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3. yup I agree gibson, segal and norris

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What actor causes you to keep flipping channels, when you see s/he's in the movie? [View all] Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 OP

Mel Gibson MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #1

Oh, yeah. Gibson...definitely. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #6

Not the older movies - "Gallipoli" and "The Year of Living Dangerously" are first-rate The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #48

I liked Living Dangerously MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #57

Yup. nt LAS14 Mar 2019 #135

Good choices so far and I will add curlyred Mar 2019 #2

Wow... why would you put him in the same category as the three previous? hlthe2b Mar 2019 #4

I was wondering that, too. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #7

Me too... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #10

I know it may not be logical but curlyred Mar 2019 #33

He's playing a character. If the facial hair bothers you, try his "Mutiny on the Bounty." stopbush Mar 2019 #87

yup I agree gibson, segal and norris mucifer Mar 2019 #3

Seagal, Norris, Julia Roberts too SummerSnow Mar 2019 #5

Julia Roberts. Thank you. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #9

She's overrated lunamagica Mar 2019 #67

I don't like her either. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #119

Vince Vaughn ... Repube CurtEastPoint Mar 2019 #8

He is? Isn't he bff with Jennifer Aniston? nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #11

Ted McGinley htuttle Mar 2019 #12

I'll have to look him up. ??? nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #15

Oh no! I love Ted McGinley. Lots of fun spooky3 Mar 2019 #40

I know he's religious, but is he rightwing? AJT Mar 2019 #161

He's the Grim Reaper of Sitcoms htuttle Mar 2019 #168

Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Tom Cruise Ron Obvious Mar 2019 #13

agree on all 3 rampartc Mar 2019 #41

I liked Jerry Maguire. Nt spooky3 Mar 2019 #43

ok, i'll try it rampartc Mar 2019 #45

Rain Man lunamagica Mar 2019 #68

'Cocktail' only. Cruise tried hard in Kubrick movie - and imo, flopped. empedocles Mar 2019 #81

Good grief that movie was bad TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #116

True, bad movie. However, to me it suited best what Cruise could do. empedocles Mar 2019 #125

"All the Right Moves." He's right for that part. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #154

Have you seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Man on the Moon? Both great Jim Carrey movies dewsgirl Mar 2019 #180

I have, and also "The Truman Show" Ron Obvious Mar 2019 #186

Adam Sandler Freethinker65 Mar 2019 #14

Never saw the appeal. Lochloosa Mar 2019 #28

+1 mitch96 Mar 2019 #64

I liked him in Punch Drunk Love Beringia Mar 2019 #74

Didn't care for him on SNL and can't watch him now. Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #124

x 10,000 IamFortunesFool Mar 2019 #127

Yes, another non-fan here. That look-at-me-I-so-funny expression yonder Mar 2019 #159

John Wayne, Gary Cooper 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2019 #16

Chuck Norris! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #17

Absolutely empedocles Mar 2019 #79

Tom Cruise get the red out Mar 2019 #18

Jon Voight Butterflylady Mar 2019 #19

Ugh! smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #120

James Woods SouthernIrish Mar 2019 #20

Donald Trump MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #21

Kevin Spacey Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #22

I think I'll always like "The Usual Suspects." The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #49

I give him the sleeze exception exboyfil Mar 2019 #77

American Beauty is one of my all time favs, and he was excellent as Frank Underwood in House of dewsgirl Mar 2019 #179

I can't believe this person hasn't been named Gymbo Mar 2019 #23

Oh, yeah. It pisses me off because "Bull Durham" & "Rocky Horror" used to be two catbyte Mar 2019 #25

I also like cannabis_flower Mar 2019 #71

I was just about to post her name radical noodle Mar 2019 #27

I don't like some of her tactics. liberalmuse Mar 2019 #37

Who? Salviati Mar 2019 #104

Adam Sandler, definitely. Rob Schneider is right up there, along with the late catbyte Mar 2019 #24

and David Spade. 2naSalit Mar 2019 #126

Meryl Streep n/t Shrek Mar 2019 #26

She's a favorite of mine radical noodle Mar 2019 #30

probably my favorite actress of all time. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #32

Seriously? She's excellent in everything she does. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #51

