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This guy is so underrated


He steals every movie that he is in. Even if it just a small supporting role, he is always the character to watch. I feel like he gets no recognition for his talent :( Why he hasn't been nominated for an Oscar yet is totally beyond me.


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I feel the same way. I wish Hollywood was as much about talent as it is about physical attractiveness(odd in and of itself, because Sam isn't a bad looking guy). If it was all about the talent, he'd be more popular than the Twilight kids, easily.

I still can't figure out how he didn't get an Oscar nod for 'Moon'. Nothing short of brilliance.

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Pfff. Out of the three main Twilight kids, one is fugly. Guess who.

I think Hollywood is as much about talent as it is about attraction more often than you'd think. How else does this bee-otch (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1132501760/nm0000496) keep getting roles?

Excuse the childish name-calling.

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You're joking right?

Juliette Lewis doesn't look that bad after visiting the make-up artist.

The twilight kids... hmm.. I count 2, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

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I think she looks horrendous most of the time, but to each their own, man.

As for Twilight, your picks mean that between the two of us, we've got all of them covered. I guess that adds to my point. I meant Taylor Lautner, whose beastly appearance I cannot understand the love for. I think Robert Pattinson is handsome enough (if completely unmemorable), and Kristen Stewart gets too much crap, considering this photo is of her: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2620236544/nm0829576

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Kristen Stewart gets crap because she's a horrendous actress who has somewhat good looks.

If you think Robert Pattinson is unmemorable, watch some non-Twilight stuff with him. He's about the only good thing to come out of the Twilight franchise. He certainly has some interesting films lined up, and he was great in Cosmopolis (even though the film wasn't one of Cronenberg's best to say the least).

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Brother, I wasn't discussing their acting capacity. Kristen does indeed get a lot of crap for her wooden acting and rightfully so, but she does also get a lot of crap on terms of her appearance becuase she has been cast in "pretty" roles. She isn't the most gorgeous woman I ever saw, but I've seen remarks ranging from "homely" to "below average" to "ugly as ****", which is quite frankly a bunch of horsesh!t in my eyes.

But opinions are opinions, I suppose. I do question people's standards, but once again, to each their own.

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My mistake. I think those comments about Stewart is just the typical mob culture of the internet. People want to put more successful people down well, because... I don't really know. It's a shame.

She's good-looking young woman. It's just a shame that her acting isn't more advanced, considering how many films she's done.

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I agree on all accounts. I honestly wonder if anyone ever told her she needs to put more emotion into it. Is her acting so stale because everyone let her think it was passable as is and never encouraged her to put more effort into it? Is she the loveliest person on Earth and everyone has been hopeless suck-ups? Questions!

I do doubt she's capable of much more, but you never know. Could be a case of crappy direction.

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