Patrick Swayze’s greatest movie moments

Sam Chowder says:

11:26am | 15/09/09

He has not gone -  he is merely resurrecting a previous role.

Rod says:

11:26am | 15/09/09

“Still surfin’?”
“Every day”

Bob Higgins says:

11:28am | 15/09/09

Another Hollywood actor dies , here we go.  He was just the best ... never be replaced…. one of a kind…......  What a line up of unforgettable celluloid he leaves.  RIP Mr Swaze

Mrs Fickle says:

11:33am | 15/09/09

I was crazy
For Patrick Swayze
Now hes dead
I like J Depp instead

Foraggio says:

12:04pm | 15/09/09

Bar Fight - Roadhouse. No contest.

Darren says:

12:05pm | 15/09/09

I thought that ghost was perfect - they killed him off in the first 5 minutes - phew I thought, don’t have to have him blight another movie - then he come back as a ghost - damn - another movie ruined by having this ham appear on screen

Matt says:

12:08pm | 15/09/09

Not to be crass, but wasn’t he “5 weeks away from death” for the past year or so?

Boss says:

12:38pm | 15/09/09

“Red Dawn” - best Swayze movie EVER (closely followed by Road House and Point Break), if you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favour a get yourself a copy.

Mr Pastry says:

12:41pm | 15/09/09

He was the greatest actor ever and the world is a lesser place for his tragic passing, I suggest renaming Sydney Harbour Bridge in his honour and projecting his filmic legacy onto the Opera House Roof.

PJs says:

02:03pm | 15/09/09

Matt if you new what pancreatic cancer was really like, and have watched someone die from it, you wouldn’t have made the comment, and you would understand why he was “weeks away from death”. When he made his miraculous recovery, I predicted then it wouldn’t be long til he succumbed to the evilness of the disease. RIP PS, you fought hard like many before you and many to come. Many memories x

Arthur Potter says:

02:11pm | 15/09/09

Big effing deal. The man was almost universally acknowledged as a hilariously poor actor, and was in a couple of minor hits around 20 years ago. Who cares?

Rex says:

02:45pm | 15/09/09

A real man with real talent who didn’t let the Hollywood hype dictate how he should be. A man of quiet integrety and dignity. RIP Pat, you set the benchmark higher than most.

Steve Symon says:

02:51pm | 15/09/09

Some of the comments that have appeared do seem to be slightly harsh.  Whilst Swayze was certainly no Laurence Olivier, he did bring a lot of pleasure to a lot of people and this is the sole justification I can find for the obscene amounts of money Hollywood actors etc get paid.  Up until his cancer diagnosis, you hardly heard of his private life and unlike many , many of his co-stars he didn’t get a rep for promiscuity, illicit drug taking or a bad relationship with the media.  Pancreatic cancer is a dreadful scourge and whilst he didn’t apparently lead the healthiest of lifestyles, he hardly deserved to go out like this, as is the case with everyone.  Regardless of the lifestyle one leads, drink to excess, smoke etc, a modicum of respect should be afforded to the deceased and his family until at least the body has been cremated.

Kate says:

02:57pm | 15/09/09

If you can’t say anything nice when someone dies, perhaps it’s best to not say anything - or didn’t your Mum teach you that?

Theresa says:

03:13pm | 15/09/09

some of the comments on here are nothing short of crass. Darren and Arthur, you’re dead set wankers. Just because Swayze’s movies didn’t involve anal goat rooting which no doubt is more up your alley, it doesn’t give you permission to voice your pathetic opinions on such a sad occassion. One day when you have to watch a loved one die from cancer i hope you feel remorse for making light of Swayze’s passing. Now get back to your pig porn and grow up

Mrs Lovejoy says:

03:38pm | 15/09/09

Whenever I’m stuck in traffic the words of Bodhi in Point Break always come to me and make me wish I was anywhere else ... “We are here to show those guys that are inching their way on the freeways in their metal coffins that the human sprit is still alive.”

Butterman says:

03:40pm | 15/09/09

Theresa, I don’t see why you feel the need to denigrate Darren, Arthur, anal goat rooting and pig porn.

Firstly, Darren and Arthur were just voicing the opinion that Swayze was a B-grade, shithouse actor; a fact that cannot be denied. I don’t think they were making light of Swayze’s death; it is not funny, however his movies were a bit of a joke.

As for anal goat rooting and pig porn, I take it that you have experienced both. If not, your opinion is ill-informed and you do not have the requisite experience required to put forward said opinion; I can state, uncategorically, that there is nothing better than rooting animals anally, except perhaps watching bestial porn.

