I saw this and Cruise had no personality. I don't know if he was nervous or what, and Letterman obviously wasn't enjoying himself. The whole thing was tightly scripted to reveal as little as possible.
Tom Cruise has always claimed that he has dyslexia, so I am not surprised he couldn't read his way out of a paper bag. I am surprised that he allowed himself to be set up that way. And by the way, doesn't Scientology supposedly have a cure for dyslexia? If so, I isn't very effective.
People don't say any of that about him on the Internet. They aren't that nice and they shouldn't be because he's a closet gay freak who's a shill for a cult that kills people and makes people poor and insane.
I'll admit that I get uneasy every time I see Tom Cruise in any interview these days and find him to be quite bizarre in general. That said, I don't think he butchered the English language that badly. He just seemed unprepared and unrehearsed to me. Plus, his delivery and timing were certainly a little off as well. Not to mention that the word “Heimliched” written as a past-tense verb is uncommon and strange looking in its own right.
Nevertheless, considering that this site's own written critique had typographical errors in it, this website actually comes off looking more ignorant than he does.
You can see how when he's pretending to laugh at the jokes he's really reading ahead to prepare to deliver with that Tom Cruise "charm." Whatever. He's an ass and most people know it.
I think the heimliched a loala bear joke was a reference to the urban-legendary rumor that Richard Gere stuck a gerbil in his ass. Truth be told the mean "rumors" in these internet blogs are much funny and more likely. Scientology is a terrible cult, kills people, and makes them crazy and poor. He's evil, and always was over-rated. Glad its finally catching up with him.
People with dyslexia have a lot of trouble reading phonetically; the phonemes become jumbled in their head, and they have trouble sorting them in real-time to read. They come to read by the whole-word method; that is, they memorize the pronunciation of an entire word and recall that when they read. For words that they know, they can read as well as anyone, but for words that they have not encountered in print before they have a lot of making sense of the pronunciation. The fact that he couldn't pronounce it off the cuff does not mean that he wouldn't recognize the word spoken or that he did not realize, once spoken, that it referred to Dr. Heimlich and his technique for dislodging obstructions from a choking victim's windpipe. And dyslexia itself does not correlate to literacy or general intelligence.
Now, believing in Scientology -- that's a different story.
If I was there in person I would be throwing my shoes at him. On the other hand I am totally jealous that I didn't create a religious cult that would attract Hollywood types who have insecurities and money to throw around. Actually I would probably be better off running a Ponzi scheme and finding a nice country that has no extradition treaty with the US. Hmmm... I smell New Year's Resolution...
Someone should build a gleaming new metropolis with a giant statue of Tom Cruise in the center, underneath of which is a plaque that says "BIGGEST BESTEST MOVIE STAR OF ALL TIMES." You know, make it official, a public pronouncement that Tom Cruise is, by order of law, bigger than Jesus, and that no human will ever compare again. Then maybe he'll stop.
He butchered the English language because he didn't know how to pronounce "Heimliched," a German-sounding last name in past tense (not typical) while being filmed on TV?
I'm no fan at all but I thought he did fine (for example he was able to, on the fly, properly deliver the "oh, no, that's Dave" line.
Every time we watch this asshole on tv,or purchase a ticket to his insufferable movies,we enable this nut gobbler. Quit putting money in his pocket,don't pay to see his projects and he goes away. These mouth breathers feed off publicity. This disturbing group he promotes preys on the vulnerable;mainly,those without he and his fellow associates considerably deep financial resources.
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Leave Your Commentit's common knowledge that he's got dyslexia... he's still an asshat though...
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 11:22:33
He's fucking nuts.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 11:31:47
I saw this and Cruise had no personality. I don't know if he was nervous or what, and Letterman obviously wasn't enjoying himself. The whole thing was tightly scripted to reveal as little as possible.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 11:35:02
Tom Cruise has always claimed that he has dyslexia, so I am not surprised he couldn't read his way out of a paper bag. I am surprised that he allowed himself to be set up that way. And by the way, doesn't Scientology supposedly have a cure for dyslexia? If so, I isn't very effective.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 11:40:32
People don't say any of that about him on the Internet. They aren't that nice and they shouldn't be because he's a closet gay freak who's a shill for a cult that kills people and makes people poor and insane.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 12:01:12
Yuck. He's so disgusting. What a freak.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 12:38:21
So much for his claim that Scientology cured him of dyslexia...
