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(Cinema Blend) Interesting 20 actors who deserve your support. Yes he's on there and so is she   (cinemablend.com) divider line 130
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mitchcumstein1 [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 01:10:58 PM
Those people are all fairly well supported now.
 
timujin [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 01:54:17 PM
That is most certainly a list of people who, without the support of an ardent minority, will undoubtedly end as failures.

/there was only one I hadn't heard of
//that being said, Brick was awesome
 
NittLion78
2010-08-23 02:00:09 PM
Swap out Jet Li for Michael Ironside + Rosario Dawson for Julianne Moore, and I'll call it a flawless list.
 
rikdanger [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 02:31:06 PM
I like the author's point on Michael Caine, but I think he's in the top 20, somewhere.
 
FishyFred [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 02:45:22 PM
Morgan Freeman invokes an aura of legitimacy. Even when he does absolute shiat like Evan Almighty, it never really tarnishes his ability, probably because he never stoops or panders, grovels or lowers himself to embarrassment. All the greats, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, they struck out too, but they did so with class, with a confident, I'll-get-you-next-time grin. Don't believe me? Then go ahead and stamp your forms, sonny. I doubt Morgan Freeman gives a shiat.

Because you just read that in his voice.
 
FishyFred [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 02:47:10 PM
By the way, the guy who wrote this column just offered the best defense of Tom Hanks I've read in a long time. I'm giving this link a +1 just for that.
 
wjllope
2010-08-23 03:06:13 PM
Forest Whitaker
Gary Oldman
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 03:24:54 PM
In before some dickhead posts a pic of that retard tween singer, I heart Ellen Page.
 
legendary [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 03:37:08 PM
List wins for JGL alone, bonus for Viggo, DDL, and Mr. Bob Harris
 
Sybarite [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 03:39:37 PM
I love Ricky Gervais but his movies suck. Invention of Lying was a cool idea that fell apart in the third act. Tom Hanks is a fine actor, but some time in the last few years his taste in scripts appears to have gone haywire. I mean, sure he'd have the occasional stinker in the 90s, but the last six years has been mostly stinkers.
 
GAT_00 [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 03:59:39 PM
That list needs Aaron Eckhart.
 
brigid_fitch [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 04:21:11 PM
List fails without Sam Rockwell. And if you don't believe me, watch Moon.
 
MonkeyButton
2010-08-23 04:24:02 PM
Jason Patric
 
homarjr
2010-08-23 04:24:58 PM
I'm assuming that subby's "he" is JGL. Who's the "she"? Kate Winslet? Before clicking I thought it'd be Helen Mirren. Dunno why.
 
Doktor Merkwrdiglieben
2010-08-23 04:25:40 PM
i37.tinypic.com


And, having said that...


i33.tinypic.com
 
wpmulligan
2010-08-23 04:26:24 PM
I tried to support Scarlett Johansson, but she said her brassiere did the job better and then called the cops. biatch.
 
FarkedOver
2010-08-23 04:28:40 PM
List fails without Jerry O'Connell. Have you people seen Kangaroo Jack!? It's brilliant!
 
Phideaux
2010-08-23 04:29:01 PM
I'd pay $10 to watch Ed Norton and Tom Hanks argue for 2 hours over anything.
 
sotua
2010-08-23 04:31:26 PM
At least half those guys don't need our support.

We should be supporting guys like, say, David Morse, who consistently delivers the good but somehow evades notice.
 
GungFu
2010-08-23 04:34:14 PM
I don't get the point of the article.

I think all the people mentioned are doing just fine - with or without my 'support'.

People like Bruce Campbell, Michael Jai White and other B, C, D listers deserve my support by actively going to see their movies, or buying their dvds. The A-listers in the article? Not so much. Formuliac crap is crap.

By the way, go and watch 'World's Greatest Dad' by Bobcat Goldwaite, and starring Robin Williams. That film deserves a bigger audience and media recognition.
 
Tom Paulin
2010-08-23 04:37:21 PM
I liked this list a lot. That said, being a huge Jackie Chan fan I have to strongly disagree with the comment about him being a 'sellout'.
 
FarkedOver
2010-08-23 04:40:00 PM
Tom Paulin: I liked this list a lot. That said, being a huge Jackie Chan fan I have to strongly disagree with the comment about him being a 'sellout'.

The Karate Kid re-make. Enough said.
 