RIP Patrick Swayze. Your movies will no longer offend our sensibilities.

pc says:

03:40pm | 15/09/09

Hi Kate, although in the case of Patrick Swayze I might agree - otherwise I find that if you cant say something nice about someone, you’d better say something mean. (Ted Kennedy said that.)

Andrea says:

03:45pm | 15/09/09

he was like my dream guy in dirty dancing…i use to watch that ever day or ever twice a day cuz he was in it…i really wish he could have beat it!there really need to find a cure for cancer…radiation don’t help a bit..why create a disease no body can heal! cancer sucks…

darren says:

03:50pm | 15/09/09

Hi Theresa - dead set wanker- anal goat rooting - pig porn - sounds to me like you have spent far too much time improving yourself in life - sure it is sad he died - but we all do - but that should not allow people to write absolute crap about his so-called acting -

Gabor says:

04:10pm | 15/09/09

darren and athur I wish that you both died instead of Patrick Swayze. Both of you an idiot.

Barbara says:

04:18pm | 15/09/09

Butterman I only hope I am wrong about how you came upon that name ............Patrick Swayze firstly is and was a wonderful Human Being who brought joy to many people throughout the world…...What a shame some people choose to leave insulting comments….....I hope you never have to suffer such a terrible disease….................

Mr Fickle says:

04:20pm | 15/09/09

I want a divorce

Darren says:

04:22pm | 15/09/09

both of you are an idiot? great use of the English language Gabor - must have watched too many crap Swayze movies

Angela says:

04:27pm | 15/09/09

Alot of horrible words here from people.  Just becuase you didnt find this man’s movies and acting a joy to watch, doesnt give you the right to say such harsh words.  I enjoyed his movies and i am glad to have been around in the same generation as this wonderful Man.  He was a true gentleman who didnt let Hollywood and Fame take over his private life.  He has stayed loyal to his wife and must have one of the longest lasting marriages in the film industry?  Sadly missed and you will not be forgotten by your fans. 
Its unbelieveable that people can speak of the deceased in such a negative way like some people here - something must be definelty lacking in their life to crucify someone who has deceased.

Sonia says:

04:27pm | 15/09/09

Darren, would not surprise me… though you forgot bogan - you are clearly weird and warped - to delight in stirring people about death of somebody they liked?? Need a bit of attention do you? Why comment at all? PS was a talented dancer and a successful, well loved actor, nobody cares what you say or think…  RIP PS.

Margaret Gray says:

04:43pm | 15/09/09

...from Red Dawn:

Jed Eckert: Do you want blindfolds?
Stepan Gorsky: This violates the Geneva convention.
Jed Eckert: I never heard of it!

...and the cinematographic masterpiece that is Point Break:

Bodhi: You’re about to jump out a perfectly good airplane Jonny, how do you feel about that?

Bodhi: Yo, Johnny! I see you in the next life!

RIP Mr Swayze.

Enjoy your rest…you’ve earned it.

Bob Higgins says:

04:48pm | 15/09/09

Dear upsetees,
Celebrity cannot be all adulation, applause and prizes - there should always be a balancing, and derision is a perfectly legitimate counterweight.  Because of the web, non-consensual opinions can now be heard, which is a blast of clean air to the stale micro-managed PR industry mascarading as news.

db says:

05:57pm | 15/09/09

Yo Johnny! I see you in the next life!

Deborah Shackleton says:

07:24pm | 15/09/09

Well fought battle, R.I.P, Hope your wife is ok! -_-

Dan says:

08:19pm | 15/09/09

Butterman, I’m denying that ‘fact’ that he was a B-grade, shithouse actor! I think he was quite good and forged a terrific career, and will most certainly be missed. RIP

Butterman says:

08:32pm | 15/09/09

Sonia, I have to ask - if nobody cares what we say or think, then why are people replying? Ow fk he is correct.

Now, nobody here is saying that PS DESERVED to die, as far as I read. Furthermore, nobody here is denigrating the man himself.

I think what is being said (and it is fairly irrefutable) is that he was an absolutely terrible actor.

I felt the same way watching some of his movies as I do when people yell words of encouragement at me while I masturbate. Ashamed, helpless and trying to reach a conclusion that seems to only get further away.

