Poll: Worst Major Mainstream Actor:-
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Will Ferrell
Anchorman was the last funny movie he was in IMO. I often decide not to watch something if he is in it.
Adam Sandler too, for the same reason: he just isn't funny.
Anchorman was the last funny movie he was in IMO. I often decide not to watch something if he is in it.
Adam Sandler too, for the same reason: he just isn't funny.
His dad is/was a pretty important agent for a lot of actors. You have to wonder if we would even know who Jack Whitehall is if it wasn't for his dad and his connections....rollerfox88 said:
Anyway, I'm going to go with Hayden Christensen. I don't think I need to explain myself there.
Huh. There are a few... interesting names mentioned here. I'd point out that there are plenty of actors who can only do a particular kind of role, but still do it well. Simon Pegg for example, really does his best work with Nick Frost, but he's not awful on his own. Better than Nick Frost. And they do work together beccause that's what most people like to see.
I could probably make that case for a few others here, but I would agree with most of them. Anyway, since he hasn't been mentioned yet, I'll do the honours.
Hugh Grant.
Seriously. This guy is like a giant panda. He cannot survive outside of any movie that isn't a godawful British romantic 'comedy' and even in his own very specific genre, he's a disaster. Any time I have the misfortune of walking into the room and seeing him on the screen stumbling through embarrassingly bad lines that are always the same no matter the title, I just wish I could call in an artillery strike on his general area, and to hell with the collateral damage.
I could probably make that case for a few others here, but I would agree with most of them. Anyway, since he hasn't been mentioned yet, I'll do the honours.
Hugh Grant.
Seriously. This guy is like a giant panda. He cannot survive outside of any movie that isn't a godawful British romantic 'comedy' and even in his own very specific genre, he's a disaster. Any time I have the misfortune of walking into the room and seeing him on the screen stumbling through embarrassingly bad lines that are always the same no matter the title, I just wish I could call in an artillery strike on his general area, and to hell with the collateral damage.
Adam Sandler is so unfunny it's horribly. How he actually continues to get jobs is a mystery.
Hugh Grant, while annoying, meh and everything else Random Berk said, at least stick to his little end of the world and isn't fangirled/boyed into hell like Adam.
Hugh Grant, while annoying, meh and everything else Random Berk said, at least stick to his little end of the world and isn't fangirled/boyed into hell like Adam.
Why? I think he's perfectly fine, though I haven't seen that many of his films. He's really good in The Departed IMO.The Maddest March Hare said:
I voted for Orlando Bloom because I couldn't bother to think of someone else. If they hadn't cast him in Kingdom of Heaven, that film could have been a masterpiece for the ages.
So you would say his roles in Collateralshrekfan246 said:
and Tropic Thunder are identical?
I beg to differ. The guy's a good actor, he's just often judged on the basis of his playboy image.
And to all of you who say Nicholas Cage... well yeah, he's pretty rubbish in most of his movies, but when he gets a good part, he's a really good actor. Just look at Lord of War, he's great in it.
I just find myself disliking Matt Damon's roles, although it could be that I came away with mostly negative feelings about the movies he has been in, as much as the actor himself. Having been made by friends to watch the Bourne series and the Oceans trilogy and not enjoying them, it's entirely possible they were just a really bad first impression of Matt Damon as an actor. But that's why, anyway.bartholen said:Why? I think he's perfectly fine, though I haven't seen that many of his films. He's really good in The Departed IMO.The Maddest March Hare said:
I voted for Orlando Bloom because I couldn't bother to think of someone else. If they hadn't cast him in Kingdom of Heaven, that film could have been a masterpiece for the ages.So you would say his roles in Collateralshrekfan246 said:
and Tropic Thunder are identical?
I beg to differ. The guy's a good actor, he's just often judged on the basis of his playboy image.
And to all of you who say Nicholas Cage... well yeah, he's pretty rubbish in most of his movies, but when he gets a good part, he's a really good actor. Just look at Lord of War, he's great in it.
And as for Tom Cruise, for me his main problem is that no, his roles aren't the same, but he always comes across as Tom Cruise as ___________ rather than Tom Cruise is _______ . The characters are noticeably different, but whereas with some actors in roles I think of them by their character next time I see them, Tom Cruise is always "Oh that's Tom Cruise" in any film I've seen him in. It's hard to word, but in acting I find that 'is' and 'as' are a very important distinction to make, especially for how believable I find the character. If I keep thinking of who the actor is, not who the character is, something is amiss.
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Well played.
Out of the list Clive Owen, such a boring and dry actor that I tend to skip alot of the stuff he is in nowadays. Sam Worthington is my overall worst actor for pretty much the same reasons, that and he seems only to pick terrible movies.
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I feel the need to clarify that while Tom Cruise's parts are different in the movies he acts in, the way he plays them is always the same.bartholen said:So you would say his roles in Collateral
and Tropic Thunder are identical?
I beg to differ. The guy's a good actor, he's just often judged on the basis of his playboy image.
And to all of you who say Nicholas Cage... well yeah, he's pretty rubbish in most of his movies, but when he gets a good part, he's a really good actor. Just look at Lord of War, he's great in it.
He has two different modes for acting: Manic crazy guy, and slightly less manic shouty-runny-action guy.
For instance, in the recent film Cloud Atlas, one of Tom Hanks' smaller bits is during a 2012 London section near the beginning where he's playing a rough-and-tumble writer who's being overshadowed by someone else. First time I saw that scene, I didn't realize the goddamn guy playing the character was Tom Hanks. I mean, looking back, sure, it looks like him and everything, but he plays the character so much differently than most of his other parts (in Cloud Atlas and other movies).
