August 2, 20223 yr Brendan Gleeson. Excellent. Domhnall Gleeson. Sucks. Will Smith. Decent. Jayden Smith. Sucks. Denzel. Excellent. John David Washington. Below average. Stellan Skarsgaard. Excellent. Alexander Skarsgaard. Very good. Closest I’ve come to an improvement so far is: Jerry Stiller. Excellent. Ben Stiller. Excellent. Edited August 2, 20223 yr by BehoId, The Underminer!
August 2, 20223 yr Martin Sheen- solid to great Charlie Sheen- has had his moments Emilio Estevez- also has had his moments
August 2, 20223 yr Tom Hanks excellent, Colin Hanks has potential Rosemary Clooney excellent George Clooney excellent
August 2, 20223 yr PSH excellent cooper tbd aaron and tori spelling… Edited August 2, 20223 yr by Pato del Muerto
August 2, 20223 yr Freddie prinze Jamie lee Curtis Sophia Coppola Edited August 2, 20223 yr by Pato del Muerto
August 2, 20223 yr Ethan Hawke AND Uma Thurman - Maya Thurman Hawke Goldie Hawn - Kate Hudson and Wyatt Russell (Kurt Russell) and Oliver Hudson Dennis Quad and Meg Ryan - Jack Quaid Leslie Mann and Judd APatow - Maude Apatow Eric Roberts - Emma Roberts Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick - Sosie Bacon
August 2, 20223 yr 34 minutes ago, Parliament said: Tom Hanks excellent, Colin Hanks has potential, Chet Hanks Hanx = trainwrech
August 2, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said: Kirk Douglas- Michael Douglas Lloyd Bridges- Jeff/Beau Bridges Pretty fucking good acting DNA there.
August 2, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, Js1 said: Ethan Hawke AND Uma Thurman - Maya Thurman Hawke Goldie Hawn - Kate Hudson and Wyatt Russell (Kurt Russell) and Oliver Hudson Dennis Quad and Meg Ryan - Jack Quaid Leslie Mann and Judd APatow - Maude Apatow Eric Roberts - Emma Roberts Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick - Sosie Bacon I was about to post this one. She's been great in Stranger Things.
August 2, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said: Domhnall Gleeson. Sucks. Disagree. Agree on JDW. He was a main reason I didn't love Tenet. Although Pattinson was excellent. Ice Cube's kid is solid.
August 2, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Parliament said: Tom Hanks excellent, Colin Hanks has potential Rosemary Clooney excellent George Clooney excellent 59 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said: Rosemary Clooney is a good one where they are both excellent. I would note, Rosemary is George's aunt, not mother.
August 2, 20223 yr What this thread tells me is if your family isn't in acting you won't be in acting. Same for major network sports play by play announcing. And coaching at the D1 and pro levels. Edited August 2, 20223 yr by Hermanator
August 2, 20223 yr Meh, it really comes down to being rich and connected. The ability to get into the arts with no worry about failure/money counts for a lot. https://collider.com/galleries/celebrities-rich-before-they-were-famous/
August 2, 20223 yr Author 51 minutes ago, ztejas said: Disagree I don't know why Domhnall gets under my skin so much. I think it is because I like his dad in everything which makes the contrast that much greater.
August 2, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: Meh, it really comes down to being rich and connected. The ability to get into the arts with no worry about failure/money counts for a lot. https://collider.com/galleries/celebrities-rich-before-they-were-famous/ Humans are inherently social and tribal animals. We tend to work and socialize with people we already know and are connected too. Hollywood is a smaller community than you think. People tend to "know a guy" and that self perpetuates. DC is no different, except everyone is ugly. Edited August 2, 20223 yr by Bateshorn
August 2, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Parliament said: Tom Hanks excellent, Colin Hanks has potential I looked it up. Colin Hanks is 45. He needs to act in that potential, and soon!
August 2, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, South Austin said: Holy shit. This asshole wasn't born on 3rd base, he was born halfway down the line between 3rd and home and that's what he comes up with? Wow dad must be so proud
August 2, 20223 yr 56 minutes ago, Chips O'Toole said: Michael Gandolfini is nowhere near as talented as his father. Sizzling hot take, here.
August 2, 20223 yr i do not understand the appeal of ben stiller. his funniest roles were heavyweights and Dodgeball, but everything else he's done pretty mediocre-terrible, especially with him as the lead. the guy just isn't funny when he's not playing a one-note, angry, spastic character. zoolander is just not a funny movie. along came polly has maybe two funny lines the entire movie, both given by PSH. meet the parents/fockers are both essentially devoid of laughs, save the volleyball scene. he's just one of those guys who everyone else agrees is pretty great, but i just don't get it.
August 2, 20223 yr Popular Post 4 hours ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said: Closest I’ve come to an improvement so far is: Jerry Stiller. Excellent. Ben Stiller. Excellent. Ben Stiller is a fine person and actor, but no one, and I mean no one, holds a candle to Frank Costanza.
August 2, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, slorch said: Martin Sheen- solid to great Charlie Sheen- has had his moments Emilio Estevez- also has had his moments quack, quack, quack, QUACK, QUACK!!!
August 2, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Parliament said: Tom Hanks excellent, Colin Hanks has potential There's 2 things I always say. 1: Yes, that Hanks. 2: Fame doesn't change you, it changes your friends.
August 2, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, MAUFRAIS said: Jeremy Schaap has a long way to go to be as good as his father. True. But he's grown on me. I didn't like him when he first started appearing on ESPN.
