Tony Scott RIP

Tipsy McSwagger

Committed suicide by jumping from a bridge in LA.

kraggy

Just saw it on the web. Tragic. Made some great films, True Romance standing out among them.

Shocked.

abouttobebanned

Very strange.

I enjoyed his films. Rip tony.

Skerries

what a shame, he was one of the good directors

mike65

Shocking to hear on the radio news headlines. He left a note so at least his family will know why.

Hopefully its nothing scandalous.

Sad Professor

I'm in shock. What possesses a 68 year old man of his wealth and success to jump off a bridge? A terminal disease?

I feel very sorry for Ridley who has lost another brother. His eldest brother Frank died in the early '80s.

SnakePlissken

Sad Professor wrote: »

I'm in shock. What possesses a 68 year old man of his wealth and success to jump off a bridge? A terminal disease?
.

Depression doesn't give a stuff how many numbers your bank balance contains.

rednik

Tony Scott RIP, made some classics.

kraggy

Sad Professor wrote: »

I'm in shock. What possesses a 68 year old man of his wealth and success to jump off a bridge? A terminal disease?

I feel very sorry for Ridley who has lost another brother. His eldest brother Frank died in the early '80s.

The terminal disease being depression.

The mind can get sick just like any other part of the body. Success is irrelevant.

Basq

RIP Tony Scott..

As I said elsewhere - while his direction as of late has been all too familiar regardless of movie - frenetic, flashing and bright (Domino, Deja Vu etc) - but there's no denying the man had some talent and flair in his work!

I imagine he'll been remembered most fondly for his earlier work such as Top Gun, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy Of The State and the very-under-rated The Last Boy Scout.

Very shocked!

the_djoker

RIP.

Made some great films, very strange indeed, you never knows whats going on in someones head...

kenon

RIP.

I only just watched "The Grey" last night and really enjoyed it. I watched the credits and saw that Tony and Ridley Scott were producers of it. Then I woke up to the news this morning saying he died.

martingriff

Sad Professor wrote: »

I'm in shock. What possesses a 68 year old man of his wealth and success to jump off a bridge? A terminal disease?

I feel very sorry for Ridley who has lost another brother. His eldest brother Frank died in the early '80s.

Wealth does not help anyone that has demons whatever they may be

p to the e

Woah! This came as a shocker. Only recently rewatched one of my favourite films of his "True Romance". The man knew how to make an action film. He was a seminal part of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer's "high concept" method of film making.

Tipsy McSwagger

The Last Boy Scout is the only film that after I watched it I immediately watched it again, I don't think there is a higher accolade than that for a director from a viewer.

Morlar

The Hunger, True Romance, he made some great movies. RIP

Tipsy McSwagger

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

The Last Boy Scout is the only film that after I watched it I immediately watched it again, I don't think there is a higher accolade than that for a director from a viewer.

yes, very good under-rated movie as another poster said. It wasn't reviewed well at the time of release but stands up to viewing now.

classic scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_tYaSK8otY

True Romance better as a movie overall though. Decent film-maker, RIP.

Mizu_Ger

Saw this story online in one of the newspapers. The picture they used was one where he wasn't wearing that battered red baseball cap. I didn't recognise who he was until I read the headline. First time I'd seen him without the hat!

I wan't a huge fan of his films, but I watched them all and he was one of those director's whose films I'd watch based on his name alone.

His style was immediately recognisable too. He seemed to film all his close-ups from half a mile away!

johnny_ultimate

There's no benefit in being revisionist: the man was easily amongst my least favourite directors. Still, a very tragic and shocking story to hear.

Mickeroo

:eek: Genuinely shocking news, RIP.

applehunter

Crimson Tide was my favourite.

Not a fan of his recent work. Too much gimicky directing.

Decuc500

Very shocked to hear this. I always looked forward to a new Tony Scott movie.

His style of direction in later movies may have been very flashy but I felt it was never at the expense of the story.

I saw The Hunger on the big screen a while ago and it's one of the most beautiful looking films I've seen.

