"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
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Roy Scheider, a stage actor with a background in the classics who
became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of
the 1970s, died on Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark. He was 75 and
lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Mr. Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma for several years, and
died of complications from a staph infection, his wife, Brenda Seimer,
said.

Mr. Scheider's rangy figure, gaunt face and emotional openness made
him particularly appealing in everyman roles, most famously as the
agonized police chief of "Jaws," Steven Spielberg's 1975 breakthrough
hit, about a New England resort town haunted by the knowledge that a
killer shark is preying on the local beaches.

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Scheider was terrific in lots of roles, but those boat scenes in Jaws
were just wonderful.

"We're going to need a bigger boat..."


I thought you did not watch drivel movies.

If we let Harry keep going, he would quote every movie released in the
last year.


Son in law and I went to see "No Country for old men". first 1/2 was great
acting and some thought. Last 1/2 was both weird and no real conclusion.
How it gets critical acclaim as one of the best movies of the year is either
because the rest of the crop is really bad, or there are different criteria
used by the professional critics.

On Feb 10, 11:35*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:

..*first 1/2 was great
acting and some thought. *Last 1/2 was both weird and no real conclusion..
How it gets critical acclaim as one of the best movies of the year is either
because the rest of the crop is really bad, or there are different criteria
used by the professional critics.


Sounds kind of like you're describing the 2008 Presidential race,
doesn't it...?

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Feb 10, 11:35 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:

.. first 1/2 was great
acting and some thought. Last 1/2 was both weird and no real conclusion.
How it gets critical acclaim as one of the best movies of the year is
either
because the rest of the crop is really bad, or there are different
criteria
used by the professional critics.


Sounds kind of like you're describing the 2008 Presidential race,
doesn't it...?

Not sure the first 1/2 has been any good either.

Calif Bill wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Feb 10, 11:35 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:

.. first 1/2 was great
acting and some thought. Last 1/2 was both weird and no real conclusion.
How it gets critical acclaim as one of the best movies of the year is
either
because the rest of the crop is really bad, or there are different
criteria
used by the professional critics.


Sounds kind of like you're describing the 2008 Presidential race,
doesn't it...?

Not sure the first 1/2 has been any good either.

I supposed that's to be decided by the local critics.

Calif Bill wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...
Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...


Roy Scheider, a stage actor with a background in the classics who
became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of
the 1970s, died on Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark. He was 75 and
lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Mr. Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma for several years, and
died of complications from a staph infection, his wife, Brenda Seimer,
said.

Mr. Scheider's rangy figure, gaunt face and emotional openness made
him particularly appealing in everyman roles, most famously as the
agonized police chief of "Jaws," Steven Spielberg's 1975 breakthrough
hit, about a New England resort town haunted by the knowledge that a
killer shark is preying on the local beaches.

- - -


Scheider was terrific in lots of roles, but those boat scenes in Jaws
were just wonderful.

"We're going to need a bigger boat..."

I thought you did not watch drivel movies.
If we let Harry keep going, he would quote every movie released in the
last year.


Son in law and I went to see "No Country for old men". first 1/2 was great
acting and some thought. Last 1/2 was both weird and no real conclusion.
How it gets critical acclaim as one of the best movies of the year is either
because the rest of the crop is really bad, or there are different criteria
used by the professional critics.




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