If you want it could be all time. My vote would have to be Nicholas Cage. I went to the drive ins last night to watch the Avengers (which was awesome) the second movie was Ghost Rider which was one of the most painful movies to watch. It sucked the big one. I think the last good movie Cage was in windtalkers
I think it would be easier if we could just identify ONE decent actor. Everyone I could think of, and thats not many since I don't go to movies, sucks.
I think it would be easier if we could just identify ONE decent actor. Everyone I could think of, and thats not many since I don't go to movies, sucks.
I think it would be easier if we could just identify ONE decent actor. Everyone I could think of, and thats not many since I don't go to movies, sucks.
Ed Norton - good actor.
I agree. His politics suck but he's a great actor. I agree with the opinion on Nicholas Cage....I cannot stand him and will not watch his movies.
1. Nicholas Cage, hands down. Unwatchable, zero redeeming qualities, a lousy character actor but given starring roles? Has he ever NOT destroyed a movie?
2. John Cusack. Barely more watchable acting, while consistently coming off as the same pretentious leftist hollywood douche in every role.
3. Christopher Walken. Understand he has his fans. Can't escape the fact he's famous for regugitating a few memorized lines in the same kicked-by-a-bull drone, looking like an unfortunate institutionalized gentleman they dressed up and put on stage as a joke. Just weird. And un-entertaining.
1. Nicholas Cage, hands down. Unwatchable, zero redeeming qualities, a lousy character actor but given starring roles? Has he ever NOT destroyed a movie?
Raising Arizona was a really really good movie. I liked him in the National Treasure movies too.
I think it would be easier if we could just identify ONE decent actor. Everyone I could think of, and thats not many since I don't go to movies, sucks.
I think it would be easier if we could just identify ONE decent actor. Everyone I could think of, and thats not many since I don't go to movies, sucks.
Gregory Peck...good Aston Kutcher...terrible Steve McQeen, Paul Newman, Clark Gable, Bogie, Spencer Tracy, Lee Marvin, Orson Welles...many more all better than the current ones.
...a dearth of supporting and character actors thse days also, not to mention screenwriters and directors.
I think it would be easier if we could just identify ONE decent actor. Everyone I could think of, and thats not many since I don't go to movies, sucks.
Honestly I think it's more about the role they play but what burns me more than anything is the two faced ones. The ones that have made millions of bucks using guns in their movies then turning around and being anti gun. Mark Walberg is one that surprised me on that side of it but he's right up there. As for terrible actors, all in all even though most like him George Clooney isn't high on my like list and even less after his 40K/plate dinner for the above mentioned bad actor/clown!
So apparently there are a bunch of Pauley Shore fans around here?
He's funny, but a terrible actor.
Ashton Kutcher and Nicholas Cage are also on my "not a fan list". The guys from the Harold and Kumar films too. Chris Klein (American Pie, Roller Ball) is barely tolerable, but was good in We Were Soldiers.
My pick for the worst, but still well known actors of recent times that immediately come to my mind are: David Caruso Nicholas Cage Colin Farrell Steven Segal
One of my current favorites is a lesser known young actor named Lucas Black who played the kid that was Carl's buddy in "Sling Blade". I recently spotted him again (though he was a bit older) in a movie rerun on TV called "All The Pretty Horses". Although he had a relatively a small roll in that movie, in my opinion his performance was the most memorable, and believable of all characters and absolutely stole the whole show. Pretty amazing natural acting skills for a young man with no formal training.
I've yet to make it through even a scene of a Will Ferrell flick - the man is dreadful.
Another that makes my teeth itch is Matthew McConaughy. Were it not for monotone, and deadpan - I'd have no way to describe him.
Few, none in fact, even approach the greats of only a generation ago (and that's a long list). Newer flicks rely on anything but acting.
Toby Keith, along with the usual already mentioned names. (sandler, shore and Jessica Simpson). But, Will Ferrell? I cried like a little baby Jesus during Talledega Nights cause the emotion was so raw. Ron Burgandy, would kick Dan Rather's a$$ and in Weddings Crashers, Will Ferrell was the inspiration for us all in his Puma suit with numchucks for Gawds sake. Sure, he's had a stinker or three, but so has DeNiro, Nicholson etc. etc. Don't be hating on Will.
