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Well, I'll say this... this may be not be safe for work... D=
But, Scientology is a cult. Being open mined I checked out the location in Hollywood for a while. Like most cults, they have a grain of truth to sucker people in but then mixed with hoopla after people are "in" the club so to speak. But, what they base it on, Dianetics, is actually very advanced stuff. It's a shame that doesn't get removed from the cult part of it. Scientology attracts a lot of weak and vulnerable people but the Dianetics part is solid, if you're willing to separate the two.
And I can't believe I'm about to share this online, [redacted, check your email]. So, it's safe to say I have experience in the matter. Not looking for sympathy, but letting you know I'm not a n00b here either. The gist is there is some truth to what Cruise is saying. How he got over his crap was with Dianetics. It worked for him. I mean people are free to call him nuts... that's cool. But, it worked for him and of course he'd want to share that.
Without getting too in the weeds, I guess it's just a different point of view then. I just don't see the reason to hate someone over talking about something that helped them... even if it's a cult and he's nuts. Like we can laugh and call him st00pid, but that's just taking the piss and not real hatred. He's not telling people to go jump off a bridge (I think).
I'll shut up now. I just don't see the need for the hate.
Jeremy Falcon
modified 18-Jul-23 14:11pm.
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We saw it a month or so ago and I thought it was a Tom Cruise ego trip.
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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I really enjoyed the movie and Tom's role in it.
Ego trip or not.
When one produces and stars in a movie, it's hard to escape it as some sort of ego trip.
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The movie was released July 12, 2023 in US.
So how did you see it a month or so ago? Outside US?
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Damn, it was Top Gun and it was in November on board a cruise ship.
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Top Gun Maverick was probably what you saw. (also produced by Tom Cruise).
Yes, Tom was hot stuff in both Top Gun (1986)
(with Kelly McGillis) and Tom Gun Maverick (2022)
Great flicks.
A little over the top at times, but still fun to watch.
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Not gonna lie - I really enjoyed Maverick. Way more than I thought I would. Okay, the ending was stupid but it was good fun nonetheless. It was good just to have something none too mentally taxing and Tom Cruise can be relied on to deliver there.
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Yeah it was a good movie and we enjoyed it.
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What do you expect? He tried to play Jack Reacher, the 6 foot 5, 250lbs monster.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: He tried to play Jack Reacher, the 6 foot 5, 250lbs monster. twice...
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yeah, I was in the middle of reading through the Reacher series. The vitriol spewed by true believers was incredible. Then Amazon released Reacher with Alan Ritchson, and I just can't go back.
As for Dead Reckoning, avoiding spoilers, there were a few times the script poked fun at the MI series and twice they just should have edited a bit more. The widely known motorcycle scene off the mountain goes on and on and on in the movie. The overly long train wreck was the other.
Oh, and without giving anything away, it's the American government's fault again
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I admire your perseverance at flying solo.
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