Hank_Jones

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

There's no benefit in being revisionist: the man was easily amongst my least favourite directors. Still, a very tragic and shocking story to hear.

Surprised that you would make a negative remark at this stage,
just doesn't seem right.

RIP.

Basq

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Surprised that you would make a negative remark at this stage,
just doesn't seem right.

RIP.

How so?

He's simply expressing his opinion of his work.. but still acknowledges it was a tragedy.

Voodoomelon

I grew up on Crimson Tide, was blown away by True Romance and adored Man On Fire. Almost selfish to think there will be no more. So sad. RIP.

Hank_Jones

Basq wrote: »

How so?

He's simply expressing his opinion of his work.. but still acknowledges it was a tragedy.

Just think it's not very respectful to be making negative comments about someone so soon after their death.

Each to their own though I suppose, criticise away...

krudler

enjoyed his movies, True Romance, The Last Boyscout and Crimson Tide are all excellent. Sad to hear this.

pixelburp

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Just think it's not very respectful to be making negative comments about someone so soon after their death.

Each to their own though I suppose, criticise away...

Expressing sorrow over his death shouldn't necessitate disingenuous gushing over his work: while his death is tragic and touches on a subject too many of us know all about, we shouldn't one-up ourselves to declare him a cinematic genius just to display how sorrowful we are. That's not being positive or negative, that's simply being honest.

I'm no mad fan of his, especially after his more recent efforts (in particular The Taking of Pelham 123 and Unstoppable), but when he hit the mark he made some quality entertainment that couldn't be ignored; so for entries like Crimson Tide, True Romance or yes, even Top Gun (the greatest bromance ever conceived) he'll be remembered with fondness for the most part. The nature of his death in particular just makes things that more tragic

RIP

fluke

Say what you will about him but at least his filmography was consistent and he knew how to direct a solid action movie. I didn't realise how many of his movies I had seen until I looked at his filmography. Unstoppable was a treat and for me one of his better ones.

RIP

Renn

POSITIVE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE

It's shocking that he jumped from a bridge; someone as wealthy and from such a successful family as his. It just goes to show you that depression and "demons" can strike regardless of who you are and what you do.

Like fluke, it's only now I realized how many movies of his I had seen - Taking of Pelham 123, Deja vu, Man on Fire, Enemy of the State, the Last Boyscout and Beverly Hills Cops 2. While the majority were nothing incredible, they were all good action movies.

uncleoswald

Renn wrote: »

POSITIVE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE

Why? As long as they are respectful any opinions should be allowed.

I really understand why some people dislike his work, and unfortunately his visual stylings are in some way responsible for Michael Bay but personally I think he really knew how to throw together an action movie, I think you could see how he treated it like a craft. Most recently I really enjoyed Man in Fire and Unstoppable, which really had no right to be as good as it was.

mikhail

Renn wrote: »

POSITIVE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE

I swear, if Stalin himself were to emerge from the grave and go on a rampage before being finally stopped by a well-timed tactical nuclear strike, there would be people calling for "Positive comments only please". This is a message board, not a bloody mass card. People can air their opinions of the recently dead, be they washed up paedophile pop-stars, genius neuro-surgeons, or visually distinctive but ultimately lowbrow movie makers.

Jacksquat

R.I.P. Left us with some classics

Morlar

Renn wrote: »

POSITIVE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE

Personally, I have no problem with critical observations in this thread provided they are respectful. As it happens I have a positive view on his directorial record but that should not be a requirement to post in this or any commemorative thread.

I think it would be a different story if this was a thread about someones friend or a local person. At the end of the day a film director is a kind of celebrity, they are not a friend or a local & so it seems normal to me for there to be an element of distance and critical detachment.

I'm fairly certain that Renn was being sarcastic.

