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Some good points, but the idea (not yours!) that Peckinpah would have cast Billy with an eye to sparing Coburn's feelings is as absurd as someone suggesting that Ali MacGraw was cast in Getaway as (notorious misogynist) Peckinpah's tribute to second wave feminism. Peckinpah was no more...

The recent cable showing of one of many savaged and despised masterpieces of cinema helmed by a woman reminds me of the endless ways in which women have either been excluded or obliterated - deliberately or by allowing their contributions to fall into ruinous obscurity - from the history of...

Agreed; KK & his ever-wooden artifice render the film all but unwatchable. Hopkins would have been PERFECT - the consummate rebel IRL - and was two years younger than KK to boot.

Where is Enry Iggins when you REALLY need im??? Grable not a bad idea, but as with Booth (the obvious best choice I think), lacking the star power supposedly needed in the moment. The biggest problem is that Dolly is on the wrong side of the cultural divide that brought the (alleged/then...

I think someone already mentioned the disastrously bad creative decision to cast Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and Streisand as Dolly was just as wrong as Hepburn in that earlier part - just a terrible fit. Dolly the film was doomed from the start & from the top down, with Streisand far from the...

Ann-Margrock. :)

"He plays the (cotton-pickin') violin..." :)

This is a brilliant flick, but I had no idea there were so many cuts/different versions. Is CCM on the BR, or did you mean cut as in never in the movie script/never shot?

Allow me to continue winning the thread with this grand slam observation... Pepe Le Pew. Everything about the cartoons is pure brilliance/true greatness except for the literally/figuratively odious Pepe. But as with Shemp in a handful of bearable Stooges appearances, there are a handful of...

I'm aware of much Stooge lore, some of it more or less fact-based. I wonder if Shemp inspired such luminaries as Chuck Norris, David Hasselhoff, Steven Seagal, Terry Crews and even Hulk Hogan to pursue entertainment careers; if so, his is an extraordinary legacy to be sure. But Shemp's ruinous...

Can't believe this hasn't come up... Shemp in just about any Three Stooges short. It's not just that he had impossibly large clown shoes to fill, but that he was objectively awful.

I've always been curious about this movie - amazing director, and how far wrong can you go with Robert Shaw?

Absolutely - the Academy gets it wrong about 95% of the time at best. Just upthread, you'll find people pointing out Pacino and Newman winning Oscars for weak performances, and this is far more the norm than exception. The Oscars are almost entirely about buzz, economics, sentiment and...

Samuel L. Jackson, had he done it, would fit the above description. Denzel? Yikes.

Malcolm X - Denzel's been fine in a number of movies, but his casting as X was a terrible misstep. An interesting straw man, as this film doesn't exist, but as far as popular, award-winning films that are close to unwatchable go, and fit the thread criteria... Rocky - From Meredith to Young to...

I can't agree with the criteria or the outcome for the most part, but it's good to see all those Spiderman movies thought of so highly. Like the Captain Marvel movies, they seem to work well, even when not directed by Raimi. :) You know what might be a fun Batman movie? Some guy's whole toy...

Getting a bit more back on topic, I thought of two great-ish movies with two very problematic performances, or at least casting choices. Boys Don't Cry - Hillary Swank is just too pretty/feminine. I kept thinking as I watched "How could anybody think she's a boy?" She's great in many things...

Back to Batman! I think I've figured out why, of all the action figure movies, the Batmans are the worst. For these movies to work, their absurdity has to be accounted for, as with both the girl and the boy Captain Marvel movies. Those are great, fun flicks. But if the characters can't have...

I'm with you on the movie not being great, but do differ on JN being a bright spot, though he did lend an air of credibility/prestige to the film, at least for those who bit. I'm not really a fan of Burton in particular or action figure movies in general (there are some fun ones of course, like...

The facade is stunning. :)

Are any of you guys seeing any USFL (or XFL) player likely to transition to the NFL this fall?

They definitely underplay those more common injuries, but the punt/kick thing is a velocity issue I think; the injuries tend to at least appear more serious.

Well, the Academy... :( Robin Wright should have won ALL the Oscars for that DMW dance! :) Yup - totally clickbaity I agree. But JN's Joker seemed to rub a lot of people the wrong way. I don't know if there's a consensus on Leto, but I thought he was perfect as the only guy insane enough to...

JUST saw this, and while I can't ever imagine watching it again (SO depressing/sad), it's pretty damn remarkable, and Affleck's performance absolutely towers. When you can not only hold your own with Williams (one of the best actors ever), but even steal scenes from her, you are wicked hella good!

Here's a good one... Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas. The female lead was brilliant, carried the movie, and should have won the Oscar. Cage was just an embarrassment; truly awful.

Here's an interesting piece which references the low regard Nicholson's performance is generally held in these days, and apparently (shocker!), he was quite difficult to work with...

I'm honestly trying to think of anything I liked about the movie other than people seeming happy to see it on opening weekend; much moviegoer excitement. :)

This is a great topic! So weird to see the choices for nomination and victory; I had no idea Babe was nominated for instance! :o

Tell us more about this! :)

As what constitutes a great movie is tough to find agreement on, it could be said that the immensely popular 1989 Batman movie was badly marred by Nicholson's horrendous performance as Joker. Truly wince-worthy!