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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
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It's a Gin company he owns (Aviator) and he also owns/owned Mint mobile. He seems to invest in a company, use his endorsement/fame to pump it, then in some cases sell it off. (I think he sold Mint mobile, but still owns Aviator gin).
Same can be said for a lot of actors we really like, like Samuel L Jackson and to a certain degree Robert Downey Jr.
DickTrickle
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De Niro become somewhat complacent in his roles in the last 2+ decades, but his 70s to 90s period has plenty of roles that featured pretty different characters.
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I think that's mostly true, and as much as I don't like the guy, Awakenings is a pretty great film, and he's definitely acting outside of his normal De Niro persona. Taxi Driver I guess would be another, and The Deer Hunter.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head though.
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DickTrickle
hit the nail on the head. It's definitely a lot more of his earlier films, but now he's just old salty Wise Guy.
Chukzombi
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De Niro has been playing De Niro since the early 70s.I think that's mostly true, and as much as I don't like the guy, Awakenings is a pretty great film, and he's definitely acting outside of his normal De Niro persona. Taxi Driver I guess would be another, and The Deer Hunter.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head though.
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but thats not to say he is incapable of playing slightly less De Niro roles in such movies as Cape Fear or Awakenings . but 9 times out of ten you pay for De Niro, you get DeNiro. you pay for Jack Nicholson, you get Jack Nicholson. you pay for Al Pacino, you get a very good performance until the early 90s and then all you got was Scent Of A Woman.
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Khane
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DeNiro has very little to no acting range. He's good at what he does, and dramatic actors get more credit than comedic actors because dramas win awards. DeNiro attempted to show some range in Stardust and wasn't very good.
Robin Williams had more acting range than most of the very good, very acclaimed actors mentioned here.
Very few actors actually do have range. DiCaprio and to a lesser extent Pitt. Kingsley. DDL. A lot of bit actors are much better than mega stars but don't have "The Look" or presence to be leads. Oliver Plath comes to mind. So does Stanley Tucci.
Robin Williams had more acting range than most of the very good, very acclaimed actors mentioned here.
Very few actors actually do have range. DiCaprio and to a lesser extent Pitt. Kingsley. DDL. A lot of bit actors are much better than mega stars but don't have "The Look" or presence to be leads. Oliver Plath comes to mind. So does Stanley Tucci.
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Chukzombi
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Gary Oldman is probably one of the best out there. master of disguise and changes his performances for each new look.
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Reynolds is batting a bit over .500, in what little I've seen him in. Welcome to Wrexham has been pretty good. Outside of that, I've only seen him in movies where he was playing Deadpool and two other shitty one (Green Lantern & Blade).
He can make plenty of money just doing his typecast thing, if he wants. Just look at Adam Sandler, who doesn't even do (actual entertaining) advertising for companies he owns/buys a part of.
He can make plenty of money just doing his typecast thing, if he wants. Just look at Adam Sandler, who doesn't even do (actual entertaining) advertising for companies he owns/buys a part of.
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Oldman is on a tier where I honestly think there's a real chance that at some point in the future.. I'll be on my deathbed, letting the last bit of life trickle out of me. Tell my wife I love her one last time as I pass.. then just as I close my eyes for the last time I'll hear someone yell CUT! And it will turn out that I was Gary Oldman the whole damn time...
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Homsar
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Reynolds can mix it up but it just doesn't put asses in the seats when he does. I'm surprised with how rich he is he hasn't tried some different roles. Gyllenhaal is one of my favorites but he's been is some crappy movies lately
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There are plenty of great actors out there, most of them just don't hit it big for whatever reason. My favorite example of this is Enver Gjokaj.
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He's been in a few things people might have seen, Agent Carter, Dollhouse, etc. But there was one episode of Dollhouse where everyone got body-swapped, and he got "swapped" with the nerdy scientist stoner guy (the nerdy stoner guy from Cabin in the Woods if that rings a bell) so the actor had to be that nerdy guy. I swear to God, it was uncanny how perfectly he played that guy. It wouldn't work just watching a clip because you had to watch the show and see all the mannerisms and habits he duplicated. The rest of his roles didn't really stretch his acting abilities like that single episode did, but he clearly has it in him. And no one but me will remember it!
Enver Gjokaj | Actor, Writer, Director
Known for: Stone, The Avengers, Hollywood Hitmen
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He's been in a few things people might have seen, Agent Carter, Dollhouse, etc. But there was one episode of Dollhouse where everyone got body-swapped, and he got "swapped" with the nerdy scientist stoner guy (the nerdy stoner guy from Cabin in the Woods if that rings a bell) so the actor had to be that nerdy guy. I swear to God, it was uncanny how perfectly he played that guy. It wouldn't work just watching a clip because you had to watch the show and see all the mannerisms and habits he duplicated. The rest of his roles didn't really stretch his acting abilities like that single episode did, but he clearly has it in him. And no one but me will remember it!
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Kirun
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All this talk of acting "range" and nobody fucking mentions Philip Seymour Hoffman?
Go watch his role in Along Came Polly and then go watch Capote, or The Talented Mr. Ripley. I know the dude is dead, but he's right up there with Oldman.
Hot take - DDL really only gets the praise he does because of Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview. I honestly thing his body of work is kinda "meh" outside of those two iconic roles.
Go watch his role in Along Came Polly and then go watch Capote, or The Talented Mr. Ripley. I know the dude is dead, but he's right up there with Oldman.
Hot take - DDL really only gets the praise he does because of Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview. I honestly thing his body of work is kinda "meh" outside of those two iconic roles.
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I think Hoffman was playing himself in boogie nights as the fat annoying fag.
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