Worst Actors....

[Stasis]

LMAO!!
(Haha, I did at the time.)
Miss you bro'.
[ 24 December 2002: Message edited by: Stasis ]

 

[L O V E L I F E]

Miss yo' ass, too, mutha fucka.

 

[gmni13]

Originally posted by droptop:
Also, I don't mecessarily believe that you can call out Leonardo DiCaprio's whole career on the work that he did in Titanic and The Beach. He did well in...Romeo and Juliet...
*gasp* Leo was terrible in R+J. He sounded exactly as I did when I performed it in 5th grade. In fact, he sounded like he was reading the lines for the first time as he over-emphasized iambs.
I actually didn't think Titanic was that bad for his career in terms of showing his acting ability though I wasn't too impressed. I'm still shocked anyone thought his R+J performance with noteworthy.

 

[droptop]

Not noteworthy, but not so bad. There was not too much the best actor in the world could have done with the poor, poor directing of Baz Luhrman. No matter what he has done elsewhere, Baz will never get over that he didn't direct at the Globe in the 16th century. He is so pretentious and melodramatic (sic) it makes me sick.

 

[michael]

Originally posted by gmni13:
I'm still shocked anyone thought his R+J performance with noteworthy.
it seems lots of people mistake good looks for good acting.

 

[L O V E L I F E]

"it seems lots of people mistake good looks for good acting."
. . . and more still who mistake Leonardo's looks for good looks.

 

[michael]

personally i think he has a weird shaped head and resembles your communion-type alien, but you can't deny that millions of stupid girls went to see titanic over and over in the foolish hopes that the boat wouldn't sink and jack would live.

 

[droptop]

I never said Oscar-worthy or anything like that, and besides, you have to give it to somebody who can play a character as mentally challenged as Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape and still be a teen idol.

 

[nick44]

Originally posted by GentlemanLoser:

Anything on UPN.
[ 23 December 2002: Message edited by: GentlemanLoser ]
Please don't tell me you include Buffy the Vampire Slayer on that list. And if you do - you are crazy and a twit.

 

[cydonorb]

Originally posted by Finder:
Hayden Christianson (or however you spell his name) is a horrible actor. He completely ruined Episode II.
Maybe George Lucas is starting to get senile...he obviously can't cast a good actor for a major role anymore.
I'm with you 100% on that one. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've seen better performances in porn--at least in porn there is SOME passion!

 

[cydonorb]

I will not see ANY movie with either Meg Ryan or Adam Sandler in it. I don't know why I despise Meg Ryan so much, but I just can't bear to even look at her for more than a minute or 2. Besides she's getting a bit long in the tooth to be playing the perky ingenue anymore.
With Sandler it must be a generational thing (I'm 38). I just don't get him--I never thought he was funny, he always plays the same role, he has the most annoying voice (to me) of any actor to ever walk in front of a camera & he has a face like an open sore. I love PT Anderson's work & I have heard nothing but raves for "Punch Drunk Love" but I will never see it. Back when I was in college (back in the old days...the 80s) every fraternity had some dumbass like him that somehow made it as a brother. But then again perhaps I've just become an old fart.
I used to have Nicolas Cage on that list, but he seems to have redeemed himself with his performance(s) in "Adaptation", & there is good early buzz from good critics about his directorial debut, "Sonny". The thing I hated so much about Cage was that once upon a time he was an interesting actor that really took chances & was unafraid to go way out there ("Vampire's Kiss"). After he (deservedly) won the Oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas" he seemed to trade in all his credibilty for big dumb Jerry Bruckheimer crap ("Gone In 60 Seconds") or fey safe weepies like "The Family Man" or the inexcusable American massacre of the great "Wings of Desire" called "City of Angels".
Apparently he now has all the money he needs & has decided to become a real actor again...lets hope so becasue he was once pretty awesome.
[ 25 December 2002: Message edited by: cydonorb ]

 

[michael]

Originally posted by nick44:

Please don't tell me you include Buffy the Vampire Slayer on that list. And if you do - you are crazy and a twit.
haha, i know plenty of dorks that watch this show because they are hot for either buffy or willow, but none of them would try to perpatrate a fraud by saying it had any good acting.
i man, get real - the show's whole appeal is that it's campy (well, maybe they're such great actors that they can play parts that suck so bad and convince me).

