I've been thinking about that, there are like hardly any good will smith movies(imo), despite the everyone's love affair with him.

Men In Black.
I, Robot i guess.

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5/18/2009 7:05:45 PM

Robert Downey Jr. (usually must-see)

5/18/2009 7:23:38 PM

Will Smith was great in I, Robot and I am Legend, despite the rest of the movie being crap on both occasions. But he has been reason enough to see a movie, and I thought that's what we've been talking about. Not if the movie was good or not. Having Will Smith in a movie gives it a pretty strong potential of being good.

In comparison, Nicholas Cage never makes a movie good, he only has the potential to break it. The first National Treasure could have been amazing, but he ruined it. NT2 never had a chance.

5/18/2009 7:26:02 PM

DeNiro most definitley a must see

5/18/2009 7:34:01 PM

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"Having Will Smith in a movie gives it a pretty strong potential of being good."

In that case, his movies don't live up to that potential very often at all, lol.

I understand he's a really likeable actor, but I don't get why people(america in general) keep classifying him as must see. Hancock, Seven Pounds, MIB 2, Shark Tale, I Am Legend, etc. etc. etc. are all complete shit. I contend his only REALLY good movie is Men In Black. Role choices have to come in somewhere in the must-see/must-avoid topic. Which is where Nic Cage suffers as well. He's proven to be good at times, but he takes every role ever now, ugh.

5/18/2009 7:34:44 PM

His best was Independence Day, hands down.

5/18/2009 8:00:59 PM

^^I liked Hancock, thought I am Legend was ok, but didn't like either MIB movie.

I don't have any actor whose movies I absolutely must see, but there are some who raise the likelihood I'll see it. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brad Pitt, and Johnny Depp for instance. Certain directors and screenwriters are more effective though.

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5/18/2009 8:01:12 PM

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"His best was Independence Day, hands down."

lol

5/18/2009 8:01:45 PM

I'm taking this old school.

Must See:
Carey Grant
Jimmy Stewart
Steve McQueen
Clint Eastwood

Must Avoid:
...


I might have a man crush on Carey Grant.

5/18/2009 8:33:25 PM

Must see:
Tom Hanks
Johnny Depp (I even enjoyed Sweeney Todd)
Christian Bale

Strongly Consider:
Will Ferrell
Samuel L. Jackson
Christopher Walken (was the driving force behind me watching Balls of Fury)
Kevin Spacey
Ed Norton
John Malkovich (sp?)

Keep me away from the theater:
Keanu Reeves
John Travolta
Tom Cruise

[Edited on May 18, 2009 at 8:39 PM. Reason : hygomljh]

5/18/2009 8:39:08 PM

must see:
Val Kilmer
Vince Vaughn
tommy lee jones
don cheadle?

must avoid:
matt maconngay
probably tom cruise

5/18/2009 8:49:41 PM

Must see:
Liam Neeson (liked every movie I've seen him in)
Ralph Fiennes (like wise)
Michael Caine
Anthony Hopkins
Harrison Ford


Must avoid:
Matthew McConaughey
Nicolas Cage
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
Any shitty CG movie from Dreamworks
Steven Seagal

5/18/2009 9:01:02 PM

will smith is also a must avoid.

5/18/2009 9:02:29 PM

Leonardo DiCapprio could be a must-see, but there are a bunch of his that i havent seen

5/18/2009 9:09:42 PM

anna faris, must avoid and I agree with travolta being the same

[Edited on May 18, 2009 at 9:31 PM. Reason : k]

5/18/2009 9:30:34 PM

The only Nic Cage movie worth a damn is Fast Times at Ridgemont High

5/19/2009 10:24:15 AM

avoid: richard gere

5/19/2009 1:25:59 PM

Must See: Jason Statham, Mark Wahlberg, Tom Hanks, Nic Cage (He gets infinite chances due to The Rock), Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey (tho 23 wtf)

Must Avoid: Tom Cruise, any Wayans Brother, any Tyler Perry, any MTV production, Matt Damon, Ben Afflac, and Tom Cruise.

5/19/2009 1:34:02 PM

^Out of curiosity, why Tom Cruise? He may be batshit insane with the Scientology, but he's been in some good movies.

5/19/2009 2:12:07 PM

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"Strongly Consider: Will Ferrell Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Walken"

Have there even been movies since the 90s began without at least one of those 3? I think Jackson has the #1 spot on the list of most movie appearances int he last 20 years. And that's no joke.

Rumor has it Walken goes crazy when he's not working on a project, so he constantly has a movie in production...which is how we end up with crap like Balls of Fury.

Quote :

"The only Nic Cage movie worth a damn is Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

Sean Penn's greatness cancels out Nic Cage's crapness.

5/19/2009 2:19:00 PM

avoid: Steven Seagal, Richard Gere, George Lopez,any Tyler Perry

5/19/2009 2:23:00 PM

Must See
Vin Diesel
Jason Statham
Jet Li
Jackie Chan

Must Avoid
Will Ferrell

5/19/2009 2:26:00 PM

oh god vin diesel must avoid.

5/19/2009 2:35:37 PM

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"The only Nic Cage movie worth a damn is Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

See now here's where I think we need a distinction. There is a difference between a movie which has [said actor] and in it and a [said actor] movie.


Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a movie that features Nicholas Cage, Knowing is a Nick Cage movie.

