History Quotes / TookTheBadFilmSeriously

->''"Of all the real actors playing the cartoon characters, the only one I felt did a decent job was Creator/ReneRusso as Natasha. I say that and she is the only actor to get a [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] nom... [[Creator/RobertDeNiro DeNiro]] is just kind of in this movie and doesn’t contribute much besides embarrassment."''

->Well, you either take the job or you don't -- but never take the job only to then not ''do'' the job.
-->--'''[=Kevin McNally=]''' on guest-starring in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E7TheTwinDilemma The Twin Dilemma]]", generally considered the worst episode in ''Series/DoctorWho'''s 50+ year history

->Speaking of [Creator/AlPacino], he is actually trying here even with the awful material, inserting a lot of misplaced intensity into something he could have just HOO HAH'd his way through in his sleep.

-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2012/10/11/a-view-to-a-bond-baddie-francisco-scaramanga/ Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''

->Toub, who's playing the uncle of Creator/DevPatel's tormented Prince Zuko, is the real {{tragic hero}} of this movie, as you watch him struggle to cling to his dignity as everyone around him drowns in narrative sewage.

'''Spoony:''' ''(applauding)'' Ohh, you gotta give it up for Walken, c'mon! Give it up! Chistopher Walken, everyone!
-->--''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'', {{Lets Play}} ''{{VideoGame/Ripper}}''

->Of all the real actors playing the cartoon characters, the only one I felt did a decent job was Creator/ReneRusso as Natasha. I say that and she is the only actor to get a [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] nom... [[Creator/RobertDeNiro DeNiro]] is just kind of in this movie and doesn’t contribute much besides embarrassment.
-->--'''Miles Antwiler''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2013/08/25/the-adventures-of-rocky-and-bullwinkle-2000-des-mcanuff/ on]] ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'' (2000)

->Don't try to class this movie up, lady. It's not worth it.

->You know, [[Creator/SamElliott Sam]], you almost made that stupid line work. But you didn't, you still had to say the words [[ARareSentence "mutant French poodle"]]. But it was a good try.

->Once we meet a bad guy who's ''exactly'' how [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Nolan's Batman films]] would portray the Riddler, we glance down to find our cinema seats have morphed into coconut mats, whizzing on a rapid, spiraling descent into spectacular dumbness. It's all so gloriously and unexpectedly stupid, like ''{{Film/Zodiac|2007}}'' penned by someone who fended off middle-act writer’s block by hoovering a load of PCP into their lungs. The only way to watch is to revel in the bizarre combination of massive craziness and powerhouse acting, from [[Creator/HughJackman two]] leads [[Creator/JakeGyllenhaal who]] were quite clearly cast by accident, instead of the material's rightful players, [[Creator/NicolasCage Nic Cage]] and a sweaty Creator/JohnCusack.
-->--'''[[http://franticplanet.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/my-top-20-movies-of-2013-the-list-part-1/ Stuart Millard]]''' on ''{{Film/Prisoners}}'' (2013)

->'''Chris''': The destruction of the bar is almost impossible to care about because it was pretty janky to begin with, but the bright shining moment is Creator/UdoKier, pawing at a chainlink fence and selling it like he's watching someone murder a child while this squealing [[Music/BryanAdams In The Heat of the Night]] guitar riff plays underneath him.\\
'''Matt''': It’s like he's making up for Creator/PamelaAnderson’s non-acting with '''DOUBLE ACTING.'''\\
'''Chris''': He’d have to ratchet things up to [[GonnaNeedMoreTrope quintuple acting]] if he wanted to balance her out.\\
'''Matt''': Not even the Kier can shoulder that load.
-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-barb-wire-1996-part-two/ on]] ''Film/BarbWire''

->And in a twist of fate that I can only call miraculous, Creator/MattLeBlanc is not that bad of an actor. I used to think he was Godawful in this film. Really, when I first saw it I thought he was the worst thing in the movie. But as I've aged I've began to notice subtle nuances in filmmaking. And looking at it again with fresh eyes some 12 years later, I have come to the conclusion that it's not him -- it's the script. Watch this guy and tell me he's not trying. He's trying hard. But the script makes him out to be a total horny asshat who can only spout one-liners. I mean, he hits on his boss's daughter [[TooDumbToLive RIGHT IN FUCKING FRONT OF HIM!!!]]

