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Fri Feb-20-04 11:59 PM
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Poll question: Favorite Mel Gibson Movie - [ because I like to stir the pot ] |
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I loved Payback. What a fucked up movie. Honestly, I pretty much like every Gibson movie. Can't say I'm all that excited about Passion, but oh well.
Oh yeah, and We Were Soldiers was incredible. Brought tears to my eyes.
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:00 AM
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1. Lethal Weapon 2 is great nt |
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:01 AM
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I liked Braveheart---it was very cathartic to watch that at that point in my life
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:02 AM
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3. Braveheart for me as well |
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It turned me on to learning about my Scottish heritage .
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:03 AM
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6. Yeah, pretty stupid of me for leaving that off |
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Not sure what I was thinking. I wasn't really thinking at all.
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:05 AM
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10. Yeah, another vote for Braveheart |
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:08 PM
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:17 AM
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16. Good as fiction, but... |
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check out any historian's criticism of it - it made stuff up like Ann Coulter.
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:02 AM
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Shows the horrors of trench warfare.
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:04 AM
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I had that one on the tips of my fingers and ran out of choices. You're right. It really is a good movie.
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Sat Feb-21-04 09:02 AM
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shit, I forgot he was in that! That is an excellent movie period.
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:22 AM
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27. Gallipoli was such a powerful movie. |
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One of those movies where the end had me going, "Whoa!" Makes quite a statement about war. I don't know how factual the movie was about that actual battle, but if it was fairly factual, that was such a senseless battle. So stupid.
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Sat Feb-21-04 06:29 PM
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The entire landing was a disaster, the planning was awful, the landing sites were poorly chosen...it was doomed from the start, and I think the film captures that very well.
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:31 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:47 AM
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32. Agreed - and presented and paid for by Rupert Murdoch |
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personally.
Accidents do happen. Its quite a good movie.
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:02 AM
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I love that movie. Hilarious and very entertaining.
Lethal Weapon 4 was excellent, however I attribute that to Jet Li.
I like all of Mel's movies (that he stars in); I *almost* want to see The Passion, because dammit it's in Aramaic. However, I really don't give a shit about seeing it, because honestly, I already know how it ends.
Spoiler Alert! : Jesus dies!
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:03 AM
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The Citizen Kane of post-apocalyptic dystopias
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:04 AM
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9. Remember his version of "Hamlet?" |
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Or as I called it: "The Reader's Digest Condensed Hamlet."
Anyway, you left out my favorite Gibson film, "Baveheart." Shame on you!
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:05 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:14 AM
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14. he should be the next pres.......he's cute!!!! |
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:38 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:29 AM
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Yes, Mel Gibson does suck. He's a no-talent assclown.
If you don't like my opinion, that's too bad.
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Sat Feb-21-04 06:37 AM
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Isn't Goldberg (the rass-ler, not you) a no talent assclown too?
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:06 AM
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Wish I had noticed before I voted The Patriot. :dunce:
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Sat Feb-21-04 09:27 AM
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43. Doesn't really matter |
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The Patriot was just Braveheart with different costumes and weapons.
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Sat Feb-21-04 11:39 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:27 AM
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Jodie Foster & Jmaes Garner.
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Sat Feb-21-04 12:29 AM
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Say what you want about his beliefs, but Mel Gibson is one talented mofo!
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:07 AM
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21. Well, I *really* liked "Signs" |
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Nobody else? I thought it was a simply great movie. I hate his politics, but I thought he was really good in it.
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:06 PM
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Wasn't it directed by the same director who did "Sixth Sense"?. Anyway, I haven't seen a lot of Mel Gibson movies, but I've enjoyed all the ones I *have* seen.
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:08 AM
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22. Wow! 2 replies deleted. Heavy business, people... |
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...As we all count down to the release of "The Passion of the Christ." Or maybe not. I'm of two minds about the film, but I'll probably see it. If only so I'll be equipped to discuss it with those who also have. Bottom line: Gibson's dad is an old-school Holocaust denier, and I ain' t got time for that bullshit---though many seem to be more or less in his camp. Sorry! Dude is wrong! And Mel's wrong for not distancing himself from his dad's take. But then again, he's said his dad "never lied" to him, so that speaks volumes.
Oh yeah---this thread. "Road Warrior" is my fave Gibson flick. George Miller gets most of the credit here, but yeah, Gibson's perfectly cast. "We Were Soldiers" is a solid Vietnam film, and Mel is good in it. "Payback" was a lame, bullshit attempt to remake John Boorman's stunning "Point Blank." With Mel in the Lee Marvin role. Sorry. No dice. Not EVEN close.