August 2, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, shadow_operative said: i do not understand the appeal of ben stiller. his funniest roles were heavyweights and Dodgeball, but everything else he's done pretty mediocre-terrible, especially with him as the lead. the guy just isn't funny when he's not playing a one-note, angry, spastic character. zoolander is just not a funny movie. along came polly has maybe two funny lines the entire movie, both given by PSH. meet the parents/fockers are both essentially devoid of laughs, save the volleyball scene. he's just one of those guys who everyone else agrees is pretty great, but i just don't get it. Royal Tenenbaums, Tropic Thunder, Night at the Museum. Starsky and Hutch is alright. His cameo in Anchorman is funny. I get not liking Stiller, but you're missing some entries.
August 2, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Sbbruin said: Ben Stiller is a fine person and actor, but no one, and I mean no one, holds a candle to Frank Costanza. Arthur Spooner is also miles better than anything Ben has done
August 2, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, shadow_operative said: i do not understand the appeal of ben stiller. his funniest roles were heavyweights and Dodgeball, but everything else he's done pretty mediocre-terrible, especially with him as the lead. the guy just isn't funny when he's not playing a one-note, angry, spastic character. zoolander is just not a funny movie. along came polly has maybe two funny lines the entire movie, both given by PSH. meet the parents/fockers are both essentially devoid of laughs, save the volleyball scene. he's just one of those guys who everyone else agrees is pretty great, but i just don't get it. 1 minute ago, ztejas said: Royal Tenenbaums, Tropic Thunder, Night at the Museum. Starsky and Hutch is alright. His cameo in Anchorman is funny. I get not liking Stiller, but you're missing some entries. Can't believe both of you missed Something About Mary. I like Stiller, but agree he's overrated. He has very little range, but he's one of the best at the awkward, uncomfortable, crawling-out-of-your-skin moments.
August 2, 20223 yr Flirting with Disaster. Every character is funnier than stiller but he is the central figure.
August 2, 20223 yr Author Ben Stiller is just a big talent in general as a writer, director, producer, and actor. He's very clearly an A lister in multiple aspects of Hollywood and he's not hanging on his dad's last name to do it. I don't think you have to caveat his talent.
August 2, 20223 yr Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was alright. He does play awkward dudes with a sympathetic air quite well and that is a good thing. Not every guy out there is Joe Cool. Emma Stone did not have a Hollywood background and she is a hard working talented artist. Love all of her SNL skits, too.
August 2, 20223 yr 50 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said: Ben Stiller is just a big talent in general as a writer, director, producer, and actor. He's very clearly an A lister in multiple aspects of Hollywood and he's not hanging on his dad's last name to do it. I don't think you have to caveat his talent. Yeah, he directed Reality Bites, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder and Severance.
August 2, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, shadow_operative said: i do not understand the appeal of ben stiller. his funniest roles were heavyweights and Dodgeball, but everything else he's done pretty mediocre-terrible, especially with him as the lead. the guy just isn't funny when he's not playing a one-note, angry, spastic character. zoolander is just not a funny movie. along came polly has maybe two funny lines the entire movie, both given by PSH. meet the parents/fockers are both essentially devoid of laughs, save the volleyball scene. he's just one of those guys who everyone else agrees is pretty great, but i just don't get it. What? Meet the Parents Heartbreak Kid Dodgeball Zoolander Along Came Polly Tropic Thunder Night at the Museum All solid and very funny movies (and there are more than just this list). Maybe you just don't like funny movies? Edited August 2, 20223 yr by Chewbacca
August 2, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Don Johnson said: A billion offshoots of the Coppola, Barrymore and Huston families. I just recenlty stumbled on the fact the Jason Schwartzmann is Talia Shire's(Coppola) son. He fits the thread
August 2, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Incredulity said: I just recenlty stumbled on the fact the Jason Schwartzmann is Talia Shire's(Coppola) son. He fits the thread No doubt and I had that one typed out but hard to just put those two in without mentioning Francis Ford, Sophia, Nic Cage...
August 2, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, Don Johnson said: Yeah, he directed Reality Bites, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder and Severance. Cable Guy
August 2, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said: Brendan Gleeson. Excellent. Domhnall Gleeson. Sucks. Will Smith. Decent. Jayden Smith. Sucks. Denzel. Excellent. John David Washington. Below average. Stellan Skarsgaard. Excellent. Alexander Skarsgaard. Very good. Closest I’ve come to an improvement so far is: Jerry Stiller. Excellent. Ben Stiller. Excellent. Left off the other skarsgard spawn. Tbd. 3 hours ago, Bateshorn said: Humans are inherently social and tribal animals. We tend to work and socialize with people we already know and are connected too. Hollywood is a smaller community than you think. People tend to "know a guy" and that self perpetuates. DC is no different, except everyone is ugly. Well in Hollywood, choosing among unknown actors for secondary roles probably becomes pretty damned arbitrary, so add in the hook of familial fame and power and that can be strong stuff. And then add on currying favor with mom or dad and maybe being able to suck them into a project and turn it into a blockbuster on star power alone and you have some kind of sinister things going on. DC is not much different I'm sure, but it's not just social affinity.
August 2, 20223 yr Drew Barrymore of the Barrymore clan has done alright. James Caan is a hard act to follow, so Scott Caan may have a ways to go. Matthew Broderick I'd say is better than his father, James, but I haven't seen much of anything his father has done except Dog Day Afternoon and Alice's Restaurant because they're classics.
August 2, 20223 yr Obviously everyone has forgotten Ivanka trump and Donald Trump Jr. And Ben Stiller is not ha ha funny, but produces, directs, writes, and acts well in tons of great funny movies. Once you remind yourself that Zoolander is just a dumb movie, it’s funny.
August 2, 20223 yr 44 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: What? Meet the Parents Heartbreak Kid Dodgeball Zoolander Along Came Polly Tropic Thunder Night at the Museum All solid and very funny movies (and there are more than just this list). Maybe you just don't like funny movies? Don’t forget The Royal Tenenbaums.
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