Worst performances in CBMs

Worst performances in CBMs

This is a sequel to my "Best performances in CBMs" editorial. This edition covers some of the most critically panned performances in CBMs, and then some.

Editorial Opinion
By PaulRom - Apr 03, 2011 02:04 PM EST
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(In no particular order)

George Clooney as Batman



I actually respect Clooney as an actor (for the most part) but Batman just wasn't the right role for him. Plus, the Bat nipples and incredibly weak script degenerated his performance quite a bit.


Halle Berry as Catwoman



Berry was at the bottom of my list of people who I want to see play Catwoman. Anyone who thought she'd be good was probably dropped on their head as a baby. Also, I don't know if their decision to make her character separate from the Batman version was a good thing or not.


Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze



He looked decent enough in the suit, but his consistent puns and accent (not that I'm prejudiced concerning accents) made his performance very, very forgettable.


Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face



He seemed more like a Joker spin-off with merely pain on half his face than anything else. Two-Face is supposed to be a very dark and destructive character, not a laughing douchebag from a Saturday morning cartoon. The very performance of the character was one of the things that destroyed my liking of Batman Forever.


Topher Grace as Venom



He wasn't too shabby as Eddie Brock (albeit he didn't seem near as tough as his comic book counterpart), but he didn't seem to fit in as Venom (despite their mostly getting the Venom design right).


Terrence Howard as James Rhodes


Did anyone else notice that Howard didn't seem to look natural in Iron Man's setting? Might be just me, but I'm seriously glad they replaced him with Don Cheadle for IM2.


Chris O' Donnell as Robin



I thought Robin was a young teenager? O' Donnell was too old for the part, enough said. Also, his personality in both Schumaker films was mediocre at best. No wonder a lot of people don't want to see Robin done right.


Anna Paquin as Rogue



to me, Paquin seemed too bland as Rogue. She's cute and all, but I just can't quite place my finger on it...she was probably too shy-acting in the first X-Men.


Jeep Swenson as Bane



I'm kind of surprised I even mention Bane in this, his role in Batman & Robin was that forgettable. He was downplayed to the level of a gorilla...yeah, it was that bad.


Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor



He just didn't seem right for the role. I mean, he had the looks to a degree, but produced a pretty 'meh' feeling by the end of the first Superman film.


Well, there's my list. Next edition will be on performances that are in between the best and the worst. As always, sound out any thoughts/suggestions in the comments below.
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PaulRom
PaulRom - 4/3/2011, 2:22 PM
Oops, didn't mean to put this in news. Moving now...
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 4/3/2011, 2:24 PM
Paquin was poor as Rogue. Like a rabbit in headlights.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/3/2011, 2:28 PM
GENE HACKMAN???

WTF u on lol?

He's an amazing Lex Luthor to one or should I say two of the all-time best cbm's ever made!

(SUPERMAN 1 & 2)


The rest I agree but you should add most of the actors that played cbm characters from FOX!

: D


Howard wasn't bad either!
jazzman
jazzman - 4/3/2011, 2:31 PM
WTF Terrence Howard is on this for he was better than Don Cheadle
PaulRom
PaulRom - 4/3/2011, 2:33 PM
@LEEE777 My opinion might change when I see the rest of the Superman franchise, for now I'll say that he wasn't very good in the first film. And I should've added someone like Jessica Alba as Invisible Woman, I might update it later.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/3/2011, 2:34 PM
i agree with everyone of your picks except one gene hackman was the best lex luthor so far.

rogue in the comics is a sexy little southern belle.

paquin is not,she wasn't even worthy to be cast as rogue.

as for venom i didn't mind the design of venom,but what pissed me off most was everytime eddie brock talked we had to see topher grace face.
Hellsing
Hellsing - 4/3/2011, 3:09 PM
I am sorry but Kate Bosworth deserves to be on this list more then Hackman and Howard
MrReese
MrReese - 4/3/2011, 3:31 PM
i love Topher as Eric Forman but i hate him as Venom.Topher's venom was an epic fail!!!



that really pissed me off that was the biggest miscast in my eyes.I really love Venom n they screwed that all up 4 me. F*ck U Spider-Man 3!!!!
golden123
golden123 - 4/3/2011, 3:42 PM
Why Gene Hackman?

@TheGODDAMNSUPERGUY: The original Superman movie came out in the bronze age not the silver age. For all I know their could be very little (if any) difference between Lex's portrayal in the two eras since I've never read a comic, with him in it, from those eras.
Dumegg
Dumegg - 4/3/2011, 4:10 PM
poor Gene Hackman. I actually liked him in the early
superman movies.
Dumegg
Dumegg - 4/3/2011, 4:33 PM
val kilmer wasn't all that great as wayne/batman.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/3/2011, 4:41 PM
@ thegoddamnsuperguy

not for me,i grew up with the original superman movies.

so gene hackman was lex luthor for me,micheal rosiebum isn't even worthy to breath the same air as mr.hackman. :P
manymade1
manymade1 - 4/3/2011, 5:09 PM
Why are Gene Hackman, Terrence Howard, and Jones doing up there? lol

Jones should of at least been on Good Actors, that played messed up roles. But this is your opinion.
LP4
LP4 - 4/3/2011, 5:13 PM
Hackman doesn't belong in that list. Yeah he was cheesy as fu*k but I still respect him as the classic live-action Lex.

I would say Routh goes on that list. Most of the choices up there on that list were put there because of their so-called "weak scripts" which hindered their performances. I think the same could also apply to Brandon Routh. He had a very weak performance as Superman...he had literally no dialogue.

I actually liked Tommy Lee Jones, yeah he was cheesy but at least he ACTED.
tehdude
tehdude - 4/3/2011, 7:20 PM
@LP4- i disagree with the routh part. i think the problem with his performance was the direction, not his acting. he's a pretty good actor with the right director telling him what to do. (just look at his performance in scott pilgrim. epic!).
marvelguy
marvelguy - 4/3/2011, 10:48 PM
Your list is too short. It's not inaccurate, just too short.
Orphix
Orphix - 4/4/2011, 2:41 AM
I LOVED Hackman as the Lex. :o))

Something really appeals to me that the biggest threat to Superman on the planet is a guy who acts like a 'used car salesman' and is involved in a real estate scam!!! That, in many ways, is the total personification of evil - and fun.

And he played the role to perfection. No way should he be on this list.

Caedus137
Caedus137 - 4/4/2011, 3:33 AM
Finally!!! Somebody else who agrees that Gene Hackman was a terrible Lex Luthor. In my humble opinion, Lex should never be reduced to a comedy side kick as he was in those Reeve movies... He should be more Michael Corleone and less Jar Jar Binks. I actually think Kevin Spacey pulled this off way better than Hackman. Oh, and for the record, Mr Freeze was anything but "Forgettable" - he was funny as fuc.k!!! Like a trick-or-treater with a brain injury...
LP4
LP4 - 4/4/2011, 4:18 AM
@tehdude- I gotta disagree with you. None of his roles were memorable to me. He always comes off as 'stiff' and 'wooden' in all his performances. And if it is still the fault of the director as you say- that same old, tired excuse could be applied to all the actors listed above.
TheGODDAMNEDDaddySmalls
TheGODDAMNEDDaddySmalls - 4/4/2011, 2:18 PM
Snipes as Blade was awesome, what crack are people smoking ?
Denn1s
Denn1s - 4/4/2011, 4:15 PM
most of these performances weren't bad, just badly written
luckylu
luckylu - 4/5/2011, 6:06 PM
@lp4- seriously dude get the frick over routh. im starting to think you have a little boy crush on him with the way you manage to talk about him in every post whether it be about supes or not. i hope routh lands another superman role just to piss you off.
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