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[J J]

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[sthgilyadgnivileht]

Sad news, R.I.P Mr Kershner.

[Achille Aubergine]

What a terrible day for the cinema today !

[Bryce (003)]

Sad to hear. R.I.P.

[Doctor Whom]

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Nice long, productive life. NSNA had a lot of problems, Kershner's direction wasn't one of them.

[OmarB]

This really sucks. To me Irvin was always in my eyes as a fan the consulate professional. He took jobs on sequels, and an out of continuity movie and elevated the material. I guess it's a bit poetic that I watched the trilogy this weekend on Sci-Fi.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Oh, no!

Damn... he'll really be missed.

[killkenny kid]

What a terrible day for the cinema today !

Indeed, R.I.P. Mr. Kershner.

[Jeff007]

Very sad. RIP, Mr. Kershner.

[Zorin Industries]

Whatever one thinks of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, its myriad of faults rarely fall at the feet of Mr Kershner. And even if they did - he would be forgiven for all filmic sins for making any two minutes of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Sad news
I'll miss you Irvin! You were a lot better, shall we say, than Tamahori and Forster, IMO.

[0024]

Goodbye, Kirsh. We'll miss you.

I will be playing NSNA tonight...

[killkenny kid]

Whatever one thinks of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, its myriad of faults rarely fall at the feet of Mr Kershner. And even if they did - he would be forgiven for all filmic sins for making any two minutes of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

No truer words have ever been spoken.

[Goodnight]

Rest In Peace.

[Shamelord]

Rest In Peace, Mister Kershner. Whatever people say, however troubled the set was, Never Say Never Again is still a lot of fun to me.

[Mr. Blofeld]

This was my reaction to the news:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWjDYz2ldN0&fmt=18

What a great, underrated director; you'll be missed dearly, Irvin...

[Royal Dalton]

Oddly enough, Kersh was in a documentary about Haskell Wexler I was watching last night.

"Peace. Rest In. Hmmm."

[Double-Oh Agent]

RIP Mr. Kershner.

[Zorin Industries]

It's oddly haunting to lose a figure that is so responsible for the syntax of your youth.

[Lachesis]

Very sad news, he will be sorely missed.

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

Some nice Colorado film school interviews here and here with Kershner, that are linked on IMDB. He talks about the genesis of Star Wars and filming Empire. That whole era in the early eighties with Star Wars, Bond and Indiana Jones was a very exciting time for cinema, of which Kershner was an important part.

[elizabeth]

RIP Irvin.

[agent007jb]

For some reason it felt like Kersh would live forever. He always spoke with so much energy, so much enthusiasm for the films he did. The Never Say Never Again special edition DVD was a real treat. Never would I have felt the Bond family allow for such a documentary to go in-depth at the troubled production and Kershner's commentary was great (if not a bit of lets describe what is on the screen). He would have been perfect to direct a "Fallout" movie.

[AMC Hornet]

I was watching NSNA on Nov. 27th. I must have had a psychic prod.

R.I.P. Mr. Kershner. I thought The Emire Stikes Back was better than anything that followed it.

[agentjamesbond007]

That's pretty sad.

I've always wanted to see Never Say Never Again.

[Colossus]

He also did a 60s comedy with Connery called A Fine Madness.

[Safari Suit]

It's oddly haunting to lose a figure that is so responsible for the syntax of your youth.

I wonder what it says about me and my youth that I actually remember him more fondly for the ultravioent 18 rated (and critically panned) Robocop 2 than the PG japery of Bond and Luke Skywalker? Amazing to think he was in his late sixties when he made that

[JimmyBond]

I don't think it says anything about you. I also remember him more for Robocop 2 than for the other movies he's more famous for.

Of course Robocop 2 does hold a special place in my heart seeing as it's the first R rated movie my dad took me to see in theaters.

[DaveBond21]

Sad news, RIP.

[jaguar007]

RIP