Another interview gets reamed....this time by Quentin Tarantino....

[ordmm]

About third of the way thru the interview Tarantino has had enough. Goes after the interviewer in a pretty in your face way. Nice to see another interviewer with a limey accent get it handed to him.....Here's the link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsJDy8VjZk

[timshufflin]

Well now, isn't this hypocrisy unchained!

http://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Playboy_Interview_1994

1994 playboy interview with tarantino himself

Playboy: Does the government have the right to tell citizens whether, they can own guns?
Tarantino: I don't own a gun. But if gun control were to happen in America, I would have no problem with it whatsoever. Gun control would probably do wonders here. The street violence in America is horrific. When you go to Europe, you actually feel like you take a vacation from the threat of violence. Not that people don't get killed and raped in Europe, but it seems like they don't in comparison with here. But I also feel there's a slight hypocrisy about gun control. America was founded on people grabbing guns and just taking it. We are basically a nation of warriors. We're very easily pumped up. For good reasons, sometimes.

See now, tarantino has no problem flushing the 2nd amendment down the toilet but he sure is sensitive about his precious 1st! How could the founding fathers know that movies would be invented, that the internet would be invented, that radio would be invented, for God sakes the founders were talking about newspapers and books! The 1st amendment is outdated and the violent movies of our times could not have been envisioned. These are assault movies and only those who get a permit, pass a background check for mental health, and are generally approved by the federal government should be able to watch them.

They hypocrisy is amazing.

[cuppednlocked]

Tarantino should have just said, "I am not responsible for the evil actions of others. The problem in today's society is that everyone is looking to blame someone else. There is a complete and utter lack of personal responsibility when evil happens. It's not the liquor bottle, it's not the car, it's solely on the person who committed the despicable act."

[timshufflin]

Tarantino should have just said, "I am not responsible for the evil actions of others. The problem in today's society is that everyone is looking to blame someone else. There is a complete and utter lack of personal responsibility when evil happens. It's not the liquor bottle, it's not the car, it's solely on the person who committed the despicable act."

Should it have said that? That wouldn't be truthful if it had said that. It clearly blames guns for violence so it must believe that there are things responsible for actions other than what people do with free will.

[jak]

I don't know how many of BT members are old enough to remember this but back around 1970 the advertising of cigarettes was banned from television. Also around the same time, the number of cigarettes being smoked on TV and in the movies were being reduced. The reason given....studies and research shown that kids were being influenced by the "coolness" and "glorification " of smoking. The medical profession and other groups didn't want children,teenagers and even adults to start smoking by imitating their idols in movies and TV. I guess the liberals and the hollywood elite don't think the same "imitation" theory applies today.

[timshufflin]

I don't know how many of BT members are old enough to remember this but back around 1970 the advertising of cigarettes was banned from television. Also around the same time, the number of cigarettes being smoked on TV and in the movies were being reduced. The reason given....studies and research shown that kids were being influenced by the "coolness" and "glorification " of smoking. The medical profession and other groups didn't want children,teenagers and even adults to start smoking by imitating their idols in movies and TV. I guess the liberals and the hollywood elite don't think the same "imitation" theory applies today.

Uhm, hollywood is liberal. They make their money on movies. They donate their money to other liberals. How would someone think that hollywood would ever be confronted and thus reduce income to liberals?

[precision32]

I don't know how many of BT members are old enough to remember this but back around 1970 the advertising of cigarettes was banned from television. Also around the same time, the number of cigarettes being smoked on TV and in the movies were being reduced. The reason given....studies and research shown that kids were being influenced by the "coolness" and "glorification " of smoking. The medical profession and other groups didn't want children,teenagers and even adults to start smoking by imitating their idols in movies and TV. I guess the liberals and the hollywood elite don't think the same "imitation" theory applies today.

Just what in your life do YOU do because you saw it in a movie or TV program?

[deputy85]

Just what in your life do YOU do because you saw it in a movie or TV program? Really? he's not saying adults do, but to believe that kids are influenced by acts seen on tv is completely plausable and spot on,,

[timshufflin]

Just what in your life do YOU do because you saw it in a movie or TV program?

Here's a list;
Be a policeman
Be a fireman
Be a teacher
Be a doctor
Be a soldier

These are all positions romanticized on TV and kids do dream of doing these occupations.

Is it so unreasonable to believe that already screwed up people see sick movies and dream of acting out because of them?

[jak]

Just what in your life do YOU do because you saw it in a movie or TV program?

