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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Code Blue on January 15, 2004, 05:42:47 PM
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Anyone else think Cube is overrated as an actor? I'm always hearing of how he revolutinized being both a rapper and an actor, but he hasn't done a good performance since "Boyz N Da Hood". He was great as Dough Boy but that's it. The "Friday" series is classic, but really his performances are average at best. Both Chris Tucker and Mike Epps greatly outshine his ass. And Anaconda? He didn't even do a good job as a supporting actor. And that movie with Elizabeth Hurley, as fine as she is, was whack as fuck. If you wanna talk about someone who did the damn thing as both an actor and rapper you needa only look at Pac.
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Anyone else think Cube is overrated as an actor? I'm always hearing of how he revolutinized being both a rapper and an actor, but he hasn't done a good performance since "Boyz N Da Hood". He was great as Dough Boy but that's it. The "Friday" series is classic, but really his performances are average at best. Both Chris Tucker and Mike Epps greatly outshine his ass. And Anaconda? He didn't even do a good job as a supporting actor. And that movie with Elizabeth Hurley, as fine as she is, was whack as fuck. If you wanna talk about someone who did the damn thing as both an actor and rapper you needa only look at Pac.
no need to add anything to that. my thoughts exactly
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I think he's an aiight actor..
I mean he's not the best actor out there or anythin,
at points, he does seem to be a bit overated
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I disagree. Ice Cube is one of my favorite actors. I've enjoyed all of his movies. My opinion might be a little bias, though, since I'm a huge Cube fan. ;D
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he is agood actor
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Seen better & Worse homie..
Cube does his thang tho. ;)
+ they hire him to bring the asses into the theater's..
it seem's to be a winning formula.
Check the resume..= $Cha-Ching
The day his movies stop generating
then it'll all be over.
by then...
Cube will be livin' forever off them hollywood buck's.
Hatesrats 2oooIV
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i thot he was pretty good in higher learning.
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Ice Cube plays himself in every movie.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube in the jungle.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube the gangbanger.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube the dope dealer.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube the bounty hunter.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube in Mars.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube the barbershop owner.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube the college student.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube in the middle east.
Ice Cube played Ice Cube in South Africa.
He's entertaining but calling him a good actor is a stretch. Pac and Will Smith got that category owned.
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Haha, I forgot about "Ghost of Mars". Whack. And I didn't mention "It's All About the Benjamins" or "Barbershop" cuz he did a pretty good job in those IMO. Oh yeah, and Torque looks pretty gay from what I seen.
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I think Boyz N tha Hood shoots your argument all to shit, The_Second_Coming
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Ice Cube is very smart in accepting his roles. He plays the same character at all times, just kind of like different versions of Craig off Friday, and altered in different ways to fit the moive. It's all good though, he does his thing, and you said you left out good movies, which also happen to be the more resent movies. People grow, and his acting skillz grow with him. It's not fair to judge old movie, when the new ones are shitting on them. Also, he writes or helps write most movies his in. In puts in mad work, so why the hate. He writes some damn good movies, Friday series, Barbershop, ya' know.
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I think he is alright...he has done some good movies with some good roles...
..on the other hand he has been in some duff roles...but even the "best" sometime choose unwisely...and by the best i am referring to the likes of Pachino, Washington and Nick Cage lol they've done a couple real donkeys in their time...not everyone can act...so i would say in comparison to the average bored music star that tries to be an actor he is pretty good...but the best ? hell naw (as much as i am a fan of cube)
btw i also loved pac as an artist and as an actor before all the hype started... he isnt an amazing actor..good? - yes, heartfelt? - yes...better than cube? - so far yes but cube has more time to shine
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Seen better & Worse
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...but even the "best" sometime choose unwisely...and by the best i am referring to the likes of Pachino, Washington and Nick Cage lol they've done a couple real donkeys in their time...
Nicholas Cage is the king of playing the same character in every movie.
