One for the ages...

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2008)

Man, what a career; what a voice (it commanded your attention); a profile that should've been carved into a mountainside; an on screen presence so palpable that the word "charisma" simply couldn't do it justice. If ever an actor deserved the accolade "superstar," it was Charlton Heston. He was a no-nonsense type of leading man who always seemed to tower above the merely mortal, on screen as well as off. It was Charlton Heston who opened my eyes (and mind) to the larger world Out There. But it was his presence Up There that got me hooked, that made me love going to the movies. Nor was I alone: the success of his movies speaks most eloquently for itself. Not a bad legacy, and one tough act to follow.