Actors who stop you from watching something good because they're in it

[Sirena]

Over the years, Ray Winstone has just about worked his way onto this list for me. He's good at what he does, but those fucking gambling adverts push him from general cunt into utter cunt.

I accidentally watched 'The Sweeney' film the other night. That was a big mistake.

 

[Orang Utan]

I know he's supposed to be credited as a good actor but i just don't like Bill Nighy's long, gloopy face and his gloopy voice.

I can't remember any role when he wasn't playing long, gloopy-faced Bill Nighy, talking with Bill Nighy's gloopy voice.

Oh yes, he's awful. He doesn't act. He leans. Whilst talking out of the side of his mouth

 

[DotCommunist]

Weird, as I can't imagine him playing a baddie. He usually played decent characters.

Mr Kobiyashi

 

[Orang Utan]

View attachment 79464 If this face pops up on your screen, locate your remote control; stop the film; unplug your TV; throw it out the window; douse with petrol; ignite; scoop own eyes out with melon baller; use power drill to cauterise memory centres in brain; then pour in bleach to be doubly sure you cannot remember anything about what you have just watched.

Who is it? Looks like Chris Moyles

 

[ruffneck23]

oh Tom Cruise these days except for edge of tomorrow where he gets killed numerous times which is always good to watch

 

[existentialist]

Tom Cruise.

Purely unreasonably, I don't like the Scientology connection, I don't like the fakery of all the tricks used to make a really quite small person look big, as if that's all that matters. And I don't think he's a particularly good actor - the few things I've seen him in have him coming across as Tom Cruise playing Tom Cruise playing <one of a rather narrow range of characters>, but that may well be prejudice borne of my general dislike for him.

 

[Wilf]

Me and a friend have just begun working our way through Williams' oeuvre as we like to be appalled.
We started with Bicentennial Man. Wow! It's horrendous.
What Dreams May Come is up next.

Must admit, I always thought he was an irritating cunt as a comedian.

 

[DotCommunist]

He's barely cold you bastards.

 

[ruffneck23]

Tom Cruise.

Purely unreasonably, I don't like the Scientology connection, I don't like the fakery of all the tricks used to make a really quite small person look big, as if that's all that matters. And I don't think he's a particularly good actor - the few things I've seen him in have him coming across as Tom Cruise playing Tom Cruise playing <one of a rather narrow range of characters>, but that may well be prejudice borne of my general dislike for him.

great minds....

 

[existentialist]

I know he's supposed to be credited as a good actor but i just don't like Bill Nighy's long, gloopy face and his gloopy voice.

I can't remember any role when he wasn't playing long, gloopy-faced Bill Nighy, talking with Bill Nighy's gloopy voice.

I must admit that I'm the opposite If Bill Nighy's in something, that's probably likely to be the main attraction. Particularly as he seems to specialise in those annoyingly rom-com style British Films that I'd otherwise not bother with. It'd be good to see him playing some kind of driven, out and out bastard. I reckon he could do it quite well.

 

[Orang Utan]

He's barely cold you bastards.

He was just sore that there wasn't an Oscar for Best Simperer In A Leading Role.

 

[Wilf]

Oh, and Jason Statham. Nowt against him really, it's just that if he's in it there's a chance Guy Ritchie might have directed it.

 

[YouSir]

Mr Kobiyashi

Weird, as I can't imagine him playing a baddie. He usually played decent characters.

Shame really, in Sharpe and as Kobayashi he was an excellent bad guy. Otherwise a great actor but a lot of his normal roles bored me a bit, would have loved to have seen more bastardry from him. And if he hadn't died then he'd have bossed the role of Stannis in Game of Thrones too.

 

[YouSir]

Oh, and Jason Statham. Nowt against him really, it's just that if he's in it there's a chance Guy Ritchie might have directed it.

Less of an issue these days I think, hasn't Guy Ritchie fucked off into well deserved mediocrity? While Jason Statham continues to be completely aware that most of his films are taking the piss and plays along with it.

