Operation Valkyrie: FOX News Piles On Tom Cruise, Scientology
Above is the trailer for Tom Cruise’s next film, Valkyrie, which details the heroic actions of Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg, a German assassin who plots to kill Nazi dictator Adolph Hitler. As history will tell us, Col. Stauffenberg was unsuccessful in his attempts, but in Germany he is considered a mythic and iconic hero emerging from a time which has marred the country’s psyche even to this day.
Problem is, Tom Cruise’s portrayal as a hero fighting a corrupt, evil and authoritarian government is a little more than disingenuous. In fact, the entire film’s production sparked a renewed hostility towards Cruise and the faith which he actively promotes, Scientology, within Germany, where the film was shot.
As Scientology attempts to quell the tide of negative sentiment being expressed around the world, Germany stands as a leader among Western nations in its effort to ban the entire organization from operating within German borders. The CoS has already been stripped of its status as a religion, and is being confronted with an active and hostile attitude by the government of Germany.
A BBC report from last December, gives further details on the German initiatives to ban the entire CoS operation:
Germany’s federal and state interior ministers have declared the Church of Scientology unconstitutional, clearing the way for a possible ban.
The ministers have asked Germany’s domestic intelligence agency to examine whether the Church’s legal status as an association could be challenged.
Scientology is not recognised as a religion in Germany.
A Church of Scientology statement said the ministers were “completely out of step with the rest of the world”.
The attempted ban is “a blatant attempt at justifying the on-going and never-ending discrimination against the Church of Scientology and its members in Germany,” said the Church in a statement.
Critics accuse the organisation of cult-type practices and exploiting followers for financial gain.
But Scientologists reject this and say that they promote a religion based on the understanding of the human spirit.
Back here in the states, Tom Cruise seems to be licking his wounds and hopefully rethinking his strategy of active stumping for the Church of Scientology, as it has had a dramatically negative effect on on his star power.
According to a report at FoxNews.com, Cruise has even taken to “groveling in public” with his ex-boss Paramount CEO Sumner Redstone. The two parted ways back in 2006 after Paramount refused to re-sign Cruise at the end of his contract. Redstone had some pretty strong words for Cruise and left no room for ambiguity as to their parting ways:
“As much as we like him personally, we thought it was wrong to renew his deal,” Redstone was quoted as saying in the Wall Street Journal. “His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount.”
But that’s not all Redstone said, the NYP offered deeper, more eviscerating insight into Cruise’s “firing.”
“He was embarrassing the studio. And he was costing us a lot of money,” the outspoken Viacom chief tells the December issue of Vanity Fair.
Confirming a Page Six exclusive, Redstone admits it was his wife, Paula, who first soured on Cruise, which resulted in his decision not to renew Paramount’s megabucks deal with Cruise’s production company.
“Paula, like women everywhere, had come to hate him. The truth of the matter is, I did listen to her . . .” Redstone says. “His behavior was entirely unacceptable to Paula and to the rest of the world. He just didn’t turn one [woman] off. He turned off all women, and a lot of men.”
Redstone estimates that Cruise’s antics - acting wacky, ripping into psychiatry, firing his professional publicist - were the key elements in the star’s downfall: “When did I decide [to fire him]? I don’t know. When he was on the ‘Today’ show? When he was jumping on a couch at ‘Oprah’? He changed his handler, you know, to his sister [LeAnne Devette] - not a good idea.”
Redstone estimates that Cruise’s bizarre behavior cost Paramount “$100 million, $150 million on ‘Mission: Impossible III.’ It was the best picture of the three, and it did the worst.” He isn’t sorry he embarrassed Cruise publicly: “The explosion was good. It sent a message to the rest of the world that the time of the big star getting all this money is over. And it is! I would like to think that what I did, or what we did, has had a salutary effect on the rest of the industry.”
So why Tom’s renewed efforts to make nice with a man who said so many…um…unflattering things about him? FoxNews offers some interesting possibilities for the “reconnect:”
“The videos [infamous Mission Impossible/KSW pulled from YouTube] prompted dozens of parodies all over the Internet, all mocking Cruise. It’s not clear if he could be accepted again as an action hero, someone the audience is willing to root for, after being the butt of so many jokes.
