Heath Ledger is dead

[darklinensuit]

I don't believe I have ever seen any of his movies, but there is no ignoring his reputation as a great actor at such a young age. So sad for the family. The whole drug thing (if that is indeed the cause) gives flashbacks of River Phoenix's death, and too many others.

- Jake

[MacMan]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I don't believe I have ever seen any of his movies, but there is no ignoring his reputation as a great actor at such a young age. So sad for the family. The whole drug thing (if that is indeed the cause) gives flashbacks of River Phoenix's death, and too many others.

- Jake

I've only seen two of his, I think... Broke Back and Casanova... Both great films. It's really too bad!

[GardenStateGirlie]

i'm wondering if this won't be ruled an accidental overdose. it's kind of seeming as though it is. absolutely horrible.

[gretchen]

Just terrible. He was a fabulous actor. I feel so bad for his little girl and all who loved him.

[David]

Originally Posted by gretchen

Just terrible. He was a fabulous actor.

I don't think I've seen any Heath Ledger movies except "Casanova," with its stultifying production design for Venice. The color of interiors & sunlit objects (like billowing sails) & the play of light seemed to me more Vermeer than Age of Enlightenment (Casanova's time). But it was so florid & elaborate that the effect was like being choked. I think the production designer wanted to make some sort of statement against the contemporary trend to magnify society's squalid underbelly (for example, "La Reine Margot").

[BombaySapphire3]

A terrible and tragic waste ..I always liked him but was blown away by his Ennis Delmar in Brokeback .so sad and it for some reason it came as a shock to me as well.

[GODDESS6]

a reporter for the new york times had interviewed him 6 weeks ago about his joker role & heath said the darkness of the role was disturbing him along w/ the roll he was filming at the moment~ the reporter was very shocked at his appearance, it looked as if he hadn't bathed in days & he was jumpy, but the reporter chalked up the jumpiness to him being a chain smoker & needing a smoke~ but the reporter did say that heath had had trouble sleeping as of late & was taking ambien, stating once he took 2 of them & he only slept an hour~ they also said he had been in 3 different time zones in the past week & possibly was suffering from pnemonia~ i'm leaning more & more towards an accidental overdose~ it is till so surreal & sad~ you know i was sad for brad renfro, but his death wasn't shoking w/ the heroin abuse & such~ but heath's death is heartbreaking~ i keep thinking of poor michelle & their little matilda~

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by David

I don't think I've seen any Heath Ledger movies except "Casanova," with its stultifying production design for Venice. The color of interiors & sunlit objects (like billowing sails) & the play of light seemed to me more Vermeer than Age of Enlightenment (Casanova's time) . . . .

I agree they took license with the use of props. But, I thought the sets themselves were nice, save for the masked ball.

[strandinthewind]

I am literally speechless - but not surprised at this unChristianlike fool and those that follow him:

The "Reverend" Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protest at the funeral of Heath Ledger.

Why?

The "God Hates Fags" hatemongers will picket the decease Aussie actor's funeral because he is a pervert who promoted homosexuality by appearing as a gay man in Brokeback Mountain.

We wish we could laugh at this stupidity, but it just makes us angry!

Heath may not have been perfect, but he doesn't deserve this.

www.perezhilton.com

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I am literally speechless - but not surprised at this unChristianlike fool and those that follow him:

The "Reverend" Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protest at the funeral of Heath Ledger.

Why?

The "God Hates Fags" hatemongers will picket the decease Aussie actor's funeral because he is a pervert who promoted homosexuality by appearing as a gay man in Brokeback Mountain.

We wish we could laugh at this stupidity, but it just makes us angry!

Heath may not have been perfect, but he doesn't deserve this.

www.perezhilton.com

I feel like shooting this man. What a menace to society.

[rubytuesday]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I am literally speechless - but not surprised at this unChristianlike fool and those that follow him:

The "Reverend" Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protest at the funeral of Heath Ledger.

