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Old 06-19-2006, 12:57 AM
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I often hear discussed who the best actors in Hollywood. You seldom hear a discussion, or see a list, of the worst actors in the business.

So let's see everyone's top five or top ten worsts comtemporary actors. I will follow with my own.
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Old 06-19-2006, 01:31 AM
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Here are 10 in no particular order....

1. Tara Reid
2. Ewan McGregor
3. Renee Zellweger
4. Steven Seagal
5. Around 50% of the Wayans family (especially anyone in White Chicks)
6. Freddie Prinze Jr.
7. Shannon Dougherty
8. Torri Spelling
9. Uma Thurman
10. Chris Tucker
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Fine list. Here is my own...

1. Chuck Norris - Nice guy. Bad actor.
2. Lindsay Lohan - When will her 15 minutes be up?
3. Quentin Tarentino - I love his movies, but he should stick to writing/directing.
4. William Shatner - I do like his self-effacing commercials, but Shatner is a spent force.
5. Tom Green - Does the younger generation require any talent to succeed?
6. Gweneth Paltrow - Let's count how many movies in which she has trotted out that fake British accent.
7. Rob Schneider - See Tom Green.
8. Robert Redford - He looked the part of the great actor, but I have long found his acting listless.
9. Steven Seagal - One of the main reasons the action genre went the way of the dinosaur.
10. James Caan - This may be more personal than professional. We met once.

Honorable Mentions: Keanu Reeves (improved), Hayden Christensen (blame the director).
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Old 06-19-2006, 11:25 PM
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Dang! I completely forgot about Chuck Norris. He is, in my opinion, the most wooden actor there is. That being said, I always loved his early action movies like The Octagon and Good Guys Wear Black.
Hayden Christensen was awful in the last two Star Wars movies (but the films were even worse). Notice that Hollywood isn't exactly falling over to give him new roles. He won't even be able to play Cock-knocker in 20 years.
Where did you meet Jimmy Caan? The Playboy Mansion?
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Here are some more nominees for acting-challenged:

1. Jason Mewes - He plays himself. This is amusing for exactly 5 seconds, then you realize how pathetic it really is. It's a shame that Kevin Smith feels the need to cram his untalented friends down our throats.

2. Ice Cube - I have nothing against Mr. Cube (as, I too, am Straight Out of Compton). He just happens to play the same part over and over. This works about 50% of the time.

3. Christopher Lambert - Speaking of actors who lack range. His one-note delivery and unusual accent have been confusing audiences for decades. We also have him to blame for the success of the increasingly awful Highlander franchise.

4. Orlando Bloom - He would make a very pretty girl, but that girl still wouldn't be able to act worth a damn.

5. Sylvester Stallone - He's made some entertaining movies over the years, but he also made Tango and Cash, and Oscar. I can never forgive him for that.
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Where did you meet Jimmy Caan? The Playboy Mansion?

In a hotel lobby in Manhattan, during his self-imposed exile from Hollywood in the mid-eighties. I hope he's gotten control of his addictions since then, but his actions that night were inexcusable.
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Dennis Hopper's performance in Land of the Dead was horrible. He deserves a vote just for that movie alone.
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