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In reply to the discussion: What was the last Mel Gibson movie you watched before finding out he's an asshole? [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,553 posts)64. Huh, I've never heard that interpretation before.
I vaguely recall that there were news clips in the film showing the lights of alien ships hovering over various cities, and maybe a bird running into one of the invisible ships and falling out of the sky. That might be from a different movie, though.
The demon interpretation works a lot better, though, since you could argue that Hess's renewed faith allowed him to make the water become holy water and that's why it was lethal to the invaders.
Maybe I'll give it another watch through that lens and see how it shakes out. Thanks!
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What was the last Mel Gibson movie you watched before finding out he's an asshole? [View all]
Dave Bowman
17 hrs ago
OP
Jason Isaacs was great as Colonel Tavington. He always plays good villains. N/T
Jedi Guy
17 hrs ago
#6
I liked the scene near the end with Tchky Karyo (playing "Major Jean Villeneuve"). nt
Blasphemer
12 hrs ago
#37
Interesting that you mention Edge of Darkness since I started this thread after watching it yesterday and was surprised
Dave Bowman
6 hrs ago
#53
"We were Soldiers" is SO good...Sam Elliott stole all the scenes he was in as Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley
EX500rider
1 hr ago
#74
I was always amazed at how many loved Braveheart. I have tried repeatedly and just can't finish it.
hlthe2b
16 hrs ago
#12
That's the one that a lot of fundies were wringing their hands over because it depicted christ as more human
mwmisses4289
12 hrs ago
#32
I knew he was an asshole long before others because I was learning Spanish.
Behind the Aegis
12 hrs ago
#40
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
11 hrs ago
#47
When I watched the bearded asswipe stand at attention and salute the russian agent orange at a gathering
ImNotGod
10 hrs ago
#49
I wasn't interested to see a dude getting tortured for hours so I never watched the whole thing.
Dave Bowman
6 hrs ago
#58
I never watched a single minute of it. Just read some of the hype about it at the time.
Crunchy Frog
43 min ago
#78
What was the first thing he did? It would have been right after that. Because he's a moron.
mucholderthandirt
2 hrs ago
#70