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Actually, I thought Aflleck did a good job writing, Goodwill Hunting. The real point is, I use to love to go to the movies and concerts. I use to buy tapes, etc. Forget it. Maybe I am not all the fans, but I am one noisy one. And obviously Aflleck is somewhat concerned. Doesn't matter to me, I have made up my mind. Those rich and famous blabber mouths need to have something to worry about, and I plan on doing my part.

Yeah, I agree with your "Good Will Hunting" remark. Though, I don't know whether it was Affleck or his girlfriend, Matt Damon, who did the majority of rewrites on that script.

Personally, I prefer foreign films: Almoldovar, Nair, Panahi, Kaigai, etc., to the insipid fare being offered by Hollywood.

I use to buy tapes, etc. Forget it. Maybe I am not all the fans, but I am one noisy one. And obviously Aflleck is somewhat concerned. Doesn't matter to me, I have made up my mind. Those rich and famous blabber mouths need to have something to worry about, and I plan on doing my part.

You are not alone! I bet LOTS of people in the US are doing the same.

My husband and I have changed our movie-going habits of late due to politics. Whereas before, for example, if it sounded like a good movie and starred Harrison Ford or Ed Harris, we'd have gone to the movie theatre in a hearbeat to see it. Now, we wait for the video. On the other hand, if it stars (for example) Kurt Russell, or Bruce Willis, or Clint Eastwood, for sure we will make an extra effort to see it at the movie theatre. Outspoken conservative actors/directors will get our dollars. (Okay, Kurt Russell is a Libertarian but so is Walter Williams, and besides KR had his pic taken with Newt Gingrich, in Hollywood no less! That's a guy with some real cojones.).

On the other hand, outspoken Liberals will NOT get our dollars at the box office, no matter how much we want to see the flick. We'll wait for video.

There is a profound difference between conservative and liberal Hollywood types. Liberal Hollywood types actively try to get the general public to join their political bandwagon. When's the last time a conservative celebrity tried to use his/her celebrity to recruit political followers?