Comments on: Open Thread Tuesday

By: Mode

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By: maatkare

maatkare — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:25:44 +0000

Yes, and my number hasn't changed for eons.

By: El_Gordo

El_Gordo — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:03:14 +0000

I absolutely concede that he can be a very good actor and director. But that´s not enough. Actor are brands. Brand x may be a good gadget but if you knew the manufacturer killed children in Africa, it would matter to you, wouldn´t it?

I have been to Cuba and I know what Penn supports and I say that´s an appropriate comparison and screw him. Screw him like this illiterate Hollywood millionaire screws the people who must live under these regimes. His acting is nothing to me.

By: El_Gordo

El_Gordo — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:47:36 +0000

No, that´s not the point. Unlike, say, painters or game programmers, actors live by their face and name. Penn insisted on linking his face and name with his politics, using his fame to push his imbecilic opinions on me. It´s not my damn fault that I cannot watch him now without thinking of what he so very publicly stands for. That was his professional choice.

And it is telling that you couldn´t find a better example than James Woods. I guess in your world publicly supporting Republicans is equal to visiting and fawning over murderous thugs like Castro and Chavez? Yes or no?

By: Dogness

Dogness — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:43:45 +0000

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By: thebronze

thebronze — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:18:34 +0000

Colors was a great movie about the LAPD of yester-year. Even Sean Penn couldn't ruin it. Duvall was superb in it. As usual.

By: thebronze

thebronze — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:18:34 +0000

Colors was a great movie about the LAPD of yester-year. Even Sean Penn couldn't ruin it. Duvall was superb in it. As usual.

By: maatkare

maatkare — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:53:18 +0000

I would argue against remixing it. It's entirely of its' day. Why change it? It's pure 80's. While it's a competent film, and a pretty comprehensive snapshot of the time, it suffers from many films that tie themselves too close to a particular date & time. Like many of the other 'hood flicks (and I worked on a few) it looks painfully dated and preachy today. (and c'mon–any movie where people have beepers instead of cell phones looks woefully out of date) I remember seeing it in the day and Conchita Alonso's character was roundly and audibly mocked in the scene you mention. And then it was pretty much overshadowed by the rash of 'hood flicks deemed more "authentic" because they were made by, well, black directors who had actually grown up in the 'hood.

By: Patricius

Patricius — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:28:31 +0000

Let's not conflate the meaning of "not lamenting" with "taking pleasure in". Oh, and here are a few more scriptures that you could have posted, if you weren't so loving of the bad doctor.

"Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me"
–Luke 9:48
"Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
–Luke18:16
"When the wicked are on the increase, sin multiplies, but the upright will witness their downfall."
Proverbs 29:16