The fact that Cruise groveled in public with Redstone would indicate that the actor knows just how bad “Valkyrie” is and that he’s trying to shore up his future before the eye patch hits the fan this fall. Certainly, a signed $20 million contract from Paramount would be insurance against this unavoidable disaster destroying his career.
It also begs the question about Cruise’s career agenda as it stands now. Beyond “Valkyrie,” he’s filmed a cameo in Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” wearing a fat suit. A preview of the film received a tepid response at aintitcoolnews.com — it’s a movie within a movie, always a bad concept as inside jokes go for the general audience.
He’s also attached to a comedy called “Men” to be directed by the less-than-elegant Todd Phillips (“Old School,†“Starsky and Hutchâ€). With yet another ill-conceived Ben Stiller project festering — “The Hardy Men†— it’s clear someone has decided this is Tom Cruise’s future. It’s paralyzing to think someone may have plotted this for him.
And it’s not like Cruise will find a lot of support at Paramount for his insta-return. Sources say that while the new folks running the studio would like to revive “Mission: Impossible,†they’ve been thinking more of a new young star, or an “M:I” team the way it was originally portrayed in the TV series.
“Would I like to do Mission: Impossibleâ€? asked one Paramount exec rhetorically. “Yes, but not starring Tom Cruise.â€
It’s hard to know if Tom Cruise has burned through his goodwill with the public. At the end of the day, Cruise is a really talented actor, who is versatile and passionate. He also is associated with a faith most consider a cult run by corrupt and greedy individuals, who Cruise just so happens to be BFF with. It’s not so much that Cruise isn’t appealing to women, he isn’t appealing to free-thinking individuals. As religiously influenced as we are here in the U.S., we are also fiercely independent when it comes to having the right to decide which faith best suits us. Using one’s celebrity status to promote their faith offends not only our most basic instincts, it’s a violation of who we are as a culture.
Scientology and Cruise really overestimated their appeal. It’s not that people are against Tom Cruise, they’re against the cheerful fascism of his belief system. Let’s face it, fascism isn’t cheerful.
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Wow, an 11 p.m. post from you, D. I’m a freelance writer with insomnia and very little work to do - what’s your excuse?
Cruise has hurt his public image with this $cientology shit, no doubt. And the Valkyrie project is a facile attempt to improve his public image, and his cult’s, especially in Germany. I don’t doubt that.
But even if this movie flops, I’m pretty certain a large portion of the public will embrace him again.
I say that because a large portion of the public embraces Twitney Spears and Paris (STD Petrie Dish)Hilton, two people who deserve nothing but contempt.
Misanthropes are misanthropes for a reason. They’re paying attention.
Comment by Narcissus — April 1, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
Oh *SNAP*
Comment by Doctor — April 2, 2008 @ 12:29 am
He is and never was an actor of any real stature.
He obviously can’t pull this role off. Even if there weren’t the controversy about $cientology going on, this movie would have been panned. He’s simply unbelievable in the role, and the script sounds ludicrous even when one is not looking for the references contradictory to his organization’s policies and procedures.
My prediction for the most quoted line in this awful film: “They’ll tear you apart like warm bread.”
My head explodes.
Germans have a right to hate this weaselly portrayal of a true hero, apart from their perceptive awareness of the movies manipulative motives.
Comment by marcab — April 2, 2008 @ 12:50 am
See, I loved Rain Man when it first came out. I recently rented it again and all the joy has been sucked out of it for me because I simply cannot separate the man from the character (something I usually can do).
And when I heard about the film Valkyrie, as a WWII history buff I was excited…until I heard who was going to be in it. No plans whatsoever to see it now, maybe I’ll find a good book on the subject. At least then I don’t have to completely suspend my reality.
Comment by k — April 2, 2008 @ 1:01 am
Cruise is an enemy of psychiatry who helps people get their head meds. How did you find out Tom actually groveled Redstone in public, did someone overhear it?
