Andy Rooney calls Mel Gibson "wacko"

[jelly belly girl]

www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/15/passion.rooney.ap/index.html

[Bret Walker]

"I think the mail was a good indication of how bitterly divided our country is right now," Rooney said on his Sunday "60 Minutes" commentary. "I hope I'm not contributing to that -- even though I'm right and everyone else is wrong."

Greatest quote ever.

I have some thoughts on The Passion of the Christ since we saw it at the Broadway Theater on Saturday. First of all, I think that Gibson pruposely twisted some facts for the benefit fo the cinema, and presented them as truth. There is nothing in the Gospels that says how the inner conflict of Pilate's decision affected him. And again, Pilate was a brotal and bloody tyrant who crucified Jews on a regular basis. Why he would choose to be swayed by a mob of angry Jews when his allegiance is to Rome is beyond me.

I just feel as though the film were made to stir up antisemetic sentiment. What Christ was about was not anger and hateful retribution, but love. And His message of loving one's enemies was seriously glossed over in the film.

There was a woman sitting in the seat in front of me, and she was crying and moaning in visible pain as Jesus was being scourged. Yeah, that scene was brutal, but you know, I just watched Gangs of New York for the first time, and that movie was TONS more violent and brutal than Passion was. And I wanted to smack this woman in the back of the head and go, "You know, He died. That's history. Did you think it was pleasant? Get over it!"

It just seems to me that this film was made with an agenda, and Gibson is an ass for making it the way he did.

All that said, I think the film as a film is deserving of some accolades. I think there will be some Best Acting nominations for Jim Caviezel and Maia Morgenstern, and probably best directing, best picture, Makeup and costumes, and cinematography nods. And you know, doctrine differences aside, this film certainly deserves all of those.

[Lost]

Rooney, 85, noted that many of his critics took shots at his age. Even Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly said he was too old.

"That wasn't nice, Bill," he said. "I didn't get old on purpose. It just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you."


No , That is the greatest quote ever. Thanks for playing though. =+)

[jelly belly girl]

hahaha.

[Bret Walker]

WRONG.