For example, I don’t like Will Ferrell in his typical roles. Oh they just drive me batty.
But. I do love Stranger Than Fiction. It’s such a cozy movie.
Adam Sandler. I personally feel that his humour is aimed at school children - making silly faces and silly voices and basically making fun of the disabled or neuroatypical - but it’s marketed to adults.
But I like 50 First Dates. He’s mostly not a shouting toddler in that.
I don’t care for “Home Alone 2” star Donald Trump
A bit player at best.
In his latest role he’s basically Walmart Hitler
Dollar store Hitler.
he was pretty good in ‘The Time Before He Was Alive’
“Down the hall and to the left.” What a schmuck.
This gave new an idea.
Donald currently enjoys erasing history - rewriting slavery, removing BIPOC accomplishments, etc. What if we start removing him from old media? Re-record a version of that movie that didn’t have Trump in it, erase old copies of The Apprentice, etc.
Or just cut out the scene from the existing movie and start spreading the edit via bittorrent.
AI versions which replace him with Obama. Extra points for having him shit talk the old host and joke about firing him.
Who?
remember the pizza commercial, he ate a pizza crust first.
Pretty tired of seeing Chris Pratt’s face everywhere. His early career was great, but I find him obnoxious these days
Perfect for parks and rec and guardians 1. Everything since then has just been typical Hollywood overuse. “People like him let’s put him in everything!”
hes also a right wing nuttie, which lowers his likability
I’ve heard this a lot but every time I look into it is always just him being religious.
he supports his alt-right brother who attends a fundie church as well, and he shares in his beliefs, although not as explicitily as his brother.
Is he or is he a traditional non-fascist conservative like his father in law Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Ditto
Hollywood overuse. “People like him let’s put him in everything!”
I mean, I blame the audience more than Hollywood, the same reason why we get a lot of reboots and sequels instead of new movies, or the same reason why Netflix account sharing killing strategy worked.
The dislike shouldn’t be completely headed to the actor nor Hollywood.
Also you got me thinking, would people that didn’t see him in the older stuff like those you mentioned and are tired of him will roll their eyes if they decide to watch them just now?
That man is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
1000%
Can you elaborate? Not casting doubt, just admitting ignorance.
He’s a Republican from WA who makes a very big deal about his Christian Faith.
He will “pray for you” if you “don’t understand him”, he teamed up with Marky Mark to … promote Lent observance… he has … either previously not been that much of a religious person but then had a literal Come to Jesus moment… or he’s been pretty religious the whole time and was downplaying it in the earlier days of his career.
He also may or may not have been a congregant at the Hillsong church, which is pretty anti-LGBTQ.
https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a40289867/chris-pratt-interview-new-movies-series/
Generally speaking, he comes across like you would expect someone to when they’re from an abusive religious family:
He comes across as basically an insecure, nervous wreck who does not not know how to properly ‘perform’ Christianity for both his family and older friends, as well as the broader and more diverse world… so the result is basically an awkward or maybe ‘quirky’ kind of machismo.
Dude is your quintessential performative masculine dude bro, a meathead.
https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/actor-chris-pratt-wrestled-10-years-tournaments-josh-barnett/
His wrestling coach asked him what he wished to do with his life, and Pratt recalled: “I was like, ‘I don’t know, but I know I’ll be famous and I know I’ll make a s- ton of money.’ I had no idea how. I’d done nothing proactive.”
He’s Joe Rogan, but more Christian, more feckless.
What’s wrong with promoting the observance of Lent among those that believe in Christianity? Ideally it is supposed to make you think about the value of self sacrifice and appreciate when others have made sacrifices for you.
He is not part of Hillsong but rather an affiliated church which is also problematic.
What’s wrong with promoting the observance of Lent among those that believe in Christianity?
Technically, theoretically, on its own, not much.
However: Why is this Celebrity telling my kids what they should be doing/thinking? Why is their way of life so important and such a big deal that they need to talk about it openly, all the time?
(You just play the uno reverse card with everything all the right wing folks say about anything they don’t like coming out of a celebs mouth, when they are gay or lesbian or queer or a different religion or promoting a scam product, etc).
Now I’m not gonna run around and actually do that, but I do find it kind of weird. I’d expect that message to come from… you know, a church Father, a local Bishop or something?
Do you have any experience with Christianity? It is by nature evangelical. You are supposed to share your message with others. Different denominations stress this to different degrees
Yeah, I was raised by fundamentalist extremists who were really into the militia movement back in the 90s.
Had to go no contact with them as they became insane QAnon cultists who illegally mfg full auto capable assault rifles in their garages.
I actually did not grow up too far from where Chris did.
Lets just say he grew up even further out in the boonies than I did.
Dude went full maga and now all I see is his horrible acting
hes also not a nice person irl too. he ranted about not being in leadership roles for different movies, im guessing because he so maga, he loves being masculine roles. Also his controversy with his wife/disabled kids, and a sick pet animal.
Jurassic World was the worst thing that happened to him. I’m sure he made bank on them, but Christ do they suck.
My wife laothes Tom Cruise. Hard stop. No exceptions. I don’t have any problems with him as an actor, the Scientology insanity is a whole other matter.
…maybe one exception: I was able to talk her into seeing Edge of Tomorrow by telling her that he dies 26 times on-screen and countless times off-screen.
Used to be different but Jack Black needs to go away. Every time I see him in something its the same character over and over, pudgy loser that plays air guitar and scats at every opportunity cause he’s all quirky like that.
Him and Pratt need to go away for a while
I totally agree.
