21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

Libby — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:39:28 GMT

Cannot understand how Ben Affleck or Gwyneth Paltrow didn't make the list. Both are horrible, overrated actors undeserving of the fame they get.

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

Hayden Childs — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:04:41 GMT

That's my fault, too. Also Jennifer Jason Leigh, Al "Hoo-ha" Pacino, and Julianne Moore. Unlike Meg Ryan, the other four (including Colin Farrell) all appear in movies I love or like quite a bit, but when they decide to stink up a role, they really bring the wretchedness.

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

borstalboy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:43:42 GMT

I'm very surprised Meg Ryan didn't make the list.

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

Hayden — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:48:34 GMT

Actually, the omission of Colin Farrell had a lot to do with my overfull schedule this week (not for the Screengrab, natch, but elsewhere). I failed to finish paragraphs on him and a few others. Mea culpa!

Incidentally, the case of Colin Farrell is extra-interesting to me because I can't stand him as an actor, yet he's in one of my favorite movies, The New World.

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

Janet — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:48:41 GMT

This may get me banned from Screengrab for life, but I think you could easily replace every "Jessica Alba" in that paragraph with "Scarlett Johansen" and it would just as accurate and appropriate. To me, that's the only glaring omission from this list, but then, I am a girl.

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

Scott Von Doviak — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:05:25 GMT

For what it's worth, I only realized our tragic omission of Colin Farrell after seeing Pride and Glory the other night.

re: 21 Stars We Hate (Part Four)

Paul Herzberg — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:21:47 GMT

Wow, I've looked long and hard and I can find almost nothing to disagree with on this list.

But, and I realise I may be a bit behind the times with this (apparently he's recently made a couple of movies that didn't suck), I'm guessing that your omission of Colin Farrell is down to him not being a big enough star.

Not just embodying a prettier, oddly humourless version of just about every other Irish barman I've ever met, Farrell, in the movies I've seen him in, he is an un-talent. So lacking in charm and basic acting chops that he seemed to suck those very qualities from those around him, bringing them down to very-nearly his level like a virtual black-hole of blandness.