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Posted: 7/1/2018 9:36:08 PM EDT
He is literally the same exact character in every movie he's in. He has the same
mannerisms, tone and mechanical delivery of his lines, without any change.

Sometimes it works (such as Pulp Fiction), but most of the time he seems so out of place and out of
context for the movie (such as Star Wars).
Why is he so revered as an actor?
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:37:04 PM EDT
[#1]
Because he has the patent on “mother fucker”
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:37:46 PM EDT
[#2]
A fucking shark ate him!!!
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:38:39 PM EDT
[#3]
Say "what" again.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:38:44 PM EDT
[#4]
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:39:43 PM EDT
[#5]
FPNI, so listen mother fucker don't talk shit about my irrational favorite actor of all time.  
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:42:10 PM EDT
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was pretty much going to say the same thing.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:42:16 PM EDT
[#7]
Because they deserve to die and i hope they burn in hell!
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:46:28 PM EDT
[#8]
Haven't you ever seen his movies!!! Juice! That was a good one!
Deep Blue Sea! A shark ate his ass!
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:47:44 PM EDT
[#9]
Living off his Pulp Fiction job. His characters are all the same.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:48:41 PM EDT
[#10]
I thought his character in Django was pretty good.

Got kneecapped and blown the fuck up too.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:49:52 PM EDT
[#11]
(Laughs in Jackson)
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:50:02 PM EDT
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Most actors tend to play the same roll because that's what most of their fans want to see them play
Even actors that play different type roles will display some of the same mannerisms. Tom Hanks comes to mind
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:50:14 PM EDT
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Living off his Pulp Fiction job. His characters are all the same.
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Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:50:27 PM EDT
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I like SLJ as an actor, I think he's really likeable and he's been in a LOT of amazing movies that I'm a fan of.

And yes, he owns the rights to "Mothafucka!"

But when he starts sounding lefty I weep a little bit.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:50:37 PM EDT
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Ever seen a Denzel Washington movie?

When Sam gets a film role, it's because the directors and producers want Samuel L. Jackson. Not some character played by Samuel L. Jackson.

There are plenty of great character actors in Hollywood. Sam Rockwell comes to mind.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:51:33 PM EDT
[#16]
Because hamburgers
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:52:38 PM EDT
[#17]
He's a racist
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:53:07 PM EDT
[#18]
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:54:03 PM EDT
[#19]
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:54:07 PM EDT
[#20]
Did you hear him in “Kingsmen”?

‘Motherfucker’ with a lisp?
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:54:24 PM EDT
[#21]
Because he's black.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:59:15 PM EDT
[#22]
I've always wondered the same thing about Nicholas Cage, and he's not even black. He plays Nick Cage in every movie and yet there he is in leading roles he should never be in. Now, when the role calls for Nick Cage, he's very good, but when it doesn't, which is much of the time, he's awful.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 9:59:16 PM EDT
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Honestly, it is becauae he rarely turns down work. He is in a ton of films because he likes money and that got him recognized in the industry.

Aa for lack of acting skills. John Wayne, Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, etc.... they all play themselves. People watch films for two reasons.

1. To see some actors do amazing roles. Gary Oldman for example is deep when it comes to acting.

2. To see some actors that play themselves do roles that are entertaining. Arnold Schwarzenegger for example.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:02:20 PM EDT
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Ever seen a Denzel Washington movie?

When Sam gets a film role, it's because the directors and producers want Samuel L. Jackson. Not some character played by Samuel L. Jackson.
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Ever seen a Denzel Washington movie?

When Sam gets a film role, it's because the directors and producers want Samuel L. Jackson. Not some character played by Samuel L. Jackson.
That's pretty much the difference between an actor and a movie star.  Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Will Smith, etc. are in demand because people want to them.  They always play the same person, just in a different role.


There are plenty of great character actors in Hollywood. Sam Rockwell comes to mind.
Jeremy Renner and Tom Hardy too.

and of course, the great and powerful Gary Oldman.  With him, you know that whatever role he's playing, he's playing it to the hilt, and it won't be like any of his other roles.

ETA: beaten like one of  Miami_JBT's arrestees....
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:06:50 PM EDT
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That's pretty much the difference between an actor and a movie star.  Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Will Smith, etc. are in demand because people want to them.  They always play the same person, just in a different role.

Jeremy Renner and Tom Hardy too.

and of course, the great and powerful Gary Oldman.  With him, you know that whatever role he's playing, he's playing it to the hilt, and it won't be like any of his other roles.

ETA: beaten like one of  Miami_JBT's arrestees....
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Gary Oldman is the exact opposite of SLJ.
He could be asked to play a homeless nun in war-torn nazi Austria followed by a Chicago crime boss vampire and nail both roles perfectly!
I do get what you're saying about "actors" vs. "movie stars".
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:09:12 PM EDT
[#26]
I dunno...I thought he was pretty badass in “The Matrix”...
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:10:59 PM EDT
[#27]
Because he's a mushroom cloud layin' motherfucker, motherfucker.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:11:03 PM EDT
[#28]
Cause he’s a mushroom cloud laying mother fucker, mother fucker

Had to, but yeah your right
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:15:52 PM EDT
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That's pretty much the difference between an actor and a movie star.  Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Will Smith, etc. are in demand because people want to them.  They always play the same person, just in a different role.

