Actors. Retire early, save your dignity.

[Emsman]

Sorry all.

Attempting to watch some stty Van Damme film on 5.

Remember seeing Kick boxer and the like when i was much younger, and thinking it was the best thing ever (mind you, i was young)

Why dont they just retire??? Its the same old st over and over again.

And dont get me started on Steven Segal. One minute he is on an aircraft carrier with a bird off baywatch knocking fk into everyone/everything, the next he is lurking on channel 5 looking a lot like my pissed uncle, walking with the sort of gait where only HE will ever know if he has actually st his pants.

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Before i go though, lets all spare a thought for steven- loosing Kelly le Brock would be enough to make anyone follow through.

Rant over, going to dig out Weird Science

[deadslow]

VD and SS are both pitiful in old age because they were utter gash in their heyday.

But not 'Under Siege', of course.

[scumbagjag]

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

[SMcP114]

scumbagjag said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

Or Robert Di Niro..

[Emsman]

I think the most worrying thing here is that no-one has agreed with the comments on Le Brock

[Parrot of Doom]

Los Angeles said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

If they are repeating the same old stuff its usually because they are broke and take what they can get. Taking what you can get means what sold last time, but at a lower fee. Broke can mean lots of things: drugs, gambling, booze, third wife ran off with the lot and the gardener.

Not usually. Direct-to-video films can make a hell of a lot of money. Face it, for 6 weeks work, would you turn down six figures minimum?

[SMcP114]

Emsman said:

I think the most worrying thing here is that no-one has agreed with the comments on Le Brock

We chose to ignore it, mainly due to jealousy..

[Emsman]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

fk thats grim.

[sstein]

Van Dammes new film...

imdb said:

JCVD

The film establishes Jean-Claude Van Damme, who is playing himself in an alternate reality, as an out of luck actor. He's out of money, his agent can't find him a decent production, and the judge in a custody battle is inclined to give custody of his daughter over to his ex-wife. He returns to his childhood home of Brussels: where hes still considered a national icon.

When he goes into a post office to receive a wire transfer, he finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation. Due to an unfortunate mistake, the police believe Van Damme is responsible for the crime. As the events are played from different perspectives, Van Damme finds himself acting as a hero to protect the hostages, as well as a negotiator as the presumed perpetrator. Van Damme is forced to play a different kind of hero by accepting responsibility for crimes he didnt commit and the life mistakes that he made.

Oh dear...

-

Stuart

[Mr_Yogi]

Someone told me (and can't be bothered to check it out) that SS produces all his own movies, so basically get most of the cash from them.

[Emsman]

Mr_Yogi said:

Someone told me (and can't be bothered to check it out) that SS produces all his own movies, so basically get most of the cash from them.

And presumably controls the "stted pants" budget also???

He must make some money though, these days it looks like he has had to fight his way out of Greggs the Bakers, dodging all the salad on the way

[Mr_Yogi]

Emsman said:

Mr_Yogi said:

Someone told me (and can't be bothered to check it out) that SS produces all his own movies, so basically get most of the cash from them.

And presumably controls the "stted pants" budget also???

He must make some money though, these days it looks like he has had to fight his way out of Greggs the Bakers, dodging all the salad on the way

Too right, I watched one the other night with Eva Pope and he beat-up/ killed just about everyone he met without actually moving anything apart from his arms

[wiffmaster]

Morgan Freeman's 71, and he's still brilliant in most of the stuff he does. Though, it must be said he hasn't really aged much these past 20 years?

[Jimbeaux]

SMcP114 said:

scumbagjag said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

Or Robert Di Niro..

DeNiro, Pacino, etc did not do superhuman action films, they should be fine in older age intead of ridiculous....wouldn't you say?

[kit80]

I just want to vent Bruce Forsyth should retire also, a long time ago preferably.

[SMcP114]

Jimbeaux said:

SMcP114 said:

scumbagjag said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

Or Robert Di Niro..

DeNiro, Pacino, etc did not do superhuman action films, they should be fine in older age intead of ridiculous....wouldn't you say?

No. Definitely not. Have you ever seen hide and seek??

[Jimbeaux]

SMcP114 said:

Jimbeaux said:

SMcP114 said:

scumbagjag said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

Or Robert Di Niro..

DeNiro, Pacino, etc did not do superhuman action films, they should be fine in older age intead of ridiculous....wouldn't you say?

No. Definitely not. Have you ever seen hide and seek??

Nope. Do you think he can no longer act or is simply taking on inferior scripts?

[SMcP114]

Jimbeaux said:

SMcP114 said:

Jimbeaux said:

SMcP114 said:

scumbagjag said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

Or Robert Di Niro..

DeNiro, Pacino, etc did not do superhuman action films, they should be fine in older age intead of ridiculous....wouldn't you say?

No. Definitely not. Have you ever seen hide and seek??

Nope. Do you think he can no longer act or is simply taking on inferior scripts?

That's a fair point. Hard to imagine that a great actor like that just loses the ability to act, even though he's not really that old. I just think he's been in some very average films of late, the above being the worst of a bad bunch! Why would an actor of his stature take on such roles, I don't understand it?? Don't get me wrong, he's still my favourite actor of all time, Goodfellas, etc, made sure of that!

[King Herald]

Emsman said:

Sorry all.

Attempting to watch some stty Van Damme film on 5.

Remember seeing Kick boxer and the like when i was much younger, and thinking it was the best thing ever (mind you, i was young)

Why dont they just retire??? Its the same old st over and over again.

And dont get me started on Steven Segal. One minute he is on an aircraft carrier with a bird off baywatch knocking fk into everyone/everything, the next he is lurking on channel 5 looking a lot like my pissed uncle, walking with the sort of gait where only HE will ever know if he has actually st his pants.

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Before i go though, lets all spare a thought for steven- loosing Kelly le Brock would be enough to make anyone follow through.

Rant over, going to dig out Weird Science

The last Steven Segal film I watched made ME feel embarrassed for the soggy old clown going through the motions, with his pudgy furrowed-brow 'grimace' still plastered across his face.

[Jimbeaux]

SMcP114 said:

Jimbeaux said:

SMcP114 said:

Jimbeaux said:

SMcP114 said:

scumbagjag said:

Emsman said:

They must have made fortunes, why dont they just leave gracefully??

Dunno, ask Wesley Snipes.

Or Robert Di Niro..

DeNiro, Pacino, etc did not do superhuman action films, they should be fine in older age intead of ridiculous....wouldn't you say?

No. Definitely not. Have you ever seen hide and seek??

Nope. Do you think he can no longer act or is simply taking on inferior scripts?

That's a fair point. Hard to imagine that a great actor like that just loses the ability to act, even though he's not really that old. I just think he's been in some very average films of late, the above being the worst of a bad bunch! Why would an actor of his stature take on such roles, I don't understand it?? Don't get me wrong, he's still my favourite actor of all time, Goodfellas, etc, made sure of that!

His type sometimes take roles as a favor to an up and coming director he likes or some other noble reason that someone of his stature can afford....or so he thinks.