Robin Williams

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

I love Robin Williams a whole heap. I've always really loved his stand-up and his improvisation work, and I felt really quite upset when he booked into re-hab after his alcoholism made another appearance.

I love that he loves animation and gaming, is so quick witted and open and just so exhaustingly physical in hs stage presence.

Anyway, I just saw that he was on the latest episode of Graham Norton (iPlayer link, in case anyone wants to watch!), and seems to be back on track.

So, feelings on Robin Williams, anyone?

Also: I have always said that Robin Williams looks like Bono. Everyone says no.

Looky:

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Robono Williams.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

By the way, Robin Williams is the whole hour-long guest on G. Norton, and more or less takes over so Norton's presence doesn't rankle too much for those who don't care for him.

Runcle · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 0:33

For some reason I feel I would/should hate Robin Williams for the way he goes on but I find him so utterly watchable and compelling. I saw a fair bit of the graham norton stuff last night and even though alot of his funny talk is pretty basic impressions I still like to watch him go on.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

I've liked him loads for years, he's great, though I can imagine that prolonged exposure would be hazardous. He was on the prince charles's's 600th birthday the other day. Disappointingly non-irreverent with it, mind - I kind of hoped he'd do something the daily mail would get really upset about. Although he did give a royal wave with one hand while grabbing his crotch with the other, which might help.

Zen-Chan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 326

He's a massive videogame fanatic and named his first daughter Zelda. True story!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Will ... _interests
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda_Williams

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:33

Note to self: _Robin_ not _Robbie_ . Man, that could get awkward.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

wait, robbie williams isn't dead?

andyb · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 489

davpaz wrote:

wait, robbie williams isn't dead?

he's dead to me, ever since he left take that :'(

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:07

Zen-Chan wrote:

He's a massive videogame fanatic and named his first daughter Zelda. True story!

Gooooooooood Mooooooooooorning Vietnaaaaaaaaaaaaam!
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DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:11

The annoying thing is he was in town to do a couple of shows in the West End. Robin WIlliams stand up would be life threateningly funny I suspect, so I'm pissed off that I only found out about it 3 days before the actual dates. I mean, this isn't Dickie Henderson here - Robin Williams, doing twofucking nights in the West End with 3 days notice. Did I get tickets? No.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:27

Mimi wrote:

Anyway, I just saw that he was on the latest episode of Graham Norton (iPlayer link, in case anyone wants to watch!), and seems to be back on track.

Cripes. Irritation².

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Not like him, Rodafowa?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:40

Graham Norton is ONLY acceptable to me as the butt of cruel jokes in episodes of Father Ted.

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:41

Now dead? That's a shame. He was annoying but very funny in that one film.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Oh, Graham Norton. I thought Rodafowa was irritated by Williams. Norton doesn't get in the way too much because Williams has such a big personality. I think the same is true on the couple of occasions when Norton has interviewed Dustin Hoffman. I don't like Norton much, either, but I thought it was worth it to see Robin Williams, who I like very much.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:46

He was quite amusing at first (GN) but then Channel 4 decided to have him on EVERY NIGHT for what seemed like 5 years.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

kalmar wrote:

Now dead? That's a shame. He was annoying but very funny in that one film.

No part of this post makes sense.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

kalmar wrote:

Now dead? That's a shame. He was annoying but very funny in that one film.

NOT dead!

Which film do you mean, though?

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 14:55

Mimi wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Now dead? That's a shame. He was annoying but very funny in that one film.

NOT dead!

Which film do you mean, though?

Oh, phew!

Good morning Vietnam. Although ISTR he was pretty good in The Fisher King too.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poest Socity, Aladdin, One Hour Photo, Patch Adams, Good Will Hunting, Hook, The World According to Garp, I liked him in all of these films, more which I can't remember. I even liked What Dreams May Come, though it seems I am the only person who did.

The only film with him in that I didn't enjoy was Flubber.

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:05

I haven't actually seen any of those! I'll see if sofacinema has them.

You missed out Mrs Doubtfire though.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:10

Mimi wrote:

Oh, Graham Norton. I thought Rodafowa was irritated by Williams.

Both, I'm afraid. With all due respect to Jim Carrey and Mike Myers Doing A Scottish Accent, it's hard to think of anyone with a more grating screen-presence than either Williams or Norton.

Being quite funny that one time in Aladdin / Father Ted doesn't make up for years of gurning, manipulative mawkishness / shrill, giggling campness-for-the masses. Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:11

Mrs.Doubtfire :luv:

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Mimi wrote:

Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poest Socity, Aladdin, One Hour Photo, Patch Adams, Good Will Hunting, Hook, The World According to Garp, I liked him in all of these films, more which I can't remember.

