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To make the responses a bit more varied, everyone also gets the following choices free and automatically:
* Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: Haydn Christensen
* The Matrix: Keanu Reeves - (if you must! Personally, I think Neo was supposed to be wooden!!)
* Die Another Day: Madonna - (but IMO her role was so small that it didn't ruin the film ... unless you take the title music into account of course)
For me, the obvious choice is:
* Captain Corelli's Mandolin: Nicolas Cage
Apart from him the film was excellent and finely acted. Unfortunately, he played Captain Corelli.
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The Doors, - Billy Idol makes my toes curl, he's so hammy and awful, it completely ruins the film for me.
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American History X - Edward Furlong's jelly legs.
joke
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Vin diesel-xxx
EDIT: come to think of it XXX was not an excellent film
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Brad Pitt kills one of my favourite films, "Twelve Monkeys".
And to think he got an oscar nom for that performance! :oh-hum:
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CM-9 said The Matrix was spoilt for him by Keanu Reeves, for me, Hugo Weaving is the dud in that movie with his lousy American/computer accent. What was the director thinking? And again, Hugo Weaving for making the Rivendale section of The Lord of the Rings (he was okay in The Two Towers) feel cheesy. All the other elves where these super cool beings with resever and class and Hugo Weaving comes off like bootcamp drill sargeant.
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Far from excellent but any chance of Little Voice being half-way decent was torpedoed by Brenda Blethyn’s sub-EastEnders, sub-panto cack performance as Horrocks’ mother. This too was nominated for several awards, mainly by half-wit Americans who must have mistook her delivery of the dialogue in a strangled screech as a sign of acting ability. I’ve since gone back and revised down my opinion of Secrets and Lies based solely on her disgraceful showing in Little Voice.
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Keanu Reeves again in Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Halle Berry - Jinx
Dennis Rodman - Double Team (although I like the movie)
Ja Rule - Half Past Dead
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Originally posted by Tiffany Bradford
Keanu Reeves again in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Totally agree. I love this film but Keanu makes me cringe every time he appears.
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Andie McDowell in anything but mostly in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'
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Originally posted by Richie
Brad Pitt kills one of my favourite films, "Twelve Monkeys".
And to think he got an oscar nom for that performance! :oh-hum:
What he said:gag:
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Definately Hayden Christensen in AOTC - cringeworthy and how monotonous was this guy?!?!

Although having just re-read the thread title I wouldn't describe AOTC as 'excellent' but those battle scenes and light saber fights are impressive and fun nonetheless :)
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Kiefer. Sutherland. annoyed. me in. Dark City.
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Chris O'Donell in 'Scent of a woman'
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Originally posted by cm-9
Die Another Day: Madonna - (but IMO her role was so small that it didn't ruin the film ... unless you take the title music into account of course) Madonna was fine for me, only because her part was so small. For me it was Halle Berry as Jinx that almost totally ruined the moive for me.
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I know it's not a movie, but Jason Connery in Dr Who - Vengeance on Varos was utterly terrible.
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Kurt Russell in tombstone, bloody enjoyable film but they should have got someone else to play wyatt as i dont think he handled it
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Oceans eleven + Don Cheadle = :brickwall
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Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element?
Nails on a blackboard stuff.
There's over the top, and then there's just plain annoying.
Desk
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Originally posted by stapp
Oceans eleven + Don Cheadle = :brickwall
You beat me too it mate,
expected a bad accent from Total Films review, but really,
didn't expect it to be that bad:gag:
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Originally posted by Dan Druff
Kiefer. Sutherland. annoyed. me in. Dark City.
:lol: :clap:
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As for the ladies...
Claire Skinner in Naked
Sofia Coppola in The Godfather: Part III
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Patrick Magee's horrible hamming in "A Clockwork Orange" matched in that film by Aubrey Morris as Deltoid.
Also:
Chris O'Donnell in "The Chamber" - the film might not have been much cop in the first place but putting this block of wood next to Hackman was just cruel.
Elizabeth Berridge in "Amadeus" is truly appalling, speaking like a reject from an am-dram production and emoting with admirable effort but no performing skill whatsoever
John Malkovich in "Portrait of a Lady" - not a favourite film of mine anyway, to put it mildly, but this overacting would be more appropriate in a pantomime. Perhaps Malkovich - now embarked on a thus far excellent directing career - shoul consider a season at Bristol playing Abanazar.
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Maybe not his acting as such, but the dude with the gun in Yojimbo. Couldn't stand him! :gag:
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Some good choices here, but nobody has yet come up with...
Randy Quaid in ID4 - moan-out-loud bad!! :gag:
Come to think of it, he brought a similar level of "quality" to the already-doomed Major League 2 .
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Sofia Coppola in The Godfather: Part III
Denise Richards in The World Is Not Enough
Billy Idol in The Doors
Andie McDowell in Four Weddings And A Funeral
Madonna in everything apart from Desperately Seeking Susan and Evita.
Probably some child 'actors' too but can't think of any offhand at the moment.
