20 Worst Action Film Stars of All Time
At any given time, there are about 8-10 sure-thing, bankable action stars in Hollywood. These are actors that directors and producers can cast into any role, and they are guaranteed a varied level of success – even if the film ends up being bad. Then, there are the other actors that pursue roles in action films; they are actors that typically started out in comedy, athletes trying to break into movies, and of course, the B movie guys. The worst, we believe, are listed below. They are the worst twenty action film stars of all time.
Jay Leno- Collision Course
After 17 years of hosting The Tonight Show, Jay Leno has become a household name. But before he took over duties from Johnny Carson, he was just another actor/comedian. And in 1989 he stared in the action flop Collision Course. The movie was pitched in the same vain as Beverly Hills Cop, but unlike Murphy, Leno was not as funny on he silver screen as he was off. And thankfully he has since stayed off.
Worst One-liner: “I’m gonna bust your ass!”
Brigette Neilson – Red Sonja
During the Reagan Era, Hollywood seemed to jones for big budget action flicks. The studios didn’t spare any expense when they green lit Red Sonya. Back in the day Brigette Neilson was kick ass hot, but never kick ass. She played a better uptight Russian wife, than she did a kick ass medieval mistress.
Worst One-liner: “No man may have me, unless he’s beaten me in a fair fight.”
Bruce Li – Everything He Ever Did
There was an obvious void in Hollywood when Bruce Lee died. To fill that void, certain studio executives decided to release Karate movies with action star Bruce Li. To say the least the Brucesplotation didn’t last, and Li went back to his first dream, being a P.E. teacher.
Worst One-liner: “WAAAAAAAAA!”
Halle Berry – Catwoman
Halle Berry is hot, and Halle Berry is even a decent actress. But what Halle Berry is not is an action star. She has an affinity for playing comic characters, or sunbathing topless (Swordfish); Berry is best suited for roles where she is not wearing a fitted leather costume with strategically placed tears in it.
Worst One-liner: “White Russian, no ice, no vodka… hold the Kahlua.”
Steve Austin – What Was The Movie Called Again?
For some reason, big white guys on steroids think they can perfect their acting skills in the WWE. Steve Austin is no exception.
Worst One-liner: “Sounds like you’ve had a hard life…good thing it’s over!”
Corey Haim – Prayer For The Rollerboys
By 1991, Corey Haim was on the decline, and roller blades were on their way to mainstream success. And for some reason, a team of producers got together and thought Haim would be a good fit for the rollerblade-apocalypse movie known as Prayer for the Rollerboys. Haim stars as a kid who helps a gang of ‘bladers save the world. This film simply should not have been created – ever.
Worst One-liner: “Speedbagger… Don’t hate me.”
Dolph Lundgren- Universal Soldier Franchise
Everyone knows that Rocky IV was awesome, and to this day I still think of Dolph Lundgren as a Soviet boxer. But, unfortunately for everyone, this guy is still continuing to put out Universal Solider movies. Now at Universal Soldier 14, if you have seen one, you have seen them all – quite possible the worst action film franchise of all time.
Worst One-liner: “Dying is easy, rock n roll is hard.”
George Clooney- Batman & Robin
There’s no doubt that George Clooney is a wildly successful actor-producer, but nothing can redeem his performance in Batman & Robin. Some blame Joel Schumaker, others blame the synthetic rubber suit, I just blame the casting director. Clooney is just too pretty to act in a rubber suit. It just wasn’t believable, and frankly the only good thing to come from this movie was the Smashing Pumpkins opener and closer on the soundtrack.
Worst One-liner: “This is why Superman works alone.”
John Cena- The Marine
What do you get when you put a rapping wrestler in a big-budget action film? Alabama box office gold! Alabama and Tennessee are about the only place this movie did well. Furthermore, I understand it’s important blow crap up in movies, but when there are more explosions than lines, you can tell the director is trying to hide the fact that his star can’t act.
Worst One-liner: “You married a marine, Kate.”
