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Actors you like, despite them not being in any films or roles that you think are particularly great

SenorDingDong [Edit] [Delete] 127 replies 14:46, 12 July '13

Greg Kinnear. I like that guy.

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  • My sister saw him on a train once.

    Thought you might like to know.

    Balonz | 12 Jul '13, 14:48 | X
    • I did want to know!

      Where? If she sees him again, please get her to pass on that a man on the internet likes him (but doesn't think his films are particularly great).

      SenorDingDong @Balonz | 12 Jul '13, 14:51 | X
      • I will, she's already been briefed. She's printed a link to this thread on a business card.

        it was a few years ago somewhere between London and Brighton(he's the guy with the dog in as Good as it Gets... I hope).

        Balonz @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 14:55 | X
        • Yes he is.

          I got to thinking about him when I was reading Louis_Tacceh's thread about looking after his dog - I was thinking that marilyninthesky might turn out to be a Jack Nicholson-type character who the dog won't want to leave. Then I thought about Greg Kinnear for a few minutes, checked his Wikipedia entry to make sure I hadn't missed any classics he'd been in, wrote the OP and hit post. Only a short while later, here we are.

          SenorDingDong @Balonz | 12 Jul '13, 15:02 | X
          • Little Miss Sunshine is an indie classic, surely?

            hip_young_gunslinger @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 15:05 | X
            • People seem to love it

              but I didn't really get it - entertaining enough, but seemed fairly run-of-the-mill. I should probably watch it again though, it's years since I saw it.

              SenorDingDong @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:08 | X
              • I'd agree with you.

                I'd also say that As Good As It Gets is a decent film, all in all.

                TheoGB @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 15:17 | X
  • john cusack

    jeff goldblum

    japes | 12 Jul '13, 14:50 | X
    • John Cusack's a fucking disaster.

      Goldblum was in Jurassic Park, therefore doesn't fit the criteria.

      SenorDingDong @japes | 12 Jul '13, 14:52 | X
      meths this'd this
      • not really a great acting role though is it

        japes @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 14:57 | X
        • Read the thread title, I could barely be any more explicit about the thread rules.

          SenorDingDong @japes | 12 Jul '13, 14:58 | X
          • oh right

            I really like grosse point blank so I guess both my answers are now void

            japes @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 15:02 | X
            Raanraals this'd this
            • High Fidelity is great too.

              hip_young_gunslinger @japes | 12 Jul '13, 15:05 | X
              japes and gonad this'd this
              • I'm going to throw in CON AIR.

                TheoGB @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:18 | X
              • and Being John Malkovich, Say Anything, The Thin Red Line

                Puds @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:19 | X
                japes this'd this
                • In other words: Ding Dong, you berk.

                  pichaelmarker @Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:21 | X
                  • Oh yeah, BJM. Bust mostly CON AIR, AMIRITE?

                    TheoGB @pichaelmarker | 12 Jul '13, 15:23 | X
                    • Yeah, Cusack's been in good films.

                      I just don't like him - he's completely anonymously and replaceable. I'm almost certain he'll never have been first choice for any role in his life.

                      SenorDingDong @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:26 | X
                      • *anonymous

                        SenorDingDong @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 15:26 | X
                        • Anonymous was a terrible film and no walked out that with any respect.

                          hip_young_gunslinger @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 15:53 | X
                    • Yep, can't believe I forgot Con Air.

                      There's just so much awesomeness in that, I forget about John Cusack as well.

                      hip_young_gunslinger @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:27 | X
                • I was thinking he's not been in a film which showcases him as a great actor

                  he's been in plenty of good films

                  japes @Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:30 | X
    • Say Anything?

      malick @japes | 12 Jul '13, 15:19 | X
      • hello, how are you?

        japes @malick | 12 Jul '13, 15:32 | X
      • marmite and philadelphia sandwiches shouldn't work,

        but boy, do they?!

        thewarn @malick | 12 Jul '13, 15:42 | X
  • I enjoy the film Mystery Men

    even though it's a total, shambolic mess. Kinnear is great in that.

