Director Tony Scott committed suicide today at the age of 68. Director of such films as Top Gun and Man on Fire, Scott made a career out of big budget action flicks and set the pace for many newer directors. Scott also ran Scottfree Productions with his brother, Ridley, producing many films and TV shows.
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08-20-2012 09:26 AM #1Squirrel Chasing Expert
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In memoriam - Tony Scott
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08-20-2012 09:52 AM #2Lil Rascal
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This is terrible news. RIP Tony. I'm not sure what this means for Top Gun 2.. But I guess that's not really important right now.
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, good night.
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08-20-2012 10:51 AM #3Wordsmith
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I snuck into a theater to watch Crimson Tide with a friend. I'd never watched a thriller that was ALL about the tension before, and it was also my first Hans Zimmer score. The movie was a master class in scenery chewing and character setpieces, and remains pretty well engrained in my mind.
People will talk about Top Gun in particular, but Crimson Tide is the ultimate Tony Scott movie in my life.
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08-20-2012 10:53 AM #4Headliner
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This is sad. True Romance is in my top favorite movies. I just drove over that bridge on Saturday. I can't image jumping from it. Or how he was even able to.
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08-20-2012 12:32 PM #5
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Tue Romance is such a fantastic movie and it's easy to dismiss Tony Scott's involvement because of Tarentino's script and the absolutely bonkerz.net cast carrying things. But looking below the surface and realizing how much effort it takes to make an engaging film out of a story that is largely 2 hours of talking and juggling what may very well be, actor for actor, the most talented ensemble cast of any movie in the last 25 years and you can see that there are very few directors that could have executed with such finesse.
Film for film I think he was a much more consistent director than his brother and it's a shame to hear of his passing, especially under such strange circumstances.
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08-20-2012 12:35 PM #6Headliner
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The word is that he had inoperable brain cancer. It makes a lot more sense if this is true.
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08-20-2012 12:48 PM #7VERY DEEP
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Lets all play volleyball really really slowly in his honor. RIP Tony.
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08-20-2012 12:59 PM #8Road Warrior
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Love most of his movies, R.I.P. Mr. Scott.
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08-20-2012 09:57 PM #9
What a shame. Over the last 25 years, I've watched and enjoyed more of his flicks than his more "highly-regarded" brother, and I really enjoyed his aggressive visual style in recent years. Man on Fire is pretty much the best Punisher full-length movie out there right now.
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08-20-2012 10:44 PM #10Headliner
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Big fan. Loved Crimson Tide and Top Gun will always be a guilty pleasure.
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