5/19/2009 2:40:58 PM

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"anna faris, must avoid"

she's been in some pretty bad movies, but she's a pretty damn good comedic actress

5/19/2009 2:44:32 PM

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5/19/2009 2:45:54 PM

^^Agreed, Waiting was a pretty funny movie. She had a small part in Lost in Translation too, and I really <3 that movie.

5/19/2009 3:30:47 PM

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"any Tyler Perry"

Seeing him in Star Trek was a big WTF moment

5/19/2009 3:38:28 PM

i have to watch gary oldman movies

5/19/2009 3:58:28 PM

Don't know if anyone has said this person yet, but a must-see everytime is Quentin Tarantino. (For me at least ) His new movie looks really good!

5/19/2009 4:08:18 PM

Must Avoid:
Will Ferrell or any directly supporting actors in any of his comedies
John Travolta
anyone who isn't Janes Franco who was in Pineapple Express
Janeane Garofalo

I don't straight hate many actors but I hate terrible retarded comedies and the actors that basically get typecast by them

5/19/2009 4:13:34 PM

Must see:
Tommy Lee Jones
Jack Nicholson
Robert De Niro
Sean Connery
Daniel Day Lewis
Christopher Walken
Mark Wahlberg
Jack Black
Liam Neeson
Morgan Freeman

Actors I don't think are that great but somehow usually end up in good movies:
Will Smith
Christian Bale
Keanu Reeves
Ben Stiller

Hit-and-miss:
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Jim Carrey
Nicholas Cage
Vin Diesel
Will Ferrel
Adam Sandler (everything recent has been a miss)

Must avoid:
Dane Cook (except for Waiting)
Ashton Kutcher
Sandra Bullock
Some other romantic-comedy-only actors/actresses that I know I'm forgetting

5/19/2009 4:17:08 PM

Quote :

"The only Nic Cage movie worth a damn is Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

Raising Arizona, Bringing Out The Dead, Wild At Heart, Face/Off

5/19/2009 4:23:15 PM

oh Face/Off, that is like a perfect shitstorm right there, Travolta AND Cage? as co-leads practically

5/19/2009 4:26:16 PM

yeah it's kind of mindblowing that it's actually good.

Oh I forgot, He's good in Adaptation., despite how annoyingly masturbatory of Charlie Kaufman that film is. Con Air and The Rock are fun.



are you counting Paul Rudd as directly supporting Ferrell? Come now, Rudd is in a league of his own apart from those guys.

Danny McBride is great as well.

[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 4:30 PM. Reason : .]

5/19/2009 4:28:30 PM

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"^Out of curiosity, why Tom Cruise? He may be batshit insane with the Scientology, but he's been in some good movies."

The only 'Tom Cruise' movie ive liked is The Last Samurai' and there are a lot of 'Tom Cruise' movies.

5/19/2009 4:33:57 PM

I feel sorry for you not enjoying quite a few GREAT movies.

5/19/2009 4:36:49 PM

No pity is required. What great movie have I missed?

[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 4:40 PM. Reason : *]

5/19/2009 4:38:33 PM

I forgot Jeanine Garofalo as a avoid supporting at all costs. That cunt can burn in hell.

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5/19/2009 4:44:03 PM

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"Hit-and-miss: Tom Hanks"

I think that should be categorized more as:

Tom Hanks

1992-2002: 95% lean towards "Absolutely Don't Miss"
pre 1992 and 2003-present: hit-and-miss with unfortunately more "miss" in the mix in the latter years.


You could probably do that with several actors, but within a 10 year period, I haven't seen many other actors put out more quality movies.

[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 4:54 PM. Reason : ]

5/19/2009 4:48:04 PM

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"No pity is required. What great movie have I missed?"

A Few Good Men, Interview With The Vampire, Mission: Impossible, The Color of Money, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, moar.

[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 6:20 PM. Reason : .]

5/19/2009 6:19:24 PM

An actor that hasn't been mentioned yet that is usually a must-see for me: Russel Crowe.

A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man are two of my favs of all time.

Too bad he's a douche irl


[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 7:08 PM. Reason : .]

5/19/2009 7:06:26 PM

must avoid: Terrence Howard. Vin Diesel.

5/19/2009 7:24:35 PM

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"A Few Good Men, Interview With The Vampire, Mission: Impossible, The Color of Money, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, moar."

The ONLY one on that list that I would reconsider is A Few Good Men; and he had a hell of a lot of help in that movie.

5/19/2009 8:50:29 PM

Must See:

Robert DeNiro
Christian Bale
Johnny Depp
Russell Crowe
Edward Norton

Must Avoid:
Tyler Perry
George Lopez
Sara Jessica Parker
Matthew McConaghy
Hugh Grant

5/19/2009 9:22:14 PM

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"Must avoid: Dane Cook (except for Waiting)"

Waiting, if anything, was a Ryan Reynolds movie. Dane Cook had barely any screen time. Anna Farris was also great in it.

5/19/2009 9:52:30 PM

Must Avoid: Nicolas Cage

5/19/2009 10:19:01 PM

Quote :

"I forgot Jeanine Garofalo as a avoid supporting at all costs. That cunt can burn in hell."

I've never really seen her in movies but I enjoy her stand up more than most female comedians in that she isn't overly obnoxious and vulgar, more like an ellen degeneres type

5/19/2009 10:50:40 PM

gary oldman is usually a must see

kevin costner has some great movies, but swing vote left one hell of a bad taste in my mouth

5/19/2009 11:22:40 PM

arnold schwarzenegger

5/19/2009 11:55:07 PM