# Lou Diamond Phillips **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823 "2010-12-11T23:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Add99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Add99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Add99)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/1 "2010-12-11T23:29:02Z")
I can’t stand Lou Diamond Phillips. I refuse to watch movies containing: Any of the Baldwin brothers Michael Caine (Zulu was okay) Kevin Bacon Hugh Grant Steven Seagal Jackie Chan Angelina Jolie Mario Van Peeples Billy Dee Williams (you know Lando sucked, admit it.) The 90% horrible list includes: Camerron Diaz Laurence Fishburne Keanu Reeves Gene Hackman Drew Barrymore Ashton Kutcher Sean Connery Russell Crowe I probably mangled the spelling, but they should get better names anyway. Who is on your list? ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/2 "2010-12-11T23:48:31Z")
Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe do not belong on any worst-of list. And hell, Sean Connery should only be on a best-of list! But I agree on Cameron Diaz and raise you a Brendan Fraser. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/3 "2010-12-12T00:00:24Z")
My list isn’t too long: Woody Allen (I really really dislike him) Mel Gibson (mostly his new stuff, but even his movies I love are difficult these days) Meg Ryan Jackie Earle Haley That’s all I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/4 "2010-12-12T00:06:30Z")
Seriously? You people are persnickety. A great director and script can redeem virtually any actor. I loathe Adam Sandler, but thought he was excellent in _[Punch Drunk Love](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272338/)_. I think Don Rickles’ stand-up routine is about as funny as cancer, but he was funny in the _[Toy Story](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/)_ movies. I despise the fact that John Travolta and Tom Cruise shill for an evil, destructive cult, but I’ll still see their films.\* Nope, there are few performers that will keep me away from a well-reviewed film. I can’t think of any at the moment. - I’ll PAY for a different film at the multiplex, preferably an art film that has been around for a while so the theater gets to keep more of the ticket price. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/5 "2010-12-12T00:22:51Z")
If you refuse to watch any movie featuring either Michael Caine or Gene Hackman, I think you’ve just eliminated 98% of all movies ever made. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/6 "2010-12-12T00:43:53Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > If you refuse to watch any movie featuring either Michael Caine or Gene Hackman, I think you’ve just eliminated 98% of all movies ever made. The other 2% feature [Kevin Bacon](http://oracleofbacon.org/index.php), who was in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/7 "2010-12-12T00:54:28Z")
Everyone has their taste, but you can dislike someone while still recognizing their talent. On that basis, I quibble with your list: > [@Add99](#): > > Gene Hackman You may not enjoy him, but the man has boatloads of talent. Teh rest of your list…yeah, all arguable as far as be worthy of defending. But Hackman is too good to be piled next to Keanu and Cameron. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/8 "2010-12-12T00:55:03Z")
**Add99**. Put me down as curious about your choices. Just WHO do you consider a great actor? What five actors are your favorites? Have you seen Michael Caine in _Sleuth_? _The Man Who Would Be King?__Deathtrap_? I’m not trying to hijack your thread, just to find out what your standards are? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/9 "2010-12-12T01:08:26Z")
Russell Crowe was terrific in _Proof_ and _3:10 to Yuma_ and _L.A. Confidential_ and _The Insider_ and…I could go on. I’d have to make a longer list for Hackman. Fishburne is a decent character actor. I dunno, the OP is all over the place. Lou Diamond Phillips is truly awful. I won’t watch anything with Ben Stiller. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/10 "2010-12-12T01:11:38Z")
> [@Add99](#): > > I can’t stand Lou Diamond Phillips. [He](http://images.starpulse.com/pictures/2007/02/28/previews/Lou%20Diamond%20Phillips-SGG-046164.jpg) reminds me of [Peter North.](http://c.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/peter_north_handclasp.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/11 "2010-12-12T01:30:10Z")
You refuse to see anything with Jackie Chan in it? His recent movies have sucked pretty hard, but some of his older ones are pretty awesome. Also, Sean Connery is one of the all-time greats. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/12 "2010-12-12T01:30:50Z")
I don’t avoid movies because certain people are in them, however there are people whose work I don’t see much because they are in mostly bad movies. Of the people listed in the OP I have seen many of them several times each. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/13 "2010-12-12T01:33:29Z")
> [@Add99](#): > > Who is on your list? No-one ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/14 "2010-12-12T01:34:45Z")
Michael Caine is probably the only actor I simply cannot abide. ---
**Author:** ![I-VI-ii-V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I-VI-ii-V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-VI-ii-V)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/15 "2010-12-12T01:40:14Z")
Tony Danza Shelley Long ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/16 "2010-12-12T01:45:46Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Michael Caine is probably the only actor I simply cannot abide. And, I ask _why?_ ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/17 "2010-12-12T02:03:00Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > And, I ask _why?_ I don’t really know. However, he always looks as though he is acting, or perhaps acting as though he is acting. It never seems effortless with him, I always get this feeling of “look at me, I’m acting”. Or possibly he just gets up my nose. Keep in mind that I’m OK, with Keanu, and I’m happy to watch Ed Wood’s work, or Johnny Depp portraying Ed Wood. There’s just something about Michael Caine. I’m sure it’s my failing, not his. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/18 "2010-12-12T02:08:08Z")
I think I could name a film in which all of those actors gave excellent performances as hungry and well directed actors. I see what you mean, but I hardly think any of them are talentless. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/19 "2010-12-12T02:09:07Z")
I don’t really watch any of Mel Gibson’s movies, but only because most of them haved sucked. However, I haven’t ruled out watching them. Likewise, the only movie of Tom Cruise’s I really like is _Interview with the Vampire_. (He was good in that – you couldn’t even tell he was Tom Cruise) Other than that, I’d probably wind up naming someone, and then they’d be in a movie I really want to see. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823/20 "2010-12-12T03:21:11Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Russell Crowe was terrific in _Proof_ and _3:10 to Yuma_ and _L.A. Confidential_ and _The Insider_ and…I could go on. I do not like Russell Crowe, but I think he’s a decent actor. I _loved_ 3:10 to Yuma when I finally sat down and watched it. Terrific film. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-diamond-phillips/563823.md?page=2)