What actor turned your opinion around?

[clarkgrizzwald]

What actor turned your opinion around?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from third rock from the sun) never left much of an impression on me till I saw a film called Manic. It wasn't a very good movie but his performance made it watchable. He followed that up with Mysterious Skin, Brick and most recently Lookout. I can't think of any other actor his age that I will go see a film based purely on them being in it.

[MJ]

Leonardo Dicaprio.

After he got over the teenie bopper flicks and I absolutely cringed anytime I saw him on TV, he has become surprisingly one of my favorites.

Catch me if you Can is what turned me around on him as much as I didn't want to like the movie because of him and Tom Hanks awful accent, and then he followed it up with The Aviator and The Departed.

[Thrice]

What actor turned your opinion around?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from third rock from the sun) never left much of an impression on me till I saw a film called Manic. It wasn't a very good movie but his performance made it watchable. He followed that up with Mysterious Skin, Brick and most recently Lookout. I can't think of any other actor his age that I will go see a film based purely on them being in it.

Ryan Gosling. He's the best actor in Hollywood under the age of 30.

[Slumbag]

Paul Walker.
I really REALLY wanted that fucker dead, but when I saw Running Scared
he rocked the SHIT out of that movie.

[StupidGirlllll]

Leonardo Dicaprio.

After he got over the teenie bopper flicks and I absolutely cringed anytime I saw him on TV, he has become surprisingly one of my favorites.

Catch me if you Can is what turned me around on him as much as I didn't want to like the movie because of him and Tom Hanks awful accent, and then he followed it up with The Aviator and The Departed.

What about Basketball Diaries, he was great in that movie.

[EliSnow]

I had an anti-Brad Pitt feeling going for awhile. I blame Legends of the Fall, and the ridiculous long hair he had. Even with Kalifornia, 12 Monkeys and Fight Club, I still didn't like him. But somehow he just seemed so cool in Ocean's Twelve (maybe because he was eating in every scene), that I dropped the hate.

[nassue]

I hated Hugh Jackman but after seeing The Fountain i have a newfound respect for him.
Of course I probably won't see him in any other film but he incredible in The Fountain.

[Tall_James]

Alec Baldwin. I couldn't stand him but after watching him in "30 Rock" you can't help but respect his comedic chops.

[Snacks]

Leonardo Dicaprio.

After he got over the teenie bopper flicks and I absolutely cringed anytime I saw him on TV, he has become surprisingly one of my favorites.

Catch me if you Can is what turned me around on him as much as I didn't want to like the movie because of him and Tom Hanks awful accent, and then he followed it up with The Aviator and The Departed.

I hated Leo until I watched Titanic and then all his movies since have been pretty good. Although I didnt like the Departed. I know Im one of the few. But for some reason I dont understand the hype. I will watch it one more time to see if I missed something.

Another actor I couldnt stand was David Duchovny. The role that has now made me a fan is Californication. This show is probably the best new show in years. Its Entourage but a little better/smarter written.

[Yerdaddy]

George Clooney as Sparky the Gay Dog.

[Bellyfullasnot]

Mark Wahlberg. Markey Mark can act. Three Kings, Departed, Shooter, and perfect Storm.
And the obvious Boogie Nights and Entourage.
I avoided anything he was in because he was Markey Mark.

[foodcourtdruide]

Heath Ledger. I thought he was a joke of an actor after watching Knight's Tale, but he was great in Brokeback Mountain.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Ill agree with Marky Mark

Dropping the Funky Bunch was the Best thing he ever did

:king:

[nate1000]

Alec Baldwin. I couldn't stand him but after watching him in "30 Rock" you can't help but respect his comedic chops.

Dude, two words:

Schweaty Balls

[DolaMight]

Good thread, I've thought of this many times.

