*POLL* Is Keanu Reeves the worst actor of his generation?

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

Van Dam is pretty close. he can't be more than 5 years older than Keanu.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Van Damme was born 1960 according to IMDB.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

How about a poll "Is Keanu the worst actor born in 1964?" or "Is keanu the worst actor born with black hair and brown eyes born in Lebanon?" Seriously, who cares what year he was born - there are plenty of actors in his "acting generation" (he plays characters who are early to mid 30s) who are worse...

 

[dnuggett]

Well, what makes a good actor? Is it box office success?

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

How about a poll "Is Keanu the worst actor born in 1964?" or "Is keanu the worst actor born with black hair and brown eyes born in Lebanon?" Seriously, who cares what year he was born - there are plenty of actors in his "acting generation" (he plays characters who are early to mid 30s) who are worse...

actually, when you speak about actors, it is common to group them among their generation. It is not fair to judge a 60 year old actor against a 20 year old actor. It is common for critics to say "I believe {name here} is the best actor of his generation."

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

How about a poll "Is Keanu the worst actor born in 1964?" or "Is keanu the worst actor born with black hair and brown eyes born in Lebanon?" Seriously, who cares what year he was born - there are plenty of actors in his "acting generation" (he plays characters who are early to mid 30s) who are worse...

actually, when you speak about actors, it is common to group them among their generation. It is not fair to judge a 60 year old actor against a 20 year old actor. It is common for critics to say "I believe {name here} is the best actor of his generation."

Prinze is close enough as there is no real SET definition of what a Generation is.

Prinze, Walker, Van Damme are ALL Keanu's generation and are ALL clearly worse.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

How about a poll "Is Keanu the worst actor born in 1964?" or "Is keanu the worst actor born with black hair and brown eyes born in Lebanon?" Seriously, who cares what year he was born - there are plenty of actors in his "acting generation" (he plays characters who are early to mid 30s) who are worse...

actually, when you speak about actors, it is common to group them among their generation. It is not fair to judge a 60 year old actor against a 20 year old actor. It is common for critics to say "I believe {name here} is the best actor of his generation."

Read the end of my post - acting generations are different from D.O.B.'s.. He may be pushing 40 but looks younger and, unlike say Sean Penn, he plays younger guys... His generation is not the same as Penn's...

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

How about a poll "Is Keanu the worst actor born in 1964?" or "Is keanu the worst actor born with black hair and brown eyes born in Lebanon?" Seriously, who cares what year he was born - there are plenty of actors in his "acting generation" (he plays characters who are early to mid 30s) who are worse...

actually, when you speak about actors, it is common to group them among their generation. It is not fair to judge a 60 year old actor against a 20 year old actor. It is common for critics to say "I believe {name here} is the best actor of his generation."

Read the end of my post - acting generations are different from D.O.B.'s.. He may be pushing 40 but looks younger and, unlike say Sean Penn, he plays younger guys... His generation is not the same as Penn's...

um, no. Your generation is based solely on your D.O.B. Penn was born in '60 and Reeves in '64. They are of the same generation.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Depends if you think Freddy Prinze, Jr. is in the same generation as Keanu or not.

I believe that Keanu was born in 1964 which makes him 39. I just can't think of anyone close to his age being worse. I see alot of bad actors being listed, but most are not in Keanu's generation.

How about a poll "Is Keanu the worst actor born in 1964?" or "Is keanu the worst actor born with black hair and brown eyes born in Lebanon?" Seriously, who cares what year he was born - there are plenty of actors in his "acting generation" (he plays characters who are early to mid 30s) who are worse...

actually, when you speak about actors, it is common to group them among their generation. It is not fair to judge a 60 year old actor against a 20 year old actor. It is common for critics to say "I believe {name here} is the best actor of his generation."

Read the end of my post - acting generations are different from D.O.B.'s.. He may be pushing 40 but looks younger and, unlike say Sean Penn, he plays younger guys... His generation is not the same as Penn's...

um, no. Your generation is based solely on your D.O.B. Penn was born in '60 and Reeves in '64. They are of the same generation.

Sigh, you don't see what I'm talking about.. I'm a film student and I just casted a few actors for a short that I'm working on.. I don't care what their date of birth is.. In fact, most of them don't mention that at all... They DO list how old they could pass for.. In other words, I know a 30 year old actress who passes for 17-22 year olds.. Keanu looks younger than he is.....

 

[waylman]

Freedom...I understand what you are saying now. We're talking about 2 different things. You are talking about how the actors are portrayed on screen while I am talking about their actual age. The purpose of my poll was to compare actors that are close to Keanu's actual age.

 

[GoingUp]

alec baldwin
wayans brothers
pauly shore

 

[kitkit201]

Paul Walker has to take the win on this one.. did you guys see 2F2F? OMFG, that man acted like a little sissy boy opposite Tyrese.. no wonder Vin Diesel declined the movie and also part 3...

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: waylman
Im firmly in the "yes" camp.

You're an idiot or don't watch very many movies if you believe that. Certainly he's not the best character actor around, but the worst of his generation? *boggle*

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: waylman
Im firmly in the "yes" camp.

You're an idiot or don't watch very many movies if you believe that. Certainly he's not the best character actor around, but the worst of his generation? *boggle*

Actually Keanu is a great character actor. He really nails parts in which he has to act like a complete dipsh!t. The problem is, when he gets cast as something else, he still acts like a complete dipsh!t.

 

[hoyaguru]

Can we include actresses? Did anyone ever see Sophia Coppola in Godfather 3? Whoa! It was like watching a 3rd grade Christmas play.

 

[ThePresence]

He's is really, really bad.

 

[CrazyDe1]

No, he's not bad. This award would go to Julia Roberts or Paul Walker

 

[Danman]

Yes, he's rather stiff but I don't think he's the worst.

 

[Banana]

The lesser Baldwin brothers are pretty bad.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: 1YellowPeril
The lesser Baldwin brothers are pretty bad.

isn't one of the baldwin brothers OLDER than Alec Baldwin?

 

[Dedpuhl]

What is up with all the Keanu bashing? He is not a bad actor. I've seen a lot worse.

 

[Spamela]

Originally posted by: hoyaguru
Can we include actresses? Did anyone ever see Sophia Coppola in Godfather 3? Whoa! It was like watching a 3rd grade Christmas play.

agree 100%.

keanu is fine, as long as he's playing doofuses.

 

[nitsuj3580]

The guy that played Anakin in Star Wars: Episode II

That guy seriously pissed me off he was so annoying to watch.

 

[gistech1978]

oh god yes.
im with you waylman.

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: nativesunshine
I don't think he's the WORST actor..but he's definitely not good.

Watched Sweet November last night...and he pretty much ruined it. It was still a good sappy love movie tho. Made me cry. heh..it was a good cry tho.

i liked that movie, so sad