    ThierryEnnui | 12 Jul '13, 15:28 | X
    • Great film! So much to love in it.

      hip_young_gunslinger @ThierryEnnui | 12 Jul '13, 15:31 | X
    • Never seen it

      but if Kinnear's in it, I'll watch it. The Matador was quite good as well, but flawed.

      SenorDingDong @ThierryEnnui | 12 Jul '13, 15:32 | X
      • Yeah, I liked The Matador

        Give Mystery Men a shot. Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Geoffrey Rush, Wes Studi, Tom Waits, Janeane Garofalo, Eddie Izzard, Ben Stiller, Kel from off of Kenan & Kel, Pee Wee Herman, it's a bizarre cast. Really nicely shot, a lot of very weird lighting and big distorted camera angles. William H. Macy hits people with a shovel. It's a bit scattershot but really likeable.

        ThierryEnnui @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 16:04 | X
  • Ryan Reynolds

    Smyth2 | 12 Jul '13, 14:52 | X
    eltham this'd this
  • Jennifer Anniston

    DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 14:52 | X
    Raanraals this'd this
    • office space

      meths @DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 15:32 | X
      japes this'd this
      • Yeah I really like the film but her role is pretty dull

        Literally the only good part she's had.

        DarwinDude @meths | 12 Jul '13, 15:34 | X
  • Hugh Jackman

    He strikes me as a really nice chap but nearly every film he's been in has been rubbish.

    Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:28 | X
    • Wrong

      Les Mis is great.

      Raanraals @Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:31 | X
      hip_young_gunslinger and pichaelmarker this'd this
      • Still haven't seen it

        Come to think of it, I thought he was pretty good in The Prestige actually. Can't think of anything aside from that though. Not a Wolverine/X-Men fan and I hated The Fountain. :(

        Puds @Raanraals | 12 Jul '13, 15:35 | X
    • Les Mis and The Presitge?

      hip_young_gunslinger @Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:34 | X
      • The Prestige is awful

        thewarn @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:35 | X
        • No, you're wrong.

          TheoGB @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 15:43 | X
          sharp_yet_blunt and nice_squirrel this'd this
        • No, your opinion of films is what is actually awful here!

          hip_young_gunslinger @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 15:44 | X
          • ok

            thewarn @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:53 | X
            • More like thewrong

              TheoGB @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 16:00 | X
  • Angelina Jolie

    John Hannah
    The Stath

    TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 14:53 | X
    • I know a guy who hit John Hannah with a golf ball (while golfing)

      SenorDingDong @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 14:55 | X
      • I just think of Sliding Doors when I see John Hannah

        fuck that

        moker @SenorDingDong | 12 Jul '13, 15:01 | X
        • I think about sliding doors into his head

          japes @moker | 12 Jul '13, 15:05 | X
          moker and thewarn this'd this
    • wrong: cranks 1 and 2 are amazing

      japes @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 14:58 | X
      • actually lock stock is genuinely great

        japes @japes | 12 Jul '13, 14:59 | X
        Raanraals this'd this
        • Yeah, actually you're right. Lock Stock is good.

          Crank 1 is the only one I've seen and it was an interesting exercise in something...but I honestly don't think it can count as a good film.

          TheoGB @japes | 12 Jul '13, 15:08 | X
    • Jason Statham might just be my favourite actor

      EVERY movie he's in is shit, in a conventional sense, but I've never not enjoyed one. Even Transporter 3

      Lucien @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:25 | X
      • don't watch Death Race then

        it'll spoil it

        japes @Lucien | 12 Jul '13, 15:49 | X
        • Because it's actually good?

