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[jerry1594]

TMZ people and Perez Hilton kind of deserve to get their asses kicked.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

1.) OP's title is completely inaccurate. Cruise never said his job was as difficult as serving a tour in Afghanistan.
2.) There's nothing wrong with what he said, in the context in which he said it.

I for one am shocked.

 

[Wiktor]

The amount of idiotic hate this man gets is ridiculous and this thread is another example of this nonsense.

Good thing nobody outside of USA cares about this crap, so his movies are still making a killing worldwide.

 

[Angry Grimace]

If you couldn't tell, the lawyer asked him to compare the stress of his job to something and then suggested a soldier in afganistan. He didn't bring up the comparison himself.

 

[Blablurn]

How can you dislike Tom Cruise?

 

[The Flash]

And so close to Veteran's Day to. Tisk tisk.

 

[MIMIC]

http://i.imgur.com/LCBUMKM.gif

I hope this becomes a thing =p

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

What a cocksucker.

 

[Eric the Red]

Being stuck in scientology is as hard as serving a tour in Afghanistan.

 

[Phat Michael]

What a cocksucker.

Being stuck in scientology is as hard as serving a tour in Afghanistan.

You guys didn't read the OP did you? Just the thread title right?

 

[The Mana Legend]

A lot of people in the Army, Marines, Navy, etc. don't do jackshit. I had a friend who was in the Marines, yet he was pretty much on Xbox almost all day everyday.

 

[Raiden]

Man i kinda feel violated. Have not seen that movie in ages and now i remember it completely again and had no idea what was happening till the credits rolled.

Its like being mindraped and i lost a potential future good time with Top Gun.

 

[immortal-joe]

People really should read attached articles before throwing out heated and uninformed opinions.


Also, if you read the article start to finish, there's an obvious bias against him.


TL;DR
1.) OP's title is completely inaccurate. Cruise never said his job was as difficult as serving a tour in Afghanistan.
2.) There's nothing wrong with what he said, in the context in which he said it.

Context: TMZ's kryptonite

 

[Burli]

I think Tom Cruise is as crazy as anybody but this whole article is bullshit - he was saying he believes his job is as PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, which could certainly be the case.

 

[iamshadowlark]

A lot of people in the Army, Marines, Navy, etc. don't do jackshit. I had a friend who was in the Marines, yet he was pretty much on Xbox almost all day everyday.

Eh? Somehow I doubt this.

 

[Liamario]

So many idiots who didn't read the article. OP didn't read it too well either.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

You guys didn't read the OP did you? Just the thread title right?

Nope. Read it.

I don't think it's cool to be comparing your emotional angst to, you know, people fighting a fuckin' war.

Even if I was a father, I wouldn't say that shit.

 

[Fantasmo]

How can you dislike Tom Cruise?

Scientology and his second marriage. His movies are fine, the man, not so much.

 

[lenovox1]

Scientology and his second marriage. His movies are fine, the man, not so much.

What happened between him and Nicole Kidman? She self-admittedly became depressed and "damaged" after they separated, but that happens.

 

[Fantasmo]

What happened between him and Nicole Kidman? She self-admittedly became depressed and "damaged" after they separated, but that happens.

I haven't heard about Nicole Kidman in years. I imagine that things were irreparably broken. Katie Holmes, personally I feel sorry for her.

 

[speculawyer]

No one is apparently reading the article in the OP either.

I don't give a shit what he said. You don't compare yourself against people being shot at unless you are being shot at. It was a bad move.

 

[lenovox1]

I haven't heard about Nicole Kidman in years. I imagine that things were irreparably broken. Katie Holmes, personally I feel sorry for her.

Oh. Kidman was his second marriage. Holmes was his third.

 

[daninthemix]

I thought he was an okay guy but reading this just makes me want to puke all over his head.

Can a soldier decide "I've had enough of this, time to retire to a life of abject luxury"?

EDIT: if it's just in terms of physical exertion then sure, that's almost certainly true. His body wasn't crafted by Haagen Daas and apathy, that's for sure.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

In addition to the OP article.
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/tom-crui...vies-to-serving-in-afghanistan-141738927.html

Seems like much of nothing.

