Mel Gibson or Tom Cruise - favoured actor - Progressive Rock Music Forum

now you do not give "both" or "neither" options (LOL)

neither would be my answer.

stellar?!

Neither for me as well LOL

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Mel Gibson is clearly the more stellar of the two.

oh that is easy.. voting for the comedic genius of Mel LOL

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I've learned to despise both of them.

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I can never forgive Cruise for casting himself as Jack Reacher.

Should do a Christian Bale vs. Alec Baldwin poll next. ;)

Normally I do like to separate the performer/artist from the work, but, as with Jeffro's point, it can be kind of hard to do. If I held Cruise or Gibson in higher regard as actors then I probably would not care so much. {EDIT, when I say care so much, I mean that I might have a favourite without commenting on their stranger traits, but instead just think about the work -- even if I might actually care more since I might respect them more due to their abilities and so care more about how they are as people).

I mean, I like a lot of stuff made by people who have done reprehensible things and/or who have views that I hold in disdain. I won't not watch a Roman Polanski film no matter what I think of the man, but sometimes I think that I shouldn't support these people. There's an album by a convicted murderer in PA that I really like.

I've said things that people could hold against me, but I'm not famous, nor am I taken that seriously, so hardly anyone cares. I haven't gone on racist tirades, threatened violence, or have whacky religious views (well, some might find my lack of religion whacky), but I've said crap around my family when angry or frustrated that is utterly disdainful. Still, I don't like to be judgmental (most people have good days and bad days and some good and bad years, and most do good and bad things -- who knows the psychology of these people and what they have gone through).

Anyway, Cruise and Gibson both give me the creeps. That said, it won't stop me from enjoying movies that they've been in. I will vote for Gibson because between 1979 and 1984 he was in a number of films that I really liked: Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, The Bounty, Mad Max, and Mad Max II.

Edited by Logan - February 14 2018 at 12:43

Wow....love that Cruise Scientology video above........was that a Saturday Night Live skit...?

;)

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Poll Question: Whos your favoured actor of these two fellows
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Mel Gibson	6	[60.00%]
Tom Cruise	4	[40.00%]
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Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34076	Topic: Mel Gibson or Tom Cruise - favoured actor Posted: February 13 2018 at 11:35
	Two actors whom at their hights are quite stellar actors. Mel as Hamlet is one of my favourite actor preformances and Toms The Last Samurai, equaly favoured but many other movies inbetween in very width generes. Both can do drama, action, epics, post apocalyptic, comedy, thriller and onandond, Mel is a better comedic actor while Tom is a better drama actor ( Rain Man). so which is it you like/favours mostly Edited by Icarium - February 13 2018 at 11:37


Cristi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 45548	Posted: February 13 2018 at 12:54
	now you do not give "both" or "neither" options (LOL) neither would be my answer. stellar?!

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	No 'neither' button? Think I'll sit this one out....
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	Neither for me as well
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Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 36829	Posted: February 13 2018 at 14:56
	I like films that they both have been in, especially Gibson (Gallipoli, The Bounty and Mad Max) but I don't regard the actors highly. I will say that they are two actors that creep me out IRL. This Tom Cruise Scientology video is quite something. And Mel Gibson's various rants.

Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67442	Posted: February 13 2018 at 16:26
	Mel Gibson is clearly the more stellar of the two.

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	I like both equally but they are both not in the elite group of actors.

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	oh that is easy.. voting for the comedic genius of Mel
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	I've learned to despise both of them.
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	^ I agree, they're both idiots.
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	I can never forgive Cruise for casting himself as Jack Reacher.

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	Do I have to pick? I guess if we went back to Lethal Weapon era, I'd have to go with Gibson but given what we now know about both of them, I can't say that I like either of them. Sometimes, it's difficult to separate the artist from the art
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	The anti-semite vs the scientologist They are both tw&ts.
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Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 36829	Posted: February 14 2018 at 12:23
	Should do a Christian Bale vs. Alec Baldwin poll next. ;) Normally I do like to separate the performer/artist from the work, but, as with Jeffro's point, it can be kind of hard to do. If I held Cruise or Gibson in higher regard as actors then I probably would not care so much. {EDIT, when I say care so much, I mean that I might have a favourite without commenting on their stranger traits, but instead just think about the work -- even if I might actually care more since I might respect them more due to their abilities and so care more about how they are as people). I mean, I like a lot of stuff made by people who have done reprehensible things and/or who have views that I hold in disdain. I won't not watch a Roman Polanski film no matter what I think of the man, but sometimes I think that I shouldn't support these people. There's an album by a convicted murderer in PA that I really like. I've said things that people could hold against me, but I'm not famous, nor am I taken that seriously, so hardly anyone cares. I haven't gone on racist tirades, threatened violence, or have whacky religious views (well, some might find my lack of religion whacky), but I've said crap around my family when angry or frustrated that is utterly disdainful. Still, I don't like to be judgmental (most people have good days and bad days and some good and bad years, and most do good and bad things -- who knows the psychology of these people and what they have gone through). Anyway, Cruise and Gibson both give me the creeps. That said, it won't stop me from enjoying movies that they've been in. I will vote for Gibson because between 1979 and 1984 he was in a number of films that I really liked: Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, The Bounty, Mad Max, and Mad Max II. Edited by Logan - February 14 2018 at 12:43

dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20648	Posted: February 14 2018 at 13:47
	Well, being a Scientologist is perhaps a bit less egregious than being anti-semitic....but flip a coin. I suppose though they have both made some good action films.
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dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20648	Posted: February 14 2018 at 13:52
	Wow....love that Cruise Scientology video above........was that a Saturday Night Live skit...? ;)
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