How YouTube and Internet Journalism Destroyed Tom Cruise, Our Last Real Movie Star

[TownieDeac]

http://www.laweekly.com/2014-05-22/news/the-last-movie-star/

Great read.

 

[wfudkn]

That was really good.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

i like Tom Cruise; I think scientology is ridiculous but sucks he's targeted so much

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Some of the shit I've read about Cruise and scientology makes him seem terrible, but most of its probably bullshit. He's a good actor regardless and I usually enjoy his movies.

 

[marquee moon]

Some of the shit I've read about Cruise and scientology makes him seem terrible, but most of its probably bullshit. He's a good actor regardless and I usually enjoy his movies.

Like him being--snigger--straight?

 

[WakeandBake]

that was good thanks for posting

 

[RJKarl]

That's good but George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt are absolutely movie stars. Saying Cruise is the last one is gibberish.

 

[SmooveDeac]

That's good but George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt are absolutely movie stars. Saying Cruise is the last one is gibberish.

And Will Smith. And DiCaprio.

 

[bym051d]

And Will Smith. And DiCaprio.

And Frank Stallone.

 

[TownieDeac]

That's good but George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt are absolutely movie stars. Saying Cruise is the last one is gibberish.

And Will Smith. And DiCaprio.

Pitt and Clooney maybe. Mayyyyyybe Leo.

But Bogart/Newman big? Like, biggest in the world big?

Anyway, it's not the sticking point of the argument.

 

[Biff Tannen]

Like him being--snigger--straight?

I think you mean snicker, not snigger.

 

[WakeandBake]

I agree with Townie above.

Sounds like Cruise is a weird dude and that he has known it about himself from the beginning. He kept himself under wraps for years, and then as soon as he opened his mouth and started talking everyone learned how strange of a man he is.

 

[Biff Tannen]

And Will Smith.

 

[RJKarl]

Pitt and Clooney maybe. Mayyyyyybe Leo.

But Bogart/Newman big? Like, biggest in the world big?

Anyway, it's not the sticking point of the argument.

Depp, Pitt and Clooney are Bogart/Newman big. In fact they closer to Bogart and Newman than Cruise. People identified with Newman and Bogart. They were also the height of cool. Cruise is not cool in the same way.

 

[TownieDeac]

Not having this argument.

 

[RJKarl]

Everybody dreamed of being Newman or Bogart. Every guy wanted to be them. Every girl wanted to be with them. Is that the way it is with Cruise?
It seems to be that way with Depp, Clooney and Pitt.

Why is this bad? Because we disagree?

 

[Biff Tannen]

Every guy wants to be Johnny Depp?

 

[BobStackFan4Life]

Have you ever met a Scientologist RJ? Living in LA I figure you have.

 

[BeachBumDeac]

No way do Depp/Clooney/Pitt have the worldwide appeal that Cruise had in the 90's.

 

[Biff Tannen]

No way do Depp/Clooney/Pitt have the worldwide appeal that Cruise had in the 90's.

Disagree.

But the growth of home theater is lessening the impact of the big movie star's ability to have a big opening weekend, like Vincent Chase in Aquaman.