Jeremy Renner and Tom Hardy too.

and of course, the great and powerful Gary Oldman.  With him, you know that whatever role he's playing, he's playing it to the hilt, and it won't be like any of his other roles.

ETA: beaten like one of  Miami_JBT's arrestees....
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Ever seen a Denzel Washington movie?

When Sam gets a film role, it's because the directors and producers want Samuel L. Jackson. Not some character played by Samuel L. Jackson.
That's pretty much the difference between an actor and a movie star.  Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Will Smith, etc. are in demand because people want to them.  They always play the same person, just in a different role.


There are plenty of great character actors in Hollywood. Sam Rockwell comes to mind.
Jeremy Renner and Tom Hardy too.

and of course, the great and powerful Gary Oldman.  With him, you know that whatever role he's playing, he's playing it to the hilt, and it won't be like any of his other roles.

ETA: beaten like one of  Miami_JBT's arrestees....
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:17:55 PM EDT
[#30]
He got those motherfuking snakes off that motherfuking plane.

I rest my case.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:18:41 PM EDT
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His beer will get you drunk.
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You might even want to fight a n.......!
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:19:02 PM EDT
[#32]
Because he’s always angry.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:19:11 PM EDT
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I dunno...I thought he was pretty badass in “The Matrix”...
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Don't forget John Wick Chapter 2. Small but pivotal part.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:20:48 PM EDT
[#34]
He's a libtard fuck, but he's damn good at his job.
I would think that's why
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:22:03 PM EDT
[#35]
It's called being a "character actor", and it has an illustrious history.

Nobody has been forced to watch or pay for his movies.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:23:43 PM EDT
[#36]
The Incredibles on Blu-ray: "Wheres My Super Suit" - Clip
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:23:58 PM EDT
[#37]
Because he brings in money, the language everyone speaks.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:24:22 PM EDT
[#38]
"ok Sam with just your eyes I want you look at the camera and say I hate you whitey and everything about you!" Action!
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:25:39 PM EDT
[#39]
He's terrible
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:27:32 PM EDT
[#40]
What matching him play the elitist global warming fanatic who tries to commit mas genocide and gets his ass beat in Kingsmen was nice...
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:28:53 PM EDT
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What Miami_JBT said.

He did a Playboy interview in the 90s or 2000s and said pretty much that.  It's his job and he loves doing it.  He would work for just about any role,  big or small.  Art one time he was the highest grossing actor just because of the volume of movies he was in.

Remember him in Jurassic Park?  He was the IT security guy.  It was a short lived part mostly.  But he was always taking on parts.

It got his name out in front of the industry and put money in his pockets.

He's an A list actor because he worked his ass of to be there.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:30:31 PM EDT
[#42]
Because he’s black and hasn’t had his scandal yet and he plays the same character in every movie, the angry black man.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:36:43 PM EDT
[#43]
He entertains me, so I pay to watch his movies. Duh.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:39:31 PM EDT
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He is literally the same exact character in every movie he's in. He has the same
mannerisms, tone and mechanical delivery of his lines, without any change.

Sometimes it works (such as Pulp Fiction), but most of the time he seems so out of place and out of
context for the movie (such as Star Wars).
Why is he so revered as an actor?
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I dont like him.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:44:05 PM EDT
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Quoted:
He is literally the same exact character in every movie he's in. He has the same
mannerisms, tone and mechanical delivery of his lines, without any change.

Sometimes it works (such as Pulp Fiction), but most of the time he seems so out of place and out of
context for the movie (such as Star Wars).
Why is he so revered as an actor?
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Bullshit. He has a wide range. He has angry, angrier, very angry, and very, very VERY angry.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:45:46 PM EDT
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What Miami_JBT said.

He did a Playboy interview in the 90s or 2000s and said pretty much that.  It's his job and he loves doing it.  He would work for just about any role,  big or small.  Art one time he was the highest grossing actor just because of the volume of movies he was in.

Remember him in Jurassic Park?  He was the IT security guy.  It was a short lived part mostly.  But he was always taking on parts.

It got his name out in front of the industry and put money in his pockets.

He's an A list actor because he worked his ass of to be there.
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I recall a number of interviews. He has stated multiple times that he never turns down work and that constantly working in everything got his name out. He didn't care the role, he worked it and used it to get out there. Another actor like that is Christopher Walken.

A number of people go to Hollywood and are picky about roles. But to get noticed, you need work.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:46:14 PM EDT
[#47]
He pretty much sucks.  Boring same old thing in every movie but apparently that's what people want to see.  
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:47:41 PM EDT
[#48]
His range as an actor peaked in the movie Coming to America
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:52:55 PM EDT
[#49]
Stacks Calhoun
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:53:53 PM EDT
[#50]
I thought he was one of the few redeeming qualities of the prequels other than memes. He was going to straight merc the chancellor, that's pretty hardcore for a jedi.
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