@LN78 Prince of Persia is so bad that I love it. It’s a bit like the original Pirates, it’s not trying too hard and it’s really hokey but it’s good fun. I grew up dying to Sands of Time though so it was a total nostalgia hit for me. They even use the same music when he uses the dagger to go back in time! It’s terrible yes but I like it. Plus poor Toby Kebbell needs a break, he’s in literally every flop ever despite being a decent actor including being in my favourite Black Mirror episode, ‘The Entire History of You’.
@LN78 Yeah Ass Creed is well, a bit ass. Kebbell was also good in the Apes films, he was just overshadowed by Andy Serkis. But I'll add in Wrath of the Titans to the list of flops he has been in @nessisonett.
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@LN78@JohnnyShoulder Funny thing is that there is a group of actors with the opposite luck — they’re mediocre at best in their craft but they seem to have the Midas touch in that their films always seem to be big hits in spite of their poor acting.
Nicholas Cage, Keanu Reeves, Dwayne Johnson, and Samuel L. Jackson come to mind. This is just my opinion but I don’t understand why some of these guys keep getting top billing on multi-million dollar movies.
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@Th3solution Nicholas Cage allure has long past, most of his films are straight to streaming these days. While there is nothing wrong with that, he hasn't appeared as the main star in a big hitter for ages now.
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@JohnnyShoulder Yeah I guess you’re right. It just seems like he’s in everything, lol - but I must just have a prejudice against him. His voice is ‘nails on a chalkboard’ to my ears. I liked him at Spider-Man Noir though. 😂
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@LN78 Haha! I know, that is unfortunately the Nic Cage I will always think in my mind are those 3 - Con-Air, Wicker Man, and Raising Arizona. So when I see National Treasure I think to myself, “this would have been a good movie if they had someone else in the lead role” 😅
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution It’s John Travolta and Nic Cage at their primes, hamming it up with brilliant John Woo action. Yeah it’s cheesy but it’s an absolute blast from start to finish.
@LN78 Yeah Nic Cage’s “Raising Arizona” is Keanu Reeves’s “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”, and Samuel L. Jackson’s “Pulp Fiction” — roles that seemed to make a nice fit for their personality and really put them on the map, but most every other role they do seems to be a parody. I mean, I love many of Samuel L Jackson’s movies, but is there a difference between his Jules Winnfield, his Elijah Price, his Nick Fury, and his Mace Windu? They are kind of the same guy each time.
And The Rock ... Yeah, I avoid most of his movies but based on trailers, they all look like the same character.
@LN78 Yeah Cruise definitely came to mind too, among others. Sometimes they’re type-cast on purpose, and sometimes they are cast in diverse roles that they end up playing the same way they always do regardless of the script.
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Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler's best acting role yet and a fantastic supporting cast, but I found the whole film really annoying and anxiety inducing. It is full of really unlikable characters who I didn't really care for any of them. That is what the directors were going for but I did not enjoy the experience at all. If you saw their previous film Good Time with Robert Pattinson, you know what to expect but Uncut Gems takes it to the next level.
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