Seems like Patrick Stewart doesn't like violent movies very much

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Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart has launched an outspoken attack on Hollywood's culture of violence.

The British actor - Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV and movie space adventures - said the way the entertainment industry portrayed violence against women was "extremely irresponsible".

Stewart, launching an Amnesty International campaign to combat the problem, singled out Quentin Tarantino's ultra-violent martial arts film Kill Bill for criticism, describing it as "deeply offensive".

Revealing that, as a child, he witnessed his father committing brutal acts of violence against his mother, Stewart called on movie makers and other entertainers to think again before portraying violence.

"The entertainment industry has been extremely irresponsible in perpetuating and stereotyping the violent attitudes of men to women," Stewart said.

"I condemn utterly films like Kill Bill, which we are told are empowering women

"But they are apparently empowering women to kill other women, which was the message that I took from the film."

He added: "Violence against women diminishes us all. If you fail to raise your hand in protest, you are part of the problem."

Asked if he had taken part in scenes in his acting career which he now regretted, Stewart said: "Yes. I don't want to be specific but I have been involved in sequences both in the theatre and in film which, with hindsight, I realise were offensive because they were perpetuating a stereotype."

Asked if he would consider working with Tarantino, the Star Trek actor said: "It would require a long conversation in advance."

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Guess not everyone can enjoy a good tarantino flick.

i would enjoy Kill Bill, if it indeed were good. but alas, it is not.

It's a good first half of a movie, and I'm looking forward to seeing the other half at some point. As for Patrick Stewart, he can choose whatever roles he wants and I probably won't be seeing them.

James

Meh. Anybody who actual got a message from Kill Bill is looking WAY TOO FAR into things, it was "kewl", nothing more.

Anyway, preventing the display of violence against women only perpetuates stereotype of women as weak and needing our protection. So even if a movie used graphic potrayal of violence against women to show the brutality in detail, and communicate a message on why it is wrong, he would still be against it because it showed violence against women? And would not take into acount the context it is used?

Oh, how do you kill a mocking bird?

I guess Singer is going to have to find a new Charles Xavier for X3 and X4 because I'm pretty damn sure Wolverine is going to end up gutting or maiming yet another female villian.

I think women today are tired of having prince faggot-ass charming always saving them because it portrays them to be helpless, not to mention being the weaker sex.

They've always had the right to kick as much ass as the next guy, like seeing Red Sonja and Xena hacking a couple of thugs heads off. If they see some chick on screen taking a beating and still kicking, it does show there's an image they can handle themselves. People like Patrick need to catch up on that instead of whining to hollywood to tone it back.

Of course, somebody could send him a couple of friday the 13th flicks and see how far he'll go! :evil:

"He added: "Violence against women diminishes us all. If you fail to raise your hand in protest, you are part of the problem.""

Bullshit. I do my part by not beating women.

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Originally Posted by Jetman

I guess Singer is going to have to find a new Charles Xavier for X3 and X4 because I'm pretty damn sure Wolverine is going to end up gutting or maiming yet another female villian.

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He get's bitch slapped by them first, along with the fact that it's self defense.

He can kill 23 dudes armed with machine guns no problem, but throw one woman his way without a weapon and he's pretty much fucked.

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Originally Posted by MVS

"He added: "Violence against women diminishes us all. If you fail to raise your hand in protest, you are part of the problem.""

Bullshit. I do my part by not beating women.

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You either love or hate Quentins work, but I love it. It has so much style and design in it, and that's before you get to the acting or action in it. But I can see how it may not be everybodies cup.

At the same time Patrick Stewart saying it's empowering women to kill other women is ridiculous. The Bride kills way more men then she does women. It's an equality issue, not a brutality.

Jesus, when did Stewart turn into such a fucking tool? He used to be such an easy going guy, and an outspoken Beavis & Butthead fan. The only thing a neutered piece of shit like Kill Bill could incite in me is boredom.