The Futurist Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nicole Kidman hasn't been in a hit for the last 10 years and she is still AAA in Hollywood. Same could be said of Kate Winslet's carreer minus Titanic. Prestigue & glamorous actresses get a free pass sometimes. They exist outside of BO concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I read a few chapters of the first book a few years ago. It is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The Pledge sucks btw. It's pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 current rottentomatoes: The Worlds End - 95% after 101 reviews You're Next - 84% after 55 reviews Mortal Instruments - 15% after 84 reviews Congrats to Worlds End for being the best reviewed wide release of the summer. Simon Pegg: Major roles in the top two best reviewed wide release films 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Spaced is still the best thing Wright/Pegg/Frost have done together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nicole Kidman hasn't been in a hit for the last 10 years and she is still AAA in Hollywood Is she? Getting peed on by Zac Efron doesn't exactly scream glamour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Is she? Getting peed on by Zac Efron doesn't exactly scream glamour She s playing freaking Grace of Monaco this year. How more glamour can you get ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Idk what she has coming up. I just know that the last two movies I saw her in were Lee Daniels' The Paperboy and a Sandler flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJackSparrow Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Sad to see MI flop, the books seem good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Colin Farrell can range from really fucking fantastic (In Bruges) to really fucking awful (Alexander) to I don't know what the fuck (Daredevil). He's an interesting actor. As an actor he's okay. But my point was that he stars in flop after flop big budget, medium size, small budgets doesn't matter. He still gets starring roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nicole Kidman hasn't been in a hit for the last 10 years and she is still AAA in Hollywood. Same could be said of Kate Winslet's carreer minus Titanic. Prestigue & glamorous actresses get a free pass sometimes. They exist outside of BO concerns. To be fair, Nicole doesn't really star in big budget movies anymore. Of course she will continue to get work, she's a good actress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytr87 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nicole Kidman hasn't been in a hit for the last 10 years and she is still AAA in Hollywood. Same could be said of Kate Winslet's carreer minus Titanic. Prestigue & glamorous actresses get a free pass sometimes. They exist outside of BO concerns. Yeah. Kate Winslet's had many, many critical successes with Oscar nominations and one relatively recent win. Same with Kidman, though to a much lesser degree. The thing is, if an actress (or actor for that matter) wants to continue getting roles despite low box office figures for their films, they need to have talent and conjure awards chatter for said films. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytr87 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) As an actor he's okay. But my point was that he stars in flop after flop big budget, medium size, small budgets doesn't matter. He still gets starring roles. Yeah, but he doesn't often get great roles. And that's a symptom of those flops, many of which weren't just financial disappointments, but critical ones as well. Edited August 22, 2013 by tonytr87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kells Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) It's ridic to insist that you can't judge a newcomer's career by continued failure to deliver. Depp, Hanks, etc. are obvious exceptions to the rule. Actors disappear all the time. We couldn't even come up with a real list because they're so quickly forgotten. But if you think hype that never materializes through multiple films doesn't affect careers, I would say give Gretchen Mol, Taylor Kitsch, Taylor Lautner, Joseph Fiennes, Chris O'Donnell, Kate Hudson, Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Josh Harnett, or Leelee Sobieski a call and ask if their opportunities diminished when they had a run of films that underwhelmed. I'm really speaking just for Collins here. I agree that Hemsworth has at least a few more years due to THG and this being his first real flop. But Collins has Abduction, Mirror Mirror, and now this. With no successes to break up the string of disappointments. I think it's naive to think this won't affect her future offers. Edited August 22, 2013 by kells 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassfairy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Sad to see MI flop, the books seem good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'm really speaking just for Collins here. I agree that Hemsworth has at least a few more years due to THG and this being his first real flop. But Collins has Abduction, Mirror Mirror, and now this. With no successes to break up the string of disappointments. I think it's naive to think this won't affect her future offers. Are you saying Collins was headlining ABDUCTION? It's Taylor Lautner front and center (and it made money, so it's not even a flop). I'm not quite sure how that bolsters your case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The Pledge sucks btw.It sure does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Are you saying Collins was headlining ABDUCTION? It's Taylor Lautner front and center (and it made money, so it's not even a flop). I'm not quite sure how that bolsters your case. Abduction was not exactly a money-spinner. Hell, even the Queen had an autopsy report ready to go for the movie, she never got around to writing it: http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/autopsy-report-abduction-coming/ I’m writing it now. So put on your big-boy pants and stop whining for it. Comments will be turned on once it’s posted. Edited August 22, 2013 by grim22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I just finished with The Pledge and I thought it was damn good. Though I could see why someone wouldn't care for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kells Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Abduction is totally seen as a flop. And while she wasn't headlining it, it was supposed to boost her career/profile. She had her PR relationship with Lautner and everything. But it tanked with critics and massively underperformed. That's not enough to tank a career, but it sure doesn't help. And then headlining two potential blockbusters and having both flop, while not being singled out in the least for her performances, isn't going to have her on the path towards competing for roles with JLaw, Shailene, or the Emmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...