Worst actor of the year easily goes to Quentin "Rampage" Jackson (Mr-T in latest A-Team).
Actors I just can't stand to watch:
Adam Sandler Jim Carey Kevin Bacon Keanu Reeves Peter O'Toole Peewee Herman Nicolas Cage
There are so many good actors but a few memorable performances:
Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove. Al Pacino in The Godfather. Meryl Streep in The French Liutenant's Woman. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie's War. Angelina Jolie in Changling. Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple. Tom Hanks in Forest Gump. Gene Hackman in The French Connection. F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus.
Not understanding which two are to be considered, I'll open it up to all and go with Alan Alda. While he did a good job of creating the character of Hawkeye Pierce, it was only when he was playing the part as it came naturally to him that he did a good job of it. When asked to step outside the comfortable bounds of the role to expand it, such as the scenes where he was to be overcome with emotion and cry, he looked as stiff and unnatural as a high school kid who didn't really want to be in the play but was doing it anyway. Anything I have seen him in outside of M.A.S.H. cemented my opinion.
Worst actor of the year easily goes to Quentin "Rampage" Jackson (Mr-T in latest A-Team).
Actors I just can't stand to watch:
Adam Sandler Jim Carey Kevin Bacon Keanu Reeves Peter O'Toole Peewee Herman Nicolas Cage
There are so many good actors but a few memorable performances:
Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove. Al Pacino in The Godfather. Meryl Streep in The French Liutenant's Woman. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie's War. Angelina Jolie in Changling. Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple. Tom Hanks in Forest Gump. Gene Hackman in The French Connection. F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus.
Oh come on - PeeWee Herman kicked ass in Blues Brothers.
If you want it could be all time. My vote would have to be Nicholas Cage. I went to the drive ins last night to watch the Avengers (which was awesome) the second movie was Ghost Rider which was one of the most painful movies to watch. It sucked the big one. I think the last good movie Cage was in windtalkers
I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years ago.
If you want it could be all time. My vote would have to be Nicholas Cage. I went to the drive ins last night to watch the Avengers (which was awesome) the second movie was Ghost Rider which was one of the most painful movies to watch. It sucked the big one. I think the last good movie Cage was in windtalkers
I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years age.
Correct. Cage's uncle is Francis Ford Coppola, and Cage's real last name is Coppola.
I think Bill Paxton is a pretty terrible actor, though he's been in some good movies (Like Tombstone). He was awesome in Club Dread though.
You ever see Near Dark or One False Move?
Lance Henrickson is a helluva actor. So is Billy Bob Thornton. I liked to have cried watching Badder Santa.
Y'all who can watch Old School with the tranquilizer scene and not rof are better men than me.
As far as bad actors, my kids watch the Disney Channel all the time and some of the kid actors' overacting on the shows they have there is so freaking bad it makes you want to stick your head in the microwave, unfukking plug it and then jump out the window into some poison ivy and prickly pear.
He doesn't bug me though... I think he knows his limitations.
Cruise & Travolta on the other hand... perhaps just a half-notch more acting range than Reeves (or better agents? ), yet personally, far more unwatchable because of their inflated egos.
If you want it could be all time. My vote would have to be Nicholas Cage. I went to the drive ins last night to watch the Avengers (which was awesome) the second movie was Ghost Rider which was one of the most painful movies to watch. It sucked the big one. I think the last good movie Cage was in windtalkers
I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years age.
Correct. Cage's uncle is Francis Ford Coppola, and Cage's real last name is Coppola.
Tom Hanks is the guy who amazes me the roles he can play and how he sucks you into believing the character. Pretty amazing for a guy who wore a dress and played a woman on TV...
An actor that can get into ANY role given to him is Johnny Depp.
Donnie Brasco, Willy Wonka, Edward Scissorhands, etc.
I don't like many of his movies, but he sure does a good job of getting into the part.
Tom Hanks does the same. He has played a gay man dying of Aids, a mentally retarded person (one of my favorite movies ever), a tourist, who doesn't speak english trapped in an airport (little known movied called The Terminal), a solo act in Castaway, and many many more.