 

[L O V E L I F E]

cydonorb:
I liked your assessment of Nicholas Cage's career. Quite accurate, IMO.
Let's hope his pile of money is sufficient for him to get back into some real roles.
Regarding Sandler, I am near your position on him as well.
To me, Sandler showed flashes of brilliance on SNL, but unfortunately went straight for the money by doing Dumb and Dumber, The Waterboy, and what seems like countless other similar juvenile projects.
Every time I see him on a talk show or at an award show, or hear an updated version of The Channukah Song, I can't help but think:
"This fucker's got talent - when the fuck is he gonna decide that $ XXX million is enough for one lifetime and that it's time to challenge himself?"
Well, I'm hoping he did just that by doing Punch Drunk Love - like you, I have refused to see Sandler's movies on principle, and admittedly have not yet seen Punch - perhaps another Bluelighter who also didn't care for Sandler's earlier "films" will enlighten us as to the merits of Punch Drunk Love.
Here's a flash of Sandler's joke-writing talent:
* sitting panel with Conan *
"Well, Conan, you know it's Channuakah . . so my grandmother, like she does every year, gave me a present on each of the eight nights.
On the first night, she gave me a package of two AA batteries.
On the second night . . . another package of two AA batteries.
And I'm like "OK, Grandma - I think I can see where this is going."
Then, on nights three through seven . . . another package of two AA batteries on each night.
Then, on the eighth night, she gave me a big 9-inch vibrating dildo.
And I'm like "Grandma . . . this is a very nice present . . . but you and I both know that these things only take ten AA batteries . . . and you have given me fourteen . . . what am I supposed to do with the other four batteries?
"I figured you could just shove those up your ass, too."

 

[*kell*]

Originally posted by Funky4Breakz:
Uma Therman (Sp?) I used to love that movie The Truth About Cats and Dogs but i can hardly stand the role she plays...fucking bimbo, moron. She should have stuck to modeling!

Have you seen much else of what she's done?
'Even cowgirls get the blues' was great & she was great in it IMO.
'Tape' is a film she did with her husband, Ethan Hake, it has three characters in one room meeting up after 10 years fucking with each others heads, well kind of....anyway, check out some of her not-so-mainstream work before you judge her on such a light & fluffy movie.
Actor I hate: Brendon Fraser, he is just gross, I bet he's a complete dick IRL. I have no specific reason why I hate him, but then I dont need to do I?
I'll jump on the 'Keanu Reeves is hopeless' bandwagon, yeah he's done some shocking work, like 'Dracula' man his English accent in that was SOO bad! He has done some good stuff, like 'My own private Idaho' but still , same stiffness, same droning, flat voice. The Matrix was awesome, but luckily the role didn't call for a whole lot of personality on his part.
Nicolas Cage, I DID love him 'Wild at heart', 'Raising arizona' etc but yeah now he's doing these roles where he wispers everything, it's disturbing & i dont understand his reasoning behind accepting such shit, he MUST get offered some of the best roles around. Nic was cool, now is a bit of a loser, bummer.

 

[Finder]

Originally posted by Stasis:
Ya know, I think it has more to do with Lucas's lack of direction than the actors themselves. The problem with the new episodes is that Lucas insisted on doing all of the directing as well as the editing. Natalie Portman is a fantastic actress, but not having ever seen a Star Wars film until landing the part of Amidala in Episode 1, she was definitely going to need more direction. Ewan Mcgregor is a great actor too, but had a leg up due to the fact that he could study Alec Guinness's mannerisms in the first three films. Let's just say I was disappointed in Lucas too. He spread himself too thin with all he was trying to do with these films. Sure, they're pretty, but they're lacking.

