Posted on 07/19/2002 7:11:34 AM PDT by robjna
As hollywood continues to beleive acting qualifies you as an expert on current affairs, I find myself not being able to patronize their movies. I once heard a quote that it used to be that fame brought celebrity, but now celebrity brings fame. here is my list of hollywood idiots who I cannot bring myself to watch in a movie or anymore. Lets add yours to the list:
Julia Roberts (top of my list, cannot stand the wench)
Richard Dreyfuss
Cammryn Mannhein
Rosie O Donut
Sharon Stone (not for political views, just a horrid actress)
Rob Reiner (anything he is involved in)
Tom Cruise (stero typical hollywood flake)
Nicole Kidman (see Above)
Bill Maher (enough said)
Help me expand my list
An obscure actress , upon recieving an award, stated that in days of yore, actors were considered rogues and vagabonds, and that we should still considered ourselves in that light. she was insightful beyond her years.
Absolutely hilarious (because of Chris Farley, of course).
what's wrong with bashing the catholic church?... they sure deserve it after coveringup for pedophile priests!
Hanoi Jane. (in a class by herself)
ML/NJ
John Goodman
Mick Jagger
Christopher Lambert
Jean Claude Van Damme
Pia Zadora
Steve Guttenberg
Warren Beatty
Chris Rock
Dudley Moore
The've been in something recently?
The point is that nobody asked them for their political beliefs. They seem to think they're so important that their views can influence us mere mortals. They made the choice to speak out and alienate half the population and I made the choice not to contribute to their careers.
Anyway, applying a political litmus test to the arts means you'd, e.g., have to give up listening to Simon & Garfunkel, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Enya, and just about every popular musician.
I don't know Mike Oldfield's politics--and I am afraid to find out. But you'll pry "Incantations" from my cold dead hands...even if he is a flaming socialist.
Sorry.
--Boris
But Ms. Boyle (raised Catholic, definitely the kind who gives all Catholics a bad reputation) has trashed the church in its entirety, accusing it of being 100% corrupt, evil, etc.--as if there's no redeeming value in the church whatsoever. The real reason she hates the Church is she doesn't want to feel guilty about acting like a slut, being drunk and disorderly, having abortions, and living a totally narcissistic life.
Considering that she's a sleazy, immoral psycho (who's had the police called on her for violent drunken behavior), her lectures about the "evil" of the Catholic Church are simply ridiculous.
Any Baldwin
Baba Streisend
Ed Asner
If I did the same with musicians, my cd cases would be empty. Face it, people that are good a logic and reason, suck at the fine arts. Their emotionalism is what makes them so good at what they do. I say, enjoy it.
I understand that, but for the most part I don't really care what they say because they are not that important and I seperate their idiocy from their work. The same is true in the music industry where many pretty decent artists are outspoken politically and I don't boycott their music.
Sure it is, if you go to a theatre and buy a movie ticket. I cheer and do "the wave" every time a leftist piece of cr*p like "The Candidate" bombs.
......Which is why I rarely go to the movies anymore. It's not a huge sacrifice since so many movies now are mediocre to terrible.
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