Good actors can appear in bad movies, so I never go with star appeal no matter how much I may like the actor. Witness Jack Nicholson in that awful Adam Sandler movie. I pay more attention to directors.
Conversely, crappy actors can actually be good in the right project and with the right director.
Yep, I watched The Island for that exact same reason.
I recall both of you mentioning your Alyson Hannigan crushes from past Buffy threads, and I’ve always been fond of her too. But even I knew better than to see the execrable-looking Date Movie! Wow, that looked awful, and I hate the whole trend of Scary/Date/Epic Movies that throw bad slapstick gags and outdated pop culture references at their youth demographics in rapid fire succession, hoping to capitalize on the humor of movies like *Airplane! * and The Naked Gun without realizing what made them so funny in the first place.
But JoeSki, I have to admit, I really like *How I Met Your Mother * on the rare occasions I remember to watch it. The writers never gave Alyson much to do, but I think it’s a pretty funny show, head and shoulders above most network sitcoms. Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious in it, Jason Segal is always fun to watch, and Alyson and the dark-haired girl, Cobie Smulders, are both adorable. The only one I don’t like is the “lead” guy.
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve held the Dressed to Kill DVD in my hand and talked myself out of buying it just so I could watch Nancy Allen strip off that trenchcoat in Michael Caine’s office.
Yes, I’m afraid so.
At the very least, Rose McGowan was a very lovely catgirl.
I’m pretty sure that’s what compelled my best friend and me to see “The Hulk” in the theatre in 2003. Mmm, Eric Bana in very little clothing.
I actually hate those kinds of movies too (as well as Airplane!, The Naked Gun series, and pretty much every Mel Brooks movie ever made) but I have a soft spot for romantic comedies and her starring was the tipping point.
Call me an old softie, but watching a girl act horribly ruins her sex appeal. Milla Jovovich is dead to me, on account of complete incompetence. Same thing happens to a lot of pornstars that come across my monitor (so to speak). I have to respect a woman to find her attractive. I know, I’m the only one.
One actress–just one–can do this to me: Jenny Agutter in late 70s and 80s movies. Yum. And, er, totally before my time.
(Logan’s Run was a little surreal for me, since her character was named Jessica and she looked almost exactly like my then-recent ex named Jessica in that movie.)
Never actually gone to a theater, but I am very guilty of updating my Netflix queue in one window and having MrSkin.com open in another.
Rose McGowan? Catgirl? When? Where?
Um, of course, I’d never watch a movie just because it had Rose McGowan being a catgirl in it …
… and if you believe that, I’ve got some lovely Iowa seaside property I want to sell you …
Can’t say that I have. I’m generally pretty oblivious to who’s in what to begin with. Closest I came was when I watched Showgirls not because I found the actress hot (she didn’t really do it for me) but because I grew up watching Saved by the Bell and curiosity to see her naked was my main driving force in watching that movie. I also only saw it because a friend had it on tape that I borrowed.
He got arrested the other day and his mother passed away too. Not a good week for that particular piece of man-tottie.
I can’t believe I am scooping you on some movie trivia. Though, the movie was forgettable, here’s a pic of her in Monkeybone.
Heh heh, I said bone.
No,I fancy Jennifer Aniston like mad but I tried to watch one of her movies on T.V. and had to switch over cos it was so boring.
I saw “Home Fries” because of Drew Barrymore.
Alicia Silverstone’s incredible hotness on the “Clueless” poster (the first time I saw it, my heart actually stopped for a second!) made me first in line for that film.
I’ve paid heinous amounts of money to see less than stellar films with my next husband Will Patton. Yeah, the current husband has no idea and I see no reason to tell him.
Jessica Alba in a bikini underwater was my only conceivable reason for going to see Into the Blue.
I’m going to see Hitman today solely because of Timothy Olyphant and Henry Ian Cusick. No shame in being shallow. 
This was my main reason for watching Aeon Flux. Surprisingly, I found out Charlize Theron wasn’t the only thing worth watching in it.
glad to know I’m not the only one. (another admission: I’ve watched that “Moonlight” show on TV just to see that actor who stars in it).
Hope things get better for J Rhys Meyers - and not just so he’ll make more movies.
