It's a shame that everyone will be mourning snape today

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson) 01/14/2016 at 09:43 • Filed to: None

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The man had many many roles.

Also this is not a dig at anyone who is remembering him as snape, just a reminder there are tons of great Rickman roles.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 09:47

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A pogo-stick, obviously. > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 09:47

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Damn straight.

Hans, the Sheriff, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Metatron, the man was brilliant. He will be missed.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 09:47

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Like the villain in the greatest Christmas movie ever:

Dusty Ventures > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 09:48

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To me he's Hans Grueber first.

Justin Hughes > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 09:53

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By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged...

bob and john > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 09:53

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hans Gruber was great.

but keep in mind, with a lot of younger oppos here, harry potter was OUR generation story. some of the older oppos had lord of the rings and Star wars/star trek. HP was ours.

Thats why 90% of the people will know him as Snape.

mcseanerson > Dusty Ventures 01/14/2016 at 09:55

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I’m pretty sure many would agree. I like him as the sheriff in Robin Hood because he is the only good part of the movie.

mcseanerson > bob and john 01/14/2016 at 09:57

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I’m not just referring to Oppo. I just want to make sure people remember he had a wide and varied body of work. Again, not a dig at anyone who chooses to remember him as snape.

bob and john > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:01

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he did have other roles (and they were GREAT) but snape and gruber where his best known

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 01/14/2016 at 10:01

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It suddenly strikes me that if you reverse this gif, it’s about a man who’s shocked and horrified to discover that he can fly.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:05

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Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:10

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He was fantastic in Galaxy Quest, which is a seriously underrated movie.

ttyymmnn > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:11

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There are a number of actors who had a single defining role and could never seem to shake it off (at least for me). Alan Alda comes to mind. No matter what I see him in, I see Hawkeye Pierce. The same for Daniel Radcliffe. Great actor, but I’ll always associate his face with Harry Potter. For me Rickman was never caught in that trap. Everybody remembers him as Hans Gruber, or certainly Severus Snape, but I find that when I see him in other roles I say, “Hey, that’s the Snape guy” but continue to enjoy the performance seeing Rickman as that character, not as Snape or Gruber. No disrespect to Alda or Radcliffe et al, but the truly great actors can transcend their iconic roles, and Rickman certainly did.

The Ghost of Oppo > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:12

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Steve in Manhattan > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 01/14/2016 at 10:19

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“By Grabthar’s hammer... what a savings.”

And Bottle Shock is on Netflix streaming - he’s fantastic in the movie, which has been wholly overlooked.

fennelbreath > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:20

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You’re right, but Alan Rickman portrayed the same incredibly compelling character for eight movies that played out over the course of a decade, targeted to an audience that likely wouldn’t have been familiar with most of his other work. I can’t blame anyone who knew him first and foremost as Professor Snape and is mourning him for that. It doesn’t take away from his other accomplishments.

Alfalfa > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 10:35

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It’s a shame that “he will not be joining us, for the rest of his life. “

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 01/14/2016 at 10:38

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Apart from the ending being a bit drawn out, that movie was damn near perfect and grossly misunderstood. Death To Smoochy is in the same boat.

wiffleballtony > mcseanerson 01/14/2016 at 11:48

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Hans Gruber FTW.

WillyJimmy > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/14/2016 at 13:22

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You mean like if Professor Snape just learned he was a wizard?