Oh my heavens. I ADORE Meryl Streep. She's a great actress AND a dedicated progressive as well. hlthe2b Mar 2019 #52

You folks have already named my most disliked actors .... Ohiogal Mar 2019 #29

Will Ferrell, The Rock, Bruce Willis, Seagal and Norris of course, Johnny Depp, Clive Owen, NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #31

Some good (bad) ones there, NRaleighLiberal! Ohiogal Mar 2019 #36

rocky is great rampartc Mar 2019 #44

Why Clive Owen? IcyPeas Mar 2019 #107

Just don't care for his appearance, voice, acting, his movies NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #111

You don't see a lot of movies, I guess. nt LAS14 Mar 2019 #136

I see tons of movies - but not with those actors. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #143

I agree that there are fewer and fewer movies that I'll go see, and... LAS14 Mar 2019 #146

we've moved on to the long series - Better Call Saul, before that Breaking Bad - NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #147

Yeah, there's some good stuff there, but I do like the experience of being... LAS14 Mar 2019 #148

Nicholas Cage. Squinch Mar 2019 #34

Even in Raising Arizona? I thought he was hilarious spooky3 Mar 2019 #42

Even then! Something about his voice. Squinch Mar 2019 #46

I loved him in Moonstruck Cousin Dupree Mar 2019 #61

Moonstruck is one of my favorite movies. I never get tired of watching it. lunamagica Mar 2019 #69

I loved Moonstruck. But for me the action ground to a halt Squinch Mar 2019 #78

How can you miss out on exboyfil Mar 2019 #80

Oh, no! I never saw that remake. Bees? The burning wasn't enough? Squinch Mar 2019 #97

A word of advice exboyfil Mar 2019 #100

I really liked the original. It had its own level of cheese, but the cheese in that one just made Squinch Mar 2019 #102

Bill Cosby for sure! Uben Mar 2019 #35

What movies was he ever in? jberryhill Mar 2019 #176

Tom Cruise Seedersandleechers Mar 2019 #38

Gary Busey. nt GP6971 Mar 2019 #39

Oh yeah Ohiogal Mar 2019 #65

Adam Sandler. Jim Carrey. pResidunt drump. we can do it Mar 2019 #47

Ronald Reagan! ret5hd Mar 2019 #50

I can't believe it took this many replies to get his name on here. House of Roberts Mar 2019 #133

I got my first case of hives watching Death Valley days Leith Mar 2019 #138

A real 'stiff' empedocles Mar 2019 #178

anything with Patricia Heaton imavoter Mar 2019 #53

Same on Patricia Heaton plus Tim Allen. Kittycow Mar 2019 #58

I don't really care for her reguardless of her politics. imavoter Mar 2019 #59

Matthew McConoughey Basic LA Mar 2019 #54

Allright,Allright,Allright! Nt The Figment Mar 2019 #56

Charlton Heston. 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #55

Susan Sarandon nevergiveup Mar 2019 #60

++++++++++++++++ still_one Mar 2019 #103

I wish I had an explanation for not liking her. Polly Hennessey Mar 2019 #62

I totally agree. I'm not alone in the world! Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #151

John Wayne JenniferJuniper Mar 2019 #63

All politics aside, I cant stand john candy and chuckles norris.. mitch96 Mar 2019 #66

Oh, I loved John Candy. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #94

I'll go with Norris and Seagal too. Kurt V. Mar 2019 #70

In most cases, I can separate politics from TV & film roles. That said: Rosie O'Donell, Pauly Shore, NBachers Mar 2019 #72

The reason I pass up Norris & Seagal is not politics. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #86

I was watching a "Walker Texas Ranger" the other day. I laughed out loud at one of the scenes- NBachers Mar 2019 #115

LOL! You nailed it. LOL! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #132

Here's some I'm surprised I haven't seen cannabis_flower Mar 2019 #73

Not flipping channels, but when I look for a movie, any of the young vacuous actresses Beringia Mar 2019 #75

those, plus Brainstormy Mar 2019 #76

Robert Wagner! Soxfan58 Mar 2019 #82

Clint Eastwood milestogo Mar 2019 #83

I don't like his politics but he was great in the "Bridges of Madison County." CTyankee Mar 2019 #90

