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RIP Alan Rickman, AKA Hans Gruber, Severus Snape (variety.com)

Posted by timothy on from the who-gets-all-those-bearer-bonds? dept.

TigerPlish writes to note Variety's report on the death of actor Alan Rickman, who died after a short bout with cancer, and was surrounded by friends and family when he went. Rickman may be most familiar to you as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (especially in his final scene), or as Harry Potter's Snape, but his film career was long, crossing genre lines and extending into five decades.

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  1. By Grabthar's Hamme... by mrzaph0d · · Score: 5, Insightful

    By Grabthar's Hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged

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  2. Re:By Grabthar's Hammer... by Nidi62 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...Galaxy Quest ought to rate higher than Die Hard here...

    Hans Gruber was (I thought) one of the more interesting characters in Die Hard, and certainly one of the best acted. He and the black terrorist were definitely the most entertaining characters, too.

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  3. Re:Dweeb Culture is not Nerd Culture. by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For chrissakes, he just alienated about 85% of all the Geeks I know. Galaxy Quest is one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, and in no small part because Rickman's ability to deliver cutting dialogue was second to none. Only Kevin Spacey could rival Rickman for the heart-stopping put down.

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  4. Re:What no mention of galaxy quest? by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There are certain actors whose ability to deliver their lines transcends the lines themselves. Rickman was one. It didn't really matter what he was playing, the voice alone was worth the price of admission. Christopher Walken is another one. I've seen him in the shittiest little films, but whenever he's on screen, somehow it just works. I'd put Samuel L. Jackson up there as well. Only he could make a movie as awful as Snakes On A Plain interesting.

    Rickman will be missed. Most of us know him from Harry Potter and Galaxy Quest, but he was more renowned in Britain for his theater work.

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  5. Re:Dweeb Culture is not Nerd Culture. by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Indeed ... "I see you've managed to get your shirt off" is one of the best lines imaginable.

    And if Sigourney Weaver saying "I mean, this is unreal. They're gonna start eating each other out there." isn't a brilliant send-up of rabid Trekkies, I have no idea what is.

    Galaxy Quest is a brilliant movie, and Rickman was about the most perfect for that character you could imagine.

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