Shaq – Steel
Shaq can dunk a basketball, Shaq can block a shot, and Shaq can even get a masters degree, (University of Phoenix) but one thing’s for sure– Shaq can’t act! When Shaq broke onto the NBA scene , Hollywood came knocking on his giant door. Hoping to match his success on the court with box office bucks, Shaq starred in a string of terrible kid-friendly action flicks. When people see his place in the Basketball Hall of Fame one day, hopefully they’ll be able to forget his terrible excuse for an acting career.
Worst One-liner: “Man, Metal, STEEL!”
Martin Lawrence – Bad Boys I & II
Martin Lawrence was awesome on TV and as a comic. But being entirely honest, we’d rather see him act in drag than in action movies. Will Smith truly carried Bad Boys I & II, as Martin Lawrence was more like an annoying backseat driver than a believable cop.
Worst One-liner: “Damn, it’s the niggras!”
Brendan Fraser – Tarzan
To be honest, playing a thawed-out cave man showed the extent of Fraser’s acting talent. Since Encino Man, however, he hasn’t made much progress in the talent department. That’s not to say his movies aren’t entertaining, because they are. But the fact remains, CGI effects can never replace someone’s ability to act or lack thereof. Or their hair.
Worst One-liner: “Gazangas!”
Nicholas Cage – The Rock
You got to admit, Nicholas Cage carries himself pretty well for wearing hair plugs. But just because he carries himself well doesn’t mean he can perform in action films. Enjoying the fruits of nepotism since his start in the early 1980’s, Cage (Coppola) peaked early with his performance as a drunk in Leaving Las Vegas. It wasn’t until Cage was cast in The Rock with Sean Connery that he began this action hero bit. Since then it seems Cage has released at least one crappy action film per year. Nicholas Cage should have stuck to the roles that allowed him to display his true talent as the town drunk that he actually is.
Worst One-liner: “I love pressure. I eat it for breakfast.”
Hulk Hogan – Suburban Commando, and Everything Else
Anyone remember wrestling buddies? Those things were awesome, and if we’re honest, wrestling buddies have about as much acting talent as Hulk Hogan. Given, his target audience was pre-pubescent kids, his acting skills were about as convincing as Uncle Jesse playing an E.R. doctor. Although Hulk Hogan remains one of the most famous and highest grossing wrestlers of all time, his lack of talent for acting remains hideously obvious.
Worst One-liner: “I WON’T be around when this check clears!”
Gary Sinise – Imposter
No offense against Gary Sinise, but he’s a better Lt. Dan than he is a leading man. In 2001, Sinise was cast as the lead in a sci-fi action thriller, Imposter. You can tell the studio that made this mistake didn’t have high hopes for it since they released it in mid January 2002. The only thing that could have made this movie better (worse?) is if Val Kilmer was cast as the lead.
Worst One-liner: “Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
Steven Segal- Everything He’s Ever Done (A lot)
When I think of Steven Segal the first thing that pops into my head is the random boob shots that always appear in all of his movies. Anyway, this guy is known more for his quick fighting hands than he is for his acting range. Despite the fact that he is nearly 60, he is continuing to keep the B-rated, low-budget, action genre alive.
Worst One-liner: [after crushing some guys skull] “Take some aspirin for that headache!”
John Stamos – Born To Ride
There’s a reason Uncle Jessie has been a TV star his entire career, three words, Born to Ride. The plot for the movie is: the Army decides to modernize its horse driven cavalry to motorcycles, and apparently this pisses off Stamos’ character. That’s about it. To emphasize Stamos’ character’s distain, the movies tag line reads, “He was born to break the rules.”
Worst One-liner: “Not the hair, C’mon.”
Triple H – Blade: Trinity
The first two Blade movies were pretty good, and through these films Wesley Snipes proved he could play a badass vampire slayer. Then Blade: Trinity came out and Triple H from the WWE played a vampire vigilante in pursuit of Blade. Not even the awesomeness of Snipes could redeem H’s performance in this piece of douchebag snuff Needless to say, this was Triple H’s one and only stab at the big screen, and boy did he suck… sorry, cheap laugh!
Worst One-liner:“Hey, dick-face. You seen my dog?”
Jennifer Garner- Elektra
Now I understand there are plenty of Alias fans out there that love Jenifer Garner, but did you see the fifth season? And did you see the movies in which she played Elektra? She may be the ultimate kick ass fan boy fantasy, but that in no means qualifies her to be an action star. And to make matters worse she married and started a family with one of the biggest douches in Hollywood, Ben Affleck.
