Does OJ Simpson kind of ruin your enjoyment of the movie now
I mean the movies are funny don't get me wrong, but OJ kind of ruins it for me now. I just feel strange watching it.
shareI'm not bothered by OJ in it. The movies were done way before he did his crimes, and I consider them to be a snapshot of the wholesome OJ we grew up with, not the scum he later became.
Similarly in the case of Phil Spector, I respect & enjoy the great music he produced in the 60s & 70s. His little murder wrap in 2003 doesn't change the past.
But in the case of Roman Polanski, he raped the girl & fled justice in 1978 before he did his biggest movies. So if you watch a post-78 Polanski film you're watching the work of a fugitive rapist. If you're ok with that, whatever, but I'm not. Never seen a Polanski flick & don't care to.
A more complicated example is Juliet Hulme (the subject of Heavenly Creatures) who murdered a woman, did 2 years in prison, was released and now writes murder mysteries. Even though she [arguably] did her time, I think her choice of subject material is in poor taste, so no, I would never read a Juliet Hulme mystery because that's too creepy.
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Strangely enough, OJ fits in this movie very well, even knowing about the murder scandal that rocked him later in life.
Put it this way, in 1988 OJ was a retired NFL star who played in some movies. He was popular. I try remember who he was at that time to everyone. I mean, who was Mel Gibson to people prior to 2006? He was a popular and lovable actor. It doesn't change the Lethal Weapon movies at all. How about the rant Kramer did at the comedy club? Maybe a little overblown, but I still never think about it when I watch Seinfeld.
So OJ was who he was at the time. He had great chemistry with Leslie Nielsen. Oddly enough, since OJ gets cranked so badly in those movies it makes it a little funnier
oj is great in this!
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I consider them to be a snapshot of the wholesome OJ we grew up with, not the scum he later became.
He was already a scum bag when he made this movie. He beat his wife long before he tried decapitating her. We simply didn't know it.
Unless, of course, you find wife-beating to be "wholesome". share
Good point. Wholesome all-american heroes don't suddenly turn into scumbag murderers. He must've been practicing all along.
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