Comment by Anonymuse — April 2, 2008 @ 1:12 am
Don’t forget TC sent his zombie hoards to intimidate Sumner Redstone’s studio chief Brad Grey in the parking lot. It’s exactly what I would do if I wanted to END MY CAREER. WTF!!!11
“Brad Grey’s Scientology Scare
When Viacom kingpin Sumner Redstone cited Tom Cruise’s personal conduct as the reason for killing his production deal with Paramount, the 83-year-old mogul’s candor rocked Hollywood. But Radar has learned Redstone may have let Cruise off easy, particularly in light of allegations the actor dispatched goons from the Church of Scientology to intimidate Redstone’s studio chieftan, Brad Grey.
According to a high-ranking media executive, Paramount Pictures honcho Grey had a highly unpleasant run-in with the Church during his tense negotiations with Cruise over Mission: Impossible 3. Grey, who had recently joined the studio, entered the talks determined to make Cruise accept a smaller share of the gross revenues than he had from the first two installments in the franchise. (For those films, the actor reportedly took home an unheard-of 30 percent of the total revenue.) Leaving the office one night, the diminutive Grey, walking to his car in the Paramount lot, suddenly found himself surrounded by more than a dozen Scientologists, who pressured him to ease up on the actor, according to the source.
Following a terse exchange, the visitors allowed Grey to get into his car and leave, but the message was clear. Though he was unnerved by the incident, sources say, Grey stood his ground.”
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/09/brad-greys-scientology-scare.php
Comment by Xenu Baby — April 2, 2008 @ 1:38 am
Tom Cruise is yet another victim of Scientology.
Comment by anonkneemess — April 2, 2008 @ 1:43 am
First of all, the article is ridiculous! Who in the hell wrote it? The author tries to push off these generalities and biased opinions as some kind of fact! Please! What a complete pile of garbage!
Secondly the anti-cruise comments are equally mindless, I mean come on people! when are you going to wake up to the smell of coffee, there are better things to do with your time than sit around and hate and gossip and whine about whether an actor’s movie is just going to make a fifty million instead of a hundred million…. My god!
Third….on second thought…..Whatever!
Comment by john — April 2, 2008 @ 1:56 am
This is Scientology’s attempt to win over the German Public to make their cult seem more palpable.
I suggest the P2P networks download this ASAP (screener preferable) and fill up the movie with snippets of DID YOU KNOW SCIENTOLOGY DOES X and DID YOU KNOW RON L. HUBBARD DID X
Take the inevitable piracy to a whole new level. Consider it the medium to pull Scientology down.
Comment by a meager anon — April 2, 2008 @ 2:35 am
John… I’m going to say this as plainly as I can. THIS. IS. A. GOSSIP. SITE. Look over what they usually report on in here. Skim over the other articles. Talking about an actor and whether their movie is going to make x amount of dollars is pretty much why this place is around. That, and you don’t really give any reason to not dislike Tom Cruise. You pretty much go “Don’t you have anything better to talk about”, which reminds me of some OSA agents…
Oh wait.
Comment by Anon — April 2, 2008 @ 3:26 am
point well taken Anon, at least you have the mental clarity to see it for what it is….nothing more than a gossip site….
Comment by john — April 2, 2008 @ 3:33 am
That’s it! I’ve seen your ripping of Tom before and I’m not going to stay silent this time while you vomit your violent diatribe.
Take about hate, manipulation of the facts, dogma and mind control, Look at you! Scientology has nothing on you. This is vicious, hateful, vacuous pap, this garbage you write.
What have YOU done in your life other than put up yet another faceless and pointless celebrity leeching and life force of another sucking blog? Have you given millions to charity? Have you established a charity? Have you given time and money to furthering the art and hopes of others? How dare you. You, and your short-sighted, ignorant public display of vitriolic retching.
You subsist off of the accomplishments of others and you sell advertising around that. Boy, there’s genius if ever I saw it.
And another point, do you even faintly realize you are so deeply esconced in your own vested agenda and myopic bias that you just automatically think that anyone who might have an opposing opinion to your oral deification must be a Scientologist? Talk about brainwashed. Look in the mirror.
I am NOT a Scientologist. So where does THAT leave your auto-reflex challenged logic? I AM a Tom Cruise FAN you coat-tail riding and culture sucking vampire! You see one color and one color only. I guess that’s all your obviously limited mind can muster. Well wake up to your own self imposed hate and ignorance created shackles before you become the very thing you loathe the most.
Again, for the record, I AM a Tom Cruise fan, and NOT a Scientologist. I’ll say that again for your anything beyond the mental grasp of a 5 year old brain, I am NOT a Scientologist, nor do I CARE what Tom’s religion is, it’s HIS business, but listen honey, I sure I have no doubt as to what YOU are. Your someone who’s devoid of a single original thought ot deed. Yeah, that’s what we need more of in this world. People like you! Please. Kurt Vonnegutt wrote about you. You only find identity in a club. A club that needs to feel superior to others. I feel sad for you, whoever you are. I hope one day you can find a life that doesn’t involve feeling better by ripping apart and feeding on the achievements of others. No wonder you hate Tom’s warnings about psychiatrists, you obviously need one. Good luck with your blog. I’m sure a POOlitzer prize is just around the corner for you.
Comment by Renee — April 2, 2008 @ 4:19 am
Oh Renee, Tom’s millions in donations have gone to CoS charities. Doesn’t that seem a little ridiculous to you? There are many other charities out there which are not a part of some CoS shell game and they deserve so much more support. When he starts donating money to children’s hospitals and for research in Cystic Fibrosis, diabetes, arthritis, etc., then I’ll give him credit for what he does with his loot.
Now as to the movies, my favorite is the Superhero Movie trailer where they announce “Tom Cruise is dead” and spoof his leaked video on CoS. That’s comedy gold. How much you want to bet Superhero Movie grosses more than Valkyrie?
Comment by Joanie — April 2, 2008 @ 5:04 am
To Renne. All I can say is Pheeeeewwwwwwww! You must have stayed up half the night looking up all those words. If you bother to look at all at what D wrote you would see that she quoted from several other sources ( you know all those pretty little pink boxes ) so she ain’t making this stuff up. That is what is sad about this whole affair, the reality is much scarier than anything one could make up. If you can step away from your idol worship for a mommnent you might realize there is a bigger issue going on right now in which TC is a part because his actions of late have drawn a lot of attention to it ( see Post Partum Depression, see couch jumping, see go to guns video, see Katie, etc., etc. ). D actually said good things about him but the fact remains TC is making choices in his life that aren’t too popular right now and darn right harmful to some poeple. Being a fan of Tom Cruise should not mean you can blindly worship the ground he walks on and vehemently attack those people who don’t quite get him or like him. You are entitled to your opinion and by all means continue to be a fan. But at least let’s agree to disagree and not resort to such “violent” verbal tirade. D needs no defending as she does such a fine job herself and I’m sure her ears buzzed there for a momment but as someone who has followed this site for the last few months her “reporting” has been informative and fair and funny at times. As for your I AM NOT A SCIENTOLOGIST sorry if many of us don’t beleive you. You sure sound like one and act like one too.
Comment by Mitsu Too — April 2, 2008 @ 6:07 am
PS. When I see Tom Cruise contributing millions to AIDS, Global Warming, Africa Relief, ADD reserch, Children’s Hospitals and a number of other respectful charities that do not have a pipeline to the CoS he will earn my respect. But getting himself some big fracking shiny medal from the CoS in return for $10 million dolars don’t cut it for me.
Comment by Mitsu Too — April 2, 2008 @ 6:11 am
[voiceover] The dream is always the same. Instead of going home, I go to the neighbors’. I ring, but nobody answers. The door is open, so I go inside. I’m looking around for the people, but nobody seems to be there. And then I hear the shower running, so I go upstairs to see what’s what. Then I see her; this… girl, this incredible girl. I mean, what she’s doing there I don’t know, because she doesn’t live there… but it’s a dream, so I go with it. “Who’s there?” she says. “Joel,” I say. “What are you doing here?” “I don’t know what I’m doing here; what are you doing here?” “I’m taking a shower,” she says. Then I give her: “You want me to go?” “No,” she says; “I want you to wash my back.” So now, I’m gettin’ enthusiastic about this dream. So I go to her, but she’s hard to find through all the steam and stuff; I keep losing her. Finally I get to the door… and I… find myself in a room full of kids taking their college boards. I’m over three hours late; I’ve got two minutes to take the whole test. I’ve… just made a terrible mistake. I’ll never get to college. My life is ruined. - Risky Business
Comment by joel — April 2, 2008 @ 7:41 am
As soon as Renee started in with the “What have YOU done in your life” crap I knew she was a Scientologist. I’m surprised she didn’t ask what kind of “crimes” you have committed and really give herself away.
