Mel Gibson says he's got a lot of things to be thankful for -- but our photog comparing "Passion" and "Apocalypto" to the "Hellraiser" series probably isn't one of 'em.
We got him yesterday in Malibu ... the only offensive things were those grey Crocs on his feet.
Filed under: Mel Gibson
1. I don't see anything Pinhead about this video. Mel Gibson said he was Thankful for a lot of things, sounds like the TMZ dude just wanted to make trouble. File this under TMZ pinhead.
Posted at 9:03AM on Nov 25th 2008 by Sue Lewis
2. Someone PLEASE come up with a different punchline. What's your beef with Crocs? They aren't nearly as offensive as the crap you try to pass off as journalism.
Posted at 9:03AM on Nov 25th 2008 by not2breckonedwith
3. If all you have to bitch about is the man's shoes, maybe you don't have a story worth anyone's time! Dorks!!
Posted at 9:29AM on Nov 25th 2008 by Zuzu\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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Leave Mel alone!!! He need some private. I like Mel and he is a good actor. I have seen some of his movies.
Posted at 9:41AM on Nov 25th 2008 by The Princess
5. Silly Mel! Christians aren't supposed to make movies in Hollywood!
Posted at 9:58AM on Nov 25th 2008 by Crabby
6. Despise this man! Any decent person would boycott permanently anything he makes after his anti Jew comments! And I see all over he is cheating on his wife yet AGAIN!
Posted at 10:21AM on Nov 25th 2008 by Blue
7. Who cares about Mel Gibson? He is an irrelevant loser.
Posted at 10:36AM on Nov 25th 2008 by Ehecatl
8. Mel Gibson's is a great guy! So he is a man in touch with his feminine side for wearing Crocs! So what! He has been married to the same woman for years and has a large family. And he's got talent and he's worth millions. Can anyone else here on these boards top that?! Way to go Mel!
Posted at 10:52AM on Nov 25th 2008 by chris
9. M.G. has got alot to be thankful for...like...he made his $$$...before he showed his true colours...you've been exposed...keep it under the radar mel...
Posted at 11:03AM on Nov 25th 2008 by northern gypsy
10. I've lost a lot of respect for Mel Gibson. I used to actually think he was an ok guy, but ever since he showed the world what an @zz he can be....I just wish he would go away.
Oh, and sorry, but I hate Crocs.
Posted at 12:45PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Hmmmm
11. What a drunk ass, homophobic, antisemite loser! Mel is so last century!!!
Posted at 6:32PM on Nov 25th 2008 by Harry
12. The pap's the pinhead!
Mel's cool, civil and polite.
But the DORK is insulting his -Mel's - work just for a rise. Mel owes him no response.
Posted at 7:46PM on Nov 26th 2008 by seejay
13. TMZ people are a bunch of intolerant, anti-Christian, anti-American bigots.
Posted at 11:24PM on Nov 26th 2008 by CeeDee
14. My only problem with the Passion of The CHRIST is that so far it is not part of a series covering the intire New Testament. It is pretty much perfect except that I wanna see a Mel Gibson produced/directed Book of ACTS. The Apostles going around doing what they did, Apostle Paul surviving shipwrecks and the snake bite. Stephen getting stoned. The Apostles were advanced Good Samaritans that converted people to their selfless way of life et cetera. The Apostles lived interesting powerful lives, they were moving all around the map improving the world.
As for Apocalypto, it was no ordinary movie.
Posted at 12:23AM on Nov 27th 2008 by ObnoxiousPhotog?
15. My longer comment wasn't placed, so here's a shorter version. TMZ has a tendency to portray Mel Gibson as a trouble maker and anti-semite.
First, people should not misrepresent their personal opinion that MG is a bigot as an established fact. It's a wrongful assumption. You'd have to believe people are never unfair, or that drunk people are never unfair, to consider such an occurrence proof that a person is a bigot and that itself is a biased, unrealistic portrayal of reality. Also, this was a once in a lifetime occurrence that shouldn't be falsely portrayed as the opposite, a characteristic trait. Facts are the fabric reality is made of, when people have to twist them to make a point, not only do they not have a point, they have cast doubt on their own motives or their ability to think in a balanced way.
More and more people, fans and 'non'-fans alike, are increasingly alarmed by the amount of hatred and callous condescension coming MG's way. Contrary to MG, who misbehaved only once and apologized, these people attack MG continually and show no remorse. The time that we are willing to take these continual attacks based on this one time incident seriously is over, it's beginning to look a lot like hatred and bigotry itself. One thing is clear, regardless of whether MG is a bigot or not, many of those attacking him are at least themselves infected with the disease they accuse him of having: A hateful attitude with no respect for or interest in balancing facts and emotions.
Posted at 11:52AM on Nov 27th 2008 by 0987
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