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In reply to the discussion: RIP Sam Neill [View all]

Sympthsical

(11,382 posts)
9. Oh, this is sad
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 06:30 AM
Yesterday

When I was a kid, we had a second run theater in walking distance of our neighborhood. One of those $1.50 affairs. My best friend loved Jurassic Park. During late summer, the heat and humidity kind of sucked. So what we'd do is get up early, walk to the comic book shop, grab a few things, then go to the second run theater and get a ticket to Jurassic Park. If you sat at the end of the row, the light along the walls was enough to read by. We'd just sit in the theater all day with our graphic novels and Dungeons and Dragons stuff and sit through Jurassic Park three or four times. Theater employees never cared.

I swear, I think I ended up seeing that movie in the theater like 20 times that summer.

Fond memories.

Also, he was best Merlin.

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RIP Sam Neill [View all] blogslug Yesterday OP
Thanks for the post canetoad Yesterday #1
I really liked him in The Hunt for Red October. irisblue Yesterday #2
RIP. BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #3
He was also BlueMTexpat Yesterday #4
Rest in Peace...... Tom_Foolery Yesterday #5
Oh, my! He was a real favorite of mine... hlthe2b Yesterday #6
Incredibly Charismatic Actor DarthDem Yesterday #7
Rip 🙏Sam was so great in everything he did. He will be missed. 💙 TommieMommy Yesterday #8
Oh, this is sad Sympthsical Yesterday #9
I always enjoyed seeing him in whatever show he was in. Liberal In Texas Yesterday #10
Whānau for the maori challenged rampartd Yesterday #11
Wow. RIP "Alan Grant" biocube Yesterday #12
I hate that. I enjoyed his acting. Solly Mack Yesterday #13
I liked him in Reilly, Ace of Spies kentuck 23 hrs ago #14
Yes! Really enjoyed him and that series,... Wuddles440 23 hrs ago #15
Yep -- was a PBS series -- and sort've introduced him to U.S. audiences. He was allegorical oracle 21 hrs ago #17
RIP MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #16
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