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The little Chinese kid in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
"You call him Doctor Jones, doll...!
and any film with Miriam Margolyes.
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Just to make clear, I really like The Matrix and I like Keanu Reeves in it - but I'm aware that for many on the forum it is a bad film due to the KR factor.
Some good choices here ... keep 'em coming ...
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The Crying Game is an interesting film but Whitaker truly sucks in it... Otherwise a very good actor apart from that performance :)
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Keanu Reeves - Bram Stoker's Dracula
Haydn Christiansen - AOTC
Chris Tucker - 5th Element
Leonardo Di Caprio - Anything and everything he's been in
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The guy who played the thief in Dungeons and Dragons
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Originally posted by pompeyfan
The guy who played the thief in Dungeons and Dragons You think that he was the only reason that D&D was a dire film? :p :lol: ;)
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Quentin tarrantino ruins any scene he sticks himself in. Should stay behind the camera.
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Originally posted by Spam
Quentin tarrantino ruins any scene he sticks himself in. Should stay behind the camera. I found his portrayal of the nutter/weirdo in "From Dusk to Dawn" quite believable. Maybe he should stick to roles in which he is playing believable roles.
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Originally posted by Spam
Quentin tarrantino ruins any scene he sticks himself in. Should stay behind the camera. I don't think the analysis of Madonna's Like A Virgin in Reservoir Dogs would have been quite the same without Tarantino's manic dialogue :D
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Anything with Judi Drench.
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Originally posted by WeekendMag
CM-9 said The Matrix was spoilt for him by Keanu Reeves, for me, Hugo Weaving is the dud in that movie with his lousy American/computer accent. What was the director thinking? And again, Hugo Weaving for making the Rivendale section of The Lord of the Rings (he was okay in The Two Towers) feel cheesy. All the other elves where these super cool beings with resever and class and Hugo Weaving comes off like bootcamp drill sargeant.
But he is so good looking, they should have a scene with him bathing in a waterfall in the extended version of the film :norty:
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Jason Statham in The One :gag:
worst accent ever
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Andi Peters' single line in Toy Story 2 always spoils the film (albeit briefly) for me as, up until that point, the film has managed to draw me in, and then suddenly when I hear his line the bubble bursts and I've taken a step back from the movie again, thinking :gag: Andi Peters!. He presented a 'behind the scenes' show for T4 and they let him record a line for one of the baggage attendents loading all the suitcases into the plane just before the final chase sequence. He says something like 'I'll bring these back to the terminal' and it just sounds completely wrong. I'd like to think it sounds wrong because Peters is not a professional voice artist and so it's bound to sound slightly amateurish, but I think the reality is I hate it purely because I know it was done by Andi Peters, and if I didn't know this then that specific moment in the movie would pass by without even giving it a thought.
The guy just really annoyed me on CBBC, and the very fact that he recorded a voice for this film highlights his trait of making himself presenter of many of the more 'glamorous' projects undertaken while he was Head of Youth Programming (or something similar) at Channel 4.
Now if they can only get Pat Sharpe to cameo in Finding Nemo then all will be forgiven...
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The entire children cast of the Harry Potter films. If ure gonna get chilld actors (which are never that reliable anyway except in T2, Aliens and Road to Perdition) Get some decent ones who have acted before!!! Americans woul dhave been fine just not the Daniel Radcliffe and the one who plays Harmyony!
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I think you mean Emma Watson.
Oh by the way its HERMIONE
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Originally posted by Richie
Brad Pitt kills one of my favourite films, "Twelve Monkeys".
And to think he got an oscar nom for that performance! :oh-hum: :eek: I loved Brad Pitt in Twelve Monkeys! I thought it was an excellent performance of a total loon.
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Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter. Either film, I'm not bothered.
Oh sorry, this discussion is for excellent films ruined by crap acting.
Can we start one for long, boring, plot on the back of a postage stamp and slavish adherance to the books by a control freak author films ruined by crap acting?
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Joe Pilato in Romero's Day of the Dead is pound-for-pound the worst performance I have ever seen. He says his dialogue with no menace, no conviction, nothing, except for a slight sneer on his face. And when he gets gobbled up at the end of the movie I don't get any enjoyment out of it, because even then his acting is just sooooo bad. I can't wait for Anchor Bay's new dvd of this movie, but I'm beginning to change my mind the more I think of how crap this guy's 'performance' is. Thank God his small role in Dawn of the Dead was virtually removed from the theatrical version - it made a great film even greater!
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Another vote for Chris Tucker in 5th Element and Denise Richards in TWINE.
Also, Heather Graham in From Hell. Worst cockney accent ever - and that includes Dick Van Dyke!
Arnie in The 6th Day. I like the film, and the concept is great - but it would have been better as a more thoughtful piece than as an action vehicle for Arnie.
Kevin Costner in just about anything. (although JFK is a great film <u> in spite of</u> his ratty-faced presence).
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Originally posted by DavidMcGowan
Andi Peters' single line in Toy Story 2 always spoils the film (albeit briefly) for me as, up until that point, the film has managed to draw me in, and then suddenly when I hear his line the bubble bursts and I've taken a step back from the movie again, thinking :gag: Andi Peters!. He presented a 'behind the scenes' show for T4 and they let him record a line for one of the baggage attendents loading all the suitcases into the plane just before the final chase sequence. He says something like 'I'll bring these back to the terminal' and it just sounds completely wrong. I'd like to think it sounds wrong because Peters is not a professional voice artist and so it's bound to sound slightly amateurish, but I think the reality is I hate it purely because I know it was done by Andi Peters, and if I didn't know this then that specific moment in the movie would pass by without even giving it a thought.
The guy just really annoyed me on CBBC, and the very fact that he recorded a voice for this film highlights his trait of making himself presenter of many of the more 'glamorous' projects undertaken while he was Head of Youth Programming (or something similar) at Channel 4.
Now if they can only get Pat Sharpe to cameo in Finding Nemo then all will be forgiven... I never knew this! :eek: as you say that part of the movie always pass me by without a second thought!
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Tarantino in 'Pulp Fiction'.
Lousy...
:nono:
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1. Michael Caine's accent in Cider House Rules. Our payback for the twerp who ruined Mary Poppins ?
2. The twerp who ruined Mary Poppins. Er...Julie someone-or-other ? :)
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Keanu Reeves: Much Ado About Nothing, Dangerous Liasons Dracula, Devil's Advocate
Jeremy Irons: Die Hard 3
Time Machine (bad film by then anyway)
Ewan McGregor: Moulin Rouge
Star Wars 1 and 2 (lets face it he was not alone on this one)
Meg Ryan: The Doors (Billy Idol came second)
Nicolas Cage:
Almost everything but especially The Rock and Con Air
Tom Cruise: Eyes Wide Shut
Johnathon Pryce: Tomorrow Never Dies
M Night Shalaman: Signs, Unbreakable
Mark Wahlberg: Planet of the Apes
and the winner is: Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element
P.S. Elizabeth Hurley in everything is taken as read.
Phew that feels better
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Roger Moore is a lovely chap and a fine ambassador for UNICEF but his 'acting' in "The Naked Face" is an offence which should be referred to a UN Performance Crimes tribunal. Add to that the acting of everyone else in the film.
A warrant should also be issued for the immediate arrest of Ali McGraw who is an actress who has never given an even halfway good performance. It's worth watching "The Getaway" again simply to see Steve McQueen give her a slap in the mouth. She's also awful in "Love Story" and "Players"
Katherine Ross has the good fortune to be married to Lord Sam of Elliott but she doesn't have either his acting talent or his screen presence. See "The Swarm" for ample proof of this.
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Again, Tarantino in 'Pulp Fiction'...
It's a blot on an otherwise perfect film!
:)
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Originally posted by DavidMcGowan
Andi Peters' single line in Toy Story 2 always spoils the film (albeit briefly) for me as, up until that point, the film has managed to draw me in, and then suddenly when I hear his line the bubble bursts and I've taken a step back from the movie again, thinking :gag: Andi Peters!. He presented a 'behind the scenes' show for T4 and they let him record a line for one of the baggage attendents loading all the suitcases into the plane just before the final chase sequence. He says something like 'I'll bring these back to the terminal' and it just sounds completely wrong. I'd like to think it sounds wrong because Peters is not a professional voice artist and so it's bound to sound slightly amateurish, but I think the reality is I hate it purely because I know it was done by Andi Peters, and if I didn't know this then that specific moment in the movie would pass by without even giving it a thought.
The guy just really annoyed me on CBBC, and the very fact that he recorded a voice for this film highlights his trait of making himself presenter of many of the more 'glamorous' projects undertaken while he was Head of Youth Programming (or something similar) at Channel 4.
Now if they can only get Pat Sharpe to cameo in Finding Nemo then all will be forgiven...
LOL! I saw that too, and I was waiting for it when I saw it in the cinema and it sounded ****! Does my head in! :lol:
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Originally posted by 8-]
Leonardo Di Caprio - Anything and everything he's been in
Hmmm....Gilbert Grape??? You'd have to be an idiot not to be drawn in by his performance there. Normally I would agree...but you can't deny Gilbert Grape!
My ruined film is Panic Room...Jared Leto sucks ass. At least he got the bejesus beaten out of him in Fight Club...however, I don't like this Fincher/Leto partnership....NO MORE LETO! :mad:
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Tom Hanks in anything.
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Where reese witherspoon screws her face up in cruel intentions, it makes me wanna chuck! :gag: does face pulling come under acting?! :nuts:
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Originally posted by gburnsid
Tom Hanks in anything.
Amen brother.
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Leonardo Di Caprio in The Gangs of New York
An excellent film but Di Caprio couldn't handle the complexity required of his character.
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Originally posted by Mike
Elizabeth Berridge in "Amadeus" is truly appalling, speaking like a reject from an am-dram production and emoting with admirable effort but no performing skill whatsoever

Totally agree