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You Never Go Full Retard

posted 11 years ago by poothrowinmonkey
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Everybody knows you never go full retard.

What do you mean?

Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed...

[–] Stacy_says 11 years ago

That's why Leo gets no love from the academy

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[–] concealedfaith 10 years ago

Troll. Then again, your moniker sort of rings true. Leonardo di Caprio is NOT one of my favourite actors, pair him with a fake accent and ugh.. but I'm sorry - he is a damn good actor. Leo in WEGG floored me, he was great.

[–] IMDB_Vits 10 years ago

Isn't that expression used for non-nominated performances?

[–] gingerpeach0614 11 years ago

Lol love the Tropic Thunder reference! Great movie.

[–] tigerbos 10 years ago

Your post isn't exactly a 'new' way of viewing things. Everything you said here came from another film - going 'full retard'...Tropic Thunder.
Way to be original...not.

I'll tell you in another life when we are both cats.

[–] zephman 10 years ago

it's a direct quote, originality was not the goal for OP they were making what we call a "reference".

[–] ThePhantomReporter 10 years ago

[–] HarryHawcroft 10 years ago

Because comparing different personality disorders to one another and stating they should have a 'retard level' is fair... Seriously?

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[–] tylermich3 10 years ago

My thoughts on Leo's performance in a nutshell!

[–] alexferguson86 10 years ago

As someone with an autistic family member and a few family friends with autistic kids, I agree.
Some of Leo's "tics" and stuff were accurate - the excited screaming/squealing was really spot on. But the constant guffawing and bent over ridiculousness was cartoonish and just *beep*
So yeah.

[–] Lostman_815 8 years ago

Leo wasn't playing someone with autism. He was playing someone with a mental handicap, most likely a developmental problem, not autism