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Ocelot II

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8. I like his older movies, before he became an antisemitic alcoholic religious fanatic

Reply to tulipsandroses (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2023, 12:12 PM

Sep 2023

horse's ass. Maybe he always was that way, but at least it wasn't so obvious before he did the Jesus movie and started beating up his girlfriend. Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously are a couple of my all-time favorite movies, and I don't think of them as involving THE Mel Gibson - just some good-looking young guy with the same name.

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I have such disdain for Mel Gibson. It's hard to enjoy his movies anymore [View all] tulipsandroses Sep 2023 OP

I still watch the Mad Max films and enjoy them. Aristus Sep 2023 #1

Tom Cruise oregonjen Sep 2023 #2

Woody Allen? erronis Sep 2023 #3

I can appreciate the art although the artist may be flawed. Sneederbunk Sep 2023 #4

I try to have that sentiment. Woodwizard Sep 2023 #5

This has been an issue since the early days of film. Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will is kelly1mm Sep 2023 #13

I am not sure why but I do not BootinUp Sep 2023 #6

Yes, I just can't CharleyDog Sep 2023 #7

I'm obsessed with JustAnotherGen Sep 2023 #11

Yes, Shetland is a favorite CharleyDog Sep 2023 #14

I like his older movies, before he became an antisemitic alcoholic religious fanatic Ocelot II Sep 2023 #8

Won't watch Sarandon, Eastwood, Gibson, Allen and Wayne anymore. MLAA Sep 2023 #9

Jon Voight is and excellent actor but a wing nut of the worst kind. Martin68 Sep 2023 #10

The irony of his present day right wingery is whathehell Oct 2023 #17

That's what I mean. So I can separate the artistry from the man. Martin68 Oct 2023 #18

ahhh don't watch them.. easy peasy..nt mitch96 Sep 2023 #12

A good movie is a good movie. bif Oct 2023 #15

I can't watch him anymore.. whathehell Oct 2023 #16