The Beaver
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He talked about Lars and the Real Girl. That made me happy. I love that movie.
On topic... Why? Why won't Mel Gibson's career stay dead, damn it? And if it won't, why does it have to do this? Why can't it make "Braveheart 2: William Wallace vs. the Space-Ninjas."? I'd pay to see that.
On topic... Why? Why won't Mel Gibson's career stay dead, damn it? And if it won't, why does it have to do this? Why can't it make "Braveheart 2: William Wallace vs. the Space-Ninjas."? I'd pay to see that.
It's a shame I now re4fuse to pay money to see a film if I know any percentage of it is going to Mel Gibson, cos this looks alright.
During the post-production phase:
Studio Executive: Jody, I know you really wanted this documentary on Mel Gibson to go through, but no one is seriously going to believe that he's this insane, evidence or otherwise...
Jody Foster: Okay, how about I shoehorn a story about a guy's family and we make it look like a movie rather than it being Mel's intervention?
Studio Executive: I think we can do that. Make him a executive at a toy company, that sounds funny.
Studio Executive: Jody, I know you really wanted this documentary on Mel Gibson to go through, but no one is seriously going to believe that he's this insane, evidence or otherwise...
Jody Foster: Okay, how about I shoehorn a story about a guy's family and we make it look like a movie rather than it being Mel's intervention?
Studio Executive: I think we can do that. Make him a executive at a toy company, that sounds funny.
I believe it was because Pongo [http://redvsblue.com/archive/?id=864&v=more&s=1] was taken... and Jewish...HankMan said:
I don't see the significance of Gibson's personal life when looking at any film he is in.
You can if you want but I personally don't see the reasoning for it. Because he's a antisemite he can't play a dude with a beaver for a hand in a small art film?
This is a free country. The moment you go around judging a man for his beliefs is the moment I stop caring about your opinion.
Let he without sin cast the first stone, etc.
You can if you want but I personally don't see the reasoning for it. Because he's a antisemite he can't play a dude with a beaver for a hand in a small art film?
This is a free country. The moment you go around judging a man for his beliefs is the moment I stop caring about your opinion.
Let he without sin cast the first stone, etc.
Too bad it sounds like it's so interesting and something I would see, because I don't let my money go towards supporting Anti-Semites.
It's significant to people like me who are Jews. So I guess our opinions and feelings don't count? Good to know.Ihniwid said:
So anyone want to take bets on when Gibson has his next "episode"? Seriously, it seems like everytime he makes a good/interesting movie recently he always follows it up with something horrible in real life. What is this, like his 4th "returns to the big screen" we've seen? That being said I'll probably go check this out, the premise sounds good and asshole or not Gibson can act pretty damn well
I fully respect the idea of looking into little-seen places and making movies out of unusual and non-mainstream topics. There're too many clones and retreads. But what possible train of thought could lead anyone to think that *this* story was worth telling anyone, much less making an expensive commercial film out of it?
So you're saying that no matter how horrific a persons beliefs are, we shouldn't judge him because that's just what they believe? That seems, to put it mildly, a bit silly. Surely these are some of the main things someone should be judged on. I'm not going to say that Mel Gibson shouldn't be allowed to be in any films. I'm just saying that I won't pay to see them, because I don't want my money going to him.Ihniwid said:
I normally try to separate an actor's personal life from their job, but I won't watch anything that puts a dime in that man's pocket.
Thats quite alright, I'll be skipping this movie, thank you.
Gibson has taken a very noticable decline that I will not be supporting while he continues to suffer from his bouts of the Crazies.
Gibson has taken a very noticable decline that I will not be supporting while he continues to suffer from his bouts of the Crazies.
Alcohol doesn't make someone suddenly turn into an Anti-Semite. If anything I have discovered that in getting drunk a person's true colors tend to come out because that little filter in your brain which tells you not to say certain things gets whittled away with the more booze you guzzle.SpiderJerusalem said:
It's fine if someone else wants to support him and people don't care. Just a poster asked "who cares if he's an Anti-Semite?" and I answered that I and other Jews care. If you want to see his movies, so be it...no one is stopping you. I personally however will not.
If you want to take offence against Mel Gibson for his past remarks you are free to do so. If you do not want to spend money on his films, again, you are free to do so.Abriel said:
Should he be allowed to make films? That is the question which I'm defending. I was not defending his position as an anti-semite, I was defending his position as an actor.
You can do as you want, but if it irks you I'd suggest asking yourself why a complete stranger's views bother you so much.