Best and Worst Movies...

RCMerchant · January 09, 2023, 05:04:26 PM

... of any actor.
I, of course, will start with Bela Lugosi.
My favorite film of his is the RAVEN (1935). His Dr. Vollin is so gleeful in his sadism. He steals the show from the top billed Boris Karloff.

Worst- the DEATH KISS (1933). I was torn between this and BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA (1952). At least in Bela in the '52 film has something to do. the DEATH KISS will put you to sleep in record time.

So! Howzabout you fine folks?

Alex · January 09, 2023, 05:25:21 PM

Christopher Lee.

For his best movie, I am going to go with The Wicker Man. For his worst, oh boy was he in some stinkers, but he always brought a certain gravitas to his roles and I don't recall seeing him ever phoning in a performance regardless of how little he believed in his role.

For the worst movie, he is in (that I've seen), I am torn between Police Academy: Mission to Moscow and The Howling II. I think I am going to have to go with the first one though.

RCMerchant · January 09, 2023, 05:33:53 PM

I had no idea he was in a Police Academy movie!

Holy Lowly!

Alex · January 09, 2023, 05:49:33 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on January 09, 2023, 05:33:53 PM
I had no idea he was in a Police Academy movie!
Holy Lowly!

Its been a while, but I am fairly sure he played a Russian. He played a lot of Russians and nazi's over the years.

ER · January 09, 2023, 06:01:58 PM

Brad Pitt. His best movie was Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; his worst was Seven Years in Tibet.

bob · January 09, 2023, 07:10:54 PM

Tom Cruise -

best: Eyes Wide Shut

worst: Magnolia

ER · January 09, 2023, 08:13:52 PM

Quote from: bob on January 09, 2023, 07:10:54 PM
Tom Cruise -

best: Eyes Wide Shut

worst: Magnolia

Agreed.

RCMerchant · January 09, 2023, 10:23:32 PM

Ok...Peter Lorre!

Best- so many great films! MAD LOVE, the MALTESE FALCON-but I'm going with Fritz Lang's M (1931)
Lorre plays a psychotic child killer. And he does the impossible- You feel sorry for him.

Worst- VOYAGE TO THR BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961) Leave it to hack director Irwin Allen to put Lorre in a nothing role in a nothing film. Watching Irwin Allen movies is like a watching a monkey trying to fvck a football.

ER · January 09, 2023, 11:07:51 PM

Harrison Ford.
Best movie: Bladder Runner, of course.
Worst movie: The Force Awakens.

RCMerchant · January 09, 2023, 11:20:35 PM

^ Would the STAR WARS Holiday special count ? That show is so special it needs a helmet.

Trevor · January 10, 2023, 12:34:25 AM

Quote from: RCMerchant on January 09, 2023, 11:20:35 PM
^ Would the STAR WARS Holiday special count ? That show is so special it needs a helmet.

Trevor · January 10, 2023, 12:35:49 AM

Quote from: ER on January 09, 2023, 11:07:51 PM
Best movie: Bladder Runner, of course.

Trevor · January 10, 2023, 12:38:15 AM

Kevin Kline

Best: Dave and A Fish Called Wanda
Worst: Cry Freedom.

Allhallowsday · January 10, 2023, 01:06:09 AM

BETTE DAVIS

NOW VOYAGER (1941)
BURNT OFFERINGS (1976)

VERONICA LAKE

I MARRIED A WITCH (1942)
FLESH FEAST (1970)

Gabriel Knight · January 10, 2023, 07:41:51 AM

Nicolas Cage

Best movie: tough one to answer, but I'll stick with LORD OF WAR.
Worst movie: even tougher, if you know the man. It's a fierce competition, my main contenders are GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, THE WICKER MAN and KNOWING, although I'm aware he's done some kind of post-apocalyptic movie recently that's insanely bad. I haven't seen it tho.