Seth Rogan Yay or Nay?

AoifeCN

hi guys, I was wondering what ye thought about the actor Seth Rogan. I personally hate him, he seems to play the same waster character in every film, he also seems to be high 24/7. He has been in some of my favourite films recently like 50/50 and even Paul (at lest we didn't have to see his face) and although I love these movies he is the only downfall. I really can't understand how anyone likes him as an actor?
anyways what to ye think, like him or not?

Fishooks12

I like him. Not the best actor in the world by any stretch but I find him funny and he seems like someone I'd like to hang out with in real life

krudler

he was good in 50/50, cant stand him in anything else, he cant play any part but Seth Rogen "huhrrrr hurrrhr I'm so baked hurrrhr hurrhr" as a bit part actor in comedies he's tolerable like Superbad or The 40 Year Old Virgin but as a leading role I want to strangle him.

juan.kerr

I like him as an actor.

There are plenty of actors who play to type, sometimes you wish others would also. Lets be honest De Niro and Al Pacino have at times been dire when they stray too far from what made them great.

Fysh

I thought he was alright in Knocked Up and 50/50, but he seems somewhat limited as an actor so I wouldn't exactly seek out films in which he was the lead. I suspect he's better as a supporting player than a lead.

Viral Vector

He's alright! He's usually typecasted as a stoner loser guy who wises up and gets the girl in the end!

Don't get me started on Phillip Schofield though! :P

juan.kerr

Viral Vector wrote: »

He's alright! He's usually typecasted as a stoner loser guy who wises up and gets the girl in the end!

Don't get me started on Phillip Schofield though! :P

Or his mate Gordon the Gopher...

Mickeroo

i like him. He can be annoying as hell, Green Hornet being the biggest example but in the right movie he's quite funny and pretty likeable, Knocked Up, 50/50 and to a lesser extent pineapple express. I also liked Observe and Report where he played a nutter. He does pretty much play the same character most of the time (apart from observe and report) but lots of actors do this, even some of the greats (I'm not saying he's one of the greats).

johnny_ultimate

Is maybay an option? Would take a lot of crap to undo Freaks and Geeks goodwill. But he's pushing it.

ziedth

I like him, sure he can't push himself as an actor but there are a good few who also do that. He seems like a decent guy in interviews too.

He was very little range and seems content to play the same character each film but when he's not the main focus of attention then he can be rather fun. Green Hornet showed that he's not leading man material, to call it painful to watch would be understating it.

FlashD

Limited actor and I can't see him breaking away from the typecast image he seems to be now associated.

He had his shot at a lead role and didn't work out.

I'm guessing that he is one of those actors who will disappear in the next few years, then there will be threads like, ...do you remember Seth Rogan? or What happended to Seth Rogan?

In saying all that, I like him.

sillo

He's like the pop-tarts of acting. You know a pop-tart is never going to rock your world, they always taste the same whatever packet you get them from, and whatever toaster you put them in.

In other words, hes fine at what he does, but what he does is pretty limited.

AoifeCN

thanks everyone for yer input.
The thing is I can't exactly pinpoint what I don't like about him, it could be the tone of his voice, that he does play the same role in every movie or the fact that I can't really respect him as an actor as it looks like he doesn't really try to stray from his comfort zone and the same character he plays all the time as that character in a lead role obviously doesn't work out *cough*green hornet*cough*. I understand that a lot of actors as ye said like Al Picino, Michael Madsen or De Niro do a lot of the same but the fact is they are very good actors and did define an era where as Rogan isn't even especially good when he plays a character inside his comfort zone. also I've noticed Jessie Esanberg plays a lot of the same character like in the social network but it doesn't bother me as much? Am I just too picky with my actors :P
BTW I love the pop tart reference

JP Liz V1

FlashD wrote: »

Limited actor and I can't see him breaking away from the typecast image he seems to be now associated.

He had his shot at a lead role and didn't work out.

I'm guessing that he is one of those actors who will disappear in the next few years, then there will be threads like, ...do you remember Seth Rogan? or What happended to Seth Rogan?

In saying all that, I like him.

I think he might leave acting behind for writing and producing

Bobby Baccala

I think he's a funny bastard and any comedy he is in is top quality, loved him in superbad and pineapple express, two of my favourite comedies.

MickShamrock

Think he's great. Many of his movies would be among my favourites.

Also, he already writes and produces.

tony1kenobi

Mickeroo wrote: »

i like him. He can be annoying as hell, Green Hornet being the biggest example but in the right movie he's quite funny and pretty likeable, Knocked Up, 50/50 and to a lesser extent pineapple express. I also liked Observe and Report where he played a nutter. He does pretty much play the same character most of the time (apart from observe and report) but lots of actors do this, even some of the greats (I'm not saying he's one of the greats).

The character he played in Observe and Report is the same guy he played in Donnie Darko and Freaks & Geeks.

So he can do two types.

Da Shins Kelly

I like him. I think he's somewhat limited as an actor, as some have been saying, and I think he's probably better as a writer, but I still think he's funny and I like most of the movies he's been in and co-wrote. He also comes across as a very amiable bloke, who's just doing what he likes to do.

Jimdagym

Personally I think his best performance so far has been in monsters vs aliens.