 

[Orang Utan]

Less of an issue these days I think, hasn't Guy Ritchie fucked off into well deserved mediocrity? While Jason Statham continues to be completely aware that most of his films are taking the piss and plays along with it.

He started off mediocre and plummeted from there

 

[DotCommunist]

Shame really, in Sharpe and as Kobayashi he was an excellent bad guy. Otherwise a great actor but a lot of his normal roles bored me a bit, would have loved to have seen more bastardry from him. And if he hadn't died then he'd have bossed the role of Stannis in Game of Thrones too.

Name of The Father is his standout for me. Gruelling film.

 

[YouSir]

He started off mediocre and plummeted from there

Then let me rephrase, hasn't he been fucked off by people tired of giving him money to act out his pwopah naughty wank fantasies? Or is he still making films?

 

[Wilf]

Stephen. Segal.

 

[Orang Utan]

Stephen. Segal.

Aw, he's brilliant to watch. I have a boxset

 

[YouSir]

Stephen. Segal.

I imagine he's a really bitter man these days. Stallone made a comeback, Schwarzenegger became a cultural icon, Dolph Lungdren is seldom out of work and even van Damme still seems to be knocking around for some reason. He went to the effort of learning real martial arts, taking it all very seriously and still no one gives a fuck.

 

[DotCommunist]

I imagine he's a really bitter man these days. Stallone made a comeback, Schwarzenegger became a cultural icon, Dolph Lungdren is seldom out of work and even van Damme still seems to be knocking around for some reason. He went to the effort of learning real martial arts, taking it all very seriously and still no one gives a fuck.

didn't even make it into expendables 3, a franchise that is rapidly becoming like a Testimonial match for the action stars of yesteryear

 

[Orang Utan]

Then let me rephrase, hasn't he been fucked off by people tired of giving him money to act out his pwopah naughty wank fantasies? Or is he still making films?

He just did that remake of The Man From Uncle after doing those Sherlock Holmes films.
He is next up to direct a remake of The Cannonball Run.

 

[Wilf]

Aw, he's brilliant to watch. I have a boxset

I bet there's at least one where he used to work for 'The Agency' or Special Ops, but was traumatised by something 'The Suits' got him involved in and vowed never to work there again. But whilst he was working on his boat in Florida his old pal for the agency came out and said 'we need you for one more job'/'they've kidnapped your daughter'.

 

[Orang Utan]

I imagine he's a really bitter man these days. Stallone made a comeback, Schwarzenegger became a cultural icon, Dolph Lungdren is seldom out of work and even van Damme still seems to be knocking around for some reason. He went to the effort of learning real martial arts, taking it all very seriously and still no one gives a fuck.

He was a martial arts teacher before made films

 

[Orang Utan]

didn't even make it into expendables 3, a franchise that is rapidly becoming like a Testimonial match for the action stars of yesteryear

He doesn't get on with the others

 

[YouSir]

He doesn't get on with the others

Because they all kept sending their fans over to pretend he was a runner and ask him where they could find the famous people?

 

[YouSir]

He just did that remake of The Man From Uncle after doing those Sherlock Holmes films.
He is next up to direct a remake of The Cannonball Run.

What a strangely lucky life that man lives. All those potentially good things, fucked up by him.

 

[DotCommunist]

they probably all think he's a horrible liberal as most of em are right wingers, Arnie notoriously so. Segals made films about beating up people to save the environment

 

[Kaka Tim]

I know he's supposed to be credited as a good actor but i just don't like Bill Nighy's long, gloopy face and his gloopy voice.

I can't remember any role when he wasn't playing long, gloopy-faced Bill Nighy, talking with Bill Nighy's gloopy voice.

Pride. And he's great in it.

 

[Wilf]

they probably all think he's a horrible liberal as most of em are right wingers, Arnie notoriously so. Segals made films about beating up people to save the environment

The Falcon Punch of Recycling.