Posted on 02/13/2013 6:43:15 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Matt Damon: ‘I will not go to the bathroom’ in an effort to draw attention to worldwide water crisis
‘The Rainmaker’ actor gets down and dirty by pledging to hold off from using the bathroom until the problem is resolved.
By Zayda Rivera / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 5:48 PM
Matt Damon is on an extended bathroom break.
"The Rainmaker" star declares he will not go No. 1 or 2 until everyone in this world has access to clean water and sanitation.
"In protest of this global tragedy, until this issue is resolved, until everybody has access to clean water and sanitation, I will not go to the bathroom," the actor professed in a comedic video intended to shed light on the 2.5 billion people around the world who lack access to these essential elements.
In an effort to draw attention to this serious issue, Damon approached it in a funny way, hoping the video will go viral and get a conversation started.
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So he’ll pee on the sidewalk instead of the bathroom. In less than a minute I will forget who he is.
I thought he did this already.
He seems to have been full of sh!t for a long time already.
1. Totally coincidental that he has a new film coming out, that just happens to be mentioned in passing in the press release for thins bonehead publicity stunt.
But it’s a perfect epitome of everything libs do:
2. If he were serious, then it is *stupid* to attempt, *dangerous* to try, and *impossible* to achieve.
3. And if it is just a “comedic” statement, as they claim, then it is incredibly *insensitive and insulting* to the very people he claims to care about.
It’s like a Hollywood star saying “I won’t drink any more champagne until all the poor people in Africa have clean drinking water. Ha-ha! Gotcha! Of course I’m going to continue to drink champagne! Lots of it — the good stuff, too! Got your attention, huh? Look at me!”
Reaction of the poor people in Africa: “WTF?”
Bwahahaha!
“Maaatt Daaay-mun”
The Film Actor Guild was the first thing I thought of when reading the headline.
There are those who do and those who talk about doing.
Damon is a talker.
Evil conservative rock star Dave Mustaine actually pays for crews to go to remote parts of Africa and drill wells for remote villages. He asks for donations from fans but doesn’t get publicists to issue press releases about it. Instead he just does it and moves on with his own life.
” ... until everybody has access to clean water and sanitation, I will not go to the bathroom,” the actor professed in a comedic video ... “
Silly, silly boy—this may be the global warming tipping point causing asterrhoids around Uranus ...
I will recommend to him a Victorian book authored by an Englishman (and China specialist):
“Yellow River” by I.P. Freely, Earl of Essex, Phd, FOB, PDQ, FUBAR?
It’s a shame we can’t award titles for our entertainers. Matt is frivolous enough to be dubbed a knight, or at least awarded a garter.
Matt Damon is behaving as a little boy holding his breath in a fit of rage to force Mommie to give in and give the widdow-bwitty boy what he wee-wee, weewe wants.
Grow up Matt, sh_t happens!
Good luck ....
Sounds like Oscar Wilde’s definition of a horse: “Dangerous on both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.”
And I thought he couldn’t be any more full of sh@t than he already was...
” hoping the video will go viral “
Yeah, unlike Promised Land...
Well that does it!!! There is NO WAY I will ever allow Matt Damon in my house. What if he has an “accident”?
Who knew that his highest goal in life was to become a colostomy bag.
He and Lady Ca-Ca would make a nice couple. Together, they could be “Pee-pee Ca-ca”.
...or “Ca-ca Pee-pee”. If they had a bably together, they could call it “Baby Ca-ca Pee-pee Boom-boom”.
"Promised Land" had a limited release on December 28, 2012, making it eligible for the 85th Academy Awards.[19] The film was released in 25 theaters and grossed an estimated $53,000 on its first day, a "sobering" average of $2,120.[20] For the opening weekend, Promised Land grossed an estimated $190,000. Box Office Mojo reported before the film's wide release the following week, "It's unlikely that it will be able to pull many people away from the various other appealing options in theaters right now."[21] Promised Land expanded to 1,676 theaters on January 4, 2013. It grossed $4.3 million over the weekend, which the Los Angeles Times judged as "a bad start" even with its $15 million budget. According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a "B" grade. The Times said the grade and "middling reviews" indicated the film was unlikely to be a success.[22] As of January 24, the film has grossed $7.597 million.[23]
The film is scheduled to have its international premiere at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013.[24]
Critical reception
Reviews of the film have been mixed. The Los Angeles Times reported that most critics felt that Promised Land did not reach its full potential.[25] Rotten Tomatoes reported an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 among 105 reviews. Based on the reviews, it gave the film a score of 50%.[26] Metacritic gave the film a score of 54 out of 100 based on 32 reviews.[27] New York Times film critic A.O. Scott praised Promised Land as a film that "works" mainly "by putting character ahead of story" and by "inviting the actors to be warm, funny and prickly".[28] Liam Lacey of the Toronto Globe and Mail is critical of the film: "Apart from its warm, gentle tone, much about Promised Land simply isn’t good, especially the inconsistencies in the screenplay. After the mood-setting first half, things start to unravel."[29]
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