Reminds me of the first date in Lethal Weapon 2 (between Mel Gibson and Patsy Kensit), which would have been the best first date ever if it hadn't ended so tragically. Mel meets Patsy in the grocery store, invites her to his trailer, they drink beer and watch the sun set, have the kind of olympian sex marathon that you find in 1980s movies, and are awakened by crooks in a helicopter machinegunning the trailer into smithereens. Then they escape, Mel somehow manages to blow up the helicopter, and they go back to her place. I've certainly never had a date like that. (The rest of the night doesn't go so well for her, however...and his night's just getting started.)
I agree, it's very hard to see past what we now know about what a horrible, crazy jerk he is (and evidently always was; they've worked very hard to conceal it from us, since he's been so lucrative). But vintage Gibson -- like, for example, the first 2 or maybe 3 Lethal Weapon movies -- is great stuff. He definitely has a very high dosage of the movie star gene.
Galippoli, he was great in that. You gotta give him Braveheart too but I watch THAT movie now with an entirely different understanding of who William Wallace and Mel Gibson REALLY are/were like.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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Reminds me of the first date in Lethal Weapon 2 (between Mel Gibson and Patsy Kensit), which would have been the best first date ever if it hadn't ended so tragically. Mel meets Patsy in the grocery store, invites her to his trailer, they drink beer and watch the sun set, have the kind of olympian sex marathon that you find in 1980s movies, and are awakened by crooks in a helicopter machinegunning the trailer into smithereens. Then they escape, Mel somehow manages to blow up the helicopter, and they go back to her place. I've certainly never had a date like that. (The rest of the night doesn't go so well for her, however...and his night's just getting started.)
I only feel creep out by Mel these days but there was a time when I was one of his greatest fans. Lethal Weapon is a good little actioner.
I agree, it's very hard to see past what we now know about what a horrible, crazy jerk he is (and evidently always was; they've worked very hard to conceal it from us, since he's been so lucrative). But vintage Gibson -- like, for example, the first 2 or maybe 3 Lethal Weapon movies -- is great stuff. He definitely has a very high dosage of the movie star gene.
Galippoli, he was great in that. You gotta give him Braveheart too but I watch THAT movie now with an entirely different understanding of who William Wallace and Mel Gibson REALLY are/were like.
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