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187. I know, right?

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 08:04 PM

Jun 2017

That is exactly how I reacted. My friend did not clue me in and totally introduced me cold. I step out on a deck an we approached him from behind.
She says to me, " I want you to meet my Uncle Vinnie."
So I' m..."okay".
Then he turns and I'm like...holy shit...."Mr. Price, I'm a real fan." He covered my hand with his long hands and said," call me Uncle Vinnie." Inside I was all jello squeeeeee.
I tried not to make a complete ass of myself, but he was really sweet and totally put me at ease. Actually, I'm a painter and he was a great collector of American art, so we talked about art.

It was one of the most surreally transcendent moments of my life and I love to tell the story. Thanks for letting me tell it.

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In your opinion, the most overrated actor//actress of all time? [View all] red dog 1 Jun 2017 OP

john wayne rurallib Jun 2017 #1

I hadn't thought about John Wayne...He is overrated as an actor red dog 1 Jun 2017 #3

Good choice! 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #5

So who do I take down to make room for John Wayne? red dog 1 Jun 2017 #8

John Wayne is now option # 9 red dog 1 Jun 2017 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Jun 2017 #70

Why do he have such a following if he's a bad actor rock Jun 2017 #72

probably for the same reason that Benedict Donald got millions of votes rurallib Jun 2017 #75

John Wayne had a number of memorable roles. Kaleva Jun 2017 #110

Ft Apache was another sarge43 Jun 2017 #140

John Wayne was brilliant in John Ford's "The Searchers" emulatorloo Jun 2017 #177

He is at the top of my "overrated" list. nt intheozone Jun 2017 #185

OMG! Decisions, decisions. dhol82 Jun 2017 #2

So many losers, so little space to list them all red dog 1 Jun 2017 #6

For me it's James Stewart. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #4

I disagree....I would put him up against John Wayne anytime (as being overrated) red dog 1 Jun 2017 #7

Disagree entirely unblock Jun 2017 #34

I've been a huge old movie fan for over 40 years. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #36

I'm a big fan of Jimmy Stewart Mosby Jun 2017 #150

I adore Jimmy Stewart. 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #198

Wow. No way. narnian60 Jun 2017 #60

We have different taste. OrwellwasRight Jun 2017 #197

Oh, dear, there have been so many Warpy Jun 2017 #9

lol red dog 1 Jun 2017 #11

Kate Hudson Skittles Jun 2017 #12

Ugh - she's awful! smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #20

Halle Berry always is in overacting mode Skittles Jun 2017 #120

I forgot she had done movies, I keep seeing ads for those yoga clothes. nt irisblue Jun 2017 #48

This is so easy... Ronald Reagan, of course. An actor overrated for his presidency. Rollo Jun 2017 #13

Brando TlalocW Jun 2017 #14

I SO agree. narnian60 Jun 2017 #61

Yes LeftInTX Jun 2017 #97

Concur MosheFeingold Jun 2017 #135

You're not wrong OrwellwasRight Jun 2017 #196

John Wayne! frogmarch Jun 2017 #15

He really only played one role - John Wayne TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #40

Julia Roberts lunamagica Jun 2017 #16

I'll second that. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #22

the only movie she comes close to acting in Phentex Jun 2017 #44

She completely ruined "Michael Collins" for me. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #56

You can vote for her now red dog 1 Jun 2017 #98

I third this Phentex Jun 2017 #45

She's now poll option # 4 red dog 1 Jun 2017 #99

She can do a good job some of the time. Liberal Veteran Jun 2017 #68

Julia Roberts is now poll option # 4 red dog 1 Jun 2017 #76

Good! Ellen Burstyn was ROBBED at the Oscars. The fact that JR got that award instead lunamagica Jun 2017 #82

+1 nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #172

I thought I was the only one who couldn't stand her.Hard Alice11111 Jun 2017 #205

How can Keanu Reeves and Adam Sandler be called overrated? Les Cowbell Jun 2017 #17

I chose Adam Sandler because I"m shocked that so many of his movies get funded! Upthevibe Jun 2017 #19

We need to find the people who still like Adam Sandler movies and sterilize them for the good of Oneironaut Jun 2017 #144

I actually liked "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" red dog 1 Jun 2017 #151

Charlton Heston genxlib Jun 2017 #18

I don't agree 100% Aristus Jun 2017 #46

Agree sarge43 Jun 2017 #138

He is my science fiction lead from the late 1960s/early 1970s exboyfil Jun 2017 #81

Vincent Price is my everything. narnian60 Jun 2017 #145

OMG Zoonart Jun 2017 #180

Wow. narnian60 Jun 2017 #186

I know, right? Zoonart Jun 2017 #187

Thank YOU. narnian60 Jun 2017 #188

No way! Bucky Jun 2017 #108

Agree. He did rock that loincloth in POTA though. alphafemale Jun 2017 #182

I'm going with Adam Sandler, though maybe that's not quite right The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #21

I have actually liked Adam Sandler in a couple of things Beringia Jun 2017 #195

Jack Nicholson. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #23

Sadly much of Hollywood is very character-actor oriented unblock Jun 2017 #32

True, there aren't many Daniel-Day Lewis types around. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #55

