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[–] 61 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Bruce Willis, but that was apparently because of severe mental decline, so I recon that was literally a quick cash grab before everything went to shit.

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  • [–] [S] 36 points 5 months ago

    Yes I do believe that this is true. He is diagnosed with FTD frontotemporal dementia a degenerative neurological disease that impacts communication, behavior, and personality. from what I have heard is that he can no longer speak and has a hard time recognizing his daughter’s and family members. It is very sad to hear about his situation.

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  • [–] 21 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    I don't think the quality of Jason Statham's output has really trended downwards over the years. Even at the beginning of his career he followed up a Snatch with a Ghosts of Mars, so it's always been hit and miss...

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I don't know. Blaming Statham for Ghosts of Mars feels like blaming a waiter for the Titanic: he was just along fir the ride.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Well sure, but you could just as well apply that to every film he's in. The man doesn't write or direct, after all, so the most that he can be responsible for a film is in saying "yes" to his agent.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I agree. As you mentioned, the quality of Statham's filmography varies wildly, but I don't think his performances are ever the determining factor in what the final result is. Idk, if someone wanted to call the 6th consecutive movie where he plays a gruff guy with a checkered past mixed up eith some baddies on someone else's behalf a 'slop movie', I guess I couldn't fight them on that. However, given that genre is a perennial favorite of mine, I'm not looking for a wide emotive range from that experience. I want cool fight choreography, inventive cinematography, and badass stunts. If I get that, but Statham gives a wooden performance, I'm still going to think well of the movie (not least of all because it's largely the same performance as what he gives in his 'good' movies too lol).

    I guess when I think of the prompt, the actor that comes to mind is like a Ben Kingsley type. Someone who won awards for their acting prowess, but who wound up shoveling out direct to video crap in the twilight of their career.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    Money effort calculation

    Look at robert de Nero. Spent years honing his craft and building a brand. He knows people will show up just because hes in it so turning out any old shite still makes him bank

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    You either die a legend or live long enough to release a Christmas album

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Was going to say Arnie but it seems like most of his career was intermittent amazing films and then slop.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Nicholas Cage is always hit or miss.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Due to unpaid taxes on many real estate purchases worldwide, he owed so much money to the IRS that he took everything he was offered.

    I believe he finally paid it off in 2022 so he can be more selective in his choices

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, after trying a couple of times to care about Spider-Noir, I've started to realize that I just don't really like Nic Cage that much.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Sylvester Stallone, he's now practically a shell of his former self.

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  • [–] 25 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    Harrison Ford has been phoning it in for decades at this point.

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  • [–] 36 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Harrison Ford is currently doing his best work ever in Shrinking

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago*

    Really sick of "let's talk about how something or somebody sucks" posts.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Hey, the Guy Ritchie movies were fun.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I've liked everyone of his movies

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