Comment by Dyna — April 2, 2008 @ 7:56 am
Renee,
I am flattered. Really, nothing could more flattering than your huffing and puffing. Funny thing is, this is one of my more balanced pieces, I really wasn’t trying to pick on Tom. I like Tom. I like him more after reading Andrew Morton’s book. But Tom, like all of us, is NOT perfect. He’s just a guy. Sadly this guy has chosen to shill for a group which I feel does far more harm than good.
If you think my post was harsh, may I make a suggestion, turn off your computer. Do NOT look around the internet hate machine, because there are people who know far LESS about Tom who dislike him far MORE than I do.
I just want the guy to be silent about his “religion” and go back to making movies.
I’d also like him to let his ex-wife Nicole Kidman visit and have a relationship with her kids. That’s sickening that he has attempted to disconnect her from them.
Joanie, I will have to check that “Superhero Movie” thing out.
And thanks Mitsu2!
Comment by D — April 2, 2008 @ 7:59 am
I used to like Tom. I thought he was hot in Interview with Vampire, loved MI I, etc.
Now I hate him, no, I feel sorry for him, no, I hate him, no I feel sorry for him
Anyways, I tried to watch the trailer and even his voice is such a big turnoff now.
He really did ruin his career when he decided to promote his “religion”.
The only “man” worthy of following is Jesus Christ.
“evidence that demands a verdict” is an excellent book to determine the truth.
My opinion only,
Peace, tuff girl
Comment by tufftyt — April 2, 2008 @ 8:43 am
Poor tommy:the pore he seeks to get a new reputation by appearing heroic, the least he’s credible, because, simply aid, scientology leaders are the least heroic one can imagine.
Like every guru, Hubbard was as least courageous as one can imagine. Not dissimilar to Hitler.
Comment by roger gonnet — April 2, 2008 @ 8:49 am
Renee is most definitely a Scientologist. S/he utilizes complex words, yet cannot make the difference between “your” and “you’re”; most obviously indoctrinated. Also, please note how they say: “… your limited mind… 5 year old brain…”. Limited minds means that the body thetans are still attached, and scientifically speaking, no one in the respectable community will claim someone’s mental age. The system of mental age was developped in the early 1900s by a french man, who was asked by government to make standardized tests in order to make school mandatory. These ratings (the mentality’s age) have been rejected for several decades since.
Why aren’t you proud of being a scientologist? Do you think that us knowing you’re a scientologist will be detrimental to your credibility? Because honestly, everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but credibility comes at the cost of facts, no opinions.
And honestly, I also feel sorry for Tom Cruise. John Coulton’s song “Tom Cruise Crazy” really had me thinking. Let me quote the part that really hit me:
“Somewhere in some secluded castle
Poor Tom Cruise sits staring at the wall
And the outside world is always such a hassle
Sometimes he won’t go out at all
There are millions who know his name
Everybody loves him
Why is it that he feels so alone?”
That verse really made me think/feel sorry for him, seriously. It’s a good song, you should look it up.
Comment by Anoynymause — April 2, 2008 @ 10:51 am
THAT MOVIE LOOKS DULL. When I see Tom Cruise all I can think of is $cientology, which of course makes me puke.
Here’s whats funny: $cientology is much like Nazism, and David Miscavige is much like Hitler.
If Hitler had a dancing puppet, THAT would be Tom cruise.
Comment by Brian — April 2, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Scientology may be evil but the extremeness of some people’s sadistic glee in trying to hurt Tom Cruise is pretty evil in itself. I’m seeing a real lack of humanity here, and a lack of humanity is what we’re supposed to be fighting Scientology over, isn’t it?
Leave Tom alone. Go after his handlers.
Comment by deely-bopper — April 2, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Getting slightly off-topic … Anoynymause, the “Frenchman” you’re referring to is a guy named Binet. The French government commissioned him to develop tests to gauge schoolchildren’s intellectual/academic development. The idea was that kids could get focused help in areas where their development was below expectations. He cautioned that each test was for measuring specific kinds of progress (e.g., progress in abstract reasoning), and he cautioned against aggregating test scores to measure general intelligence. Then a group over at Stanford University did exactly what he had cautioned against and the Stanford-Binet IQ test was born.