 

[Dark Octave]

Who's to say it isn't?

Someone who lost their limbs in a war, been shot, shot at, shot people and lost friends and teammates and all they have to look forward to if they make it back is still being broke.

That's who can say it isn't.

 

[Wilbur]

When people yell things in Afghanistan, it usually isn't "cut!"

I think it's cunt

 

[kittoo]

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Yep, and that's all he's saying.

And to be fair, he's not even saying that publicly. He's saying it in an intensely private setting that we just happen to be eavesdropping on.

I imagine Tom Cruise is physically fitter than the majority of the armed forces. It sounds awkward and spoiled, but we're projecting intent. He's defending a personal problem to a judge.


Not even defending the man, just this incident.

Agree. This is getting blown out of proportion. And it was said in a private defense, and in some context. There are things we all say which make sense only in context, hell nobody has right to know what he wrote in there as it is personal.

 

[antitrop]

Even if he's only trying to compare the physical endurance/stamina aspect of it, it's a silly comparison.

I don't even know why he would go there, use a different comparison.

 

[gogogow]

Even if he's only trying to compare the physical endurance/stamina aspect of it, it's a silly comparison.

I don't even know why he would go there, use a different comparison.

Only he didn't. It was the lawyer who came up with the comparison and Tom Cruise just answered the question. And the question was related to his daughter, who he hasn't seen for a very long time, which made him feel like any soldier who has kids they won't be seeing for a very long time while serving in another country. It was about the "feeling" of missing your family.

The “Top Gun” actor was responding to a lawyer’s question comparing the extended time away from Suri while filming a movie to a soldier’s tour in Afghanistan, according to legal papers obtained by the Daily News.

“That’s what it feels like,” Cruise responded during the deposition stemming from his $50 million lawsuit accusing Life & Style and In Touch magazines of defaming him in 2012 cover stories claiming he abandoned his daughter.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...nistan-report-article-1.1511177#ixzz2kFkxaeUe

 

[zoukka]

How many people can achieve and cope a life of a movie star?
How many people can achieve and cope a life of being a deployed soldier?

 

[Jangocube]

It seems he's talking about the physical aspect, not the war itself.

It's kind of silly to say but let's not blow this out of proportion.

But it's a celebrity saying something that is easily taken out of context!

 

[linkboy]

Maybe easier than the Chair Force

Bullshit, considering I'm in the Air Force, got back from Afghanistan in March and was out with Special Forces Army at remote sites literally in the middle of nowhere.

And Tom, get back to me when you have to assist the medical staff you have when a vehicle hits an IED and a person actually comes in with a serious injury, not makeup.

Get back to me when a real 150lb bomb goes off less that 50yds from your camp (the boom and shock wave will literally stop you in your tracks).

Get back to me when the camp you're at is shot at by real bullets, not blanks.

So no, being an actor is not like being in Afghanistan.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I don't give a shit what he said. You don't compare yourself against people being shot at unless you are being shot at. It was a bad move.

I don't give a shit what he said!

**proceeds to give a shit about what he said**

 

[SonicXtreme]

he's overplaying what he does to get custody of his daughter? so i don't see why he wouldn't overplay what he does? he wants his fucking kid, i swear most of the responses here make it sound like he's doing a press conference just to declare how awesome he is. you'd all do the same. if you were batshit crazy scientologists.

 

[karasu]

I wish this thread title were fixed so people would stop talking shit about America's national treasure!

 

[Nilaul]

Tom Cruise..

*insert Bolt race with Tom Cruise face slapped onto Bolt" .gif

 

[Wiktor]

Bullshit, considering I'm in the Air Force, got back from Afghanistan in March and was out with Special Forces Army at remote sites literally in the middle of nowhere.

And Tom, get back to me when you have to assist the medical staff you have when a vehicle hits an IED and a person actually comes in with a serious injury, not makeup.

Get back to me when a real 150lb bomb goes off less that 50yds from your camp (the boom and shock wave will literally stop you in your tracks).

Get back to me when the camp you're at is shot at by real bullets, not blanks.

So no, being an actor is not like being in Afghanistan.

I guess reading comprehension isn't requirement for those who want to be in Air Force?

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Toms Cruisin'