Much as I've enjoyed Tony Scott's work he was far from being one of the true greats. He made entertaining films but for the most part they were all style over substance. Something which Scott himself admitted, I believe that when asked to compare his work to his brothers he said that he was more rock and roll than Ridley.

martingriff

Renn wrote: »

POSITIVE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE

Who made you king welcome to a forum. People are just saying did not like his movies but is a tradegy. Nothing wrong there. You should look for the one in AH forum that was rightly closed down for very bad comment

OldGoat

Renn wrote: »

POSITIVE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE

Laudable request but using the BOLD format is giving people the impression that this is a Moderator directive.

InvisibleBadger

I enjoyed his style of direction and True Romance is a movie that I love.

JP Liz V1

RIP

The only film I really disliked by him was Domino

abouttobebanned

He had inoperable Brain Cancer and chose to take his life on his own terms.

Bullseye1

Yeah he discovered he had brain cancer.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/top-gun-director-tony-scott-inoprable-brain-cancer/story?id=17039434#.UDJpb0TFmJP

SnowDrifts

ABC is saying that he had inoperable brain cancer. Poor man.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/top-gun-director-tony-scott-inoprable-brain-cancer/story?id=17039434#.UDJonKllTV8

Deank

Had inoperable brain cancer apparently

http://m.sky.com/skynews/article/news/974988

Handsome Bob

Wouldn't have been that much into his work but Man on Fire and True Romance, two quality films.

What a shocking tragedy, jesus.

If euthanasia was a viable option, then at least he could have died surrounded by those around him on his own time.

Agricola

Better to state your own genuine and honest opinion while being respectful, than cracking jokes anyway.

Boards isnt your local church, and Tony Scott wasnt your father, brother or son. People need to get over themselves.

johnny_ultimate

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Just think it's not very respectful to be making negative comments about someone so soon after their death.

Each to their own though I suppose, criticise away...

Critiquing a director's filmography is not disrespectful. These sound like tragic circumstances, but every time I saw 'directed by Tony Scott' in recent years I would promptly ignore the film in question after seeing awful films like the Pelham remake and Man on Fire. His sickly slick commercialised style and inane storytelling were the complete antithesis of what I look for in film. This is my truthful, honest opinion about the man's work, not the man himself (who I know little to nothing about, and would never disrespect him on personal grounds for that reason). His untimely death has not reshaped my opinion about his films, but it's still sad news as this is a horrible way for anyone's life to end.

I personally try to be as truthful as I can on these boards, and to me I can't articulate my feelings on the news without referencing my personal opinion on Scott's directorial work (this is a film discussion board, after all). To be perfectly honest, I'd consider it insincere and almost disrespectful not to.

marienbad

I just heard and I am in shock. Once you accept he was what he was and judged him accordingly he had few peers .One of my favourite directors - The Hunger, True Romance, Revenge,Crimson Tide,Enemy Of the State ,Spy Game , Man On Fire, top class thrillers all and not a superhero in sight.

I even liked Dejavu Pelham and Unstoppable . Huge loss

Sad Professor

I knew it must have been health related.

I totally support euthanasia btw. If somebody is in pain and wants to die they should be helped to do so.

marienbad

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Critiquing a director's filmography is not disrespectful. These sound like tragic circumstances, but every time I saw 'directed by Tony Scott' in recent years I would promptly ignore the film in question after seeing awful films like the Pelham remake and Man on Fire. His sickly slick commercialised style and inane storytelling were the complete antithesis of what I look for in film. This is my truthful, honest opinion about the man's work, not the man himself (who I know little to nothing about, and would never disrespect him on personal grounds for that reason). His untimely death has not reshaped my opinion about his films, but it's still sad news as this is a horrible way for anyone's life to end.

I personally try to be as truthful as I can on these boards, and to me I can't articulate my feelings on the news without referencing my personal opinion on Scott's directorial work (this is a film discussion board, after all). To be perfectly honest, I'd consider it insincere and almost disrespectful not to.

Don't agree with you johnny on his films , but you are absolutely right to say what you did , these anoydne rip's are just meaningless , particularly as we don't know the man and we can only speak of him through films