Mattevil
2010-08-23 04:40:02 PM
www.poptower.com

What about somebody like Adam Scott?
/Saw Pirahna 3D and watched Party Down
 
hogans
2010-08-23 04:40:19 PM
www.tcf.ua.edu

Thank you.
 
timujin [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 04:41:04 PM
GungFu: By the way, go and watch 'World's Greatest Dad' by Bobcat Goldwaite, and starring Robin Williams. That film deserves a bigger audience and media recognition.

Been meaning to, it's streamable from NetFlix
 
scavenger
2010-08-23 04:43:50 PM
Elizabeth Shue
 
Accolade
2010-08-23 04:44:58 PM
GungFu: By the way, go and watch 'World's Greatest Dad' by Bobcat Goldwaite, and starring Robin Williams. That film deserves a bigger audience and media recognition.

Besides the fact that mentioning a Robin Williams movie after your disdain for "A" listers needing support seems a bit hypocritical, I would also recommend this movie.
 
JoeJitsu
2010-08-23 04:46:28 PM
I was watching Back to the Future with the kids this past weekend. I finally got around to listening to the commentary tracks and (according to Bob Zemeckis) Crispin Glover would have absolutely ruined the ending to the movie if he'd had his way. He was obsessed with turning George McFly into some kind of sweatpants-wearing weirdo instead of a successful writer/dad/man after the intervention of his son in the past. Glover sulked about the lot and tried to persuade the crew to force Zemeckis to change the character's ending into something that didn't fit into the narrative. From what I've seen of him and read about him I think he skews toward the psychotic savant who can hit a mark and really deliver a line when he's not veering off into some delusional version of the world everyone else lives in.
 
98K514 [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 04:47:46 PM
GungFu: I don't get the point of the article.

I think all the people mentioned are doing just fine - with or without my 'support'.

People like Bruce Campbell, Michael Jai White and other B, C, D listers deserve my support by actively going to see their movies, or buying their dvds. The A-listers in the article? Not so much. Formuliac crap is crap.

By the way, go and watch 'World's Greatest Dad' by Bobcat Goldwaite, and starring Robin Williams. That film deserves a bigger audience and media recognition.

All of this and a little of that.

List fails without Lee Tergesen.
 
FarkedOver
2010-08-23 04:48:13 PM
JoeJitsu: I was watching Back to the Future with the kids this past weekend. I finally got around to listening to the commentary tracks and (according to Bob Zemeckis) Crispin Glover would have absolutely ruined the ending to the movie if he'd had his way. He was obsessed with turning George McFly into some kind of sweatpants-wearing weirdo instead of a successful writer/dad/man after the intervention of his son in the past. Glover sulked about the lot and tried to persuade the crew to force Zemeckis to change the character's ending into something that didn't fit into the narrative. From what I've seen of him and read about him I think he skews toward the psychotic savant who can hit a mark and really deliver a line when he's not veering off into some delusional version of the world everyone else lives in.

I'm pretty sure there is a youtube clip of Letterman interviewing him and he is seriously tripping balls.
 
If Mandy Patinkin Was A Horse
2010-08-23 04:50:07 PM
Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
 
GavinTheAlmighty
2010-08-23 04:51:28 PM
No.

The one and only name that belongs on this list is this man:

t3.gstatic.com
 
Sedatedbylife
2010-08-23 04:56:04 PM
Mattevil: What about somebody like Adam Scott?
/Saw Pirahna 3D and watched Party Down

Did party down get good after the first few episodes?
 
GungFu
2010-08-23 04:59:42 PM
Accolade: GungFu: By the way, go and watch 'World's Greatest Dad' by Bobcat Goldwaite, and starring Robin Williams. That film deserves a bigger audience and media recognition.

Besides the fact that mentioning a Robin Williams movie after your disdain for "A" listers needing support seems a bit hypocritical, I would also recommend this movie.

Ok, I understand your point, and yeah, I actually like a lot of the actors on the list. I just think the article should be more precisely titled 'Actors and actresses I like' rather than deserving of support. They clearly don't need any.

Having said that, most of the people on that list are A-listers, and their films do get a relatively wide audience anyway. We're not talking about obscure. As for Robin Williams and 'World's Gretaest Dad', yes, he's one of those A-listers, but the film isn't really a 'Hollywood' type film, and certainly wouldn't get the public knowledge it deserves despite Williams being in it. This is unfortunate as I think it's a very good film and would appeal to a lot of Farkers, and others who aren't Hollywood fixated in their film going. I enjoyed it immensely. Best (black) comedy I've seen in a long while. I'm sure if the general cinenam going public gave it a go they would enjoy it too.
 