Worst One-liner: “Don’t worry. Death’s not that bad.”
Vanilla Ice – Cool As Ice
I am convinced no one in the history of super celebrity rose or fell as fast as Vanilla Ice. People couldn’t get enough of this guy, and then all the sudden they hated his guts. I kind of feel sorry for the bastard. Truth is though, this guy can’t act or rhyme worth crap, and once his sexy hot whiteness appeal wore off, the public was done. Seems that his terrible motorcycle action movie Cool As Ice, was what kick-started his decline, and for good reason. I believe this movie was only out in theaters for a weekend, and once it tanked.
Worst One-liner: “Yeah, whackhead tried to play baseball with my homeboy’s bike!”
“Drop that zero and get with the hero!”
“I’m gonna go across the street and, uh, schling a schlong.”
“Looky, looky in Kat’s black booky.”
“You’re not wasting my time, I’m just cooling.”
Written by Sarah on April 19th, 2009 | Tagged as: Popular Culture
On April 19th 2009, Hot Celebrity Photo wrote:
I didn't know Steve Austin had a movie starring just him, I have to agree seagull and hogan is really bad
On April 19th 2009, andiszek wrote:
Brigitte Nielsen:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000557/
Bruce Lee:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/
guys, at least learn to write the names properly. wtf, it took me 20 seconds googling for the right name.
On April 20th 2009, Don wrote:
Brendan Frazer wasn't in Tarzan. He was in George of the Jungle. Not exactly an action movie.
And where is Billy Zane for The Phantom!
On April 20th 2009, Rob wrote:
Leno, Shaq, Stamos, Li and Vanilla I agree with but your on the crack with everything else.
On April 20th 2009, Nastysod wrote:
“Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
That was a quote, more or less, by Albert Einstein. Nice choice.
On April 20th 2009, Nicolas wrote:
To be fair, Jennifer Garner did Elektra because of a stupid contract obligation. She hated making the movie. But come on, who is stupid enough to think a character like elektra is interresting enough for a whole movie??? If you really really want a boring superhero movie, at least pick a director who can actually make wonders out of crap.
On April 20th 2009, JH wrote:
Who comes up with this shit? How about worst list of worst action stars of all time…
On April 20th 2009, Kortz wrote:
Gary Sinise? Are you serious? I suggest you go and actually watch the movie before writing about it. It's no master piece but there are 2,000 worse action film stars you could have mentioned before getting there.
On April 20th 2009, HotBeans wrote:
Where is "Gymkata"? Epic Movie Fail of all time.
Also, Mustaches are cool.
On April 20th 2009, preston wrote:
What about Howie Long (Firestorm) and Brian Bosworth (Stone Cold)?
On April 20th 2009, chaoslord wrote:
Well that would be "Michael Dudikoff", not Gymkata, since this is about action heroes, and I agree he's terrible.
On April 20th 2009, Santos wrote:
@andiszek -Bruce Li is not Bruce Lee, read the paragraph underneath it explains it.
On April 20th 2009, zippy wrote:
nicolas cage is awsome yer hes done a few questionable ones but apart from that and i especially mean his older stuff like the rock and con air and especially face off he was absoulotly brilliant he plays action well.
On April 20th 2009, Drew wrote:
I think that the movie The Rock is an amazing film.
On April 20th 2009, "what is this&q wrote:
WHAT……seriously Sarah ….WTF…Are you talking about….Yeah.. o.k some of these actors do deserve to be on this list but……Bruce Lee are you stupid, good job moron, Stone cold STEVE Austin THE TEXAS Rattle Snake, i don't think so…..Dolph Lundgren (IVAN DRAGO, "The Siberian Express") yea rocky 4 was the best movie ever….but well he still makes more money than you'll ever make in your life…as for .Triple H &John Cena……Did you even watch those movies???? those were great movies…..your just mad that these people at least look the part of action stars..why don't you try making a damn action movie so others could say how much you sucked in it…….i bet u just sit in your small cubical, eat, fart and take up space when your writing things like this……….
