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'It's a blast, it's a blast'

Published Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:16 GMT

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By Dirk Vandenheuvel
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:27 GMT
Paris Hilton

Late to the party.

Paris because she is never late to parties.

hehe 

By Michael Sheils
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:31 GMT
Thumb Up

Insane people are so funny.

Cruisin' USA 

By David Wiernicki
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:32 GMT

I saw an interview (It might have been one of those "In the Actor's Studio" kind of things, fairly serious at any rate) with Cruise right after Last Samurai came out.

He was completely articulate, quite intelligent, had a lot of insight into acting, and was a totally reasonable, logical, thoughtful guy - he clearly put a lot of thought into his acting roles and is very serious about acting.

Then the interviewer asked him about his views on antidepressants, and he went absolutely bugshit - ranting and raving, very nearly foaming at the mouth, twitching; he turned into a total lunatic. After a while the interviewer said something like, "Err, I see you feel very strongly on this issue... uh... getting back to The Last Samurai..."

And Cruise snapped right out of it and was totally reasonable again.

Very, very bizarre.

Oooh errr... 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:40 GMT
Black Helicopters

Judging by the number of skin-tight white T-shirts, I assume the "Church" would welcome Daffyd with open arms?

Helo? Cos I've got one circling outside my window right now...

"Hey, is it me or does that pilot look like the guy from grease?"

ouch 

By Schultz
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:58 GMT
Paris Hilton

God disapproves - it started snowing here. Maybe Paris can calm him.

Dance moves... 

By Rick Harder
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 16:00 GMT

Must remember your Tom Cruise portfolio. The splits move was lifted directly from "Risky Business".

I heard that Scientologists.... 

By Richard
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 16:03 GMT
Paris Hilton

.... go to the bog and some of them (Tom Cruise among them) go more than once a week!

Sheesh! What's the news here?

Paris because there's probably a video of her going to the bog somewhere on 'internet'.

A little uncomfortable... 

By Steve
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 16:06 GMT

It was fun at first, but it's getting to the stage where I feel like I'm laughing at a kid with learning difficulties.

How long will it be before we see social services trying to take their kid away for being, as they say in the profession, "mentalists"?

Satch? 

By Neil
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 16:08 GMT
Alien

Is that Joe Satriani on Guitar there? Sounds like him, but last time I saw him he was completely skin-headed..........

look at all the coke on the tables 

By Damian Gabriel Moran
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 16:11 GMT
Coat

granted it is the fizzy drink version

Low flying? 

By Hans
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 16:16 GMT
Paris Hilton

Yup I blame all that low altitude flying and g-forces in the hard turns, it obviously addled his brain.

Actually, to be fair, he didn't entirely do a bad job on that old Bob Seger track, for an instant karaoke (if I'd been singing it everyone would leave the party)

Paris of course, always there for a party.

Conference of the vertically challenged? 

By Andy
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 17:03 GMT

Was it a pre-requisite for attendance that you had to be unfeasibly short? I mean I know the guy (allegedly) wears platforms but, even so, it's not often that the diminutive Mr Cruise looks like one of the tallest in a roomful of people.

Wait! Someone enjoying their birthday party? Someone grab the strait jacket! 

By Matt Thornton
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 17:21 GMT
Dead Vulture

How is this an example of him being mad? It was a party, where he's having a good time. I'd hate to go a Reg party if you're all expected to sit quietly in the corner not causing a fuss.

@Steve: I agree. Sure he's a bit of a nutjob but is this really still funny?

There's a difference between the likes of SNL spoofing / impersonating him and just laughing at him for the sake of it. I recently saw an interview with him on the Letterman show where he came off as a genuine, normal sort of a guy (as far as that's possible.) and all this really proves is that his, erm, eccentric manner, is just him rather than an act which he puts on for the audience, which is what the e.g. Oprah episode felt like.

This was almost certainly "leaked" by the Scientology crew in a damage limitation exercise, and I think it does a pretty good job. Poor old Reg... duped and falling for it hook, line and sinker.

Can we get some new icons? Either a dead horse being repeatedly flogged or someone frantically scraping at the bottom of a barrel ought to do nicely. It worked with Paris...

All proceeds will go to needy Scientology Offices. 

By Oisin McGuigan
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 18:26 GMT
Alert

I guess the evil overlord of the galaxy is a long way from Toms mind now!!!!!!

I don't see the problem... 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 18:37 GMT
Coat

... it's his birthday and he looked like he enjoyed himself. And heck, a pile of your mates turn out for your birthday, put on some live entertainment and sing your praises, you're gonna enjoy yourself.

And so you decide to get involved in the performance, sing, demonstrate you can still do the splits without wishing you hadn't immediately afterwards... so what? That strictly prohibited somewhere?

Ok, having seen certain other videos I definitely have to question the guys' grip on reality, but I won't be begrudging him a birthday where he can't enjoy himself for fear of people ripping the mickey out of him at a later date.

save this story for elreg-tmz.com 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 19:30 GMT
Dead Vulture

Couldn't make it through more than 30 seconds of such horrible @ss kissing.

@ Neil 

By EnigmaForce
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 19:58 GMT

Don't think so, Satch isn't with Xenu AFAIK, and I think he's an Ibanez player 'til death.

Wierd stuff 

By Frantisek Janak
Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 21:42 GMT
Alien

It feels soooo strange, the place looks like some sort of a playground and I'm wondering how many "real" UNPAID friends are there.

You don't need to be mad to be in the CoS 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 05:49 GMT
Pirate

But it does help.

?satch 

By Slaine
Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 09:38 GMT

na - he's still a shavey heed although I suppose it could be a wig... certainly, if I was there I'd want to mask my identity.

Re: You don't need to be mad...... 

By TeeCee
Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 11:44 GMT

Bloody hell! When did they relax the entry requirements?

He looks so happy 

By Chris
Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 13:43 GMT

It almost makes me want to pay tens of thousands of pounds for several years of galvanic skin response sessions, while losing touch with my family and absolving myself of independent thought.

... but 

By Slaine
Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 13:47 GMT
Alien

I just remembered that Joseph of the Satriani did a wonderful rendition of "theme for Mission Impossible"... mmmm?

Walking on water next ! 

By amlendu
Posted Thursday 20th March 2008 15:40 GMT

Waiting to see Tom walking on water !

Acting mad? 

By Lu
Posted Tuesday 25th March 2008 23:40 GMT
Boffin

Obviously the writer never gets invited to fun parties. What's your problem? This video is a peak into high society, so what, we knew that they celebrate differently. And there are no drugs in sight, better than most other celeb parties we normally hear of.

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