All good films, except Patch Adams and Good Will Hunting.

One Hour Photo was particularly good, taking him, as it did, away from the usual comic role. Garp was just brilliant.

Jumanji was aces, too.

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I even liked What Dreams May Come, though it seems I am the only person who did.

Nope, me too. I watched that and got all moist-eyed.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:14

He was quite good in Good Will Hunting. Only because he wasn't acting the twat.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:15

Mimi wrote:

Dead Poest Socity... Patch Adams... liked him in all of these films.

Move over Kovacs Caprios, because Wrong City has got a new sheriff.

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I even liked What Dreams May Come, though it seems I am the only person who did.

You and my wife, it seems.

NOTE MADE NECESSARY BY THE CRUEL WHIMS OF POSTS ARRIVING WHILE REPLYING TO AN EARLIER POST: I am not implying that Mr. Chris is my wife.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:15

Mr Chris wrote:

Nope, me too. I watched that and got all moist-eyed.

Is that 'cos you were trying to poke them out?

(note I've not seen the film, just a joke based on assuming it's a really crap film)

Malc

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Dimrill wrote:

He was quite good in Good Will Hunting. Only because he wasn't acting the twat.

Indeed. He was, instead, acting the Big Hairy Professor.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Mr Chris wrote:

Indeed. He was, instead, acting the Big Hairy Professor.

Did anyone else notice that he was totally shaved in One Hour Photo? It's part of why he looks so creepy.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

Indeed. He was, instead, acting the Big Hairy Professor.

Did anyone else notice that he was totally shaved in One Hour Photo? It's part of why he looks so creepy.

Indeed. Horrid, horrid, horrid.

What was that film where he was in Alaska or somewhere, and there was a murder, or something? It had one of those interchangeable Italian American actors - Pacino or the fat one.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

insomnia

In real life too!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Mr Chris wrote:

What was that film where he was in Alaska or somewhere, and there was a murder, or something? It had one of those interchangeable Italian American actors - Pacino or the fat one.

Pacino. It was Insomnia.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

That was it, davspaz/Gaywood. Good call.

Was it any good?

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:23

Whut?
Insomnia was set in Norway and neither Robbie Williams not Al Pacino was in it.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

Remake:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278504/

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:26

markg wrote:

Remake:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278504/

Oh. Is it, by any chance, a complete travesty?

Original:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119375/

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:26

I'm loving angels instead.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

I've not seen the original so I don't know. I thought it was an ok film though.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

I actually really like Patch Adams, it's just a nice, feel-good film, also it is based on a true story and real man who founded the Gesundheit Hospital Hunter Patch Adams. It's a sweet film, though.

I don't think that people ginerally think that What dreams May Come is rubbish, Malc, rather many people do not like it. It is rather surreal and harrowing.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The end up 'in' a lot of famous paintings by people like Heironymous Bosch, after a terible string of personal tragedies. his children die in a car crash, he dies, wife commits suicide. he is in heaven which is comprised of his ideas of famous paintings, because his wife is a gallery curator, life there is beautiful, he finds his children. His wife commits suicide and so ends up in hell. This is no the fire and brimstone kind of movie hell. it is something... else. Anyway, it is harrowing in places, but also unbelievably beautiful and delicate in places, too.

Not one to watch if you are depressed though, perhaps.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:41

Someone's probably already said this but I like 'Toys' aswell with him in it! I'm sure it was Toys... ?:|

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Mr Chris wrote:

That was it, davspaz/Gaywood. Good call.

Was it any good?

Didn't see it. T'other half did, she said it was alright.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

I've not seen Insomnia. I heard it was good, but then one of those awful top 100 films programmes on channel four ruined the ending about three seconds after naming it. Tossers.

I like What Dreams May Come. Loved it, in fact, though it was bookended by some really awful sacchariney shite and the ending was way too much of a cop-out for me.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

The original (novel) ending is as an alternative on the DVD.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 17:19

Shake your ass, come over here. Now scream!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Not funny the first time so thought you'd try again to see if it has become funnier with time, eh, Zardoz

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Death.

To.

Smoochy.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2008 18:08

Mimi wrote:

Not funny the first time so thought you'd try again to see if it has become funnier with time, eh, Zardoz

Just because you

doesn't mean I'll stop!

Tiger keks!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

death to smoochy was ace. edward norton should do more comedy...

...this Millenium

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

sinister agent wrote:

Tossers.

Hello!

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Nov 19, 2008 19:26

Shin wrote:

Someone's probably already said this but I like 'Toys' aswell with him in it! I'm sure it was Toys... ?:|

Toys is brilliant. Flawed, but brilliant.

And Robin Wright Penn... grrrrrrwl.

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