Overrated Celebrities

[-KA-]

Yes, that's more like it. Personally I've NEVER found Kate Moss atractive, even in her pre-coke younger days she was ugly as fuck.

 

[tabler]

Well one should never say never, this thread is the very reason why paper bags were invented.



And I would certainly need one to do something with this!

 

[scoundrel]

It would appear that Lindsay Lohan has started to do her jail time. I never cease to be surprised at the mess talented (yes, she's talented) people can make of their own lives. I see in the article that prison overcrowding is a serious issue in California as well as other places and Ms Lohan may not even need to do a Paris Hilton and say prison is making her feel poorly in order to get early release. I think early release would be a very bad thing for her and that she desperately needs this reality check. I gather she even turned up late for her committal hearing in court, saying she got stuck in traffic, but really saying that she hasn't grasped (even now) that a cavalier attitude to complying with earlier court orders is the reason why she has to go to jail. The rest of the human race has to deal with crap like traffic jams and airports and still be on time for important engagements, such as prison. I think Ms Lohan needs to do all 3 months, for her own good.

Foolish, foolish woman. She is still only 24. She still has time to turn her life around. But fundamental indiscipline is the fatal flaw which will wash her up for keeps if she fails to grasp reality even after being sent to prison.

 

[Brianwp]

You're right, scounds, but I think we need to take it a step further. Even the three months in the slammer won't do her any good. When it comes to drug or alcohol problems, simply locking them up is a complete waste of time unless they get some sort of rehab. That's a proven fact that the penal system ignores, because after all, hey, it's a business!

Did you know all the prisons in the US are privately owned? Police and sheriff's offices have been caught getting paybacks for sending people to jail. Prisons don't care about rehabilitating people, they care about money. Somewhere around half of all prisoners in the US are in on drug charges. Just think of the savings if these people were rehabilitated to rejoin society instead of pining away in old stony lonesome!

And by the way, as far as your first comment on why talented people destroy themselves, I think that really goes with the territory. Let's face it, some of the most talented writers, poets, artists and musicians did their best work when they were stoned. Leave em be, I say.:headbang:

 

[kycoalminer]

This is the absolute worst actress by far ( Kristen Stewart )

 

[scoundrel]

This is the absolute worst actress by far ( Kristen Stewart )

Worse than Paris Hilton in The Hottie and the Nottie? Worse than Jennifer Lopez? Worse than Penelope Cruz? Worse even than Jessica Alba? That's a low bar for Kirsten to crawl under.

I haven't seen any of the Twilight movies. All I've seen is the odd poster with Ms Stewart looking pale and interesting: she's a really pretty girl, that cannot be denied. What her acting is like I'll let other posters report. All I say is that she needs to be incredibly bad to steal the crown from Jennifer Lopez.:sad:

 

[jessicajoanne]

she is that bad.. don't want to watch twilight? Try and sit through Adventureland (another one of her movies) and see how horrible she is...

 

[scoundrel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzHh_HsLKi0&feature=related



Not enough evidence to conclude that Kirsten Stewart is the worst actress of all time but I'll admit it's rather unpromising, although Robert Pattinson also deserves an "honourable mention" for being to the acting profession what Herod the Great was to childminding. It's rather a shame because she is undeniably a looker; but Kirsten doesn't seem likely to become the new Reese Witherspoon...

Mind you, I still reckon she's not as bad as Jennifer Lopez, but in fairness, very few things are.

 

[Brianwp]

No, she sucks. (And I'm not talking about a neck). The only good line was at the end when she said.."no". Other than that, nobody acts like that in real life. No, she bites it. (And I'm not talking about a neck).

 

[scoundrel]

No, she sucks. (And I'm not talking about a neck). The only good line was at the end when she said.."no". Other than that, nobody acts like that in real life. No, she bites it. (And I'm not talking about a neck).

The author, Stephanie Meyer and the screenplay writer, Melissa Rosenberg, should cop at least some of the flak for that scene. One must also allow that in real life you don't usually find out that the boy/girl next door is Undead: however, if you do encounter this unusual problem, you probably don't go into a forest in a fog in order to be alone with the pointy teeth and have a really bizarre chat about it. Probably you move to Hawaii and discuss your relationship over the phone.

I will admit that I might be tempted to be just a tad more fool hardy than this if the next door neighbour wasn't this unwholesome looking youth:


but was a really really gorgeous young lady who looked rather like this...

Now I bet someone is going to dash my hopes even further and tell me Ashley Greene can't act for toffee either.

 

[Brianwp]

Now I bet someone is going to dash my hopes even further and tell me Ashley Greene can't act for toffee either.

You know, I hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it, but that Ashley Greene just ca...never mind.

 

[scoundrel]

Now I bet someone is going to dash my hopes even further and tell me Ashley Greene can't act for toffee either.

You know, I hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it, but that Ashley Greene just ca...never mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfg3BcW-w4E

Not exactly Shakepearean, and I have no idea whether her pitching action is good or terrible but I reckon Ashley Greene is quite watchable in this clip and has good screen presence. It's not conclusive proof of anything, but I found it interesting and quite a contrast to Kristen Stewart.

Ashley Greene is a better actress than Jennifer Lopez, I'll commit myself that far right now. It isn't a very radical position really.

 

[Ethereal90]

Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Megan Fox
Beyonce
Hayley Williams

 

[Momesso]

I'm always surprised when I see these two updated, Khloe Kardashian and Snooki. I mean really, to each their own but yuck and god help you if you're beating off to those two.

 

[rich2rob]

I nominate all the reality "stars" as overrated. They had their 15 minutes on the various shows they did, now can they just clear off.

