Awhile back we went though the Worst Movie of the Year, and loved the craters those bombs had left on a poor, unsuspecting public. This week, just before the Oscars on Sunday, we give you the Worst Actors of the Year. betUS has the rundown on the nominees for the Razzies' Worst Actors.




Nicolas Cage - Ghost Rider & National Treasure II +150: First of all, while Nicholas Cage used to be somewhat attractive at some point (I'm not 100% sure when, though), I think it's time for him to really just take care of the hair situation. Just shave, dude. I know, it's admitting defeat, but really, it's doing receding hairlines everywhere a favor. Seriously.

Eddie Murphy (as Norbit), Norbit +130: Like I said before: remember when Eddie Murphy was like, offensive and funny? Here he's just offensive, and there's no way he can get away with it. I'm not sure what convinced him to do this after being nominated for an effing Oscar, but I'm sure he was thinking of some kind of revenge. And he took it out on his fans, unfortunately.




Adam Sandler, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry +300: I mean, if we had two openly gay actors in this flick, it might have actually been funny. But it's like white people trying to do a movie about other ethnicities: it's just not as funny unless you're in on the joke. I mean, the trying wasn't even commendable.




Cuba Gooding Jr., Daddy Day Camp +600: How do good actors get convinced to do these movies? It's like there was some kind of stupid virus that took over their agent's, manager's, and their own mind. Like, you even get a whiff of Oscar gold and somehow you think you're immune to doing useless movies like this.


Jim Carrey, The Number 23 +800: Out of curiosity, I actually watched this particular flick over the weekend, thinking maybe there was something redeeming about it. Um. No. Not even remotely. The concept was interesting, even the concept of Jim Carrey going dark and playing a character completely outside of his realm, but it just didn't work. At all.

Labels: Adam Sandler, BetUS, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Nicolas Cage, Razzies, Worst Actors

posted by Kari at 9:49 AM

With the good comes the bad. Every year we root for the worst movies of the year, celebrate the bombs and crashes of Hollywood. We look forward to the Razzies as much as we look forward to the other glamorous award ceremonies in Hollywood.

betUS has the odds on a couple of Razzie categories, including Worst Picture:


I Know Who Killed Me (-300): I mean, of course Lindsay's going to have the best odds, if only because she's had such a trashtastic kind of year, and it wasn't like this movie was going to give her any shred of credibility. I mean, not that she really had any in the first place, even before rehab.


Norbit (+400): Why, Eddie Murphy, why? Remember about 20 years ago when you were funny, even when you were being politically incorrect? Yeah, you can't really do that anymore. And by that I mean be politically incorrect and be funny. And by that I mean you just aren't funny.



Bratz (+750): Even back in the day when I actually liked New Kids On The Block would I have gone to see this movie. Like, what studio exec thought it was a brilliant idea to greenlight this flick? Seriously. It's bad enough the girls look... strange. The dolls are creepy enough on their own.



I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (+900): Can we upgrade Adam Sandler to Has-Been status already? Or maybe that's just me being biased, because I don't think the dude is as funny as folks make him out to be. Maybe he should get some lifetime recognition for his work (you know, other than Punch-Drunk Love. Then again, that's probably just me. When I'm biased, I really like to be biased.


Daddy Day Camp (+1000): It really is a shame to watch someone like Cuba Gooding Jr. go down in flames like this. Not even a delightful kind of shame. I root for the guy to get a real acting job, but something about formerly decent actors making (bad) movies for their children just grinds my gears Peter Griffin-style.

Labels: Adam Sandler, BetUS, Bratz, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, lindsay lohan, Razzies

posted by Kari at 10:59 AM