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Every Actor Makes At Least One Bad Movie

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    #92
    trustno1
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    uggy wrote: »
    I give you Tom Hanks... Forest Gump, the Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Stories, Cast-Away, the Terminal, Appolo 13 spring to mind for me.

    As in 'they are good films'?.. if so.. Cast-Away and The Terminal... seriously?


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    #93
    [Deleted User]
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    roshant wrote: »
    what about movies only worth because of great acting ?
    The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009) Nicolas Cage's superb performance

    It's actually a very good film which is made worthwhile by the fun script, Herzog's involvement and a general sense of fun. Cage is good but there are more reasons to watch the film than his involvement.
    roshant wrote: »
    coz great actors simply just cant act badly

    Depp has made some pretty poor film with poor performances. He hasn't acted in about a decade and his last truly great performance was Ed Wood.


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    #94
    roshant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭roshant


    Deleted User wrote: »
    It's actually a very good film which is made worthwhile by the fun script, Herzog's involvement and a general sense of fun. Cage is good but there are more reasons to watch the film than his involvement.

    Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Herzog's masterpiece also kind of messy at first then it ended like a true masterpiece .
    i think cage did a great job there in bad L. movie.which is also messy at times.


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    #95
    roshant
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    uggy wrote: »
    Tom Hanks is always good in movies. Now I know he done plenty of "chick flicks" and I personally didnt like the DaVinci Code (didn't see Angels and Demons and dont plan on), but he was good where the movie was bad.

    I give you Tom Hanks... Forest Gump, the Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Stories, Cast-Away, the Terminal, Appolo 13 spring to mind for me.

    add Road to Perdition (2002) as well


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    #96
    uggy
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    trustno1 wrote: »
    As in 'they are good films'?.. if so.. Cast-Away and The Terminal... seriously?

    Yup they're good movies. I really dugg Cast-Away and I thought he was great in the Terminal ("Sensible Shoes?"), very funny, very likable in that.


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    #97
    roshant
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    trustno1 wrote: »
    As in 'they are good films'?.. if so.. Cast-Away and The Terminal... seriously?

    Cast-Away is hugely under rated !


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    #98
    uggy
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    roshant wrote: »
    Cast-Away is hugely under rated !

    Fact. I don't like when people say stuff like "Oh its just him and theres no talknig for half the movie". For real, like? He was alone on a desert, what did you think was gonna happen? Coconut theme parks? A smoke monster?

    When he made fire and when he lost Wilson you really felt for him, quality show.


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    #99
    jaykhunter
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    roshant wrote: »
    Cast-Away is hugely under rated !

    A quick wiki later....

    Budget $90 million Gross revenue $429,632,142
    And was received well. It's not my type of movie at all but I thought Hanks was great in the role and the movie was interesting enough.


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    #100
    trustno1
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    Deleted User wrote: »

    Depp has made some pretty poor film with poor performances. He hasn't acted in about a decade and his last truly great performance was Ed Wood.

    I would agree with that to a point - I also thought he was excellent in Fear and Loathing and Donnie Brasco. But after that he gave in and became 'commerical'.. but I do have a soft spot for Sweeny Todd...

    And you have to really like Tom Hanks to enjoy Cast-Away and I do like him in certain films - but I felt Cast-Away was just toooo long.. but I can see why it did well.


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    #101
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    trustno1 wrote: »
    I would agree with that to a point - I also thought he was excellent in Fear and Loathing and Donnie Brasco. But after that he gave in and became 'commerical'.. but I do have a soft spot for Sweeny Todd...

    Depp is nearly always watchable but he's been playing the same character for far too long. He needs to sever ties with Burton for a bit and try some real acting. Would love to see him in something like Brasco again, something in which he stretches his rather than phoning it in.

    There is one actor who was never in a bad film, John Cazale. Granted he only made 5 films but had he lived he would more than likely been up there with Pacino and De Niro in the all time greats.

    Most actors would die for a CV like his.
    The Deer Hunter
    Dog Day Afternoon
    The Godfather: Part II
    The Conversation
    The Godfather


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    #102
    Corkfeen
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    trustno1 wrote: »
    I would agree with that to a point - I also thought he was excellent in Fear and Loathing and Donnie Brasco. But after that he gave in and became 'commerical'.. but I do have a soft spot for Sweeny Todd...

    And you have to really like Tom Hanks to enjoy Cast-Away and I do like him in certain films - but I felt Cast-Away was just toooo long.. but I can see why it did well.

    Add "Blow" to that. :D He seems to be playing a slightly reworked version of Jack Sparrow in half of the movies he's in. ;)


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    #103
    Giselle
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    Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano - really bad stuff, although mainly the subject rather than the actor

    Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk - rubbish on most counts really and he sleptwalked through it.