The late, brilliant Stephen Jay Gould explained this thoroughly in his book The Mismeasure of Man.
Comment by Narcissus — April 2, 2008 @ 11:08 am
to John in post number 9, nothing negative said here against the cult of scientology is gossip, its proven fact. Try learning about something about the subject before spouting idiocy. http://www.xenu.net is a good place to start.
Comment by Centurian 10 — April 2, 2008 @ 11:20 am
Good article.
Renee’s letter sounded very similar Lisa Marie’s recent open letter back to the tabloids about her weight/pregnancy, in structure and verbage. And why is all the name-calling necessary in making a valid point?
I love WWII history as well, and really want to see this story, but not with TC. Anyone who wants to see it can always use the Curtis Sliwa(Guardian Angels) method of seeing controversial movies without giving them any money…buy a ticket for a good movie that you want to support, and then go into the screen room of the controversial one.
BTW, I know that Germans don’t have Britsh accents, but for the sake of continuity with the rest of the main actors, would it have been that difficult for TC to have faked a British accent? That’s why I don’t think he’s that good of an actor beyond a certain point. Just my not so humble opinion. Robert Redford spoils the authenticity of “Out Of Africa” for the same reason. :-p
Comment by Capcom — April 2, 2008 @ 12:11 pm
Renee,
You mind if I ask where you are on the Bridge to Total Freedom® ?
Comment by bob dobbs — April 2, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
To #23:
The CoS uses Tom to draw in new members using his star power. Tom whores himself out at any oppertunity to promote Scientology. Why should people not be attacking him? Either he knows what’s going on and is complacent (sp?) in it, or he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on and he’s just a tool of the CoS (hehe, tool) at which point he’s the stupidest man alive for allowing himself to be used like that.
You’ll notice people aren’t slamming Beck all the time. That’s because, while he’s a Scientologist he’s not ramming it down our throats like Tom Cruise is. Therefore yes, Cruise deserves to be ridiculed for the part he plays
Comment by David — April 2, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
Great article as always, but try to get some rest too lol
Comment by anonak — April 2, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
Narcissus: Thanks for correcting me on that. I should’ve lurked moar in class )’:
Comment by Anoynymause — April 2, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
Great Job!
Hit COS (Cult of Scientology) where it hurts…with money. Let’s call for a worldwide boycott of Valkyrie(not that it’s really needed - this pos will tank on it’s own). Keep up the pressure, deny them funds at every turn and in time, this evil organization will wither, dry up and blow away…
Comment by Jim — April 2, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
RE: Me, Tom CRUISE, the best ACTOR and Secret AGENT in the World and the GALAXY for that matter….
My Dear Fans and Thetans,
Valkyrie was the best acting I have ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever done; EVER!
We are fighting in a Galactic Struggle,
for the future of Suri, Valkyrie, MI:IV, and all my other progeny.
I’ve just got to say, how very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very,
proud I am of Valkyrie; the greatest movie ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, made, ever!
Whooosh! Zing! Wowza!
Do Not FEAR! My movie will be released! Mid October, the best time to release a Summer Blockbuster!
As for the Evil Overlord and his Anonymous Minions.
Beware!
My Super-Twin Powers near completion -
Yes, it is true, Will Smith is nearly in my grasp!
Once he is Clear, he will be mine, forever!
You couldn’t stop me when I set my eyes on Jennif…
I mean Katie,
and you can’t stop, me, now! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!
Soon I shall “Go to Guns” on those Psychlos and
Xenu’s hold on Steven Spielburg, and Sumner Redstone shall be severed!
Until then, DO NOT try to learn more about the crimes of Scientology!
Do NOT Google “Lisa McPherson” or “Operation Freakout” or “Tax Exempt Child Abuse”
Also, Do Not See:
http://www.whyaretheydead.net
or
http://www.exscientologykids.com
And Absolutely, Positively stay AWAY from
“Operation Clambake”
http://www.xenu.net
DO NOT try to learn more about the truth of Scientology or your head might very well explode!!!
