Fill in the blank: You know a movie will be bad when ______ is in it.

[Jeraden]

There's always some movies you know are going to be bad just because of the casting choices.

For example, any movie with Dolph Lundgren or Corbin Bernsen, you know is going to be some crappy low-budget piece of crap. I'd almost think they'd be better off getting an unknown to be in the movie as at least for me, those 2 names are synonymous with garbage.

[Hokeyboy]

Jerry O'Connell, post-Stand By Me.

[das Monkey]

Pauly Shore
Carrot Top
Eric Roberts
Jeff Fahey
Jeff Speakman
Shannon Tweed
Joan Severance

das

[Simpson Purist]

Freddie Prinze Jr.
Matthew Lillard
Ice-T
Vanilla Ice :lol:
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
Madonna
Any male cast member from "Friends"

[MFRONE]

Tom Green

[MrX]

Freddie Prinze Jr
99% of the music industry

[sundog]

Originally posted by das Monkey
Pauly Shore
Carrot Top
Eric Roberts
Jeff Fahey
Jeff Speakman
Shannon Tweed
Joan Severance

das

That's a bit harsh. I'm sure you've done good work on a few films.

and my own choice would be Madonna.

[fumanstan]

Originally posted by Simpson Purist
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Matthew Lillard
Ice-T
Vanilla Ice :lol:
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
Madonna
Any male cast member from "Friends"

Matthew Perry was good in the Whole Nine Yards =(

[LBPound]

Syvlester Stallone
Kevin Costner (with the exception of Field of Dreams)
Johnny Knoxville

[Rogue588]

Julia Roberts.
Jennifer Love Hewitt.
ANY rapper.
ANY cast member from "Friends".

[wendersfan]

Any Saturday Night Live alumnus that's still alive.

Eric Roberts? Ever heard of a little gem named The Pope of Greenwich Village? Even Daryl Hannah couldn't screw that one up...

<hums "The Summer Wind">

[rfduncan]

Originally posted by MrX
Freddie Prinze Jr
99% of the music industry

Except, never underestimate the power of Parker Posey. The House of Yes was a fantastic film and it even had Tori Spelling in it!

BTW I would also like to defend Madonna with Evita, Desperately Seeking Susan and Dick Tracy


WITHOUT exception though - Ashton Kutcher :yack:

[Milt Fargus]

Stephen Baldwin, post-Usual Suspects
Any Arquette

God help us!

[Parcher]

Michael Ironside

Thoguh I kinda enjoy them anyways :)

[Big Boy Laroux]

hey, matthew perry has had some decent movies...

whole nine yards... fools rush in. not that bad.

and cox was in scream...

and what about that movie with joey about the baseball-playing ape? :)

[Numanoid]

Originally posted by wendersfan
Eric Roberts? Ever heard of a little gem named The Pope of Greenwich Village?

And how about Star 80, winner of the BSFC Award for Best Actor and Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Also, Runaway Train, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Although anything after '85 or so has been suckeke.

[cooper2000]

Adam Sandler!!!!!!!!
Freddie Prinz Jr.
Shannon Elizabeth

Tom Cruise has been getting on my nerves recently too.

[Rypro 525]

Originally posted by Milt Fargus
Stephen Baldwin, post-Usual Suspects
Any Arquette

God help us! Not all of the Arquettes are bad, just David.

[cooper2000]

How could I forget Denise Richards and her Hubby Charlie Sheen(after Platton)

[RyoHazuki]

Originally posted by cooper2000
How could I forget Denise Richards and her Hubby Charlie Sheen(after Platton)

Platton! Isn't that the movie where George C. Scott loses his innocense in Vietnam.

[DumDum]

Gary Busey
Don "the Dragon" Wilson

Forgot one... Michael Dudikoff

[ArchibaldTuttle]

j-lo (cept out of sight)
tim allen
Ashton Kutcher
Sylvester Stallone (since early 90's)
Martin Lawrence
Steve Martin (I never thought he was funny)
I could go on and on

can we include directors?
Michael Bay
Paul W.S. Anderson
Edward D. Wood Jr. (bad in a good way)

producers?
well I can only think of one off hand
Jerry Bruckheimer (except for a couple in the mid 90's ex Con Air)

edit: what about titles, any movie with "movie" in the title

[the narrator]

any music star...for the most part
billy crystal
david arquette
Jean-Claude Van Dam
Steven Segal
Shaq
Hulk Hogan
whoopi goldberg

[apchrist]

Michael Bay
Jerry Bruckheimer
Joel Schumacher

[Kumar J]

Steven Segal?

[greatjedi]

Originally posted by RyoHazuki7
Platton! Isn't that the movie where George C. Scott loses his innocense in Vietnam.
rotfl rotfl That's the funniest thing I've read all week. Thanks! rotfl rotfl

[jarsim]

Will Smith

[Calculon]

Jar Jar Binks

[DeputyDave]

Steven Segal and ANY rap star.

Leonardo DiCaprio (with the exception of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" I may incure some flame wrath, but I thought Basketball Diaries was over rated and his performance was crap).

[PixyJunket]

Those Two Guys

[rfduncan]

Originally posted by ArchibaldTuttle
edit: what about titles, any movie with "movie" in the title

Hey! What about The Muppet Movie and Kentucky Fried Movie?!?

[ToddSm66]

Mario Van Peebles
Ice-T
Lorenzo Lamas
Christopher Lambert
Brian Bosworth
Corey Haim

[raKim]

How about a FREAKIN' Kangaroo
http://images.snapfish.com/3365248723232%7Ffp69%3Dot%3E2327%3D688%3D%3C57%3Dxroqdf%3E2323365529999ot1lsi
sorry had to repost it


or most other movies where an animal either live, animitronic or whatever sadistic way they can make and animal come to life to try and carry a movie.
Some cases and points:
Ed
Dunston Checks In or Out (who knows or cares)
Air Bud (great, dogs on pot)
Glitter (you know I'm right)
Free Willy
Cats and Dogs
Crocodile Hunter
There are more, but my head hurts just from having to revisit these horrible horrible movies.

