Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.

Buffy ,'Beneath You'


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Aims - Mar 09, 2006 8:55:04 am PST #889 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

He kind of acted in "Boiler Room". I really liked him in that.


Frankenbuddha - Mar 09, 2006 8:56:43 am PST #890 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

The only time I remember him playing a dumb lug (albeit a sweet one), was SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Usually I think of him playing a smart lug.


Mikey - Mar 09, 2006 8:57:10 am PST #891 of 10001
All this time, I thought Hunter was a bitch. Turns out she was just hungry.

Ultraviolet didn't prescreen for critics. Anyone know how bad it was?
Here's another clue a movie is being foisted on an unsuspecting public. The studio sends a CD-ROM press kit completely unaccompanied by any kind of print materials. So you know, press kits can be more elaborate than even this. (Not my auction, just the easiest pic to find.)

The press kit for Ultraviolet was a CD-ROM unaccompanied by print materials. So just ask your local movie critic what kind of press kit he received.


§ ita § - Mar 09, 2006 8:57:16 am PST #892 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

He acted in Iron Giant too, but that never seems to come up when he's being slammed.


Mikey - Mar 09, 2006 9:02:35 am PST #893 of 10001
All this time, I thought Hunter was a bitch. Turns out she was just hungry.

ETA, no wonder he shaves his head - with hair he kinda looks like Jeremy Piven's bulkier brother.
That could explain some of his less than brilliant choices of star vehicles. They were picked by Ari Gold, or the real life equivalent of Piven's character on Entourage.


Aims - Mar 09, 2006 9:20:29 am PST #894 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

He acted in Iron Giant too, but that never seems to come up when he's being slammed.

I was going to sat that one, too. But I think the majority of people don't count voice acting acting, even though it toally is.

"Soooperman!"

wipes tears


Kalshane - Mar 09, 2006 9:28:50 am PST #895 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

For me, it's not his biceps, but his voice. For some reason his voice triggers the "this guy is dumb" switch in my brain, though when I read interviews and stuff, he's obviously not.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 09, 2006 10:22:24 am PST #896 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

He's the only "[insert name of actor here] in [insert name of movie]" star I can think of who's geeked out about playing Dungeons & Dragons on national television. While not necessarily an indication of intelligence, that buys an enormous amount of cred with me.


Sean K - Mar 09, 2006 10:24:44 am PST #897 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I wonder if that was his hair.

I strongly suspect hairpiece. Putting hair on actors is one of the single most common make up applications for pros. You'd be very, very surprised, I think, to find out just how many actors out there are never seen with their normal hair. More than you would think are prematurely balding.

And even when not balding, it's actually much easier to just do a hairpiece, rather than try to get somebody's normal hair into a period style, or some complicated fashion style.


Sean K - Mar 09, 2006 10:25:37 am PST #898 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

He's the only "[insert name of actor here] in [insert name of movie]" star I can think of who's geeked out about playing Dungeons & Dragons on national television.

After I heard that, one of my life/career goals became "To play D&D with Vin Diesel."