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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 26, 2019 23:26:29 GMT
Nicholas Cage? A lot of people either really like or are turned off by his over the top acting.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 26, 2019 23:28:24 GMT
Yep, beat me to it.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 26, 2019 23:32:40 GMT
not "most" but one of the names that come up in "discussions"
John Wayne
some people seem to be obsessed with politics and focus on personal stuff and ignore a body of great movies and a long and productive lifetime of acting.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 26, 2019 23:35:21 GMT
Many either LOVE or HATE Katharine Hepburn. Have never figured out the antipathy to her …. but ….  |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 26, 2019 23:35:46 GMT
not "most" but one of the names that come up in "discussions" John Wayne some people seem to be obsessed with politics and focus on personal stuff and ignore a body of great movies and a long and productive lifetime of acting. Yeah but I've also heard him criticized for his limited range. Ask someone to name their favorite non-Western John Wayne film and they'll probably give you a blank stare.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 26, 2019 23:38:02 GMT
Yeah but I've also heard him criticized for his limited range. Ask someone to name their favorite non-Western John Wayne film and they'll probably give you a blank stare. Might just mean they have not seen the many non-westerns that he made …  Casting in certain genre's does not necessarily mean limited ability to perform in others. Wayne did just fine in many types of roles. (imo)
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Post by johnspartan on Mar 27, 2019 0:01:36 GMT
Reee! Larson.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 27, 2019 1:38:07 GMT
After Cage, I'd probably go with Kristen Stewart.
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Post by someguy on Mar 27, 2019 2:28:15 GMT
Sylvester Stallone.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 27, 2019 3:59:37 GMT
Tom Cruise
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Post by mslo79 on Mar 27, 2019 8:33:44 GMT
I don't really see him being polarizing as he seems to be generally liked (and he's been in plenty of good movies) short of his Scientology stuff and the flip out on Oprah in 2005 which I imagine damaged his image to some degree as it seems like around that time his popularity declined some although I am sure it's still good enough as in terms of a great career I think Cruise is pretty much the gold standard as not many can challenge him in terms of longevity/filmography.
so at the end of the day... I am confident there are more polarizing actors out there than Cruise especially if you stick to general screen presence etc as I would have to assume most people like him given his level of popularity in general.
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Post by mslo79 on Mar 27, 2019 8:40:53 GMT
I generally like Nicolas Cage as he's got a better overall presence than most but it does seem like some people might not like him.
but another person who comes to mind for this kind of topic... Keanu Reeves ; I personally like his overall presence but some seem to think he sucks and call him a 'bad actor'. but in terms of overall presence, he's not a bad actor if you ask me as while he might not have a wide range I think he beats most A-listers if you ask me in overall presence in the right role etc.
p.s. but I will say some around here who I feel get a bit too much praise... Daniel Day-Lewis/Christian Bale as they are not as good as they are made out to be overall as their presence is not as good all around as many other A-listers if you ask me. they might work occasionally but they seem to be more of that technical kind of acting than just having a solid natural presence/charisma kind of acting, which is generally superior over a wider range of movies if you ask me. I would take someone with charisma (and the like) over more of that technical kind of acting any day of the week.
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 27, 2019 9:11:52 GMT
not "most" but one of the names that come up in "discussions" John Wayne some people seem to be obsessed with politics and focus on personal stuff and ignore a body of great movies and a long and productive lifetime of acting. Yeah but I've also heard him criticized for his limited range. Ask someone to name their favorite non-Western John Wayne film and they'll probably give you a blank stare. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY... Not hard at all. I don't mind John Wayne films, but they're by no means my favourite.
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Post by Caesium137 on Mar 27, 2019 9:24:36 GMT
Johnny Depp
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 27, 2019 15:59:58 GMT
Yeah but I've also heard him criticized for his limited range. Ask someone to name their favorite non-Western John Wayne film and they'll probably give you a blank stare. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY... Not hard at all. I don't mind John Wayne films, but they're by no means my favourite. I was refering to noteable films John Wayne did that weren't westerns, not westerns that don't star John wayne
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Post by mrellaguru on Mar 27, 2019 19:57:44 GMT
I was thinking Nicolas Cage before I clicked. He is an interesting actor who is _capable_ of great performances. And even when he's awful, at least he's hilariously and entertainingly awful so maybe not even awful.
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Post by mrellaguru on Mar 27, 2019 20:01:21 GMT
DiCaprio used to be extremely polarizing as the "pretty boy from Titanic." He seems to have gained more respect from working with Scorsese, etc.
The actors from Twilight.
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Post by mrellaguru on Mar 27, 2019 20:03:31 GMT
Adam Sandler, particularly his comedic roles.
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 27, 2019 21:16:32 GMT
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY... Not hard at all. I don't mind John Wayne films, but they're by no means my favourite. I was refering to noteable films John Wayne did that weren't westerns, not westerns that don't star John wayne In which case, SANDS OF IWO JIMA, THE LONGEST DAY and my personal favourite, MCQ. Again, no problem... I love the Trans Am he drives in MCQ.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 28, 2019 2:47:35 GMT
Yeah but I've also heard him criticized for his limited range. Ask someone to name their favorite non-Western John Wayne film and they'll probably give you a blank stare. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY... Not hard at all. I don't mind John Wayne films, but they're by no means my favourite. I think you misunderstood the post you responded to.
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