Tom Cruise and Talk about scientology ...Wow...lol

[wildone]

http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-in ... o-suppress Wow you know I liked this guy as an actor ,He's done a lot of great stuff....but this ...well he's just getting a little left...because he just aint right!! Take a listen and tell us your thoughts!

[SteveForever]

I think the backlash will be on the media though because its creating interest which is exactly what they want.

[Perrydise]

He is allowed to have any belief he wants. He claims to have all the answers. Alot of other people claim the same thing. He and Travolta have dumped alot of money into this organization so they can become somewhat "enlightened". He uses his "star power" to gain them attention.

MPO I think he is full of baked benas and brussel sprouts.

[Rip Rokken]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

[Trailblazer]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

Agree with you here, Rip! Katie reminds me of a Stepford wife. I'm not questioning his beliefs - to each his own. I'm just trying to figure out what all this gibberish was about.

[Rip Rokken]

Agree with you here, Rip! Katie reminds me of a Stepford wife. I'm not questioning his beliefs - to each his own. I'm just trying to figure out what all this gibberish was about.

And I've been saying this for years... I've never seen an actor (or any celebrity for that matter) so obsessed with his image before -- he's alllll about image and publicity, and you can tell when you see him speak, every gesture, every facial expression, every little cock of his head seems calculated to make him look as dashing, intriguing, whatever. He just comes off like an android, trying to put forth this image that he really is the guy you see in the movies. I heard that the cast from "Lions and Lambs" (Robert Redford, Meryl Streep) wouldn't even associate with him, they couldn't stand him that much.

There was a story just in the past few days about Katie Holmes appearing on David Letterman, and how robotic she seems. This new unauthorized autobiography of Cruise sounds like it's full of pure libel, but who knows -- might be some stuff in there that makes him nervous. He is a sham, and I hope his warts and skeletons get exposed for the whole world someday to knock him off his horse.

[Trailblazer]

Agree with you here, Rip! Katie reminds me of a Stepford wife. I'm not questioning his beliefs - to each his own. I'm just trying to figure out what all this gibberish was about.

And I've been saying this for years... I've never seen an actor (or any celebrity for that matter) so obsessed with his image before -- he's alllll about image and publicity, and you can tell when you see him speak, every gesture, every facial expression, every little cock of his head seems calculated to make him look as dashing, intriguing, whatever. He just comes off like an android, trying to put forth this image that he really is the guy you see in the movies. I heard that the cast from "Lions and Lambs" (Robert Redford, Meryl Streep) wouldn't even associate with him, they couldn't stand him that much.

There was a story just in the past few days about Katie Holmes appearing on David Letterman, and how robotic she seems. This new unauthorized autobiography of Cruise sounds like it's full of pure libel, but who knows -- might be some stuff in there that makes him nervous. He is a sham, and I hope his warts and skeletons get exposed for the whole world someday to knock him off his horse.

I think he is sweating bullets over this book. Oddly enough, it probably is something I would read. I never gave much thought to the body language he uses during interviews, but reading over your comments, I see exactly what you're talking about. The "macho pretty boy" image is always present! Very odd, indeed!

I am curious about one thing. Does Scientology limit recruitment to weathy, notable people or is anyone fair game? No, no, no, not looking to join up, but it seems the only Scientologists you hear of are in the entertainment field.

[nolippin]

This is some pretty interesting reading. Ron DeWolf was L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.


http://www.rickross.com/reference/scien ... en240.html

Penthouse: What exactly is Scientology?

Hubbard: Scientology is a power-and-money-and-intelligence-gathering game. To use common, everyday English, Scientology says that you and I and everybody else willed ourselves into being hundreds of trillions of years ago --just by deciding to be. We willed ourselves into being ourselves. Through wild space games, interaction, fights, and wars in the grand science-fiction tradition, we created this universe --all the matter, energy, space, and time of this universe. And so through these trillions of years, we have become the effect of our own cause and we now find ourselves trapped in bodies. So the idea of Scientology "auditing" or "counseling" or "processing" is to free yourself from your body and to return you to the original godlike state or, in Scientology jargon, an operating Thetan --O.T. We are all fallen gods, according to Scientology, and the goal is to be returned to that state.
Penthouse: And what is the Church of Scientology?

Hubbard: It's one of my father's many organizations. It was formed in 1953, basically to avoid the harassment of my father by the medical profession and the IRS. The idea of Scientology didn't really exist before that point as a religion, but my father hit upon turning it into a church after he started feeling pressured.

Penthouse: Didn't your father have any interest in helping people?

Hubbard: No.

Penthouse: Never?

Hubbard: My father started out as a broke science-fiction writer. He was always broke in the late 1940s. He told me and a lot of other people that the way to make a million was to start a religion. Then he wrote the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health while he was in Bayhead, New Jersey. When we later visited Bayhead, in about 1953, we were walking around and reminiscing --he told me that he had written the book in one month.

