Over-Rated Actors & Actresses
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Topic: Over-Rated Actors & Actresses
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Over-Rated Actors & Actresses
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 21:28
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either dead or living: tom cruise tom hanks john wayne julia roberts will smith gwyneth paltrow halle berry mel gibson |
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Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 21:40
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TOP FIVE DEAD
tom cruise julia roberts will smith halle berry mel gibson 
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Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 21:43
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Ben Afleck!!! ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 23:04
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Jim Carey
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 23:07
| Ivan, have you seen The Truman Show? Admittedly, some of Carey's comedy performances get quite repetitive, but he's fantastic in a more serious dramatic role in this film. It's actually one of my all time favorite movies, in large part thanks to his acting. |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 00:37
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Kevin Spacey. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 00:51
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The Truman Show and Man on the Moon are two excelent movies in which Carey does a good job despite his overacting, BUT his performances in:
Are crap, sadly his crap exceeds largely his good roles. Iván -------------
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 00:52
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Spacey get's my vote too I think Sylvester Stallone is seriously under-rated as an actor
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 01:27
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Overrated Actor/Actress? Two words: JOHNNY DEPP (this man drips overrated)
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Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 01:35
Jean-Claude-Van-Damme has gotta be the worst actor on the entire face of this planet.  ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 03:40
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Actors
Actresses
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 11:23
Bruce is way underrated IMO- Ok he is quite typecast but I've seen enough in Pulp Fiction and Sixth Sense to believe the guy can act. Jack Nicholson overrated? Six words:
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
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threefates wrote:
Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 11:33
what the f**k? Depp is great? what is bad about his acting? the only thing that REALLY bothers me is that sombody dared to call julia roberts a pretty woman
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 11:36
I never said he was bad, I actually like most of his work.I just said he was overrated, which is true.(To me at least) And I agree with you on Julia Roberts. -------------
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 12:04
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Tell me you didn't just say that. |
Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 12:06
Overrated? nah.. overapreciated maybe.. he's just one of the best actors out there! -------------
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Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 12:15
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Nicholas Cage became overrated...John Travolta is a walking joke that somehow is still in demand...I can take or leave Willis but he was great in Pulp Fiction (and, though it's by no means a widely shared opinion, in Hudson Hawk too Johnny Depp keeps on surprising me...for every Pirates of the Caribbean and Sleepy Hollow, there's a Chocolat or Blow to redeem him. And even at his most preening, he has moments of real acting genius (well, maybe not 21 Jump Street and Nightmare on Elm Street). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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).Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 12:46
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all actors and actresses who come from the hollywood firm! ------------- 
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Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 12:59
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haha go back to woodstock! -------------
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Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 13:57
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Stephen Segal Bruce Willis? Ever seen 12 Monkeys? The guy's a pro and no mistake! JC v/Dam.= t**ser!! ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 14:34
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Jack Nicholson for me, he seems to be able to play one character, and that's it. Likewise, Gene Hackman seems to me to be pretty inflexible. On the female side, Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow seem over-rated in my book. |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 14:40
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Most overrated: Cruise and Roberts. Given their body of work, they've each done only 3 or 4 that have any real merit. For Cruise, I would include (in chrono order) Legend (a seriously underrated fantasy film - Tim Curry is incredible!), Born on the 4th of July, The Firm, Interview with a Vampire and Vanilla Sky. For Roberts, I actually believe that, despite how she has been generally type-cast, she is a better dramatic actress than a romantic comedy actress; i.e., her best films (in chrono order) are probably Sleeping With the Enemy, The Pelican Brief and Conspiracy Theory. It's also kind of strange that, given their box office status, they have never been paired in a film... Re Carrey, in addition to The Truman Show, his best film is The Majestic. Re Willis, he has a lot more range than most would believe. Some of his best (my faves are bolded) are: Die Hard, The Last Boy Scout, Color of Night, Pulp Fiction, Twelve Monkeys, Fifth Element, The Jackal, The Siege, Sixth Sense, The Whole Nine Yards (one of the best "black comedies" ever made, with a fabulous ensemble cast), Hart's War (among Willis' truly finest performances), Sin City (if you have not seen this yet - do! It also has a tour-de-force performance by Mickey Rourke). As an aside, Willis seems to make alot of "number" movies: 12 Monkeys, 5th Element, 6th Sense, Whole 9 Yards - and that doesn't include Die Hard sequels! Re Stallone, he has improved with age: the remake of Get Carter is one of his finest, most nuanced performances (I also feel that way about Assassins, though not everyone would agree). Mickey Rourke has made a phenomenal comeback, with excellent performances in Get Carter, Man on Fire, and Sin City. Peace. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 14:48
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Roberts was superb in Erin Brockovich. I thought there she showed there she was quite prepared to take a less glamourous role and play it well. Has anyone seen Carey's recent film, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/ - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . It's a truly weird film, but is has Carey in one of his more serious roles, and to his credit, he comes over well. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 22:30
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Moan, moan moan -- you're always complaining!
What's for afters? ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 00:02
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Oh, I couldn't agree more. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 00:19
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The only Affleck performances I really like are Good Will Hunting, Chasing Amy, and Dogma. (I am a HUGE Kevin Smith fan, so I like all of his performances in those flicks). But really he is overrated. -------------
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 01:46
Bruce Willis is the same character in nearly every one of his movies... same with Jack. Including "OFOTCN"... except he had a great ensemble case that helped him out... The indian was the best character in that movie... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 07:04
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Nicholson overrated? Maybe...I guess I could understand that he's played a variant of McMurphy for many of his subsequent roles, so much so that you could almost call him a character actor to some degree. Hpwever, I can point to his brilliant performance in "The Pledge", as well as "Easy Rider", which were both really quite unlike any of his other roles. But if you're going to say that Jack is an overrated character actor, you might as well say the same thing about DeNiro and Pacino, who have both played the same character for 90% of their career. I happen to like character actors (Harry Dean Stanton, Rip Torn, and Christopher Walken especially) so it's not a real knock as far as I'm concerned. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 07:17
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Peter : too many rats ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 08:18
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That is a great film.. Thats coming from someone who cant stand Carey. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 08:26
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Hugh Grant really gets on my nerves. For the benefit of any American who have never been to the UK, you would have to hang out with some pretty aristocratic types to meet someone as stupid, hateful and totally chinless as the characters Grant plays in his sh*t films. It seems to be a mindless cliche sold to Americans. Is that how you guys really think we are in the England?? Anyway, my crap list.. Hugh Grant There are others, but I've got it in for Granty today.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
I hope not. It's like us Brits seeing ALL Americans as cowboys!
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 08:45
Thank-ee, Velve! Now, may I offer you some rat cake, rat pudding, rat souffle, or strawberry tart?
No? OK then, I'll complain too: Mary-Kate and Ashley are over-rated thespians.... ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 10:23
I agree with Pacino & DeNiro...both have always played the same characters also.. HOw many times has DeNiro played the devil or a close representation?? ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: The Owl
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 11:38
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Jennifer Lopez Ben Affleck Keanu Reeves Lucy Liu Fran Drescher (The Whine Queen!) ------------- People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction! www.myspace.com/theowlsmusic |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 19:47
I'd say his most comedic performance was The Shining. (maybe that's just me, that movie was HILARIOUS. Jack Nicholson going insane is PRICELESS) -------------
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