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Adam Sandler used to be on mine, but I just watched The Meyerowitz Stories on Netflix and Sandler is really fucking great in it. He should quit writing/directing/producing his own "comedic" material and just let people he trusts with discerning tastes pick good roles for him. The dude can ACT.
Love him in Punch Drunk Love and not much else. Didn't know Meyerowitz was on Netflix! I will check it out.
Kevin Costner would be another.
Even Bull Durham?
Tom Cruise
I want to see Edge of Tomorrow though.
Jim Carrey.
Not even Eternal Sunshine? Or especially because of it?
re: Jim Carrey, I like The Mask, but really only for the dance scenes.
Jim Carrey.
Not even Eternal Sunshine? Or especially because of it?
I tolerated him in Eternal Sunshine, but my hatred was keeping me warm. I just can't stand his stupid face. Seriously. It's irrational as hell, but I hate his face and those stupid leers.
I want to see Edge of Tomorrow though.
It's SUPER good. It's basically the first 2 episodes of this season of The Good Place, but with killer aliens. And Tom Cruise as Eleanor Shellstrop. (Actually, that's pretty much EXACTLY what it's like. He really is Eleanor.)
Many of the actors mentioned are on my Do Not Watch list, but almost everyone has an exception movie or two. Movies I fell in love with in spite of said person. I think Mel Gibson and Woody Allen are my only full stop people.
I do surprise myself with the number of exceptions I allow Adam Sandler. Cause, face value, I'd say I'm not a fan. But there are at least a handful of his movies I'll happily watch.
I'm not a fan of Adam Sandler, but he's not a dealbreaker for me. I just don't seek out his movies because they seem to be (in general) really stupid overall, not just his role in them.
And I do love me some stupid movies. (See also: Dude, Where's My Car? and Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo. [Seriously, Deuce Bigalow has a surprising underlying sweetness. Go figure.])
I've never seen Bull Durham. I can't remember why I hadn't seen it and then I started to dislike Kevin Costner and so I didn't bother.
My only Costner exception is Silverado and he's barely in it.
Woody Allen movies were never my thing either but he's on the list.
Yes to Bull Durham--it's an exception. And the glory of Kevin Kline and Linda Hunt outshines the vestigal presence of Costner so, like Askye, it makes the cut for movies I love.
I know Tombstone is everybody's Earp benchmark, mine too, and well-earned. But Wyatt Earp had merit, especially for Quaid's Doc. It would have been a good movie if they had cut forty minutes of Costner closeups.
It's SUPER good. It's basically the first 2 episodes of this season of The Good Place, but with killer aliens. And Tom Cruise as Eleanor Shellstrop. (Actually, that's pretty much EXACTLY what it's like. He really is Eleanor.)
AHAHAHAHAHAHA! I never thought of it that way but this is PERFECT.
Renee Zellweger is high on my dealbreaker list. Can't think of anyone else off the top of my head.
I can't deal with Todd Solondz movies, and I won't watch any Neil Labute movie except for Wicker Man (which is not less grossly misogynistic than his other films, but the presence of Nick Cage screaming about bees and toast makes it absurd and hilarious rather than creepy and offensive.)
Sylvester Stallone is on my nope list. I don't even remember why. I just see his name or face in the trailers and add the movie to my do not watch list.
Stop or My Mom Will Shoot is probably reason enough.
