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View Poll Results: Does an actor's politcal leanings affect your likelihood to see a movie he/she's in?
Absolutely! An arse is an arse and I won't waste my time on one 6 22.22%
On an "iffy" movie it might 3 11.11%
Nah.... Not unless the person is an absolute fruitloop 6 22.22%
Are you kidding? What has one's politics got to do with their acting ability? 12 44.44%
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Old October 29th, 2005, 05:55 AM   #1
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Old October 29th, 2005, 06:07 AM   #2
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I think Tom Cruise is a fruitloop, but I really enjoy his movies. Conversely I think Ben Affleck has a lot of good things to say, but I have really disliked some of his movies.

Really it makes no difference.
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Old October 29th, 2005, 06:14 AM   #3
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Absolutely! An arse is an arse and I won't waste my time on one


I dont watch Susan Surandan(sp) movies or Richard Geer and several others. Why should I help them by paying to watch their movies.
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Old October 29th, 2005, 06:16 AM   #4
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Quote:
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I dont watch Susan Surandan(sp) movies or Richard Geer and several others. Why should I help them by paying to watch their movies.
LOL I don't watch their movies because they bore the hell out of me.
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Old October 29th, 2005, 07:54 AM   #5
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Are you kidding? What has one's politics got to do with their acting ability?
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Old October 29th, 2005, 08:22 AM   #6
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If someone is really offensive (to me) then it might marginally affect my decision, if they are a star in a film - but with a few very appealing exceptions, it's more about the overall quality of the film than any particular actor.
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Old October 29th, 2005, 09:55 AM   #7
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The only person I won't watch because of politics is Hanoi Jane. I don't watch her because I don't think she deserves to breathe. And, oh yeah, she's supposedly a crummy actress to boot
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Old October 29th, 2005, 10:00 AM   #8
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Not really. I wouldn't care about the politics of my fireman, policeman, or grocery store clerk.

Now I might skip a film for the politics of the movie but probably not for the actors.

As far as movies in the theater I am really picky anyway.
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I wonder what Wallace (of Wallace & Gromit) thinks of the "war on terror".
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I dont watch Susan Surandan(sp) movies or Richard Geer and several others. Why should I help them by paying to watch their movies.
Can't believe you didn't see Thelma & Louise.
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Old October 29th, 2005, 07:54 PM   #11
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The last thing I want to know about an actor is his/her political leanings. When they take it upon themselves to tell me about their political opinions, it ticks me off.

I picked the first option.
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Old October 30th, 2005, 07:27 PM   #12
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Who cares what thier politics are? They have a right to speak out just like any of the rest of us.

I will watch a good movie even if it has somebody I hate politically.
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Old October 30th, 2005, 08:50 PM   #13
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Actors are allowed thier opinions just like everybody else, but that doesn't mean people need to contribute to their celebrity and further their stage for their political "agendas" if they don't want to.

I won't see a Jane Fonda movie. But, I don't care for a bunch of other actor's views and will see theirs. Fonda took it to another level for me, though.

And, no, of course an actor's political leanings don't have anything to do with their acting ability. But what does that have to do with the poll?
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Old October 31st, 2005, 04:55 AM   #14
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Doesn't this question really apply only to conservatives?
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Old October 31st, 2005, 05:14 AM   #15
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Doesn't this question really apply only to conservatives?
Silly partisan finger pointing, Kolo....

What actually prompted me to ask this question was my sister's refusal to see Tom Cruise movies because of his rant against psych drugs.

...but go ahead and interpret it anyway you like.....

Besides..... you could also refer to Charleton Heston, Tom Selleck, or "Ahnold"
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