[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Mrs Doubtfire will always be a classic of his. [b]Dare I say One Hour Photo was one of his most best pieces too.[b]

His Law and Order SVU was sooo good! He was evil in that episode. I wish they followed up with it but sadly he died

…you indeed dare say that, I agree…his character was very dark and disturbing…it was a very gripping movie…

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Mrs Doubtfire will always be a classic of his. Dare I say One Hour Photo was one of his most best pieces too.

His Law and Order SVU was sooo good! He was evil in that episode. I wish they followed up with it but sadly he died

Talent isn't what it used to be certainly and he will always be remembered for that most of all. I remember a time when cameos used to something people really took notice of. Now they're side gigs tossed around to puff up the credits screen, but not necessarily memorable... it's not enough to just throw someone in a role and expect them to perform it well in one day. It takes a lot of talent to really make just a short role simply iconic... I think because we had more people like that, the bar was higher and that really did benefit everyone creatively... and newer, but also talented people could get noticed off the backs of great work... but that great work, like many things media-related, it's not what it used to be... it's more about the budgeting, the special effects and creating as much merch as possible to support the production of a movie. Doesn't seem to matter as much whether theaters fill up or not?... Hollywood has lost its cultural impact in that way, I think, because of the loss of talent like Williams, who kept the craft elevated and that umbrella open for new people to come in and push the craft further. I always held the impression that people like Williams really truly cared and supported creativity, and not just follower counts or movies made & sold etc...

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Maru

Talent isn't what it used to be certainly and he will always be remembered for that most of all. I remember a time when cameos used to something people really took notice of. Now they're side gigs tossed around to puff up the credits screen, but not necessarily memorable... it's not enough to just throw someone in a role and expect them to perform it well in one day. It takes a lot of talent to really make just a short role simply iconic... I think because we had more people like that, the bar was higher and that really did benefit everyone creatively... and newer, but also talented people could get noticed off the backs of great work... but that great work, like many things media-related, it's not what it used to be... it's more about the budgeting, the special effects and creating as much merch as possible to support the production of a movie. Doesn't seem to matter as much whether theaters fill up or not?... Hollywood has lost its cultural impact in that way, I think, because of the loss of talent like Williams, who kept the craft elevated and that umbrella open for new people to come in and push the craft further. I always held the impression that people like Williams really truly cared and supported creativity, and not just follower counts or movies made & sold etc...

I think that a lot of industries nowadays have an issue with not hiring people based on merit.

Robin Williams was good at his craft, so he deserved to be hired.

To use Football/Soccer as an example, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, and Vincent Kompany aren't good Managers, yet they all get multiple second chances at Football Management due to who they were as players.

[jones89]

Ok One Hour Photo also added to my list

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by jones89

Ok One Hour Photo also added to my list

……when you watch it, let us know what you think of it…the other one that he plays a dark character is Insomnia…if you haven’t seen that then I’d recommend adding that one to the list as well…..

[jones89]

Originally Posted by Ammi

……when you watch it, let us know what you think of it…the other one that he plays a dark character is Insomnia…if you haven’t seen that then I’d recommend adding that one to the list as well…..

I feel like there’s a few i need to watch. I’ve actually never seen him in a serious role but very familliar with his comedy movies

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by jones89

I feel like there’s a few i need to watch. I’ve actually never seen him in a serious role but very familliar with his comedy movies

…I’ve always preferred him is serious roles more…although I do like his lighter ones as well and he’s made some excellent classic family movies…but he really displays a darkness in some of his roles that I think he was quite underrated for…

[Kate!]

Youtube video

[Kate!]

Voted Dead Poets on the thread poll

[jones89]

Poll added. What’s your favourite Robin Williams movie?

@Benjamin @Kate! @Ammi @Mystic Mock @Beso @Barry. @Niamh. @Cherie @Strictly Jake

[Kate!]

Lovely to see a poll

[Ammi]

…is the poll a one choice thing…?..

[jones89]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…is the poll a one choice thing…?..

Yeah. Sorry to make it hard on you haha

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by jones89

Yeah. Sorry to make it hard on you haha

…I chose One Hour Photo because he’s such a dark character in it but I just generally love most of his movies…..

[Beso]

Baron muanchuasan is a good film, but he has a small role in it.. hes just a giant face if I remember rightly

[Dogeatdog]

Ahh I do love Robin Williams. Jumanji was one of the first films of his that I watched when I was younger. He was really funny in his cameo appearance on Friends too.

[jones89]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

Ahh I do love Robin Williams. Jumanji was one of the first films of his that I watched when I was younger. He was really funny in his cameo appearance on Friends too.

That was so random how they got him to do that. He must have been a fan of the show

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by jones89

That was so random how they got him to do that. He must have been a fan of the show

I think he might’ve been tbh. Friends was hugely popular by the time he did his cameo and I think that was only the third season too iirc?

[Dogeatdog]

For anyone who wants to see

Youtube video

[jones89]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

For anyone who wants to see

Youtube video

love it

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

For anyone who wants to see

Youtube video

…haha, fabulous……

[Strictly Jake]

Absolutely loved him. So you win this task for me

[jones89]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Absolutely loved him. So you win this task for me

Why thanks Jake. Yeah i’m happy with my choice, i’ve never met anyone in my life who disliked Robin Williams

[jones89]

And Mrs Doubtfire’s way out in front in the poll. Is a classic tbf

[Maru]

So I am home now from a very busy day to update everyone on my passionate love for all things Robin Williams.

Little known game he was did a live presentation of himself playing, which was Spore, a little known game by Will Wright/Maxis who made the original Sims and the Sim City franchise:

Youtube video

This video is old and I can't find a direct recording, so I guess this is all there is of it... literally someone holding a camcorder I remember this, because I thought about checking it out... I think it had a lot of unpatched bugs and issues running on certain rigs, so didn't want to drop the money for it.

"Darwin on acid"