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By Professor Scott (Mathew McCalpin)
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Christopher Plummer aged 91 has died.
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By Armus (Brian Sykes)
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Professor Scott wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:26 pm Christopher Plummer aged 91 has died.
To be... or not... to be... :cry:

Great actor with a hell of a career.

RIP
 
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One of the greats. I only just watched him in Knives Out the other week and he was as spectacular as ever, with a great acting range and a twinkle in his eye. He will be missed.

With Sympathy,

Mattgomery Scott.
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By Iron Prime (Dan Van Kampen)
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:(
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By sexecutioner (Niall Matthew)
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You all know my love for The Sound of Music as well as Star Trek.

He will be missed :(
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By SudenKapala (Suden Käpälä)
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sexecutioner wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:47 pm You all know my love for The Sound of Music as well as Star Trek.
It was a privilege to get to know both at the same time.
(Great mash-up meme, too.)
He will be missed :(
Amen Klingon death yell (meant with all due respect).

And RIP, Mr Plummer. :neutral:
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By The Guardian (Richard New)
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sexecutioner wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:47 pmYou all know my love for The Sound of Music as well as Star Trek.
I did not, but you're not alone. It's a double whammy.

I've seen a lot of posted tributes for Plummer including him singing Edelweiss, usually chosen from the first act, but given the circumstances, I prefer the second rendition in the movie.
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By monty42 (Benjamin Liebich)
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CRY HAVOC. AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR.
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One of my favorite scenes in all of Trek!
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By Armus (Brian Sykes)
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Great write-up on Mr. Plummer and ST:VI

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-ch ... e-history/

I got in a nerd fight with Benhosp on Friday. I have Chang as my number one Star Trek movie villain (fight me!) ... and he had him 4th. 4th?! GTFO with that!

Chang FTW!
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Armus wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:36 pm I got in a nerd fight with Benhosp on Friday. I have Chang as my number one Star Trek movie villain (fight me!)
Not picking a fight (never really thought about movie villains in that level of detail), but now I really want to know (a) why Chang and not Khan, and (b) where Khan is on the list.
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By Armus (Brian Sykes)
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AllenGould wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:20 pm
Armus wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:36 pm I got in a nerd fight with Benhosp on Friday. I have Chang as my number one Star Trek movie villain (fight me!)
Not picking a fight (never really thought about movie villains in that level of detail), but now I really want to know (a) why Chang and not Khan, and (b) where Khan is on the list.
Khan was never that great a villain. No real depth of character, just maniacal crazy superhuman.

Here's my rankings:
1.) Chang
2/3.) Kruge/Sybok
4.) Khan

I had it as Chang, Kruge, Khan, but BenHosp managed to convince me that Sybok was a really good villain (his #1) because he's a much deeper and more complex character with his own motivations ("Great villains always think they're the hero"), and while I maintain Chang as my #1, I'm now wrestling with myself for who should be in the #2 spot.

As for why Chang? I think it has a lot to do with Christopher Plummer's performance. He really captured the "Warrior Poet" vibe in a way that made the character memorable. Also, the fact that Chang was part of a galactic conspiracy and he was as effective in the court room as he was on the battlefield shows both range and depth that few other villains have been shown to have.
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By jadziadax8 (Maggie Geppert)
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Armus wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:36 pm Great write-up on Mr. Plummer and ST:VI

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-ch ... e-history/
Nice article. Thanks for sharing it.
Armus wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:36 pmI got in a nerd fight with Benhosp on Friday.
Really? Ben likes nerd fights?

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