Don Cheadle Stars in 'House of Lies' on Showtime

Discussion in 'In the Media' started by Kid Rasta, Nov 12, 2011.

  1. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    Did you ever see that dude in The G.O.A.T dude can fucking act. Highly underrated. Killed it in Traffic and Crashed. He's always stealing the show but gets no credit cause he's not a hearth throbe
     
  2. Tony Soprano

    Tony Soprano Moderator

    His portrayal of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault was indeed underrated, I thought he shoulda won an emmy for that role. "Talk to Me" was another movie where he killed it.

    I really hope Showtime doesn't cancel "House of Lies" because it's the frst time in a long time that a black leading role on TV was done in such a balls-to-the-wall fashion.
     
  3. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    And talk about depth. That opening scene where he was crying about his mom's suicide was so on point and the way he is with his son is fucking awesome. He's far from one dimensional and I'm loving.
     
  4. Tony Soprano

    Tony Soprano Moderator

    Your 3rd Round pick Kristen Bell aint looking too bad either. If she keeps it up this season I might have to make a trade offer real soon. lol
     
  5. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    Let me just say I think I get the foot thing a lot more now fam. My apologies for calling you weird earlier lol.
     
  6. Tony Soprano

    Tony Soprano Moderator

    Fair enough.:smt023
     
  7. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    two of the best movies ever.

    and he's a hearth throbe to me
     
  8. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    Wish it helped dude expand his fan base but you're a lover off the bbc so I don't know if your vote counts boo lol
     
  9. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    the bbc make some outstanding comedies and documentaries that's for sure, must say that showtime is fast replacing it though in entertainment value
     
  10. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member



    Yeah, I just bet he has your "hearth" as well as your heart throbbing......:cool:
     
  11. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    You know it
     
  12. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    yeah he's not really a guy who would be snatching up modelling contracts if he wasn't already famous, but like everyone says, he's a good actor. The lack of publicity for this guy is like d@mn. The Rock gets more paparazzi than him, and he's not half the actor Don Cheadle is.

    Rock makes them ladies go nuts tho....:smt025
     
  13. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    So much for guys not being judged on their looks lol.
     
  14. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    haha c'mon son!

    don cheadle just doesn't have that physical presence you know

    he's not a prototypical big hollywood hunk..but he has chops..that's the only reason he still gets work

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    seriously...u got a lot of dudes on the forum with mugs better than this dude
     
  15. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    My point is there's no way Will Smith should be a bigger actor but he is or at the very least he should be mentioned in the same list with him of big hollywood heavy weights but he's not and that's because he doesn't have the pretty boy factor. So like I was saying so much for men being able to slide on not having to be hot.
     
  16. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    shiiet

    Will Smith been riding his pretty boy style since the 90s

    white people love looking at him...he's such a non-threatening, light brotha who as Eminem says 'doesn't have to use cuss words in his music to get a Grammy'
     
  17. Tony Soprano

    Tony Soprano Moderator


    Will Smith & Don Cheadle both have the energy and charisma to command big-time leading roles. However what many people don't realize is that Will Smith doesn't have nearly as much versatility as Don Cheadle. Will can play a tough guy but he's too soft to play a villain.
     
  18. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    Exactly. Truth be told dude is pretty one dimensional outside of Pursuit of Happiness which was amazing he's not good in dramas(which is usually the litmus test for good acting) ie Ali. That shit was the biggest boring piece of shit. He could never do a hotel rowanda or even Crash. Will Smith is pretty much an action star to me.
     
  19. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    Never looked at it that way

    Denzel, deniro and Pacino come to mind as people who can get that villain role down, while at the same time making an audience love em
     
  20. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    Denzel killed that shit in Man Under Fire but never got the credit he deserved for that either. He is the most robbed actor in hollywood. He got fucked on X and Hurricane Carter and John Q and Remember The Titans and don't get me started on the Great Debators.
     

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