View Full Version : Bad actors who are popular anyway
HoldenMagroin
7 Dec 2008, 01:38
Yep, it's one of those emperor-has-no-clothes threads again. There are many who undoubtedly wouldn't have been popular if they were judged objectively on their acting talents.
Jessica Alba comes to mind. Not my type, can't dance, and can't act worth a damn. :thumbsd:
I was thinking about this same thing when I saw a promo for a movie with Keanu reeves. The guy has the looks and some charisma but can't really act.
I was thinking about this same thing when I saw a promo for a movie with Keanu reeves. The guy has the looks and some charisma but can't really act.
My first thought when I saw the title - he's rubbish!
Steven Seagal ?
I guess he's popular with martial arts fans
Arnold Schwarzengger
Angelina Jolie
Nicole Kidman - screwed her way to popularity
Steven Seagal ?
I guess he's popular with martial arts fans
Arnold Schwarzengger
Angelina Jolie
Nicole Kidman - screwed her way to popularity
Is she actually popular with anyone except woman's magazine editors?
richskee
7 Dec 2008, 08:16
http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/film_images/nicholas_cage_superman_outfit.jpg
Nicholas cage by the longest mile!!!!
Is she actually popular with anyone except woman's magazine editors?
The plastic surgeons are raking it in. :)
Anyway, I'd have to go with Jennifer Lopez although her popularity is questionable. There wouldn't be a more shitcanned person on the internet, and with good reason. She's useless at just about everything other than rubbing people the wrong way.
Nicole Kidman - screwed her way to popularity
Who were the stupid bastards that obliged? :confused:
DoubleO7
7 Dec 2008, 08:27
Steven Seagal ?
I guess he's popular with martial arts fans
Arnold Schwarzengger
Angelina Jolie
Nicole Kidman - screwed her way to popularity
He is not an actor anymore. He is the 'Governator'.
Governator: Half governor, half cyborg... a hyper-alloy combat chassis surrounded by living tissue, sent back by Skynet to become the governor of California.
"That Governator is out there, it can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, and it will not stop, ever... until he is elected...again."
year of the roo
7 Dec 2008, 08:45
Colin Farrell
Ben Affleck
Charlie Sheen
ManWithNoName
7 Dec 2008, 08:53
Jack Nicholson says hi!
Are you saying Jack Nicholson can't act?
year of the roo
7 Dec 2008, 09:13
Jack Nicholson says hi!
Worst post ever.
Mario the Lothario
7 Dec 2008, 09:30
Nicholas cage by the longest mile!!!!
Good choice. It still puzzles me how he stiffed Sean Penn out of an oscar.
Worst post ever.
Agree.
Sly Stallone from Mark Wahlberg for me.
bradrowe#32
7 Dec 2008, 09:40
Vince Vaughn.
Porps_is_HOT_loz
7 Dec 2008, 09:47
Mary Kate and Ashley are the woooorrrssssttt actors although their show was really popular..
year of the roo
7 Dec 2008, 09:57
Mary Kate and Ashley are the woooorrrssssttt actors although their show was really popular..
I hope you're not referring to Full House!
SolidTiger
7 Dec 2008, 10:01
Arnold Schwarzengger. But let's face it, the tough guy roles that he played in movies does not require much acting talent anyway. Though they are good movies.
Costanza_
7 Dec 2008, 10:04
Nicole Kidman would be top of my list. I've not been impressed by a single thing she's done, and her abominable work in Eyes Wide Shut haunts me to this day.
Will Ferrell
John C Reilly
Pauly Shore
The majority of the singer turned actors (Simpson, Lopez, Timberlake)
Nicole Kidman
Vince Vaughn
I dont really mind Cage. Nicholson is a fantastic actor.
chickens_law
7 Dec 2008, 10:19
Jackie Chan comes to mind. But his martial arts skills makes up for it.