          (It is).

          hip_young_gunslinger @japes | 12 Jul '13, 15:54 | X
          • omg how can you be so wrong about films

            japes @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 16:03 | X
            thewarn this'd this
            • Chill out thewarn.

              hip_young_gunslinger @japes | 12 Jul '13, 16:05 | X
    • Angelina Jolie was really good in A Mighty Heart

      Steved @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:45 | X
  • Laurence Fishburne

    thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 14:57 | X
    • Do you have some sort of Apocalypse Now warnism?

      Balonz @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 14:58 | X
      • Oh come on.

        He has about 2 lines of dialogue.

        thewarn @Balonz | 12 Jul '13, 14:59 | X
        • As well hold that one up for Harrison Ford too.

          Ridic.

          TheoGB @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 15:09 | X
        • Rumble Fish?

          I love that film something fierce. Again, he's not exactly the star, but he's in the ensemble.

          I like King Of New York too. Again, not "his" film, but he's in that one a lot more prominently. And, as below, I still think he's great in Boyz N The Hood and it's a decent film.

          ThierryEnnui @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 15:18 | X
    • The MAtrix

      Boyz in Da Hood
      Event Horizon

      C'mon, they're all great roles

      moker @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 14:58 | X
      • Matrix: shit

        Event Horizon: can't really remember him in it
        Boyz n the hood: FURIOUS STYLES! Yeah, fair enough.

        thewarn @moker | 12 Jul '13, 15:15 | X
        TheoGB this'd this
  • Great thread

    MartinClunes | 12 Jul '13, 14:58 | X
  • Zach Galfianikis

    sharp_yet_blunt | 12 Jul '13, 14:57 | X
  • Paul Giamatti

    (except Sideways, which is ace)

    and

    Bernard Hill (except LOTR, which is ace)

    moker | 12 Jul '13, 14:57 | X
  • John Leguizamo

    PaddyOConnor | 12 Jul '13, 15:02 | X
    Raanraals this'd this
    • Rome + Juliet and Moulin Rouge! are both great (I think),

      he's Sid in Ice Age which is one of the biggest cartoon franchises ever, and he was Golden Globe nominated for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

      hip_young_gunslinger @PaddyOConnor | 12 Jul '13, 15:14 | X
      • One of the biggest cartoon franchises ever!

        big wow

        thewarn @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:16 | X
        • It's the 11th biggest film franchise of all time, and the second biggest animated film franchise of all time (bigger than Toy Story).

          I've never seen them so I'm not going to say they're great, but I need to no more evidence to state my case for John Leguizamo's talents or popularity.

          hip_young_gunslinger @thewarn | 12 Jul '13, 15:19 | X
          • Yes but they're films for a non-discerning audience.

            I mean they don't have to be massively well made to be intensely popular. They're critically mostly panned on Rotten Tomatoes:
            http://www.rottentomatoes.com/search/?search=ice+age&sitesearch=rt
            whereas that's not the case for Toy Story.

            All that tells you is (surprise surprise) kids under 10 will pretty much watch ANYTHING. This is also why you can't really tell how good a popular band/artist's later songs are by sales alone because, YES, there will be a huge fanbase who'll buy it without giving a damn how much they actually like it.

            TheoGB @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:23 | X
            • Oh, I'm sure they're total bollocks,

              I'm just trying to make the case that Leguziamo is not especially underrated.

              hip_young_gunslinger @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:26 | X
              • I don't think the voice talent tends to be recognised much for these things.

                Yeah, if you're JACK BLACK and so your name goes right above the credits. But how many people immediately think of Toy Story when they scrabble to find Tom Hanks roles they like?

                TheoGB @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:29 | X
                • scrabble? Scramble? Hmm...

                  TheoGB @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:30 | X
      • I like him in Spun

        The film's a huge mess, but I like how wired and amateurish it is. Fits the subject matter.

        ThierryEnnui @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:19 | X
        juicegermer and japes this'd this
    • Carlito's Way?

      Raanraals @PaddyOConnor | 12 Jul '13, 15:19 | X
  • Jason Segal.

