Comments on: Oscar Campaign for “The Master” Sends out Scientology Parody Magazine

By: Chuck Beatty

Chuck Beatty — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:30:38 +0000

The movie made me, ex lifer Scientologist, a little ill, for real to watch. I felt disoriented and had a headache for hours afterwards.

It’s too close to the mind craziness crap that Scientology’s Hubbard runs on his members.

In that sense, the movie succeeds.

Great acting and beautiful to watch..

Chuck Beatty
ex Scientology lifetime staffer (1975-2003) 27 years

By: Jess Getreel

Jess Getreel — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:11:52 +0000

If Academy members are willing to give out “A for Effort” merit badges to The Master’s cast for soldiering on with a turgid vehicle, Oscars should rain down into cast’s hands.

But, as a film, it was neither educational nor entertaining. Check its IMDB box-office gross.

In distribution since September, the Master’s <$16M gross hasn't yet hit one-half of its $32M budget. This week's numbers were pathetic. Weinstein's little magazine cost him more than he grossed this week.

Compare those dollars to Lincoln's which, two months fewer in distribution, has already grossed 4X The Master's receipts, epitomizes not only good acting but a riveting and VASTLY more relevant story—and has already beaten its budget on paper.

You decide which movie deserves the recognition.

I'm betting on the tall skinny guy with the beard who first gave Black people their voice in America.

By: Unfortunately

Unfortunately — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:00:48 +0000

Unfortunately the movie did not do too good :(

By: tikk

tikk — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:20:37 +0000

Anderson mentioned in an interview that in researching Scientology for the film they would often refer to newsletters from that era known as The Compleat Aberree, all of which have been collected by a Scientology critic at Aberree(dot)com. I’ll bet those were the model for this as well.