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 12:50:27
LOL busted. Scientology doesn't cure dyslexia, drug addiction, or alcoholism. Tom's foot's in his mouth AGAIN.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 12:54:35
I'll admit that I get uneasy every time I see Tom Cruise in any interview these days and find him to be quite bizarre in general. That said, I don't think he butchered the English language that badly. He just seemed unprepared and unrehearsed to me. Plus, his delivery and timing were certainly a little off as well. Not to mention that the word “Heimliched” written as a past-tense verb is uncommon and strange looking in its own right.
Nevertheless, considering that this site's own written critique had typographical errors in it, this website actually comes off looking more ignorant than he does.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 13:12:33
Anon #9 English professor, what typos? I didn't see any.
By ur stewdent, on December 17, 2008 13:15:58
You can see how when he's pretending to laugh at the jokes he's really reading ahead to prepare to deliver with that Tom Cruise "charm." Whatever. He's an ass and most people know it.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 13:19:20
Doesn't seem like he's got dyslexia to me. And what is this word 'Heimlich'?
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 13:27:02
#12. Google, asshole.
By illiteracy is an epidemic, on December 17, 2008 13:29:11
I think the heimliched a loala bear joke was a reference to the urban-legendary rumor that Richard Gere stuck a gerbil in his ass. Truth be told the mean "rumors" in these internet blogs are much funny and more likely. Scientology is a terrible cult, kills people, and makes them crazy and poor. He's evil, and always was over-rated. Glad its finally catching up with him.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 13:52:36
#10 - "If safe to say"...
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 13:56:57
i saw tom on letterman.
it was thrilling.
wow just so awe-inspiring.
what an amazing event.
By thetan # 497624a218742zpbt, on December 17, 2008 13:58:28
People with dyslexia have a lot of trouble reading phonetically; the phonemes become jumbled in their head, and they have trouble sorting them in real-time to read. They come to read by the whole-word method; that is, they memorize the pronunciation of an entire word and recall that when they read. For words that they know, they can read as well as anyone, but for words that they have not encountered in print before they have a lot of making sense of the pronunciation. The fact that he couldn't pronounce it off the cuff does not mean that he wouldn't recognize the word spoken or that he did not realize, once spoken, that it referred to Dr. Heimlich and his technique for dislodging obstructions from a choking victim's windpipe. And dyslexia itself does not correlate to literacy or general intelligence.
Now, believing in Scientology -- that's a different story.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 14:14:47
always liked him, will always like him..
y'all need to calm the hell down!
By tinc, on December 17, 2008 14:48:19
^ Scientologist
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 14:49:36
If I was there in person I would be throwing my shoes at him. On the other hand I am totally jealous that I didn't create a religious cult that would attract Hollywood types who have insecurities and money to throw around.
Actually I would probably be better off running a Ponzi scheme and finding a nice country that has no extradition treaty with the US.
Hmmm... I smell New Year's Resolution...
By Morgan, on December 17, 2008 14:50:48
His hair looks a little strange in the last photo. Comb marks or plugs?
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 15:58:06
I feel bad that his dyslexia became the source for humor...he's still kinda a douche, but...
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 15:59:13
So gay!
By the so guy, on December 17, 2008 16:57:15
Sadly, his smile is still gorgeous in 3-D.
On some people, ugly genes just work when they're all mashed together.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 17:00:05
Someone should build a gleaming new metropolis with a giant statue of Tom Cruise in the center, underneath of which is a plaque that says "BIGGEST BESTEST MOVIE STAR OF ALL TIMES." You know, make it official, a public pronouncement that Tom Cruise is, by order of law, bigger than Jesus, and that no human will ever compare again. Then maybe he'll stop.
By anonymous, on December 17, 2008 20:12:40
He butchered the English language because he didn't know how to pronounce "Heimliched," a German-sounding last name in past tense (not typical) while being filmed on TV?
I'm no fan at all but I thought he did fine (for example he was able to, on the fly, properly deliver the "oh, no, that's Dave" line.
By anonymous, on December 18, 2008 00:02:16
Hey Tom:
Saying "I came across as arrogant" is NOT an apology.
By anonymous, on December 18, 2008 09:41:52
He looks like he's had plastic surgery. Something doesn't look right about him. He looks emaciated.
By anonymous, on December 18, 2008 15:00:58
Every time we watch this asshole on tv,or purchase a ticket to his insufferable movies,we enable this nut gobbler. Quit putting money in his pocket,don't pay to see his projects and he goes away.
These mouth breathers feed off publicity.
This disturbing group he promotes preys on the vulnerable;mainly,those without he and his fellow associates considerably deep financial resources.
By mike hunt., on December 19, 2008 07:22:58
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