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Sympathy for the Actor
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babylon1122
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That was a good article. Good pic of G'Kar. My appreciation of actors who have to go through makeup has grown.
LondosHair
Regular
They Live is probably one of my top 5 favorite 80's cult sci-fi films.
"I have come to kick ass and chew bubblegum... and I'm all outta gum."
"I have come to kick ass and chew bubblegum... and I'm all outta gum."
LondosHair
Regular
To my delight, Piper proved wrong all the critics, who had seen Hulk Hogan's (lack of) acting talent and deservedly shat upon it and had thusly decreed that wrestlers shouldn't be actors. He's no Anthony Hopkins, but his character was totally believable in They Live.
I was similarly delighted again when The Rock got his first lead role in Walking Tall amid similar criticism, but once again they were silenced by a guy with actual acting talent.
While it's true that most pro-wrestlers can't act their way out of a paper bag, every once in a while a "diamond in the rough" comes along. I think John Cena will be the next good actor to come out of WWE when the time is right.
Jade Jaguar
Regular
Yep, They Live is one of my favorites as well. Of course, it is a bit of left-wing propaganda, but I can dig that. 
Meg Foster was perfectly cast, with those cold, blue, robotic eyes... Gee, I wish I could get ahold of those glasses! Also, the hidden propaganda/ads in TL seem to me to be the inspiration for Psycorps' similar ones in B5.
Meg Foster was perfectly cast, with those cold, blue, robotic eyes... Gee, I wish I could get ahold of those glasses! Also, the hidden propaganda/ads in TL seem to me to be the inspiration for Psycorps' similar ones in B5.