Worse one liner – "make matters worse she married and started a family with one of the biggest douches in Hollywood, Ben Affleck."……..WTF….YEAH well I bet YOU married your "douch" hillbilly cousin Cletus…..
On April 20th 2009, Jbread wrote:
andiszek!! If you would READ like an smart human being, you would read that Bruce LI is a real person and was the Cinemas attempt to replace Bruce LEE. It's amazing what you can do and how smart you can sound if you READ!!
Food for thought…
On April 20th 2009, Alexis wrote:
@andiszek: Did you read the article? Or at least the title of it? If you think they are referring to Bruce LEE as one of the worst action stars and complaining about how his name was misspelled you need help.
BTW, it doesn't take that long to google that other "Bruce":
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508362/
On April 20th 2009, Chet Westerson wrote:
I like that you say Nicolas Cage "peaked early" with his role in Leaving Las Vegas – a movie he made several years into his career and only one year before The Rock. Say what you will about the man's movie decisions/acting these days – he's done some quality work in the past. Plus: The Rock = great.
On April 20th 2009, GNSargent wrote:
I question the inclusion of Halle Berry. "Catwoman" was so badly made in so many ways that she could be, although I doubt it, the best action star ever and the film would still would have wasted her efforts,.
On April 20th 2009, mike wrote:
@andiszek
"Brigitte Nielsen:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000557/
Bruce Lee:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/
guys, at least learn to write the names properly. wtf, it took me 20 seconds googling for the right name. "
you idiot. when Bruce Lee died, they made movies with a lookalike (and obvious rip-off) of Bruce Lee and named him Bruce Li (clever, no?). The article is talking about the fake. If you took more the 3 seconds of skimming through the article, maybe you would've caught the concept.
Stop wasting our time.
On April 20th 2009, JMar wrote:
Beaten by chaoslord, but the correct answer is Michael Dudikoff.
On April 20th 2009, spatch wrote:
The Rock was awesome, but Cage was over the top in that one. Some of these films weren't THAT bad, not bad enough to make the no-action-star list. I agree that Kurt whats-his-face from Gymkata, Dudikoff, Bosworth, and 80% of Van Damme's stuff are all crap. Spend twenty minutes at any video store and you can find a ton of worse action stars just from looking at box covers.
On April 20th 2009, A-Ron wrote:
@what is this" ……is this a patato
Wait..Serious? Are you seriously defending John Cena's Marine and Triple H's performance in Blade 3? Judging by your apparent love of the two wrestlers who are already $hitty actions stars in their own right(WWE?), it seems you may have been the one to marry your "Douch" (Spelled it wrong there Billy Bob) Uncle Cletus.
On April 20th 2009, billy wrote:
andiszek : they aren't talking about Bruce Lee, moron.
On April 20th 2009, jsmurf wrote:
Keep your day job and I hope it's not coming up with this s***. This is the WORST list ever. Nick Cage could do shitty movies till the end of time, but the Rock was bad ass!!!
On April 20th 2009, TotalDomination wrote:
Dolph Lundgren has only been in one of the Universal Solider movies! Who the hell wrote this? They really need to get their facts straight! This is some shitty writing as well!
On April 20th 2009, Mark S. wrote:
You're missing Kurt Thomas (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859123/) from the horrifyingly awful film "Gymkata".
On April 20th 2009, graphicartist2k5 wrote:
i cannot agree with you any more about vanilla ice being THE worst action movie star. to this day, i STILL cannot figure out what the hell kind of movie "cool as ice" was supposed to be. i'm leaning toward calling it a comedy, seeing as how vanilla ice was just plain PATHETIC, and he and his posse all dressed like rodeo clowns, and acted like a group of dumbasses. and steven seagal's movies are all the same: bad guy kidnaps a woman/child/both and wants a huge ransom, and steven seagal has to break everyone's neck/arms/legs/other body parts to get them back. i do agree with jsmurf that the rock is most certainly a more believable action movie star than john cena and triple h. the rock did a good acting job in the rundown, and walking tall wasn't too bad either, even though i somewhat expected it to be.
On April 20th 2009, Miko Wilson wrote:
Jesus, whoever wrote this should be fired. Shoddy fact checking, boring writing, wtf was the point of reading this shit? What a waste of time.
