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Every Actor Makes At Least One Bad Movie

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  • 15-02-2010 10:55am
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    Anakin.S
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    I was reading through some old threads and got to thinking about great actors (Male & Female) and some of the terrible movies they have made.

    Robert De Niro - The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    Can anyone think of a great actor who has not made a bad movie?

    Maybe Jodie Foster but I'm not really a fan of Summersby


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    podgemonster
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    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.


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    ziedth
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    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


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    jaykhunter
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    I know he's not a great actor but I remember when John Travolta had a great run of movies with Pulp Fiction and Face Off etc...then he made The Punisher. He was just awful in that movie...and so was the movie. But his acting was just pants.


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    AndyKiely
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    Gene Hackman in welcome to Mooseport, I understand that it might be a retirement movie for him, but Jesus couldn't he have chosen a good movie. Pure tripe!


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    AudreyLOL
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    Benicio del Toro in The Wolfman :(


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    Kess73
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    jaykhunter wrote: »
    I know he's not a great actor but I remember when John Travolta had a great run of movies with Pulp Fiction and Face Off etc...then he made The Punisher. He was just awful in that movie...and so was the movie. But his acting was just pants.



    Did you not see Battlefield Earth?:eek:


    Travolta giving an awful performance in an awful film, which was an adaptation of an awful novel. A novel that spawned an awful soundtrack.


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    IsThisIt???
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    Can't think of any bad Steven Segal movies :p


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    grames_bond
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    Kess73 wrote: »
    Did you not see Battlefield Earth?:eek:


    Travolta giving an awful performance in an awful film, which was an adaptation of an awful novel. A novel that spawned an awful soundtrack.

    .....and was responsible for an awful cult religion!

    Has Brice Willis done a bad movie? i mean a really sh!te one alá battlefield earth?

    Uma thurman has been in some absolute sh!te.....my super ex girlfriend anyone?


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    humanji
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    IsThisIt??? wrote: »
    Can't think of any bad Steven Segal movies :p
    Well he set the bar low from the off, so it's tough for him to go lower. :D

    edit: Bruce Willis had a small part in Chalies Angels 2, but I don't think he's been the lead in any really bad movies.


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    bonerm
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    John Cazale.

    Frighteningly good filmography tbh.

    # The Deer Hunter (1978)
    # Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
    # The Godfather: Part II (1974)
    # The Conversation (1974)
    # The Godfather (1972)

    Only made 5 feature films in his career. All 5 nominated for the best picture oscar. All 5 in imdb top 250.

    /thread


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    NothingMan
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman. I haven't seen every film but if he has a big part in a movie it's, as fas as I can see, generally a really good movie.

    Saying that, he has had small cameo parts in a couple of bad movies, but that's not really the same.


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    tman
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    Can't believe you've all forgotten Die Hard 4.0 already!:p


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    jaykhunter
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    Kess73 wrote: »
    Did you not see Battlefield Earth?:eek:


    Travolta giving an awful performance in an awful film, which was an adaptation of an awful novel. A novel that spawned an awful soundtrack.

    LOL! Completely forgot about it...maybe i just struck if from my memory....Never saw it, but i watched Nostalgia Critic give out about it...much better! :pac::pac::pac:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZ2lLi3CMo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rYbJsWGDHE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhoNgc4aVw


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    humanji
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    tman wrote: »
    Can't believe you've all forgotten Die Hard 4.0 already!:p
    Hell, I thought that was a grand movie. Not great, but a bit of fun.


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    Raekwon
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    jaykhunter wrote: »
    I know he's not a great actor but I remember when John Travolta had a great run of movies with Pulp Fiction and Face Off etc...then he made The Punisher. He was just awful in that movie...and so was the movie. But his acting was just pants.

    I think The Punisher will look good like a master piece compared to his latest movie :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sLG0owba0E


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    Sleazus
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    NothingMan wrote: »
    Philip Seymour Hoffman. I haven't seen every film but if he has a big part in a movie it's, as fas as I can see, generally a really good movie.

    Saying that, he has had small cameo parts in a couple of bad movies, but that's not really the same.

    The Boat That Rocked.


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    Otis Driftwood
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    What makes a movie bad?

    By what yardstick is this measured?

    Its purely subjective.

    Just because you or I think a movie isnt anygood doesnt necessarily make it so,its just one persons opinion.

    A case in point would be [Rec].Its by and large loved by critics and the movie going public and has loads of fans.I however thought it was pretty crappy.Does that make it a bad movie?No,its just my opinion.

    Threads like this are pretty pointless as invariably they turn into a pissing contest when someone slates a much loved movie,gets rounded upon by the movies fans,a slanging match ensues and the thread ends up getting locked.


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    Sleazus
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    nedtheshed wrote: »
    What makes a movie bad?

    By what yardstick is this measured?

    Its purely subjective.

    Just because you or I think a movie isnt anygood doesnt necessarily make it so,its just one persons opinion.

    A case in point would be [Rec].Its by and large loved by critics and the movie going public and has loads of fans.I however thought it was pretty crappy.Does that make it a bad movie?No,its just my opinion.

    Threads like this are pretty pointless as invariably they turn into a pissing contest when someone slates a much loved movie,gets rounded upon by the movies fans,a slanging match ensues and the thread ends up getting locked.

    I think that's an unspoken assumption - but that's the joy of having a discussion. There's no point in discussing only verifiable facts. Who is going to reply to a thread entitled "[REC] is a horror film" without a hint of commentary? The only exception would be posting an update on REC, but that itself would spark further discussion.

    People are contrary types - and the minority likes to be very vocal. That's why you can't have a post praising the movies that this very forum identified as the best of a given year (in the awards forum) without people flooding it with criticism.

    But that's the fun.


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    LowOdour
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    humanji wrote: »
    Well he set the bar low from the off, so it's tough for him to go lower. :D

    edit: Bruce Willis had a small part in Chalies Angels 2, but I don't think he's been the lead in any really bad movies.

    I give you Hudson Hawk and Bonfire of the Vanities


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    Sleazus
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    LowOdour wrote: »
    I give you Hudson Hawk and Bonfire of the Vanities

    And Breakfast of Champions.


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    LowOdour
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    Sleazus wrote: »
    And Breakfast of Champions.

    Thats the other one i was trying to think of!


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    Raekwon
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    Sleazus wrote: »
    And Breakfast of Champions.

    And Color of Night


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    NothingMan
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    Sleazus wrote: »
    The Boat That Rocked.


    I liked it.


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    faceman
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    LowOdour wrote: »
    I give you Hudson Hawk and Bonfire of the Vanities

    Hudson Hawk wasnt great but I disagreed with the flamed panning it got at the time. It was no worse than Arnie's Last Action Hero.
    NothingMan wrote: »
    Philip Seymour Hoffman. I haven't seen every film but if he has a big part in a movie it's, as fas as I can see, generally a really good movie.

    *cough* Mission Impossible 3 *cough*


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    NothingMan
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    faceman wrote: »
    *cough* Mission Impossible 3 *cough*

    MI3 was really good. Maybe the fact that it's the first one in the franchise where you're watching Tom Cruise knowing how much of a fruit loop he really is, but as an action film it was above par. Especially Hoffman as the villain.


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    faceman
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    NothingMan wrote: »
    MI3 was really good. Maybe the fact that it's the first one in the franchise where you're watching Tom Cruise knowing how much of a fruit loop he really is, but as an action film it was above par. Especially Hoffman as the villain.

    MI3 was so OTT with ridiculous action, it felt like a Sci Fi film! :eek:


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    youcancallmeal
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    I reckon Arnold Schwarzenegger has never made a film I didnt like. Thats only if he is playing a major role in a film though, he's done a few bad ones where he's only a secondary character(Batman & Robin) or just a cameo(Terminator Salvation)


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    Raekwon
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    youcancallme>al wrote: »
    I reckon Arnold Schwarzenegger has never made a film I didnt like. Thats only if he is playing a major role in a film though, he's done a few bad ones where he's only a secondary character(Batman & Robin) or just a cameo(Terminator Salvation)

    Kindergarten Cop & Jingle All The Way?

    Plus he didn't have a cameo in Terminator Salvation, that was a CGI recreation of a younger version of him.


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    humanji
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    LowOdour wrote: »
    I give you Hudson Hawk and Bonfire of the Vanities

    I didn't think these were as bad as they were made out to be. Again, not great, but not terrible.
    Sleazus wrote: »
    And Breakfast of Champions.

    And I never heard of this. But looking it up, I can't see how it could possibly be good. :D


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    youcancallmeal
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    Raekwon wrote: »
    Kindergarten Cop & Jingle All The Way?

    Plus he didn't have a cameo in Terminator Salvation, that was a CGI recreation of a younger version of him.

    Kindgarten Cop is a bit of a cult classic, so many memorable quotes i.e. "Who is your Daddy and what does he do?". I will give you Jingle All The Way but who in fairness has ever done a good christmas movie?


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