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RIP Sir Christopher Lee

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  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    RIP, Scaramanga, Dracula, Saruman, Count Dooku, that guy from Gremlins 2...

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited June 2015 Posts: 24,157
    This is sad news. :(

    RIP Sir Christopher Lee.
  • ChrisMC36SSRChrisMC36SSR
    Posts: 133
    Rest in peace Christopher Lee. You were a great actor, a great guy and perhaps the greatest Bond villain ever.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    edited June 2015 Posts: 4,151
    A picture that shows the talent that Mr Lee had -

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/130575787@N03/18521048289/

    Not sure how to make the pic show. Apologies.
  • KanangaKananga
    Posts: 367
    R.I.P Sir Christoper Lee.

    We have lost a true icon.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    This is horrible news. His passing starts to very much close the door on a certain era of film history. The roles he's done stretch far and wide, there is no doubt it's not only Bond fans mourning him today.

    RIP Sir.
  • bondtheorybondtheory
    Posts: 96
    I just wanted to say something positive during this sad day of news: thank you to everyone on here, particularly in this post, who seem like compassionate, decent people. It is so nice to be able to see how someone opened this post and to see the comments.

    To say that this artist was huge in the world of Bond is an understatement.

    Thoughts and prayers to his family, and to all who care for him.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    He was the best thing about TMWTGG, also appeared in my favourite Hammer Horror: The Devil Rides Out. A much loved actor who will be sorely missed. RIP.
  • BounineBounine
    edited June 2015 Posts: 2,598
    Tokoloshe wrote: »
    The end of an era. What a superb actor he was, I have no doubt he will be remembered fondly for a long, long time.

    "To us, Mr Bond. We are the best."

    Just read the news. Rest in peace Mr Lee.

    I certainly agree and what a nice quote to use.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    Sir Christopher Lee has passed. A truly terrific actor, with great screen presence. He's played such iconic villains. R.I.P.
  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
    Posts: 372
    Another legend passes away.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    Some may disagree but Lee was possibly the last surviving actor who played a genuinely iconic Bond villain.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited June 2015 Posts: 4,509
    The Man With The Golden Gun (1973)
    Gremlins 2 (1990)
    Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    The Golden Compass (2007)
    Hugo (2011)
    Dark Shadows (2012)
    The Hobbit 1 & 3 (2012/2014)

    Voice:
    Corpse Bride (2005)
    Alice in Wonderland (2010)

    RIP Christopher Lee (22 May 1922 - 07 June 2015)

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    Gremlins 2
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    A legend never dies. He will live on forever on screen and in our memories. R.I.P.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    edited June 2015 Posts: 2,138
    RIP was heartbroken upon hearing the news, probably thee greatest actor of all time. My father as a police constable at the time in Dumfries in Galloway had the pelasure of escorting both Lee and Woodward on the set of The Wickerman. My dad always talked about how intuative they both were and how both were such gentlemen. Sad we have lost both in such a short space of time.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Oh no. :( First Richard Johnson, now Sir Christopher Lee.

    While Lee wasn't my favourite Dracula, repeats of his Dracula films are among my earliest of horror memories, and no doubt went some way to making me the horror buff that I am today. I trust that wherever he is, he is joined by friends and fellow horror actors, Vincent Price & Peter Cushing, the three of them causing merry hell together.

    R.I.P. Sir Christoper Frank Carandini Lee
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    This is a guy I thought would never die. It is the end of an era. What a legend. =D>
  • Ed83Ed83
    Posts: 1,181
    Very to sorry to hear this news. He was definitely my favorite part of TMWTGG. RIP
  • aaron819aaron819 Switzerland
    Posts: 1,208
    Very saddened to hear this news. He will be remembered. He was a good actor and a good man. RIP Sir Christopher Lee. My prayers are with his family.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    I remember I saw him at the Skyfall premier in November 2012. Despite his frailty, he still looked impressive in terms of his height.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    edited June 2015 Posts: 2,138
    Worth mentioning a distant cousin of Ian Fleming. He was originally approached for the role of Dr No but could not do it due to other commitments. For those unfamiliar with the novels will know Scaramangas character was heavily adapted for the film as well as the story to allow Lee to keep a promise to Ian that he would play one of the villains one day after Dr No fell through. I agree with Mark Gatis who today stated "the often underrated Sir Christopher Lee" the last of a kind, a Titan of British and international film.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Is Lee underrated? I'm not sure. He seemed to be genuinely regarded as a screen legend.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    edited June 2015 Posts: 2,138
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Is Lee underrated? I'm not sure. He seemed to be genuinely regarded as a screen legend.

    A lot of people think so including myself the films he starred in won loads of Oscars and baftas etc but personal accolades were far and few between.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I've seen Sir Christopher Lee in: TMWTGG, Jinnah, Dark Shadows, Hugo, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars prequels, The Hobbit, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Wicker Man. So I have lots to catch up on.
  • DoctorKaufmannDoctorKaufmann Can shoot you from Stuttgart and still make it look like suicide.
    edited June 2015 Posts: 1,261
    RIP Sir Christopher Lee. one of the finest actors in the 20th century. A great Bond villain in TMWGG. Doctor Fu Man Chu. Count Dracula. Saruman. Count Dooku. Even Sherlock Holmes.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    I thought he was wonderful as Scaramamga. Who could forget that great voice? He will be missed. He's singing with the angels now.
  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
    Posts: 618
    The man was a cult/genre cinema god.

    The first horror film I remember seeing was HORROR OF DRACULA (1958), on U.S. television in the late 1960s... That incredible ending blew my 7-year old mind! Made me a lifelong fan.

    Requiescat in pace, Sir Christopher.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    Heard this on the radio at work today and felt genuinely gutted. He was a great actor, one of the best Bond villains ever and an awe inspiring human being who'd lived an extraordinary life. The amazing different things he's done (SAS, trained sword fighter, acting for over half a century, recording a metal album in his 90s), the iconic roles he's played and franchises he's been apart of (Bond, Dracula, Lord Of The Rings) and the amount of records and accomplishments he has is insane. He'll never be forgotten, a real cinema legend.
  • slyfoxslyfox
    Posts: 940
    Very sad news. One of the strongest and most iconic villains of the series.

    A close friend of mine met him a few years ago and Sir Christopher retold an amusing story to her. Lee had recently returned from the Thai island that TMWTGG was filmed on. It was a very low key personal visit (without any publicity or media attention). He wasn't very impressed and found the island had been spoilt by tourism nowadays. But the funny thing was that no one recognised him at all and apparently some Japanese tourists even asked him to take a photo of them whilst they posed like Bond/Scaramanga back-to-back on the beach. He didn't let on who he was and took their photo! He laughed telling this story apparently.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Rest in peace Sir Christopher. You lived a full, happy, long life. You were a legend and you were one of the best.
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