RIP Robert Redford

[Blaze]

Who doesn't remember him in Butch Cassidy ? What a fantastic actor in so many brilliant films, the Sting, All the Presidents Men, Out of Africa (which had me in floods of tears), the Horse Whisperer, to name but a few.
May he rest in peace.
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[demi]

Just popped in here & saw your post, Blaze. I think I may have something in my eye................................

[Bayleaf]

Farewell to another wonderful actor and beautiful person. Thankfully he will live on in films that we can enjoy forever .....

[Polly]

Yes, yet another giant of the screen has gone, but his legacy lives on - we can continue to watch his films, the environment benefitted from his interest and his Sundance Institute has given many film-makers amazing opportunities that we can hopefully enjoy into the future.

I also appreciate that his face showed his age but he was attractive to the end, with a twinkle in his eye.

[Lori]

What a terrible loss. If even half of the population could be like him, I think the World would be a better place.

[Headers]

His film. ‘All is lost’ is well worth a watch. Just him and the sea. Epic

[Chappers51]

No more to add to all the comments above (from all our female members) A wonderful actor who lived to a good age. RIP.

[Loup-garou]

A couple of comments above about his legacy and his films being watched into the future. Unfortunately, the film industry will remake any classic/decent film with current actors to make them "Box Office" despite the fact that I will never have heard of the actors they choose.

Films are an art form that can be buggered about with for no other reason than money à la "The Italian Job".

[Polly]

But some of the real films are repeated on tv, such as The Italian Job, so I look out for them - they might be old but many of them are gold.i’ve not seen a remake that I’ve liked at all, though maybe others have enjoyed some remakes.

Hopefully some of Redford’s films will be repeated soon. - maybe a season of them, that would be something I’d be keen to see.

[Blaze]

i’ve not seen a remake that I’ve liked at all, though maybe others have enjoyed some remakes.

The worst remakes I've seen is the Kenneth Branagh version of Murder on the Orient express - it was grim.
I admit, I'm not a particular Branagh fan but that one was the pits.

I don't know how many times Pride and Prejudice has been remade (okay, not Robert Redford box office stuff) but the 1995 version with Colin Firth beats the 2005 version with Keira Knightly hands down. No-one smoulders quite like Colin Firth, especially not Matthew Macfadyen.
That said, there was a very good 1980 mini series version with David Rintoul who made an excellent Darcy.