tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post1130226937817160278..comments2024-03-24T14:58:10.815-07:00Comments on Two Old Farts Talking Romance: Remembering Mad MaxLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-75441851560853036662010-07-13T18:58:25.387-07:002010-07-13T18:58:25.387-07:00I still have the rose colored glasses when it come...I still have the rose colored glasses when it comes to Tom, Charlie and Val (beach volleyball anyone!!) although I will admit the rose isn't as vibrant.<br /><br />I cannot believe Mel has gone from hero to zero like this. Although not a huge fan some of his movies are faves. Alec Baldwin is another - after that phone call to his daughter, even the sight of him in a uniform can't quite bring back the adoration to where it was.<br /><br />As L said, management/studios build a persona for these people and expect the actor to stick to it. It's like playing a role. I suppose in the end that particular role gets old and the actor rebels. How many times have we heard about actors/actresses making a particular kind of movie just so they can break free of the typecast they've been seen in?<br /><br />Of course that's no excuse for some of the behaviour that's been displayed. At the end of the day these people need to take a good hard look at themselves and realize just because they have money/power and have the world fawning over them, it doesn't give them the right to be douche bags.<br /><br />Maybe that's half the problem - we put these actors/sports people etc up on pedestals, affording them a certain 'godly' kind of awe while all the time they are just human.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745608296468827669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-91905936189363217572010-07-13T14:35:56.226-07:002010-07-13T14:35:56.226-07:00Isn't this just a natural progression of time?...Isn't this just a natural progression of time? I remember when Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer were wicked hot (especially in Top Gun... YUM!)and now they are crazy and turning into Jabba the Hutt. But there are up and comings who are not eye sores to look at, just viewed in a different generational lens. I mean now there are new and young hot guys out there, who will also age and probably make poor choices.<br />Sexy, smoldering, sensual etc, are all terms with meanings that have evolved in changing levels of what is acceptable in multimedia. So the expectations are going to have to evolve as well.<br /><br />This line is my favorite of the day: "Now he's a maniacal fame whore with a vacuum cleaner for a soul."Demotheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542821751537245071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-6071794785103042692010-07-13T13:39:46.755-07:002010-07-13T13:39:46.755-07:00I was just thinking this about Mel today, seeing t...I was just thinking this about Mel today, seeing the latest news about his ex-girlfriend and all. He was so beautiful when he was young, so pretty to look at and he had a beautiful wife and family. It breaks my heart how ridiculously his life has turned out!! <br />I have to agree with you- they are destroying something precious. It may be that they don't care, because they didn't really have any say in the "image" that was created for them by their managers/studios/etc. But they need to take it into consideration when they go about making stupid choices, treating other people like crap. There comes a point when we will NOT go to see another movie of theirs, or anything they might be associated with. (Although Mel is pretty wealthy by now, so he might not care about that..) <br />The same could be said for sports figures, of course, but I won't even get into that. And I've never really mooned over any professional jocks out there...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682934633602745137noreply@blogger.com