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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of actors that are really good who are only ever in a couple of movies and have a hard time getting roles.

Would you go see a movie just because he’s in it? Me neither.

Would I go see a movie because Denzel Washington is in it? Definitely.

Which one deserves to be paid more?

Is that racist?[/quote]

I have been persuaded to see a movie because Djimon Hounsou was in it. He is a very high caliber actor and his involvement in a movie indicates to me that it's going to be higher quality. My spouse feels the same way.

Also your reference to Denzel is funny to me because Hounsou was in the original Gladiator movie and was one of the best things about it, and Denzel is in Gladiator II and is also one of the best things about it but in a totally different way (Hounsou turned in a better and more naturalistic performance in the original movie which featured a lot of bad acting, Denzel turned in a scenery-chewing over-acting performance in Gladiator II among a lot of more subtle actors but it was an absurd movie so his hamming it up actually helped the movie to work).[/quote]

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