[Perrydise]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

You're right Rip. She was on one of the morning shows this week and she looked "robotic", no personality and no life. She use to be a bubbly individual. Makes me wonder what kind of prenup she signed.

"yes Tom, you are the high and mighty, you are always right. I have no life without you, I am nothing without you and if something happens you can throw me in a gutter somewhere"

[tammy]

Huh? I listened but did he SAY anything? That was terrifically boring.

I remember many moons ago when I was trying to get some culture & so I read about a poetry reading in Hollywood. I dragged my husband (then boyfriend) to this place that turned out to be a huge mansion type place. We went into a dining area & sat down at a table & as I was looking around I saw a name place at one of the empty tables - it said, L. Ron Hubbard (who was dead, of course!) I was like, "sh*t, we're in that cult place! My husband, (the anti-religion guy reader of "speculative fiction") rolled his eyes & gave me that look...he then told me about Hubbard having been a science fiction writer who started scientology.

But, whatever floats one's boat - there seems to be a lot of scientologists in the entertainment industry who swear this helped them (John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Priscilla & Lisa Presley)...I just dislike when anyone or any religion says they are the ONE and their way is the only way.

[Blondie]

I used to work across the street from the Scientology building in Los Angeles. Celebrities are big into it because the money they put into it helps for the
"pool" of publicity support. Membership helps their career, period.

[wildone]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

She has always been cute ..but lately she looks like a deer in the head lights....just a lost look.I remeber hearing something about her dad wondering about him and scientology and what that might do to her.Run Katie run as fast as you can ...

[Lady Luck]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

Yep, and they'll do the same thing to their kids.

[Rip Rokken]

I think he is sweating bullets over this book. Oddly enough, it probably is something I would read. I never gave much thought to the body language he uses during interviews, but reading over your comments, I see exactly what you're talking about. The "macho pretty boy" image is always present! Very odd, indeed!

Dude ALWAYS delivers like he's shooting a scene; like he's trying to put forth this image that he's actually one of the characters from his movies. I've seen several clips of him just speaking to people, like news reporters, talk show hosts, and even the classic clip of the fake interviewer shooting him in the face with a water-gun mic (CLASSIC!!!), and he's all about the image, like he doesn't have to take a dump each day like the rest of us Earthlings. His talking in that clip -- he's coming off like he's Superman -- classic Tom Cruise. Shallow and self-deluded.

I am curious about one thing. Does Scientology limit recruitment to weathy, notable people or is anyone fair game? No, no, no, not looking to join up, but it seems the only Scientologists you hear of are in the entertainment field.

Oh, sure, and that's the hypocrisy! I'm shared this before, but it's definitely worth a read -- classic expose on Scientology from Time Magazine. Yes, Cruise says he goes out every day wanting to help people and make things better -- yeah, right! He spends all his time and energy on rich celebs like the Beckhams or Will Smith, while normal folk all over the place are getting ripped off by the Church of Scientology. They have a special celeb center that normal Joe's will never even see, while they talk average people into doing things like mortgaging their homes for more Scientology training costs. Hell, I may even read that unauth. Tom Cruise bio myself... Some crazy claims it apparently makes, but might make for some good escapist reading! Got to be some decent nuggets in there, though. No way the guy could get away with just making everything up...

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 65,00.html

[FormerJrnyFan]

The guy's a good actor, but a freak..

[Red13JoePa]

Cruise is the man, very underrated actor.

Pretty intense dude.

[Rip Rokken]

Cruise is the man, very underrated actor.

Pretty intense dude.

I don't hate his movies, but prefer the ones where he really branches out, and his character isn't just another paper-doll Cruise -- you know, "Hey, it's Tom Cruise in a samurai suit!" Most of his films have what I call "Cruise-isms".... one of those is the "Tom Cruise Moment of Focus and Clarity" (surely him drawing on his Scientological power)... Examples... The scene at the beginning of "MI2" where he's on the cliff in a precarious position, facing away from the mountain, and the camera zooms in on his face as he focuses his mind. The scene in "Last Samurai" where he's surrounded by nighttime attackers in the village street, an the camera zooms in on his face as he focuses his mind.

There is also the "Tom Cruise Rapid Lip Purse", as in "A Few Good Men", where in the courtroom he replies to Nicholson, "Crystal" (as in crystal clear) -- check the little purse of the lips with the faint smirk. He's like a freaking robot with a certain number of moves that he rotates thru... Even when you see him laugh in interviews, it has to be this big, toothy laugh. I really never see him snicker. He's just a Cruise-bot...

One performance of his that I really did enjoy, though, was "MI III", and that was probably more the influence of director J.J. Abrams trying to give the film a different feel. I refused to watch it at first, but loved it when I did. The scene near the beginning where he's pleading w/ Philip Seymour Hoffman not to shoot his girlfriend is incredibly intense, and very well delivered. I can't fault him there... He's best when he's not doing cheesy Tom Cruise Superman films.

