IMO, this bozo is exactly like Kerry, exactly Kerry hates our troops, too. I guess Butler doesn't care for democracy, freedom, or any of the innocent Iraqis we liberated from Saddam's sick regime. Butler is slamming our troops, the coalition troops, the Iraqi innocents, the Iraqi police and their own military who are fighting alongside us to secure their country.
I'm boycotting the movie 300. I just cannot support a half-wit like this any longer.
I posted:
IMO, this bozo is exactly like Kerry, exactly Kerry hates our troops, too.
I meant:
This bozo is exactly like Kerry, since Kerry hates our troops too.
Sorry, I'm so sngry right now my brain's overloaded my middleaged fingers as I type.
Way to help promote your own movie! /s
It's your money so stay home if you want, but the Germans walked out on this movie because they thought it was pro American propaganda.
Anything that so upsets a European, I'm not going to miss.
and then there is the little bit about my tagline.....
Uh....their leader is KING Leonidas. Sparta was in no way a democracy, proto or otherwise.
Anymore, I look for reasons not to go to the movies, as most are such tripe. Thanks for posting. If I were a theater owner I think I'd sue the bastard.
Well OK then. If British actor Whatshisname says so...
Thanks for posting this, I will add this movie to my never see list.
Would you please change the title of your post to "Star" instead of "Start"? When I saw it I thought the movie itself was dissing our troops. Thanks.
They go through this cycle, and once they've decided they don't need us, they'll end up in a big nasty war killing each other. This time we should not help them end it ~ just let it grind on until they finally resolve who's on top, who's on bottom, you know, all the stuff they want to happen in Iraq with a touch of genocidal fury.
Maybe we could ship our own leftwingers over there as the Bill Clinton Brigade. They could help.
Well that's one movie I'll never see. Damn it seemed like a good one too.
Please fix typo in headline: "Star" for "Start"
This is why actors have scripts.
Somebody else has to tell them what to say because they are incapable of critical analysis themselves.
Well it's too bad he opened his lefty mouth. Frank Miller on the other hand is quite the opposite of this brain dead actor. The actor's already been paid, but Miller won't get his full amount until later.. And Frank Miller is pro-USA so I'm going.
..gee, why can't they just shut up and act!!
...Very disappointing.
I must read that quote for myself....but I'm not doubting you.
Seems actors are so afraid they'll come across as patriotic or pro-USA....they are intimidated by their peers and quotes like this are the result!
***Gerard Butler: "300 was sold to me one way: The Spartans are the U.S. But I think if you look at it with half a brain, then you see that the situation is absolutely reversed. ***
I was wondering how long it would take some leftist fool to say this.
We have two ways to look at it...
1. The Spartans (US) hold the line against evil Mid Easterners try to force their rule (Moslems) upon all the known world. Half the Greek leadership (Dems) supported the Persians and one of the two kings of Sparta sided with the Persians. The rest of the Greeks were dily_dallying around trying for apeasement.
OR,
2.The Spartans are as Iraqi insurgents fighting off the invasion of evil Persians (US).
Somehow, #2 does not hold up under careful scrutiny.
Is it still even worth getting upset about an actor being a liberal? I just assume that is the case and don't let it bother me. Besides I can't get too upset with someone for being outspoken about their beliefs when I am about mine.
Most important phrase from the quote is:
"But I think if you look at it with half a brain,"
Apparently, he did.
This guy just saved me $20.
You said in the first post your plans to boycott the movie. Does that mean you had planned on seeing it? Or were you never going to see it and want to change others to your way of thinking?
I am wondering if you would share your left/right criteria for seeing a movie.
How many conservatives/patriots does it take to outweigh a leftie?
For example: One Code Pink actor and 100 USMC actors / directors / producers make a movie on, say, street fighting in Iraq. The movie theme supports the war effort enough that left leaning news-types call it right wing propaganda. Do you see the movie?
If everyone in this movie about a battle 2500 years ago was a conservative advocate except Persian minion number 742 who loudly declares his flaming liberal position on current events in a magazine, would you see the movie?
Personally, I would like to think one conservative was worth an army of liberals.
I am looking forward to seeing the movie for the story it presents and the manner of the presentation. Non-American lefty actor’s opinion on Iraq who appears in a movie generally supportive to conservative / freedom ideals, well his opinion is worthless.