Worst hollywood casting decision ever?

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

He was great in Field of Dreams. The woman cast as his wife was a bad fit.

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Anonymous wrote:Peeta Mellark as portrayed by Josh Hutcherson in the series The Hunger Games.

Oh yes. I gasped when I saw him. He was so short and had that weird grimace. Not how I had pictured hunky Peeta at all.

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Plus that ridiculous bleached blond hair. Not masculine looking at ALL.

Yes, when I saw Peeta, I thought they would change the ending so that Katniss picked Gale.

That was part of the whole story. Katniss was the warrior and saved him; he had a more traditional female role.

Well, he saved her too, more than a dozen times. In the book, he was very strong and muscular and could run in the pack with the "Careers."

I don't think any of you read the book. Gale was the strong hunter who saved people and was savvy; Peeta was the nerdy smart scrappy kid who banded with Katniss to survive. Peeta hunky? What a pile is misremembering nonsense.

I think I read it more carefully than you did. In the book it talks about Peeta being a strong-built guy with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. Peeta was very muscular from throwing around huge sacks of flour from his dad's bakery, and of a quarter of the first book was about how he faked an alliance with the "Careers" to trick them into staying away from Katniss.

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I did not watch Hunger Games because of the miscast. It spoiled the book for me. Peeta was the more manly masculine man who was hulky.

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Anonymous wrote:Mikhail Baryshnikov as a love interest for Carrie in SATC. He and SJP had zero chemistry together.

The character Carrie became so cringey there was no chemistry to be had with any human.

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Anonymous wrote:Diane Keaton as Michael Corleone's wife in The Godfather.

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I was just saying that to my mom a few weeks ago. She was awful in all of The Godfather movies. What a waste.

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Jennifer Aniston in We’re the Millers. She’s supposed to be this super sexy stripper and it just does not click at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Worst ever? As in I can't watch this part of the movie and it's ruined for me? Andie McDowell 3 Weddings and a Funeral. No question. Such a shame.

Yes! That acting!! Omg. Painful.

She’s so bad that she almost ruined Groundhog Day, as amazing as it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

+1 Thisis an epically bad take. Kevin Costner was surprisingly good in Bull Durham, but he’s a dreadful actor, and Dancing with Wolves was tied with Waterworld for the worst of the worst.

I disagree - Dances with Wolves was really good - when it came out. Doesn't hold up, but it was a good movie at the time. He was really good in Bull Durham. Also excellent in The Untouchables.

Agree with all of this, and would add Field of Dreams to your list.

I will also add Tin Cup.

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Robert Redford in All the President's Men

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Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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Anonymous wrote:Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell in Hook.

Ooh, good one. Man, that was weird casting.

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Kate Capshaw, aka Mrs. Stephen Spielberg as the girlfriend in the second Indian Jones movie. She was so screechy and annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

+1 Thisis an epically bad take. Kevin Costner was surprisingly good in Bull Durham, but he’s a dreadful actor, and Dancing with Wolves was tied with Waterworld for the worst of the worst.

I disagree - Dances with Wolves was really good - when it came out. Doesn't hold up, but it was a good movie at the time. He was really good in Bull Durham. Also excellent in The Untouchables.

Agree with all of this, and would add Field of Dreams to your list.

I caught Field of Dreams on cable not long ago, for the first time since it was in the theater, and was surprised that it held up better than expected, except that the James Earl Jones magical Negro subplot, though well acted, was definitely cringeworthy.

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Anonymous wrote:Meryl Streep in Mama Mia. She was about 30 years too old. In fact, that whole movie was terribly cast. If Amanda Seyfried was her daughter, she had an accidental summer fling pregnancy at 40 with another 40 year old.

Yes! And Pierce Brosnan. Please cast people in movie musicals who can remotely carry a tune, thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate Capshaw, aka Mrs. Stephen Spielberg as the girlfriend in the second Indian Jones movie. She was so screechy and annoying.

Yes! And the way they directed the kid as a walking stereotype. Ick.