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Jedi Guy

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8. The Patriot, I think.

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 08:16 PM

14 hrs ago

It wasn't terrible but the rest of the cast carried it, in my opinion. Especially Jason Isaacs. He can always be relied upon to play a fantastic villain.

Braveheart was pretty good, too, but once again it was the rest of the cast that made it interesting. Brendan Gleeson as Hamish, Patrick McGoohan as Edward I, David O'Hara as Stephen... a lot of really great performers in supporting roles that were a lot more interesting then Gibson's portrayal of Wallace. McGoohan in particular did a fantastic job playing Longshanks.

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What was the last Mel Gibson movie you watched before finding out he's an asshole? [View all] Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago OP

Likely The Patriot. Xavier Breath 14 hrs ago #1

Jason Isaacs was great as Colonel Tavington. He always plays good villains. N/T Jedi Guy 14 hrs ago #6

I love Jason Isaacs hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #23

Yeah, he's a good looking guy. Jedi Guy 10 hrs ago #28

He's also great as a (heavy) good guy in The Death Of Stalin . . . . hatrack 10 hrs ago #25

Villain? Not for this Anglophile. BannonsLiver 53 sec ago #68

Signs, 2002. He played Graham Hess, an Episcopal Ilsa 12 hrs ago #19

Signs was fantastic right up to the twist at the very end. Jedi Guy 10 hrs ago #29

They're demons, not aliens. Swede 2 hrs ago #63

Huh, I've never heard that interpretation before. Jedi Guy 2 hrs ago #64

I first heard it on the internet, and it made sense. Swede 11 min ago #66

I liked the scene near the end with Tchky Karyo (playing "Major Jean Villeneuve"). nt Blasphemer 9 hrs ago #37

Braveheart. lamp_shade 14 hrs ago #2

Yup. buzzycrumbhunger 14 hrs ago #4

I watched Braveheart knowing that Gibson is an asshole. yardwork 6 min ago #67

never seen one. he was cute half naked on dame edna tho nt msongs 14 hrs ago #3

Beyond Thunderdome? haele 14 hrs ago #5

It would have to be either AZProgressive 14 hrs ago #7

The Patriot, I think. Jedi Guy 14 hrs ago #8

I've always known he was, and still is, an asshole, MarineCombatEngineer 14 hrs ago #9

Same Kaleva 12 hrs ago #15

Interesting that you mention Edge of Darkness since I started this thread after watching it yesterday and was surprised Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #53

It's a great movie, MarineCombatEngineer 1 hr ago #65

Dragged Across Concrete pcdb 14 hrs ago #10

probably Signs NewHendoLib 14 hrs ago #11

I was always amazed at how many loved Braveheart. I have tried repeatedly and just can't finish it. hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #12

I saw a lot of his movies. Then stopped when it sunk in he was applegrove 13 hrs ago #13

The first Lethal Weapon? Grey5 13 hrs ago #14

Not sure, but the last movie I seen with him in it was Expendables 3 Polybius 12 hrs ago #16

Oddly enough, it was Conspiracy Theory. Initech 12 hrs ago #17

Yes, that one was trippy. 🙃 Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #54

guy is hot garbage as a human being... democratsruletheday 12 hrs ago #18

The Passion of the Christ TVguyCards 12 hrs ago #20

That's the one that a lot of fundies were wringing their hands over because it depicted christ as more human mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #32

No, I'm pretty sure you're thinking about the Last Temptation of Christ. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #50

Last Temptation is fantastic Orrex 3 hrs ago #56

Ah, you are both right. mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #60

You're thinking of Passion of the Christ TVguyCards 2 hrs ago #61

"The Patriot" was the last Mel Gibson movie I watched. Aristus 12 hrs ago #21

Yes, me too. meadowlander 9 hrs ago #38

I prefer to think of Mel Gibson as a combination of his Jack Valentino 12 hrs ago #22

"What Women Want" hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #24

The Patriot RandySF 10 hrs ago #26

I watched Get the Gringo AFTER I knew he was a total jerk. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #27

We were soldiers. yourout 10 hrs ago #30

Never saw a single one. Fuck that bastard. Klarkashton 10 hrs ago #31

I'm not entirely sure how that's possible MikeyDi 9 hrs ago #41

It's possible. I've done it. I knew about that asshole Klarkashton 9 hrs ago #42

What gave him away for you? Orrex 4 hrs ago #52

Snort! 😆 Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #55

I haven't seen anything he's made since Braveheart (1995) JoseBalow 10 hrs ago #33

I couldn't remember having seen him in anything MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #34

The Year of Living Dangerously remains in my top of favorite movies mentalsolstice 9 hrs ago #35

Mine, too. Gallipoli was another one. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #43

I liked it too although Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt added a lot Ritabert 3 hrs ago #59

The Professor and the Madman jmbar2 9 hrs ago #36

Apocalyptic was prerty incredible. MikeyDi 9 hrs ago #39

I knew he was an asshole long before others because I was learning Spanish. Behind the Aegis 9 hrs ago #40

I remember his first big film, "The Year of Living Dangerously"... Laffy Kat 9 hrs ago #44

Great movie, I'll gladly watch it again in the near future. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #57

He directed Apocalypto, which - though graphically brutal - was ... Whiskeytide 8 hrs ago #45

I had to watch it for work r�is�n_dubh 8 hrs ago #46

THAT is one hell of a film! TVguyCards 2 hrs ago #62

i looked on imdb and i think signs was the last movie. not sure tho. i liked a couple of the lethal weapon movies orleans 8 hrs ago #47

I honestly cannot remember, it has been so long Skittles 8 hrs ago #48

When I watched the bearded asswipe stand at attention and salute the russian agent orange at a gathering ImNotGod 7 hrs ago #49

I think it was probably What Women Want. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #51

I wasn't interested to see a dude getting tortured for hours so I never watched the whole thing. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #58