So are you saying that you liked Freejack?
Sounds like you’ve been spared from watching:
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Dad
Pay It Forward
Consenting Adults
As for Anthony Hopkins:
The Road to Wellville
Desparate Hours
Meet Joe Black
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (voiceover)
Fine actors both–just setting the record straight
And as for Bruce Willis–Good Lord!: *North, Color of Night, Sunset, The Jackal, * the *Look Who’s Talking *movies, the list goes on and on (though I do think he’s good when used properly)
Oh, and much as I love Franklin Pangborn and Charles Coburn, they both appeared in the horrendous Story of Mankind
He’s getting good notices opposite Brando and De Niro in “The Score.”
Am I only allowed one?
If not, I’d say Gene Hackman and Christopher Walken.
(probably TMI but if I was a woman, I would sleep with Mr. Walken)
Excellent point. Allow me to rephrase: I have never seen a movie that would be better without him, except MI2. Freejack sucked, but Hopkins was cool in it. Dracula sucked too, but Hopkins was great in it. Same with Road to Wellville.
Speaking of Dracula, Gary Oldman is another actor who seems constitutionally unable to give a bad performance.
More bad Bruce Willis movies: Striking Distance, The Story of Us, The Siege, Mercury Rising, The Jackal, Four Rooms, North (!!!), Blind Date. All of which are redeemed by his work with M. Night Shyamalan and the Die Hard trilogy.
Here, here! Gary Oldman can make a movie good, too.
I guess The Fifth Element is debateable as a good movie, though. But he’s still fabulous in it.
Pesonally, I nominate Kevin Kline. I liked January Man. I liked I Love You To Death. I liked Fierce Creatures. Sophie’s Choice wasn’t among my favorite movies, but I wouldn’t call it a bad movie, most especially with Kevin’s performance in it, which was about the only thing I found entertaining. Okay, so Princess Caraboo wasn’t the greatest, but I’ll still race to see movie simply because he’s in it.
Turbo Dog’s choice is Tommy Lee Jones. He even liked Double Jeopardy and Blown Away.
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I must defend Bruce!!! Good Bruce Willis movies:
Pulp Fiction
Die Hard I - III
Armageddon (c’mon, you liked it!!)
The 5th Element
Sixth Sense
Unbreakable
12 Monkeys
In Country
The Whole Nine Yards
The Last Boy Scout
Mortal Thoughts (with then-wife Demi)
The Kid*
Plus, as I mentioned before, Hudson Hawk and Bonfire of the Vanities. (OK, I admit I am pushing it with the last 2, but I can’t help it!!)
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I was going to nominate Steve Buscemi, but then I took a look at his filmography.
Jumanji 2!?! Say it ain’t so, Steve.
And, since Euty nominated Morgan Freeman, he was good in Prince of Thieves, which otherwise sucked on toast.
Another suggestion: I can’t think of a bad movie that has Derek Jacobi in it.
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I haven’t seen Freejack or MI2 but Hopkins was one of my HDSs until Instinct.
For me, it’s Alan Rickman. I haven’t seen many films with him in it, but so far he is my HDS. Another one is Harrison Ford. The movies I’ve seen with him in it are good (or at least his performance is good).
Matt Damon is my HDS.
Julia Stiles is my anti-HDS mostly because I detest her being, so any movie with her in it is automatically something I won’t see.
Have you ever seen In and Out?
I’ll second kevin kline, and I did see In and Out. I think a lot of people are forgetting the letter of the law which is the movie can’t be COMPLETELY BAD with this person in it. It doesn’t have to be a non stop string of great movies to apply to the law, it just has to be saved from the quagmire by said actor.
In and Out was not a great movie, but Kevin Kline made it entertaining.
jarbaby
Yep, I have Lux. Again, while it’s not among my favorite movies, I wouldn’t say it was bad. The ‘How to Be a Man’ scene made me laugh aloud, and I am more of a “quiet chuckle” kind of person.
Hey, waitaminnit…I LIKED In & Out!
The “How to be a Man” scene was the high point, but I also have fond memories of the inability of Bob Newhart to say the word “homosexual,” the scene in the confessional, Joan Cusack slamming out of the bar in her bridal gown screaming “Is EVERYBODY gay?”
For my money, the presence of John Turturo is a good sign. To a lesser extent, Anthony LaPaglia.
Hey, I’ll second Turturro. Being best pals with both Spike Lee and the Coen brothers doesn’t hurt, but he seems to have a nose for that which doesn’t suck.
Anyone disagree?