Charlton Heston: Dead

Totally forgot about this, but yeah...

Can't say I agreed with the man's politics, but hey, dude was an old-school actor who always brought the over-the-top, slightly-cheesy goods. Planet of the Apes kicked ass, then and now, and Ben-Hur is totally fun if you like big, dinosaur-sized epics like they don't make any more.

But I think I'll best remember him for a certain cameo in a certain sequel that proved ol' C-Hest (his street name) could hang with the cool kids, should the need arise:



Gotta love that, no matter what you think of him and his legacy on or off the screen.

Speaking of... I'm sure a lot of people are rippin' on him today, but... I don't know... I guess I've gotten to the point where I no longer have the energy for that particular brand of snark. Maybe it's because I've been dealing with the respective death and illnesses of the elderly people in my life (as my now-deceased grandfather used to say, "getting old is a bitch"). Maybe it's because I'm "mature," which is just totally gross and too scary to think about. But whatever the reason, I'm going to stay out of that quagmire; it's much nicer up here on my high horse. No, I don't like what he stood for. But so what? He probably wouldn't have liked what I stand for either. And... as I mentioned... he's dead. So what's the point of being mean now? Like any of that matters in the end.

Anyway, now that I've made Charlton Heston's death all about me, I guess that's all I've got to say.

Rest in peace, you old hambone.

UPDATE: How in the hell did I forget to mention Soylent Green? It's become a bit of a punchline these days, but that flick is still a wicked-good slice of science fiction.