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Post by AustralianAnn on Oct 24, 2006 6:07:41 GMT -5
Which actors send up a red flag when you read their names in the opening credits?It doesn't necessarily mean they are bad actors. Your list could also include good actors who are always in bad, made-for-TV or straight-to-DVD movies.
My list (most of them are good actors whom I like but I worry when I see their names flash up).
Donald Sutherland
Any Baldwin who is not Alec
Beau Bridges
Ben Affleck
J.Lo
Christopher Walkin
Luke Perry
I'll leave the rest for you.
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Post by trantee on Oct 24, 2006 7:47:46 GMT -5
Bruce Campbell
Eric Roberts (oh yeah)
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Post by Laslo Hollyfeld on Oct 24, 2006 9:35:56 GMT -5
Usually, anytime the word "Shatner" appears on screen, I worry.
Likewise, the names "Swayze," "Dean Cain," and, "Howell (as in C. Thomas)" make me cringe.
BUT, after last night's shudderingly cheesy moment from CSI: MIAMI, wherein David Caruso--after learning that a car they were dusting for prints had a bomb in the glove compartment with only four minutes left on the timer--camly drives the car what appears to be across the entire city. He parks on the beach, takes his sunglasses off, and even more calmly walks away from the car as it explodes. Without even turning around, he puts his sunglasses back on, and says: "Burn, baby, burn!"
Yeah... Caruso gets my vote.
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Post by The Movie Mark on Oct 24, 2006 10:45:24 GMT -5
Some of my choices have already been mentioned, but here are a few more:
1) Samuel L. Jackson
2) Ben Kingsley
3) Gary Busey (Gingerdead Man, anybody?)
4) Lou Diamond Phillips
5) Christian Slater
6) Michael Pare
I saw the Caruso scene that Laslo is referring to, and I got a healthy laugh out of it. That scene has fully convinced me that CSI: Miami is an intentional parody of forensics shows.
You have to convince yourself of that if you are to get any enjoyment out of it.
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Post by AustralianAnn on Oct 25, 2006 4:51:36 GMT -5
Great list JB. Love those guys and their bad, bad movies. Adore the Busey, especially in "Hider in the House" oh yeah! Will have to order The GingerDead Man.
I thought of some others (mostly lifted from Movie Mark originals):
Lorenzo Lamas
Jerry O'Connell
John Schneider
James Brolin
Martin Sheen + offspring
Monica Potter
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Richard Tyson
Lara Flynn Boyle
Any cast member of Friends
All the juniors
Freddie Prinze Jr,
Antonio Sabato Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
James Brolin Jr. ;D You know I love the guy but he has been in some crap.
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Post by The Movie Mark on Oct 26, 2006 12:08:21 GMT -5
Great list JB. Love those guys and their bad, bad movies. Adore the Busey, especially in "Hider in the House" oh yeah! Will have to order The GingerDead Man. You really need to check out the episode he did on VH1's Celebrity Paranormal. Cuckoo... James Brolin Jr. ;D You know I love the guy but he has been in some crap. Hey! I think his four upcoming movies are enough to knock him off the list! Non-fan... |
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Post by nikkibluejeans on Oct 27, 2006 19:34:20 GMT -5
Oh... Josh will prove 'em all wrong...
(JB - I'm surprised you let the "Jennifer Love Hewitt" comment pass...  )
Here are mine, though I agree with most of the rest that were listed previously:
(Note: Mine are more mainstream/big budget red flags... mostly because these guys are past their "box office gold" primes and should retire already...)
John Travolta
Nic Cage
Harrison Ford (after he got the earring, I lost all respect)
Tom Cruise
Robin Williams
Jon Voigt
(Oh, I hate to say it) Bruce Willis
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Any Baldwin who IS Alec
...and seeing Jackie Mason in the opening credits of any movie will ensure that I do not watch it.
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Post by The Movie Mark on Oct 30, 2006 10:34:13 GMT -5
(JB - I'm surprised you let the "Jennifer Love Hewitt" comment pass... ) I tend to let AustralianAnn get away with way more than the average person. (Oh, I hate to say it) Bruce Willis Really? Why do you say that? He's had four movies recently that I thought were highly entertaining - Lucky Number Slevin, Hostage, 16 Blocks, and Sin City. |
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Post by nikkibluejeans on Oct 30, 2006 22:43:43 GMT -5
Oh, yeah - I forgot about Sin City! I haven't seen the rest, but I trust your judgment... So, I officially rescind my "Bruce Willis" nomination.
To be fair, I was weighing my decision too heavily on the The Whole 9 (and 10) Yards "phenomenon".  Can you blame me?
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Post by The Movie Mark on Oct 31, 2006 23:38:31 GMT -5
A few more...
* Steven Seagal - I haven't trusted the man since he dropped a deuce on us in the form of On Deadly Ground. Horrible. A quick look at his resume since 1994 shows that I'm justified in my feelings.
* Jean-Claude Van Damme - This guy never truly made movies that should be on anybody's "must-see" list, but let's face it - in the eyes of teenage boys he used to be "awesome."
In all fairness, he made some movies that are somewhat watchable - Bloodsport, Universal Soldier, Hard Target, Timecop - granted, I haven't seen these movies in over 10 years, so I may find them completely ridiculous now. But come on, he's now making movies called The Hard Corps.
* Rob Schneider - No explanation necessary.
* Warren Beatty - He doesn't make many movies these days, but when he makes a "comeback" you can rest assured that it'll stink up the joint.
He takes three years off after Bugsy and returns to film what? Love Affair. STINKO!
Then he takes off four more years and what does he do upon his return? Um, a little piece of poop known as Bulworth.
And if that wasn't bad enough he disappears for three more years and then subjects us to one of the biggest bombs in box office history - Town and Country.
What is wrong with this guy's decision-making? Who knows if he'll ever make another movie, but if he does then chances are it'll be awful.
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Post by AustralianAnn on Nov 1, 2006 7:18:48 GMT -5
I don't mind a bit of the ol' Seagull but the early stuff is best. The only Van Damme I liked was Kickboxer.
Beatty is all over. He doesn't seem as legendary to me like Paul Newman. I couldn't even sit through all of Bullworth yet every review I read gives it raves. Halle Berry was terrible.
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Post by Laslo Hollyfeld on Nov 1, 2006 11:15:38 GMT -5
I wouldn't trust Van Damme or Segall to sell me batteries at Radio Shack these days, let alone save the world from whatever villians torment them in their films. That being said, I must concur with JB--when I was a wiley and impressionable youth, I thought Van Damme movies were the coolest things around.
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Post by shaneo6930 on Jan 7, 2008 14:53:44 GMT -5
I worry when I see the names "Jimmy Smitts" and "Casper Van Dien" durring the opening credits.
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Can you blame me? 