Comments on: George Clooney: Not a Movie Star

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:13:53 +0000

Smirk may be one thing, but I said Clooney smirked was sarcastic and acted like he knew more than everyone around him. Compare that to the leader of the free world….Mr Bush. W may smirk, I’ve never heard him be sarcastic, and you know what, he probably is more informed than anyone living. Whether you like it or not he gets daily briefings that would probably curl our hair.

By: torrentprime

torrentprime — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:51:49 +0000

@16: Namecalling aside, are you really trying to say that GDub doesn’t do this? It’s one of his most discussed attributes (whether you think it communicates folksy charm or blinding arrogance depends on which way you lean), but I’ve never heard anybody actually try to claim that he doesn’t do the smirk.

By: heliotrope

heliotrope — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:05:26 +0000

I thought Clooney was excellent in Stagecoach, Fargo, Raging Bull, Batman Returns, Schindler’s List, and Dirty Dancing. He is a well rounded actor of convincing nuance. I really liked his stamina and sensitivity in Happy Feet.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:48:05 +0000

16: If you have such a problem with this, then I suggest you contact the owners of this site and turn it into a password protected site so you don’t have the read the comments of those you don’t agree with and you can all enjoy your own backslapping.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:52:26 +0000

#15
You really are an ignorant wretch, aren’t you? Try reading the comments before replying to them.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:05:28 +0000

2: Â Ummmm….can you list out the Un-American themes in all these films of his?
14: Â Just like George W. Bush!

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:23:16 +0000

When Clooney does do interviews he is always smirking and giving sarcastic supposedly cute answers to questions. Like he is so smug and knows more than the people around him.

By: colagirl

colagirl — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:15:39 +0000

Every single time I’ve ever seen Clooney in something, I’ve been impressed by his zero screen presence and his lack of gravitas.Â He’s supposed to be attractive, apparently, but I just don’t see it.

I remember once hearing someone call Clooney "a smiling, head-bobbing twit of an actor."Â Your description of him here as "Usually, heâ€™s just there with his smug mug, thinking heâ€™s a star and that merely by showing up, reading his lines and smiling his (supposedly) winning smile, the movie will be a hit" is also pretty accurate.

By: Attmay

Attmay — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:30:24 +0000

The man mocked Charlton Heston’s (RIP) Alzheimer’s disease five years ago.
George is a talentless, classless, immature oaf who got where he is today because of nepotism. Pre-ER, he was bounced from sitcom to sitcom where he was fired (The Facts of Life, Roseanne) or the show was cancelled (too many to name).
He sure got really political after that Gong Show movie of his bombed.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:22:23 +0000

#10
I haven’t either. The last movie I saw was Transformers. We have a drive-in, BTW.
The Leatherheads commercial looks pretty cool, but I get the sense that it’s one of those movies where the trailer contains all the good parts.

By: BearOttawa

BearOttawa — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:35:01 +0000

Has Hollywood become irrelevant?
With movies from around the world available from the internet to amazon, Hollywood just doesn’t have the hold on movie viewing it once did. I haven’t been in a movie theatre in years. rely on my friends and word of mout to decide what movies I watch, not Hollywood ad campains or so called stars.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:34:43 +0000

â€œCharlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimerâ€™s.â€Â -George Clooney, 2003

His latest film flops the same weekend Heston dies. There is some justice there.

I actually do like his acting somewhat. I loved O Brother, but haven’t liked any of his movies since.

BTW, I noticed Leatherheads wasn’t available on the internet ahead of the release as a lot of movies usually are. I don’t know if that’s an indication of how well people liked the movie or not.

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:08:49 +0000

ILC, youre exactly right, Hollywood doesn’t want to make the movies that people will go to — Hollywood wants to push their political agenda and make movies about serial killers, heroin addicts, sex, drugs, anti-AmericanismÂ and all the other dark, depressing, banal counter-culture crap that simple minds thinkÂ defines "art". And the answer to your question is, they will continue to make and push it as long as they can still make an occasional blockbuster to pay the bills and as long as actors are simple-minded.

By: David

David — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:44:23 +0000

"[T]hey canâ€™t make people buy tickets to his movies merely be deeming him a box office icon."
Isn’t that the truth! Leatherheads looks like a film I’d enjoy seeing, but I won’t go and see it because Clooney’s the star.

I don’t like Clooney’s politics; I also didn’t like the arrogant way he handled questions about 9-11 charity fundraising and celebrity responsibility.

He’s a smug, ‘I’m glad I’m better than everybody else’ jerk.

By: Bernice

Bernice — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:31:55 +0000

I saw “Leatherheads” today, and I thought it was quite entertaining.
Clooney did a good job, and the movie ended in an “up” manner.
Also, his good looks DON’t HURT!

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:23:57 +0000

Clooney is not very handsome; I've never wanted him.Â There is one part, though, where he displayed acting talent to justify his pervading smugness.

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:14:02 +0000

Check out this list of George Clooney films. You tell me how many "classics " there are. And how many stellar performances there are. I count 29 films. Other than Batman and Robin, I didn't like any of them. Box office successes? Not sure there are any here save the Oceans movies. But yeah I start with a dislike of Clooney because of his politics. He hates the country that has made him a rich man. And I don't have to contribute to that. http://www.gclooney.com/filmography.html

By: Houndentenor

Houndentenor — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:56:40 +0000

All stars have flops.Â They always did.Â A string of flops is what makes a star drop off the A-list.

BTW, Clooney is still hot and still a star.Â Do you dislike his acting or just his politics?

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:59:55 +0000

I intentionally stay away from Clooney films. Most have an underlying un American theme. But when I do catch a few on DVD they aren’t very good either. Syranna…come on. Actually GPW you mentioned Oceans Eleven as his last great boxoffice hit, but that cast was full of "stars". If it was Clooney and a cast of unknowns, even the Oceans films may have been busts. Conservatives should look on these anti American box office busts as a blessing. The money wasted on producing these worksÂ of "art" is millions they can’t donate to leftists like Obama, Chavez, Noreaga, etc.

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:32:49 +0000

I keep wondering, how long can Hollywood get away with making flop after flop?Â Especially all the "anti-war" (really anti-America / pro-the-other-side) pics that have flopped.Â Hollywood clearly does not want to wake up and start making pics that people will go to.Â How long can they get away with that?