"I'm not an actor. I'm a movie star!" sarge43 Jun 2017 #142

Thank you! wryter2000 Jun 2017 #87

I know. He's such an ugly little man yet he manages smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #95

Clint Eastwood abbeyco Jun 2017 #24

+1 narnian60 Jun 2017 #62

He's a lot better director than he is an actor. (nt) Paladin Jun 2017 #63

In the last 2 Eastwood movies I saw, he speaks in a whisper, the whole time red dog 1 Jun 2017 #100

THANK You! Leith Jun 2017 #116

Wasn't he the lead in "The Bridges of Madison County" with Meryl Streep? CTyankee Jun 2017 #175

Jennifer Aniston. BUT, I will go see almost any movie she's in, cause I'm pnwest Jun 2017 #25

Jennifer reminds me of Keanu Skittles Jun 2017 #37

I do not understand the appeal of Gerard Butler n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #41

I don't either Skittles Jun 2017 #102

You left our Charles Nelson Reilly! Kablooie Jun 2017 #26

Scrumtrulescent! Miles Archer Jun 2017 #203

Looks like the winner is Tom cruise Chipper Chat Jun 2017 #27

I thought he did a decent job in "Collateral" with Jamie Foxx red dog 1 Jun 2017 #85

Why is Tom Cruise ahead in this vote? Who overrates Tom Cruise? Doodley Jun 2017 #28

Agreed, his main talent is picking scripts unblock Jun 2017 #31

I think he is a good actor Skittles Jun 2017 #38

Born on the Fourth of July too TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #43

I agree! Also loved A Few Good Men and Born on the Fourth of July. I think he is kind of skylucy Jun 2017 #128

I agree Skittles Jun 2017 #132

Mostly people are voting against them cuz they don't like his politics Bucky Jun 2017 #109

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor First Speaker Jun 2017 #29

Elizabeth Taylor is unwatchable. nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #57

Do you remember Elizabeth in The Taming of the Shrew. Brilliant performance. OregonBlue Jun 2017 #79

Many brilliant performances. narnian60 Jun 2017 #146

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Nuff said n/t sarge43 Jun 2017 #148

Absolutely. narnian60 Jun 2017 #153

A Place in the Sun, also. LisaM Jun 2017 #176

I'll give you that one. She wasn't bad in Butterfield either. Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #169

Kevin costner unblock Jun 2017 #30

He tops my list of overrated. nt defacto7 Jun 2017 #59

+1 Though he was good in the Hatfields and McCoys. nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #171

Al pacino Mosby Jun 2017 #33

No offense... ADX Jun 2017 #89

He has turned into a caricature of himself Mosby Jun 2017 #90

I see what you're saying... ADX Jun 2017 #92

His body of work is pretty impressive Mosby Jun 2017 #94

I agree with that guy... ADX Jun 2017 #96

I thought he was pretty good in "88 Minutes" (2007), despite the film's lousy plot, red dog 1 Jun 2017 #158

He's always good as far as I'm concerned... ADX Jun 2017 #160

Lawrence Olivier bettyellen Jun 2017 #35

*gasp* Bucky Jun 2017 #111

He's so unnatural and hammy. Plus he was so mean to his wife and Marilyn. bettyellen Jun 2017 #113

+1 nt Kahuna7 Jun 2017 #170

Yes! Henry V! JNelson6563 Jun 2017 #129

I agree, the K.B. Henry V performance was superior by a ton. oasis Jun 2017 #162

Olivier never impressed my much in the moviesbut... Demoiselle Jun 2017 #156

Yes, very theatrical. That's exactly like. bettyellen Jun 2017 #157

That fucker named Ronald Reagan gopiscrap Jun 2017 #39

OMFG!!! I forgot about that freak. yes, you are right. Doreen Jun 2017 #49

I would not call Ronald Reagan overrated as an actor. Wolf Frankula Jun 2017 #123

The Chair doesn't recognize Clint Eastwood. lastlib Jun 2017 #42

Johnny Depp. Little acting range dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #47

My exact thought the second i saw the topic bdtrppr6 Jun 2017 #54

I disagree red dog 1 Jun 2017 #103

I have a copy of Black Mass, been meaning to watch it. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #119

but loved him in the animation film Rango...... a kennedy Jun 2017 #173

I laughed so hard at the opening minutes of that movie. alphafemale Jun 2017 #183

and the Toy Story movies, Despicable Me, they are all so well done. a kennedy Jun 2017 #184

Tom Hanks BainsBane Jun 2017 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2017 #93

