Is it fair to judge a movie based upon the actor/director's personal life?

[automaton]

imagine a world where people were satisfied with meeting artists through their work...

 

[Darklord Dave]

Can a 12 or 13 year old give informed consent? I read an article written by (or a interview related as first person) with Polanski's victim. Her mother left her alone with Polanski, both the girl and her mother had been around this world of sex, drugs and alcohol for a long time and Polanski gave the girl alcohol. But I gathered from the article that, technically, she wasn't forced.

As for Scientology - if they didn't try for tax exempt status by claiming to be a church they would be far more accepted. It's basically a self help program like Tony Robbins. It's obviously helped a lot of people and does an excellent job of helping it's celebrity members become more successful. If Battlefield Earth can't kill Travolta's career - nothing can.

 

[JAWS]

Okay, not sure if the Polanski part was aimed at my comments. I was not saying that what he did was acceptable. If he had sex with a 13 year old girl, which I would assume he did, since he ran, then he deserved to be punished. And, if this was either forced or coerced intercourse, it's that much worse. However, I still see a conceptual difference between forced and consensual. Consensual is still a crime, and it's still deserving of punishment ... but I, personally, would not group it in the same league as forcefully sodomizing a child.

So, what has the general consensus been concerning the Polanski case?

No DouglasMcc I was not aiming at you comments. I was just stating how strange Hollywood forgivness is in gerneral.

 

[Viking28]

So why does everyone hate Bay? Sorry don't know.

 

[KAOSINLA]

As for Scientology - It's basically a self help program like Tony Robbins.

More like People's Temple based on science fiction with Celebrities.

Kool-Aid is on the House, I'm buying!!!

 

[Bannister]

So why does everyone hate Bay? Sorry don't know.

Apparently he is an *******.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Why hate Bay? Aside from the fact that the majority of his movies suck? I don't know him personally but have it on good authority that he is a true ******.

He would say that he is a perfectionist who doesn't tolerate incompetence, but if Kubrick and Spielberg can turn out the movies they do without screaming in everyone's face and firing anyone who doesn't jump quick enough when you bark, then Bay has no excuse for behaving like he does.

 

[BadMoon]

Why hate Bay? Aside from the fact that the majority of his movies suck? I don't know him personally but have it on good authority that he is a true ******.

He would say that he is a perfectionist who doesn't tolerate incompetence, but if Kubrick and Spielberg can turn out the movies they do without screaming in everyone's face and firing anyone who doesn't jump quick enough when you bark, then Bay has no excuse for behaving like he does.

Dave I will have to agree with you. I seen him on that "On the Lot" show on Fox. The way he talked down to some of the people really rubbed me the wrong way. I can only imagine how he may talk to some of his employees.

 

[CAhobbit]

Dave I will have to agree with you. I seen him on that "On the Lot" show on Fox. The way he talked down to some of the people really rubbed me the wrong way. I can only imagine how he may talk to some of his employees.

I saw the episode of "On the Lot" when he was a judge. All I could think was that I hope these aspiring directors weren't eating up his advice. He has some talent in him (mainly action sequences in films) but his story telling is not impressive and I don't think he gets the best out of his actors most of the time.

 

[devlinboy]

i kicked michael bay in the balls once during an intense game of kill the carrier

 

[EVILFACE]

I don't care about any actor/director/entertainers personal life, who they are banging, their religion, ghey, straight, politics, in jail, out of jail, car they drive, clothes they wear.

I want them to entertain me with their product I just bought.