Bad Actors

jerry old said:
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John Wayne could play John Wayne better than anyone else:D
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There are several actors/actresses who believe the fantasy of their own PR. He is one of them without a doubt. Many people think he was some kind of hero but the truth is that he intentionally dodged military service by submitting a 3-A draft deferment. The only uniform he ever wore was from the Hollywood prop closet.
 
Lara said:
It's probably not fair to call out Jim Carey since he's never had a serious movie acting role unless I've missed something. Hasn't he only done comedy in movies?
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Jim Carey's comedy usually turned me off, but I could stand him in The Truman Show. I used to think Robin Williams was literally a man off his nut, but he did okay in Patch Adams and What Dreams May Come. These people work hard when they aren't being divas. Some of the stuff they have to do to earn a living. I wouldn't want to be them.
 
Judycat said:
Jim Carey's comedy usually turned me off, but I could stand him in The Truman Show. I used to think Robin Williams was literally a man off his nut, but he did okay in Patch Adams and What Dreams May Come. These people work hard when they aren't being divas. Some of the stuff they have to do to earn a living. I wouldn't want to be them.
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Farce-comedy bores the hell out of me. In fact, the only farce-comedian I like is Louis de Funès. But I pull the plug on my TV whenever a film with Jim Carey, Robin Williams, Jerry Lewis, Abbott & Costello, the Three Stooges, or the Marx Brothers comes on. B-O-R-I-N-G!
 
As far as comedians go, what about Steve Martin? I laughed and cried in the first "Father of The Bride". He nailed a range of emotions in that. Very believable and endearing. Not Oscar quality maybe but I liked him and Chevy Chase. I think they have both aged out now.
 
Llynn said:
Most overrated? without question, John Wayne
There are so many just plain lousy actors/actresses that I can't name just one.

I quit going to "talkies" in the early 80's so my opinion would be dated anyway.
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John Wayne (The Duke) in The Conqueror was without a doubt, the low point of his career. He done a much better job winning WWII single handedly and helping the US lose Vietnam.
 
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jerry old said:
In defense of:
John Wayne could play John Wayne better than anyone else:D
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Yes, John Wayne was a great American hero. Hack, he won World War II single handed and he almost saved the Alamo from those "terrible, blood-thirsty" Mexicans (I'm pulling your leg here). In the old days, the technology was very basic so they had to have great acting. Watch Betty Davis, Humphrey Bolgart or Burt Lancaster for starters. Now, it seems to be a musical sound track instead of good acting. In the action films there is so much computer graphics that the acting is not important; or so it seems.
 

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