R.I.P. Patrick Swayze

TerranRich · Tue 15/09/2009 02:37:14

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/patrick-swayze-dies-pancreatic-cancer/story?id=7634240

Now I'm just waiting for the people who go "So he was famous, who cares? Big deal! We gotta mourn someone's death now?"

Darth Mandarb · Tue 15/09/2009 02:42:39

Sad news (even though we knew it was inevitable)

So long Mr. Swayze ...

Ponch · Tue 15/09/2009 06:01:01

Time to put Road House into the DVD player. Oh wait, it was already in there. Guess I'll watch Point Break instead.

Swayze delivered several of my favorite bad movies. Red Dawn shaped my childhood and informs my world view to this day.

He will be missed.

Dualnames · Tue 15/09/2009 07:13:37

RIP. I was shocked this morning..

SSH · Tue 15/09/2009 12:38:50

And Keith Floyd too! Insert Patrick Swayze saying to St Peter "I just want all the wine bottles to be safe" joke here...

Nacho · Tue 15/09/2009 13:22:05

Rest in peace... my childhood is vanishing... north and south... ghost... phew. $:-\$

Snake · Tue 15/09/2009 14:08:55

So he was famous, who cares? Big deal! We gotta mourn someone's death now?

Seriously, I like a lot of the movies he was in. I never got to see that series he was just in, on TNT was it? Can't remember, but I wanted to see it and could never remember it was on.

Domino · Tue 15/09/2009 17:07:15

I really liked Patrick Swayze. Not just as an actor, but as a person. Even though I never met him, He really seemed like a genuinely nice guy.

I am very saddened by this today. :'(

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Tue 15/09/2009 22:41:03

He had one of those on-screen personalities that made you think he'd be a cool guy to know in real life, and for that reason I'll miss him. There are way too many pretentious shithead actors going around these days and we've lost one who could be the 'everyman' in his performances.

Also, Red Dawn was awesome. And Ghost.

Ponch · Wed 16/09/2009 01:25:49

Quote from: ProgZmax on Tue 15/09/2009 22:41:03
Red Dawn was awesome.

I'm a high school teacher. Not a day goes by that I don't check the window for commies parachuting in.

Vigilance, people. Vigilance!

m0ds · Tue 22/09/2009 01:12:22

An iconic ghost, RIP!

ddq · Tue 22/09/2009 01:27:26

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Tue 15/09/2009 02:42:39
Sad news (even though we knew it was inevitable)

It's a good thing we knew that someone's death was inevitable. Too bad we don't know ours are.

Domino · Tue 22/09/2009 01:38:47

Quote from: ddq on Tue 22/09/2009 01:27:26
Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Tue 15/09/2009 02:42:39
Sad news (even though we knew it was inevitable)

It's a good thing we knew that someone's death was inevitable. Too bad we don't know ours are.

Most people knew that he had Pancreatic cancer. It was just a matter of time before it killed him.

As of now, I cannot watch any of his movies without feeling sad.

Matti · Tue 22/09/2009 22:42:02

Quote from: TerranRich on Tue 15/09/2009 02:37:14
Now I'm just waiting for the people who go "So he was famous, who cares? Big deal! We gotta mourn someone's death now?"

Sorry, not this time

The only movie I watched where he had a role was Donnie Darko, and it was a good movie...

Domino · Tue 22/09/2009 23:03:18

I rented Donnie Darko from NetFlix a couple of weeks ago and watched it. I thought it was a really good movie, but I could not wrap my brain around the plot of the movie.

Maybe worth another rental?

Phemar · Wed 23/09/2009 06:10:05

Domino, definitely worth another rental.

voh · Wed 23/09/2009 16:34:27

Donnie Darko's better on a second viewing. And even better on the third. Actually, just keep watching it indefintely.

Regarding Swayze: RIP.

Though I loathe Dirty Dancing, and haven't seen any of his other 'proper' movies, I liked his supporting role in DD and in Keeping Mum (as the creepy American golf instructor - worth a viewing as well).

R.I.P. Patrick Swayze

m0ds