Kent_Kingsley
7 Dec 2008, 10:26
Definately Vince Vaughn and Charlie Sheen. Sheen makes me cringe
Johnny_Segment
7 Dec 2008, 10:28
Tom Cruise.
90% of his roles see him playing the exact same "Tom Cruise" character which just gets predictable and annoying. Is the one reason i won't be seeing Valkyrie.
Bomber32
7 Dec 2008, 10:30
Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Big Blow Hard
7 Dec 2008, 10:35
Will Ferrell
John C Reilly
Pauly Shore
The majority of the singer turned actors (Simpson, Lopez, Timberlake)
Nicole Kidman
Vince Vaughn
I dont really mind Cage. Nicholson is a fantastic actor.
I would argue John C Reilly was a really good actor, up until he started getting involved with Will Ferrrells movies.
I think Lopez is a decent actress, she just makes bad movies. Wasn't she famous as an actress before a singer. I remember her in Money Train, well before she was popular as a singer.
But along the lines of that theory. I nominate nearly every "Rapper" turned "Actor". Who would wan't to be a real black actor these days, when all the roles go to these fools.
I also nominate Jack Black. Can't act a damn, and not really that funny to me.
Worst post ever.
Agreed. Ridiculous statement.
Tigger Please!
7 Dec 2008, 12:31
Who were the stupid bastards that obliged? :confused:
me..
me..
Why? Are you that hard up?
Why? Are you that hard up?
Come on she's a crap actress and a phony diva but she is hot.
The Broom
7 Dec 2008, 13:35
Jim Carrey :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd:
The Broom
7 Dec 2008, 13:36
Ricky Ponting.................He tries to act like a captain!!!:thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd:
DoubleO7
7 Dec 2008, 13:43
Jim Carrey :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd:
Jim Carrey is alright.
DoubleO7
7 Dec 2008, 13:43
Ricky Ponting.................He tries to act like a captain!!!:thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd:
Speaks way to fast.
Noddy Holder
7 Dec 2008, 14:00
Harrison Ford
Tits? Check.
Legs? Check.
Pretty face? Check.
It's _______ ________! (Any one of dozens).
When all you have to do is be scenery, acting ain't that demanding.
Big Nasty
7 Dec 2008, 14:20
Although he's not popular, I have to say Christopher Lambert.
Watching him on a film last night made me cringe, and his voice gets me too.
SolidTiger
7 Dec 2008, 14:47
Tits? Check.
Legs? Check.
Pretty face? Check.
It's _______ ________! (Any one of dozens).
When all you have to do is be scenery, acting ain't that demanding.
Judy Dench?:D
richskee
7 Dec 2008, 14:56
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Shits me to tears!!! Will personally never watch a film with this hideous chick in it.
Surley she takes the cake?
Owen Wilson and Steve Carrell.
http://www.thepalm.com/images/zellweger-renee-photo-xl-renee-zellweger-6227460.jpeg]
Shits me to tears!!! Will personally never watch a film with this hideous chick in it.
Surley she takes the cake?
Ol' squinty eyes!
Yeah she's crap..
DoubleO7
7 Dec 2008, 15:03
Owen Wilson and Steve Carrell.
Never seen 'The Office'?
Never seen 'The Office'?
Yeah, and it's not funny.
Who were the stupid bastards that obliged? :confused:
Shagging Tom Cruise got her popular.Come to think of it he can be nominated in this category these days.
Big Blow Hard
7 Dec 2008, 16:47
Never seen 'The Office'?
Never seen 'The Office" English original with Ricky Gervais? Makes Steve Carrels version look like amatuer hour.
Ludwig van Bertstare
7 Dec 2008, 16:52
I can't stand Nicole Kidman. Her last several movies have been major flops in the U.S and some have done ok world-wide, they've also received ordinary reviews yet she can still command a $20 million salary?
One of the worst actors going around and she's still living off being Tom Cruise's wife.