I find him very meh tbh, his involvement in a role wouldn't make me want to see it any more than make me want to miss it. So neutral, I suppose.

D-FENS

Possibly his finest work

D'Agger

I wasn't his biggest fan but 50/50 turned it around for me somewhat, thought he was quite good in it.

He's not a great actor but he's solid, he's funny and seems like a pretty chilled out guy tbh.

mikhail

AoifeCN wrote: »

hi guys, I was wondering what ye thought about the actor Seth Rogan. I personally hate him, he seems to play the same waster character in every film, he also seems to be high 24/7. He has been in some of my favourite films recently like 50/50 and even Paul (at lest we didn't have to see his face) and although I love these movies he is the only downfall. I really can't understand how anyone likes him as an actor?
anyways what to ye think, like him or not?

50/50 is semiautobiographical. The writer's best friend, who helped him cope with the situation and encouraged him to write about it is Seth Rogan. He plays a slightly fictionalised version of himself in that film.

On the whole, I don't find him all that funny, but neither do I find him as irritating as many people seem to.

Jimdagym

mikhail wrote: »

50/50 is semiautobiographical. The writer's best friend, who helped him cope with the situation and encouraged him to write about it is Seth Rogan. He plays a slightly fictionalised version of himself in that film.

On the whole, I don't find him all that funny, but neither do I find him as irritating as many people seem to.

On that whole issue, i wonder if its actually harder to play yourself? And how do you direct someone to be more themselves? Can you act like yourself???

Warper

Him and Jesse Eisenberg have heads i just want to punch at this stage. Its overkill the past few years with them.

Marty McFly

Warper wrote: »

Him and Jesse Eisenberg have heads i just want to punch at this stage. Its overkill the past few years with them.

:pac: I can see were your coming with Seth Rogan think maybe he needs to take a break or try branch out into different roles otherwise hes going to have a short career, people are fickle and tire easily.

But I do like a lot of his films, the last film I saw him in was Paul and thought he was very good in that.

Jesse Eisenberg overkill really how?

mikhail

Warper wrote: »

Him and Jesse Eisenberg have heads i just want to punch at this stage. Its overkill the past few years with them.

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Jesse Eisenberg overkill really how?

He's had four films which grossed over $10 million (in the US - those being the figures I could find easily on IMDB) in the past four years. Michael Fassbender, eat your heart out. Either Warper has had the misfortune of persistently attending obscure films to find Eisenberg appearing in them, or he's just violently allergic to the sight of the jewfro.

bnt

Viral Vector wrote: »

He's alright! He's usually typecasted as a stoner loser guy who wises up and gets the girl in the end!

There's a scene in Knocked Up, which I watched last night on TV, in which Rogen's character stops smiling, puts his foot down and tells everyone else how it's going to go. He definitely pulled it off, I thought, and that opens up possibilities for the future. I mean, I could take Will Ferrell seriously after Stranger Than Fiction, and I think Rogen can also break out of the stereotype if he's allowed to.

PS: it's Rogen, not Rogan, folks!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Met Seth Rogen for a press interview a couple of years ago when he was in Dublin promoting Pineapple Express - one of the nicest guys I ever met...

That_Guy

I used to like him but he's a very one dimensional actor. Much like Micheal Cera, he plays the same character over and over again. I found him funny at first in films like Knocked Up and Superbad but over time I found that he rather grated on me.

Having said that, I thought his samey character role was imperative to the balance in 50/50. Even though he plays that similar role all the time, this seemed a really genuine and believable performance in how somebody might deal with the news that a loved one has cancer.

He comes across as a really nice guy in interviews and what not but a very limited actor.

Riddle101

As an actor he sucks. But at the same time, he plays the type of guy who you'd see in everyday life. As opposed to the almost over the top guys you see in the movies. So to me, he kind've relates to the average joe and that's why I like him. He's one dimensional in the sense that he dosen't stray from that character. But at the same time he's basically just being himself, and in fairness the movies he does don't really require that much acting to begin with.

Messerschmitt

He's not supposed to be a good actor. Look at most of the funny people over the years, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Jack Black, Steve Carrell, Leslie Nielson etc. They all play pretty much the same character in all of their comedies. It's up to the viewer to mix it up by watching a variety of movies. If you watch one Seth Rogen movie after another, you will get sick of him. If you want better acting and more variety you probably shouldn't watch movies like "Knocked Up" and "Super Bad, and focus more on actors like Kevin Spacey and Steve Buscemi etc. I personally like Seth Rogen though

EDIT: George Clooney and John Malkovich are good too

AoifeCN

I was watching him on Jonathan Ross and I just had to skip through him , it's just the way he acts and talks and oh god that laugh! if I was stuck in a room with him I would probably go mental , I can respect he's done very well for himself and he probably will stop acting eventually and just do producing and writing I can only pray that day comes soon.

Boom_Bap

A big YAY for me. I think he is great, been watching him since Freaks and Geeks. Although seemingly playing the same character, the dudes timing is brilliant and does alot of ad-libing. His brand of comedy may not be everyone's cup o tea, but tis mine.

In 50/50, i thought he was excellent, he lightened what could have been a seriously heavy movie. He also showed a bit of range with his sensitive side.

He was also excellent in Undeclared, the scenes where he was stalking were exellent.