Whew....

Planet of the Apes is TRULY one of my favorite films, I watch it tonight in Charlton Heston's honor.

RIP

By far, my Dad's favorite actor.

"When I signal you to come, you come. When I signal you to charge, you charge. When I signal you to retreat, you follow me and run like hell."

In later years I enjoyed some of his supporting/cameo roles in True Lies and Tombstone.

And whoever said that politics should be left out of it is right. The fact that Mr. Heston, a conservative as I am as well, is gone is the story that matters here.

Oh, and please: could all the trolls (both left and right) keep political issues - unless they are of the informative nature, like mostholy and co. provided - out of the obituary? This is a blatant display of disrepect and insecurity. And that comes from a bona fide liberal who admires the ACTOR enough to use one of his roles as a screen name.

Meanwhile, I know people who will never, ever watch "Sicko", even though it's relevant to all Americans and doesn't push a liberal agenda. They hate Moore and his political leanings SO MUCH that they can't even listen to him when he says, "Hey. This hurts ALL of us, liberals and conservatives alike."

Spite like that is why things never get fixed. One side is willing to agree to disagree and work together, and the other spits on our shoes and swears at us.

Charlton Heston was not a man I'd want to be friends with, but he was a master of his craft and we all owe his memory some respect, no matter what our political, religious, or social background.

"Thanks to this Soylent White, we have all the paper we'll ever need." "Soylent White is people! It's peopllllllllllllllllllllllle!"

nuff said

But I question what made someone who was a Civil rights activist, defender of the lil' guy into this arrogant Ultra con? Cynicism? Reaganism? A new found perspective on society? however, I go back and forth on the NRA. Yes, any decent citizen should have the right to protect him/herself, but the question of small arms being in the hands of some unruly bastards like those sick fuckers Kliebold and harris (rot and hell and drown in maggots, bitches.)or children who mistake guns as toys?

Chuck trashed rapper Ice-T for his controversial thrash metal song;Cop Killer (which was really an anti police brutality song and not calling for the death of all Police officers..just the bad ones.oops!)Ice T then said, he would like to rip his head off.

As for Moore's ambush, well it's guerella documentary at it's finest,I don't condone what Moore did, but i understand how he had to get the message through to the viewers.When moore questioned Chuckie about his stance on the NRA,Heston muttered something (if I recall)about certain "people' who are a trheat to this nation (minorities) Man Chuck have ye changed, just like Reagan who as a young adult during the segragation era had invited Blacks to stay at his house and have breakfast the next morning, only to evolve into the pennicle of conservatism, who fucked over the poor and opressed.

Thanks for the Memories Chuck, but look at how the legacy of conservatism has done to this Country, i hope you realized it was all for naught before you passed. R.I.P.

He was one of the greats of the silver screen and he's gone to that great Planet of the Apes in the sky ... wait ... Statue of Liberty? ... that was *our* planet! You blew it up! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!

p.s. godspeed, good sir.

Rest in peace Chuck, and thanks for all the memories and entertainment over the years.

He worked on television and in films regularly after that. Career highlights include "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952), "Pony Express" (1953), "The Ten Commandments" (1955 - he played Moses), Orson Welle's "Touch of Evil" (1958), the lead in "Ben Hur" (1959 - for which he won his only Oscar nomination), El Cid (1961), "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), "The Agony and The Ecstacy" (1965) "The Planet Of The Apes" (1968 - and sequels), the title role in "Will Penny" 1968). He played the role of Marc Antony yet again in a 1970 version of Julius Caesar.

He was the lead in "The Omega Man" (1971 - recently remade as "I Am Legend" with Will Smith), Antony yet again in "Antony and Cleopatra" (1972) "Skyjacked" (1972), "Soylent Green" (1973), "Airport '75" (1974), "Earthquake" (1974), "Midway" (1976), "Two Minute Warning" (1976) and "Grey Lady Down" (1978).

He returned to television in 1985 to appear as family patriarch Jason Colby in the "Dynasty" spin-off "The Colbys". He appeared in a TV remake of "A Man For All Seasons" in 1988. He guest hosted Saturday Night Live in 1987 and again in 1993, the year he appeared in the SNL spin-off movie "Wayne's World II".