Big Blow Hard
7 Dec 2008, 16:55
I can't stand Nicole Kidman. Her last several movies have been major flops in the U.S and some have done ok world-wide, they've also received ordinary reviews yet she can still command a $20 million salary?
One of the worst actors going around and she's still living off being Tom Cruise's wife.
I completely disagree with this. There is no evidence to say she would not have made her way in Hollywood without Tom Cruise. If anything it may have hindered her.
She once was a great actress, her early movies show this. It is the plastic surgery and a face that can't show any sort of expression any more that has seen her go downhill. That and lame movie choices.
Are you saying Jack Nicholson can't act?
Probably not to the same degree that some of the other duds mentioned can't act, but...
It seems to me Jack Nicholson plays the exact same character in every movie. He's got a great screen presence, and it's certainly entertaining viewing, but ultimately you're left with "There's Jack Nicholson being his crazy self again", rather than thinking about the character.
ManWithNoName
7 Dec 2008, 18:01
Probably not to the same degree that some of the other duds mentioned can't act, but...
It seems to me Jack Nicholson plays the exact same character in every movie. He's got a great screen presence, and it's certainly entertaining viewing, but ultimately you're left with "There's Jack Nicholson being his crazy self again", rather than thinking about the character.
The Shining
Chinatown
Batman
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Easy Rider
As Good as it Gets
A Few Good Men
Watch all those then say he plays the same character every time.
Paddy_Mac
7 Dec 2008, 18:07
Definately Vince Vaughn and Charlie Sheen. Sheen makes me cringe
Jim Carrey :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd:
Owen Wilson and Steve Carrell.
Just because they play in comedies doesn't mean they're bad actors.
krisholio14
7 Dec 2008, 18:08
Probably not to the same degree that some of the other duds mentioned can't act, but...
It seems to me Jack Nicholson plays the exact same character in every movie. He's got a great screen presence, and it's certainly entertaining viewing, but ultimately you're left with "There's Jack Nicholson being his crazy self again", rather than thinking about the character.
Try telling me Robert De Niro and Al Pacino aren't similar in this regard.
And it's the great screen presence that all those three guys have that make them the stars and legends of film that they are. It's not easy to convey the levels of intensity they do via an audiovisual medium.
FWIW Arnie was the first person that popped into my head when I saw this thread. Again though, he is another with great screen presence.
legitimatic
7 Dec 2008, 18:20
Dane Cook, he is bad at everything though, cannot believe people like this ********.
People saying Arnie have no clue, you don't watch his movies for his acting, you watch his movies to see him **** shit up!
The Shining
Chinatown
Batman
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Easy Rider
As Good as it Gets
A Few Good Men
Watch all those then say he plays the same character every time.
Only one there I haven't seen. And yes, he plays the same character (fundamentally speaking) in the rest.
Try telling me Robert De Niro and Al Pacino aren't similar in this regard.
And it's the great screen presence that all those three guys have that make them the stars and legends of film that they are. It's not easy to convey the levels of intensity they do via an audiovisual medium.
Yes on Pacino, especially later in his career when he became difficult to watch, but for whatever reason I'm able to at least buy into the character he's playing. I'm not able to do this on any real level with Nicholson.
Disagree on De Niro. He has consistent mannerisms obviously, but each character is unique. Compare "Johnny Boy" from Mean Streets and his character in the Godfather - only a couple of years apart, but completely different, despite being inside the same genre.
SolidTiger
7 Dec 2008, 18:33
People saying Arnie have no clue, you don't watch his movies for his acting, you watch his movies to see him **** shit up!
There is no doubt that Arnie was perfect for the roles that he played (the big tough guy) and those movies were entertaining. But those roles doen't need much acting ability, but ironicly only a few people can play those roles that he plays. For an example of his true acting ability look at something like Kindergarden Cop which was not an action role.
