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2008-07-02 Home Front: Culture Wars

Oh, the burdens of cruising the French Riviera while feeling ashamed of your country!

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Posted by Mike 2008-07-02 06:32|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 You know I just, I just came back from Moscow, Berlin, London, and Paris and its the first, Ive been there quite a few times in the past five to 10 years. And it just hasnt been a good thing to be American. And this is the first time, since Barack has gotten the nomination, that it, it was a good thing.
hmmm, reminicient of Michelle not being proud of her country huh.

This trend of hollywood types makes me sick, and I like Will Smith's talent, too bad we're stuck with them for more than 4 years at a time, can we have term limits on these yah whos? What makes these hollywood types feel they have so much credibility to think their comments actually mean something while off the screen. Wow. Another thing, isn't it these guys that while visiting other countries that in a way represent us as Americans to these countries?

More buses in isle 5....

Posted by Jan 2008-07-02 08:40|| 2008-07-02 08:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't listen to him...he is evil! I saw him smoke a cigar in a movie!

Since no movie is anymore just a movie, can anyone hear the title of this movie and not think "John" - so I understand it is a movie about an asshole with super powers that causes more harm than good when using his powers. Hollywood, getting the point of the theme vs. box office return - especially when you make your top billing actor pander what was supposed to be the subtlety of the box office smash on the f'n Today show?
Haaaa Ha ha ha! Whoooouu! hooo hoo!

Mr. Smith, you were just thrown onto the altar of burnt celluloids! The people who were going to go see your movie already saw it and now you look like a tool. Now go play golf with Cruise and enjoy your later years.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-07-02 09:37|| 2008-07-02 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 There is one less actor that I will go see.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-07-02 10:00|| 2008-07-02 10:00|| Front Page Top

#4 I can't stand will smith, he's Mr. Narcissism incarnated (ok, so is Wesley Snipes, but I tend to like him in his various action flicks & in the great Del Toro's "Blade II")... plus, he's not an actor, an actor pretends to be what he isn't, all that smith does is "being" the character he's contructed for himself in real life (with the possible exception of "Ali", which I didn't bother to see, anyway, I don't watch movies anymore)...
From movie to movie, he "is" will smith, if you see what I mean, even it it kills the whole premise of the movie - the two worst betrayals were that ignominous "Wild wild West" (God, I really liked and still like that show, and I'm not even gay, at least, I think, I'll have to buy the DVDs to be sure), and "I am legend", a great novel whose whole point is lost by having him play the part (not his ethnicity, but his "image", as opposed to the hero and tone of the Bloch novel).

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-07-02 10:15|| 2008-07-02 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 So they don't like us in Eeeeurrrrope because of George Bush. Big whoop - newsflash to Will Smith - the Eeeeeurooopeeens have been snotty about the US since... well, forever. Just because a lot of them now are giving the big sloppy tongue-bath to the Obamessiah doesn't change much. Tomorrow, they will still be snotty about us obstreperous Yanks who have no culture and don't know our place and refuse to do as our betters command. Deal with it, Mr. Smith - and move on.

BTW, my next book - or rather, three of them are all about a bunch of European immigrants in the 19th century to came to Texas, looking for land and the chance to live without being lorded over by politicians and a so-called elite. They had a rough time at first, but eventually prospered, and were damn grateful for the opportunity to become Americans. The "Adelsverein Trilogy" will be released in December, but I am taking orders now, for all three books (with autograph!)to be delivered shortly before the release date.

I can promise that if I become rich and famous from this, I will never, ever whine to an interviewer about how perfectly horrid it is when Eeeeeuuuropeans don't like us!

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2008-07-02 10:36|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2008-07-02 10:36|| Front Page Top

#6
Shut
Up
And
Act

But then, as Anony mentioned - he doesn't really act - he just forces his one character into whatever role the movie calls for. The character in 'Independance Day' is the same one in 'Wild Wild West', 'Men in Black (I&II)' and "I Robot" and any of his other movies.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-07-02 10:57|| 2008-07-02 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 He is also a fellow traveler of Scientologists.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-07-02 12:31|| 2008-07-02 12:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Another actor in movies I will now never pay to see. Good job, Will you dum#@ss.

Posted by 49 Pan 2008-07-02 16:44|| 2008-07-02 16:44|| Front Page Top

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