James Earl Jones has died • Hacker News Board

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by UberFly » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 6:14 AM UTC

aidenn0 wrote: post #24

OhMeadhbh wrote: post #11

I know everyone is talking about how he voiced Vader, but when I think of him, I think of Strangelove and Hunt for Red October. I didn't spend a lot of time in the fleet, but what I did was rather boring and/or annoying; the idea that something exciting would happen in the CIC is probably why I often think of the line "Now, understand, Commander, that torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I wa…

For me it's Sneakers "We are the US Government, we don't do that sort of thing"

Sneakers is climbing into cult classic year by year. What a great cast. Wow.

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by gremlinsinc » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 6:45 AM UTC

coding123 wrote: post #57

He was 93, and of course this kind of thing is expected and we shouldn't be surprised by news like this, but somehow this news hit hard. I guess after 40, when your own personal heroes pass, part of you dies with them.

I'm still reeling over Chester Bennington... (I'm 44)

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by masfoobar » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 7:05 AM UTC

Very sad news. Very good actor - far beyond than just the voice of Vader. I would not be surprised he is a good bloke behind the camera, and sadly missed by those close to him.

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by tessierashpool9 » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 7:24 AM UTC

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Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by lIl-IIIl » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 7:34 AM UTC

crtified wrote: post #30

James narrating Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven in the very first Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode (2x03), to the backdrop of the quirky and artistic early-Simpsons animation, was such a wonderful union of beautiful cross-generational zeitgeist.

My Simpsons memory of him is him coming up from the clouds as Mustafa, Darth Vader, and himself saying "This is CNN". But TIL it wasn't him but Harry Shearer doing an impression.

https://youtu.be/gc25oAJrKbM?si=nkcdAukLnfbXmkuN

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by vertis » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 7:37 AM UTC

OhMeadhbh wrote: post #19

OhMeadhbh wrote: post #11

I know everyone is talking about how he voiced Vader, but when I think of him, I think of Strangelove and Hunt for Red October. I didn't spend a lot of time in the fleet, but what I did was rather boring and/or annoying; the idea that something exciting would happen in the CIC is probably why I often think of the line "Now, understand, Commander, that torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I wa…

Just read on his Wikipedia page that he made it through Ranger school in the Korean War era. That's an accomplishment. Several readers here will know that's not really an easy thing to do. Overcame stuttering as a kid. Went to Ranger school (as an African American in the 50s.) Performed Shakespeare and contemporary plays and worked in film. A true dude. Lifting one in his honor this evening (though I'm old enough tha…

old enough smart enough

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by vertis » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 7:42 AM UTC

SoftTalker wrote: post #137

nnf wrote: post #26

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For me, it's Sandlot . Relatively small part, but it was impactful for me as a kid.

He was in Field of Dreams too, another baseball flick.

Every startup founders favourite movie.

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by devoutsalsa » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 8:48 AM UTC

OhMeadhbh wrote: post #11

I know everyone is talking about how he voiced Vader, but when I think of him, I think of Strangelove and Hunt for Red October. I didn't spend a lot of time in the fleet, but what I did was rather boring and/or annoying; the idea that something exciting would happen in the CIC is probably why I often think of the line "Now, understand, Commander, that torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I wa…

I liked him as Admiral Greer in the Jack Ryan movies (The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger).

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by michaelhoney » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 9:21 AM UTC

nirav72 wrote: post #113

hinkley wrote: post #65

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Ah, the 'working actor'. Gary Oldman (who also calls himself a working actor) kinda tanked his career for a while by getting typecast as a villain. Playing Sirius Black was basically autobiographical, and kind of got him unstuck.

Gary Oldman is currently starring in this show on AppleTV called Slow Horses. Amazing actor.

Excellent show, fourth season just started

Re: James Earl Jones has died

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 10:17 AM UTC

alexjplant wrote: post #160

hinkley wrote: post #131

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Rosencrantz and Stansfield made him my favorite actor for the first decade of my adulthood. Zorg is okay. That terrible Lost in Space movie lowered his trajectory for a while. He’s been hitting home runs a lot since. But if you hear him in interviews he thinks of himself as a working actor. He’s doing the job. But the right people think he can do a good job so he’s getting better roles.

> That terrible Lost in Space movie I'll never defend "Lost in Space" as a cinematic tour-de-force in the traditional sense but I'll be damned if it isn't one of the most quintessentially-90s films ever made. It has Silicon Graphics logos and bubble-shaped silver electronics everywhere. William Hurt managed to find time to slip away from the "Dark City" set to make an appearance. Pre-Felicity Shagwell/post-Rollergirl…

> high-resolution nostalgia goggles.

Mine work in reverse, I guess.

I loved Space: 1999, when it was still being released.

I had occasion to revisit a syndicated episode, awhile back.

I stopped it after ten minutes.