On April 20th 2009, List is Wrong wrote:
Steven Seagal? are u kidding me, his action movies are the best if u watch them like u are suppose to. He is a true comic genius. his movies make me laugh so hard i cry. He makes his movies stupid for a reason especially the new ones. I guess the people who made this list are too dense to know that.
On April 20th 2009, Chris wrote:
Seagal? Are you guys fucking crazy? He helped define action movies. Dolph Lundgren, too… have you guys seen the original Punisher?
On April 20th 2009, Lameness wrote:
How lame is this list. No wonder its at the bottom of digg. Terrible.
On April 20th 2009, Allie wrote:
I really didn't need to be reminded of John Cena's horrible acting. That was just awful.
On April 20th 2009, Ivan wrote:
You guys are SO wrong on Red Sonja. I loved that movie as a kid.
On April 20th 2009, Steve L wrote:
Ummm, Clooney was a bad Batman because the movie sucked not because of Clooney, but trumps Kilmer and "pussy" Keaton as Bruce Wayne. If you're going to rip on him for this movie then why Arnold for Mr. Freeze? And how the hell is Chris "flapping vagina" O'Donnell not on the list but Clooney is.
Also, Stan Goodspeed in The Rock, made it clear time and time again that he wasn't in facrt an action hero…he was a chemist.
Your personal bias sucks, your list sucks and you can stand next to Vanilla Ice, as your level of suckiness is equal to his.
On April 20th 2009, Lance wrote:
Wow, there are a whole lot of people that have decided to waste time defending what has been put on someone's list of horrible ACTION movies! Key word being action. Not a genre of what's considered to be all time great movies.
Let's face it, for those defending Dolph Lundgren and Universal Soldier. There is a new movie in production titled Universal Soldiers: The Next Generation, and has Dolph Lundgren in the cast. Just let that soak in for a minute. Further more, IMO Blade Trinity sucked, not enough Blade. Moving to wrestlers, I have yet to see any movie starring a wrestler, other than They Live, that is somewhat watchable. And for the guy that defends Red Sonia because he liked it when he was a kid? I like the Goonies when I was a kid. Try revisiting it, and see how well you like it now.
On April 20th 2009, Dave wrote:
The Brendan Fraser movie you're trying for is "Encino Man". He was in "George of the Jungle" too. However the quote "Gazungas" and the fact that he is with both Sean Astin and Pauly Shore in the photo leads me to believe it was "Encino Man" which you are referencing.
On April 20th 2009, Patrick wrote:
The Goonies is still classic, and so is Red Sonja. movies that were solely made for entertainment, not long lasting life in the echelon of cinema classics (but lets face it, Goonies IS a cinema classic). Predator was just as good as They Live, and had wrestler Jesse Ventura, same with Running Man. don't be so definitive Lance, cuz you're definitely the only person i know who thinks Goonies or Red Sonja isn't classic.
On April 20th 2009, El Bruno wrote:
John Cena can suck it. I was in the Marines…..and Jesus…..I had high hopes for a movie called "The Marine." There are a million ways to make a bad ass movie about Marines, and I get a wank fest circle jerk mess of a movie. T-1000 was the best part of the movie. I kept praying he would ask if anybody was John Connor.
On April 20th 2009, Glenn wrote:
Horrible list. Maybe half deserved to actually be on this list, but Nic Cage from The Rock?!?!? You've got to be kidding me… The person who made this list is either female or very half-assed.
On April 20th 2009, Mladen wrote:
andiszek: They DO actually mean Bruce Li.
There were about two dozen similarly-named actors and look-alikes who made movies immediately after Bruce Lee's death.
On April 20th 2009, KABOOM! wrote:
20 more reasons to bomb Hollywood back into the stone-age.
On April 20th 2009, Randy B wrote:
No wonder I've never run across this site before. Your observations are pedantic and pathetic. Ben Affleck's a douche cause he actually did something with his life? When did you win your last oscar?
Fucking loser.
P.S. Make sure to look up pedantic in the dictionary you fucking slug.
On April 20th 2009, dredoo wrote:
@ andiszek
*****************
come man are you joking ? did you read that thing at all ?? there's nothing wrong with the names here..
