Leslie Nielsen dies, age 84.

Slayer-Fan123 · Post by **Slayer-Fan123** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:06 am

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b213266 ... ad_84.html
I am most saddened by this...

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:02 am

First Lloyd Bridges, then Robert Stack, then Peter Graves, now Nielson. It's the curse of Airplane! If I were That Bloke Who Threw Water In His Face I'd be crapping myself

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:19 am

Sad, but he was 84. He lived a decent length of time really.

And he wasn't 'found dead', he died in hospital after getting pneumonia two weeks previously - which is quite a normal way for an old person to go.

-Ss

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:19 am

I just watched him in Creepshow last week too, arguably my favorite performance of his actually. Too bad, but then everyone dies.

Prowl1984 · Post by **Prowl1984** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:39 am

Despite a few dodgy films the guy was a true comedy legend. R.I.P.

Summerhayes · Post by **Summerhayes** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:45 am

I got ahold of a copy of Airplane with the Guardian the other week and I guess I've got a reason to watch it now.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:04 am

Got to agree with Ss - sad and all, but it's a decent age, and the guy managed to fit two careers into his life. Respect the Nielsen!

EDIT: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Mov ... tml?hpt=T1 - "Nielsen died of complications of pneumonia in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, surrounded by family and friends, a family statement said." - any chance someone can change Good Charlotte's topic title so it reflects what actually happened?

Post by **Clay** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:32 pm

Surely you can't be serious?

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:39 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:Got to agree with Ss - sad and all, but it's a decent age, and the guy managed to fit two careers into his life. Respect the Nielsen!

Yep, even if it's been a very long time since he was in something good (something the BBC seemed to agree with as they called Spy Hard one of his last films, even if the clip they played suggested they got the name of Scary Movie wrong) his absolutely perfect dead pan delivery tended to raise up even the crap,and when given good material he was awesome (it's kinda worrying how that Shirley gag never gets old isn't it?).

Also note how he died almost imediately after Aunty Slag slagged off Due South? It can't be a coincidence. Bad Nielson killing Slag

Oh, and not him directly, but I always thought this was brilliant (and sadly the best part of the film):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOVgXxo8o4

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:10 pm

Yeh, firstly there are the fat women swimming, which I thought was the funniest thing ever. Then, one of them farted and I'm pretty sure I've given myself an embolism laughing.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:11 pm

Summerhayes wrote:I got ahold of a copy of Airplane with the Guardian the other week and I guess I've got a reason to watch it now.

Blasphemer. It being Airplane! is reason enough to watch it.

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:16 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:any chance someone can change Good Charlotte's topic title so it reflects what actually happened?

Done. Imagine that. I moderated something!

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:18 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:Yeh, firstly there are the fat women swimming, which I thought was the funniest thing ever. Then, one of them farted and I'm pretty sure I've given myself an embolism laughing.

The song itself is absolutely spot on though. All I can remember about the movie itself is Mr. T showing up randomly.

Post by **Sades** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:23 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:Got to agree with Ss - sad and all, but it's a decent age, and the guy managed to fit two careers into his life. Respect the Nielsen!

He had a good go at it. RIP.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:31 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:The song itself is absolutely spot on though. All I can remember about the movie itself is Mr. T showing up randomly.

Yeh, Bond title pastiches, groundbreaking stuff. I like it when he sang "Spy Hard" for like really long, it was good joke and I think I have a little bit of pee while laughing.

Rurudyne · Post by **Rurudyne** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:53 pm

His ability to bridge slap-stick with being the straight-man was well honed and executed (well, aside from Dracula, Dead and Loving It ... but everyone's due at least one mulligan). Something he arguably did better than Zeppo Marx (which is saying a lot).

Still, I'll always remember him most fondly as the understated prototype of Captian Kirks everywhere in Forbidden Planet.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:44 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:Yeh, Bond title pastiches, groundbreaking stuff. I like it when he sang "Spy Hard" for like really long, it was good joke and I think I have a little bit of pee while laughing.

Have you actually seen much of Nielson's stuff? His last decent role was playing a flatulent Mountie who kept falling off his horse. He wasn't really associated with subtle highbrow comedy.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:57 pm

Nope - I've seem the good ones, not many of the bad ones. Saw Spy Hard, though, it was petty stupid and mined out. Like Bond title spoofs with fat chicks and long notes. Certainly not "brilliant" in any way, shape or form.

Auntie Slag · Post by **Auntie Slag** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:17 pm

Nobody's mentioned 'Police Squad' yet?

Person: "Who are you, and how did you get in here"?

Drebin: "I'm a locksmith... and I'm a locksmith".

A star, but even Naked Gun 2 1/2 was pushing it. Still, 'Airplane' comes with magazines and the entire series of 'Police Squad' can be had for pennies from Amazon.

And 'Due South' still sucks, Dalek.

Post by **Sades** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:22 pm

Due South was ridiculous fun.
I know somebody who knows somebody who knows Paul Gross. I'M SEMI-FAMOUS.

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Leslie Nielsen dies, age 84.

Leslie Nielsen dies, age 84.

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