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The only problem i've ever had with him(other than most of his films sucking) was back in 91/92 when he threw a tantrum because the rap catagory of the grammy's was not broadcasted on t.v. I mean the guy just one a damn grammy and he's mad people didn't get to see him make his little speech after it, you just have to think "Get over it". Though the next year the rap catagory was on tv and the metal catagory was not and i don't think Metallica threw any bitch fits:).
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Have you ever noticed that every movie he's been in he's fighting something?
Bad Boys 1&2 - Drug lords/criminals Independence Day and MIB - Aliens Enemy of the State - The government Wild Wild West - Giant spiders Ali - Humans I, Robot - Robots Sharks Tale - Sharks Hitch - Being single Pursuit of Happiness - Poverty I Am Legend - Zombie Vampire things And now, Super villains in Hancock. The only ones that aren't fighting against something are the ones that he's not the main star. Baggar Vance and Six Degree's of Separation (which I haven't seen yet.) |
Originally Posted by project86
Have you ever noticed that every movie he's been in he's fighting something?
(waits for invisiblegt's next post and wonders exactly how close his thesaurus is to his computer desk...) = J |
Originally Posted by paradicelost
The only problem i've ever had with him(other than most of his films sucking) was back in 91/92 when he threw a tantrum because the rap catagory of the grammy's was not broadcasted on t.v. I mean the guy just one a damn grammy and he's mad people didn't get to see him make his little speech after it, you just have to think "Get over it". Though the next year the rap catagory was on tv and the metal catagory was not and i don't think Metallica threw any bitch fits:).
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I'm one of those individuals who likes him as a person, but am somewhat bored with him as an actor (I said as much in the Hancock thread). I think I'm most frustrated by his sense of entitlement for the Fourth of July weekend movie-going public's dollars.
I just find the manner in which he selects his roles a little too calculating ("Let me do Hancock since it's blockbuster") and formulaic ("Let me do Pursuit since it's Oscar bait and people will think it's complex, even though it's not") and wish he would take more risks like Six Degrees. There's nothing compelling about his movies that make me want to see them in the theatre or DVD, but I'm more than sit through and watch it on basic cable.
Originally Posted by UAIOE
I like most of his movies, but the most joy comes from that one moment in the movie where he says AWW HELL NAW!
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Originally Posted by invisiblegt
My post was in sole response to your rather stimulating derision of Scientology. I was attempting to make the point that, merely because you do agree with, nor find commonality with, anything in relation to Scientology, this does not excuse such a trite and contrived banality such as "teh gay."
I understand you lack the capacity by which to allow for the possibility of something beyond what you deem "correct." An open-mind is, obviously, not one of the virtues you so exquisitely exude. Enjoy your quaint life of sweeping generalizations and cerebral density. (I suppose that, upon reflection, my post was not in sole response to the misgivings you have about other religious endevors outside your realm of theory, but was also meant to encompass the public emulation mentality of your words. My aforementioned "open-mind" statement applies here; merely because you absorbed and, apparently, believe the hearsay in regard to an actor's sexuality on the television, does not necessarily make it a truth. To paraphrase an old and, in this context, applicable adage; "don't believe everything you watch.") Oh, and :rolleyes:...just for you. |
Wait, you're defending Scientology?
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
I actually have not problem with this... how they choose which Grammy's get on TV is a mystery to me and has pissed me off for years...seeing the awards I was waiting for just go by as a 'oh yeah, this happened earlier while we were at commerical' is a piss off and if I had won a damn award I'd be pissed too... I think he was more pissed at the snubbing of the category than he was 'people didn't get to hear his speech'.
To me it was a just a boo-hoo moment that seemed a little petty. Just my opinion though. |
Originally Posted by UAIOE
I like most of his movies, but the most joy comes from that one moment in the movie where he says AWW HELL NAW!
How often has he actually used this phrase in his films? |
As an actor i think he is at best poor. He has little range and a movie that should have been as exciting as Ali was just awful from beginning to end. I still find it amazing that he has become as popular as he has. He seems to come acrosss to me in a lot of interviews as likeable as a person, but i can imagine that he could quite easily be an utter scumbag. It goes to their heads when they get to this level of fame and in the end very few can ever justify this status by actual talent. I also hate it when actors try to come across as funny, polite and genuine in every interview instead of actually showing who they really are. Its sickening in its fakeness. All that back slapping and hugging. It would be great if an interviewer asked say Mr. Smith "What was it like making Wild, Wild West?" and he simply said "A horrible experience, terrible movie and a waste of everyones time, don't go see it." But instead they are forced to promote crap to the public. In my mind that actor goes down in my estimation as they are simply part of the art of conning the public into accepting dross. And what utter garbage this man has been in.
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Originally Posted by invisiblegt
My post was in sole response to your rather stimulating derision of Scientology. I was attempting to make the point that, merely because you do agree with, nor find commonality with, anything in relation to Scientology, this does not excuse such a trite and contrived banality such as "teh gay."