Zing! Whoosh! Pchkooooow!
Comment by TomCruiseThetan — April 2, 2008 @ 5:24 pm
D, check out the trailers for Superhero, particularly the “Tom Cruise” and “A Hero Will Rise” clips.
Comment by Joanie — April 2, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
I saw “Superhero Movie†earlier. Needs moar cruise.
Other than that, if you enjoy spoof movies, it is indeed a spoof movie.
Comment by liz — April 2, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
Great article as usual, D.
Like some have said before me, I don’t think I will watch this movie. It just seems…forced. Tom Cruise is a good actor, but only to a certain point, and his acting here is just terrible.
Comment by 9 — April 2, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
“TC is a part because his actions of late have drawn a lot of attention to it ( see Post Partum Depression, see couch jumping, see go to guns video, see Katie, etc., etc. ).”
Of late? did you live in a cave for three years? because it’s been a while since Tom didn’t talk scientology, unlikeSmith Travolta Kirstie Alley etc.
Target them, leave Tom alone, he refuse to answer the journalists propagande scientology questions because of their curiosity and bad media, they were so disapointed.
That’s also why he refused to do press conferences because of media.
Praise him, leave hom alone, blame scieno promoter Will Smith who did a great promo of scientology lately, and he’s a big man, an adult in these time
no excuses, unlike Tom a vulnerable and unstable young kid with no information while been endoctrinated.
I may piss you off, but I know you agree, because you also know.
Katie sucks too. she’s a 30yrs old dumbass.
Comment by Ana — April 2, 2008 @ 9:20 pm
Valkyrie is just another movie that I will boycott because of Tom Cruise.
Comment by Anon — April 2, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
Ever notice how Mr. Cruise, after what he believes is just the best statement ever spoken, pauses, gives a sharp glare and forcefully states - “PERIOD”.
WTF?
Is he having a period?
Does he forget where the sentences end and throws in “period” to remind himself?
Is he trying to intimidate?
Gee…ok Tommy Boy…I’m scared now.
What an idiot.
Comment by Jim — April 2, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
Cults harm people and Tom Cruise is proof. The deterioration in his judgment resulted from the malign influence of Scientology Dictator David Miscavige. The massive collapse of Tom Cruise’s movie career began to happen in that very moment when he drank the Scientology Kool Aid in 2004 and fired the brilliant and protective Pat Kingsley in favor of his inexperienced Scientology sister. Tom Cruise flamed out in 2005 on Oprah and Matt Lauer’s shows and he plummeted straight down from the highest reaches of the Stratosphere of Fame. IMO, the leaked “Go to Guns” video that Tom Cruise made for “Scientology Eyes Only” was the end of his career and reputation. Scientology is a Master Race Cult that harms people. Tom Cruise was indoctrinated to believe that he was Homo Novis, the new man of Scientology, and that he had the Messianic Power to make ours a Scientology Planet. He was wrong. Scientology is trapped in a monstrous Karmic Vortex of its own making and it is collapsing. Tom Cruise is the most visible symbol of its collapse.
Comment by J. Swift — April 2, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
While I do pity Tom Cruise as a victim of Scientology, I feel he is partially responsible for the harm caused by the cult he supports so strongly.
He should stay as far away from the cult as he can. People now know that
[url=http://truthtopplestyranny.blogspot.com/]Scientology[/url] hurts people. How can a moral person continue supporting such an abusive organization?
Comment by Scientology — April 3, 2008 @ 4:31 am
To Ana. How old are you? Reread your own post because it makes no sense whatsoever. Are you saying Tom Cruise is an innoncent? Vulnearbel? Have you not watched his interviews and leaked videos? He is very much in charge of his actions. After all this is Mr. Tom Cruise CONTROL. Will Smith promoting scientology? He seems to have done quite the opposite if you ask me. And no you do not piss me off, sorry, your comments are not good enough. More like pablum to a baby. And I live in a nice house with lots of windows to see the sun thank you very much.
