# Stallone,Seagal, Schwarznegger,Van Damme..discussion on their acting abilities

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 4, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stallone-seagal-schwarznegger-van-damme-discussion-on-their-acting-abilities/173006 "2003-05-04T12:46:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stallone-seagal-schwarznegger-van-damme-discussion-on-their-acting-abilities/173006/21 "2003-05-07T13:07:20Z")

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> _Originally posted by Big Bad Voodoo Lou_  
> **Also, at the risk of being flamed, I think The Rock is going to only get bigger.**

If he gets any bigger, he’s going to generate his own gravity well!

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stallone-seagal-schwarznegger-van-damme-discussion-on-their-acting-abilities/173006/22 "2003-05-07T14:19:41Z")

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> Yeah, but Bruce Willis is a better actor than Gibson. My proof? Hudson Hawk!!!

Hey! I really liked that movie!

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**Author:** ![Skillet38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Skillet38](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skillet38)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stallone-seagal-schwarznegger-van-damme-discussion-on-their-acting-abilities/173006/23 "2003-05-07T14:41:55Z")

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\*\* Sam Stone \*\* you’ve made a good case in Mel’s defense, and upon giving it further thought, I’m inclined to agree.

I was wrong to imply that he is incapable of more than a few variations on a single theme. But, those are his films that have had the most mainstream appeal.

Man it’s been too long since I saw Gallipolli. Thanks for reminding me of it, I need to make my wife endure it (the senceless carnage that is).

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**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stallone-seagal-schwarznegger-van-damme-discussion-on-their-acting-abilities/173006/24 "2003-05-07T15:17:27Z")

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I actually didn’t mind Jean-Claude in _Timecop_ [runs away and hides]

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stallone-seagal-schwarznegger-van-damme-discussion-on-their-acting-abilities/173006/25 "2003-05-07T15:52:53Z")

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Lundgren is surprisingly amusing if you seek out some of his lesser roles. His supporting role as a mad-prophet sort in _Johnny Mnemonic_ was very entertaining, for example.  
Van Damme was good in _Cyborg_. IMO, it was his best work. My only question is why didn’t Jesus pull himself off the cross that way?

I think that it is grossly unfair, however, that nobody has mentioned the greatest action star of them all, Jack Deth himself…Tim Thomerson. The man makes every role he plays, no matter how thankless, into a gem. He plays crazy like nobody plays crazy.

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