Brad Pitt - Just a great actor, hated for many early years because he was too pretty, and figured that was the only reason he was in the movie.
Marky Mark - I heart huckabees just floored me. He was already quickly wining me over before that.
Matt Damon - Ben Afflek and the Movie Dogma. Hate both of those more than anything but for him to overcome that means he's a phenomenal actor.
George Clooney - ER celebrity turned movie actor rubbed me wrong, until O brother where art though he was fantastic. He's genuinely funny in person too so that helped.
Leonardo DiCaprio - Same reason as Pitt. He's amazing in everything he does.

[EddieMoscone]

Matt Damon is for sure it. Great point Dola. He went from someone I swore I would never like to an actor I actually look forward to seeing. Odd enough that the Bourne movies are the ones that really opened my eyes. Maybe it's because REALLY GOOD action movies are so few and far in between.

[donnie_darko]

the marky mark comments make me laugh.
seriously.

i think it's hard to through younger actors in this category, most young actors have to make a huge leap from their teen years, to adulthood...like the kid from 3rd rock that was mentioned.

on the other end how bout people who did the exact opposite? i loved jack black in his smaller roles...especially jesus' son....but now that he's up front i can't stand him.

keira knightley is pretty good when she isn't in a g-rated flick

[foodcourtdruide]

the marky mark comments make me laugh.
seriously.

i think it's hard to through younger actors in this category, most young actors have to make a huge leap from their teen years, to adulthood...like the kid from 3rd rock that was mentioned.

on the other end how bout people who did the exact opposite? i loved jack black in his smaller roles...especially jesus' son....but now that he's up front i can't stand him.

keira knightley is pretty good when she isn't in a g-rated flick

I love the idea of the exact opposite and I COMPLETELY agree with Jack Black. I loved him in High Fidelity and Anchorman, but can't stand any movie he's the star of.

[AJDELAWARE]

Dude, two words:

Schweaty Balls

YES!

Best SNL skit.

And Alec Baldwin in 2006/2007 has reinvented himself better then any actor ever I would say.

[weekapaugjz]

Mark Wahlberg. Markey Mark can act. Three Kings, Departed, Shooter, and perfect Storm.
And the obvious Boogie Nights and Entourage.
I avoided anything he was in because he was Markey Mark.

i totally agree with this. i wasn't a fan of him at all until i saw him in i heart huckabees. i thought he was great in his character. now when i see him in his older movies i can look past the whole funky bunch crap and see what a good actor he is.

[AlabamaMan]

i totally agree with this. i wasn't a fan of him at all until i saw him in i heart huckabees. i thought he was great in his character. now when i see him in his older movies i can look past the whole funky bunch crap and see what a good actor he is.

Yep, he was also good in that movie where he was a stalker and broke into that girls( a.silverstone ,I think thats her name) house and the dad had to kill him. I don't know the name of the movie....and Shooter was okay, way different than the book though but thats nothing new

[JPMNICK]

Mark Wahlberg. Markey Mark can act. Three Kings, Departed, Shooter, and perfect Storm.
And the obvious Boogie Nights and Entourage.
I avoided anything he was in because he was Markey Mark.

this is who i was thinking as well. he has done some good movies, and i give him HUGE credit for Entourage

[weekapaugjz]

Yep, he was also good in that movie where he was a stalker and broke into that girls( a.silverstone ,I think thats her name) house and the dad had to kill him. I don't know the name of the movie....and Shooter was okay, way different than the book though but thats nothing new

fear. and i think he wipes his stink fingers across the dad's face after finger banging his daughter if i remember correctly.

[Dr Steve]

Mark Wahlberg. Markey Mark can act. Three Kings, Departed, Shooter, and perfect Storm.
And the obvious Boogie Nights and Entourage.
I avoided anything he was in because he was Markey Mark.

Bellyfull took mine. Wahlberg is a natural actor. When he first started, I was like "wtf, markey mark is in a movie?" now I'll go see anything he's in.

[Doogie]

Leonardo Dicaprio.

After he got over the teenie bopper flicks and I absolutely cringed anytime I saw him on TV, he has become surprisingly one of my favorites.

Catch me if you Can is what turned me around on him as much as I didn't want to like the movie because of him and Tom Hanks awful accent, and then he followed it up with The Aviator and The Departed.