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Yes and no....on the outside yes...but not if you look closely enough...his character is sometimes on the weak side , can be strong, has been straight, a thief, an addict, a cop, a prisoner, a face changing dude, paramedic
in fact here is his filmography...tell me he always plays the same characters:
Matchstick Men (2003)
Adaptation (2002)
Windtalkers (2002)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
The Family Man (2000)
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
8MM (1999)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
City of Angels (1998)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Con Air (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
The Rock (1996)
Kiss of Death (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Guarding Tess (1994)
It Could Happen to You (1994)
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Amos & Andrew (1993)
Deadfall (1993)
Red Rock West (1993)
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Zandalee (1991)
Fire Birds (1990)
Time to Kill (1990)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
Moonstruck (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
The Boy in Blue (1986)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Birdy (1984)
The Cotton Club (1984)
Racing With the Moon (1984)
Valley Girl (1983)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
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For sure he's better than DMX, lol! I've seen that movie he's made, just horrible! Anyway, like Trauma said..
I think Boyz N tha Hood shoots your argument all to shit, The_Second_Coming
Boyz N Tha Hood is probably my fav movie ever. I just cant say he aint a good actor if he's the best actor in my fav movie ever. Feel me? Maybe he's overrated and overused, but he sells, he wins.
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...but even the "best" sometime choose unwisely...and by the best i am referring to the likes of Pachino, Washington and Nick Cage lol they've done a couple real donkeys in their time...
Nicholas Cage is the king of playing the same character in every movie.
that's sean connery....no matter what role he's playing, he has the same accent...he could be a british spy, an arabian taxi driver, a southern preacher.....he'd always have that shame voishe
he's a good ass actor so really can't complain
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I think he's an aiight actor..
I mean he's not the best actor out there or anythin,
at points, he does seem to be a bit overated
^yea, Pac was a real actor... speakin' of Pac's movies, i gotta watch Juice again.... that scene where omar epps slams the locker door and he standin' on the other side that shit is classic, the look in his eye... Pac was an amazing actor and rapper... most rappers turn actors or vica versa are terrible... but hands down the worst got to be Pras in Turn It Up... he can't act @ all... but as for DMX i dunno, im undecided wit him... i think he's aiight but i just want 2 see him in a different kind of role 2 see if he can really act... i think he's not bad thou.. if Pac was still here i bet he'd have mad movies unders his belt, he might of won a fuckin' grammy or some shit... did he win anything for his role in Juice??? back 2 the point thou i think most rappers need 2 stick 2 rapping and actors stick 2 acting and so on... same wit basketball players tryna act and rap... shaq lol...
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i was just watching the natural born killaz video and i was thinking the same thing. he has improved since then tho
peace
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Stop Hating, Pac was good not GREAT, go Watch 3 KINGS!
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Boyz N Da Hood IS my all-time favorite movie, and I gave Cube his props for the role of Dough Boy in my first post. However, after that none of his performances have come close. If 1 role can revolutionize things, then I guess he really has. But until he puts up another performance like that I'm not gonna look at him as anything else than a decent actor. And he does need to choose his roles more wisely like someone said. Torque? Triple X 2? Whack, whack, whack!
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You're all wrong, the KING of playing the same character in each movie is Hugh Grant. That fucker just changes the name of his character on the script.
*30 something... check
*Boyish good looks... check
*dates around but isn't serious about any woman... check
*finds a woman he falls in love with... check
*problems arise as woman tries to 'change' him... check
*eventually loses his cool and stammers around woman he loves... check
Same exact character, EVERY movie. I challenge you to find 1 movie he hasn't played exactly, exactly the same guy in.
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i think hes a pretty talented actor. Im not saying hes the best, but hes not bad.
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You're all wrong, the KING of playing the same character in each movie is Hugh Grant. That fucker just changes the name of his character on the script.
*30 something... check
*Boyish good looks... check
*dates around but isn't serious about any woman... check
*finds a woman he falls in love with... check
*problems arise as woman tries to 'change' him... check
*eventually loses his cool and stammers around woman he loves... check
Same exact character, EVERY movie. I challenge you to find 1 movie he hasn't played exactly, exactly the same guy in.
LOL, that is very true. I think its probably because the majority of films that he has been in have all been directed by the same guy who started with Four Weddings and a Funeral, and has then done Bridget Jones Diary, Love Actually, etc.
As for Ice Cube, he's alright, nothing special, but he is a solid actor, and like many have said is certainly better than most rappers turned actors.
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lol of course cube aint a tight actor compared to real actors. but compared to other rapper who do act, he does his thang pretty well.
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Cube is a rapper who acts not a Trained Actor.