I agree, Little Hawk. I watched part of Signs in the comfort of my living room (where I was able to turn it off after a few minutes as hoipeless jumk. As for Mel's movies, there are several I liked (although he didn't direct most of them, if that's what everyone means about Mel's movies. I thought the Mad Max movies were good... especially the second one, and I also liked The Man Without A Face and the first couple of Lethal Weapon movies. I thought Braveheart was o.k., and don't know the history well enough to be offended by gross innacuracies. I didn't go to see The Patriot because it just looked like another dumb blockbuster action movie. I passed on Conspiracy (or whatever the exact title is) and the What Women Think (or whatever title it is. I wouldn't avoid going to a movie just because Mel was in it. Now, if Robin Williams or Jim Carey are in it, I might just stay home and watch a Buster Keaton movie. Most of the movies that Mel has made haven't interested me, and it had nothing to do with his religion or his politics.

Hey, if I could separate Frank Sinatra's personality and life style from his movies, I can do anything.

Jerry