Why?

The "God Hates Fags" hatemongers will picket the decease Aussie actor's funeral because he is a pervert who promoted homosexuality by appearing as a gay man in Brokeback Mountain.

We wish we could laugh at this stupidity, but it just makes us angry!

Heath may not have been perfect, but he doesn't deserve this.

www.perezhilton.com

That makes me so angry but also makes me lol thinking of what will go down. I've lived in Australia long enough to know that they won't take as much **** as yanks have had to tolerate. In a morbid way I'd like to see the Aussies give it to that crowd of wackos 'cause there's a few nutty people everywhere but nothing like this group down here. They don't see the likes of hate groups like this one in such a public way.

The reaction here is very strong, people are devastated as it is and that just won't be tolerated. It wouldn't be surprising to see them pelted by beer cans into submission just by landing at the airport. If they have to fly here and come into Melbourne first I'd happily be one of those out there throwing whatever objects I could at them.

The whole thing is so sad and then this? A whole 28 years (short as that may be) of life and because he appeared in one 2 hour film that promoted love they want to put his family and friends through that? I'm telling you though, Aussies won't put up with that.

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by rubytuesday

That makes me so angry but also makes me lol thinking of what will go down. I've lived in Australia long enough to know that they won't take as much **** as yanks have had to tolerate. In a morbid way I'd like to see the Aussies give it to that crowd of wackos 'cause there's a few nutty people everywhere but nothing like this group down here. They don't see the likes of hate groups like this one in such a public way.

The reaction here is very strong, people are devastated as it is and that just won't be tolerated. It wouldn't be surprising to see them pelted by beer cans into submission just by landing at the airport. If they have to fly here and come into Melbourne first I'd happily be one of those out there throwing whatever objects I could at them.

The whole thing is so sad and then this? A whole 28 years (short as that may be) of life and because he appeared in one 2 hour film that promoted love they want to put his family and friends through that? I'm telling you though, Aussies won't put up with that.

For real. I have half a mind to fly to Australia to drink some beer and pelt some cans with you.

Those assholes threatened to come to my town a long time ago, but they never showed up. I definitely would have started some trouble.

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I am literally speechless - but not surprised at this unChristianlike fool and those that follow him:

The "Reverend" Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protest at the funeral of Heath Ledger.

Why?

The "God Hates Fags" hatemongers will picket the decease Aussie actor's funeral because he is a pervert who promoted homosexuality by appearing as a gay man in Brokeback Mountain.

We wish we could laugh at this stupidity, but it just makes us angry!

Heath may not have been perfect, but he doesn't deserve this.

www.perezhilton.com

OMG.. I SOO can't believe I'm even reading something like this...

[The Catdancer]

Here's their press release. These people are disgusting.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I am literally speechless - but not surprised at this unChristianlike fool and those that follow him:

The "Reverend" Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protest at the funeral of Heath Ledger.

Why?

The "God Hates Fags" hatemongers will picket the decease Aussie actor's funeral because he is a pervert who promoted homosexuality by appearing as a gay man in Brokeback Mountain.

We wish we could laugh at this stupidity, but it just makes us angry!

Heath may not have been perfect, but he doesn't deserve this.

www.perezhilton.com

It was just a matter of time before this ass reared his head again. I am tempted to dismiss these individuals as simply "crazy" but there is one thing that scares me. I know the leaders of this "Religious institution" "(almost)always stop just short of breaking most laws, specifically directly calling for the out and out murder of gay people, but here's the rub. I'll make a comparison between these people and the anti-abortion crowd. Some of them say abortion is murder and stuff like that, but while they themselves dont go ouy and kill or specifically call for the killing of abortion providers, you have this lunatic fringe of people like the guy in Buffalo New York several years ago that killed the one doctor there. Who's to say some follower of these Wesboro idiots wouldnt someday walk into some gay bar somewhere and shoot the place up?? Thats what gives me pause.