    Jodie Foster in Nell - overacted all the way. It was self conscious and 'worthy' and just unlikeable as a movie.


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    #104
    Giselle
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    tomissex wrote: »
    I was going to suggest Michael Caine but then I remembered he was in Bewitched...


    And Miss Congeniality.


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    #105
    Sleazus
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    There is one actor who was never in a bad film, John Cazale. Granted he only made 5 films but had he lived he would more than likely been up there with Pacino and De Niro in the all time greats.

    Most actors would die for a CV like his.
    The Deer Hunter
    Dog Day Afternoon
    The Godfather: Part II
    The Conversation
    The Godfather

    Ah yes, but the use of his archive footage in Godfather III counts against him. :)

    But seriously, I think he's as close as you're going to get.


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    #106
    kumate_champ07
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    daniel day lewis?


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    #107
    uggy
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    Giselle wrote: »
    Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano - really bad stuff, although mainly the subject rather than the actor

    Thats an important point, sometimes the actor can be good but the movie bad. ie Day Lewis in Gangs.


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    #108
    roshant
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    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    daniel day lewis?

    cant remember daniel day lewis's bad performance .havent cn 9 though ..


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    #109
    roshant
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    uggy wrote: »
    Thats an important point, sometimes the actor can be good but the movie bad. ie Day Lewis in Gangs.

    what do u mean?did u say Gangs of New York (2002) is bad? i disagree .
    i cant remember any movie directed by Martin Scorsese is bad.


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    #110
    Mike Litoris
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    Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas....oh wait I got this the wrong way around.:rolleyes:


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    #111
    filthymcnasty
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    uggy wrote: »
    Tom Hanks is always good in movies. Now I know he done plenty of "chick flicks" and I personally didnt like the DaVinci Code (didn't see Angels and Demons and dont plan on), but he was good where the movie was bad.

    I give you Tom Hanks... Forest Gump, the Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Stories, Cast-Away, the Terminal, Appolo 13 spring to mind for me.

    even before his best actor wins when his career really kicked off, he had been in some good films: i thought Big and The Money Pit were excellent. Joe Vs the Volcano was sh!t but he was good in it.

    Absolutely no excuses for The Terminal though.


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    #112
    roshant
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    filthymcnasty wrote: »
    even before his best actor wins when his career really kicked off, he had been in some good films: i thought Big and The Money Pit were excellent. Joe Vs the Volcano was sh!t but he was good in it.

    Absolutely no excuses for The Terminal though.
    Actually he did a good job in terminal also i guess!!


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    #113
    trustno1
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    How about Viggo Mortensen? and before ye all jump in with 28 days - I actually enjoyed that :D


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    #114
    quickbeam
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    trustno1 wrote: »
    How about Viggo Mortensen? and before ye all jump in with 28 days - I actually enjoyed that :D

    I liked 28 Days too. But GI Jane and Daylight would exclude him.


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    #115
    event
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    Chuck Norris


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    #116
    Optimalprimerib
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    podgemonster wrote: »
    I may be wrong but usually if a film stars Clint Eastwood, then it's worth watching!

    I was also gona to say Denzel Washinton but iv heard the Book of Eli is supposed to be absolute dribble!

    As for Jodie Foster, i thought contact was a poor movie.
    Clint eastwood? Bloodworks. Awful Mcarnicle style thriller .


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    #117
    Optimalprimerib
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    what about john cusack. I found him likable in everything he was in. Yes i did see 2012


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    #118
    Ciaran_B
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    Michael Fassbender had a pretty great run until Blood Creak/Town Creak.


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    #119
    tony1kenobi
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    Ziedth. wrote: »
    I think christian bale has never done an awful movie to the level of De Niro or Say Sam Jackson. I know reign of fire and terminator weren't great or even good but they weren't really bad either imo

    Christian Bale was in Shaft.Which was sh*t.
    TheManWho wrote: »
    'll go with Ralph Fiennes, he a consistantly good filmography.

    He is in the Harry Potter films.Which are sh*t.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Depp has made some pretty poor film with poor performances. He hasn't acted in about a decade and his last truly great performance was Ed Wood.

    What about Fear & Loathing?


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    #120
    tech77
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    filthymcnasty wrote: »
    even before his best actor wins when his career really kicked off, he had been in some good films: i thought Big and The Money Pit were excellent. Joe Vs the Volcano was sh!t but he was good in it.

    Absolutely no excuses for The Terminal though.

    I thought he did an OK job in The Terminal.


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    #121
    kmart6
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    TheManWho wrote:
    I'll go with Ralph Fiennes, he a consistantly good filmography.
    tony1kenobi wrote:
    He is in the Harry Potter films.Which are sh*t.

    But he's good in it though....


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