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16. Not a big Hollywood fan. But I'd also go with the Duke

Thu Jun 1, 2023, 01:46 PM

Jun 2023

as probably the best example of true nadir. Just a flat out lack of talent. Ruins just about everything ..

Edit: on second thought. Cruise also deserving mention. Pretty much a stick figure. Sucks the air out ...

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Who is/was the most overrated actor or actress to you? John Wayne played John Wayne in every single [View all] debm55 Jun 2023 OP

James Stewart. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2023 #1

Me too about Wayne, but Stewart showed more of a range then Wayne ever did. debm55 Jun 2023 #2

Me three Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #5

... Major Nikon Jun 2023 #60

OMG debm55 Jun 2023 #61

Perhaps not the best casting decision ever made Major Nikon Jun 2023 #64

And I bet he still acted like a cowboy. Did you ever see the movie??? debm55 Jun 2023 #66

Was it the Seven Samauri? debm55 Jun 2023 #72

"The Conqueror", 1956. Harker Jun 2023 #88

that's funny debm55 Jun 2023 #91

Agreed on john Wayne. But Jimmy Stewart? Really? unblock Jun 2023 #11

Hitchcock got a great performance out of him, in "Vertigo." (nt) Paladin Jun 2023 #19

Didn't AH want Cary Grant for Vertigo but he wasn't available? 'Think I heard that. Peregrine Took Jun 2023 #40

2 other movies that I think were well done are... 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Jun 2023 #70

I was talking about Jimmy Stewart movies. 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #74

Sorry, I will remove my post. debm55 Jun 2023 #76

That's a slight exaggeration, but in substance I agree. malthaussen Jun 2023 #3

According to Robert Pirsig's book "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals", the stoic cowboy character came Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #12

Or El Dorado... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #67

All of his movies are essentially the same. debm55 Jun 2023 #79

I'm no fan of Wayne's politics or acting. Paladin Jun 2023 #83

Roger Moore Cartoonist Jun 2023 #4

He's widely recognized as lousy. So not really "overrated" unblock Jun 2023 #6

There is a difference in between type and brand. SalamanderSleeps Jun 2023 #7

John Wayne for me, too. Aristus Jun 2023 #8

Most of them, especially all the really big names bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #9

But then so were Codifer Jun 2023 #10

I would also have to add Tom Cruise. To me, in any film, he is Tom Cruise. Last movie I saw of his debm55 Jun 2023 #13

Agree on Cruise. LakeArenal Jun 2023 #25

Hope you are feeling better.At first, I didn't know who Marion Morrison was --then it hit me-John debm55 Jun 2023 #18

I miss Paul Newman. SalamanderSleeps Jun 2023 #33

Kevin Costner unblock Jun 2023 #14

I agree with you on him. LakeArenal Jun 2023 #27

I think he was perfect in Dances With Wolves. I haven't see him in any other film though. debm55 Jun 2023 #39

I would like to have seen Chris Cooper in the role. Aristus Jun 2023 #98

Nicholas cage unblock Jun 2023 #15

Nicholas Cage has been making some really shitty movies. I think that they go directly to Netflix debm55 Jun 2023 #21

He's bad with his money TexasBushwhacker Jun 2023 #47

And his recent movies are terrible. I feel his best days are way behind him. JMO debm55 Jun 2023 #50

Not a big Hollywood fan. But I'd also go with the Duke stopdiggin Jun 2023 #16

Even in The Quiet Man---he was still John Wayne. The movie was about a boxer, who flees to Ireland. debm55 Jun 2023 #34

Jim Carrey. rsdsharp Jun 2023 #17

rsdsharp ............. Upthevibe Jun 2023 #71

I've seen Truman. I thought it was alright. rsdsharp Jun 2023 #78

John Wayne is an automatic No in my book... brush Jun 2023 #20

Ronald F.* Reagan lastlib Jun 2023 #22

He was a shitty governor and president because shitty acting. pandr32 Jun 2023 #28

however, he was pretty good The Killers CatWoman Jun 2023 #58

He was never an A-list actor Major Nikon Jun 2023 #63

Personally, I always thought of him as a shit-list actor........ lastlib Jun 2023 #68

How can you say that? He got top billing as California Governor and POTUS. hunter Jun 2023 #96

He was the ideal GOP candidate Major Nikon Jun 2023 #102

The actor is the face of the writer, line producers, executive producers, film editors, costume des. Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #23