Also I just saw your user name and I started imagining a movie pitch in my head and laughed. Thank you for making my day
I want it directed by the ghost of Ralph Bakshi. Plenty of rotoscope and rough surrealism
Pratt’s a Nazi and can fuck off for good
He’s like Adam Sandler in some of his roles, too. Pudgy loser man… married to or dating a knock out super model.
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I can’t stand him, and my feeling is he’s a twat as well
Used to love him as a teenager rocking out to Tenacious D. Recent activity is pretty cringey though.
Minecraft movie would have been so much better without Jack Black.
The Minecraft movie was terrible though. Swapping him out with a different actor wouldn’t have helped.
It was a huge movie and the whole thing looked like they had a budget of about $20 and about $19 went on the set so they had to get the script written by somebody they hired of fiver
I think in the case of the Minecraft movie, Jack Black is a symptom of a bigger issue with the movie; it was always a cash grab
Steven Seagal, he’s complete garbage on every level. He can’t act, he can’t run, he’s a sex trafficker and rapist, and his whole career was started with a bet by producers to make the most incapable and unlikable person famous.
Also, aikido, he can’t even do a stupid useless fake “martial art” invented to sell to suburbanite children properly.
Jared Leto. All his best roles are the ones that could have been better, if they were played by someone else.
I hate him, too, but he was good in Blade Runner 2049. I mean, the role should have come naturally since he was playing a narcissistic sociopath.
I came here to say Will Ferrell with the same exception, then read your post.
Stranger Than Fiction shows Will Ferrell is perfectly capable of being a good actor playing interesting roles, but chooses to just play low effort trash.
Jessie eisenberg. He only plays jessie Eisenberg. I hate his whiny delivery. The “Now you see me” movies were awful, and he ruined Lex Luthor.
I can’t think of anything he’s been in that I’ve thought was good.
(Nicholas hoult as LL looks great though)
Danny McBride. I can grit my teeth if he’s playing a small role, 30 Minutes or Less was pushing the limit, but he so often plays the same insufferable, arrogant asshole and he plays it too well.
I can’t stand Adam Sandler movies. Exceptions: The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.
Also Punch-Drunk Love.
He did a good job in Uncut Gems too.
I liked him a lot in “Spanglish” and “Reign Over Me.”
Whilst his acting is superb in that, I couldn’t finish the movie because it made me feel viscerally uncomfortably. It’s like a comedy character that has all comedy drained out, just a painful cringy cramp that won’t go away.
Still props for the acting job.
I bought a lot of pudding.
This and Stranger than Fiction are my two go-to “dislike the actor except for in _____” movies. Tends to be comedians stepping out of their narrow role to do something serious and experimental.
Also you can’t lose with Jon Brion composing.I bet all those underscores are going to render weird.
Such a strange little, uhm, love(?) story!
That’s that. 📞
Or you just really like Drew Barrymore movies!
Uncut Gems was great. Hustle is good. Spaceman is weird as fuck, but in a compelling way.
Click is great if you can get over the toilet humour
The original Benny Hill version was better (and shorter.)
The family message isn’t very strong in this one, but it is very funny
And here is me that Adam Sandler movies are my guilty pleasure, as a manner of speak I guess (I don’t hide it haha).
I think they’re great but I’ve no need to convince anyone of that. They’re mostly fun movies with a kind message in them.
I’m the same but different. The only one I really like is Billy Madison because it leaned hard into its own absurd premise, went to absurd extremes, and arguably created the prototype of the plot that every other Sandler movie would follow.
Will Smith and his one facial expression.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who just absolutely can’t stand him in movies or just in general. It has been pretty good watching his entire life burn to the ground.
Welcome to the Willenium, bitch
Leo DiCaprio. No exceptions. The movies he’s been in that I’ve enjoyed were enjoyed despite him and not because of him.
His entire approach to a character is to put on an over-the-top accent and call it a day. I’ve never had the sense that any of his characters were the actual character and weren’t just “Leo with an accent”. I’ll be fair and say that he has improved in recent years, with movies like The Revenant being tolerable.
But holy shit, how his career went anywhere when people saw his “acting” in Titanic and especially Romeo and Juliet, is mind-boggling to me.
Tom Cruise. No exceptions. Even when I don’t realize it’s him in a role (which was basically limited to his role in Tropic Thunder), his performances still irritate me.
I agree, but I’ll watch Edge of Tomorrow or Oblivion if they’re on.
Edge of Tomorrow is just Tom Cruise getting killed over and over again. It’s great for people who hate Tom Cruise!
Oblivion is so underrated. I feel like I never see people talking about it but it’s a legitimately solid sci-fi movie with an amazing score.
Much better plot execution than the Island. Visually stunning. I like the architecture too.
I would say his role in Magnolia is the exception.
Legend is still pretty good as well imo.
He’s young too, hasn’t gotten cocky yet
Aww yes, one of the best movies
The first Mission Impossible was good but that was it for me.
Not a Cruise fan myself, or NASCAR, but I do like Days of Thunder.
Also staring Nicole Kidman, Micheal Rooker, and Robert Duvall.
Every time I see a train of traffic approaching behind me as I floor it on an on ramp to the interstate I say to myself “IF YOU DON’T GET ME OUT IN FRONT OF THAT PACE CAR THIS RACE IS OVER!”
I thought he was good in Born on the 4th of July
Jamie Foxx and his associates were at an adjacent table at at restaurant in LA years ago. He was a total cunt to wait staff. Pure asshole to his core. Restaurant comped our meal because he ruined the evening for everyone.
That’s fucking disappointing to know.
