Christopher Lee to be knighted

[Mount Suribachi]

Arise Sir Saruman!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8097237.stm

Kinda surprising he hasn't already been knighted, but well deserved.



Apologies to all the thread nazis out there, if this has already been posted somewhere or is in the wrong thread, or the wrong forum, or the wrong vernal equinox, or......

[MasterBigAb]

Arise Sir Saruman!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8097237.stm

Kinda surprising he hasn't already been knighted, but well deserved.



Apologies to all the thread nazis out there, if this has already been posted somewhere or is in the wrong thread, or the wrong forum, or the wrong vernal equinox, or......

wow i thought he already has been ?!?

[Skeleton Of The West]

Its about time our Saruman gets a knighthood title.

[Haerski]

He deserved it. Though I'm not really sure what knighthood even matters these days.

[Deep_Red]

I think it means prestige and a higher social status due to the honour implicit in the title of a knight...
... or something along these lines.

[Haldir]

Well deserved imho

[rsslcs]

Yes, good on him! He's a very good dracula as well as a very good saruman!

[Arvedui]

Yes, good on him! He's a very good dracula as well as a very good saruman!

Yeah plus the countless other (mostly crap) movies hes done.

Being a Knoght dosent really mean naff all these days tbh though, just a little tweak to your name and a pat on the shoulder by the queen

[Fulgrim88]

Arise Sir Saruman!

Arise!

A new power...wait

Kudos, it's well deserved

[Feohme]

About time too. It doesn't really mean much these days but it is a sign that he and his work are valued by the British people - he would have got it much earlier if it hadn't been for the Hammer Horror films (the 'Establishment' can be quite snobby about such things).

[bentlemp]

Honestly, he should have got it for Hamlet in 1948. Think about that...that was right after WW2. That's how long he's been around and in case you're REALLY interested...here's a list of all of the films he's been....They just don't make them like that anymore do they...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo...ee_filmography

[Fulgrim88]

Honestly, he should have got it for Hamlet in 1948. Think about that...that was right after WW2. That's how long he's been around and in case you're REALLY interested...here's a list of all of the films he's been....They just don't make them like that anymore do they...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo...ee_filmography

More than 60years of acting, thats pretty sick

More than 220 films, most of us don't even WATCH that much, yet he participated. Not to mention the TV series. Sick fits it^^

[Mount Suribachi]

He deserved it. Though I'm not really sure what knighthood even matters these days.

Its mostly honourific, but there are usually little perks with these kind of titles. For example, I work with a lass whose dad has an MBE, which means she is allowed to get married in Westminster Abbey, should she so choose.

[Beorn]

Our mighty captain with the nterprize crew is expected to come in time zero...

[Hieronymus]

He deserved it. Though I'm not really sure what knighthood even matters these days.

Come on man! How cool would it be if you could call yourself a Knight!

*Dreams away in his romantic view of the Middle-Ages* ..sigh

[Fev]

Congratulations Sir Christopher Lee.

[bentlemp]

I wonder what he's most proud of and where his role as Saruman fits into it. It's interesting that he will probably be the most well known for that or Count Dooku when he had so many other films.

Sir Alec Guinness HATED the fact that he was always known as Obi-Wan Kenobi....

I hope he doesnt resent his role as Saruman. I really enjoyed his portrayal. I thought he was creepy...

[Dzhon]

I wonder what he's most proud of and where his role as Saruman fits into it. It's interesting that he will probably be the most well known for that or Count Dooku when he had so many other films.

Sir Alec Guinness HATED the fact that he was always known as Obi-Wan Kenobi....

I hope he doesnt resent his role as Saruman. I really enjoyed his portrayal. I thought he was creepy...

He's a big Tolkienite who claims to read LotR at least once a year. I think his only complaint from his role in the films is that his scene from RotK was cut from the theatrical version. He's said that he'd like to reprise the role for "The Hobbit" but only if they could film his scenes in England. I hope they can find a way to make that work.

[Graviak]

...actually he´s on his way to becoming and orc,...

redblooded->BLUEBLOODED->blackblooded ...^^

[Delta228]

Our mighty captain with the nterprize crew is expected to come in time zero...

apparently not....