SUMMER TURNS DOWN MOVIE ROLE by jp826

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SUMMER TURNS DOWN MOVIE ROLE

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:57 AM

JP826

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:30 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Good for her. I hope she continues to have a conscience about the work she does.

I'm a regular "red-blooded American guy" as the saying goes, and I definitely like the ladies, and am even turned on by girl-girl pairings, but I think there is something askew with several actresses these days thinking it's all okay to doff their duds on screen. Anna Paquin and Lizzy Caplan from True Blood come to mind right off.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:36 AM

WASHNWEAR

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Originally posted by ecgordon: Good for her. I hope she continues to have a conscience about the work she does.

I'm a regular "red-blooded American guy" as the saying goes, and I definitely like the ladies, and am even turned on by girl-girl pairings, but I think there is something askew with several actresses these days thinking it's all okay to doff their duds on screen. Anna Paquin and Lizzy Caplan from True Blood come to mind right off.

I mostly agree :smile: ...with just a hint of disappointment... :crap:

donttalkbackjustdrivethecarshutyourmouthiknowwhatyouaredontsaynothinkeepyourhandsonthewheeldontturnaroundthisisforreal

Still...what would Rorschach do?

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:38 AM

AGENTROUKA

I don't realize what the fuss is about and what this has to do with conscience.

The movie was going to go in a direction Summer wasn't comfortable with, she turned down the role, end of story. Why do people need to villainize the film because of that?

Why doesn't anyone ask about her conscience portraying acts of violence in movies and television?

Oh right, because sex is bad, violence is good.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:42 AM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

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Originally posted by AgentRouka:

The movie was going to go in a direction Summer wasn't comfortable with, she turned down the role, end of story.

Yeah, I agree.

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sex is bad, violence is good.

It's all good, as long as the sex is nice & the violence ends with the bad guy getting all blowed up.:evil:

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:45 AM

AGENTROUKA

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Originally posted by chrisisall: [BIt's all good, as long as the sex is nice & the violence ends with the bad guy getting all blowed up.:evil:

That's an attitude I can respect. :biggrin:

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:25 PM

WHOZIT

She'll be fine, it was a stupid little indy flick. It's not like she turned down "Gone with the Wind" or "TITANIC"

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:03 PM

GRIPPER

I LIKE a lot of the stupid little indie flicks....that said;more power to the beautiful lass for going her own way vs. the "marketing".... If it went against her comfort levels&zones;than so be it.now if only I could persuade her to looking after my own spiritual welfare.....

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:29 PM

FREELANCERTEX

hey, if she wants to turn down a role cuz its too risque for her thats her business :P good for her.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:36 PM

ZEROKIRYU

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Originally posted by ecgordon: Good for her. I hope she continues to have a conscience about the work she does.

I'm a regular "red-blooded American guy" as the saying goes, and I definitely like the ladies, and am even turned on by girl-girl pairings, but I think there is something askew with several actresses these days thinking it's all okay to doff their duds on screen. Anna Paquin and Lizzy Caplan from True Blood come to mind right off

I don't get what the big hang up is about nudity, it's natural. I don't get why Americans make such a big deal out of it. I'm a fan of 24, but it's okay for Jack Bauer to kill and torture people every week but it's not okay for Anna Paquin to show her breasts? ...I think there's something slightly off about that.

Oh no, the zombies killed god!

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:28 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

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Originally posted by AgentRouka: I don't realize what the fuss is about and what this has to do with conscience.

The movie was going to go in a direction Summer wasn't comfortable with, she turned down the role, end of story. Why do people need to villainize the film because of that?

Why doesn't anyone ask about her conscience portraying acts of violence in movies and television?

Oh right, because sex is bad, violence is good.

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Originally posted by zerokiryu: I don't get what the big hang up is about nudity, it's natural. I don't get why Americans make such a big deal out of it. I'm a fan of 24, but it's okay for Jack Bauer to kill and torture people every week but it's not okay for Anna Paquin to show her breasts? ...I think there's something slightly off about that.

