daniel day lewis, what a joke that guy is, he definitely needed the publicity that dedicating his award to heath ledger brought him. i mean, who is he anyways?


all sarcasm aside, watching that moment at the sag awards, after i finished thinking about how touching it was, i went "shit, now a bunch of douchebags are going to say he's doing it for publicity"....such is the way of the internet.

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

I was going to make some waves here with my cunning intellect and vile tongue, but Neil's plea for civility has soothed the beast. I shall however, once again, reiterate my opinion that the loss of Heath Ledger sucks, mostly to those who knew him, but also to people who like his movies in a much, much, much shallower and narrow sense. DDL's tribute to him probably wasn't warranted, but I don't care.

Everyone is just praising him like he was the messiah fallen to Earth and sacrificed again. When really he is the dude from A Knight's Tale.

It's the medias fault, really, for focusing a camera on everyone at all times. (And yes I'm aware that FSR is part of the media and yes we did cover Ledger a bit extensively, so cast whatever stones [politely] that you must)

Josh Radde · 1 year ago

Wow--

I just read this, Kevin, and I think you're way off base. You're wrong about what Lewis said. I'm reading this two weeks after the SAGs and I'm still fine with what he said. You're forgetting the stage. The SAG awards are about actors paying tribute to actor What Lewis said was that although he didn't know Ledger, his work in Monster's Ball and Brokeback Mountain INSPIRED him. What Lewis said completely captured the spirit of the SAG Awards. I think what he did was classy.

Oh and Neil, you forgot that the guy said we are all "f'ing retarded" not just idiots. You f'ing retard. : )

Ky · 1 year ago

A man is dead and all you can do is be critical of him? That says all I need to know about you.