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  • RIP Pete Postlethwaite

    Fine actor from IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE TOWN and others lost battle w/ cancer yesterday.
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    Epic talent. Such weathered features meant he was always sadly resigned to character actor status, but a fine, fine actor nonetheless.
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      yeah, he always looked like he been through some heavy sh*t. rip.
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        there wasn't a movie i liked that he wasn't in this year. truly a loss.

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          An enormous loss to the ranks of genuinely talented actors. RIP, Pete.
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            I'll miss that big ugly mug.

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              Loved him as Kobayashi in "The Usual Suspects". He just oozed out sinisterness without going over the top.
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                Re: RIP Pete Postlethwaite

                I don't know if Brassed Off ever got a US release, but this seemed appropriate.

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F5vB...eature=related
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                  Re: RIP Pete Postlethwaite

                  Awesome actor. Another sad loss.
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                  • #10
                    Re: RIP Pete Postlethwaite

                    Originally posted by Madbandit View Post
                    Loved him as Kobayashi in "The Usual Suspects". He just oozed out sinisterness without going over the top.
                    Damn, we just rented The Usual Suspects the other night on a whim. It was fun to watch the usually staid and serious Postlethwaite crack up during some of the special features outtakes.

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                      Originally posted by instant_karma View Post
                      I don't know if Brassed Off ever got a US release, but this seemed appropriate.

                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F5vB...eature=related
                      Yeah, it did. Charming and emotional film, and a great performance by him.

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                      • #12
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                        He was never less than brilliant and I particularly enjoyed his nasty sergeant in a couple of the Sharpe TV movies.

                        Very sad loss.
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                          I saw In the Name of the Father a few days after my father passed away. While my dad looked nothing like Postlethwaite, the quiet dignity of his character and his steadfast love for his kid was too much for me to watch. I think he broke me that day. I cried and cried for hours afterwards.

                          An amazing talent and an enormous loss. (Both of them, actually.)

                          RIP.
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                            Re: RIP Pete Postlethwaite

                            Very sad news indeed. RIP

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                              I had the honor to work with Mr. Posthlewaite in one of his films. He was a humble, talented and totally unpretentious guy, a true gentleman, that took the crew out for drinks at the end of the shoot.

                              This is a goddamn blow.

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