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Gibson didn't age well

posted 10 years ago by vyperman7
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For LW 4, Danny Glover was 52 and Mel Gibson was 42. Yet Glover looked like he got in great shape for the movie and actually looked younger than Gibson IMO. He looked like he had aged badly.

[–] VirtualMark 9 years ago

You should check the new Expendables movie - Mel Gibson is still at the top of his game. The movie isn't great, but he is the best actor by a mile.

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[–] 06986 9 years ago

Gibson looked/seemed older then his age when he was younger but now looks younger then his age when he is older which is pretty rare, he was only 30 in the original "Lethal Weapon", but looked/acted at least in his mid to late 30's in that movie, I was shocked that he was that young in "Lethal Weapon". I don't think he aged bad because he has maintained a pretty similar look since his mid to late 30's, he just did not have a "young" youthful look when he was in his late 20's to 30's like many actors today do but he has aged actually very well and now looks younger then his age if you look at movies like "Get The Gringo" and "Expendables 3".

[–] mercury4 9 years ago

I thought Mel Gibson and Stallone both looked good in The Expendables 3. I loved that ending fight scene. It was like seeing Riggs vs Rambo. The fight wasn't long, but had it have taken place when Mel Gibson was younger, I think his character would've given Stallone's even more of a fight. I can't really take Mel Gibson seriously as a villain. Not after loving him all these years for heroes like Riggs and William Wallace.

[–] towniecmb12 9 years ago

I Agree^ he looks great now for 59

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[–] unlockingfreedom (93) 22 days ago

@ 06986

You wrote this post in 2015 (9 years ago). By 2010 Mel Gibson father Hutton Gibson's timeline of four mesenchymal stem cell treatments :

Hutton Gibson Born : 26.08.1918
Hutton Gibson MSC treatments (four) : 2010 onwards (aged 92, weak heart, kidney, orthopedic condition)
Jo Rogan Podcast with Mel Gibson : 17.01.2018 (aged 99, adding 7 years)
Hutton Gibson Died : 11.05.2020 (~102 years old, adding 10 years mortality)

At least from 2010 Mel Gibson has been taking stem cell secretions, which rejuvenate the body slightly.

Good to see you noticed the aging slow and reverse a bit.

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[–] buddyboy28 9 years ago

Mel Gibson was always good looking in his younger days but he always looked older than his years too.

He was only 29 in Beyond Thunderdome.

One thing I find funny in this movie is that Glover looks much younger than he did in 3.

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[–] wmlopez 9 years ago

Gibson losing the mullet hair cut didn't help.

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[–] sonofbeach-sheet 9 years ago

What's the deal? If the first Lethal Weapon was made today, Mel Gibson would be an awfully rough looking and prematurely aged 30 year old. You have men that age today that look barely out of high school!

I suppose his character in the first one had a terrible ordeal serving in Vietnam, smoking, and heaving drinking that aged him badly, but being on the LAPD kept him looking the same despite his careless and risk-taking antics.