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Quote: Originally Posted by AlicornsPrayer The movie may have grossed big bucks, but that doesn't mean the movie was any good...Yes, it raked in the bucks. But it was a horrible movie none-the-less. Stating that isn't an 'attack on right wing Christian zealots'...It's stating a fact that the script was greatly lacking and was nothing but gallons of faked blood scenes. And because of the hype over it, the media frenzy,...

Quote: Originally Posted by talloulou For example Sean Penn is just your typical run of the mill Hollywood a$ right up there with Barbara Streisand. Yet both of them have put out enjoyable films so I could give a about their general a$. Now OJ Simpson has transgressed so far into EVIL that I wouldn't even want an autograph from the guy . But he was found not guilty in criminal court. I'm not saying he didn't do it. I don't...

A. I was one of those people who paid for two tickets to that movie. I also paid to see Titanic and The English Patient. They sucked too. However, my ticket sales are included in their grosses. Face it, the vast overwhelming majority of people who are NOT interested in a religious movie about Jesus' torture and crucifixion would NOT have seen this film...so, it's not surprising that almost 3/4 of the people who saw it enjoyed it. As...

Quote: Originally Posted by team_barlo Hell--I don't even know what half the famous actors look like, let alone their politics. I gave up knowing that stuff when I didn't have to anymore. I do remember Sean Penn sticking his nose into (was it Iraq?) someplace that I didn't think was especially appropriate as an American at the time, but I forget the particulars. Would I refuse to see his movie? Not if it's a good movie,...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnredd You might think it was a "horrible movie none-the-less", but the public disagrees with you...and the public isn't all "right wing Christian zealots"... Did you read what I wrote? Cause if you did, then you'll see that I agreed that the sales weren't 'right wing Christian zealots'....So why the need to restate what we both already agree on, but in a...

For example Sean Penn is just your typical run of the mill Hollywood a$$hat right up there with Barbara Streisand. Yet both of them have put out enjoyable films so I could give a $hit about their general a$$holery. Now OJ Simpson has transgressed so far into EVIL that I wouldn't even want an autograph from the guy.

Quote: Originally Posted by cnredd I started this thread for informational purpose to the "gay contingency" here, but I got to thinking... "If I were gay, would I want this a-hole playing a role model in the gay community."...Personally, no way... So the larger question is what I'm asking... If you want to see a movie because of the storyline, will the actors/actresses influence your decision on...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnredd Sean Penn to play Harvey Milk in film I started this thread for informational purpose to the "gay contingency" here, but I got to thinking... "If I were gay, would I want this a-hole playing a role model in the gay community."...Personally, no way... So the larger question is what I'm asking... If you want to see a movie because of the storyline, will the...

Hell--I don't even know what half the famous actors look like, let alone their politics. I gave up knowing that stuff when I didn't have to anymore. I do remember Sean Penn sticking his nose into (was it Iraq?) someplace that I didn't think was especially appropriate as an American at the time, but I forget the particulars. Would I refuse to see his movie? Not if it's a good movie, although I probably wouldn't go see...