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Timberlake reaches the upper echelon

posted 18 years ago by theclear
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It usually takes much longer than this, but after Edison Force Justin Timberlake has reached the top of the acting mountain. He is already worthy of joining the following list of the WORST "actors" on the planet Earth. Hell, it's not just Earth, it's the entire universe.

KEANU REEVES
VIN DIESEL
PAUL WALKER
BEN AFFLECK
CHRIS KLEIN (THE NEXT KEANU REEVES)
TYRESE GIBSON

I know. I know. There are many many more than this. But, these guys are the absolute cream of the crop. Please feel free to submit other horrific "actors". I'm sure there are many others who deserve our kudos who I have overlooked. Who else deserves to be in this HALL OF "FAME"?

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[–] TwoMushrooms 18 years ago

Keanu Reeves isn´t that bad, because atleast he has done a role in which he shows emotion and actualy acting skills... it was in The Gift. I would exchange him for Freddie Prinze Jr, who deserves to be on that list. And don´t forget Adam Sandler.

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[–] ridoyk 17 years ago

Yes....ADAM SANDLER FOR SURE....is there any film at all where he is not so HIMSELF??? Why does he make them?? PPl...plz stop watching adam sandler films...if u keep watching them they'll keep making them....u are right abt reeves too...he has played a few good charecters in his career that earned him some respect...

[–] Kat0703 18 years ago

Firstly, Justin Timberlake isnt that bad of an actor, nor is KEANU REEVES,
VIN DIESEL.PAUL WALKER,BEN AFFLECK.

[–] treyfishman 17 years ago

No, "PAUL WALKER" is horrible. I thought Vin was too, But "Find Me Guilty" really made me think rather.

[–] colan 18 years ago

Actually Justin Timberlake makes Keanu Reeves look like Sir Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence Olivier, or Marlon Brando (when he was younger, his older stuff stunk). It was wince-inducing to watch him, um... what's the word, it's not "act" but whatever standing on screen an emoting lines pointlessly.

He should stick to ripping off black artists and acting like a childish baby who blames everyone else for "wardrobe malfunctions" but him.

[–] nuchnua 18 years ago

How can u say Paul Walker is a bad actor?? Then i bet U haven´t seen "Running Scared".. The best movie of the year!!!!! Yes in movies like "The fast and the furious" he is not showing his talent, but that´s an actionflick and it nothing about taking the the viewer on an emotional ride!!
Watch "Running Scared" and U´ll change your mind!

[–] footloose78-1 18 years ago

I think That Justin Timberlake can make a great!!! actor if yhe just works at like people who are not actors. I just love Justin and his music and also even as an actor. He was great!!! on Saturday Night Live I hope that he host the show again soon cause really love him as singer and an actor.

[–] o_otis 17 years ago

to footloose. are you like, a 12 year old hard up girl?

[–] Sweet T 17 years ago

No reason to get bitchy, o_otis. Tastes differ, remember?

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[–] cutieparrot007 17 years ago

I dont know where this is coming from.....I thought JT was great in this film....albiet the film is a wee bit silly...I thought he was ten time better than the others u mentioned! in his own right!

anything is better than keanu (where be my eyes) reaves...

[–] cannaganjabisweed 17 years ago

He should stick to ripping off black artists

why would you mention that fact the artists he was ripping off were black?

[–] Delameko 17 years ago

He should stick to ripping off black artists

why would you mention that fact the artists he was ripping off were black?

Are any of the artists he ripped off white?

[–] cannaganjabisweed 17 years ago

i've no idea. but what's the skin colour of the artist got to do with anything?

[–] stopnotwhat 17 years ago

I remember his first song was on an R 'n' B compilation album and every single other song on there was written by a black person.
Perhaps he has identity issues.

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[–] cannaganjabisweed 17 years ago

I remember his first song was on an R 'n' B compilation album and every single other song on there was written by a black person.
Perhaps he has identity issues

or perhaps he just doesn't care.

just because a certain genre of music happens to have the majority of peoples from a certain ethnicity playing it, doesn't mean only people of that ethnicity are the only ones allowed to play it. a black person has no more 'right' to play around with hip hop/r'n'b than a person of any other ethnicity. i mean, yeeeeah, these white people should stick to playing rock music shouldn't they? jesus...

[–] stopnotwhat 17 years ago

I'm not saying they have more right to do anything. Black people are just better at it.
And Justin started out in church choir, he's a skinny little white boy at heart.