    I mean, I love HIMYM so I would say that's a good role, but a lot of people don't and his films are generally underwhelming. But I'd love to have a drink with him.

    hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:02 | X
    nice_squirrel this'd this
    • Wait, I Love You Man is brilliant.

      hip_young_gunslinger @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:03 | X
      gonad and shucks this'd this
      • I SLAPPA DA BASS.

        hip_young_gunslinger @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:03 | X
        shucks this'd this
      • I lasted about 10 minutes of I Love You Man.

        How the fuck people who I thought had some taste like it I will never know.

        TheoGB @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:25 | X
        • It's brilliant you berk.

          hip_young_gunslinger @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:30 | X
          • Well it definitely isn't in the first 10 minutes.

            TheoGB @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:32 | X
          • it's not

            it's pure pish

            japes @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:34 | X
            TheoGB this'd this
            • WRONG. Two great, warm comedic performances, AND Lou Ferrigno.

              Sydney: You get home safe, Pistol.
              Peter: You got it, Joben.
              Sydney: I'm sorry, what?
              Peter: Er...nothing.
              Sydney: No, what did you say?
              Peter: Nah, I don't know. You nicknamed me Pistol, and I just called you..."Joben". It means nothing. I don't...I'm drunk, I'm gonna call a cab.

              hip_young_gunslinger @japes | 12 Jul '13, 15:42 | X
              • fuck you hulk!

                Puds @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:46 | X
                • Stop calling me hulk! I find it very disrespectful!

                  hip_young_gunslinger @Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:47 | X
                • You probably had to be there...

                  ...with your brain taking a relaxing bath at home.

                  TheoGB @Puds | 12 Jul '13, 15:47 | X
                  • felt like there were lots of places in the script where they just thought 'we'll leave this bit blank and do a joke when we're filming'

                    all the improv-y bits were just awkward and shit

                    japes @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:52 | X
                    • Those are the kind of bits I like.

                      Like the slappa da bass scene is clearly partially improvised and dragged out, and Rashida Jones totally corpses at the end, but they keep it in and it just adds a lot of warmth and personality to it.

                      hip_young_gunslinger @japes | 12 Jul '13, 15:56 | X
                      Puds this'd this
    • Oh yeah, him and Paul Rudd

      the greatest interview of all time...

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ix1HSzpWE

      sharp_yet_blunt @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:05 | X
      • Jason Segal and Neal Patrick Harris singing the confrontation scene from Les Mis is amazing too.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhXsJjVdj1E

        All those guys seem lovely.

        hip_young_gunslinger @sharp_yet_blunt | 12 Jul '13, 15:09 | X
      • FUCK

        Been looking for this one for ages. Thank you! Remember seeing it years ago and chuckling like an absolute lunatic throughout.

        "Now you're Gideon..."

        Puds @sharp_yet_blunt | 12 Jul '13, 15:37 | X
  • Mark Strong has appeared in some crap (good stuff too tbf)

    but he always adds a touch of class. Even to Fever Pitch

    NoahVale | 12 Jul '13, 15:02 | X
  • Maybe Peter Sarsgard

    I like Jarhead and Shattered Glass but he's definitely been in a lot of films below his station.

    malick | 12 Jul '13, 15:20 | X
    • An Education?

      Shit English accent, but good movie.

      Raanraals @malick | 12 Jul '13, 15:26 | X
    • Poor Pete

      http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/Q/i/X/green-lantern-photo-peter-sarsgaard2.jpg

      ThierryEnnui @malick | 12 Jul '13, 15:27 | X
    • Boys Don't Cry?

      hip_young_gunslinger @malick | 12 Jul '13, 15:29 | X
  • Lane Smith

    David Morse
    will second John Leguizamo
    Colm Meany

    <3 'That guy' characters.

    shucks | 12 Jul '13, 15:27 | X
    • Lane Smith?

