Movies and Actors

[kybearfuzz]

Yesterday, a group of the guys and I went to go see the new "Total Recall" remake. I thought it was a fun movie, a few plot holes here and there, but lots of great action scenes and some good shirtlessness on the part of Colin Ferrell. While chatting online today, a friend asked me what I thought of it in comparison to the original. I said it wasn't as comical in places as the original and that the original is still probably the superior movie in terms of story.

Then I ended it with saying, "... and I'm just not a fan of Ahnold these days."

It started me thinking about movies I used to enjoy and the actors who are in them. The more I learn these days about actors, their political affiliations and views, their religious views, etc., the more I find my opinions adjusted about their acting talents. It has become harder to separate my view of the actor and my view of the role he or she plays.

Personally, I find actors like Arnold, Mel Gibson, and Tom Cruise unpleasant (and I'm being kind in the wording here). As a result, I find myself skipping any of their new movies, no matter how good they may be in their roles. When a new Tom Cruise movie gets released, I almost automatically get turned off on the idea of seeing it. In addition, I sometimes find myself no longer enjoying their older movies that I used to like watching, like Total Recall, Lethal Weapon, etc.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Comments

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

I find myself skipping any of their new movies

Ditto.

[madknits.livejournal.com]

There are certain actors and directors I won't go see. Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Woody Allen, among others. Just as I don't want my money to support places like Chik-fil-A, I don't want my money going to people I find reprehensible.

[trulygrateful.livejournal.com]

Funny you should ask this as I was talking about this with people in California last week.

If I know an actor's political leanings (on my on and not through secondary sources) and those leanings are against GLBT or anything else for which I strongly advocate, I choose not to see their film or take part in their [whatever].

I do realize that there are still many other good people who do not share that person(s) leanings and deserve to make a living. I suppose before film production starts (I would hope) any studio would think about such things and carefully consider who is playing/directing/whatever their film.

Sadly, it seems to me that as of late it's not so much a case of "right v. not right" but more about the financial bottom line - and that always seems to win out with rare exception.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do. I wouldn't go to any film featuring any of the actors you've listed, especially Cruise. But, then again, I've never been to any of their movies in the first place.

[putzmeisterbear.livejournal.com]

I'm with you. Road Warrior used to be one of my favorite movies. Even though I know Gibson isn't making money off it these days it's still hard to watch him so I don't.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I have issues with all the above listed actors.

I have a few of the Terminator dvds, but cannot get myself to buy a 12" Terminator figure for my collection.

I don't think I could stomach looking at Ahnold
every day. :P

Tom Cruise? Mel Gibson? I have nada zip zilch to say about them. It's already been said and said again.

[labeartorycub.livejournal.com]

Yep. Arnold, Tom, and Mel have all fallen off my movie radar, and I no longer have any interest in their movies.