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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Wrath2X on July 31, 2015, 06:18:51 PM

Title: Roddy Piper is dead.
Post by: Wrath2X on July 31, 2015, 06:18:51 PM

R.I.P. Rowdy Roddy Piper.

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Post by: Himu on July 31, 2015, 06:19:33 PM

Omg :(

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Post by: pilonv1 on July 31, 2015, 06:22:35 PM

Wtf I knew he was crazy lately with the Stone Cold Podcast stuff

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Post by: Take My Breh Away on July 31, 2015, 06:24:15 PM

Fuck 2015

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

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Post by: Great Rumbler on July 31, 2015, 06:25:24 PM

:(

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Post by: Shadow Mod on July 31, 2015, 06:35:53 PM

Shit.

Someone's gonna edit this soon enough.

(http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/They-Live-Obey-Sm.gif)

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Post by: archie4208 on July 31, 2015, 06:41:18 PM

This year sucks.

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Post by: ToxicAdam on July 31, 2015, 06:46:45 PM

Only 61.


First live event I ever saw was him vs Tito Santana for the ic belt. Great match with lots of near falls. The crowd was so loud when he would almost win. I was so mad when he didn't win, but I didn't understand that he didn't need the belt to be over.

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Post by: nachobro on July 31, 2015, 06:52:02 PM

fuck :(

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Post by: Himu on July 31, 2015, 07:01:25 PM

(http://i.imgur.com/iSJygcMl.jpg)

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Post by: Joe Molotov on July 31, 2015, 07:44:43 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YedDn72DFQs

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Post by: El Babua on July 31, 2015, 08:28:03 PM

RIP :(

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Post by: studyguy on July 31, 2015, 09:02:05 PM

I always confused him with Jake the Snake for some reason.

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Post by: Stoney Mason on July 31, 2015, 09:12:57 PM

rip

Piper's pit was awesome. And that was one of the greatest fight scenes of all time

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Post by: bork on July 31, 2015, 09:14:48 PM

R.I.P.   :(

Title: Re: Roddy Piper is dead.
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on July 31, 2015, 10:08:27 PM

They Live is one of the 80's finest hours and a huge part of it was because he brought so much to the role.

Yeah, if you squint and think about it real hard you can imagine Carpenter's usual muse Kurt Russell filling out the role just fine, but who else would bring such macho bravado, convincing physicality, and amiable yet explosive lunkheadedness? Nada is one of the great, hell very few fully stupid protagonists in genre cinema. Not dumb as in 'patsy' as countless film noir heroes were deluded fools being strung along by someone more clever/sexy then they were, naw, Nada is just plain dumb. And its a great credit to Piper's lack of vanity/actual skill as an actor (man had charisma) that the film works as it does.

Nada does stupid things, his best idea for confronting the horrible truth that he literally stumbles onto is to go on a killing spree and then beat the piss out of the one guy who wants to help him. Nada is pushed around constantly, he never has any good ideas of his own and whatever plot momentum that does occur does so because somebody else suggests a course of action that he then unquestionably follows(somebody made these glasses, that must mean there's more people who know the truth, says someone who isn't Nada). He's easily duped, trusting people that he should be wary of, he rarely asks questions that would be useful and is really terrible at explaining himself and his actions. Also worth noting, the character is named Nada.

But its a great movie all the same, more films should have dumb heroes. Heck, if the flick had hit bigger Piper could have had a legit film career, he's that good in it. Instead it serves a footnote in a already significant life. Well done Mr. Piper, thank you for your contributions to the culture. Yes, seriously.

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Post by: PlayDat on August 01, 2015, 12:54:08 AM

Sad news.  RIP.

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Post by: D3RANG3D on August 01, 2015, 01:05:17 AM

:fbm

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Post by: toku on August 01, 2015, 02:25:45 AM

https://youtu.be/lHh9Wb--J0M

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Post by: FatalT on August 01, 2015, 03:37:53 AM

(http://i.imgur.com/9HSyKbK.jpg)

EDIT: Sunnuvabitch I should've faded the bottom part out.

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Post by: VomKriege on August 01, 2015, 05:32:36 AM

While very far of being the quality of They Live, Tough and Deadly is a pretty decent B-action romp. Piper is very much the sidekick to Billy Blanks in that but heh, beggars can't be pickers, especially when it comes to Piper's movie career.

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Post by: tiesto on August 01, 2015, 10:55:15 AM

Heard about this last nite, RIP :(

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Post by: Human Snorenado on August 01, 2015, 03:37:44 PM

Quote from: studyguy on July 31, 2015, 09:02:05 PM

I always confused him with Jake the Snake for some reason.

Who, inexplicably, is still alive.