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return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Sam Neill, Jurassic Park actor, dies aged 78

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Sam Neill, Jurassic Park actor, dies aged 78

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Sam Neill, Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor, dies aged 78
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The New Zealand actor, who was born in Northern Ireland, died in Sydney. He had recovered from cancer and "the loss was sudden and unexpected", his family says.
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    sounds like remission, but it likely did lasting damage.

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    Celebrate him by watching Possession.

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    First flick I saw him in was “Dead Calm” with Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. Such a nailbiter!

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    Big trees. Big silence.

    The old bush man got real quiet.

    Nobody said skux.

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    As I drove around town today it was really touching to see all the flags lowered to half mast in his honor.

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    So this is what my grandmother was talking about when she said getting old was watching beloved friends and actors pass away.

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      It been a rough year. Chuck Norris and Sam Neil. I think i want to get off this ride.

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        If it helps, I can tell you stuff about Chuck Norris that’ll make you not like him anymore.

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        The only way Chuck Norris could die is if they cloned him and the clone roundhouse kicked him in the face. So that must’ve happened.

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    We just rewatched The Dish and drank a glass to both Sam and Tom.

    The last time we watched, it was projected onto a bedsheet hanging off the back of my delivery van at Aileron Roadhouse in the middle of Australia surrounded by optical telescopes, a 2m portable broadband vSat dish, with the Sungroper solar car team during the 2003 World Solar Challenge … vying for the most remote internet cafe … we lost out to Mount Everest 😁

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    star of two of my favourite movies of all time, Jurassic Park and the Warhammer 40K prequel (it is, admit it) Event Horizon.

    The Emperor Protects, Sam.

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      Event Horizon is my favorite sci-fi/horror movie.

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        Definitely a top 10 on the sci-fi list

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          He was a bio essentialist terf. Rest in piss, sam. Won’t be missed.

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      Sam made some bangers, for sure. Event Horizon was terrifying.

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    I’m glad he got to see Montana before he passed.

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      One ping only, Vassily

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    Where he’s going, he won’t need eyes to see…

    Damn this is a shock to me. RIP to a fantastic actor.

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      Oh damn, dark reference. Well done.

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        Tbh I didn’t really think about the implications of the quote, just that it’s a good quote from one of my favorite Sam Neill movies, and seemed like a decent “epitaph” kinda thing I guess.

        But yes very dark reference lol.

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    Damn, this one hurts

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    Wow, what a shock, he made COVID fun during lockdown.

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    First actor i ever recognized after seeing Jurassic Park at like 8y/o

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    Wow… do I feel old right now

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