Kim Basinger vs Kate Capshaw

You left out Tanya Roberts in A View to a Kill in the high trifecta of screaming blonde haired "damsels in distress" in '80s action-adventure movies.

Capshaw was far worse in Temple of Doom.

"Metallica loves Ponyville!"

I thought it was Kate Capshaw, personally

Basinger.





All for a box of chocolates...

http://screenrant.com/sexism-in-superhero-movies/

4. BATMAN

Stretching back in time a bit further, Batman, the 1989 Tim Burton film, is surely the product of a different era for this genre. Controversy surrounded the casting of Michael Keaton as the masked hero, Jack Nicholson’s Joker was — well, that’s a debate for another day. But it’s undeniable that the movie shaped the way superhero flicks are made today, securing it a solid place in comic adaptation history.

The same can’t be said for its treatment of women. Or, well, woman, as the only female of any note in the entire film is Vicki Vale, a journalist who falls for Bruce Wayne while investigating his alter ego. Her role as a reporter is minimized as her relationship with Wayne takes over because, you know, women can’t have both a career and get the guy. More than anything, Vicki is the perpetual damsel-in-distress. After the Joker takes interest in her, he forces her into an endless dance, which she only manages to eventually escape by pretending that she’s into him, seductively making her way down his body — so that Batman can knock him out and take care of the rest. The only saving grace is that the character was abandoned in subsequent films.

I thought Basinger did really well in this movie. Her character acted like someone who really empathized and understood Wayne which was important in making her likable and important for the human side of the movie (for example, just compare Vale to the broad in spiderman who dates the same guy who beats up parker in school).

Basinger conveyed warm, caring qualities well, and they lit her like an angel in amongst all that dark imagery. She was a great looking actress with decent acting talent and brought a lot to this movie. Had they cast that fruitcake Sean Young instead of Basinger then this movie wouldn't have worked. Kim's Vale brought a lot of focus to Wayne's tortured crusader, and she was a nice presence overall.

Kate Capshaw also did well in TOD, too. I've never understood why so many movie fans always rag on her. She was meant to be manic compared to Indy and Short Round's more restrained characters. The dynamic worked fine, and she was a better actress than Alison Doody in Last Crusade.

And you can deal with me; Doug Masters!

http://whatculture.com/film/13-worst-performances-in-otherwise-awesome-blockbusters?page=6

The Movie: The least water-tight (and certainly the most racist) of the original Indiana Jones trilogy, Temple of Doom is nevertheless a ludicrously entertaining adventure yarn with (mostly) stellar performances, riveting action and hilarious quick-fire wit.

The Performance: Even Capshaw herself has admitted that her sidekick-cum-love interest Willie Scott is "not much more than a dumb screaming blonde", though the way the character has written can only excuse her performance so much.

Capshaw leans into Willie's grating qualities and amplifies them with her shrill voice and ridiculous facial expressions, frequently detracting from what is otherwise a damn fun movie.

Of course, it would be remiss not to mention that Family Guy parody which suggests, "lady only here cause she humping director", as she and Spielberg met on the movie and later married. Spielberg, who famously disliked Temple, said, "the greatest thing that I got out of that was I met Kate Capshaw."

Shame he had to subject the world to her tinnitus-inducing bleating, though.