Don't know your age but..
My friends and I used to take our toy rifles up in the woods and play "Combat" ,a tv series from the 60's

How about the movie Top Gun. That was a great recruiting film for the US Military.
How many kids started jumping their bikes over things after they saw Evel Knievel jump over cars ?
How many kids/teenagers started swimming, skiing, or doing some other sport after they watched the Olympics ?
How many people think they can be on American Idol after watching it ?
How many try to shoot their pistol sideways (side grip) after seeing it on tv or in the movies ?
How many idiots try to copy stuff they see on "you tube" ?

Yes, the video media can affect the way people act.

[timshufflin]

Don't know your age but..
My friends and I used to take our toy rifles up in the woods and play "Combat" ,a tv series from the 60's

How about the movie Top Gun. That was a great recruiting film for the US Military.
How many kids started jumping their bikes over things after they saw Evel Knievel jump over cars ?
How many kids/teenagers started swimming, skiing, or doing some other sport after they watched the Olympics ?
How many people think they can be on American Idol after watching it ?
How many try to shoot their pistol sideways (side grip) after seeing it on tv or in the movies ?
How many idiots try to copy stuff they see on "you tube" ?

Yes, the video media can affect the way people act.

In the 70's, I personally did everything I could to be Evil Knievil. I can't count the number of garbage can jumps I made on my bicycle. Racked my nut bag on countless occasions before I gave up on that one.

[ordmm]

Just what in your life do YOU do because you saw it in a movie or TV
program?

...Must have been 30+ years ago. Rode motorycycle out to Rhinebeck NY. Had a friend who flew one of Cole Palens planes at the Aerodrome. What a place! Anyway, being's I was there because I was on layoff from the auto industry, and had no place to be (collecting unemployment). Did some riding up and down highways on both sides of the Hudson river. Think they were hwy 9E and 9W. Stopped into a small town to get a beer in a tavern. This was when the first movie Rocky was really big. Bunch of Italians in the place. As a matter of fact IT WAS an Italian place . The Guidos kept playing the juke box....theme from The movie Rocky. Catchy toon to be sure. Everytime the tune came on they would work up and down the bar punching on each other like Rocky. The bartender, think his name was Nick, certainly thought it was a great thing. Me since, how should we say, my heart does not pump olive oil, was not so impressed, was not too impressed with all the Tony's punching on me. So, I guess you could say movies influence human behaviour. True fact as obsereved at it think was Nick's Croton On The Hudson. Also....learned at that point after sitting in the tavern a few hours...it's not a good idea to cross the bridge near there that crosses East bound over the Hudson. That took a few years off my life. Man, that grated bridge deck and a Harley sure did not agree. ------Some other time I'll relate my motorcycle trick riding adventures after sitting all day at one of the Finger Lakes wine tastings. Real adventure for sure. Now that I think of it....alcohol and New York State (land of the FEE) and me at the time had a good time. Maybe nots so good anymore. Crap...just remembered about the Gov't .45 on the border crossing....Will save that for another time.

[ordmm]

Here's a list;
Be a policeman
Be a fireman
Be a teacher
Be a doctor
Be a soldier

These are all positions romanticized on TV and kids do dream of doing these occupations.

Is it so unreasonable to believe that already screwed up people see sick movies and dream of acting out because of them?




Actually, Tim. I'm thinking I want to be in charge of the CMP......Call me sick. But that's how I swing.

[melloman]

Awesome! HAHAHAHA!!!! Me too!

In the 70's, I personally did everything I could to be Evil Knievil. I can't count the number of garbage can jumps I made on my bicycle. Racked my nut bag on countless occasions before I gave up on that one.

[ordmm]

In the 70's, I personally did everything I could to be Evil Knievil. I can't count the number of garbage can jumps I made on my bicycle. Racked my nut bag on countless occasions before I gave up on that one.

Rememer the guy I worked worked with. "Bobbie O". His kids were truly nuts. Bob put in a big above ground pool. Was gonna be the hot summer place of worship. His kids saw the Knieval movie on TV... Got onto the garage roof and went down the roof into the pool on his Shwinn Stingray bike. Blew the sides out of the pool. Was never the same with Bobbie O after that one.

[precision32]

Well I'm 62. Guess I'm weird because I never followed or tried to be anyone but myself. I struck my own path.

[timshufflin]

Well I'm 62. Guess I'm weird because I never followed or tried to be anyone but myself. I struck my own path.


Like a lot of kids, I wanted to do what I thought was "cool". There was no more "cool" then some of the stuff I saw on TV.

Oh, I should add that I also wanted to play football for the michigan wolverines! Those helmets man, so cool!

[ordmm]

Well I'm 62. Guess I'm weird because I never followed or tried to be anyone but myself. I struck my own


path.


You probably made the right decision......(as I sit here with aches and pains from doing stupid Evil Knieval type things).