First with the death of the legendary David Bowie, and now with the loss of Alan Rickman (both at the same age and from such a horrible disease), it’s been a terrible start to the year. Quite simply, Alan Rickman was one of the greats. From his unforgettable breakthrough as Hans Gruber, quite possibly my favourite villain, Rickman soon built up a career of extraordinary performances. While some of his most famous roles were as the baddies you found yourself at times rooting for, he was also capable of some of the most tender, vulnerable portrayals you will ever see. Like with my Robin Williams piece, this quiz isn’t so much about the scoring but about a celebration of Rickman’s work. Do you have a favourite character? Which of his films stand out most to you?
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1. Die Hard (1988)
2. Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
3. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (1991)
4. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
5. Michael Collins (1996)
6. Dogma (1999)
7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
8. Love Actually (2003)
9. Sweeney Todd (2007)
10. Perfume (2008)
11. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
12. Gambit (2012)
Alex Raphael 
Actually, one of my favourites is his Louis XIV in ‘A Little Chaos’ (2014)
Not seen it but can imagine it was a theatrical delight.
It was
Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Dogma and Sweeney Todd. I loved his voice and hate I have to write about him in the past tense. 😦
I know. So sudden and far too soon.
I LOVE Dogma and he played that role perfectly. His dry wit and delivery of the perfectly timed remark was what I enjoyed most about his characters. My wife showed me a clip of his last interview, with Jimmy Fallon, and it’s great. The two of them are talking after inhaling helium. Hilarious.
I wanted to be an angel after watching him in Dogma. I was like, “OMG. I get to be sarcastic and eye roll people? Cool! Sign me up.”
Such a great movie. George Carlin as an Archbishop, Alanis Morrisette as God, Chris Rock, Silent Bob, Damon and Afleck? Awesome movie! Oh, and my forever crush, Selma Hayek too? Icing on the cake! 🙂
I need to see that. Jimmy Fallon always has quirky activities with his guests and it sounds a fun final interview. Salma Hayek in Dogma is right up there with Ursula Andress in Doctor No, Raquel Welch in One Million Years BC and Carrie Fisher in Return of the Jedi for film bikinis. That’s for sure.
Whew! Broke out in a sweat just thinking about it! 🙂
Gosh! I forgot how many great films he was in.
A great tribute, yet again. I was saddened by this news.
I don’t want to be writing any more soon that’s for sure. It’s upsetting to think that both won’t be producing any more work. They both seemed liked nice people too.
It’s so hard to choose! If I have to, my picks would be: Die Hard, Harry Potter, Robin Hood, Sense and Sensibility and Dogma.
I’d probably have to go Die Hard too. So many thrillers lack a credible villain. He just made that film. I was amazed how convincing he was as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility. He had such an incredible range.
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He had such a wide range. He brought so much to each character.
Love all of Alan Rickman’s work. I haven’t seen Truly Madly Deeply for a long time but it was a great little film.
It’s one of those I need to see. They mentioned it a lot in his obituaries and is definitely one of his most fondly remembered films.
Do see it! It’s a very sweet and quirky film – I won’t say more!
Thanks for the tip. I will 🙂
Got half right 😀
But gonna miss the hell out of him, what an actor. The past week has been a really one.
I’m not sure anyone will get into double figures. He had such a wide range. It sure was a rotten week.
Nice Quiz! I got five!
Did you have a favourite performance? I’d have to go for Die Hard but he was wonderful playing Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility which really was a performance against type at the time.
I haven’t seen sense and sensibility. I’d pick die hard, Harry Potter, or Robin Hood!
All excellent choices 🙂
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I laughed my buttons off at “Gambit” with Cameron Diaz and also Alan with Colin Firth. It reminded my brother of Pink Panther movies. I liked his genuinely sweet and good neighbor role in “Sense and Sensibility.” I liked his being human, flirting yet not really following through with it, in “Love Actually.” I watched “Sweeney Todd” for many reasons mainly Johnny Depp. 🙂 He plays a villain well, but I liked the whole cast including Alan in “Robin Hood, P of T.” We will miss him, far too young 😦 as I also feel this way about Eagle’s Glenn Frey and David Bowie. Enough! No more deaths of under 80 yesr olds. . . Take it easy, Alex.
He was so adorable in Sense and Sensibility. At the time my sister was really worried he’d been miscast as he was always superb as a baddie. But the performance blew her away. There really was no one else who cold have played him better. And I really was sad to hear about Glenn Frey. He was a huge part of a band that released some of my favourite songs. Is there a better guitar intro than to Hotel California? A better country song than Lyin’ Eyes?
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