Bruce Lee and Bruce Li are two different people
come on…deep breath….and read the atricle again
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508362/
On April 21st 2009, asda wrote:
You need to checkout "Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal"
On April 21st 2009, TheBarbed1 wrote:
How did Jeff Speakman escape this list?
On April 21st 2009, Hams Gruber wrote:
20 reasons why the writer of this article is a fucking faggot
On April 21st 2009, Steven wrote:
I disagree with some of them. Whoever wrote this was just simply " Hating " and talking out of his ass. It gives off an impression that this is just an individual opinion and that the site is no where near legit
On April 22nd 2009, travistragic wrote:
This list seems like a nerd's self-indulgence with overdone and mediocre pop-culture humor. Making fun of action stars like Lundgren and Segal is so run-of-the-mill to the point that nothing short of including them in an "Aristocrats" joke could ever be considered funny.
It's an interesting idea, I suppose, but why not give us something a little more interesting instead of old jokes that've been made a thousand times before. How about a list of underrated action heroes like Rutger Hauer (in anything) and Peter Wellers (Buckaroo Banzai, Robocop 1 & 2) and James Woods (Videodrome), or how about a list of good actors in bad action flicks, or something else that couldn't be summarized just by saying "haha, man is it funny to make fun of action movies that are generally considered by everybody to be terrible."
On April 22nd 2009, Spur wrote:
Are you kidding me!? Where is Jean Claude Van Damme? His movies really sucked? He's even a worst actor than Segal. That is if you considered them actors.
On April 23rd 2009, Anonymous wrote:
FYI, your post was hijacked without attribution (i.e. plagiarized) by this website (http://alltopmovies.com/worst-action-film-stars-of-all-time/).
It's their policy to post whatever they like that people send them (http://alltopmovies.com/about-2/) and only remove it if someone asks them to. (They obviously don't have a lawyer.)
On April 25th 2009, Angela wrote:
I don't think Jennifer Garner should of been on the list. Just because the movie itself is subpar, doesn't mean the actor wasn't adequate as an action film star themselves.
On April 26th 2009, Mike G wrote:
I don't agree with you about the Bad Boys Flick. Will Smith, and Martin Lawrence were hilarious
On April 27th 2009, TotalDomination wrote:
We here at the podcast Total Domination were so offended by many choices (and mistakes) on this list, we decided to hate all over it on our most recent episode! Sarah, you have been Totally Dominated! Click the name to hear the hate!
On May 1st 2009, Mark wrote:
I dont agree with Steven Seagals first movie, that put him on the map. Then someone burned it. But his first movie was pretty good.
On May 11th 2009, Bruce li wrote:
There are few good movies in the list.
But who are Bruce Li and Steven Segal??
On May 12th 2009, bsands wrote:
this is a bad list. bad boys 2 was hott and so was steve austin condemed
On May 25th 2009, mikel wrote:
XD
On May 31st 2009, lillllbit wrote:
Y'know…Vanilla Ice really gets a bad rap. "Once the whiteness wore off him the public was done with him". Milli Vanilli, same thing. Everybody was sooooo outraged that their music was totally fabricated. Exactly how does that make them any different than the rest of the manufactured music "stars" we have today. You know the ones who neither play an instrument, write music or sing. The Brittney Spears. The Ashlee Simpsons. The Jonas Brothers. The too-long-to-even list "R&B Artists" of today. They all ought to be on their knees thanking Ice. Lord knows, he paved the way for all of them. Furthermore, I defy anyone to say Ice, Ice, Baby is NOT a cool song!
On June 8th 2009, eric wrote:
WHAT ARE U FICKING CRAZZY BRUCE LEE STATED WHAT WE KNOW AS TO DAY AS ACTION MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES AND MOST OF YOUR OTHER SELECTIONS ARE OFF THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On June 15th 2009, Idiots Responses wrote:
u idiots…the writer said Bruce LI not Lee. Ur not knowing who Li is only confirms the notion that Li shouldn't been making movies.
On September 17th 2009, Spilt Ink wrote:
Ok the main problem I have with this article is simply this. One cannot go by one film "unless of course that is all they made." Cage has over all made a fine actor including the Action Genre.
