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Sam Neill, Jurassic Park star, dies at 78

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  1. Wafik
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    Random thoughts. I didn't know the man or anything about him, so I'm just some stranger on the internet. Jurassic Park I often credit for my passion for skepticism. Dr Grant is a cranky skeptic....

    Random thoughts. I didn't know the man or anything about him, so I'm just some stranger on the internet. Jurassic Park I often credit for my passion for skepticism. Dr Grant is a cranky skeptic. Maybe that's silly, I don't know. I liked the movie. I also love Event Horizon. It was amusing to me to see Sam Neill do both. He is an actor in two of my favourite movies from the 90s that I still often watch.

    11 votes
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    Kerry56
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    I really liked his performance in Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Reliably good acting from him, no matter the role.

    I really liked his performance in Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Reliably good acting from him, no matter the role.

    9 votes
    1. mieum
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      Whoa… just realized that was him! Great movie!

      Whoa… just realized that was him! Great movie!

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    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    I remember being so excited to see him in Merlin as a kid. It was an NBC miniseries in an era where they did a bunch of them.

    I remember being so excited to see him in Merlin as a kid. It was an NBC miniseries in an era where they did a bunch of them.

    8 votes
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      redwall_hp
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      I remember that too. It was kind of an "event" that people talked about between episodes. And anything in fantasy territory was kind of a rarity back then, so it was a big deal.

      I remember that too. It was kind of an "event" that people talked about between episodes. And anything in fantasy territory was kind of a rarity back then, so it was a big deal.

      2 votes
      1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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        The 10th Kingdom was another one from that era. And the Magical Legend of the Leprechauns I think? It was a whole era!

        The 10th Kingdom was another one from that era. And the Magical Legend of the Leprechauns I think? It was a whole era!

        1 vote
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    Rudism
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    My favorite Sam Neill movie is Event Horizon, an underrated 90s sci-fi horror (which sparked my lifelong love affair with that particular genre mashup).

    My favorite Sam Neill movie is Event Horizon, an underrated 90s sci-fi horror (which sparked my lifelong love affair with that particular genre mashup).

    8 votes
    1. elcuello
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      One could argue that so many people say it’s underrated that it’s become rated in time

      One could argue that so many people say it’s underrated that it’s become rated in time

      5 votes
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      Pavouk106
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      I suppose you know about Sunshine. If not, I bleieve you will like it.

      I suppose you know about Sunshine. If not, I bleieve you will like it.

      1 vote
      1. Grenno
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        My favorite movie that I can convince people to watch because it has a lot of future movie stars in it.

        My favorite movie that I can convince people to watch because it has a lot of future movie stars in it.

        1 vote
      2. Rudism
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        Absolutely love Sunshine! Some more bangers are Pandorum, Europa Report (especially good if you enjoy found footage, which I 1000% do), the Cube movies (Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube, and Cube Zero),...

        Absolutely love Sunshine! Some more bangers are Pandorum, Europa Report (especially good if you enjoy found footage, which I 1000% do), the Cube movies (Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube, and Cube Zero), Life, and Pitch Black (I really enjoy the whole Riddick series, but after Pitch Black it turns into more of an action franchise than a horror one).

        1 vote
  5. patience_limited
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    I'm going to miss Sam Neill - he was a very capable actor who did well to brilliantly in every role that I've seen him in. From the romantic interest in My Brilliant Career to the man of action in...

    I'm going to miss Sam Neill - he was a very capable actor who did well to brilliantly in every role that I've seen him in. From the romantic interest in My Brilliant Career to the man of action in the series, Reilly, Ace of Spies, to the Russian sub officer in Hunt for Red October, to the louche artist in Sirens, to the doomed insurance investigator in In the Mouth of Madness, to the vile Major Campbell in Peaky Blinders... just a big capacity for acting that wasn't always used well by Hollywood.

    I haven't watched The Piano or Hunt for the Wilderpeople yet, so those are going in the queue.

    5 votes
  6. Edgeworth
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    I don’t watch many movies at all but I watched A Cry in the Dark last night, so this was a shock to me. I liked him in that.

    I don’t watch many movies at all but I watched A Cry in the Dark last night, so this was a shock to me. I liked him in that.

    3 votes
  7. Pavouk106
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    I see Event Horizon was already mentioned, but I will mention another one - Hunt for Red October starring Sam Neill alongside Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin, great movie based on Tom Clancy's novel.

    I see Event Horizon was already mentioned, but I will mention another one - Hunt for Red October starring Sam Neill alongside Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin, great movie based on Tom Clancy's novel.

    1 vote