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Author Topic: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.  (Read 1858 times)

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Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #20 on: January 18, 2006, 11:29:03 am
Let's examine the Oscar winners over the last ten years:

Million Dollar Baby
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Chicago
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
Titanic
The English Patient
Braveheart

Now, while Titanic and Braveheart are insults to the art of film, the only minority I see covered here is the Hobbit community.
"Mais est-ce qu'il ne vient jamais à l'idée de ces gens-là que je peux être 'artificiel' par nature?"  --Maurice Ravel
 

Offline WMCoolmon

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #21 on: January 18, 2006, 01:54:26 pm
Quote from: Ford Prefect on January 18, 2006, 11:29:03 am
Now, while Titanic and Braveheart are insults to the art of film, the only minority I see covered here is the Hobbit community.

 :lol:
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Offline BlackDove

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #22 on: January 18, 2006, 03:31:01 pm
I thought Bravehart was a fun movie.

Obviously not historically accurate or educational, but I found it amusing.
 

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #23 on: January 18, 2006, 04:57:01 pm
I'm glad I studied Shakespeare BEFORE 'Shakespeare in Love'. :o
EDIT: Was that a vBulletin smiley?  ;)

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Now go and read this signature again.

So, you actually bothered to scroll down, eh? If you're that bored, you might as well take a look at the links above.
 

Offline BlackDove

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #24 on: January 18, 2006, 07:43:20 pm
Quick, somebody call the cops.
 

Offline TrashMan

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #25 on: January 19, 2006, 08:38:25 am
Quote from: Ford Prefect on January 18, 2006, 11:29:03 am
Let's examine the Oscar winners over the last ten years:

Million Dollar Baby
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Chicago
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
Titanic
The English Patient
Braveheart

Now, while Titanic and Braveheart are insults to the art of film, the only minority I see covered here is the Hobbit community.

I sad awards, not specificly Oscars...and this year counts too.

And if you paid attention which movies got awarded this year...
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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #26 on: January 19, 2006, 09:32:48 am
i want madmax 4 damn it!
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #27 on: January 19, 2006, 10:56:42 am
Quote from: TrashMan on January 19, 2006, 08:38:25 am
Quote from: Ford Prefect on January 18, 2006, 11:29:03 am
Let's examine the Oscar winners over the last ten years:

Million Dollar Baby
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Chicago
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
Titanic
The English Patient
Braveheart

Now, while Titanic and Braveheart are insults to the art of film, the only minority I see covered here is the Hobbit community.

I sad awards, not specificly Oscars...and this year counts too.

And if you paid attention which movies got awarded this year...

Do you intend on completing that sentence?  Or are we to wait in anticipation?
 

Offline pyro-manic

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #28 on: January 19, 2006, 12:03:53 pm
Might you be referring to a certain cowboy film that has pissed off a fair number of idiots while doing well at the Golden Globes?
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Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #29 on: January 19, 2006, 01:24:01 pm
I'd be lying if I said Brokeback Mountain looked interesting to me, but I get the impression that it is a well-made film, and I think it's unfair to claim that its recognition comes solely from the fact that it's a homosexual love story. De-Lovely was about one of the most famous gay men in American history and it didn't get squat, so I don't think it's as formulaic as you might think.
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #30 on: January 19, 2006, 01:41:51 pm
Quote from: Ford Prefect on January 19, 2006, 01:24:01 pm
I'd be lying if I said Brokeback Mountain looked interesting to me, but I get the impression that it is a well-made film, and I think it's unfair to claim that its recognition comes solely from the fact that it's a homosexual love story. De-Lovely was about one of the most famous gay men in American history and it didn't get squat, so I don't think it's as formulaic as you might think.


I think he just grudges any sort of recognition for a film with a positive (or even neutral) portrayal of an oppositional mindset.
 

Offline DeepSpace9er

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #31 on: January 19, 2006, 04:08:34 pm
this thread seems to be rapidly descending into the cess pit. On a lighter note, Gibson looks like Saddam Hussein.. all he needs are some Doritos!
 

Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #32 on: January 19, 2006, 04:12:50 pm
Actually I think the thread was doing fine until that little gem of a contribution.
"Mais est-ce qu'il ne vient jamais à l'idée de ces gens-là que je peux être 'artificiel' par nature?"  --Maurice Ravel
 

Offline Ace

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #33 on: January 19, 2006, 06:46:05 pm
Wallace: "You can take our land, but you can't take our national history! That's saved for the Americans you know..."

Generic Noble: "Americans you say? Never heard of them. Hrmm... but we wouldn't need to bother with you if we just went across the sea and sent all of the debtors and religious terrorists over there... more land for the rest of us then!"

*500 years later*

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Offline Rictor

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #34 on: January 19, 2006, 06:53:01 pm
Hey, I would rather have people bastardize my national history via some more-or-less close approximation like Braveheart than, for example some abomination like this. At least Braveheart makes the Scots out to be noble, heroic, drunken savages, as opposed to just savages.
 

Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himse
Reply #35 on: January 19, 2006, 06:58:55 pm
But Sasha the sniper was the coolest guy ever.
"Mais est-ce qu'il ne vient jamais à l'idée de ces gens-là que je peux être 'artificiel' par nature?"  --Maurice Ravel
 

Offline Mefustae

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #36 on: January 19, 2006, 09:09:36 pm
Was that the same sniper that saw Wilson sitting still, and had the bright idea not to use a Bipod, not to steady the rifle, and not to even take a few seconds to aim? F*** me, and he ended up being so damn cock-eyed that he couldn't hit s***.

Still, you have to give credit to the movie for being bold. I mean, what other movie seriously expects an audience to believe that an entire Mechanised Infantry division (including BMPs, and several dozen infantry) can't hit a single guy as he walks briskly out into an open field, and walks back to an awaiting Helecopter without getting a single scratch?
  

Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #37 on: January 19, 2006, 09:37:19 pm
They don't expect you to believe it, just to enjoy watching it.
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Re: It's about time for Mel Gibson to commit himself.
Reply #38 on: January 19, 2006, 09:41:05 pm
But that's the thing, I didn't.
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