Comment by Mitsu Too — April 3, 2008 @ 5:16 am
Renee, a lot of big words in there we’re not but humble pirates. Oh yeah and you need to climb down off that rag already, just because Tom makes you moist doesn’t mean that he is anything but a worthless hack who’s time has come and gone. Oh and by the way using all those three dollar words doesn’t make you seem intelligent, just rabid and brainwashed. Quick question are you a Scientologist or do you just have a really empty life?
I dare anyone to fit more troll into a single post, flame on!
Comment by XtraSneekyCastro — April 3, 2008 @ 5:55 am
Heh, paraphrasing something I read somewhere else…
“The problem Cruise has is that fat chicks who finger themselves at the theater can’t differentiate between batshit-Scientologist Cruise and any character he plays on screen.”
Comment by HubbardWasImpotent — April 3, 2008 @ 9:34 am
The COS is shit. TC is a douche for thinking that the magnitude of his awesomeness could counteract the fact. Fuck em both.
Comment by Pippi Dongstocking — April 3, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
I sometimes love reading the posts Scientologists write. It is so funny. And everyone here can always spot one too. It’s the grammer and logic that sticks out like a neon sign. But why do they absolutely HAVE to write here at all? You can just sense their blood boiling and they get sooo mad. It’s bizarre.
I was on Kevin Smith’s (director) message board a while back and Jason Lee goes on there sometimes. A poster started asking questions about Scientology and how he felt about Lisa Mcpherson’s death. Well, Jason hadn’t even heard of it and all he’d say was, I don’t know her so I can’t answer that! I wasn’t there! Then he basically made it sound like if people didn’t stop asking questions about Scientology then he wouldn’t come back to the message board any more. I was seriously floored by the way he handled that. He got really angry. You could tell that he has no bloody idea what his perfect “church” has done! It seems like there’s two types of Scientology in their organization. The side who KNOWS, and the side not allowed to KNOW. Well, he doesn’t know and it made me sick how stupid it is that he was unwilling to even talk about it. I mean, I thought this guy was cool. (Before the Alvin and the Chipmunks shit.) And now I have to face the reality that Jason Lee is seriously just another daft numbnuts with no space left in his head. And you can always tell when Scientologists start their speeches on Glosslip weather they know the real Scientology, or the made up fantastical fairey tale. When is someone in the press going to ask some REAL questions? Oh well, just another Scientolotard to boycott along with Tom Cruise.
Comment by Anonymous — April 3, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Where are the German accents?
Where are the Germans?
Oh that’s right… Germany and Scientology don’t mix!
Comment by deepthot — April 3, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
You know I was actually looking forward to Valkyrie. I know the history and the story of the von Stauffenberg attempt and I HAD hoped it would be well done. After watching that trailer? I won’t be seeing it or renting it. TC is just NOT believable as Claus von Stauffenberg. Sad too, with another actor in the part this coulda been a good movie. And yeah the Co$ involvement of TC has pretty much soured me on all of his stuff.
Comment by Anon — April 4, 2008 @ 4:36 am
Hi Renee,
If you’d like to support Tom Cruise, and not get bogged down in mean-spirited gossip, you might consider this Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7071364682
Best -
Clayton
Comment by Clayton — April 4, 2008 @ 4:17 pm
Reading these comments one would have to consider that if Tom had not promoted his Scientology, his ascension to being even more successful would have been guaranteed. But this begs at least a few questions: “Would Tom Cruise have been as successful if he had not studied Scientology?” and “Just How much more successful can one get than Tom Cruise?”. Now that I think about it one of the few people that has come close would be John Travolta but he’s a Scientologist too.
Comment by Curiouser — April 5, 2008 @ 8:52 pm
Post 12, Rennee, blows dogs and SWALLOWS it.
Comment by Terryeo — April 6, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
I had to post the above posting because Mr. Cruise pays me to make sure I post anywhere CoSH*T is mentioned.
Comment by Terryeo — April 6, 2008 @ 7:41 pm
scientology is a criminal organisation.
LRH may have do good research, but all its works get into criminals hands.
So scientology became an HOLOCAUSTIC organization.
NAZISM and HITLER looks like scoutism compared to Scientology.
We need to clear planet earth from Scientology.
It is KSW 1 > Close the door to incorrect technology.
LRH true followers know this.
KSW is completely out.
Comment by erick — July 22, 2008 @ 2:09 pm