      Surely My Cousin Vinny!!!

      TheoGB @shucks | 12 Jul '13, 15:45 | X
      • exception to the rule

        shucks @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:52 | X
    • David Morse is in The Rock and The Green Mile.

      TheoGB @shucks | 12 Jul '13, 15:45 | X
    • Con Air you shit

      DanielKelly @shucks | 12 Jul '13, 15:49 | X
      • reply to my thread you shit

        http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4433294

        shucks @DanielKelly | 12 Jul '13, 15:55 | X
        • I don't have any interest in such films, sorry, you shit.

          Did you buy the Night Marchers album, you shit?

          TheoGB @shucks | 12 Jul '13, 15:58 | X
          • Oh sorry, bloody mobile mode. I thought you were responding to my David Morse point.

            TheoGB @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:59 | X
            • we warned you about linear view theo,

              but you wouldn't listen.

              thewarn @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 16:04 | X
  • Fix.

    hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 15:35 | X
  • Jack Nicholson

    DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 15:35 | X
    • You don't like The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or Batman?

      (I mean, to pick three pretty different popular films he's been in.)

      TheoGB @DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 15:37 | X
      • She's playing you Theo, playing you like an absolute fiddle.

        hip_young_gunslinger @TheoGB | 12 Jul '13, 15:39 | X
    • You're forgetting his timeless role in the 1996 crime thriller Blood and Wine.

      hip_young_gunslinger @DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 15:38 | X
      • I've got the witches of eastwick taped

        should I watch it?

        DarwinDude @hip_young_gunslinger | 12 Jul '13, 16:52 | X
    • erm, The Bucket List?

      malick @DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 15:40 | X
    • He turned into a parody of himself later on,

      but he's incredible in Easy Rider.

      thewarn @DarwinDude | 12 Jul '13, 15:41 | X
  • Janeane Garafalo

    BMS1 | 12 Jul '13, 15:44 | X
    • (I quite liked the Truth About Cats and Dogs...)

      TheoGB @BMS1 | 12 Jul '13, 15:46 | X
    • See Mystery Men above... a cult classic?

      hip_young_gunslinger @BMS1 | 12 Jul '13, 15:47 | X
      ThierryEnnui this'd this
  • Giovanni Ribisi

    No, Lost in Translation doesn't count.

    Steved | 12 Jul '13, 15:45 | X
    • SubUrbia was decent

      ThierryEnnui @Steved | 12 Jul '13, 15:49 | X
    • quite like Boiler Room

      sharp_yet_blunt @Steved | 12 Jul '13, 15:53 | X
      • ^Underrated film

        Also a strong Affleck cameo and a decent Vin Diesel performance

        ThierryEnnui @sharp_yet_blunt | 12 Jul '13, 15:57 | X
  • Anna Faris

    Always seems like so much fun. Has been in so much shit.

    Although, Just Friends was great and a lot of that was down to her.

    pichaelmarker | 12 Jul '13, 15:50 | X
    • No, Lost in Translation doesn't count.

      pichaelmarker @pichaelmarker | 12 Jul '13, 15:51 | X
  • Heather Graham

    I generally find most of the films she's been in pretty average, I like her style though (I also liked her cameo in Portlandia).

    wewerewerewolvesonce | 12 Jul '13, 16:05 | X
    • Swingers? Boogie Nights?

      Smyth2 @wewerewerewolvesonce | 12 Jul '13, 16:08 | X
      japes this'd this
      • fairplay

        her recent output has been pretty MOR though.

        wewerewerewolvesonce @Smyth2 | 12 Jul '13, 16:11 | X
      • Austin Powers 2.

        TheoGB @Smyth2 | 12 Jul '13, 16:38 | X
  • andie macdowell

    shrewbie | 12 Jul '13, 16:32 | X
    • groundhog day!!

      japes @shrewbie | 12 Jul '13, 16:37 | X
      moker this'd this
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