I still nominate Jared Leto, he is all 111 of my nominations
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:11 (two years ago) link
Earlier today I was considering the extremely controversial nomination of George Raft ('who?' - most ILXors itt) and discovered this choice Wilder quote on Wikipedia:He was offered the lead in Double Indemnity (1944) by Billy Wilder but turned it down. "We knew then that we'd have a good picture", said Wilder later.― Vladislav Bibidonurtmi (Old Lunch), Wednesday, February 3, 2021 4:53 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
He was offered the lead in Double Indemnity (1944) by Billy Wilder but turned it down. "We knew then that we'd have a good picture", said Wilder later.― Vladislav Bibidonurtmi (Old Lunch), Wednesday, February 3, 2021 4:53 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
I've seen Raft in a number of films. And I'm bewildered that so many reputable directors offered him so many roles that were major hits for other actors. His dancing is supposed to be his strong point, but what I've seen is almost as wooden as his acting.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:17 (two years ago) link
Leto is all 200 of worst actors.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:20 (two years ago) link
I still nominate Jared Leto, he is all 111 of my nominations― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, May 10, 2022 12:11 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, May 10, 2022 12:11 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
I'll definitely second Leto for Actor Who Gives Method Acting a Bad Name.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:21 (two years ago) link
there was a Meisner class on the other side of the building where we were rehearsing/performing a show, and they were some of the smuggest dorks alive. their warmup exercises consisted of screaming and swearing.
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:23 (two years ago) link
my director got annoyed with how it bled through the walls so he'd scream "FUCK SHIT COCK" back at them
Trying to identify "the worst" is, as we have seen in this thread, a real challenge.
However, identifying the actor with the least deserved reputation for greatness?
https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTgwNDYwNzcwNjA4NzUxNzY2/gettyimages-696660556.jpg
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:59 (two years ago) link
counterpoint:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeLuQQH1OHA
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 18:10 (two years ago) link
I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing that.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 18:14 (two years ago) link
Long thread, on my phone, cannot ctrl-f, but the 3rd worst actor is Sam Neill
I disliked him in Jurassic Park, Dead Calm was playing on TV a lot around that time and I disliked him in it, and I’ve never seen anybody so utterly chops-humiliated as when he was cast opposite Isabelle Adjani (Possession) (tho tbf very few could’ve possibly risen to her level in that film)
I disliked Ed Harris until he became the MVP in Westworld
― a legible shriek (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:06 (two years ago) link
Ed Harris disco dancing in Creepshow can heal the nation.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:10 (two years ago) link
zachary quinto
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:13 (two years ago) link
Long thread, on my phone, cannot ctrl-f, but the 3rd worst actor is Sam NeillI disliked him in Jurassic Park, Dead Calm was playing on TV a lot around that time and I disliked him in it, and I’ve never seen anybody so utterly chops-humiliated as when he was cast opposite Isabelle Adjani (Possession) (tho tbf very few could’ve possibly risen to her level in that film)I disliked Ed Harris until he became the MVP in Westworld
I liked Ed Harris until The Hours.
I thought Christian Bale won this thread handily?
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:16 (two years ago) link
Scroll back up, the Bloom gifs should still be there
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:16 (two years ago) link
ehh Harold Bloom was okay for a bit
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:17 (two years ago) link
Oo I have to rewatch that one. I thought he was acceptable in Peaky Blinders I guess
― a legible shriek (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:19 (two years ago) link
xp to gyac
Christian Bale sucked as Batman and sucked as a child actor but did Patrick Bateman so well it’s impossible to really dislike him
He does a lot of “super committed to physical transformation” roles which isn’t acting but gets points for the effort
― a legible shriek (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:21 (two years ago) link
Depends. Bale in Empire of The Sun is one of the good child performances.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:25 (two years ago) link
Respectable choices: Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, i.e. a generation of UK twits whose accents fool people into believing they're useful. This is known as the David Niven Corollary.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:27 (two years ago) link
I'd include Tom Hiddlestone in that little batch.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:29 (two years ago) link
campsite (darraghmac)Posted: 10 February 2021 at 02:20:40Actor- must have successful movie career (no chris noth)- must never have exhibited a single moment of facility in acting (no dreyfuss because that one laugh in jaws)- notable novelty element would mean a harder sell for the nominator (no arnie, no madonna, no david spade)- not liking them is for other ilx threads this is for being terrified at their lack of human presenceI mean this isnt comprehensive but i think its fair and indicativeBloom is runaway leader Radcliffe secondKnightley certainly a contenderNobody else rly yet
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:30 (two years ago) link
I… disagree. Prob my least favourite child performance
― a legible shriek (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:32 (two years ago) link
Newsies was good too.