I would say that Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors.
I do agree with the Cage and Reeves assessment, though.
If you want it could be all time. My vote would have to be Nicholas Cage. I went to the drive ins last night to watch the Avengers (which was awesome) the second movie was Ghost Rider which was one of the most painful movies to watch. It sucked the big one. I think the last good movie Cage was in windtalkers
I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years ago.
His uncle is Francis Ford Coppola. Nuff said? IIRC, his real last nme is also Coppola but he changed it to Cage to hide the nepotism. Paul B.
Can't find any love for Sandler or Ferrel. Cage was good in Raising Arizona. Coen brothers films are usually pretty good, regardless of who's in 'em. Liked him in Moonstruck, too.
Eastwood, like John Wayne, generally just plays himself, but I can take it. Like Selleck about as well as anyone today, kinda the same approach: He's always Selleck, whether in a Stetson and vest, or an Armani suit. Along that same vein, my all time favorite is still Jimmy Stewart. Partially due to his humility, WWII service and personal ethics, partially due to career.
DeNiro and Pacino generally also just play themselves, can take 'em or leave 'em. Neither are in the same class as Wayne, Eastwood or Stewart.
Never cared much for Brando or any of the other method actors of that era. Val Kilmer was awesome in Tombstone. Often watch it just to see him in that role.
Like about anything Duvall appears in. Don't care for Tommy Lee Jones' politics, helluva actor though. Hanks is usually pretty good, same caveat applies on the politics.
If not mistaken, Ed Norton also played the BAR man in Saving Pvt. Ryan? Or I'm probably thinking of someone else? Oops, wrong on that one. had to check.
Frankly I don't like very many Hollyweird types due to their liberal leanings and love for Obama. Two actors whose movies I totally boycott are George Cloony and Matt Damon. Why should my money go to those two A-holes? To be perfectly honest, the wife and I haven't been to a sit down movie house in more years that I care to count. We just cancelled cable TV and our liberal newspaper. WE no longer rent or buy DVDs and the whole Hollyweird scene can go to hell for all I care. Guess we're boycotting the whole shebang. This gives us more time for each other. Paul B.
HOTLOAD - "I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years age."
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GHOSTINTHEMACHINE- "Correct. Cage's uncle is Francis Ford Coppola, and Cage's real last name is Coppola."
Yep. Over the years, a number of people have asked me, "Leanwolf, how do you get into show business?"
I always answer, "Well, it never hurts if your father is President/CEO of Paramount Pictures."
Show business is about one thing and one thing only: making money for the studio, production company, or network.
Whether or not an actor has the talent of a potato on a stump, if he or she is able to encourage people to attend movies or watch endless teeeveee episodes, that's all that counts. Box office ticket sales and teeeveee ratings are the criteria of an actor's "talent."
I think Clooney is a darn good actor but folks here tend to dislike his politics and that may color their opinions on him.
Well you have part of it right.... yes his support of Obama did increase my dislike of him. however his last movie was very poor. I also dislike that he gets that tall blonde.
HOTLOAD - "I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years age."
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GHOSTINTHEMACHINE- "Correct. Cage's uncle is Francis Ford Coppola, and Cage's real last name is Coppola."
Yep. Over the years, a number of people have asked me, "Leanwolf, how do you get into show business?"
I always answer, "Well, it never hurts if your father is President/CEO of Paramount Pictures."
Show business is about one thing and one thing only: making money for the studio, production company, or network.
Whether or not an actor has the talent of a potato on a stump, if he or she is able to encourage people to attend movies or watch endless teeeveee episodes, that's all that counts. Box office ticket sales and teeeveee ratings are the criteria of an actor's "talent."
L.W.
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.... Show business is about one thing and one thing only: making money for the studio, production company, or network.
Whether or not an actor has the talent of a potato on a stump, if he or she is able to encourage people to attend movies or watch endless teeeveee episodes, that's all that counts. Box office ticket sales and teeeveee ratings are the criteria of an actor's "talent."