If you knew me you would realize I am not a violent person and I think sex is probably the greatest thing two people can engage in. Nudity is perfectly fine, in fact I'm nude as I type this. :smile: Sorry if that's too much information.

I am not a fan of "24" so I am certainly not saying it is okay for Jack Bauer to torture and kill. If I had my way everyone would be nude and frolicking around without a care in the world.

What I was addressing is the fact that Summer probably thought the offensive scene was just there for prurient interest and the point could have been made otherwise. She has potential to be a great actress and she has the right to make her own decisions and I applaud her for sticking to her principles. If and when she chooses to do a more mature story, and if she thinks nudity would serve the purpose of said story better than anything else, then she can make that decision. Now is not the time for that I assume.

As for her previous violent roles, both of those were in unrealistic settings and her characters were programmed to act the way they did. Completely different from Bauer torturing terrorists.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:00 PM

AGENTROUKA

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Originally posted by ecgordon: What I was addressing is the fact that Summer probably thought the offensive scene was just there for prurient interest and the point could have been made otherwise.

Why is that necessarily probable? We know very little about that scene. It's a big assumption to make. We can't know why she didn't want to film the scene. It could be an artistic disagreement about the point of the scene or it could just be plain modesty. No need to assume anything.

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As for her previous violent roles, both of those were in unrealistic settings and her characters were programmed to act the way they did. Completely different from Bauer torturing terrorists.

They still portray her violence as something positive. With River, it's likened to dancing, and with Cameron, they certainly play up the "coolness" of it, the fun aspect of watching violence.

So I don't see why the one MUST be there for prurient reasons only, and the other is "completely different" from bad violence on tv.

Summer has her own priorities. No need to condemn them, as Summer is an adult woman making her own choices, but no need to sugar-coat them either.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:50 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Summer has said that after her parents saw Serenity Pilot, they forbade her from working without clothing any more. She said she told Joss he would see Jesus before he saw her nekkid again. I have not heard any version of her retracting this policiy, so this just seems to be a continuation of her decision (or her parents). I was, however, surprised to see her nekkid several times in Terminator Pilot.

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Friday, June 19, 2009 2:23 AM

PIRATENEWS

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Perez Hilton is calling her a $%&* and drawing rude things in her mouth.

Donald Trump called to fire her.

Hope Hollywoood don't put her on The Blacklist.

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan: Summer has said that after her parents saw Serenity Pilot, they forbade her from working without clothing any more. She said she told Joss he would see Jesus before he saw her nekkid again. I have not heard any version of her retracting this policiy, so this just seems to be a continuation of her decision (or her parents). I was, however, surprised to see her nekkid several times in Terminator Pilot.

That new Lexus for Xmas may have changed their minds?

Yeah, Joss is a little like Girls Gone Wild. With Emmys. Good for him. And her.

But I wish girls were given role models of being a good (hot) wife, stay-at-home with kids, no abortions, helping their husband be successful. But that breed is extinct, along with USA.

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Friday, June 19, 2009 2:34 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

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Originally posted by piratenews: But I wish girls were given role models of being a good (hot) wife, stay-at-home with kids, no abortions, helping their husband be successful. But that breed is extinct, along with USA.

Yeah, by all means let's go back in time to when women knew their place and did as they were told.[/sarcasm]

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Friday, June 19, 2009 3:14 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Got to respect her sticking to her principles. Good for her.

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Friday, June 19, 2009 5:17 AM

ZZETTA13

My respect for Summer has gone up 10 fold. You go little albatross ……

Z

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Friday, June 19, 2009 5:00 PM

TRAVELER

Hello ecgordon:

I don't watch 24 because it promotes violence. The hero of the series shot an innocent woman in the leg to make her husband talk and later shot an unarmed man. I do not consider this a good role model to follow.