Whereas with Tom Cruise, I can always tell if I'm watching Tom Cruise in a movie. Because through whatever makeup he might be wearing, he's still playing the same one of two characters that he's ever been able to actually portray well on screen.
Reeves; can't emote worth a damn, constantly looks tired and/or bored
Bloom; never seen him do much other than stare into the middle-distance and look bemused
Costner; not terrible, but certainly not good, feels too much like he's patting himself on the back all the time
Owen; can't really comment i can only remember his occasional action roles, in which he's always just stoic and quipic with general disinterest
Hamill; seem's a little out of place, seeing as he's become quite a talented voice actor
on some other names getting some hate
Tom Cruise; can be alright in his less 'Tom Cruise vehicle' movies, but is often too high-energy in my opinion
Adam Sandler; hard to call him a bad actor, as i cant really call him an actor at all, a bad comedian on the other hand...
Robert Pattinson; havnt seen him shine, but he he's never had the oppotunity,
Taylor Lautner; yeah, just awful, no way to sugar-coat it
Hugh Grant; can't stand the man or his brand of poorly balanced, sickly rom-com
Nicolas Cage; when he tries he can deliver, but he rarely does so
Sam Worthington; the least interesting leading man in a long time, made robots and greek gods dull
Simon Pegg; i agree his hollywood roles have been weak, but i'd blame the lack of people who know how to write for Pegg
i'd have to go with Worthington
Bloom; never seen him do much other than stare into the middle-distance and look bemused
Costner; not terrible, but certainly not good, feels too much like he's patting himself on the back all the time
Owen; can't really comment i can only remember his occasional action roles, in which he's always just stoic and quipic with general disinterest
Hamill; seem's a little out of place, seeing as he's become quite a talented voice actor
on some other names getting some hate
Tom Cruise; can be alright in his less 'Tom Cruise vehicle' movies, but is often too high-energy in my opinion
Adam Sandler; hard to call him a bad actor, as i cant really call him an actor at all, a bad comedian on the other hand...
Robert Pattinson; havnt seen him shine, but he he's never had the oppotunity,
Taylor Lautner; yeah, just awful, no way to sugar-coat it
Hugh Grant; can't stand the man or his brand of poorly balanced, sickly rom-com
Nicolas Cage; when he tries he can deliver, but he rarely does so
Sam Worthington; the least interesting leading man in a long time, made robots and greek gods dull
Simon Pegg; i agree his hollywood roles have been weak, but i'd blame the lack of people who know how to write for Pegg
i'd have to go with Worthington
The list seems a bit outdated... I mean Hamill stopped being mainstream when Star Wars "ended", and Costner has more or less gone into hiding ever since Waterworld. Same with Reeves after The Matrix. They're obviously mainstream folk, just not terribly relevant nowadays. Bloom isn't that hot anymore, and Owen, excuse me, I think is a pretty competent actor.
Most of the obvious picks have been taken but I'll say it again - Kristen Stewart. Her acting range consists of a dopey squint and her career choices suck. What more do you want?
Most of the obvious picks have been taken but I'll say it again - Kristen Stewart. Her acting range consists of a dopey squint and her career choices suck. What more do you want?
That's a tough one to answer. Mainstream actors are usually capable enough, but miscast. Tom Cruise is actually good at playing Magnificent Bastards, but Hollywood is firmly affixed to the idea that he's required by law to be a walking action movie hero. Keanu Reeves is awesome once you give him a douchebag role - and he's had a few. Wanna know why he sucked in the Matrix? Neo's character was flat and under-designed. I'm pretty sure *anyone* would have equally sucked as Neo.
Worthington's probably good, but he's more or less made himself out to be *the* Army Dude par excellence. We'll have to wait for some ballsy director to really up-end the dude in front of the camera by sticking him in an atypical role for talent to really show.
Shia LaBeouf is one of those guys who's maybe gotten their big break a little too early. I enjoyed him in Disturbia, though.
The worst actor alive in all spheres considered, however, would have to be Tommy Weisseau. Guy looks like he was coked-up on a daily basis from as early on as kindergarten. Or maybe smoking a fatty is part of his idea of a balanced breakfast. He's an untalented, tactless hack, and he coats it all with some sort of sanity-defying Breezy Cool attitude that makes me lose a couple dozen brain cells just thinking about it.
Watch "The Room". Seriously. It's the worst movie ever made. It's a staggering waste of celluloid, and that alone should give it a space in the Criterion Collection.
Worthington's probably good, but he's more or less made himself out to be *the* Army Dude par excellence. We'll have to wait for some ballsy director to really up-end the dude in front of the camera by sticking him in an atypical role for talent to really show.
Shia LaBeouf is one of those guys who's maybe gotten their big break a little too early. I enjoyed him in Disturbia, though.
The worst actor alive in all spheres considered, however, would have to be Tommy Weisseau. Guy looks like he was coked-up on a daily basis from as early on as kindergarten. Or maybe smoking a fatty is part of his idea of a balanced breakfast. He's an untalented, tactless hack, and he coats it all with some sort of sanity-defying Breezy Cool attitude that makes me lose a couple dozen brain cells just thinking about it.
Watch "The Room". Seriously. It's the worst movie ever made. It's a staggering waste of celluloid, and that alone should give it a space in the Criterion Collection.
Christian Bale. He goes all cross-eyed whenever he looks straight at the camera, and his Batman voice was terrible. Sounded like Rorschache with a cold. Sorry, I know that's synonymous with pointing out the cake is a lie at this point, but I can't help it. Tired joke, AWAAAAAY!!