tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post6875378116659959698..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Robin Williams: Good Night, Clown PrinceBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-12346728540972266622014-08-12T21:57:44.229-07:002014-08-12T21:57:44.229-07:00I was rooting for Burt Reynolds that year. (I hadn...I was rooting for Burt Reynolds that year. (I hadn't yet seen Jackie Brown but now I'm a big Forster fan, for work stretching from Reflections in a Golden Eye to The Descendants.) You know, I've neither read nor seen the film version of The World According to Garp. By the way, this evening I heard a replay of Terry Gross's Fresh Air interview with Williams: fascinating stuff. Among other things, she asked about depression, and he denied having any sort of problem in that department. <br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-30068091474610047202014-08-12T20:18:24.450-07:002014-08-12T20:18:24.450-07:00I certainly enjoyed Mork and Mindy as a kid, and a...I certainly enjoyed Mork and Mindy as a kid, and any number of his other performances through the end of the 20th century. However, in recent years I found myself wincing at his appearances nearly anywhere - as his constantly "on" shtick was starting to get a little threadbare. And, I too did not enjoy his schmaltzy work - as you mentioned - and to which I will add Bicentennial Man and What Dreams May Come - movies I avoided like the plague. Finally, I was extremely displeased that he took that Best Supporting Actor Oscar in the year when it should have gone to either Burt Reynolds for Boogie Nights or Robert Forster for Jackie Brown. <br /><br />Maybe a little rough on someone who has just passed - but there you go. I will end on a high note - one of his high notes - his wonderful performance in The World According to Garp.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-18939059363467892532014-08-12T17:26:16.194-07:002014-08-12T17:26:16.194-07:00Awesome indeed. I can imagine, Jeremy, that the co...Awesome indeed. I can imagine, Jeremy, that the conviction he brought to his One Hour Photo role did not make your life in a photo lab any easier!<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-84904593147127872782014-08-12T17:21:20.642-07:002014-08-12T17:21:20.642-07:00Oh, his darker side on the film front... first two...Oh, his darker side on the film front... first two that come to mind is Death of Smoochy and One Hour Photo. I worked in a photo lab and that film OHP came out and we had to send out a statement and post to all of our customers... to assure them we were not "not" taking or abusing their personal photos... he will always have a place in my heart/head as a comedian... and his work with Terry Gilliam's "Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and "The Fisher King"... awesome!Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-19702726255972142302014-08-12T13:41:53.420-07:002014-08-12T13:41:53.420-07:00I appreciate your input, Jeremy. When I look at Ro...I appreciate your input, Jeremy. When I look at Robin Williams' filmography, I keep finding things I'd forgotten: like that grim, grey little man in One Hour Photo. No question that he was an actor as well as a clown, but it's the clown side of him that I'll really miss. The world seems a bit grimmer and greyer today.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-77254732209646123662014-08-12T12:36:02.993-07:002014-08-12T12:36:02.993-07:00It started for me with the first visit on Happy Da...It started for me with the first visit on Happy Days, an alien from out of this world... Have I enjoyed everything he has done, no not by a longshot... with his career there was something for everyone. I am thrilled I knew him, knowing his work... his talent. thank you.<br /><br />JeremyJeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-49151151431859907082014-08-12T12:05:13.898-07:002014-08-12T12:05:13.898-07:00Thanks, Carl. I can't remember the details now...Thanks, Carl. I can't remember the details now, but something about the way a leading character was accepted into Stanford at the end of the film struck me as totally bogus -- not at all in touch with the realities of university life. Then, of course, there were Williams' character's saccharine but unconvincing memories of his deceased wife: I just didn't believe any of that. <br /><br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-81603312087688293902014-08-12T10:44:28.589-07:002014-08-12T10:44:28.589-07:00Actually, Beverly, I agree with you about Good Wil...Actually, Beverly, I agree with you about Good Will Hunting.Carl Rollysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025520604291106043noreply@blogger.com