Danny McBride
Dude is money, easily the best character actor we have going right now, his delivery is flawless. Anyone think he can handle a starring role though?
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Dude is money, easily the best character actor we have going right now, his delivery is flawless. Anyone think he can handle a starring role though?
"You're killin' me Smalls!"
Kenny *beep* Powers!
shareI love his awkwardness and sense of humour...it fits perfectly with the 'Will Ferrell' style of comedy.
However, he's not a character actor. Supporting roles does not mean character actor. Most people don't even know what this is. The Wikipedia page for character acting was a complete mess the last time I checked...you should read the comments on it.
I really don't get the appeal of the guy. He was god-awful in "The Pineapple Express," and a complete non-entity in "Tropic Thunder". I've seen about ten seconds of his HBO show "Eastbound and Down" which appeared to nothing more then him dropping the F-bomb every chance he gets. Which I find totally obnoxious and tiresome. I haven't seen "The Foot and Fist Way": or "Your Highness" and that's not likely to change.
But to be fair he was okay "30 Minutes or Less"-which is really nothing special but he was okay. But I wouldn't even call him a "character actor" because he only seems to play one character-a totally unlikable and unpleasant douchebag. Now maybe I'm being a bit harsh and Danny McBride is simply an acquired taste I have yet to acquire and its possible that one day he will give a performance in a film that will my hair standing on end and my socks knocked off. Should that day come I will happily admit that I was wrong. But for right now I don't get it.
No one can play the egocentric buffoon better than Danny McBride. He's hilarious at it, but doesn't seem to have much range.
shareI thought Red was the funniest part of Pineapple Express lol, I watch that one scene when they visit his house all the time. Eastbound is great in my opinion, and there's actually considerable depth to Kenny Powers, shown in a few episodes. Foot Fist Way was okay, nothing spectacular, very low budget.
You don't really need range to be considered a character actor, you just need be cast often in supporting roles.
I'm surprised you don't like him, in my experience he's universally considered hilarious,
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Oh yeah, in Eastbound and Down, especially in the first season he shows great depth. Surprised he never got an emmy nod for lead actor in Comedy. Some of the scenes he has with his brother when Kenny is down and out are actually quite sad and shows McBride's chops off quite well.
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Agreed there is a lot more emotion to Eastbound & Down than people give credit. It's the same thing that happened to South Park. Unfortunately, some people can't get past the humor.
It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.
Better keep it that way about not seeing The Foot Fist way and Your Highness if you didn't like him before. Personaly I didn't even mind him that much in Tropic Thunder but his lead roles in those other two films were downright pathetic, not even worthy of calling it a typecast if you ask me...
shareUnfortunately that's his second flop this year. A lot of time will pass before they let him be a leading man again. Ansari can't be happy either.
share2nd flop? The movie just came out 2 days ago. What a *beep* moron. If it doesn't do well in theaters it usually makes up for it in rentals, DVD/Blu sales and diehard fans buying the movie. I think Danny McBride is one of the best going. Gotta love these morons that love to hate on these actors especially after only 2 days and already calling it a flop. Just because you didn't go see it doesn't make it a flop. You aren't the entire world, moron.
shareIt's a flop. He was a major part of the flop. Gotta love these "brilliant" kids that hear the word "tits" and "weed" and put Danny McBride up for an Academy Award. He'd funny, and weed is rad. Half-Baked has a discussion thread too, go there.
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It's been out for a week now and guess what? Flop. And no, if something doesn't do well in theatres RARELY does it make up for it in rentals and DVD/Blu-Ray sales. And do you know why? Because it wasn't popular to begin with!
And jesus christ dude, chill out lmfao. *beep* freaking out because somebody called your precious flop of a movie a flop. I love Danny McBride too but this movie is gonna continue to bomb with so much competition and when it's released on video it's going to fall deeper into obscurity because everybody is gonna be buying the big summer blockbusters instead.
Common *beep* sense dude... work on it.
He's one of the most annoying actors I've ever had the displeasure of seeing. Sometimes he lowers the quality of good movies (Tropic Thunder), and he also has the uncanny ability to make mediocre movies worse (this and Pineapple Express).
The guy is awful.
I'm surprised you don't like him, in my experience he's universally considered hilarious
I've never met anyone in person that didn't think he was hilarious. I personally think next to Franco, that he was the best part of 'Pineapple Express'. He was great in 'Tropic Thunder' as well for the small role he had.
Perhaps his brand of humor is above many people's heads, but I'll watch him in anything.
These are my opinions.
Perhaps his brand of humor is above many people's heads
I don't find him to be hilarious. I do think he is funny, and I think he was well-suited for this character, but that's about it. I don't have anything at all against him - like I said, I think he is funny. But not hilarious, nor do I think he raises the level of anything that he is in (as one seemed to believe here).
shareDanny McBride is like one of those douche bag jocks you knew in high school where you felt forced to laugh at his dick headed remarks; otherwise you'll be insulted or threatened to have your ass kicked. He's that obnoxious prick found any in rural town in the South or Midwest.
His schtick is egotistic jock humor; providing comic relief for the football team where everybody, including the kicker on the freshmen team, feels coerced to laugh at because he has the reputation of having a short fuse when he's drunk and where you'll be the next victim if you don't.
"You'll be the next victim if you don't"? Danny is not a jock nor someone who could kick the majority of people's ass. What are you talking about?
shareI feel like McBride's comedy is the opposite of what you described. He is satirical towards the jock-bully-douchebag type. He always portrays that type of guy to make them look ridiculous.
shareI love this guy, he kinda does the same Shtick this whole "I'm white trash but I'm still better than you deal"
he does it so well, just cracks me up every time!
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agreed.
lol man the kenny powers character will never get old.
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Wow this is interesting lol, didn't know such hate for D McBride existed! He's a natural comedian, I think you should give him a second chance.
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Me either I think hes funny but tends to bring the same character for multiple films/ shows. He always plays a low life loser who also happens to be a jerk.
Eastbound/Land of the Lost/Pineapple Express relatively the same guy just varying degrees of how much a jerk he plays.
If Your Highness is any indication, the answer is a simple "no". I thought he was good in Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express, but Your Highness was terrible from start to finish. The few funny bits were in the trailer.
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