Big Blow Hard
7 Dec 2008, 18:42
Only one there I haven't seen. And yes, he plays the same character (fundamentally speaking) in the rest.
Yes on Pacino, especially later in his career when he became difficult to watch, but for whatever reason I'm able to at least buy into the character he's playing. I'm not able to do this on any real level with Nicholson.
Disagree on De Niro. He has consistent mannerisms obviously, but each character is unique. Compare "Johnny Boy" from Mean Streets and his character in the Godfather - only a couple of years apart, but completely different, despite being inside the same genre.
You are tripping.
I suppose Christopher Walken's characters are all the same also? He has a style that is apparent in all his roles.
Even Marlon Brando had similar "mannerisms" in his roles. It's what defines their acting style and sets them apart. I fail to see how you could say Jack Nicholsons characters are all the same. It boggles the mind.
Try watching the character, instead of the actor.
Orlando "I can't act but i'm sleeping with Miranda Kerr so I don't care" Bloom.
Big Blow Hard
7 Dec 2008, 18:45
Orlando "I can't act but i'm sleeping with Miranda Kerr so I don't care" Bloom.
LUCKY C**T!!! I hate him for this also.
stuart27
7 Dec 2008, 21:13
Jim Carrey :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd:
Watch 'The Truman Show' and 'Man on the Moon' and tell me this guy can't act.
Anyway, I have to go with Keanu Reeves for this one. Still don't understand his appeal.
Just because they play in comedies doesn't mean they're bad actors.
Of course not, the two I mentioned are just plain bad, that's all. They're not funny either.
year of the roo
7 Dec 2008, 22:19
Chuck Norris.
Oh no he didn't!
Chuck Norris.
There's gonna be trouble..:p
flight23
8 Dec 2008, 00:20
jack nicholson can't act, i never thought i'd ever actually see that written
im a massive fan, so im a little biased, i loved him in about schmidt, in terms of stepping away from his usual "greatest characters in cinema history", but the guy actually makes these nutcases believable, which to me is a talent most don't have
jim carrey can't act, while i can believe it was written, i totally disagree, as already said, truman show and man on the moon are brilliant, because of his performances, but he was also great in eternal sunshine, underplayed to perfection in my mind
DeadlyAkkuret
8 Dec 2008, 00:28
Jim Carrey most certainly can act, but you have to watch his dramas to appreciate what a fine actor he is.
The Truman Show was brilliant, as was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
krisholio14
8 Dec 2008, 02:58
Chuck Norris.
Something bad is going to happen to you real soon. Chuck knows what you said about him ;)
Chuck Norris.
Mods,BAN THIS POSTER !!!!
:D
Something bad is going to happen to you real soon. Chuck knows what you said about him ;)
Could it surpass this ?
Someone once tried to tell Chuck Norris that roundhouse kicks aren't the best way to kick someone. This has been recorded by historians as the worst mistake anyone has ever made.
Agree with Carrey. Fantastic actor imo. Went from comedy to serious without breaking a sweat.
Owen Wilson and Steve Carrell.
Agree with Wilson.
Disagree on Carrell.
JimDocker
8 Dec 2008, 11:27
Jim Carrey is a brilliant actor. As mentioned by a previous poster. His work in the Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine...., was outstanding. His pure comedy work should not be under rated either. I am not a huge fan of a lot of his comedy stuff but that is because they are crap films, but his performances are great. ( Ace Ventura is not crap though, great film !!!!!)
Nicole Kidman has been brilliant in some films but seems to have chosen populist rubbish since getting hooked with Tom Cruise.
Did somebody really suggest John C Reilly cannot act. You have no idea. The guy is brilliant.
Al Pacino at his best is fantastic, but I reckon he has played some stinkers in recent years and even won an Oscar for one of them.
I partly agree with the Jack Nicholson suggestion. He has played the same role for years now but at his best, he was fantastic.