To say Bruce Li was the worst, I can name a few others from the "kung fu theatre" years that were terrible, but they weren't meant for big budget. They made them quick and got them out. The main problem with Bruce Li was trying too hard to be Bruce Lee, if he would have just been let to act his own way the view may have been different, but we will never know. Oh and on the same wavelength, I think Segal's movies overall were better than what most of Van Damme put on the big screen. That is a personal viewpoint, and some may disagree.
Also here is some more meat for those potatoes Sarah. It wasn't just Clooney that ruined Batman and Robin…It was everything. The stupid rubber suits, the acting from everyone, including Swartzenegger who I felt did a worse job than Clooney. The main problem I had with George was the dumb smile he had on his face, it works for Bruce Wayne, but as Batman "nope" just doesn't work.
So I think your title should have read more toward the worst movies ever made, rather than the worst action actors/actresses. But of course an article of the worst films has been done over and over again. It's all in ones PERSONAL viewpoint and no others. Just like movie critics, I never/ever take their word for anything. If it looks interesting to my tastes I will see it and probably like it.
On October 1st 2009, vesey wrote:
what's really weird is all of the people defending Dolph Lundgren and steven segal as if they actually had talent…………..
On November 6th 2009, WTF wrote:
Shouldn't statements actually be factual? Universal Soldier really isn't a franchise and Lundgren wasn't even in the sequel. There were two fake movies with Burt Reynolds and Gary Busey and all the characters from the Van Damme/Lundgren flick were recast. Now a third Universal Soldier movie is coming out with Van Damme and Lundgren, but this topic was made before that. There is no Universal Soldier 14.
On December 17th 2009, This list blows chun wrote:
1) Anyone who thought Van Damme and Dudikoff should've been on this list is a moron
2) Dolph Lundgren and Steven Segal on this list? You gotta be shitting me.
3) While I agree that Cool as Ice was a detestable pile of crap, Vanilla Ice hardly qualified as an action film star.
On January 28th 2010, ian wrote:
the brendan frasier still is from the caveman movie
On July 26th 2010, Hell wrote:
You are all stupid. Stop arguing like little school girls and calm down. It’s obvious that you all watched too many action movies as a kid which caused you all to be easily angered morons.
On August 2nd 2010, seldom.seen wrote:
Worst One-liner: “Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
Is that just when Sinise says it or when it comes from the source, Albert Einstein?
On August 20th 2010, Annie wrote:
I don’t know who made this list, but some of this is just crap. Brendan Fraser in Tarzan…you mean “Encino Man”? That wasn’t an action flick. Second of all, “The Rock” was awesome. You are the only person who thinks it sucks. I will not read anything else posted here because it’s obviously done by a bunch of tards with no taste or even knowledge of what a genre is.
On November 13th 2010, Matthew wrote:
Dolph Lungren wasn’t in all the Universal Soldier franchise, he wasn’t in Universal Soldier: The Return you dumbass and Steven Segal makes some great action movies.
Johnny Depp and Wesley Snipes are the worst film star ever.
On January 22nd 2011, Great wrote:
i disagree with the rock, the marine, bat man.blade,cat woman, they were fit for the position check your list again
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On June 23rd 2011, DeathReaver wrote:
Clearly whoever did this list has something against wrestlers and didn’t get the point of some of these films as films such as “The Marine” are meant to be like 80s action films where the acting isn’t supposed to be amazing and the film needs three ingredients: Explosions, bad ass stunts, and maybe a few awesome one liners
On June 26th 2011, X MAchina wrote:
What no Kris Kristofferson for his role as a killer cyborg opposite a female kickboxer in Knights? No award for Mick Jagger trying to play a mean ass mercenary in Freejack? Sure Prayer for the Rollerboys belongs there, but how can they omit Jason Patric in the other classic in line skate/action film Solarbabies? And sure Segal is easy to pick on, that ten minute speech he gives about nature and eskimos he gives in On Deadly Ground is classic. Plus if Seagal is so horrible why did Tarentino remake Hard to Kill?
On April 8th 2012, Kain wrote:
There was Bruce Le and Bruce Li hong kong action star after the real Bruce Lee died.