SwingAwayMarell
2010-08-23 05:00:03 PM
James Franco f*cked the author's girlfriend. I've never been more sure of anything in my life.
 
momojoboo [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 05:03:36 PM
Ray Liotta
 
HawgWild [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 05:04:09 PM
SwingAwayMarell: James Franco f*cked the author's girlfriend. I've never been more sure of anything in my life.

I was wondering about that, too. I like the guy and his work that I've seen.

[nerd alert]

He would have been better as Anakin than Hayden ...

[/nerd alert]
 
schattenteufel [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 05:05:29 PM
Actors on this list that I like, and I would support:
Viggo Mortensen - Steals the screen in every movie he's in
Bill Murray - Best comedic timing & delivery ever
Crispin Glover - Never know what to expect from him, plus he looks like me!
Morgan Freeman - Makes me feel all warm inside
Tom Hanks - The go-to guy for a solid performance
Edward Norton - He embodies actor versatility
Daniel Day-Lewis - Best. Actor. In. Hollywood.
Julianne Moore - Powerful on-screen presence.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - He was even impressing me as the "wise old mentor" trapped in a young boy's body on 3rd Rock
Jeff Bridges - Gifted actor, always brings his A-game
Meryl Streep - The go-to woman for evil biatches
Adrien Brody - Intense! Acting! Style!
Ellen Page - I love her comedic delivery witty & charming & lovely.

Actors that I dislike:
Leonardo DiCaprio - He's not that great an actor, and his fake accents all suck
Russell Crowe - How can an actor DESPISE all of his fans; the very people whose opinions his job rests upon

The rest of them I'm not familiar enough with to form an opinion on.
 
GoteamVenture
2010-08-23 05:06:34 PM
GAT_00: That list needs Aaron Eckhart.

agreed. that guy is just good in everything. i dont smoke but i wanted to be cool and start after 'thank you for smoking'
 
Mattevil
2010-08-23 05:06:48 PM
Sedatedbylife: Mattevil: What about somebody like Adam Scott?
/Saw Pirahna 3D and watched Party Down

Did party down get good after the first few episodes?
Yes, I thought the first episode kinda sucked actually but I stuck it out and it got really good IMO. The orgy episode from season 2 with Thomas Lennon sticks out(no pun intended) as well as the episode with Steve Guttenberg's birthday.
 
TheTeethoftheTiger
2010-08-23 05:06:52 PM
I support this list and his reasons for each actor. It may not be a perfect list, but the reasons were cogent (mostly). I too wish Crowe would make another amazing movie.
 
Flappyhead
2010-08-23 05:07:00 PM
shatnerian.files.wordpress.com
 
IntotheAbyss
2010-08-23 05:11:43 PM
How is this handsome son of a biatch not getting loads more work?
www.bigshinyrobot.com
 
coffee fiend
2010-08-23 05:12:13 PM
William Forsythe deserves to be on there, but I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it; it's a purely subjective list.

sotua: We should be supporting guys like, say, David Morse, who consistently delivers the good but somehow evades notice.

Agree 100%. The asshole(no pun intended) cop character on "House" was great, and it made me appreciate him even more as an actor.
 
Lampmonster
2010-08-23 05:13:05 PM
GavinTheAlmighty: No.

The one and only name that belongs on this list is this man: Picture of Ned Stark

He'll be big when Game of Thrones hits HBO next spring. He plays a great part. Although he's going to have to stick his neck out a bit. Hopefully it will help him get ahead though. It's a good opertunity to show his chops though.
 
HawgWild [TotalFark]
2010-08-23 05:14:25 PM
God, how could I have been so STUPID?!

List TOTALLY FAIL with this person (new window).
 
Hector Remarkable
2010-08-23 05:17:14 PM
What are you talking about subby? Mike O'Malley isn't on that list.
 
Zap_Rowsdower
2010-08-23 05:19:43 PM
How about all these rich celebrities get off their asses and support ME for once? I'm sitting here as a poor grad student, working to some day get a degree and scrape by as a research scientist trying to cure cancer, and somehow these millionaires need MY support?

/Not that I'm bitter
//Been sitting at the computer too long today
 
The Fool
2010-08-23 05:21:46 PM
IntotheAbyss: How is this handsome son of a biatch not getting loads more work?

Dear Hollywood, here's your Nathan Drake, go make Uncharted the movie. You'll thank me later.
 
Accolade
2010-08-23 05:22:19 PM
Lampmonster: He'll be big when Game of Thrones hits HBO next spring. He plays a great part. Although he's going to have to stick his neck out a bit. Hopefully it will help him get ahead though. It's a good opertunity to show his chops though.

haw haw.

/valar morghulis
 
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