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Wolf Frankula

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137. James Dean

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 06:23 PM

Jan 2018

In "Rebel Without a Cause" (James Dean without a clue), Giant, East of Eden. In every movie he's the same. Imagine him at sixty, still trying to play the pucker faced punk.

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Most over-rated actor/actress. [View all] smirkymonkey Jan 2018 OP

jack???? pangaia Jan 2018 #1

Jack is always Jack. He has no range. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #9

Well Mozart always sounds like Mozart. pangaia Jan 2018 #15

Musicians have their style, but actors should adapt to their role. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #25

Oh, I'm not too worried about agreeing or not... pangaia Jan 2018 #42

Yes, it's all in fun! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #46

Except when he sounds like Haydn. LanternWaste Jan 2018 #91

Mozart NEVER sounds like Haydn... pangaia Jan 2018 #94

People get type casted all the time JonLP24 Jan 2018 #69

I agree but the same could be said about, say, Humphrey Bogart and no one says he's bad ailsagirl Jan 2018 #122

Jack is the man. pressbox69 Jan 2018 #141

woody allen. AllaN01Bear Jan 2018 #41

Tom Cruise.... and I would take issue w/a few on your list.... alittlelark Jan 2018 #2

I would agree w/ Tom Cruise, but who would you take issue with? smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #10

Jack, Gwynneth, and Leonardo alittlelark Jan 2018 #21

Jack & Leo for sure. Duppers Jan 2018 #108

Jennifer Lawrence genxlib Jan 2018 #3

I agree, I don't quite get it either. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #11

I agree! and the Stewart chick from the vamp movies... gawd shes awful samnsara Jan 2018 #31

I love her dlwickham Jan 2018 #83

Did you see "Winter's Bone"? cyclonefence Jan 2018 #112

Honestly, No I haven't genxlib Jan 2018 #115

She was phenomenal in MrsMatt Jan 2018 #119

Meryl Streep Shrek Jan 2018 #4

I don't mind her acting genxlib Jan 2018 #5

But I hear pressbox69 Jan 2018 #142

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? lol samnsara Jan 2018 #30

I agree Motley13 Jan 2018 #36

Altho Liz did a great job in Suddenly Last Summer... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #132

Huh? whathehell Jan 2018 #38

NO, NO, NO! CTyankee Jan 2018 #59

Oh, no..... FM123 Jan 2018 #77

Gawd no, I disagree - her acting amazes me. Duppers Jan 2018 #109

She's awful Shrek Jan 2018 #111

Really??????? ailsagirl Jan 2018 #123

Your best friend is remarkably perceptive and a fine judge of talent Shrek Jan 2018 #129

Right back atcha'! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #130

Gee. I like them all. The Wielding Truth Jan 2018 #6

Clint Eastwood. LisaM Jan 2018 #7

I'll agree with most of those, but I do like Diane Keaton in the Woody Allen smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #13

She definitely does ailsagirl Jan 2018 #131

not Jamie Foxx KT2000 Jan 2018 #26

I think he basically does imitations. LisaM Jan 2018 #47

Jamie Foxx in ' The Soloist' 2009 irisblue Jan 2018 #98

Jamie Foxx was great in the Ray Charles flick brush Jan 2018 #58

Did you see Jamie Foxx in the Ray Charles movie? However, I agree on Adam Sandler. NBachers Jan 2018 #62

Again, to me, that's just an imitation. LisaM Jan 2018 #63

He did some massive prep with that role JonLP24 Jan 2018 #70

So true. That Little Richie kid was horrible. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #86

Jennifer Aniston. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #87

Agree; it is all Rachel, all the time. Even in her commercials. spooky3 Jan 2018 #103

Good point I never thought about that. Willie Pep Jan 2018 #110

Well, compare him to Little Ricky and to Opie. LisaM Jan 2018 #89

agree with most of your list bdtrppr6 Jan 2018 #8

The problem I have with Bill Nighy is that I am always aware of him acting. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #16

I like how hammy Bill Nighy is. LisaM Jan 2018 #49

While Johnny Depp may be overrated, but Leonardo DiCaprio....... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2018 #12

He's not terrible, but I don't think he deserves the reputation that he has. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #20

He was very good in Basketball Diaries JonLP24 Jan 2018 #71

He also did a great job in This Boy's Life lunatica Jan 2018 #96

Catch Me If You Can cyclonefence Jan 2018 #113

Yes...I forgot that one. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2018 #117

Nicolas Cage lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #14

Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson. Many of the people on your list have done some really amazing OregonBlue Jan 2018 #34

I agree with Keanu Reeves, but I love Liam Neeson. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #48

He can do amazing work. It's too bad he chooses to do those stupid superhero films. OregonBlue Jan 2018 #116

Nicolas Cage is the worst. Bluepinky Jan 2018 #107

Jack Nicholson, Merryl Streep, Tom Cruise, and Wil Ferrell Chasstev365 Jan 2018 #17