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:18 AM
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26. And it's not easy to get a message deleted from the lounge |
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:35 AM
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29. It can't be THAT hard. I managed it w/o even trying! |
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:10 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:17 AM
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24. Mel Gibson sucks so much my ears pop when he comes on screen! |
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Mel Gibson movie:
Mel Gibson is a: A) Cop B) Almost Retired Cop C) Some regular guy d) A rich guy
Mel Gibson has a:
A) Wife B) Son C) Both D) Love Interest
At one point during the movie:
A) A Drug Cartel kills his wife B) A Drug Cartel kills his son C) Some bad entity threatens his family D) Something gives Mel Gibson a reason to go..
A) Nuts B) Apeshit C) Bezerk D) Fookin nuts (that's A with a tear in his eye)
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A) Kills everyone B) Maims a lot of people and only kills the really bad guy C) Runs a shitload of people over and makes off with a truck full of sand D) Hobble a nice looking beach house with his truck
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:17 AM
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25. The Year of Living Dangerously |
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An excellent movie, a political thriller, with Gibson and Sigourney Weaver.
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:01 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 06:20 AM
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38. Yes! TYOLD *really* pushed the idea of what it's like... |
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to be in a place where you really don't belong. Terrific film, outstanding performaces all around, and atmosphere by the ton.
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:26 AM
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28. What? No votes for "Conspiracy Theory"? |
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This on a site that has it's own tinfoil hat emoticon! :P
IMHO Mel is OK, he just got a little weird over the years. I'm just hoping it's a midlife crisis and not a permanent change.
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:40 AM
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31. I loved almost every Mel movie |
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but my big three are:
Tequila Sunrise with Michelle Pfeifer & Kurt Russell
The Year of Living Dangerously
Gallipoli
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:00 AM
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33. Million Dollar Hotel AND "Conspiracy Theory"? |
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Liked CT better but MDH should not be missed
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:17 AM
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35. After seeing his Dateline Sawyer interview |
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I'm trying to never even THINK about Gibson again. Rarely have I ever been so completely CREEPED by a human, very much like my visceral vomit reaction when I can't remote AWOL off the screen quickly. The guy's a totally self-absorbed, addiction-trading, pontificating, holier-than-thou egomaniac.
Ask me what I really think about him some time.
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:34 AM
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36. Fan of Lethal Weapon series...always have been. |
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Grew up on 80s action movies.
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Sat Feb-21-04 06:37 AM
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39. only two other people liked chicken run? |
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Sat Feb-21-04 07:08 AM
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41. Gallipoli and Mad Max 3 |
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Sat Feb-21-04 09:29 AM
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44. Braveheart!! Is there another Gibson movie???? |
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Sat Feb-21-04 09:33 AM
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45. Braveheart? Is that so obvious it's not included? |
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Sat Feb-21-04 09:35 AM
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46. I liked his "Hamlet" very much, for two reasons: |
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1. The guy's not a hack; he CAN act, and this film showed it.
2. He was ONLY an actor. I think he's better when he can concentrate on that craft.
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:26 AM
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47. Gallipoli and Braveheart |
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Except for the first one, I liked the Mad Max series, too. Granted the video of the first was dubbed into american english. I guess they didn't want to strain Ma & Pa Cabbage. There's supposed to be a new Mad Max in the works. Mel has come full circle.
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:27 AM
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There have been few scenes as cool as Mel Gibson dropping his cigarette on the gas trail. That movie ruled!
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:22 PM
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51. The Year of Living Dangerously ... |
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Not only is it my favorite Mel Gibson movie, it's one of my favorite movies, period.
Set in Indonesia 1965. Directed by Peter Weir. With Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt. 1982 release.
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:27 PM
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Edited on Sat Feb-21-04 01:28 PM by Ramsey
This was Gibson's first movie, made in Australia, and in he plays a young man who is really gorgerous but also mentally impaired. Not quite retarded, but with a very low IQ. He lives with his doting blue collar parents and works as a labourer.
He starts working for this middle aged professional woman, who has him do her yard and then fix up her beach house. She takes an interest in Tim, teaches him to read and expand his abilities. Eventually they fall in love and have to deal with the dual stigmas of her being so much older and his being slow. It's a really nice little story. Mel is really good in it. And gorgeous!
I also really like Gallipoli, Mrs. Soffel, the original Mad Max and Tequila Sunrise.
Edit: Year of Living Dangerously!!!! Incredibly good movie!!!
Too bad Mel had to become such a right wing whack job.
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:12 PM
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55. Yes, I liked "Tim" as well. |
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He was quite good in it, and quite gorgeous as well. :D
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Sat Feb-21-04 04:26 PM
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56. You're a real Mel Fan |
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