That explains why that when many actors/actress are considered "hot property" it seems like they get cast in lead rolls in almost every other movie released, regardless if they fit the part, until the public gets to the point that they are sick of seeing their faces.
Thanks for your reply are these movies or TV programs/
Jim
Movies. American History X is a damn good movie. It's an attention grabber
American History X is an incredible. Hits you pretty hard the first time you see it. Hard to believe a guy would put on that much muscle for a movie, then just shed it.
David Caruso is the worst, on the other hand I always thought Dustin Hoffman was a great actor, from Tootsie, to rain man, or even little big man. Ishtar was terrible!
The ending especially, is wide open in that film. You can take away from it just about anything you want to. To me, it just confirmed the truths that were spelled out in the beginning.
I think every A list actor has had a good movie to two. Even the worst had a role they fit perfectly. A lot of it has to do with the director too. Even Ben Afflack had a few good movies.
As for who has more bad than anybody else....... John Travolta.
HOTLOAD - "I fully agree about Nicholas Cage. He is the son ( or a relative of someone important in Hollywood ) or else he would have been gone years age."
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GHOSTINTHEMACHINE- "Correct. Cage's uncle is Francis Ford Coppola, and Cage's real last name is Coppola."
Yep. Over the years, a number of people have asked me, "Leanwolf, how do you get into show business?"
I always answer, "Well, it never hurts if your father is President/CEO of Paramount Pictures."
Show business is about one thing and one thing only: making money for the studio, production company, or network.
Whether or not an actor has the talent of a potato on a stump, if he or she is able to encourage people to attend movies or watch endless teeeveee episodes, that's all that counts. Box office ticket sales and teeeveee ratings are the criteria of an actor's "talent."
One man's nepotism is another man's free association. Cage is a lucky sperm club member IMO...gosh awful actor but I liked him in Raising Arizona. Good thing the Coens can make silk purses out of sow's ears.
I've always liked Sam Elliott. Loved him in "We we're Soldiers" Another I like is Viggo Mortenson. It was him who played the lead in "History of violence" as well as in LOTR and Hidalgo.
Selleck and Elliott in "The Sacketts" were a perfect combination which says a lot cause normally I don't like Selleck.
I think you guys have already covered all the worst actors pretty well.
As Leanwolf said, and we all know it, it is all about making money and I don't know that Hollywood has ever valued great actors, certainly not in the sense that the U.K. has. I think most of us probably resent those who ineffectively play a role that we live. I have spent most of my life in the saddle and have worked with some very good cowboys, and I am a layman's expert on western history, so I hate it when they put guys in cowboy roles who can't ride a lick. In the original True Grit they cast Glen Campbell? Then in the remake, they cast Matt Damon as the Texas Ranger? There are urban faces and rural, outdoor faces. Sam Elliot at least has an "outdoors" look about him. Affleck and Damon look fine in Brooks Brothers suits or rowing in Central Park. Same for Tom Cruise.
As Leanwolf said, and we all know it, it is all about making money and I don't know that Hollywood has ever valued great actors, certainly not in the sense that the U.K. has. I think most of us probably resent those who ineffectively play a role that we live. I have spent most of my life in the saddle and have worked with some very good cowboys, and I am a layman's expert on western history, so I hate it when they put guys in cowboy roles who can't ride a lick. In the original True Grit they cast Glen Campbell? Then in the remake, they cast Matt Damon as the Texas Ranger? There are urban faces and rural, outdoor faces. Sam Elliot at least has an "outdoors" look about him. Affleck and Damon look fine in Brooks Brothers suits or rowing in Central Park. Same for Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise? Do NOT ever put anything on that has him in it in this house. Shenah would throw the coffee table through the TV if you made her watch one of his movies. I don't like him either. Matt Damon was way out of his league in True Grit.
All current actors/actresses under the age of 45 should, due to lack of talent, be unemployed and forgotten! I really can not think of one good young actor/actress currently living that's worth a schitt!
So what do you think about Mel Gibson? I think that he is a decent actor who was cursed by his racist father. Taught to be a racist and fights against it. Sometimes, when drunk, it comes out though.