 

[Brianwp]

Jennifer Lopez's legs. Yeah, that's what I said. She just signed on as the model for the Venus ladie's razors. And her legs look like baseball bats.

Legs are my thing. Some guys are tit men, I'm a leg man. And ass. I have studied girl's legs for many a year, I'm a real conniseur. Nice legs? Kylie Minogue, Sophia Loren, Catherine Bach, Cyd Charisse, yes. Jennifer Lopez, no. Pretty nice thighs, but when you get to the calves, no no. Like baseball bats.

 

[Gooner1]

Paris Hilton

 

[wazzat]

Tom Hanks, he has one less facial expression than Buster Keaton and he had only one
I liked Lohan and Spears before they could afford panties now not at all

 

[sydbarrett]

Tom Hanks, he has one less facial expression than Buster Keaton and he had only one
I liked Lohan and Spears before they could afford panties now not at all

Personally, I really don't care for Tom Hanks (the person) - kinda rubs me wrong - but it's hard to deny that he was great in Saving Private Ryan, Big, Forrest Gump, & The Money Pit. He was also good in Splash and Bachelor Party.


I think Katy Perry is overrated. I first saw her on some award show many years ago, and she was singing Like A Virgin, and I thought it was a parody or spoof, because her singing was appalling.

 

[sydbarrett]

Hanks is like a hybrid of Spencer Tracy and James Stewert but there's no denying he can act, albeit always with his own style. Then again the same could be said of DeNiro and Pacino both of whom always use the same mannerisms and expressions in every role.
The proof of his mettle was The Road to Perdition. He was never out of place or depth next to Paul Newman and that's going some. Some of his films are dreadful (you've Got Mail for instance) and he'll never be an action star, but that's why Saving Private Ryan was so good. In every sense his character was the wrong man in the wrong place doing all he could to fulfil his duty honourably. As character so actor and he did it fantastically well.
Katy Perry has a banging body that comes with a magnificent pair of breasts. Beyond that she's just a very ordinary girl with an ego bigger than her cup size. Her fame baffles the shit out of me, but I wish she'd just get them out finally and have done. At least before gravity takes over.
Whenever this question comes up I try to think about it and the names fly thrugh my brain so fast that it siezes up faster than a ZX Spectrum trying to run Doom.
If only it were possible to gather them all into one directory and then press ctrl-alt-del
BOC

Some good points about Hanks, especially his being cast in the movie Saving private Ryan - while it is an action movie, his character was just an average joe teacher, cast into a chaotic situation. I never saw Road To Perdition, but now I feel I need to seek it out. As far as Tom doing movies like You've Got mail - unfortunately, they all do cappy movies from time to time. I think it was Michael Caine who said sometimes he takes roles to simply pay for a house, or whatever. An actor I use to love seems very guilty of this - Robert DeNero. I just saw a mind bogglingly lame movie with him and John Travolta last night called Killing Fields. I was wondering why either agreed to do the movie, and came to the conclusion that DeNiro probably did it to be able to leave money to his kids and grandkids.


This leads me to a question: who do you think is the better actor, DeNiro or Pacino? DeNiro probably jumps out for many of you, but I'm going with Pacino, and mainly because he can act with a female, while DeNiro seems completely uncomfortable sharing a scene with a lady. Seeing DeNiro do love scenes with women, as with Uma Thurman and Milla Jovovich, are pretty much uncomfortable to watch, while Pacino was great in a movie like Carlito's Way, and Penelope Ann Miller. I think people like Deniro because they want to be him in the roles he does, and because all the ladies liked him back in the day. He plays a great authoritative lead guy - the perfect tough guy. But he does so with little nuance. Pacino, on the other hand, can do the same thing, but he adds subtlety to his characters. He played all angles of a mobster to perfection: the rise and fall of Michael Corleone; the rise and fall of Tony Montana; a low level connected guy in Carlito's Way; a made guy in Donny Brasco; a gay guy who robs a bank in Dog Day Afternoon... Sure, he goes over the top, and starts yelling in some of his movies (if not all of them), but it's entertaining. I did like DeNiro in Casino, because his character had flaws - he could have played it much the way he did in Goodfellas, and nobody would've noticed or cared, but his character was a man who was ultimately weak, but existed in a tough guy setting. But then again, I felt he was uncomfortable acting next to Sharon Stone, and was most convincing when he was fighting with her. I liked the movie Midnight Run, but even there, he seemed awkward around his ex wife, and daughter. Maybe that was the point? But as much as I liked him in that movie, Charles Grodin stole most of the scenes.


So what do you good folk think: who's the better actor, DeNiro or Pacino, and why?



On a side note, while Katy Perry does have a nice set of tatas, but I've given up hoping to see them. She's like the Jennifer Love Hewitt of pop music; she's made a career on her breastesses, but we'll never get to see them. Yeah, yeah, I know: she's a singer, and she not supposed to be showing her her breasts, but she sure as hell uses them to sell her singing ability, or lack thereof. Jessica Alba is another person I am giving up on, and won't open her links anymore. We've seen all we're going to see... While I am not attracted to Anna Kendrick, I think she is hiding some nice sleeper titties, but she's already said she'll never show them, so I won't bother opening her links, either. Maybe this is sexist of me, but the fact remains, they make a career acting, theoretically portraying real life situations, so for an actress to say she'll never get nude tells me they ain't really into their craft. I saw in a clip where the youngest Olsen girl had a nude scene, and the sheet she was holding fell, and rather than yelling "cut," she went with it, and almost showed her nether region, as well. It wasn't gratuitous nudity - it was a real moment.