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Worst Actor: Marlon Wayans


I was very disappointed in The Ladykillers and would love to see Marlon Wayans (or 'Moron' Wayans as I like to call him) get the Worst Actor award given at The Razzie Awards. I hated Wayans' acting and character in this film. He annoyed me worse than any character I've ever seen in a movie! I got sooo sick and tired of him screaming the "F" word over and over...and over! However, the bottom line is: Marlon Wayans sucks in this film and should get a well-deserved award for his stomach-turning acting. Any agreements? Any disagreements? (You must be insane if you do disagree)

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So if Marlon's use of the F word bothers you so much------just cover your eyes and put some cotton in your ears--Dope!

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So, allow me the luxury of analysis, please. Actor A is in movie 1, in which an internet thread has originated. Poster X chooses to title said thread with a broad brush, questioning the general acting ability of actor A, but does continue in the post with specificity about actor A's performance in movie 1. Poster X ends the original opinion asking for acquiescence or dissension, then insulting anyone who may disagree. The inevtible heterodoxical backlash occurs when opinions are laid bare in a public forum. Poster X's hackneyed retort, when questioned, is to claim anyone with the audacious insanity to question the opinion is off topic. "How dare anyone produce anecdotal evidence to the contrary that refutes my opinion?", Poster X appears to question. Wow, what I love most about reading these threads is the "goldfish bowl" illustration of the human condition. Ask for dissent. Question the sanity of any dissenters. Insult others while grousing about perceived insults. Whine and complain about invited discourse. Mock others for grammar, spelling, and punctuation while committing the same faux pas in that very sentence. (Yes, I carefully proofread that one for errors, whew!) It is wonderful. It is more entertaining than Marlon Wayans could ever be. Basically, Poster X brought his "b*tch to the internet, but is dissatisfied that the others have brought theirs as well. It is time to look at movies like these message boards. Go in with low expectations, and you will not be disappointed. Yes, this may diverge far from the original topic, but it really is what it's all about, isn't it?

On another note, we need more posters like Poster Y, for sheer comedic effect. Poster Y is the functionally illiterate individual who questions the intelligence of those around him. I paraphrase, but it usually goes something like this:

"Y is them ignunt poeple alwaays playun that their race card. Heck, we are all supperpeerior, just looka my wrtin skills. Theyuns shuld know there place or go back to whateve it is they come frum. Leave Murica for us'ns that done stoole it."

Fire when ready, Ridley.

- A troll is just someone who disagrees with you. Isn't that the whole point of discussion?

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Dumas--Huh? Is that Pere ou Fil?

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Marlon Wayans is one of the funniest guys around... I love his comedy and he is the only reason why I even rented this movie. I even enjoyed him on "In Living Color" and "The Wayan Bros" as well.


HE IS A GREAT ACTOR AND A BETTER COMEDIAN!!

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He is meant to be an a$$hole, your not supposed to like him, simple as that. Although hes made to be a clown,i liked watching him, when he had a normal expression and had his mouth shut that is...



IF YOU TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY, YOUL NEVER GET OUT ALIVE

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I Highly DISAGREE! i thought he was funny as hell. That was the best part of the film.

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You are right, he did a fine job playing the character he was hired to play. The movie was pretty good too.

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No one has mentioned Don't be a Menace, which was a HILARIOUS movie

I doubt anyone here has seen it, since it got a bad IMDB rating.

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A bad actor is not believable. Wayans is believe as the character he portrays. He's good at what he does.

Chris J. Nelson

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I think Wayans did a pretty good job but the F word was overused given the subject matter. I mean it's not like it was a hardcore gangster flick. Albeit the F bomb was completely down to the script writers. And by the way, to the guy calling people retards for spoiling the ending when he hadn't seen the film...what the hell are you doing commenting on a movie you haven't seen idiot. You deserve to have the ending spoiled.

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The F word was probably used a bit too much for the type of film it was, but to call Marlon a BAD actor, i don't think so, sure he is not the best actor around, but for R rated crazy off beat comedies such as Scary Movie, White Chicks, and Little Man I think he does an excellent job, no one could have played Shorty in the first 2 Scary Movies better than Marlon, Give the man his due, he is a funny dude.

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Did anyone see him in Requiem for a Dream? I loved him in that

the terror alert color has been raised to my hot-pink Manolo Blahniks

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Requiem for a Dream is a great movie.

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I think Wayans is a good actor, and he was funny in this film.

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Yeah! Wayan is a good actor. He is funny. He and his brother has done a lot of funny things and I think Marlon Wayans spice this film up.

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In my opinion, Marlon Wayans was the best thing about this film, i thought he was absolutely hilarious. Good film by the way, although definetly not great.

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ROFL "Plautus? What is it does it have a last name?"

My god the amount of stupidity in this thread

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Its not Marlons fault. Blame the writer if you don't like this moive, he is the one who writes the script, and put all the F words in there. I thought he was funny in this filim. Thats just my opinion, I like that sort of humor.

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