Viggo Mortensen and Bob Anderson (Star Wars)- RTB

[rosztajn]

sad

[NextGamesPL]

[*] Grumpy Bob :(

[JasonRenshu]

What most people who never met him could never realise is how DEDICATED to his craft he was. He once said Viggo Mortenson was his best pupil, so I find Mortenson's recollections interesting... The world has truly lost an incredible man, and I feel most sorry for those who will never know or understand what is now missing. At least some of us understood his wonderful work and a privileged few of us knew of his wonderful personality as well. Rest in peace, you wonderful, grumpy old master.

[BluDrgn426]

RIP!!!!

[cinemanable]

RIP Master Anderson. now to have my self a LOTR marathon :)

[evilwev]

Rest in peace Bob Anderson! A true master!

[siganese]

Rest in Peace ... a great Master is gone ...

[neohip]

The world has lost a legend, Heaven has gained an Angel with a fantastic fighting technique, I would imagine the first thing he saw was Errol Flynn, who bowed before him and offered him a fantastix sword, but not made of rubber this time.

God Bless you Bob.

Everyone who knew you on this Earth loved you, and thank you so much!

[ehcmier]

RIP, Mr. Anderson. :(

[megadeath45]

Bob: "It's a pity that rapiers aren't used today. It they were still used, I'd be really good at it. Hahaha!"

LOL gotta love the old guy ^_^.

[jezmuff]

I am surprised that a fencer should have fallen into the position of a man like Bob. Every time I have watched fencing it not only seems so restricted in its movements (though I know there are different forms) but also seems, each round or whatever, to end in about 0.7 of a second. I don't see any of the flourishing, beautiful elvish (etc) shit in fencing that I witness in movies. I'm a layperson in this regard so I'm speaking observantly not with any prescription or authority to judge.

[MadassAlex]

@jezmuff:

I'd suspect that he started with classical fencing and expanded his studies over time.

A lot of the differences are to do with weight, and the dispersal of weight. Because a longsword needs a little more time to reach a sort of "terminal velocity" where it is most deadly (although its true speed matches that of a rapier), you get those flourishes and twirls when a first strike doesn't work. It's an easy, efficient way to work more power into the next strike. Way different to a foil.

[marinaaa001]

Viggo!!! :)

[wolfmaster555]

Bob Anderson is now my hero for life

[bealof]

.....did Bob Anderson ever call himself a swordmaster, or was this a title that has been......thrust....upon him? I think Bob knows enough about what he does (and doesn't) do to know what he is (and is not). To answer the question: is this the Bob Anderson from "Wonderful Life": no, it is not the same person. That gentlemen has, unfortunately, passed on

[Zwerchhau]

The artificial rule structure of sport fencing, and the dissimiliarity in handling of foils, epee' and sabre as used in sport fencing, from actual historical weapons, makes modern sport fencing so far removed from the more inclusive and advanced historical techniques, that any sport fencer who believes they are actually learning swordsmanship is deluding themselves. No matter how expert they are in that sport.

[oldbensos]

i went to the premier of this, was great.

[Zwerchhau]

Who gives this guy the right to call himself a "Swordmaster" I don't care how many movies he's done. stunt master maybe, sword master give me a break.

[PhiXioNLife]

He's an Olympic fencing champion, my good man. Chances are he could kill you in less then 2 seconds in a swordfight :D

[fireboltcrazed]

Too Right!!!!

[Zwerchhau]

I have great respect for sport fencing as a sport. Much as i have great respect for say excellent tennis players, or other athletes of any sport.  However, modern sport fencing is not swordsmanship. It is the result of the death of swordsmanship. When men stopped using swords as weapons, and started playing games and sports with them the true Art of Defence died.. An Olympic fencing champion he may be, and I respect that, but that does not make him a swordsman, or a "Swordmaster"

[PhiXioNLife]

Ok, I agree with you on some degree. First of all, a champion fencer probably couldn't handle a gang of 5 with a sword, because it just isn't learnt to him. However, against anyone 1v1... Chances are he will win big time. And you're wrong, in fencing you do use swords as weapons.. however, they are adjusted. You can still be a swordmaster, even though they are rare these days. Same as Martial Arts masters, they still remain although people mostly use guns.

[GorinRedspear]

he does not only do fencing. he started with it, got interested in the entire scala of sword types and could (for his reflexes aren't what they were anymore) outbest nearly every other swordfighter in the world

[HamsterPants522]

@PhiXioNLife The sport of fencing is nothing like handling real swords, and it is very loosely related to the martial art of using the rapier in formal duels.

[Zwerchhau]

Fight choreography and stunt work is extremely difficult and labour intensive, requiring years and decades of experience to master. What I take issue with is the title of "Swordmaster" To practitioners of Renaissance Martial Arts like myself, who base our studies on the period resources and fechtbücher, and are familiar with the writings of the actual Masters at Arms of the Renaissance, calling ones self a "Swordmaster" when you are a performance arranger is insulting to the Art.

[snoopy8me]

Bob A nderson ..is this the man who played the little boy on. "it's a wonderful life." ?

[Hakodan]

nice interview

[serenetyligh]

Good interview!

*****

[Vincent100A]

The greatest swordmaster in the world

[Reclaimingtheblade]

i'm going to see the movie when it comes out for the sword fighting scenes, should have lots of them, this is just a production video for the film.

[StingDrift]

Alot of yada,but no swordfighting scene?

Boring.But Viggo is one of a kind.Great actor.

[FathomFan]

Outstanding subject matter hardly explored before in film. Highly anticipating its release. Sword salute to Galatia films and the producers!

[alexshields1]

Viggo is right, Alatriste and Bob Anderson's role in this film should be appreciated for historical and period accuracy. But you have to admit Bob's Darth Vader fight choreography being purely science fiction, taken for what it is, as entertainment, is great too. Can't wait to see this film to learn more about actual period fighting!

[SwordAndBuckler]

Bob Anderson's fight choreography isn't exactly what I would call "historically accurate"; entertaining yes, although anyone with legitimate western sword training can tell it isn't based on historical teachings. Bob Anderson is definitely one of the best fight choreographers in the business, but he is just that: a fight CHOREOGRAPHER. Although I too am looking forward to this movie as they also interviewed actual swordsmen from both the East and West.

[Reclaimingtheblade]

Thanks for your thoughts on Bob Anderson, SwordAndBuckler. You are correct for most of Anderson's choreography. He is a sport fencer and that certainly carried over into his choreography. Don't know if you've seen Alatriste, but they did a lot of research into the period sword fighting for this Spanish flick. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at it's accuracy to time and place.

[SwordAndBuckler]

No I have not, although what you've said gives me hope and I may go look it up.

[tomurso]

I am one of the many swordsmen interviewed in this film documentary on Eastern & Western swordsmanship. Reclaiming the Blade should be a fantastic cinematic journey for all sword enthusiasts. Please visit the website for more info about the film, contests, give-aways, sword school directories, etc.

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