Why isn't Bruce Campbell a bigger star?

"while this is technically true, Bruce was able to pull it off superbly. tho the acting didnt vary too much between ash and brisco, when i watch evil dead i see ash and when i watch brisco, i see brisco. he makes the characters believable no matter who hes playing. even tho they are all him."

That is actually VERY true. When I watch Jack of All Trades, I see Jack. I also see Elvis in Bubba Ho-tep (except when he plays the impersonater, I just had to laugh and scream "Brucey!" ^_^), in which he gives a very very underrated performance better than most mainstream actors. All his roles, while they do have a sort of Campbell-air about them, differ and are definitely not interchangeable. Not to mention they are so much more fun than your run-of-the-mill actor. ^.^

Bruce's dedication to his craft is prominent in "If Chins Could Kill", of which I am reading for the second time. =D Like where he talks about scripts and saying how dumb people are when they ask for their characters to be more like them. >< Or when he asked Sam Raimi if he could guest appear in American Gothic and Sam said "Bruce, you know, this is serious," to which Bruce replid "Sam, I'm an actor." The guy's more talented, I think, then we all give him for.

Wow, I've just suddenly gained an amazing amount of appreciation for him as an actor... @_@

Chuck Norris wants to be Bruce Campbell when he grows up.

>It's because he only really has one character

Including the one in Xena?

"while this is technically true, Bruce was able to pull it off superbly. tho the acting didnt vary too much between ash and brisco, when i watch evil dead i see ash and when i watch brisco, i see brisco. he makes the characters believable no matter who hes playing. even tho they are all him."

you hit the nail on the head. that's exactly it. it's all him and it's all those guys. all his characters are believable and he makes them that way. i just love him. he's always believable as different people even though he is always the same. how does he do that?

i love all his stuff.

Bruce Campbell is a better actor than even he thinks he is. In "Bubba Ho-Tep" -- an extremely disappointing film -- note how he draws a subtle distinction between the "real" and the "imitation" Elvises. He /can/ act -- if he wants to.

Bruce Campbell's problem is that he's willing to "go with the flow". Instead of insisting on top-rate material, he repeatedly allows himself to be cast in crap movies that exploit his popularity.

It's unfortunate there's such a thing as a "Bruce Campbell movie". It should be that Bruce Campbell has roles in good movies, and that only.

I haven't seen "Burn Notice", so I can't comment on his performance in that, but a really first-rate "Brisco County" feature film would be most welcome. The people who created the series are capable of delivering it -- all that's needed is the perception of an adequately large audience, to justify production.

Owen Wilson is truly one dimensional in his movies. He just has the right connections and is a pretty boy. Bruce has an array. I would rather watch Bruce any day.

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he does not want to do big budget pieces of hollywood crap just for the money. yes some of his movies are crap but aT least most are fun like his tv commercials.