He was in "Tombstone" 91993), bossed Arnold Schwarzenegger in "True Lies" (1994), narrated "Armageddon" (1998), was in "Any Given Sunday" (1999), did animation voice work for "Cats & Dogs" (2001) and had a cameo in the 2001 remake of "Planet Of The Apes".

A couple of his best known film quotes are "Get your hands off me, you damn dirty ape!" and "It's people - Soylent Green is people!"

In addition to his over-a-half century long acting career, Charlton Heston served his country in the Air Force during World War Two, marched with Martin Luther King during the civil rights movement in the early '60s and served as president of the National Rifle Association as an outspoken advocate for the right to bear arms from 1998 to 2002.

By Hollywood standards perhaps his most remarkable achievement was that he remained married to the same woman for 64 years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

Of course, in his films he parted the Red Sea, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and was the last living man on Earth.

Charlton Heston passed away Saturday in Beverly Hills at the age of 84 of unspecified causes after years of struggling with Alzheimer's Disease.

You aren't going to hear about too many mass school, mall, or workplace stabbings, or baseball bat assaults, because after the first one or two, people would take them down. And a person is going to get really tired after bludgeoning the first couple of people to death with a baseball bat. They would have to sit down and take a breather.

Kudos, you dickwad, kudos.

My favorites are TOUCH OF EVIL, BEN HUR, EL CID, PLANET OF THE APES, HAMLET(Kenneth Branagh version - He was memorable as the Player King).

/// “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed///

Free State means free from all tyrants- most of whom were internal in the days this was written (The people who wrote this came from England after centuries of various internal tyranny over there- maybe you’ve read about it). But more to the point the RIGHT is CLEAR to anyone with 9th grade level of reading comprehension- The right of WHO to keep and bear arms Shall not be infringed???? Uh the People- this is not a States right-the State is not even referenced in the sentence that grants the right. Indeed NONE of the Bill of rights Amendments are States rights – except # 10 which is a right of both State and Citizen.

I won’t get started on “the Supreme court” which is often a body that rules based on politics due to who put them there and quite often makes one wonder if they can even read English with some of their amazingly unconstitutional Re-writings of the constitution Oh Er I mean their “ Judicial interpretations” of said document. Case in point They actually interpreted the first amendment to MEAN the EXACT OPPOSITE of what it ACTUALLY SAYS…but that’s another discussion).

(I wont get started on Iraq because you apparently need a complete history lesson on diplomacy with dictators in general and that situation in particular…and I’m not getting paid to start that class…(Though I will note that “W” has run the War as stupidly as the Libs ran Nam- but he does quite a few things that are clueless as well – the only funny thing is that you guys hate him so much- cause he really isn’t all that conservative except on a couple issues.)

Oh- and RIP Charles

and you can't even figure out whether it's 'badmouthing' the guy to call him 'an arrogant Ultra con' and 'the pennicle of conservatism, who fucked over the poor and opressed'?

like a lot of folk, i strongly disagreed with Heston's NRA views but at least i'm respectful enough not to slam the guy anonymously on the internet like some little whiny bitch. grow a brain already.

Heston was a great camp actor. It's fortunate he was blessed with a set of teeth akin to a trash compactor, since he chewed every scene he was in to within an inch of its life. Don't get me wrong, most of his movies are classics, and I watch them repeatedly. I just watched Soylent Green again after years, and it still holds up.

To all the people who feel sorry for the old man when Moore blindsided him: Are you retarded? First of all, this is Charlton Fucking Heston, I don't care how old he is, we're talking about Michael Moore. Are you babies? Are you 2 months old? You're mad at Michael Moore of all people for making fun of Heston? Grow the fuck up, you whiney pathetic children. I thought you respected Heston. Besides, He was the president of the NRA at the time, those are the responsibilities of office. If he was "too old" to have to deal with the likes of Moore, HE WAS TOO FUCKING OLD TO BE PRESIDENT. Its not rocket science, you disingenuous pansies.

Moore entered Heston's home under false pretenses and looked to corner and badger him into saying something he could twist to his agenda.

