Unbelievable!

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

So you need to live a hard life and "pay your dues" in this country to be entitled to free speech?

Nope just pay me your dues I will record it in the register and you will be allowed to speak your mind.

As far as the Dixie Chicks go I was all for the fact that they said what they said. I dont even remember what exactly was said but I admire people who speak out and challenge the establishment. There are many other people who speak out but never get heard. I hate the hypocrites who speak out not because the believe in what they say but because they want people to hear them say controversial things.

[Ban Hammer 13,347]

One of the unintended consequences of the mighty first amendment is letting people speak out, and in doing so showing what silly, immature, inarticulate goofballs they are. And the "no standards" media sniffs them out gives them a level of credibility when they deserve none. Such, IMJ, is the case of the Ditzy Chicks. Really, must we lift up these silly young girls to the level of political spoke persons? Take them seriously? I mean, they just got their period a few weeks ago. The rabid anti Bush people will take anyone they can get to speak against him. But can there at least be some standards imposed?

Well now hold on a second here. It wasn't the "rabid anti Bush people" who elevated the Dixie Chicks. They made the comment at a small club in London, and the right-wingers caught scent of it and made it a big deal. It was a one-liner, off-the-cuff, and the Chicks *never* intended to be political spokespeople. It was the extreme right who turned them into "political spokes persons," nobody else.

if they didn't intend to be, they'd never have opened their mouth. their music sucked and they needed some free advertising, they got it.

[Brad and Vika 129]

One of the unintended consequences of the mighty first amendment is letting people speak out, and in doing so showing what silly, immature, inarticulate goofballs they are. And the "no standards" media sniffs them out gives them a level of credibility when they deserve none. Such, IMJ, is the case of the Ditzy Chicks. Really, must we lift up these silly young girls to the level of political spoke persons? Take them seriously? I mean, they just got their period a few weeks ago. The rabid anti Bush people will take anyone they can get to speak against him. But can there at least be some standards imposed?

Well now hold on a second here. It wasn't the "rabid anti Bush people" who elevated the Dixie Chicks. They made the comment at a small club in London, and the right-wingers caught scent of it and made it a big deal. It was a one-liner, off-the-cuff, and the Chicks *never* intended to be political spokespeople. It was the extreme right who turned them into "political spokes persons," nobody else.

if they didn't intend to be, they'd never have opened their mouth. their music sucked and they needed some free advertising, they got it.

Musicians and actors should be censored when they make political statements, or in the alternative their work in the entertainment field should be locked down for a year every time they turn activist. It will help them stay focused on what is most important to them.

Edited July 28, 2009 by Brad and Vika

[mox 298]

Musicians and actors should be censored when they make political statements, or in the alternative their work in the entertainment field should be locked down for a year every time they turn activist. It will help them stay focused on what is most important to them.

Except when they share my political views. Then it's ok.

[slim 1,525]

Can we also not have rappers turn actors?

Actually, Mos Def is pretty funny. Ice Cube did a decent job in the Fridays. Marky Mark has been making some awesome movies for quite some time too. (Matter of fact, he and Cube made a good movie together.)

And feel my words - Common will be the next rapper to make it big on the silver screen.

As long as we can keep Eminem from "flexing his acting muscles" by playing a rapper again, we should be OK. Oh, and Xzibit should stick to backin Dre up. Dre should stay outta movies too. Come on guys, somewhere there's a lonely young black actor cursing all of you for taking all the acting jobs (and Mario Van Peebles for always takin his shirt off.) Make some beats, dunny!

That just reminded me of Meth and Red. Whoops. How High was classic.

Allright I'm done. I'm off to watch "I'm Bout It- the movie." UUUUUUugggghhh!

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

i agree slim but the rapper turned to actor started back in the day when the rat pack started acting, so blame Sinatra,Martin,Bishop and Davis jr. If they had stuck to singing we would have less musicians on the silver screen.

I dont think anyone should be locked down for a year for speaking their mind, if you are going to limit what musicians can say where does it stop. Its like our other discussions about gun control, if we are going to impinge on our 2nd amendment, then lets rewrite the first one, to say

You have the right to free speech as long as it agrees with at least two people on the Russian forum on Visa Journey, hmm seems a bit problematic to me. Remember the beauty of the first amendment is NO ONE is required to listen, ignore it. If the media hadnt reacted the way they did nobody would have cared. The most important speech we must protect is the speech we dont agree with. I dont watch Fox news,CNN or MSNBC, they should be allowed to exist but I just dont watch them. I get all my news from the Daily Show and TVRU1

[mox 298]