[*Laura]

http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress Wow you know I liked this guy as an actor ,He's done a lot of great stuff....but this ...well he's just getting a little left...because he just aint right!! Take a listen and tell us your thoughts!

Thoughts on what? He used 20 words,inhaled-exhaled 10 times,laughed twice - all that for one big meanigless verbal fart.

He should quit promoting this charade.

[Red13JoePa]

Cruise is the man, very underrated actor.

Pretty intense dude.

Most of his films have what I call "Cruise-isms".... one of those is the "Tom Cruise Moment of Focus and Clarity" (surely him drawing on his Scientological power)... Examples... The scene at the beginning of "MI2" where he's on the cliff in a precarious position, facing away from the mountain, and the camera zooms in on his face as he focuses his mind. The scene in "Last Samurai" where he's surrounded by nighttime attackers in the village street, an the camera zooms in on his face as he focuses his mind.

There is also the "Tom Cruise Rapid Lip Purse", as in "A Few Good Men", where in the courtroom he replies to Nicholson, "Crystal" (as in crystal clear) -- check the little purse of the lips with the faint smirk.

LOL, yep.
I know of those.

2 others patented Cruiseisms are the "Cruise Scream (EG: A Few Good Men drunk in the apartment screaming at Demi Moore part)" and the "Cruise Spaz Run (EG: All The Right Moves after he tells Craig T Nelson 'You're Just A Typing Teacher' part)" Bonus points come when they happen together. EG: The Firm, spaz running down the streat screaming "ABBY!!! ABBY!!"

But then every enjoyable actor has their isms.

Christ almighty, look at Nicholson. Eastwood. Pacino. DeNiro. etc.

That's what makes them who they are.

[Rip Rokken]

2 others patented Cruiseisms are the "Cruise Scream (EG: A Few Good Men drunk in the apartment screaming at Demi Moore part)" and the "Cruise Spaz Run (EG: All The Right Moves after he tells Craig T Nelson 'You're Just A Typing Teacher' part)" Bonus points come when they happen together. EG: The Firm, spaz running down the streat screaming "ABBY!!! ABBY!!"

Well done! These sound like something Joe Bob Briggs could use when reviewing a Tom Cruise movie.

[bluejeangirl76]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

No joke. Anyone see her on Good Morning America the other day? She even talks like a robot.
She sounded like a stoned robot, that's the best description I can apply to it. It was very strange.

[Rhiannon]

He is a brainwashed, self-deluded freak... plain and simple. And now he's turned Katie Holmes into a robot as well.

No joke. Anyone see her on Good Morning America the other day? She even talks like a robot.
She sounded like a stoned robot, that's the best description I can apply to it. It was very strange.

I saw it. She was just way out in another world. I don't think she ever blinked. She was so cool back in the day.

[brywool]

I'd always heard that L.Ron Hubbard started this 'religion' as a bet with his fellow Sci-Fi writers...
"I bet I can start a religion".

I wonder if there's truth to that. I was watching the Cruise clip where he was saluting a photo of "LRH" and some other people at his gathering- I didn't know that religion required saluting. Is this a military operation or a religion?

Looks like any other cult, which most religions are anyway.

Cruise just seems like the biggest wanker...

[Red13JoePa]

Looks like any other cult, which most religions are anyway.

There are no atheists in foxholes.

[SteveForever]

I thought he was great in TOP GUN.

[bluejeangirl76]

I'd always heard that L.Ron Hubbard started this 'religion' as a bet with his fellow Sci-Fi writers...
"I bet I can start a religion".

I've heard the same. I never read the books (would like to out of curiousity though), or learned that much about him, but I was told that he later admitted to making the whole entire thing up. Yet his sheeple still fork over their dough... um... alright. Well I guess we all have our vices. ??

[Rip Rokken]

I'd always heard that L.Ron Hubbard started this 'religion' as a bet with his fellow Sci-Fi writers...
"I bet I can start a religion".

I've heard the same. I never read the books (would like to out of curiousity though), or learned that much about him, but I was told that he later admitted to making the whole entire thing up. Yet his sheeple still fork over their dough... um... alright. Well I guess we all have our vices. ??

Make that 3 of us... I've heard that too.

[brywool]

I remember reading L. Ron Hubbard's "Battlefield Earth" back in the early 80s. Helluva good Sci-Fi novel, helluva horrible movie!

[journeyrock]

Looks like any other cult, which most religions are anyway.

There are no atheists in foxholes.

Nope, I bet there arent!

[Saint John]

Tom Cruise has morphed into a creep. He's always appeared to be a little mentally soft, and this absurd behavior and belief system is indicative of someone that was probably born an asshole. It's just a shame he's taking other people, brainwashing them too, and polluting the world with this bullshit.