I understand you lack the capacity by which to allow for the possibility of something beyond what you deem "correct." An open-mind is, obviously, not one of the virtues you so exquisitely exude. Enjoy your quaint life of sweeping generalizations and cerebral density. (I suppose that, upon reflection, my post was not in sole response to the misgivings you have about other religious endevors outside your realm of theory, but was also meant to encompass the public emulation mentality of your words. My aforementioned "open-mind" statement applies here; merely because you absorbed and, apparently, believe the hearsay in regard to an actor's sexuality on the television, does not necessarily make it a truth. To paraphrase an old and, in this context, applicable adage; "don't believe everything you watch.") |
Originally Posted by project86
Have you ever noticed that every movie he's been in he's fighting something?
And if i hear a Will Smith record being played i am fighting off suicide attempts. |
Should anyone wish to further bring about such stimulating points of interest as the massively intriguing "fail" post, I would ask that you send me a private message, as opposed to the continual redirection of this thread from the inherent purpose the original poster had initially intended.
Thank you. |
Originally Posted by james2025a
Its funny but with every movie of his i am fighting something....boredom, depression, anger, general sickness due to lack of good acting/writing/direction et al.
And if i hear a Will Smith record being played i am fighting off suicide attempts. |
Originally Posted by james2025a
And if i hear a Will Smith record being played i am fighting off suicide attempts.
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Originally Posted by invisiblegt
Should anyone wish to further bring about such stimulating points of interest as the massively intriguing "fail" post, I would ask that you send me a private message, as opposed to the continual redirection of this thread from the inherent purpose the original poster had initially intended.
Thank you. |
Originally Posted by Groucho
How often has he actually used this phrase in his films?
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Originally Posted by invisiblegt
My post was in sole response to your rather stimulating derision of Scientology. I was attempting to make the point that, merely because you do agree with, nor find commonality with, anything in relation to Scientology, this does not excuse such a trite and contrived banality such as "teh gay."
I understand you lack the capacity by which to allow for the possibility of something beyond what you deem "correct." An open-mind is, obviously, not one of the virtues you so exquisitely exude. Enjoy your quaint life of sweeping generalizations and cerebral density. (I suppose that, upon reflection, my post was not in sole response to the misgivings you have about other religious endevors outside your realm of theory, but was also meant to encompass the public emulation mentality of your words. My aforementioned "open-mind" statement applies here; merely because you absorbed and, apparently, believe the hearsay in regard to an actor's sexuality on the television, does not necessarily make it a truth. To paraphrase an old and, in this context, applicable adage; "don't believe everything you watch.") Should anyone wish to further bring about such stimulating points of interest as the massively intriguing "fail" post, I would ask that you send me a private message, as opposed to the continual redirection of this thread from the inherent purpose the original poster had initially intended. Thank you. I think the aforementioned antiphon put forth by the estimable contributor to whom you refer is in fact indicative of the general tonality and mindset of the average internet message board subscriber in that their overall pontifications and prognostications are meant as a form of escapism and jocularity by means of a compendious, absurdist statement vis-a-vis a more nuanced, prolonged, polysyllabic, sesquipedalian castigation whose primary ambition is meant to demonstrate the intelligence of the speaker rather than the exemplarity of the argument. ...antidisestablishmentarianism. -Doc |
Originally Posted by invisiblegt
Should anyone wish to further bring about such stimulating points of interest as the massively intriguing "fail" post, I would ask that you send me a private message, as opposed to the continual redirection of this thread from the inherent purpose the original poster had initially intended.
Thank you. Seriously, I think you love to see your own writing on a screen. You're pretentious as hell, dude. Stop acting like you're writing a New Yorker article on a Movie Talk Forum. |
Originally Posted by The Bus
Wait, you're defending Scientology?
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He's the black Robin Williams to me. He drives me up a wall when I watch him during interviews/awards shows/etc but I can usually tolerate him in a movie especially one where he strays from his usual act.
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Originally Posted by runnersdialzero
Your big words ain't welcome around here.
Seriously, I think you love to see your own writing on a screen. You're pretentious as hell, dude. Stop acting like you're writing a New Yorker article on a Movie Talk Forum. I have no problem with Smitty myself, he's entertaining and isn't much of an egomaniac, less so than most actors/actresses by far. |
Well at least he's not "rapping" anymore.
His music was awful. Especially his amazingly lame attempt at "being hard." I have enjoyed most of his movies, but I may be one of the few that thinks the Hancock trailer looks ridiculously bad. |
Will Smith seems cool. He doesn't preach some weird science fiction religion, he picks decent roles, and I don't ghave to read about how he adopted some foreign baby every month.
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Considering he is only 1 of 3 actors ever to have 7 100 million dollar movies in a row I would say yes you are alone.
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