I'm always amused when somebody is surprised when a non-actor turns out to be a good actor. Honestly, I think you have to try hard not to be a good actor. Any one of us here could, after a couple months with a good acting coach, pull off a performance that would garner Oscars. Even GiGii and the Sock Puppets, and hell that's saying something. The Hollywood types try to make it seem like "the craft" is such hard work, when really it's just about delivering lines in a believable way. I'm never surprised when a rapper or hell even Tom Arnold turns out to be a good actor. They've parlayed their previous success into hiring a coach to make sure they don't go Britney Spears when it comes time to get up in front of the camera. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Directing is where it's at, beeyotches. Which is why I'm signed on to direct Transformers 3: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Autobots. It's gonna be awesome.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

I'm always amused when somebody is surprised when a non-actor turns out to be a good actor. Honestly, I think you have to try hard not to be a good actor. Any one of us here could, after a couple months with a good acting coach, pull off a performance that would garner Oscars. Even GiGii and the Sock Puppets, and hell that's saying something. The Hollywood types try to make it seem like "the craft" is such hard work, when really it's just about delivering lines in a believable way. I'm never surprised when a rapper or hell even Tom Arnold turns out to be a good actor. They've parlayed their previous success into hiring a coach to make sure they don't go Britney Spears when it comes time to get up in front of the camera. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Directing is where it's at, beeyotches. Which is why I'm signed on to direct Transformers 3: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Autobots. It's gonna be awesome.

Dont you mean the traveling Fembots? Id pay a dollar to see that!!!!

[mox 298]

I'm always amused when somebody is surprised when a non-actor turns out to be a good actor. Honestly, I think you have to try hard not to be a good actor. Any one of us here could, after a couple months with a good acting coach, pull off a performance that would garner Oscars. Even GiGii and the Sock Puppets, and hell that's saying something. The Hollywood types try to make it seem like "the craft" is such hard work, when really it's just about delivering lines in a believable way. I'm never surprised when a rapper or hell even Tom Arnold turns out to be a good actor. They've parlayed their previous success into hiring a coach to make sure they don't go Britney Spears when it comes time to get up in front of the camera. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Directing is where it's at, beeyotches. Which is why I'm signed on to direct Transformers 3: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Autobots. It's gonna be awesome.

Dont you mean the traveling Fembots? Id pay a dollar to see that!!!!

Seriously, I'm pretty sure I could make a more watchable movie than Michael Bay. If there's any evidence that our society is in decay, it's the fact that Transformers and Transformers 2 were tops at the box office.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

Seriously, I'm pretty sure I could make a more watchable movie than Michael Bay. If there's any evidence that our society is in decay, it's the fact that Transformers and Transformers 2 were tops at the box office.

You probably can make a better movie than Bay and Woo(gosh I hate his movies). The harry potthead movies are also evidence that our society is in decay, the last book is going to be made into 2 movies how disgusting is that. Ive only seen part of one movie and never read any of the books. I liked the movie transformers but I also liked the cartoon, I havent seen the second one and Im not sure when I will. I wasnt expecting cinematic brilliance just a decent amount of action, so cool special effects and a hot chick, the rest of it was weak but think about the story they are basing it on.

[mox 298]

The first couple HP books were good. After that, the whole "ohhhh, feel sorry for Harry Potter, and he has to treat everybody like ####### for 3/4 of the book because Voldemort killed his parents" plot got pretty repetitive. Dear god YES I effing get it, his parents are dead and he feels bad. Why are we still dealing with it in book 5?!?!?! Book 5 was, coincidentally, the book I finally just couldn't get past about page 3 on.

I've seen the latest HP movie btw, and I can't believe they're making the last book into 2 movies. The franchise is getting so goddamned old, and so are the actors. Daniel Radcliffe just turned 20 ffs. Anyway, I had a hard time not nodding off during the whole movie. And still...STILL...I'd sit through 50 showings of the recent Harry Potter movie rather than have to sit through 10 minutes of ANY Michael Bay project.

[BluesTraveler 0]

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Directing is where it's at,

Editing is more important. Keeping the timing, pacing, and the right take of the scene.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Directing is where it's at,

Editing is more important. Keeping the timing, pacing, and the right take of the scene.

Editing is only more important in porn hehehe. Cant have the finish before the start and you have to sync up that groovy 70's funk.

[slim 1,525]

The most important speech we must protect is the speech we dont agree with.

Seriously, I'm pretty sure I could make a more watchable movie than Michael Bay. If there's any evidence that our society is in decay, it's the fact that Transformers and Transformers 2 were tops at the box office.

I can't believe this is coming from the man that just said Harry Potter is cool. Seriously?

Slow-motion robot fights, watch all day long I could. And for those who didn't see this one coming, there's only one cool trilogy, and it didn't feature any rings or magic or whatever - just Jedis kicking lots of ####.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

Slow-motion robot fights, watch all day long I could. And for those who didn't see this one coming, there's only one cool trilogy, and it didn't feature any rings or magic or whatever - just Jedis kicking lots of ####.

Um no magic, then what is the force? The only cool trilogy was the first one that they didnt gay up too hard with the love story unlike the latest 3 movies. The only movies that will trully rule all time "Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension" Peter Wellers best work with an all star cast. Cant beat it.