MEL GIBSON SUES MOVIE CHOP SHOP

November 21, 2005
Premiere Magazine

In case you didn't know there's a company in Salt Lake City called "Cleanflicks" who cut the nasty, bad, oooey, gross, perverted stuff out of rated "R" movies and then releases them to the (Moromon.) public. Mel is apparently suing this company for cutting up the Passion of the Christ. It's about time that somebody took these mofos to court! Actor/director/all around-freakazoid billionaire Mel Gibson has decided to sue a Utah-based company called CleanFlicks, who have been editing all "offensive" elements out of copyrighted films for years now, and then selling those unauthorized copies to their customers. Gibson's Icon Distribution is suing them for said unauthorized versions of Gibson's THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and asking that CleanFlicks stop distribution and unspecified damages. Ray Lines, the goof behind the chop-shop has come up with one doozy of a comeback, arguing that Gibson himself released an edited version of the film: "He felt it needed to be taken out." Uuuuuh, yeah Ray...so why didn't you just sell HIS version, you weirdo!?! Or better yet, the guy is the DIRECTOR of the film!!! He can actually edit his own movie...YOU can't!! Anyway, I'm glad that someone is finally taking this fruitcake to court, as he's chopped up over 900 films in the past six years alone (Imagine GOODFELLAS chopped-up? It's probably 3 minutes long.). And speaking of fruitcakes, have you seen what Mel Gibson looks like lately? Wow. Kickass beard, dude!!