WC Fields wasn't lying!!!

[/overdramatization of point]

[Lastblade]

Female:
Mariah Carey, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Shakira (unless the movie is rated X and above, I suppose).

Male:
Vin Diesel, Slyvester Stallone (talking about new movies now), Hulk Hogan, Justin Timberlake (or any member of any boy band), Steven Seagal, John Travolta (with the only hope/possible exception of future collaboration with Q. Taratino)

[hgar78]

steven segal
jean claude van dame
martin lawrence
jennifer love hewitt

and J-LO!!!! (someone please get this woman off the screens!)

also pretty much any "crossover" star, i.e athletes, musicians, tv personalities (and i dont mean tv stars, just personalities like steve erwin or jan leno)

[ChemDoc]

Wow, am I the first person to mention Rob Schneider by name? Someone mentioned "any living "SNL" cast member, but Dan Ackroyd had "The Blues Brothers".

Also, how about:
Chris Kattan
Chris Tucker
Kirstie Alley
Steve Guttenberg
Colin Quinn
Dan Hedaya

[cooper2000]

I was going to mention Jerry Bruckheimer yesterday but I didnt know we could include Directors. Lets add the guy who has made The Fast the the Furious and XXX who is just a really schlocky moviemaker.

Oh, Rob Schneider too.

[gmal2003]

Robert Townsend
Any Wayans Brother/Sister
LL Cool J
Kris Kline (or is it Chris Kline? who cares)

[flixtime]

Originally posted by das Monkey
Joan Severance

-eek- I cannot let this remark pass. Her honor will be defended. The gauntlet is tossed. I hereby challenge you - das Monkey - to a duel.....at sunrise........weapons of your choosing.

Just kidding of course. Needless to say I'm a big fan of Joan Severance, and have been ever since seeing her in the TV show Wiseguy, and, ahem, "more" of her in her other films. Agreed though, aside from her charms (imho), the films were mediocre at best.

[angryyoungman]

Originally posted by DumDum
Gary Busey I would say his son, Jake, is a far more accurate indicator.

And though I think she's one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood, I avoid just about anything Ashley Judd is in!

Finally, I think we're all forgetting the one man who starred in THREE huge bombs this past year, Eddie Murphy! There's only 3 or 4 movies he's starred in since 1988's Coming To America which are even remotely entertaining, IMHO. I still think he's only of the most talented comics out there, but he's been headed downhill for a while now.

[Hannibal]

Don't forget about box office killer Charlize Theron

[hgar78]

oh, i almost forgot. just about any film with the pairing of Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. :yack:

i know it's gonna be bad when i see another one of these come rolling through!

[brizz]

Denise Richards - although Drop Dead Gorgeous was hilarious, but it was partly because you were supposed to hate DR's character :)

Tara Reid
Mickey Rourke post Barfly
Jerry O'Connell
Keanu Reeves
Any Rapper
Julia Roberts
Sandra Bullock
Hugh Grant (sans About a Boy)

Execs:
Jerry Bruckheimer
Michael Bay


as for those bashing "friends" movies - you obviously haven't seen the Good Girl - and as was previously mentioned, The Whole Nine Yards was pretty damn good too....

[brizz]

oh yes...and the greatest indicator: talking animals.....god i hate talking animals.

[DonnachaOne]

I'm noticing "ANY RAPPER" coming up quite a lot.

THREE KINGS. It featured TWO rappers as the main stars. And one was WHITE, even.

[Corvin]

Originally posted by Rogue588

ANY cast member from "Friends".

I liked both <i>Office Space</i> and <i>The Good Girl</i>; Jennifer Aniston starred in both films.

Till again.

[cooper2000]

Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow have definitely done the best work in movies.
Kudrows work in Object of My Affection was great and she was hillarious in Romy and Michelle.

The J-Lo remark I have to second. Boy is she annoying the hell out of me and If I hear one more thing about her and Ben, I am going to scream.

[mdc3000]

one of the names that seems to be synonymous with movies that I dislike is....

OLIVER PLATT

I see that guys name in the credits, and I sigh...for I know I am in for some craptacular drivel....

MATT

[bodhi1213]

Anne Heche

[grunter]

Originally posted by hgar78
oh, i almost forgot. just about any film with the pairing of Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. :yack:


Make that "any film starring either Ashley Judd or Morgan Freeman" and I'm right there with you.

[Deckard-10]

Originally posted by Rogue588
ANY cast member from "Friends".
I liked Jennifer Aniston in Office Space, Matthew Perry in Three to Tango and David Schwimmer in Band of Brothers.

[Tom O' Bedlam]

Anytime a character spouts,"I'm too old for this ****." Also anything that has Jerry Bruckheimer attached to the title.

[devilpants]

Sofia Coppola

[Daytripper]

Originally posted by cooper2000
Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow have definitely done the best work in movies.
Kudrows work in Object of My Affection was great and she was hillarious in Romy and Michelle.



Kudrow wasn't in "The Object of My Affection", Aniston was. She was in "The Opposite of Sex" however. And she was amazing in that. She was also great in "Clockwatchers".


Back to the worst actors. Josh Hartnett immediately comes to mind. Terrible TERRIBLE "actor".

[Rypro 525]

Affleck post Good Will Hunting
Denise Richards was good in that movie "Wild Things"

[caligulathegod]

Susan Tyrrell, Mickey Rooney, Wallace Beery, Jerry Lewis (excepting King of Comedy), Eddie Deezen (excepting Grease).