I don't like his politics either, but MissMillie Mar 2019 #163

Jesse Eisenberg, Susan Sarandon, Mel Gibson. stopbush Mar 2019 #84

Jesse Eisenberg exboyfil Mar 2019 #105

I don't expect all the ladies to agree True Dough Mar 2019 #85

I didn't like Clooney until I saw Wherefore Art Thou, Brother? Did you see that? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #89

oh brother, where art thou is the cohen bros take on homer' odyssey. i love all the cohen bros Kurt V. Mar 2019 #92

Yeah, I've seen it several times. Love everything about it. Esp. the music. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #129

Nope, O Brother, Where Art Thou True Dough Mar 2019 #93

Clooney was also excellent PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #95

Michael Clayton. Fabulous! Squinch Mar 2019 #118

I thought so, too. I've seen it several times. Michael Clayton's excellent, too. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #130

That's wen I started liking him, too. Iggo Mar 2019 #114

Yeah...once I saw that he was willing to be a dork character.... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #131

George Clooney crazytown Mar 2019 #88

Why Nicole Kidman?? nt LAS14 Mar 2019 #137

She can't act crazytown Mar 2019 #139

OMG! I think she's one of the best actors around. Oscar winner...multiple types of characters. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #173

It's personal I guess crazytown Mar 2019 #175

Dustin Hoffman. CTyankee Mar 2019 #91

on pondering this question, it turns out all the actors that CharleyDog Mar 2019 #96

Dang, you guys are naming some of my favorites Bayard Mar 2019 #98

Jim carey Irishxs Mar 2019 #99

Jennifer Aniston Submariner Mar 2019 #101

Clint Eastwood samplegirl Mar 2019 #106

Kristin Stewart, Steven Seagal happybird Mar 2019 #108

Seagal, Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Eric Roberts. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #121

I can take Dolph. He's not a good actor, but something about him makes me think he's ok ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #183

Top of my list: Lena Dunham Jake Stern Mar 2019 #109

Ben Stiller Ernesto Mar 2019 #110

Bradley Cooper. Iggo Mar 2019 #112

Boom! A more arrogant actor has never existed. Nope...not gonna watch him. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #141

Wedding Crashers? empedocles Mar 2019 #177

These days? Susan Sarandon. Used to love her but now can't stomach to watch. Goodheart Mar 2019 #113

I gotta agree. This is one of the few I won't watch, even tho I like her movies... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #142

Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, (even before the scandal), Ashton Kutcher Fla Dem Mar 2019 #117

Wow. Those are my favorites, incl. Spacey (even after the scandal). Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #152

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Kevin Costner Pisces Mar 2019 #128

Brothers Matt and Kevin Dillon IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #134

Clint Eastwood Leith Mar 2019 #140

Are you kidding? Clint Eastwood is great at his quiet brooding characters. Doodley Mar 2019 #155

J-Lo comes to mind MandelaObama Mar 2019 #144

John Wayne MrScorpio Mar 2019 #145

Gibson for sure and Bill Murray.... samnsara Mar 2019 #149

Bill Murray? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #150

Tim Allen The Genealogist Mar 2019 #153

Mark Ruffalo - Jeffrey Wright underpants Mar 2019 #156

Nick Nolte madaboutharry Mar 2019 #157

Why Gwyneth Paltrow? LAS14 Mar 2019 #164

she is smug and her Goop lifestyle brand is weird and madaboutharry Mar 2019 #167

Woody Allen TygrBright Mar 2019 #158

It's a wonder I ever see anything solara Mar 2019 #160

Andrew Dice Clay, except he was pretty good in "A Star is Born" nt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #162

There's one I won't see..the remake of A Star is Born (Bradley Cooper-yuk). Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #172

If I watched movies on TV... Harker Mar 2019 #165

Those were the first two that came to my mind MissMillie Mar 2019 #166

Clint Eastwood and Adam Sandler llmart Mar 2019 #169

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In his earlier movies, he wasn't so smug. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #171

I Am Legend discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 #185

Richard Gere pressbox69 Mar 2019 #174

Tom Cruise, Tom Selleck, Chuck Norris, Mel Gibson, avebury Mar 2019 #181

Ray Romano IH8TU Mar 2019 #182

Jimmy Stewart ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #184