Have we forgiven Mel?

[bull]

If I had any interest in the Mayans I might have seen this flick but when it comes to violence I guess I'd rather go with something like Aliens or Terminator. The guy might be a crazy, drunken, anti-Semitic fool but he knows entertainment.

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20061210/116578770000.html

Mel Resurrects: 'Apocalypto' Earns $14M
Sunday December 10 1:55 PM ET

Mel Gibson's bloody epic "Apocalypto" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, proving the filmmaker still can deliver a winner despite his drunken-driving arrest and anti-Semitic rant last summer.

"Apocalypto," a Disney release set in the Mayan civilization and told in an obscure Mayan language, opened with $14.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It was a modest haul compared to the $83.8 million opening weekend of Gibson's last movie, the 2004 religious blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ," which went on to do $370 million domestically.

But "Apocalypto" overcame the baggage of Gibson's personal troubles as well as its difficult subject matter, which features a no-name cast in a hyper-violent tale that includes beheadings and images of hearts ripped from people's chests.

[Lowprofile]

I never really cared in the first place..........just another loud mouth drunk going off on a vodka-powered rant.  But he does make some good movies.

[Shakey]

I never really cared either.

[nh_mopar_fan]

I think most people separate the two.

I know that I think Alec Balwin is an idiot but he's made some damn good movies.

[Lostsheep_01]

What's up with all the sub-titled flicks?!?  Just make a good ol fashioned shoot 'em up, with fast, naked women and even faster cars!

[BigBlockSam]

14m is not a great opening . considering that jack ass 2 made 29m the first week . Rene

[bull]

14m is not a great opening . considering that jack ass 2 made 29m the first week . Rene

True, but I think the gist of the article is that #1 at the box office is a pretty good opening for a sub-titled Mayan epic made by an anti-Semitic drunk.

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

Mad max 1 and 2 were awesome,so hes cool in my books, now wheres that beer?

[dkn1997]

just another loud mouth drunk going off on a vodka-powered rant. 

Stop talking about me!!

[Silver R/T]

Anyone seen his movie "payback" got Road Runner in it, and chebby nova

[moparguy01]

Anyone seen his movie "payback" got Road Runner in it, and chebby nova

AND a triple black 73 or 74 Charger SE.  you know a good car. haha. its the car they drive away in at the end.

i never gave a crap about his little rant.

[Silver R/T]

ya great movie, just saw it. Nice black 73 Charger at the end

[6pkrunner]

I actually thought that Apocalypto did extremely poor for a high budget Icon film. So either a huge lack of interest in the ancient Mayan civilization, or no Mel is not forgiven. But then Colin Farrell's New World did very poorly also - so maybe very old historical based films are not garnering any interest.
But I doubt you'll see Mel's face in any endorsements any time soon. While some can separate his films from him, a lot will not want to be reminded of him in any way for a while yet.

Well until the next celebrity pulls a public meltdown. The overall public memory is a short term item.

[moparguy01]

I actually thought that Apocalypto did extremely poor for a high budget Icon film. So either a huge lack of interest in the ancient Mayan civilization, or no Mel is not forgiven. But then Colin Farrell's New World did very poorly also - so maybe very old historical based films are not garnering any interest.
But I doubt you'll see Mel's face in any endorsements any time soon. While some can separate his films from him, a lot will not want to be reminded of him in any way for a while yet.

Well until the next celebrity pulls a public meltdown. The overall public memory is a short term item.

i heard alec baldwin attempted a meltdown the other day. so it might take less time than you thought.

[TruckDriver]

I never really cared in the first place..........just another loud mouth drunk going off on a vodka-powered rant.  But he does make some good movies.

I never cared either. And I like Mel's acting. He was great in Air America, one of my favorite movies of all time and the Mad Max/Road Warrior movies.

[bull]

I actually thought that Apocalypto did extremely poor for a high budget Icon film. So either a huge lack of interest in the ancient Mayan civilization, or no Mel is not forgiven. But then Colin Farrell's New World did very poorly also - so maybe very old historical based films are not garnering any interest.
But I doubt you'll see Mel's face in any endorsements any time soon. While some can separate his films from him, a lot will not want to be reminded of him in any way for a while yet.

Well until the next celebrity pulls a public meltdown. The overall public memory is a short term item.

i heard alec baldwin attempted a meltdown the other day. so it might take less time than you thought.

That guy just about has a meltdown every time he opens his mouth. The only difference this time is that he did it on voicemail and Kim Basinger turned it over to the media. She's a screwball too.

[6pkrunner]

Alec always struck me as totally off base. And it didn't take long for Kim to show her tilt either. What amazes me is an entire spin industry keeping the Baldwins, Bassingers, Cruises, Richards, Gibsons and the others on the straight and narrow appearance path for so long. Hats off for their successful work, but you're masking monsters.
Look at how long it took the real Cruise to appear after he fired his manager and put his sister/sister in law in place. The cracks appeared immediately. The coach jump not much longer. Think that the Fonz jump the shark can be augmented with the Cruise jump the coach as the benchmark for when stars go past the point of no return?

[Brock Samson]

it's called "acting out"...

[GTX]

I never really put much into it, a drunken rant revealing his true thoughts....so?
I come from Jewish roots but couldn't care less if Mel likes me or my kind although I suspect that he hasn't changed his views, he can think what he wants, I pay my money to watch him act not listen to his politics.

I like his movies and have most of them except for the Passion of the Christ and the last on, Mad Max trilogy was great!
He's good at what he does and I'll continue to watch. I doubt though I'd sit down to dinner with the man though.


Never thought any of the Baldwins were all that great, very overrated in my book.

[Silver R/T]

I actually thought that Apocalypto did extremely poor for a high budget Icon film. So either a huge lack of interest in the ancient Mayan civilization, or no Mel is not forgiven. But then Colin Farrell's New World did very poorly also - so maybe very old historical based films are not garnering any interest.
But I doubt you'll see Mel's face in any endorsements any time soon. While some can separate his films from him, a lot will not want to be reminded of him in any way for a while yet.

Well until the next celebrity pulls a public meltdown. The overall public memory is a short term item.

I thought movie was good. Pretty hardcore overall, not cheesy like every movie that comes out now.

[CharlieCharger]

just goes to prove what alcohol does to some people..In before the lock

[bull]

just goes to prove what alcohol does to some people..In before the lock

Lock? Is this moparts?

[69bronzeT5]

just goes to prove what alcohol does to some people..In before the lock

Lock? Is this moparts?

Moparts always locks threads. They have some pretty dumb rules. One for example is members under age 18 cant send pm's

[CharlieCharger]

No its not moparts..but our nappy-head thread got locked..so..I would assume its only so much time before this one does..but I know what happens when you assume