As someone said before "Basketball Diaries", and "Whats eating Gilbert Grape." He was fucking great in that movie.

[drusilla]

Matt Damon is for sure it. Great point Dola. He went from someone I swore I would never like to an actor I actually look forward to seeing. Odd enough that the Bourne movies are the ones that really opened my eyes. Maybe it's because REALLY GOOD action movies are so few and far in between.


matt damon is a great pick. it was the bourne movies that did it for me too. i always hated him before. now i really like him in the oceans movies too.

[Yerdaddy]

George Clooney - ER celebrity turned movie actor rubbed me wrong, until O brother where art though he was fantastic. He's genuinely funny in person too so that helped.


AND dont forget he was People Magazine's 1997 Sexiest Man Alive!

[Yerdaddy]

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Matt Damon.

[Poochie]

Ryan Gosling. He's the best actor in Hollywood under the age of 30.

He was my pick too. The first thing I ever saw him in was the Notebook and honestly didn't like him too much. Then I saw Half Nelson and The Believer and loved him.

I saw the Slaughter Rule and the United States of Leland, both good films, but he was great.

[DolaMight]

AND dont forget he was People Magazine's 1997 Sexiest Man Alive!

I now see the pattern between my picks, they're all former sexiest man alive's.

Man Alive!

[buzzard]

The first time(unfortunately) I saw Edward Norton was in Death To Smoochy and I HATED him!..then I checked out American History X,Primal Fear,Red Dragon & The Painted Vail..need I say more? What A Talent!:thumbup:

[the new guy you all hate]

I wantd to hate him when "Moonlighting" was on and there was the whole "I'm a blues/rock singer" going down, and that Billy Vera and the Beaters crap and the "amazing chemistry between me and Cybil" shit (which was really just a good director with two mediocre actors encouraging them to step on each other's lines so it looks like the pacing is right on. Yup, I really wanted to dislike Willis. And then I saw the first "Die Hard" movie. And then him and Demi Moore split up, and it looks like even though they've had their shit going on they still conducted themselves nicely toward each other in public - which is important when you have kids. I think he's a good guy and an entertaining actor.

[sailor]

I wantd to hate him when "Moonlighting" was on and there was the whole "I'm a blues/rock singer" going down, and that Billy Vera and the Beaters crap and the "amazing chemistry between me and Cybil" shit (which was really just a good director with two mediocre actors encouraging them to step on each other's lines so it looks like the pacing is right on. Yup, I really wanted to dislike Willis. And then I saw the first "Die Hard" movie. And then him and Demi Moore split up, and it looks like even though they've had their shit going on they still conducted themselves nicely toward each other in public - which is important when you have kids. I think he's a good guy and an entertaining actor.

your name's gonna be silly when we still hate you 5 years from now.

[JimBeam]

DiCaprio does come to mind just because I personally thought he was a douche in most things.

He was very good in Gangs Of NY and The Departed.

I never disliked Damon except in School Ties and I thought he pulled off the frist 2 Bourne flicks fantastically. That should've been a tough one for him because he was never perceived, in my opinion, as a tough guy.

Josh Hartnett was another kid I thought was a taint-master.

Once I saw him in Blackhawk Down I re-evaluated a lot of his parts including The Faculty and that one were he cant get laid for 40 days. He was tollerable.

[A.J.]

Alec Baldwin. I couldn't stand him but after watching him in "30 Rock" you can't help but respect his comedic chops.

"Alec Baldwin. He's the best actor in the world."

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[Crispy123]

The first couple of movies I saw Viggo Mortenson in, I didn't think he was that great: 28 days, A Perfect Murder, and Hidalgo. He was in the Rings Trilogy and those were good but History of Violence turned me around and I started to notice that he had bit parts in some decent stuff like Carlitos Way, Crimson Tide, GI Jane, and of course the Prophecy. Now I want to see his new one Eastern Promises.

