# I refuse to see a movie with (actor/actress) in it **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609 "2002-05-17T20:08:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/61 "2002-05-20T02:53:29Z")
Bette Midler ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/62 "2002-05-20T10:47:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tevya \* > \*\*Hugh Grant. I don’t know what it is about him but just looking at him irritates me. It’s too bad because I really want to see **About a Boy**. I enjoyed the book. \*\* I’m with you. One of my co-workers is trying to convince me that I can see \*\* Bridget Jones’ Diary\*\* (which looks interesting otherwise) because he’s the bad guy. I don’t think so. I also don’t watch movies with Whitney Houston in them. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/63 "2002-05-20T14:08:03Z")
Did I just miss it or has no one mentioned \*\* Keanu Reeves\*\* yet? Let me also add **Bette Middler**. Ditto on: **Richard Gere Hugh Grant Charlie Sheen and Jean Clod Van Damme.** ---
**Author:** ![Peach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Peach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peach)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/64 "2002-05-20T18:53:30Z")
I cannot stand Julia Roberts. She is awful! I probably would have seen Oceans11 if she wasn’t in it. 1. I don’t consider her a great beauty AT ALL! 2. Her ‘blockbuster hit movies’ which seem to attract drones from all over just to hear her laugh (put it in a can already!) is something i will never understand. In short: She sucks! ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/65 "2002-05-20T19:13:50Z")
I used to like Mad About You. It was amusing and sweet. Then I saw Helen Hunt and her part-time Brooklyn accent in As Good As It Gets. I really disliked her character and was quite angry when she won the Best Actress Oscar for it. Ever since then, I’ve not been able to watch the MAY reruns because I can’t stand seeing Helen Hunt acting anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa\_Ann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lisa\_Ann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa_Ann)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/66 "2002-05-20T20:45:59Z")
**pldennison** - Gene Hackman gives me the creeps. He is just icky. I can’t watch him on screen. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/67 "2002-05-21T03:50:54Z")
Nobody mentioned Meg Ryan? Amazing… More votes for Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Richard Gere, John Travolta, Bette Midler, Tom Green, Chuck Norris, and Freddie Prinz Jr… If all of these “actors” were to appear in a movie together, I fear that their combined suckiness would prevent light from being emitted by the projector and would, in fact, cause a black hole to be formed in the theater. If we were extremely lucky, the only time this would happen would be at the world premier with the entire cast in attendance. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/68 "2002-05-21T03:56:38Z")
Nobody mentioned Meg Ryan? Amazing… More votes for Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Richard Gere, John Travolta, Bette Midler, Tom Green, Chuck Norris, and Freddie Prinz Jr… If all of these “actors” were to appear in a movie together, I fear that their combined suckiness would prevent light from being emitted by the projector and would, in fact, cause a black hole to be formed in the theater. If we were extremely lucky, the only time this would happen would be at the world premier with the entire cast in attendance. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/69 "2002-05-21T03:58:25Z")
Sorry for the double post. REALLY bad response times on the board tonight… ---
**Author:** ![Stana\_Claus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stana_claus/32/13874_2.png) [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/70 "2002-05-21T14:06:30Z")
I pretty much boycott anything with a cast member from SNL after about the Eddie Murphy years. Of course, I don’t think they are targetting my demographic with their movies, anyway. So it all works out in the end. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/71 "2002-05-21T14:35:22Z")
Ditto here on \*\*Adam Sandler, Pauley Shore , \*\* (except Bio-dome) **Kevin Kosner, and Kenau Reeves** But I also have to include **Val Kilmer** I absolutly abhor Action/Adventure Genre of Movies, so all those tough guys out there are **86ed** as well. Yes, even **Bruce Lee** _ducks flying roundhouses_ ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/72 "2002-05-21T15:04:41Z")
No doubt Rosie Perez. I accidently left the TV tuned to HBO while I was outside the other day. They showed “It Could Happen to You” while I was out. Rosie’s voice peeled all the paint off of the living room walls. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/73 "2002-05-21T15:10:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chief Crunch \* > \*\* > > I think he said something like the Monkees were more of an inspiration to him, but I’m not entirely sure. \*\* So why is that “condescending” toward the Beatles? Maybe it’s just a statement of fact. I remember reading in an interview once that “Stepping Stone” (by The Monkees) was the first song R.E.M. learned. Must everyone kowtow to the Beatles? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/74 "2002-05-21T15:14:48Z")
I’m in total agreement with **Andie MacDowell** and **Meg Ryan**. Another actress I find a complete abomination is **Mary Louise Parker** , who has an excellent stage reputation but whom I absolutely cannot stand to watch. I actually begin to feel violent when I see her onscreen. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/75 "2002-05-21T15:16:08Z")
Jean Claude van Damme, Eddie Murphy (these days), Bette Midler, plus the usual suspects (Adam Sandler, Pauly Shore, Tom Cruise). ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609/76 "2002-05-21T17:42:51Z")
I will not watch movies starring **Ron Jeremy** , **Joey Silvera** , or **Teri Weigel**. **Nicholas Cage** has been in a few good ones (_Raising Arizona_ and _The Rock_ come to mind), but I think most of his roles (_Captain Corelli_, anyone?) would be played better by someone else. Maybe **scotth** can fill in for him some time. Sure, I’m jealous of **Hugh Grant** ’s good looks, but I just can’t watch his movies. Even with **Rowan Atkinson** in it, I couldn’t sit through _Four Weddings and a Funeral_. Perhaps it was the evil presence of the aforementioned **Andy MacDowall**? That didn’t stop me from loving _Hudson Hawk_, though… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refuse-to-see-a-movie-with-actor-actress-in-it/109609.md?page=3)