Not all people from the United States are fans of violence. Especially when the hero is commiting criminal acts. It may be a popular show, but not with me.

traveler

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731 Traveler

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Friday, June 19, 2009 5:50 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

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Originally posted by traveler: Hello ecgordon:

I don't watch 24 because it promotes violence. The hero of the series shot an innocent woman in the leg to make her husband talk and later shot an unarmed man. I do not consider this a good role model to follow.

Not all people from the United States are fans of violence. Especially when the hero is commiting criminal acts. It may be a popular show, but not with me.

traveler

I can't tell if you think you are agreeing with me or disagreeing. Sounds a bit like you think I said something positive about 24, but that had to be someone else, mine was the opposite. I don't care for the show either, and haven't watched it since Season One.

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Friday, June 19, 2009 5:57 PM

TRAVELER

I just don't want you to think all the people of the United States agree with the violence shown on 24. I know it is popular because it has lasted several seasons, but the morality of this show turned me off. I just hope this does not become a trend.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731 Traveler

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Friday, June 19, 2009 9:42 PM

LISSA

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But I wish girls were given role models of being a good (hot) wife, stay-at-home with kids, no abortions, helping their husband be successful. But that breed is extinct, along with USA.

...Am I failing to pick up on sarcasm, or did you actually just say that?

~lissa

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:54 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

She'll do 'Mammoth', but she won't do this ?

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"... a risqué dream sequence where she kisses Taniya Raymonde and Ryan Eggold,"

j/k

:biggrin:

Good for her.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:47 AM

JP826

Mammoth was a great movie i hope Mammoth 2 will come out someday.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:19 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by jp826: Mammoth was a great movie i hope Mammoth 2 will come out someday.

Mammoth and son?

:disappointed:

The T.Rex they call JANE!

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:42 PM

JP826

How about Mammoth Salvation?

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:43 PM

GINOBIFFARONI

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Originally posted by chrisisall:

It's all good, as long as the sex is nice & the violence ends with the bad guy getting all blowed up.:evil:

The laughing Chrisisall

It's all good, as long as the the violence is nice & the sex ends with the bad guys getting all blowed up

:wink:

" I don't believe in hypothetical situations - it's kinda like lying to your brain "

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Lets party like its 1939

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Monday, June 22, 2009 10:41 AM

ANOTHERSKY

The portrayal of violence and nudity are fine in my opinion...under certain contexts.

Somebody already made the point that this role would have her 'nekkid' for "prurient" interest...ie for the sake of drooling, whatever the color of your blood.

She's gotten nekkid a few times for roles...none of which to my knowledge were really the "prurient" sort, which apparently crosses the line for her. She'll do nekkid, just not nekkid pin-up. I'm all for that.

piratenews: did you post that just for a reaction? Come on, GOOD vibes being spread here. Most of that was not. At least for half the population.

Bottom line, she has the decision, and if that's an issue for her (or rather non-issue), I think 'we' should be supportive of her decision or if 'we' just can't stomach the thought of her not fulfilling fan fantasies, neutral.

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Monday, June 22, 2009 1:10 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Artistic differences.........she no likey, next please.

Still though, good for her for not selling out just to get more exposure. Good on ya' Summer! As Kaylee would say, "That's my good girl"

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I'm with Chrisisall

It's all good, as long as the sex is nice & the violence ends with the bad guy getting all blowed up.

Blowed up real good!

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Monday, June 22, 2009 4:26 PM

RALLEM

Not that I wouldn't mind seeing Summer in the nude, but good for her for staying true to herself. It seems too easy to sell out with all the money and fame available, and I am real happy Summer refused to do it. I was listening to the song "I Hope You Dance," by Lee Ann Womack and she sang the words, "When you come close to sellin out reconsider" which got me to thinking about my life and all the times I may have sold out and never even noticed.

http://www.swyzzlestyx.com/index.html

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