Screw that, Moore is a piece of shit.

However, as I said, just because Mr. Heston and I did not see eye-to-eye does not mean I'll disrespect his career. He was one of the greats, and I have nothing but respect for the man as an actor.

Yes, he made some brave choices, too. He stood with MLK. He promoted racial harmony and took roles that protested war during a time when war was the conservative agenda. That just goes to show that he was an actor's actor, and a professional that didn't let personal beliefs get in the way of his craft.

Me? I'm a liberal who supports the second amendment but opposes the more radical ideas of the NRA. I don't like most members of the NRA *or* PETA. I think they're both crazy nutcases who take their cause too far.

When government takes away our guns is when I'll really start fearing for our nation. If George W. Bush decided that I was no longer to have the right to bear arms, I'd think maybe it was because he wanted to make a declaration of martial law a little bit easier... And I'd be pretty upset.

I support the right to bear arms, but I don't own a gun myself. I just like having the OPTION of owning one. That signals freedom to me, as long as there are decent laws regarding licensing and training, I'll be happy.

But I am otherwise very far left. I support legalization of prostitution and some drugs. I support expanding stem cell research. I'm pro-choice. I'm opposed to government endorsing ANY religion. I think we'd be a far better nation if we converted all the churches into secular homeless shelters, teen rec centers, and womens' health clinics.

But Chuck Heston stood up for what he believed. So did Michael Moore. I respect BOTH of them. Chuck was right about our right to bear arms. Michael was right about our need to be more careful about who gets these guns. Gun shows should be outlawed and gun ownership should require a waiting period of at least 24 hours, plus a psych evaluation and aptitude test every year, at least. The problem isn't guns; It's gun nuts and psychopaths who get their hands on them. Most citizens are careful and intelligent and don't use their gun carelessly, or when they're angry over some personal insult. Most people understand the consequences of shooting someone. It's the ones who don't understand, or simply don't care who need to be kept away from guns.

Any President who wants to take away your ability to defend yourself from the government is a President to fear, because that President is planning something sinister.

However, Michael Moore was 100% right in "Sicko" when he pointed out how inadequate our health care system is, and how unfair it can be to ALL Americans. He was right when he took GM to task for all the lay-offs and outsourcing which KILLED several cities and towns in my home state of Michigan. Unemployment here is the WORST IN THE NATION because the auto industries simply walked away and left people without jobs, prospects, or futures. If you don't believe that, then you should visit Flint some time. Bring your gun, though. Flint is the murder capital of the nation, and it's no wonder why.

Can't both men have had good thoughts and ideas at some times in their lives? Can't the truth lie somewhere between Charlton Heston and Michael Moore? Why does it have to be one or the other, and fuck everyone who disagrees with you?

I guess we'll never see a film directed by Minghella, starring Heston and written by Arthur C Clarke now then....

Fucking shitty couple of weeks.

To answer your question - yeah, blah I suppose. To be honest, I don't know a lot about the man and I've only ever seen a handful of his films.

But unlike some others in this Talkback, I've said my piece and paid my respects. Now, it's time to get the fuck out.

Ergo, you think that Heston was also a 'penacle [sic] of conservatism'.

You also don't deny calling Heston an 'arrogant ultra con'.

Good luck with basic literacy and reading comprehension, though. They're important life skills.

My critque was mostly about his politics you douche, those same beliefs that are Pro Life (yet won't support Stem Cell research which could one day lead to a cure for Altzheimers and other illness,)and not to mention sending thousands to fight an unjustified war in Iraq.(Well the war benefits Haliburton and of course the privitization of an Army.)Oh and not to mention what's going on with the economy.I can go on and on but why bother?

I have no time for dickriders such as yourself.

just as an example, of course.

It was the reading of the will, which was done by a record made by the deceased Frankenstein himself. As it started I thought it was John Carradine speaking, but the recording broke when Frankenstein scolded a servant, "Are you getting this? If you screw this up, I'll KILL you!" and I realized: "THAT's Charlton *FUCKING* Heston! And the scene didn't make the film!!!"

Good on you today, talkbackers.