Comments on: Heath Ledger Found Dead In NY Apartment

By: James Ty III

James Ty III — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:17:35 +0000

So sad to see Heath pass away.

Ironically, he is playing The Joker in his last film.

Sometimes, God has other plans for us.

By: pete

pete — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:20:06 +0000

He will be missed.

By: Billy

Billy — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:20:49 +0000

Olaf might have had a 2 year old to take care of. Is a possum’s life not as valuable as a humans?

http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/happy-new-year

Oh, and Kristina “It IS really easy to type [make] some wiseass remark when you don’t have to meet and see the people you are writing [talking] about”…in fact it’s called The Movie Blog: Uncut. Doug and John are making a living off it.

By: Mr.T-Man

Mr.T-Man — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:06 +0000

I didn’t belive it when i heard this. i hope it doesn’t make the dark knight feel weird when we’re watching it.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:43:57 +0000

You know, I’ve held my tongue over some comments posted here, but I can’t take this anymore. It’s really easy to type some wiseass remark when you don’t have to meet and see the people you are writing about. We’ve all done it, I’ve done it, but this situation does not warrant smartass comments about pictures of corpses. If you wouldn’t make that little comment to Heath’s family and friends, then I suggest you think before you type.

Now, I know all about free speech and whatnot, but there’s also this concept I like to call TACT. This is not a joke or a punchline. This is a human being who has died much too young, left behind a young child that probably won’t remember him, along with a devastated family who is now having to deal with a tragic death, media rumors, and some anti-gay group planning on picketing their loved one’s funeral. I’m all for snark, but take it to another post, please. This is not the place.

By: Klendathu

Klendathu — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:57:37 +0000

Jesus, man.

By: Billy

Billy — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:47:27 +0000

Is Doug going to post a pic of Heath’s dead corpse like he did for the road kill he found on his front lawn?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:19:00 +0000

I was so looking forward to The Dark Knight and seeing Heath as The Joker. Now, I won’t see the same movie as I would have a few hours ago. I will constantly be thinking of his tragic death. Every word out of his mouth will have a different connotation. Every look will be one of despair, a cry for help, an overwhelming emptiness…instead of a lust for chaos and destruction. If I could I would trade in The Dark Knight only to see Heath portray different characters on the big screen. My sympathy goes out to friends, family and fans of Heath.

On a side note: I hope Terry Gilliam is different connotation picking up things. I don’t want to see a ‘Lost in …’ documentary.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:32:46 +0000

@Alfie

The movie was going to be a hit anyway, but now, people who weren’t into Batman but have some morbid curiosity about seeing Ledger’s last hurrah will go and see the movie.

I have to say on a personal level, I was already pumped about seeing Dark Knight, and had already planned to take my little sister with me to see it in IMAX opening day. Now, I’ll be feeling a little dread on the way to the theater. I can’t say for sure how this will impact my viewing of the film. It’s not like the film is being released tomorrow. We’ve got a few months to wrap our heads around this, and I might feel differently then, but right now, I really don’t want to look at that Dark Knight poster.

By: Paws

Paws — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:18:34 +0000

I can completely believe the story of ‘accidental OD’. People who scoff at it clearly have never been on RX sleep aids. Its WAAAY too easy with nights of no sleep to take a sleep med… and if you mentally think ‘this should be working’ and yet you are only sleeping one hour or two AFTER taking it… perhaps you think… maybe I’ve built up a tolerance…a half or one more may help… its not that hard to think that way. (now if you take 6… well then…THAT’D say something else…)Sleeplessness is also a sign of severe depression..but sometimes… its just stress….

I dunno. I really just think that people should, instead of focusing on whether he took his own life or not, or why he would…. should focus on the fact that he is gone and that the family and friends really close to him are having to deal with this media s**t storm and all other forms of it. There are already extremist groups posting and threating to picket outside his funeral for his work on Brokeback and other such ridiculousness. Regardless on ones view of death or suicide… they SHOULD realize that whatever the cause people who are left behind are in pain and mourning and need support… not to hear how cowardly or stupid or selfish their loved one was….

besides… flip it around a bit… how would YOU feel if it was YOUR loved one… I’m sure some of you wouldn’t be so quick to judge a person so negatively….

my sympathy for those close to him… and his memory.