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THE PLANK AUGUST 12, 2009

That Mel Is So Romantic

Maybe I've been oversensitized to Mel Gibson's misogynistic tendencies and general obsession with torture, but I find something troubling about the fact that the jaw-droppingly bad music video he directed for his girlfriend features her fictional lover hurling knives, circus-style, at the scantily clad singer (including a particularly nice shot at her eyeball).

I wonder if Mel's pet name for his new baby mama is Sugar Tits.

--Michelle Cottle

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What would one expect from Mad Max? He once made a film about a dude with hair down to his shoulders who wore a dress down past his knees. Then like something you'd expect from Rob Zombie, he shot a horror flick with the dude beaten from head to toe, then nailed to a cross until he died.

As near as I can figure out, the only real difference between Rob and Mel is that Rob didn't pin the blame on Jews.

gw

- iambiguous

August 12, 2009 at 3:17pm

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Ugh, what a terrible singing voice -- it sounds like she's sucking in air at the same time she's singing.

(But even as a liberal I still have to aver that Mel deserved the best-director Oscar for "Braveheart" even though I truly detested his "Watch Jesus Get the Shit Kicked Out of Him For 2 Hours".)

- kevincollins

August 12, 2009 at 3:57pm

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