I generally hate Will Ferrell, but there was one film I liked w/ him in it. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #50

I actually hated that movie and I love Will Ferrell JonLP24 Jan 2018 #73

Ironweed. pressbox69 Jan 2018 #143

Mel Gibson pangaia Jan 2018 #18

Mel Gibson has actually done some very good work The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #39

Was he In gallipoli? I forgot that.. great flick pangaia Jan 2018 #44

They not only changed the title, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #124

Right, of cousre. pangaia Jan 2018 #125

Keira? My Keira Knightley? 😞Take her off the list ! Wwcd Jan 2018 #19

Oh! She's the worst! I am always so aware of the fact that she is acting. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #23

Not for me, I love her movies. Not a fan of Pirates, but Pride & Prejiduce won me over.. Wwcd Jan 2018 #27

Yes I was so unhappy when she was caste in MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #52

I think she played her character perfectly. Wwcd Jan 2018 #81

She acts with her teeth! PassingFair Jan 2018 #100

Agreed. She's terrific. chelsea0011 Jan 2018 #37

The "Pride and Prejudice" movie she was in was so bad it was hard to tell. LisaM Jan 2018 #51

Just because someone obnoxiousdrunk Jan 2018 #78

Certainly. I like Knightley Wwcd Jan 2018 #82

Shes awful. Sets my teeth on edge just Codeine Jan 2018 #93

When I saw her in "Bend It Like Beckham" klook Jan 2018 #127

johnny depp heaven05 Jan 2018 #22

Actually, there is one movie I liked him in - "From Hell". smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #24

did you ever heaven05 Jan 2018 #28

Oh yes, I did like that one too. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #45

I think Depp has done some fairly amazing stuff Bayard Jan 2018 #74

He was great in Chocolat! MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #84

Johnny Depp joke TlalocW Jan 2018 #57

Bill Murray.... Shelly Duvall samnsara Jan 2018 #29

Hey now Bill Murray, Zombieland 2009. Worth some of his prev poor choices irisblue Jan 2018 #99

Bill Murray was pretty funny in Tootsie ailsagirl Jan 2018 #133

Cruise. tymorial Jan 2018 #32

YES!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #120

Adam Sandler and Tom Cruise would definitely make my list TubbersUK Jan 2018 #33

Gwynnth Paltrow was my choice too Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #35

Halle Berry Skittles Jan 2018 #40

Agreed ailsagirl Jan 2018 #121

Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johanssen nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2018 #43

Marlon Brando TlalocW Jan 2018 #53

He was brilliant, in his own way, but his choice of roles was poor... VOX Jan 2018 #60

Was gonna say him too. LeftInTX Jan 2018 #65

Gwynneth Paltrow is great MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #54

Robert DeNIRO MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #56

Remove Jack for sure...most of the others are Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #55

Adam Sandler hurl Jan 2018 #61

I will second that rurallib Jan 2018 #64

Watch the first ten minutes of Billy Madison, then turn it off. Iggo Jan 2018 #66

I will third, fourth, seventh that... yonder Jan 2018 #105

I think some are confusing over-rated movie stars with over-rated actors Kaleva Jan 2018 #67

A lot of what people feel is overrated is influenced by the reporting on them Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #114

Tom cruise matt819 Jan 2018 #68

I don't think Adam Sandler is overrated JonLP24 Jan 2018 #72

Actually, The Wedding Singer was pretty good. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #75

None of them Generic Brad Jan 2018 #76

That's about it. obnoxiousdrunk Jan 2018 #80

👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #90

Well, this kind of question is always a matter of individual opinion. I think everyone has three Midwestern Democrat Jan 2018 #95

Tom Hanks RandySF Jan 2018 #79

Interestingly, I think he did better on TV than in films ailsagirl Jan 2018 #138

The Burbs is still my favorite Hanks movie. RandySF Jan 2018 #139

I'll have to catch that, now that I have Netflix ailsagirl Jan 2018 #140

Did you see Tobey in Brothers? Corvo Bianco Jan 2018 #85

Caveat on Adam Sandler - Reign Over Me hibbing Jan 2018 #88

I agree right up until Leo. Codeine Jan 2018 #92

This is an interesting thread, but I see some things to think about Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2018 #97

James Woods Pholus Jan 2018 #101

Mark Wahlberg. muntrv Jan 2018 #102

Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Hayden Church VigilantG Jan 2018 #104

Is this based on you seeing all their work or just a movie or two you didn't like? SharonClark Jan 2018 #106

John Wayne Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2018 #118

BARBRA STREISAND Auggie Jan 2018 #126

Donald Trump, for his pathetic attempt at playing a rational human. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #128

hear, hear!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #134

Mike Meyers.. Permanut Jan 2018 #135

Here's my thoughts on some of your list: Midwestern Democrat Jan 2018 #136

James Dean Wolf Frankula Jan 2018 #137

Dean was great pressbox69 Jan 2018 #144

My choice is Daniel Day Lewis. pressbox69 Jan 2018 #145