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[Kevin]

Luke Perry.. John From Cincinnati.. Always hated him, but he was great on that show.
Damon.. He could be the best actor out there.. Once he got away from Assleck, he has been great.
DiCaprio.. Can't take anything away from his acting.

[JimBeam]

Morentsen was actually in a pretty good movie called The Indian Runner.

Its one of those you catch on IFC.

Has a good cast w/ Dennis Hopper, " Whats His Name " Morse from The Rock and Patricia Arquette.

The first movie I ever saw him in I think was a horror flick called Prison.

I think he was in a movie w/ Harvey Keitel where he was a gangster in England. If I remember that wasn't bad either.

[danner1515]

I hated Paul Giamatti when I first saw him in Private Parts. American Splendor completely turned me around though. Sadly, it looks like he's headed down Turdsville again as of late.

[TeeBone]

David Carruso used to be a good actor and now his reoccurring role on CSI: Miami is laughable. The same can be said for Steve Martin. His movies were once great and hysterical but now he's crap.

However; there is no better example of an actor being great once and now being the worst-------Nicolas Cage. Has he been in a good movie since 'Raising Arizona?'

[Yerdaddy]

However; there is no better example of an actor being great once and now being the worst-------Nicolas Cage. Has he been in a good movie since 'Raising Arizona?'

Leaving Las Vegas
Adaptation
Lord of War
and who could forget him as Fu Manchu in "Werewolf Women of the SS"?

Other than that he's just OK.

[Yerdaddy]

"Alec Baldwin. He's the best actor in the world."

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Actually... you're the finest actor I've ever met.

[TheMojoPin]

I'd reccomend a lot of you see the new film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford to see two "turn around actors," Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck, give amazing performances it what is probably the most beautiful film I've seen all year.

[Applefish]

Nobody likes actresses??? :blink:

[Fallon]

Paul Walker.
I really REALLY wanted that fucker dead, but when I saw Running Scared
he rocked the SHIT out of that movie.

I watched that this weekend. He was really good and the hockey puck shit was nice.

[Yerdaddy]

Nobody likes actresses??? :blink:

Chicks can't act, silly. They're just boner-bait.

[Chip Vaughn]

I've been racking my brain on this for a while now as I generally am entertained or don't really have an opinion about most actors. I did, however, just recently watch the movie Breach. I then realized who the 'main' character was. Ryan Phillippe has turned his my opinion of him around since the teeny-bopper shit like I Know What You Did Last Summer and was even turned off by his acting in Cruel Intentions. Since then he had a small role in a movie I really enjoyed Crash where he played a young naive cop and had a leading role in Flags of Our Fathers.

Another actor I am waiting on, as I haven't watched any of his recent stuff, is Toby McGuire.

[FUNKMAN]

Charlize Theron - only saw her in Devil's Advocate till I stumbled onto Monster playing on one of the cable stations. I didn't know the movie existed and during one scene(crying outside the store when ricci was going away) I said to myself "she has to win an academy award for that". The next day i decided to search the movie on the net and there it was, she won an academy award...

[Yerdaddy]

Charlize Theron - only saw her in Devil's Advocate till I stumbled onto Monster playing on one of the cable stations. I didn't know the movie existed and during one scene(crying outside the store when ricci was going away) I said to myself "she has to win an academy award for that". The next day i decided to search the movie on the net and there it was, she won an academy award...

I knew that girl had talent when she had that long fight scene in 2 Days in the Valley with Teri Hatcher in that white leotard. Not everyone in Hollywood can make their ass jiggle like that on command!

[FUNKMAN]

I knew that girl had talent when she had that long fight scene in 2 Days in the Valley with Teri Hatcher in that white leotard. Not everyone in Hollywood can make their ass jiggle like that on command!

thanks for the tip, i must further my research :tongue:

[RogerDornShortHops]

Ben Foster. He played Claire's ex-boyfriend turned gay in Six Feet Under. Thought he was way over the top and completely annoying in that show but just saw him couple weeks ago in 3:10 To Yuma where he played Russel Crowe's right-hand-man. I have to admit, I thought he was great.