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    Mar 27, 2011 - GREAT actors in bad movies? #1





    I was thinking about Great actors and actresses in BAD movies. I'm talking about just a tremendous talent taking a questionable role.

    Which GREAT actors can you think of that made TERRIBLE TERRIBLE movies?

    My first vote is Sean Connery and ZARDOZ...



    What's your vote?




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    Mar 27, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #2

    Sandrine Holt in Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

    But then again, that's just my opinion.
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    Mar 27, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #3

    John Rhys Davies in the three or four SyFy "original" movies he's done. It boggles my mind to see him in these horrible, horrible films.
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    Mar 27, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #4

    Liam Neeson in The phantom menace.
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    Mar 27, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #5

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    Liam Neeson in Batman Begins.
    Fixed that for you. Must've been typo or something...


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    Mar 27, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #6

    Sean Connery in Highlander 2
    Sean Connery in Dragonheart
    Sean Connery in The Avengers
    Sean Connery in First Knight
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    Mar 27, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #7

    Charleton Heston in the Burton POTA.
    Arnie in most of his movies after T2 (kindergarten Cop anyone?)
    Kirk Douglas in Saturn 3
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #8

    Michael Caine in Jaws 4: The Revenge.
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #9

    Max Von Sydow in Flash Gordon

    Marlon Brando and David Thewlis in Island of Dr. Moreau

    David Thewlis again for the Harry Potter films.
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #10

    JD said: View Post
    Fixed that for you. Must've been typo or something...


    says the man that liked Sucker Punch....yeah okay hahaha
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    Laurence Luckinbill in Star Trek 5.
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #12

    Hey now, a couple good movies have been listed in here. Don't you badmouth Dragonheart, that movie was my childhood.

    The one that stands out most to me recently is Wolfman with Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, etc. Pretty decent cast on that movie, absolute mess of a bad film.
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    Tom Hanks - The Great Buck Howard

    Morgan Freeman - Deep Impact

    Julia Roberts - The Mexican

    Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane



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    Mickey Rourke - Double Team.
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #15

    Robert DeNiro - Rocky and Bullwinkle.
    Need I say more!
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #16

    Sandrine Holt
    Arnie
    Julia Roberts
    Samuel L. Jackson

    Are "great" actors?


    Don't get me wrong- they made some pretty popular films, but to put them in the same league as Tom Hanks or Kirk Douglas?


    My vote...

    Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and James Caan---

    In "Dick Tracy".


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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #17

    More or less every single movie Nic Cage has ever made. Man that guy has talent to spare, but he takes on a lotta crappy "gotta pay the bills" type dreck. I'd say I actually like about 10% of his films.
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #18

    Shade88 said: View Post
    Liam Neeson in The phantom menace.
    Ditto and I'd add to that Natalie Portman and Ewan MacGregor, both of whom are great actors too but even a great actor can't redeem wooden dialogue.
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #19

    Al Pacino in Simone.

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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #20

    SSgt Burton said: View Post
    Sandrine Holt
    Arnie
    Julia Roberts
    Samuel L. Jackson

    Are "great" actors?


    Don't get me wrong- they made some pretty popular films, but to put them in the same league as Tom Hanks or Kirk Douglas?


    My vote...

    Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and James Caan---

    In "Dick Tracy".


    Kevin
    Most of the " great " actors have left us already. Slim pick'ns these days. Tom Hanks , Morgan Freeman, Denzel are a few.

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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #21

    I think Denzel is a tremendous actor and I LOVED LOVE LOVED "Man on Fire," and I gotta admit it got to me when (SPOILER)......





    he died in the end. Really got to me. Love Denzel. But yeah, he's made a few turkeys too. That recent one on the train? YAWN
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #22

    Colin Droidmilk said: View Post
    Max Von Sydow in Flash Gordon
    Seriously?
    I'm not going to attempt to change your mind, but that movie is well loved by many as it did EXACTLY what it set out to do. To make a campy movie that reflects the original serials but to update it with spectacular costumes, colors and visual effects. And Mr. Von Sydow's performance was 100% spot on to the true spirit of Ming. I don't think they could have captured the look and feel of the character with anyone else.
    But that's just me
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #23

    James Caan was in Dick Tracy???
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #24

    SSgt Burton said: View Post
    Sandrine Holt
    Arnie
    Julia Roberts
    Samuel L. Jackson

    Are "great" actors?
    ....+1
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    Mar 28, 2011 - Re: GREAT actors in bad movies? #25

    Funky Jedi said: View Post
    Seriously?
    I'm not going to attempt to change your mind, but that movie is well loved by many as it did EXACTLY what it set out to do. To make a campy movie that reflects the original serials but to update it with spectacular costumes, colors and visual effects. And Mr. Von Sydow's performance was 100% spot on to the true spirit of Ming. I don't think they could have captured the look and feel of the character with anyone else.
    But that's just me
    Agreed, great movie, great performance.

    But, to each their own I guess...
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