Actors/Actresses You Won't Pay Money To See
Rockadelic
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Just had this discussion here at the office....Are there certain actors/actresses that if they are in a movie you absolutely won't go to see it???Some interesting answers from my co-workers.Mine are....Courtney LoveKevin SpaceyWhoopi GoldbergRobin WilliamsLet's hear yours!!
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Kevin Costner - I'll stick with the real Steve McQueen, thanks.
Sandra Bullock - beyond bland.
Jennifer Lopez - at one point, she was a promising actress, but seems to have decided she'd rather make "by-committee" shite.
Ben Affleck - looks like one of those giant heads on Easter Island. Acts like one, too.
All the above have been involved in some good films down the years, mind you, and I've no problem watching those films on TV, but there's no way I'd go to the cinema and pay money to see a film just because they were in it.
I've grown to enjoy Keanu more and more with every movie he's in. Dude has this rep as being stupid but he took points to make the Matrix rather than cash and now he never has to make another movie again. "My Own Private Idaho" and "River's Edge" were both dope.
Norman Wisdom
Helen Hunt
Jim fucking Carrey
Ben Stiller
Adam Sandler
I find that, if a movie he's in is good, it's generally despite his involvement rather than because of it. The last thing he impressed me in was "The Gift". I can watch him in something for maybe half an hour or so, but after that his lack of any real dramatic range begins to annoy the fuck out of me.
While I can certainly see where you're coming from, ignoring the combined talents of these two would mean you could never experience the genius of Cable Guy
Oh yeah, my list:
Robin Williams (and that includes anything, including when it's just his voice)
Cate Blanchett (unless she's on screen for less than five minutes)
Billy Crystal (though throw momma from the train gets a pass)
I would have included Michael Douglas but many of his films are worth watching despite his presence.
I cram to understand how she is the most-highest-paid-most-powerful-female-whatever in all of Hollywood. Ma is just boring.
You know, I actually agree with that.
I know what you mean but recognizing Keanu's brilliance is like seeing the Matrix, once you know it's there it's hard to put it out of your mind.
Add Leonardo Di Caprio to that list. And don't try to convince me with some "but he was awesome as the autistic brother in Gilbert Grape" whatever whatever. I will not pay money to watch babyface do his thing.
Conversely, she's probably my favourite actress right now. I think her range is fantastic, and I'd watch her in just about anything. She's like Meryl Streep used to be, before her steez became "look how many different accents I can do" and not much else. Different strokes, eh?
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Nick Cage: Lord of War was pretty good, but so much other bullshit. Cant stand dude in interviews, thinks hes so serious.
Mel Gibson: nuff said.
He's great in Tigerland (a much slept-on movie, imho).
Tigerland was like a bad film school project.
As for Miami Vice, damn that terd warrants its own thread. WHAT A SHITTY MOVIE.
Thank you. That guy's such an irredeemable fuckface.
But for some reason, Martin Short turns my stomach. I would probably avoid any movie he starred in, but since it's not 1988 anymore, I shoud be good.
Tom Cruise always makes me think twice, but he has managed to attach himself to a few films that are enjoyable despite his presence. But I think he's a really terrible actor, and has all the appearance of a smug douchebag in real life, so I hate to support his films in any way.
I happily avoid any films these "actors" are in:
Steven Seagal
Micky Rourke
Eric Roberts
Ashton Kutcher
Jason Biggs
Seann William Scott
Lindsay Lohan
Tara Reid
Paris Hilton - does she count as an actress?
I kinda liked it. I'm going to see Miami Vice this weekend. Just about everyone I know who's seen it says it's rank, but I like Michael Mann, so who knows?
Yeah I don't deny her talent as an actress and I enjoyed her performance in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, she's just one of those actors/actresses that really grates on me when I watch her. I think it's something to do with actors/actresses who project their worthiness onto the screen, makes me feel nauseous. On a shallaw side note, she also has incredibly big feet which Raimi's insistence on filming in The Gift made me feel quite nauseous.
Cosign on all of the above. Last performance I really enjoyed of Cage's was probably Raising Arizona, i.e. before his acting started to revolve round doleful stares.
Just thought of another one to add to to my list: Robert Redford.
Also, Lamont, how can you hate on the Bacon?
hott, yes, but still the worst actress on hollywood's a-list imo
i saw the commercial for this and almost puked a little
just like when i saw the commercial for this
which brings me to my actor, an easy target Antonio Banderas
I hate those fucking turn-around ghetto dance/baseball/basketball/school team with white teacher that has more groove than you thought
fucking banderas and his accent...
Internal Affairs and American Gigolo are the only two movies he's ever made I'll happily watch and are also the only two which picked up on the fact that this man is a crawling cesspool of sleaze.
And we have a winner! How could I forget? One of the most precious, pretentious, self-regarding fucks in the history of cinema. Anyone remember the last time Robert Redford starred in a movie where his character wasn't a towering beacon of moral fortitude? He made some great movies a long time ago, but I think he's physically incapable of taking a role where the character is in any way unsympathetic.
and the countless middle aged man romantic comedies
christ
YOu know, I used to think this too, but look at some of his films:
Raising Arizona
Wild At Heart
Adaptation
Leaving Las Vegas
Bringing Out the Dead
Lord of War
Weather Man
Those are not bad movies, and he was good in ALL of them. I hate some of the choices he makes, but at this point, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Nicholas Cage is not as bad as he makes us want to think he it (thank you 'Face/Off'.)
Yes, although Phone Booth was pretty awesome and I still want to see The New World. I love Terrence Malick movies but there never seemed to be any buzz around this film.
My list (taken mainly from others)
Whoopi Goldberg
Sandra Bullock
Brendan Fraser (hate hate hate hate him)
Ben Affleck
Mel Gibson (his frantic tweaker sense of acting bothers me)
Nick Cage (like others have said of Keanu, his movies are good despite his presence. I've known people that have served him coffee and they say he's a dick. Still, I'm going to see World Trade Center)