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Hayden Christiannsen.
Singlehandedly turned the most Badass villain in cinema into a sulky emo pussy who was about as threatening and emotive as a rotten carrot.
Singlehandedly turned the most Badass villain in cinema into a sulky emo pussy who was about as threatening and emotive as a rotten carrot.
I tend to judge actors/actresses by little things they do, rather than how they deliver lines. The director Werner Herzog discovered Klaus Kinski because he saw him being woken up in a film and the way the actor was starled out of his sleep convinced Herzog immediatedly that Kinski was a genius he had to work with. I understand that. To me, it's all about body language, facial reaction to others' dialogue, etc., rather than the roles someone plays.
On topic, I'd say someone like Keanu Reeves. Also Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle I find vastly overrated. Going off topic...Most overrated? I'll be the pariah here and say for acting rather than being in great films (because he's obviously been in great films) Robert De Niro.
On topic, I'd say someone like Keanu Reeves. Also Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle I find vastly overrated. Going off topic...Most overrated? I'll be the pariah here and say for acting rather than being in great films (because he's obviously been in great films) Robert De Niro.
I find it really hard to pick out an actor to shovel some hate on for being talentless. There are a few I find irritating but that's different.
Take Pattinson and the first Twilight movie: Yes he's rather wooden and emotionless but the character should be quite emotionless, he's a detached vampire weirdo who barely connects with the human world.
And with any film half of what you're seeing is down to the script writer and the director - if those guys have got a perfect vision of how they want a character to be played they'll make the actor go over a scene again and again until it's right.
Oh wait a minute, Paul Walker. Just Paul Walker.
Take Pattinson and the first Twilight movie: Yes he's rather wooden and emotionless but the character should be quite emotionless, he's a detached vampire weirdo who barely connects with the human world.
And with any film half of what you're seeing is down to the script writer and the director - if those guys have got a perfect vision of how they want a character to be played they'll make the actor go over a scene again and again until it's right.
Oh wait a minute, Paul Walker. Just Paul Walker.
Wow, there is alot of hate for pretty much everyone.
Let's just put these out there: Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy.
Robin Williams has made crappy dramas where he was creepy and not a good guy. Eddie Murphy is in stupid kid flicks. Both of these men are COMEDIANS. Eddie Murphy made great action movies where he was a foul talking less than honest man forced into a different environment. Robin Williams played some solid gold roles as well. Both men eventually made the mistake of getting into a fat suit (or a fat woman suit) and their careers have been going downhill ever since. I guess that makes them bad actors... nope, they are still great actors.
Jack Black is a musician. Compared to other musicians that make the jump to actor, he's actually pretty good. Then again, most of the others are rappers who really do belong in the worst actor category. Did any of you watch that pathetic excuse for a movie Soul Plane?
Jason Statham is an action movie guy. In the last couple of years he's been in more movies than Kevin Bacon. In a couple more years we might just be doing the six degrees with him instead. For a tough guy action star, he's much better than Jean Claude Vandam, Chuck Norris or Steven Seigal.
Matthew McContehey is a pretty boy chick flick actor. He is typecast in these roles. I used to have the same prejudice against Bradd Pitt back in the nineties, but both of these guys are decent actors. Just because you don't like chick flicks doesn't mean that his acting is subpar.
Adam Sandler has like one character that he plays over and over with tiny variations. Ben Stiller is kind of the exact same, only his movies where he deviated from that character were great. Jim Carrey used to be a reliable actor like these, but lately his movies have indeed been subpar. You could put the 'stupid' label on these guys, or you can just enjoy their movies as the great comedy they are.
John Malkovich: Are you serious? This guy is THE MAN. There is a movie about a door that lets you BE him. Next you are gonna say Sean Connery is a horrible actor.
Dracula: from Castlevania Symphony of the night. Simply a horrid actor.
Let's just put these out there: Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy.
Robin Williams has made crappy dramas where he was creepy and not a good guy. Eddie Murphy is in stupid kid flicks. Both of these men are COMEDIANS. Eddie Murphy made great action movies where he was a foul talking less than honest man forced into a different environment. Robin Williams played some solid gold roles as well. Both men eventually made the mistake of getting into a fat suit (or a fat woman suit) and their careers have been going downhill ever since. I guess that makes them bad actors... nope, they are still great actors.
Jack Black is a musician. Compared to other musicians that make the jump to actor, he's actually pretty good. Then again, most of the others are rappers who really do belong in the worst actor category. Did any of you watch that pathetic excuse for a movie Soul Plane?
Jason Statham is an action movie guy. In the last couple of years he's been in more movies than Kevin Bacon. In a couple more years we might just be doing the six degrees with him instead. For a tough guy action star, he's much better than Jean Claude Vandam, Chuck Norris or Steven Seigal.
Matthew McContehey is a pretty boy chick flick actor. He is typecast in these roles. I used to have the same prejudice against Bradd Pitt back in the nineties, but both of these guys are decent actors. Just because you don't like chick flicks doesn't mean that his acting is subpar.
Adam Sandler has like one character that he plays over and over with tiny variations. Ben Stiller is kind of the exact same, only his movies where he deviated from that character were great. Jim Carrey used to be a reliable actor like these, but lately his movies have indeed been subpar. You could put the 'stupid' label on these guys, or you can just enjoy their movies as the great comedy they are.
John Malkovich: Are you serious? This guy is THE MAN. There is a movie about a door that lets you BE him. Next you are gonna say Sean Connery is a horrible actor.
Dracula: from Castlevania Symphony of the night. Simply a horrid actor.
I'm not going to argue semantics over Twilight, as I absolutely despise the series, but I will say that there are many equally recent films that are far more underrated (is that the best way to word that?) then Twilight. I point at such films as Equilibrium, The Shawshank Redemption, Munich, the 1996 releases of both Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. There are many other movies that have received far less praise then Twilight, yet deserved equal, if not far more.TheMadDoctorsCat said:
Anyways, now that I'm done rambling, I'd have to say my least favourite actor of all time would be David Caruso.
Way to nail every major pop-culture phenomenon at the height of their popularity!Asymptote Angel said:
Alan Rickman when he plays a foreign role. i.e Die Hard, although it's one of my favourite films nevertheless.
Why does he even try?
Why does he even try?
