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Wounded Bear

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5. I would argue that the explosive growth in blockbusters has something to do with it...

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 11:55 PM

Jun 2015

Not much acting skill needed to shoot firearms and blow shit up. Our heroes are Rambo and Schwarzennegger, and others who don't really act much.

Too many action movies light on charater development and dialogue and long on shoot 'em up/blow 'em up stuff.

Why take complicated acting lessons to do that? Christ you can go down to your local gym and get some muscle-bound steroid freak to play roles like that. Vin Diesel anyone?

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The Decline of the American Actor [View all] NewJeffCT Jun 2015 OP

It's the Old Country superiority vs the New Colony/inferiority. UTUSN Jun 2015 #1

it wasn't always like that, though NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #2

The Brits have actors NV Whino Jun 2015 #3

Bingo. nt hifiguy Jun 2015 #13

meryl streep... IcyPeas Jun 2015 #4

good point on Meryl Streep NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #7

Streep can do literally anything and do it superbly. hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

Another iconic British character NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #27

I would argue that the explosive growth in blockbusters has something to do with it... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #5

Irony is... Chan790 Jun 2015 #18

Yeah... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #24

Vin Diesel was great in Find Me Guilty. Frank Cannon Jun 2015 #28

its so easy to play an American olddots Jun 2015 #6

I just watched the 1999 movie "A Midsummer Night's Dream." betsuni Jun 2015 #8

Christian Bale is British NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #9

My mistake! But in this movie he didn't look interested. betsuni Jun 2015 #10

still, that is another example NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #11

I thought this was a box issue jakeXT Jun 2015 #12

and, how we have another Brit NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #15

I don't think Garfield was bad as much as the films around him were trash-can fires. Chan790 Jun 2015 #19

I think he did okay as Spider-Man NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #21

Too many comic book movies. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #16

that's part of it NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #17

"L.A. Confidential" may be my favorite movie of all time. Paladin Jun 2015 #20

amazing movie lame54 Jun 2015 #23

My absolute favorite movie. I was in L.A. last week kairos12 Jun 2015 #34

Who gives a shit about extensive training... lame54 Jun 2015 #22

Right... RobinA Jun 2015 #25

yes, but him getting a zillion dollars to play Iron Man NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #26

.....in which he plays the same cocky smart as a whip smart guy. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2015 #31

Interesting.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #29

This sounds a lot like "things were better back in my day" crapola. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2015 #30

True NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #32

Or John Wayne playing Ghengis Khan. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2015 #33

I watched the first 3 seasons of Sons of Anarchy Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #35