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Funny that out of the all actors mentioned here, only Mortensen is really good. As for the people trying to sell that Cage is a good actor, here, take a look:

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Lord Rahl said:

I've seen GI Jane before but I don't remember Viggo being in it, it's been so long. By "pulling a Riker in Insurrection(TM)" do you mean he: 1) Shaved his beard? 2) Posed in "The Riker"? 3) Somehow did a "Riker Maneuver"-esque stunt?

No. As in, the movie was nowhere near great. Often people wouldn't even call it good. But in spite of that his character was awesome.

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The Road as a film was incredibly empty. The director really let down what could have been a very gripping story, and instead took the minimalism of the story and made it simplistic. Which is something minimalism should never be. It turned out to be a rather cookie-cutter morality tale, wheras the book was nothing of the sort. The whole film was one big build up to something that never came. There is no real climax to the build up of the audience's tension with the main character's struggles and apart from the struggle against nature, there is little conflict. The trailer presented a very different kind of film from what it really was. Honestly, the best thing about The Road was its haunting soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. (Whom both also did Unpopular actors you like (4)ing amazing scoring to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and The Proposition)

So you've read the book? I agree with what you said. The book was just so amazing... I'm going to post my review of The Road in my thread now. Yeah, I didn't think of the book as a morality tale. It was a story about hope, despair, and most importantly, love. The movie just seemed to lack the...heart of the book for different reasons. The score was really good, though, I agree. I love The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford music.

Henry of Grosmont said:

Funny that out of the all actors mentioned here, only Mortensen is really good. As for the people trying to sell that Cage is a good actor, here, take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1GadTfGFvU

Man, that movie's awesome. I've probably seen it more than all of you combined. Unpopular actors you like (5)

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No. As in, the movie was nowhere near great. Often people wouldn't even call it good. But in spite of that his character was awesome.

Ah, I see. Well, if you have a movie called GI Jane it's probably not going to be good. Unpopular actors you like (6)

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  • May 14, 2011
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Lord Rahl said:

? The Weatherman: Divorced weatherman who tries to manage his life post-divorce as well as his career, all while being a depressed person. Leaving Las Vegas: An insane alcoholic who is trying to kill himself drinking and ends up caring for a prostitute. Raising Arizona: A criminal who steals Huggies from a convenience store. Adaptation: He plays TWO different roles, one of them a chronic masturbator! Bad Lieutenant: A crazy, drugged up police officer who is corrupt and sees imaginary iguanas, not to mention dancing souls.

And let's not forget Vampire's Kiss:

Unpopular actors you like (7)ing movie cracks me up!

And how is this next role the same as his others?

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Open your mind to the God that is Cage!

what about Matchstick Men?another good perfomance by cage

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Henry of Grosmont said:

Funny that out of the all actors mentioned here, only Mortensen is really good. As for the people trying to sell that Cage is a good actor, here, take a look:

So you mean to tell me that out of this list by me, none of them are underrated?

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Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Casey Affleck
Gary Oldman
Aaron Eckhardt
Michael Pitt
Gary Sinise
Bill Paxton
Chris Cooper
Sam Rockwell
Alan Rickman
Brad Dourif
J.T. Walsh
Billy Bob Thorton
William H. Macy
David Morse
Rutger Hauer
Crispin Glover
Scott Glenn
James Cromwell
Jeffrey Jones
Powers Boothe
James Hong
Pete Postlethwaite
Ben Foster
Don Cheadle
Eric Bana
Mark Ruffalo
Paul Bettnay
Jeff Goldblum

Maria Bello
Joan Allen
Laura Dern
Catherine Keener
Joan Cusack
Zooey Deschanel
Christina Ricci
Toni Collete
Jennifer Connelly
Eva Green
Bryce Dallas Howard
Robin Wright Penn

As for Nic Cage, his best roles to me are Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas, and Matchstick Men.

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  • May 14, 2011
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Daniel Day-Lewis

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  • May 14, 2011
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Bruce "This is my boomstick" Campbell

Mel "Sugar tits" Gibson

Nicholas "Unpopular actors you like (14)ing Unpopular actors you like (15)!" Cage

Sean "Slap dem hoes" Connery (okay he's not unpopular)

Neil "Poon-Handler" Harris

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  • May 15, 2011
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Uncertain whether if DiCaprio was ever unpopular.
Anyway, for me I used to loathed him.
But his movies the past 5 years or so have definitively made me surrender.
Now I think he's great.

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  • May 15, 2011
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I guess you can count him as unpopular since he died in the mid-50's, but damn it he's my favorite actor. Bela Lugosi.

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  • May 15, 2011
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Bradley Cooper. Holy Unpopular actors you like (19), he's hawt.

Ethan Hawke, although he's making a slow comeback.

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So you mean to tell me that out of this list by me, none of them are underrated?

If you imply that Norton or Billy Bob are great actors well, we disagree here. And those like Oldman and Hauer are rated properly. Mortensen, on the other hand, never got proper rating of his acting...

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  • May 15, 2011
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James Franco: He acts his roles well, and I can really identify with him since he looks rather similar to me. I really want to see his James Dean movie sometimes. (who I have also been compared to on occasion)

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I'd hardly qualify James Franco as unpopular.

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Daniel Day-Lewis

again, not someone most people would call "unpopular"

Maybe the OP should clarify what he means by unpopular.

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Henry of Grosmont said:

If you imply that Norton or Billy Bob are great actors well, we disagree here. And those like Oldman and Hauer are rated properly. Mortensen, on the other hand, never got proper rating of his acting...

What movies do you base off of for your opinion of Norton?

Oldman gets very little recognition outside of his fans. Hauer should be cast more often. Mortensen doesn't get a whole lot of roles because he's not primarily an actor. He's a painter, poet, photographer, and jazz musician. I agree that he has a lot of potential.

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  • May 16, 2011
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Lol nicholas cage. I jsut happened to see some mediocre films with him in in , national treasure and 2012 i think it is. Though i've seen a bit of that movie where he gets reall angry and kicks that guy in the nuts. Now everytime someone mentions him or i see him i start laughing

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  • May 16, 2011
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My favorite movie of all time is definaty the Last of the Mohicans. Sadly enough Eric Schweig and Jodhi May are barely known despite their truly amazing performances in this movie, in their final scene. They show so much emotion without saying a single word. Their underlying hint at romance steals the show from the main romance if you ask me.

Truly a great movie with many strong actors. I liked both Jodhi May and Madeline Stowe especally because they played strong female characters that were actually feminine. Compare w/ any other woman action star, they all act like men with tits who can miraculously beat up brawny guys 2x their weight in crapfests like in 'The Last Legion' or any Angelina Jolie movie.

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  • May 16, 2011
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Sam Neill

Say that name to most people and they're like "huh? who?"

3/4 of the picks in this thread are not unpopular at all. seriously, mel gibson? kevin spacey? ed norton? daniel-day lewis? how are they unpopular?

I agree with Ben Foster, whoever picked Ben Foster, I heart you. love me some Ben Foster

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Sam Neill

Say that name to most people and they're like "huh? who?"

3/4 of the picks in this thread are not unpopular at all. seriously, mel gibson? kevin spacey? ed norton? daniel-day lewis? how are they unpopular?

I agree with Ben Foster, whoever picked Ben Foster, I heart you. love me some Ben Foster

How many good roles has Kevin Spacey had in the past 10 years? His talent has been relatively unused since 2000. How many people even know who Edward Norton even is? They just know him as the dude in Fight Club. But that wasn't his strongest role.

And I said Ben Foster. Unpopular actors you like (28)

I agree about Sam Neill. Loved his flamboyance in Restoration.

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How many good roles has Kevin Spacey had in the past 10 years? His talent has been relatively unused since 2000. How many people even know who Edward Norton even is? They just know him as the dude in Fight Club. But that wasn't his strongest role.

And I said Ben Foster. Unpopular actors you like (30)

I agree about Sam Neill. Loved his flamboyance in Restoration.

K-Pax, 21, and Casino Jack.

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K-Pax, 21, and Casino Jack.

K-Pax was 10 years ago. 21 was okay. Haven't seen Casino Jack myself.

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