So what do you think about Mel Gibson? I think that he is a decent actor who was cursed by his racist father. Taught to be a racist and fights against it. Sometimes, when drunk, it comes out though.
I watched ConAir last night with Nicholas Cage. What lousy acting, his accent was terrible. I think that was the worst I've ever seen him in, except for his character in Peggy Sue Got Married. Now that was something to behold.
With ne'er a script worth a sh�t, and "audience appeal" based on sex, special-effects "blood," violence, and explosions, what actor today needs to know how to act?
Ben Affleck and his buddy Matt Damon. It never fails how these two ended up where they are. third rate floor managers in a fifth rate department store as my Dad once said of the newly elected Senator from Mass, Edward Kennedy.
Ben Affleck and his buddy Matt Damon. It never fails how these two ended up where they are. third rate floor managers in a fifth rate department store as my Dad once said of the newly elected Senator from Mass, Edward Kennedy.
Disagree. Damon and Affleck can act.
Affleck has been in some seriously horrible movies. Damon has made better choices.
"Who was the worst actor of recent times?" William "Wild Bill" Elliott
closely followed by Gene Autry and "Roy Rogers" (Len Slye)
One of the best (in terms of sheer ability) but not yet mentioned here � Hal Holbrook. He was the best "Abraham Lincoln" whom I've ever seen on a screen. And watching him (at 35) doing 70-year-old Mark Twain doing 12-year-old Huckleberry Finn was almost more than the mind can take without tripping a breaker.
"Who was the worst actor of recent times?" William "Wild Bill" Elliott
closely followed by Gene Autry and "Roy Rogers" (Len Slye)
One of the best (in terms of sheer ability) but not yet mentioned here � Hal Holbrook. He was the best "Abraham Lincoln" whom I've ever seen on a screen. And watching him (at 35) doing 70-year-old Mark Twain doing 12-year-old Huckleberry Finn was almost more than the mind can take without tripping a breaker.
In addition he is a genuine nice guy. He was one of the few "stars" who seemed to enjoy visiting our reenactor camp and just shooting the breeze. Met him while shooting North South.
In Hollywood it seems almost certain that anyone considered a "star" is probably a bad actor. The good actors often are the character actors you barely remember.
In Hollywood it seems almost certain that anyone considered a "star" is probably a bad actor. The good actors often are the character actors you barely remember.
Never will know as extremely high percentage of them them are or support the radical left. Will not patronize anyone who is unpatriotic and aids in the destruction of the U.S. Portion of dollars spent on movies or products they endorse likely will end up supporting the socialist left. Didn't George Clooney and the Hollywood left raise 15 millon last week for the undocumented alien occuping the White House. GW
Has Ashton Kutcher been mentioned yet? That guy is terrible. The only thing I've seen him in that didn't look awkward is "Dude, Where's My Car?" where he just played himself.
One of the best (in terms of sheer ability) but not yet mentioned here � Hal Holbrook. He was the best "Abraham Lincoln" whom I've ever seen on a screen. And watching him (at 35) doing 70-year-old Mark Twain doing 12-year-old Huckleberry Finn was almost more than the mind can take without tripping a breaker.
That's when I met him and he helped me with my MA thesis (on Twain). Never got to meet his beautiful missus, the late Dixie Carter, alas! Had a long-distance crush on that lady!
Another sensational performance was Heath Ledger as The Joker.
just watched that again last weekend. What a performance!
And what a shame , it was his last!
i left the movie house..did not know who played the joker at the time.....wow what a GREAT job he did...was very sad to fine out the guy had pasted...what a waste
Truly an amazing talent. Watching the movie, I couldn't tell who was the actor, but his performance was so stunning that I was compelled to look it up immediately afterward. His suicide was a shameful waste and a regrettable loss.
"Who was the worst actor of recent times?" William "Wild Bill" Elliott"
That "recent" tag trips me up all the time as wsll,my friend!
FWIW: A local oilman who also was on our rodeo board back in the 'forties was considered a real "Main player" because he got Wild Bill to come to our rodeo 2 years in a row.But.......
when he left after his second visit,he took the oilman's wife with him!
I did get to ride "Thunder",his big black horse,though.Even got to hold one of his six-guns,too.
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