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[–] cannaganjabisweed 17 years ago

just because you are black, doesn't mean you are better at hip hop. if get your head out of your ass you will realise there are lots of good 'non black' rappers out there. just as there are lots of black folks in good guitar bands etc

[–] stopnotwhat 17 years ago

Never said ONLY black people are good at it. Never said ONLY white people should do this or that. You cannot deny that MOST hip hop, r 'n' b and rap singers ARE black. Do you think there's a reason for that? Or just coincidence? There are fabulous white hip hop artists out there too. Just NOT.AS.MANY.

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[–] cannaganjabisweed 17 years ago

they are following in the footsteps of people who went before them. i understand most hip hop artists are black and most people involved in rock are white. i suppose i kind of misunderstood you. it just looked as if you were saying black people were somehow naturally better at it than people of other race. peace

[–] doriangreynl 18 years ago

Haven't seen the movie yet, so I can't judge Timberlake. But Keanu Reeves? Nah, Feeling Minnesota was pretty good, as were Speed and The Lake House. And Chris Klein is the kind of actor who needs to be well casted, as he was in Election (he really was playing his role very good) and in American Dreamz. He's the perfect young dumb airhead, whether it's a college sports champ or an undereducated American soldier.

But on Diesel, Gibson en Affleck... I can only agree. And Walker... well, never bothered to see the whole Fast and the Furious thing.

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[–] honey_sweetAsha 17 years ago

I have to disagree with you there. I think both diesel and walker are good. besidethe fact that paul is sooooo hot i would say he's a decent actor . affleck on the other hand can be kicked from the planet for i care. Chris klein , never liked him . 'no man that's my home' (punkd). Tyrese gibson , i don't really know. i have seen four brothers , i thought he was ok.

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[–] mattqatsi 17 years ago

Running Scared was horrible, it too, like this movie, was "Hollywoodized"
Keanu Reeves, I can see why you say he is a bad actor, and I agree for you the most part (I was laughing through some of the Matrix movies), and the Lake House wasn't all that great either. Speed was good acting, but that's it, no great acting, at least on Reev's part. But you guys need to dwell deeper in movies. He's not that good actionwise, but movies like The Gift, Scanner Darkly (somewhat), Thumbsucker, devils Advocate, Hard Ball, and even much more less known movies (My Own Private Idaho was AMAZING) have him as a good, serious actor.

Now, this is not what the thread is about, I'm am the king of tangents. In fact, one time...

Anyway,
Justin Timberlake has most definately reached an epitamy of low. He has not brought sexyback, but has in fact given a bad rep to all those of us good looking guys.
His acting is worse than is haughty attitude.

[–] desperadous 17 years ago

YES HE HAS I DONT UNDERSTAND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THESE PPL IN MOVIES
keanu reeves is allright hes done some good movies like devils advocate,speed and of course the matrix these actors are just plain horrific they are
Matt Damon,Jay hernandez,ben affleck,ryan phillippe,heath ledger,leonardo dicaprio,PAUL walker,TYRESE,50 cent,TI,Vin diesel,THE rock,COlin farrell,ryan reynolds(hes only good at comedies),Nick cannon,Dane cook

[–] DarkUncle 17 years ago

when i watched this movie, everytime Justin Timberlake was on the screen i almost looked away, he was absolutely terrible, he should stick to what hes bad at but gets lots on money for - 'singing'
I take offence at seeing Keanu Reeves on this guys list, he has been in some great movies , and if you dont recognise that, leave.
i mostly agree with the other ones, but i have to say WTF WAS VIN DIESEL DOING IN THE PACIFIER??!?!!!
thankyou

[–] Tweetyma15 17 years ago

Uh the movie was not that bad but in alpha dog justin is much better and maybe worthy of an award. Don't dis my main man paul or freddie and vin was good in a man apart. Get a life and stop hating

[–] emsjo554 17 years ago

desperadous

how can you say that matt damon or leonardo dicaprio are bad actors did u see the departed they were both awsome in that i dont even need to go on with a list of movies they were both good in u r retarted

[–] treyfishman 17 years ago

I gotta agree with the above post. And add Ryan Reynolds to the list. Watch "School of Life" for an example of his versatility.

[–] neobowler 17 years ago

Simply put there are always going to be some actors that some people will not look. You can say Keanu Reeves is a bad actor, but he's really not that bad. Ben Affleck is a leading Oscar candidate this year for Hollywoodland. So what's the point in posting this.

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[–] NukedaFridge 17 years ago

Why isn't THE ROCK in that list.
You people can;t think THE ROCK is any good can you...!
I'm scared...