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:33 (two years ago) link
Least favorite? In that crowded field? You forgetting all those hambone Disney performances we endured?
Among the women I had the misfortune of enduring several Marsha Mason performances a few months ago during her beloved-by-Oscar period.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:35 (two years ago) link
Also if Radcliffe is eligible for the honour then Taylor Lautner is way worse, truly the Bloom of his franchise
― a legible shriek (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
Yeah but who’s casting Taylor Lautner in big films? Is he even still working?
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:41 (two years ago) link
I agree he is worse than DanRad btw, but his irrelevance might count against him
Lautner ain't done shit in years, his career pretty much got wrecked after his first post-Twilight flick with him as the centerpiece
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:43 (two years ago) link
i think quinto qualifies, i know the thread rules! :(
sam neill is fucking awesome
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:05 (two years ago) link
BABIES SMELL
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:08 (two years ago) link
"I'd include Tom Hiddlestone in that little batch."
lol I somehow mentally added a comma to that post at first, but then realised it's not the posters usual style!
talentless upper-class brit himbos like Hiddlestone will always get work, no matter how wooden and objectively bad they are at acting is the rules I'm afraid.
― calzino, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:09 (two years ago) link
ok fine maybe quinto is more of a tv actor who just happened to be cast as a major character into the reboot of a franchise than someone who has a successful film career but i say otherwise there is nothing there
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:13 (two years ago) link
He was fun the first series of Heroes!
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:14 (two years ago) link
What, Bale in Empire? He's brilliant. His career has mostly been a decline from there.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:32 (two years ago) link
Nobody else rly yet
Hayden Christensen
To be fair, I have not seen Shattered Glass.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:36 (two years ago) link
I have and I disagree.
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:50 (two years ago) link
Respectable choices: Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, i.e. a generation of UK twits whose accents fool people into believing they're useful.
Tell me about it, the country is infested with them.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 22:03 (two years ago) link
As a British I fear that it is not for me to judge Cumberbatch's performance in 'August: Osage County' so will leave it to others, however I do find it more "I hate it" than "terrified at his lack of human presence"
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 22:30 (two years ago) link
He was amazing in Boyle's Frankenstein but that was a play and before anyone in the US knew him
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 22:39 (two years ago) link
and he gave his best performance to date in The Power of the Dog playing the version of himself that rendered him unwatchable for a decade.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 22:40 (two years ago) link
Hiddleston is good as a posh twat in a couple of early Joanna Hogg films
not much of a stretch mind...
― Number None, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 10:58 (two years ago) link
the keira knightley gifs upthread are hilarious; gyac doing incredible work
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:10 (two years ago) link
what about Kenneth Branagh?
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:11 (two years ago) link
Off with his head.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:42 (two years ago) link
I think KB can occasionally be enjoyably hammy, which is decidedly not the case with our bar actors. That said, I'm struggling to name an actual performance as evidence. Are Henry V or Much Ado still watchable? I liked them as an impressionable youth, but would heavily discount those feelings now
― rob, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:45 (two years ago) link
I don’t like KB at all but he is good in Henry V tbfttlc
― gyac, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:47 (two years ago) link
the problem is "the bar is Bloom" makes it very hard for me to come up with anyone!
I hate Branagh's Benedick, though. Thompson's Beatrice is a delight.
xp
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 13:49 (two years ago) link