You know, Stase, that article has some good points, but I don't think everything can be blamed on Lucas. Natalie Portman is a good actress as well Ewan Mcgregor and a few others, but Hayden's performance stunk up the entire movie. Anakin is supposed to be a brash and arrogant individual, not a whiney bitch-boy. Not to mention on-screen chemistry between Portman and Christiensen totaled ZERO.
The original trilogy may not have been a shining example for great acting, but at least the characters had chemistry between one another. Unfortunately, it's not like they can fire Christiensen for the next film, but hopefully most of it will be with him as Darth Vader and James Earl Jones doing the voice...then we won't have to hear his terrible delivery.
BTW, LL, Adam Sandler was in Dumb and Dumber?

 

[AmorRoark]

I disagree with the Leo haters. Has ANYONE seen This Boy's Life? It was excellent, and Leo starred in it (on a side note a good book as well).
The Beach was very good in my opinion.. showed a different aspect of Leo.
As for the much debated R & J, it was my favorite movie for a very long time. I'm sorry; but DiCaprio pulled off the hateful scenes so well.. I was actually freightened.
I CAN'T WAIT for Catch Me if You Can.
Back to the point.. I absolutely can't stand Freddie Prince Jr. I don't know how he ever got started in Hollywood. OH wait his daddy and 'charming' style. I'm so glad he's been unheard of lately.
Jerry Seinfeld is a HORRIBLE actor. Although, without him Seinfeld of course would not exist.

 

[cydonorb]

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Oh I agree with you 1000% about Freddie Prince Jr!! He is truly the black hole of art. Anything he gets near is automatically bad. He has taken blandness to a whole new level.
Let's hope Freddie does us all a favor & follows in his father's footsteps!
[ 27 December 2002: Message edited by: cydonorb ]

 

[cravNbeets]

Originally posted by AmorRoark:
I disagree with the Leo haters. Has ANYONE seen This Boy's Life? It was excellent, and Leo starred in it (on a side note a good book as well).

I'm w/ ya there. He does a fine job and that's a great flick for sure. One of my fave DeNero(sp?) flicks.
Sandra Bollock
Quinten Tarrentino
Bill Paxton
J LO
Keonu
Lori Petty (sorry just thought about point break)
Renee Russo
LL Cool J
Billy Crystal

 

[Web]

You know what's worse than a bad actor?
An actor that is the same fucking character, in EVERY movie they do! They have good flow with the lines, show emotion and at times make the movie what it is... but they can't act like anything else other than themselves.
Examples:
Keanu Reeves- With the exception of the Bill&Ted movies (his best work in my opinion), he's the same guy in every movie.
Nick Cage- Nick has two different characters... the goofy Cage (Raising Arizona, Vampire's Kiss, Peggy Sue Got Married) and serious Cage (Gone in 60 Seconds, 8mm, ConAir).
Tom Hanks- Like Cage, he has two characters... Funny Tom (old stuff like Bussom Buddies, Bachelor Party, SPLASH!, The Man With One Red Shoe) and Serious Tom (Green Mile, Apollo13, Castaway). However, every now and then Serious Tom lets Funny Tom out to play in his serious roles.
Sandra Bullock- One dimensional
David Duchovny- He's the same guy in the X-Files, Red Shoe Diaries, Kalifornia, Evolution, etc.
Cher- 'nuff said.
George Clooney- The only spurt of acting he ever showed was being a bad guy in the first 30 minutes or so in From Dusk Till Dawn... after that he regressed back to himself.
Note: with the exception of Cher I still watch movies with these actors in them... I just don't think they are acting, they are being themselves.

 

[Dick_Ritchie]

First of all, I don't know how anyone can include Tom Hanks in a list of the worst actors, but that's my opinion.
Second, I also don't know how anyone could have forgotten Drew Barrymore!? I've ragged on her in the past and I'll do it again. Drew "i use big words but don't know what they mean" Barrymore
Oh, and to add to the list...
Denise Richards (her acting insulted the Bond franchise)
[ 29 December 2002: Message edited by: Dick_Ritchie ]