Darren says:

08:39pm | 15/09/09

Hi Sonia - glad you see the need to tell me you don’t care for my opinion -

Pedro says:

09:16pm | 15/09/09

Do you always bring your own chart ? ..... Saves time ... Dalton was as tough as a two dollar steak

Heléna says:

09:27pm | 15/09/09

point break - definitely my favourite Patrick Swayze movie

Lonleymum says:

10:50pm | 15/09/09

To be fair i think we all have opions on his acting, but to us that loved him we will and do think he was great.Thats what we will always feel and to those of you who choose to think other wise thats up to you, but dont make fun of or degrade his life you have no right to do that, unless you are GOD and i dont think thats so!!  He had a gentle way about him and was a very sexy man who i am sure did not know just how sexy he really was. Also he private life was just that private, unlike many who sell picures and storys to the tabloids to fill there sad lonley lives and indulge in having obscene amounts of money that they spend on whims. So maybe we should all take a moment to think how sad his family must be feeeling at this very sad time, and think do they need all the ill voiced comments. No matter what we think or feel about him, he has gone and the there aare those whos lives will be sadder because of this. So to end i say May you now rest in peace Mr Swayze. Also hope that in time the pain will ease for your family and they will begin to remember you in better times. Love you and thank you for all the great films you gave us. Ghost and Dirty Dancing being my all time favourite.

lita says:

12:19am | 16/09/09

let him rest in peace…. the word cancer bring chills to everyone.. but pancriatic cancer is awful… my grandma passed 14 years ago due to pancriatic cancer… she was a lovely lady, she was my nanna…. but in her last 6 months she became a ghost… she was on morphine most of the time because she couldn’t resist the pain…. i’m so sorry for Patrick i dont wish anyone to go through that pain… hope his wife is ok…

Vicki PS says:

01:20am | 16/09/09

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar.  Swayze played a great drag queen.  All right, he wasn’t a great AC-TOR (in Gielgud voice) but he was professional and made the most of what he had.  Why get bitter and twisted because a matinee idol playing light parts isn’t Olivier?  (By the way, Olivier would have been the first to tip his hat to a competent jobbing performer).

Dan says:

01:43am | 16/09/09

Butterman, it is not irrefutable that he was an abslolutely terrible actor. He was terrific in Ghost and Point Break; he wasn’t a bad actor in the slightest.

EMMA says:

03:49am | 16/09/09

patrick swayze wasnt the greatest of actors but a few of his films were good i really liked outsiders and young blood   and he was good in the tv sereires the beast

Dhyan says:

04:32am | 16/09/09

surprised and saddend to read such disrespectful comments about someone who has just passed.  If you can’t say something nice, keep your flippin mouth shut and let those of us who morn his passing, grieve.

Michael says:

11:43pm | 16/09/09

Nobody’s saying he was our generation’s greatest actor.  But he may have been the nicest.  And if you check out his imdb page, he made more purely enjoyable flicks than just about anyone in the last twenty years.

marc says:

12:36am | 17/09/09

Patrick was a great actor, and a successful,  the negative comments noted are a reflection on the sadness in the life of idiots, your a sad bunch, with no life, give the man some respect on he’s death he’s earned it, you never will

Colt Baldwin says:

07:02am | 20/09/09

Patrick Swayze was a good actor, a courageous soul, and a good example. He wasn’t the best actor in the world or in history, but how is that relevant when looking at memories and legacy he left behind for all of us. He made me laugh and cry in almost every movie of his I saw.

On the flip side of everything positive that comes with an open forum, the right to free speech and the freedom to express opinions, its just kind of expected that if you are adult enough to exercise these rights, you also have the common decency and decorum to do it responsibly and tactfully. To the crass and disrespectful, a universal justice will repay. You should be old enough to realize that to behave recklessly and thoughtless is an admission of weakness and an invitation for life and the universe to deal you a lesson or two in humility.  Patrick Swayze was a good man, a cultural icon, and a portrait of courage. I celebrate his life, his legacy and offer my empathetic condolences to his family and my fellow fans.

Vikki says:

07:20pm | 22/09/09

In the past year,I personally have had my best friend, Tabby, My Aunt Barb and now Patrick Swayze all die from this HORRIBLE DISEASE called CANCER . May God Rest Your SOul Patrick Swayze. This man was an Amazing actor, dancer,singer and Human Being. Not many people are married to the same person for over 30 years. These people on here talking negative about this sensitive subject will reap what they sow. I just hope you never have to deal with CANCER in your personal lives. Patrick Swayze will always be remembered and to me and the other millions of fans ....The nengative remarks will fade away.  REST IN PEACE PATRICK.

Janet Earl says:

10:36pm | 11/12/09

Patrick Swayze will be greatly missed by all of loyal fans.  He was a gentleman and a fantastic dancer, actor and singer. He bought happines to all who enjoyed his movies.  I will miss that cheeky grin.  When he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer I was devestated. I feel empathy with Patrick’s family as Cancer claimed the life of my mother and uncle in the last couple of years. RIP Patrick we love you and miss you.

Rudy says:

11:46am | 02/12/10

You ain’t seen bad yet, but it’s commin’.  RIP

stephanie says:

09:44am | 16/05/11

I still miss him.  Best wishes and God’s love to his family.