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November 23, 2010 By iluvcinema 5 Comments

Movie Going Dilemma

My decision to go see “Love and Other Disasters Drugs” this upcoming weekend has prompted me to ask myself a question: are there any movie actors that are on a self-imposed “Movie Embargo” list? In other words, are there any films that I will not see based solely on the actors in the movie? The question comes to mind because some of my initial reservation in going to this movie had to do with my indifference to one of the lead actors in the films.

After much thought, I have concluded not really … I feel quite ambivalent about “movie stars” as such. GRANTED there are people that I try to see most every project they are in (read Kate Winslet) but not really anyone that I would definitely say no to or whose screen presence I am completely turned off by.

So I bring the question to the readers: is there any film star, that once you see their name on the poster, you absolutely refuse to see the film, no matter the critical (or otherwise) response?

Filed Under: Fun Stuff, Readers' Recs Tagged With: do not watch list, movie stars

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  1. Castor says

    November 26, 2010 at 10:09 am

    I do dislike Jack Black for example but I wouldn’t go out of my way to avoid his movies if say, they were getting good reviews (ah! I know, impossible).

    Reply
  2. iluvcinema says

    November 26, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Castor you don’t like “School of Rock?”

    Reply
  3. Castor says

    November 28, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    I liked School of Rock but that’s really the only exception! 😉 I found him in annoying even in the winning Tropic Thunder.

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    • iluvcinema says

      November 29, 2010 at 11:19 am

      I hear ya. The movie that inspired this post was Love and Other Drugs … I posted a comment on your blog about Romantic Comedies which pretty much sums up my reaction to this.

      BTW – love the new site design!

      Reply
  4. Castor says

    November 29, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks! Just a new logo and background really 😉

    Reply

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