Julia Roberts milestogo Jun 2017 #51

Well, that makes 6 votes for Julia Roberts, red dog 1 Jun 2017 #74

I think they overhyped her. milestogo Jun 2017 #86

Elizabeth Taylor was very bad Motley13 Jun 2017 #52

Jon Voight-three best actor academy award nomination and one win. bronxiteforever Jun 2017 #53

he's very pedestrian in this scene SethH Jun 2017 #78

Ha! Hoffman is an actor, Voight is just a prop. bronxiteforever Jun 2017 #80

I See What You Did There... Leith Jun 2017 #117

If I were to choose Tom Cruise defacto7 Jun 2017 #58

"there could have been much better choices"? red dog 1 Jun 2017 #73

I wasn't talking about your choices... defacto7 Jun 2017 #77

My mistake! red dog 1 Jun 2017 #164

Alan Ladd and Robert Mitchum. narnian60 Jun 2017 #64

I agree about Alan Ladd. But NOT Robert Mitchum. Demoiselle Jun 2017 #66

Seem them. He's just too monotone for me. narnian60 Jun 2017 #67

OhI didn't see the interview. I'll look for it. Demoiselle Jun 2017 #69

Re Mitchum. Watch Night of the Hunter and get back to us. n/t sarge43 Jun 2017 #139

I couldn't seem to find the "All of the above" button. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #65

I'm gonna say Ronald Reagan Coventina Jun 2017 #71

Was he "over-rated"? WinkyDink Jun 2017 #125

John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. Two stiffs making tons of dough. oasis Jun 2017 #83

Nobody who can dance like Travolta is a "stiff"! WinkyDink Jun 2017 #126

Nicholas Cage...no... Stuart G Jun 2017 #161

Cage comes across flat and one dimensional in many of his films. nt oasis Jun 2017 #163

Tom Hanks elehhhhna Jun 2017 #84

Tom hanks is a good actor and a likable guy. Mosby Jun 2017 #91

+1 narnian60 Jun 2017 #147

+ 2 red dog 1 Jun 2017 #154

Sorry he bores me. elehhhhna Jun 2017 #192

I guess Jim Carey isn't enough of an actor to qualify for this poll wryter2000 Jun 2017 #88

I've been a fan of Jim Carey since his days on "In Living Color" red dog 1 Jun 2017 #152

Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston aren't listed. LisaM Jun 2017 #101

I agree with Clint Eastwood. llmart Jun 2017 #202

I'm surprised... Mike Nelson Jun 2017 #104

Nicholas Cage and Adam Sandler Kaleva Jun 2017 #105

Might as well jump into trouble: Katherine HEPBURN, just nothing for me. UTUSN Jun 2017 #106

Well, besides I detest Nic CAGE, John WAYNE UTUSN Jun 2017 #112

Did you see her performance as Eleanor of Acquitaine in 'The Lion In Winter'? Aristus Jun 2017 #141

Cybill Shepherd Bucky Jun 2017 #107

Not all acclaimed actors are great movie stars and vice versa. Kaleva Jun 2017 #114

Interesting point. red dog 1 Jun 2017 #165

Jennifer Lawrence. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #115

I don't find her as impressive as most do Skittles Jun 2017 #121

Megan Boone Leith Jun 2017 #118

Nothing against him personally but I'll toss a vote in for George Clooney. CentralMass Jun 2017 #122

Bingo! True Dough Jun 2017 #124

In my... expert opinion... the... most... overrated... actor is lapfog_1 Jun 2017 #127

To be "over-rated" one must be considered good. MosheFeingold Jun 2017 #134

I think to be over-rated one must have a rating lapfog_1 Jun 2017 #136

That could be said about half the people on that list.... vi5 Jun 2017 #179

i never saw any of them but how about those fast and furious movies JI7 Jun 2017 #130

Brad Pitt should be on here FlightRN Jun 2017 #131

Katherine Hepburn cyclonefence Jun 2017 #133

Meryl Streep skypilot Jun 2017 #137

Did you know Felicity is married to William H Macy? TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #155

Oh,no. Not my Meryl! CTyankee Jun 2017 #190

I haven't forgotten them. skypilot Jun 2017 #193

I think her ability to change in order to play her character (probably as a result of her CTyankee Jun 2017 #194

Matthew McConaughey Oneironaut Jun 2017 #143

"Mummy," by US senator from Canada Ted Cruise, is named worst film of already horrific film career. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #149

Sylvester Stallone. jalan48 Jun 2017 #159

Stallone overrated? red dog 1 Jun 2017 #166

He was nominated for an Oscar for Rocky and won an Oscar for Supporting Actor for Creed. jalan48 Jun 2017 #167

Rocky was a great film, imo red dog 1 Jun 2017 #168

He didn't win an Oscar for Creed. He was nominated. I've never been a fan of his Upthevibe Jun 2017 #189

You are correct-he won a Golden Globe for Creed. jalan48 Jun 2017 #200

Voted for Adam Sandler, but Doug the Dem Jun 2017 #174

Myley Cyrus? Adam Sandler? Jennifer Lopez? Ashton Kutcher? vi5 Jun 2017 #178

Adam Sandler in a runaway! n/m bagelsforbreakfast Jun 2017 #181

"Of all time" seems limited. Maybe it's Rudolph Valentino! Who, BTW, shows that WinkyDink Jun 2017 #191

Will Ferrell yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #199

bill murray samnsara Jun 2017 #201

Bruce Willis, in the post-glory days phase of his career Miles Archer Jun 2017 #204