My vote would be for Tom Hanks. It is not that he cannot act. He is just nowhere near as good as people make out. I think Big and Toy Story are his two best films.
My vote would be for Tom Hanks. It is not that he cannot act. He is just nowhere near as good as people make out. I think Big and Toy Story are his two best films.
Big is one of his best but for an eg of his acting talent you can't go past Philadelphia.
Not a fan of many of his recent movies but at his best undeniably a brilliant actor.
Big Blow Hard
8 Dec 2008, 12:56
Not to mention Toy Story being animated. Though doing voice over well is a talent in itself. I feel sorry for the people who made a living as voice over artists before it became more bankable to pay the stars millions to do it instead. They have been screwed out of some good jobs. lol
flight23
8 Dec 2008, 13:23
gotta disagree with hanks as well, i think his greatest strength is i never feel like im watchging tom hanks, i always feel like im watching his character, even in terminal the guy was speaking a totally made up language and it seemed more than plausible to me, philadelphia is the obvious one, forrest gump, takes a big time actor to pull off a movie that , hell even in castaway theres massive amount of screen time where he doesn't speak and its great just reading him
obviously this is just opinions and an off the cuff convo, but to have some of the names mentioned who are giants and some absolute nuffs is just strange to me
gotta love the bigfooty diversity
Big Blow Hard
8 Dec 2008, 14:20
Not sure if anyone has mentioned him, but we seem to have overlooked the most obvious nominee in the catagory of Most Popular Actor who can't act.
ADAM SANDLER.
I will give him Happy Gilmore, it was funny. But overall his shit is weak.
Agree with Hanks. Hes a great, diverse actor. Whilst I havent rated some of the movies hes been in, he himself has always performed superbly.
Spiritof82
8 Dec 2008, 15:38
Is she actually popular with anyone except woman's magazine editors?
Kidman is popular at the film premiers of "Australia", the cinemas love using her botoxed forehead to project the movie on, better than a wide screen.:cool:
DoubleO7
8 Dec 2008, 15:51
Kidman is popular at the film premiers of "Australia", the cinemas love using her botoxed forehead to project the movie on, better than a wide screen.:cool:
Don't you know, Kidman doesn't do that stuff.:rolleyes:
mr_cellotape
8 Dec 2008, 16:03
Did somebody really suggest John C Reilly cannot act. You have no idea. The guy is brilliant.
I wouldn't go so far as "brilliant", but I agree. Judging the guy based on Dewey Cox and Talladega Nights is braindead.
Big Blow Hard
8 Dec 2008, 17:37
I wouldn't go so far as "brilliant", but I agree. Judging the guy based on Dewey Cox and Talladega Nights is braindead.
Agree there. As I said in an earlier post, he was good until he teamed up with Will Ferrell and started making these crap comedies.
rupert pupkin 87
8 Dec 2008, 17:56
Yes he and Julianne Moore really need to be in one of Paul Thomas Anderson's movies again soon
Vince Colosimo
Over rated with little 'actual' talent, with Channel 9's promotional effort you'd think he was the second coming of Jesus.
mr_cellotape
8 Dec 2008, 18:23
Vince Colosimo
His "American" accent in The Practice was comedy gold. How the hell did he get that gig.
Big Blow Hard
8 Dec 2008, 19:43
Yes he and Julianne Moore really need to be in one of Paul Thomas Anderson's movies again soon
Please, no more PTA movies. I liked boogie nights, but the rest have been shockers IMO. Probably worse than the movies are the faux film experts who bang on about what an artistic genius he is, and that people who don't like them are somehow lesser people because they "must not understand".:thumbsd:
Cassius_Clay
8 Dec 2008, 19:52
Colin Farrell
Ben Affleck
Charlie Sheen
Colin Farrell is a stud.
DeadlyAkkuret
8 Dec 2008, 20:01
His "American" accent in The Practice was comedy gold. How the hell did he get that gig.
Worse than Banner's in Hulk?
rupert pupkin 87
8 Dec 2008, 20:47
Please, no more PTA movies. I liked boogie nights, but the rest have been shockers IMO. Probably worse than the movies are the faux film experts who bang on about what an artistic genius he is, and that people who don't like them are somehow lesser people because they "must not understand".:thumbsd:
Disagree entirely I like all his films. After Boogie Nights he could have stuck to a similar gangster genre but went out and did his own unique films. Each their own and if you don't like him that's fine but least all his films are more original than most current Hollywood directors
mr_cellotape
8 Dec 2008, 21:33
Worse than Banner's in Hulk?
Much worse, if you can believe it.
Exhale You
9 Dec 2008, 09:01
Ben Affleck
Jack Nicholson says hi!
Angelina Jolie
Vince Vaughn.
John C Reilly
All have proven themselves capable of excellent performances.
They haven't chosen the right films at times, but all have acting ability.
ManWithNoName
9 Dec 2008, 09:05
All have proven themselves capable of excellent performances.
They haven't chosen the right films at times, but all have acting ability.
You've just put Jack Nicholson in the same group as Vince Vaughn and Ben Affleck.
You fail film.
Big Blow Hard
9 Dec 2008, 09:19
Disagree entirely I like all his films. After Boogie Nights he could have stuck to a similar gangster genre but went out and did his own unique films. Each their own and if you don't like him that's fine but least all his films are more original than most current Hollywood directors
Wouldn't exactly call Boogie nights "Gangster Genre", Shit I don't know what you would class it as actually. lol.
I respect that his films are different to most, but on the whole they just don't do it for me at all. There will be Blood was the most over rated movie I ever saw. One of the few movies I have ever walked out on.
Am I the only one not convinced by the dramatic acting abilities of Eric Bana?
Big Blow Hard
9 Dec 2008, 11:46
Am I the only one not convinced by the dramatic acting abilities of Eric Bana?
Nope, I think he struggles also.
What about Bruce Willis?
Does the action movies well and was pretty good in The 6th Sense. Don't think I'd rate him as a great actor but certainly not a bad one.
Exhale You
9 Dec 2008, 13:58
You've just put Jack Nicholson in the same group as Vince Vaughn and Ben Affleck.
You fail film.
That's cute, lame, but still cute.
Watch Vince Vaughn in 'Into The Wild' with both eyes open and tell me that isn't a quality performance.
rupert pupkin 87
9 Dec 2008, 14:01
That's cute, lame, but still cute.
Watch Vince Vaughn in 'Into The Wild' with both eyes open and tell me that isn't a quality performance.
Yes I agree up until then couldn't stand the bloke, I still can't but it was a good performance:D
tin can sam
9 Dec 2008, 14:12
Keanu Reeves is a terrible actor, so is Cage.
also Phillip Seymor Hoffman is very overrated.
Big Blow Hard
9 Dec 2008, 14:19
Keanu Reeves is a terrible actor, so is Cage.
also Phillip Seymor Hoffman is very overrated.
Completely disagree with that call. :thumbsd:
Completely disagree with that call. :thumbsd:
I staunchly agree with your disagreement.
Then again, I guess there is a chance Hoffman is popular solely due to his boyish good looks and chiseled physique.
Exhale You
9 Dec 2008, 14:34
Yes I agree up until then couldn't stand the bloke, I still can't but it was a good performance:D
I'm pretty much the same.
I always avoided his movies because he annoyed me, but after seeing 'Into The Wild' i became somewhat of a fan (although i don't like his choice of films and his performances are still patchy).
ManWithNoName
9 Dec 2008, 14:37
That's cute, lame, but still cute.
Watch Vince Vaughn in 'Into The Wild' with both eyes open and tell me that isn't a quality performance.
I'm not knocking Vince Vaughn as an actor, haven't seen enough of his serious work to make a judgement. But don't compare him to Jack.