Jeff Goldblum iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2023 #24

Adam Sandler is Gawd Awful Botany Jun 2023 #26

Can't stand Carey. Or Adam Sandler. LakeArenal Jun 2023 #30

Agreed Effete Snob Jun 2023 #36

I agree. debm55 Jun 2023 #92

Can't stand Sandler also, WoodyHarrelson. It always feels like he's acting. Peregrine Took Jun 2023 #41

I liked Woody in Cheers, don't like him in his movies--comes across as weird debm55 Jun 2023 #48

What I used to laugh at moniss Jun 2023 #29

For me any character that is the "never say you're sorry" type. LakeArenal Jun 2023 #31

Good point about that era. All the actors were stage actors unblock Jun 2023 #44

Very true. LakeArenal Jun 2023 #45

Clint Eastwood. Always brooding, man of few words Fla Dem Jun 2023 #32

Bill Murray - always plays the same sarcastic role over and over. n/t Peregrine Took Jun 2023 #35

Will Ferrell Effete Snob Jun 2023 #37

David Caruso - acts the same every time beveeheart Jun 2023 #38

+1 progressoid Jun 2023 #43

Exactly! lol beveeheart Jun 2023 #49

Let me sneak in a great acting performance...Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now. Peregrine Took Jun 2023 #42

Martin Sheen in Anything! Best in the Business yellowdogintexas Jun 2023 #56

Brando TlalocW Jun 2023 #46

his early work - Streetcar Named Desire, for example yellowdogintexas Jun 2023 #57

Brando early work was great. Last Tango in Paris had an unscripted scene in it. Brando and the debm55 Jun 2023 #97

Brando played a Japanese man in "Teahouse of the August Moon" bedazzled Jun 2023 #99

I thought he was great in On the Waterfront debm55 Jun 2023 #101

Wayne gave an excellent performance in his very last film, *The Shootist*... First Speaker Jun 2023 #51

I thought True Grit was his last film? debm55 Jun 2023 #54

No. True Grit came out in 1969... First Speaker Jun 2023 #65

I always thought that John Wayne was a caricature of a standard issue bully. Chainfire Jun 2023 #52

You mean tRUMP??? debm55 Jun 2023 #53

Russell Crowe, wonderful and sexy in his early films. Is he still making films? debm55 Jun 2023 #55

My Overrated List. Niagara Jun 2023 #59

Great debm55 Jun 2023 #62

I agree that Bruce Willis usually portrayed his "Bruno" character, Doc_Technical Jun 2023 #81

Agree with you on Keanu Mad_Dem_X Jun 2023 #90

Also agree with Keanu debm55 Jun 2023 #95

debm55 ................... Upthevibe Jun 2023 #73

John Wayne and Tom Cruise. I was watching Top Gun 2. I like the flight scenes and Kenny Loggins song debm55 Jun 2023 #75

Meg Ryan know only for the scene in the restaurant with Billy Crystal and numerous face changes.At debm55 Jun 2023 #77

Fuck John Wayne jcgoldie Jun 2023 #80

I'm saying Dustin Hoffman......only pause is when he played a woman, Tootsie. a kennedy Jun 2023 #82

What about his part in RainMan? debm55 Jun 2023 #86

Ok, that's two he's not Dustin......😅 a kennedy Jun 2023 #87

Diane Keaton avebury Jun 2023 #84

You're right! Mad_Dem_X Jun 2023 #89

Always the ditsy character. debm55 Jun 2023 #93

Meryl Streep Emile Jun 2023 #85

Brad Pitt-good looking, but always Brad Pitt, debm55 Jun 2023 #94

Shut up......ok, sorry for saying shit up.....but I love Brad....and I know you're right, just a kennedy Jun 2023 #103

That's okay, good looking man, but always Brad Pitt. debm55 Jun 2023 #104

Audrey Hepburn. Nothing but a clothes hanger bedazzled Jun 2023 #100

I never said I liked Will Smith or Liz Taylor. I think that was another poster. debm55 Jun 2023 #107

But a clothes hanger with beautiful eyes. malthaussen Jun 2023 #113

Wow! No one nominated Charlton Heston? scarletlib Jun 2023 #105

I thought he stunk in Ben Hur and he won an Oscar for it. debm55 Jun 2023 #106

Here is a fun fact about Ben Hur scarletlib Jun 2023 #108

Thank you debm55 Jun 2023 #109

Samuel Jackson blueknight73 Jun 2023 #110

I have only seen him on commercials, not movies. Started to watch Pulp Fiction but it was too debm55 Jun 2023 #111

Richard Dreyfuss. Same guy, no matter what the movie is. (nt) Paladin Jun 2023 #112

I had a friend who would say Kate Hepburn. malthaussen Jun 2023 #114