Members Bernardo Posted February 15, 2009 Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 In light of Joaquin Phoenix's (dubious) retirement from acting, MSN Movies has an article listing 10 other actors it thinks should also throw in the towel when it comes to acting. Will Smith is #3 on that list. From the article: This is more along the lines of a personal favor. I liked DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince a lot, and though I never saw the TV show, I have been disappointed in every step of Smith's career since. Yes, he is the biggest movie star in the world. Yes, his movies make more money than anyone else's. But that doesn't make them, or him, good. From his cop-out performance in "Six Degrees of Separation" to his Eddie Murphy-copping star turns in "Men in Black" and "Bad Boys." It bummed me out when he got serious as "Ali" (though he deserves some credit for attempting the impossible), and bummed me out even more that he stayed serious in "The Legend of Bagger Vance," "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "Seven Pounds." His action hero movies ("I, Robot," "I Am Legend," "Hancock") all suck, but no film sucks as hard as "Independence Day." Except maybe "Bad Boys II," or "Wild Wild West" or "Hitch." And yet, in spite of everything, some part of me tends to give Smith, who is obviously talented and charismatic, the benefit of the doubt. I humbly request his retirement, so he can go out on top, and so I can be spared the experience of seeing any more of his lousy films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBloss Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Dudes been siping on sum haterade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 (edited) This is more along the lines of a personal favor. I liked DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince a lot, and though I never saw the TV show, I have been disappointed in every step of Smith's career since. Yes, he is the biggest movie star in the world. Yes, his movies make more money than anyone else's. But that doesn't make them, or him, good. From his cop-out performance in "Six Degrees of Separation" to his Eddie Murphy-copping star turns in "Men in Black" and "Bad Boys." It bummed me out when he got serious as "Ali" (though he deserves some credit for attempting the impossible), and bummed me out even more that he stayed serious in "The Legend of Bagger Vance," "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "Seven Pounds." His action hero movies ("I, Robot," "I Am Legend," "Hancock") all suck, but no film sucks as hard as "Independence Day." Except maybe "Bad Boys II," or "Wild Wild West" or "Hitch." And yet, in spite of everything, some part of me tends to give Smith, who is obviously talented and charismatic, the benefit of the doubt. I humbly request his retirement, so he can go out on top, and so I can be spared the experience of seeing any more of his lousy films. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Edited February 15, 2009 by Ale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Oh my god!! how can a person hate all the movies of an actor??????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romano338 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 They can think what they want, WIll Smith is presently the biggest actor in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeKnight Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 You can tell this is a guy who does not get paid much. At ALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radewart Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Why post this stuff? Who cares. People are gonna hate, it's always gonna be that way. Just ignore it and focus on the positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon20 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 What a clown. If you don't want to experience his ''lousy'' films then stop watching them. He didn't watch FPOBA (wow) and he hates Will Smith doing serious movies ? And also hates when he picks any other (sci-fi,action,comedy etc.) role ? Either he's highly unintelligent or he's just looking for some attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernardo Posted February 16, 2009 Author Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yeah, he was a little harsh with Will, wasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 WAVE EM OFF YEAAAHHHH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernardo Posted February 16, 2009 Author Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Ha ha, obviously this has caused some negative reaction from a site/forum of Will Smith fans! :ohdear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Ha ha, obviously this has caused some negative reaction from a site/forum of Will Smith fans! :ohdear: Honestly... this isn't really a "Will Smith fan" thing... if you put this question to the general public in the form of a poll, the vast majority of people would vote that he not retire, and would likely wonder what reason there would be for him to retire in the first place. If you put the same poll to people world wide, even a larger percentage of people would vote against retirement... If you put a poll to the executives at the big movie companies, not a single one of them would vote for retirement... If you put this question to other movie actors in the industry, the only ones who would vote for retirement are those who are in direct competition with Will for roles. Suffice to say, not just Will Smith fans, but the vast majority of those on the planet who have heard of Will Smith and have seen his work would think it was asinine for him to retire. Edited February 16, 2009 by MaxFly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Incidentally, he was nominated for Oscars for two of those "lousy" films... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Well, I think nobody else wants Will to retire, hw even said he is in his best decade starting now.. So, I think if he makes a thriller like Enemy of the State or something like Bad boys he will go back tio the top in no time, and then he can worry again about his Oscar.. Besides, Denzel won it for Training day and it was an enjoyable movie, not like 7 pounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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