Early War of the Worlds reviews

[Rackhir]

Oh I agree, but there's always someone out there who, when you point out the silliness of Scientology's positions on the treatment of mental illness, says "Yeah? Well other religions reject science-based stuff too, so there" and thinks that they have scored a point or something. They haven't. Other religions that make those sorts of claims are also silly in my book.

If they make that sort of claim, just ignore it. If you continue to argue with them on that sort of topic you are going to turn things into an argument on religion.

 

[Storm Raven]

If they make that sort of claim, just ignore it. If you continue to argue with them on that sort of topic you are going to turn things into an argument on religion.

My response is more of a "Yes, you are right, those things are silly too, next topic" sort of thing. It neutralizes the "other religions say kooky things about science too" argument pretty effectively.

The best part about Tom Cruise's very public melt-downs over Scientology is that it seems to have inspired many new people to actually look at Scientology's claims and practices, and Scientology doesn't seem to be coming out looking too good.

 

[Rackhir]

The best part about Tom Cruise's very public melt-downs over Scientology is that it seems to have inspired many new people to actually look at Scientology's claims and practices, and Scientology doesn't seem to be coming out looking too good.

I have to agree with you on this point, I've been surprised at how many people don't seem to be aware of what Scientology is really selling. As they say, light is the best disinfectant.

 

[Desdichado]

I have to agree with you on this point, I've been surprised at how many people don't seem to be aware of what Scientology is really selling. As they say, light is the best disinfectant.

I had no idea until very recently. Of course, I'm not really "in the market" for a new religion, so that's beside the point too.

 

[GentleGiant]

I just stumbled on this on a Danish gossip page (the gossip page is part of a tv-channel's homepage):

The world's cynicists have for long had a suspiscion that the relationship between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise was a PR-stunt. It's simply too good to be true. Now an anonomous source from Hollywood confirms that it's all an act. Because Tom Cruise prefers men.

"So, the whole Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes thing - apparently, it is, like we all thought anyway, a ridiculous PR thing. Tom Cruise was supposedly caught in bed with Rob Thomas (the lead singer of Matchbox 20) by Rob Thomas's wife, Marisol. Rob Thomas is also a Scientologist. Obviously, nobody wanted this to get out, and Marisol was going nuts threatening to expose them. I think that she might be getting paid off, but to preempt any rumors about Tom, the Scientology people as well as Tom's PR people basically recruited Katie Holmes to play this part of Tom's super-excited girlfriend, and they are just paying her a b*ttload of money. I guess they also woo'd her with promises of what this would do for her career, since she's at best a B-lister. But I guess now Marisol is so annoyed at all of the press Tom and Katie's relationship is getting, she's threatening to go public, spill the beans, and file for divorce."

(combined translation of the Danish site and what I found on TheSuperficial.com which is listed as the source - the above is not the whole quote from the site)

 

[Rackhir]

I just stumbled on this on a Danish gossip page (the gossip page is part of a tv-channel's homepage):

The world's cynicists have for long had a suspiscion that the relationship between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise was a PR-stunt. It's simply too good to be true. Now an anonomous source from Hollywood confirms that it's all an act. Because Tom Cruise prefers men.

This is not a new claim. Almost exactly the same thing was said about his marriage to Nicole Kidman. While (for no particular reason) it wouldn't surprise me if he turned out to be gay (there are obviously more gay people in Hollywood than have admited it), but I don't see any real reason to believe it, nor do I care if he is gay. Who he sleeps with is his own buisness.

 

[GentleGiant]

This is not a new claim. Almost exactly the same thing was said about his marriage to Nicole Kidman. While (for no particular reason) it wouldn't surprise me if he turned out to be gay (there are obviously more gay people in Hollywood than have admited it), but I don't see any real reason to believe it, nor do I care if he is gay. Who he sleeps with is his own buisness.

Totally agree, just thought it was funny that it mentioned Scientology trying to cover it up too

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Don't want to interrupt the discussion of Tom Cruise and Scientology, but this was posted on Boston.com in a review of War of the Worlds and I thought it was really funny.

Cruise plays Ray Ferrier, a dockworker who's two steps away from being a deadbeat dad, and it's a mark of the star's unfussy immersion in the role that I forgot all about his recent looney-tune shenanigans five minutes in.

[snip]

Curiously, in the next scene he emerges from that basement as Tom Cruise, action hero, and when the character disappears up the sphincter of an alien ship -- sorry, that's what it looks like -- I half expected him to come out holding Katie Holmes.

The whole review is here: http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=7276

 

[Teflon Billy]

I wouldn't advice anyone to take drugs. What's the problem?

Tell someone to refuse their antibiotics following Surgery?

No Aspirin whil the cast on your broken arm sets up?

No clotting agents for a Hemophiliac?

I'd advise all manner of people to take drugs.

 

[Storm Raven]

Totally agree, just thought it was funny that it mentioned Scientology trying to cover it up too

Scientology has been accused of lots of conspiracies: arranging the marriage of Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson, making sure that Tom Cruise always has a girlfriend or wife to cover up for the "fact" that he is gay, reviving John Travoltas career in various ways, and so on.

I tend to disbelieve most of these rumors. Conspiracy theories are fun, but actual conspiracies hard to pull off, and I don't think the crowd of goofballs in charge of Scientology could pull these sorts of things off.