->Kirk asks how they’ll get past the Great Barrier, and Sybok says that God gave him a vision, and is waiting for them on the other side. This merely convinces Kirk that Sybok is '[[YoureInsane mad]]'...Laurence Luckinbill actually plays this really well: Doubt crosses his face, and while looking at Kirk he asks himself, almost genuinely, 'Am I?' Then, not with confidence but with visible faith, he answers himself with a smile: 'We’ll see.' Not a lot of actors would have played it that way, so well done.
-->--'''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''' on ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''

->Creator/NicholasCourtney, Creator/JohnLevene and Creator/KatyManning cannot exactly be blamed for [[HamAndCheese having a laugh riot]] with their hackneyed characterisation but [[Creator/JonPertwee (Jon) Pertwee]] marches on, staring into the camera and delivering his speeches as though he is on stage and delivering the most powerful of Shakespeare soliloquies

->Y'know, you don't have to try so hard. You could just half-ass this performance and get paid the same. Just sayin'.
-->--'''Creator/AllisonPregler''' on a bit part actor from ''{{Series/Baywatch}}''

->There’s also a really, really nice line delivery from [[Creator/JohnGlover (John) Glover]] right before this where Tess asks him if Lex is worth killing over, and he tells her 'Lex is worth anything,' as though he’s trying to tell her why people drink water or breathe air. It’s a really amazing piece of acting, especially from a guy who just had to spout off a paragraph of exposition so sloppy that it actually started with the words 'As you know, Tess.'
-->--'''''[=ComicsAlliance=]''''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/recap-smallville-finale/ on]] ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' ("Finale")

-->--''Blog/ToplessRobot'', [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/06/robs_wonder_woman_tv_pilot_faq.php Topless Robot "Rob's Wonder Woman TV Pilot FAQ!"]]

->[[Creator/StephenDillane Dillane]] did a great job with what he was given. Seriously. Even if how we got to "Go on, do your duty" was rubbish, the delivery of that line, man, perfect. All the way through he killed it with the reaction shots and micro-expressions. It’s such a shame.'
-->--''[[http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/ Turtle-Paced]]'' in answer to [[http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/160335405242/you-were-talking-on-actors-what-do-you-think-of this ask]] about Stephen Dillane in ''Series/GameOfThrones''

-->--''Series/{{Friends}}'', "The One With The Mugging"

-->--'''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob''' on ''Film/{{Persecuted}}''

-->--'''Film/GangsterSquad''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7YNB0U-G_s interview]]

-->--'''[[https://ew.com/movies/2018/06/15/gotti-movie-review/ Chris Nashawaty]]''' on ''Film/{{Gotti}}''

->[...]but this was pretty bad. Not bad, really. That's a bit harsh. Some of the kids really do commit to their roles, and it's not their fault that the writing sucks. So I give credit to the actors. Not all of the actors, but some of the kids weren't terrible.
-->--'''WebVideo/{{BrutalMoose}}''' commenting on the acting in '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwMcyVgZB_k&t Dream Bunny]]'''

->''It is always said of [[Creator/PatrickStewart Stewart]] that his strength as an actor is his ability to deliver bad dialogue with utter conviction. I say it is time to stop encouraging him.''

-> "I'd like to see the movie [[Music/AlanSilvestri this guy]] ''thought'' he was scoring!"
-->-- '''Crow T. Robot''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' on ''Film/MacAndMe''

->Once we meet a bad guy who's ''exactly'' how [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Nolan's Batman films]] would portray the Riddler, we glance down to find our cinema seats have morphed into coconut mats, whizzing on a rapid, spiraling descent into spectacular dumbness. It's all so gloriously and unexpectedly stupid, like ''{{Film/Zodiac|2007}}'' penned by someone who fended off middle-act writer’s block by [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs hoovering a load of PCP into their lungs]]. The only way to watch is to revel in the bizarre combination of massive craziness and powerhouse acting, from [[Creator/HughJackman two]] leads [[Creator/JakeGyllenhaal who]] were quite clearly cast by accident, instead of the material's rightful players, [[Creator/NicolasCage Nic Cage]] and a sweaty Creator/JohnCusack.