Comments on: Christian Bale phones a young fan

By: flickerKuu

flickerKuu — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:47:00 +0000

Well, this is a discussion forum. I think the point is to discuss stuff, and in this area it’s about Christian Bale- . Some of us lately think might be overcompensating for being a dick. I don’t think anyone’s mad except maybe Bale and you.

By: billiey giles

billiey giles — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:35:00 +0000

You need to get help. You’re still mad at someone who yelled at someone once several years ago. I think you have some sort of obsessive disorder.

By: billiey giles

billiey giles — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:30:00 +0000

It was “verbal assault” which they investigate in Great Britain where it happened. That means they got in an argument. And charges were never filed. I’ll bet you’ve never had an argument with a family member, have you?

By: BookGuy

BookGuy — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:52:00 +0000

You’re hitting on what I was thinking about. The guy called a sick kid to offer some distraction and comfort form a bad situation, and he was uniquely able to do so since they’re both Batman fans. Regardless of tempers lost in the past or maybe lost again in the future, he did a cool and selfless thing talking to a kid in the hospital about what the kid loves. Maybe fervent debates about his douchieness or lack thereof could be set aside for this particular instance and just acknowledge the kind act and what it probably meant to that kid.

By: aikimoe

aikimoe — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:59:00 +0000

Just correcting a commonly held misconception. “Creepy” is fairly subjective, though I would agree that it was inconsiderate and inappropriate at the time. Fortunately, they’ve been together for 20 years and married for 15, so hopefully that will take some of the pressure off of folks who seem to stress out over the behavior of celebrities.

By: marilove

marilove — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:30:00 +0000

And it seems strange that people make large, sweeping judgements because of one audio clip (unless I’m missing something). I can have a bit of a temper in the right circumstances. HULK SMASH. And I am not a terrible person.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:09:00 +0000

It never occurred to me that Glamour magazine started out as a journal of practical witchcraft.

By: Leeroy Berlin

Leeroy Berlin — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:18:00 +0000

His long-time girlfriend’s adopted daughter and his son’s legal sister. Don’t be pedantic; it’s still creepy as hell.

By: AwesomeRobot

AwesomeRobot — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:46:00 +0000

Yeah, she just takes it out on her neighbors.

By: Tynam

Tynam — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:17:00 +0000

Consider the original meaning of “glamour”.

By: Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:49:00 +0000

Whether or not he is an idiot or douchebag or whatever is immaterial in this case. He has made a seriously ill kid forget his illness for a few minutes. Past activity based upon a snapshot of his life is not enough to judge him on. We all have good days and bad days.

I hate all religion but in this case I think it’s a fair to quote “Let He Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone”, I am sure no one is perfect.

By: semiotix

semiotix — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:09:00 +0000

Don’t you take that tone with a comment moderator, you carny.

By: Frank Diekman

Frank Diekman — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:36:00 +0000

I await the inevitable mash up of this video with Christian Bale rant audio.

By: flickerKuu

flickerKuu — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:53:00 +0000

You keep mentioning his awards. I actually like his acting, btw. I thought American Psycho was brilliant. The point is: Acting awards are about a 1 on the 1 to 10 scale of things think mean something. If he won an award for curing some kid’s cancer I would be impressed. The original discussion was “Christian Bale: Asshole in real life or not?” I say yes, people like you say no. Awards Schmards. All the Oscars in the world doesn’t make someone a nice person.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:49:00 +0000

Disqus automatically truncates it, so it’s unnecessary. And the spammers all use URL shorteners that go to attack pages these days.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:46:00 +0000

That wasn’t the proposition.

By: flickerKuu

flickerKuu — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:43:00 +0000

My apologies, I actually thought it was good form.

By: aikimoe

aikimoe — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:24:00 +0000

I agree with your larger point, but Woody Allen did not marry his adopted daughter.

By: aikimoe

aikimoe — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:22:00 +0000

He was never charged with assault. He was accused of assault by his mother and sister, with who he is estranged, but never charged. That is all we know. I doubt that will assuage your thirst for judgment, but that’s all we know.

And the idea that an actor as respected by his peers as Bale is could be “forced by his agent” to do good deeds in order “to get any other work,” is beyond silly.

By: Brad Hidingfromwork

Brad Hidingfromwork — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:14:00 +0000

…or because the person that posted the video about a kid dealing with cancer is currently dealing with cancer. Or maybe it’s because that person happens to like the celebrity in question. Or like most things in real life, all of the above and nothing so specific and simplistic as what fits your personal narrative.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:13:00 +0000

And how many kids with leukemia have you visited this year?

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:09:00 +0000

>>Two words: Lindsay Lohan.

Oh, has she won an Academy Award?

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:08:00 +0000

Oh how dare he tamper with the artistic vision of T4. !!!!!

Bale has been getting good roles for 25 years (since he was 14) has an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

Haters gotta hate!

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:34:00 +0000

No URL shorteners please, unless they’re obvious, proprietary ones like YouTube or Google Maps.

By: flickerKuu

flickerKuu — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:29:00 +0000

Or http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/4364526/Batman-star-Christian-Bale-made-fans-cry-and-hated-Leo-DiCaprio-says-new-book.html

By: flickerKuu

flickerKuu — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:28:00 +0000

Not really, I saw Terminator 4. Do you know he made the writers completely re-write the screenplay to give him a bigger part. Sounds like an angel…

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:07:00 +0000

Aaaah, so you are making the case that he is extraordinarily talented.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:07:00 +0000

If he was that big a douche bag HE WOULD NOT BE GETTING WORK.

Two words: Lindsay Lohan.

By: flickerKuu

flickerKuu — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:05:00 +0000

Well, if you insist… http://voices.yahoo.com/holy-disrespect-batman-christian-bale-arrested-for-1710785.html?cat=17

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:04:00 +0000

He didn’t become an Oscar winning actor by hugging everyone whenever they messed up.

And yet, Meryl Streep seems to have won three Oscars while doing just that. She must be a sorceress.