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70. The creator of the show actually addressed this

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:20 PM

Aug 2012

The real Nucky was large and stocky like Gandolfini, but they didn't bother asking because they figured that was the last role he would want to take after The Sopranos.

I think Buscemi does a great job. He's put in his time and deserves a leading role for a change.

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Movies ruined by a single performance? [View all] ohiosmith Aug 2012 OP

Kevin Costner in Robin hood, with an American Accent. Tabasco_Dave Aug 2012 #1

Agreed! frogmarch Aug 2012 #2

Bad enough, but he made it worse by making an occasional stab at an English accent sarge43 Aug 2012 #8

Bloody right mate! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #10

Yes! geardaddy Aug 2012 #26

But you got to see his naked butt. Ineeda Aug 2012 #47

We weren't amused. n/t sarge43 Aug 2012 #49

Jodie Foster in 'Nell' pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #3

One of the worst ever! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #15

Oh lord... pipi_k Aug 2012 #35

This Lasher Aug 2012 #4

for the win hate this guy so much loli phabay Aug 2012 #7

Absolutely! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #23

That d_r Aug 2012 #30

They should have left him and the kid out of the movie. sakabatou Aug 2012 #39

Oops. You beat me to it. Dash87 Aug 2012 #63

No one could ruin frogmarch Aug 2012 #5

Well, even if Olivier had played G. Khan, that flick would have been a train wreck. n/t sarge43 Aug 2012 #9

Too true! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #38

Yes, a scumbag! In another thread, frogmarch Aug 2012 #51

Jason Robards as Brutus Doc_Technical Aug 2012 #6

And as Al Capone in The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre"! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #52

Steve Buscemi kwassa Aug 2012 #11

Albert Finney would be brilliant as Nucky. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #57

He would, and so would James Gandolfini kwassa Aug 2012 #66

The creator of the show actually addressed this RZM Aug 2012 #70

"I think Buscemi does a great job. He's put in his time and deserves a leading role for a change." Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #84

BLASHPEMER! jp11 Aug 2012 #12

Unwatchable with Arquette. Could've been great with a real actor playing Jack McCall. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #24

Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" EastTennesseeDem Aug 2012 #13

+++ AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #55

+1,000 Mad_Dem_X Aug 2012 #56

the main boy and girl in "Almost Famous" Enrique Aug 2012 #14

Kate Hudson is a truely annoying actress. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #58

Kim Bauer - 24 (everything after the 1st season) Dash87 Aug 2012 #64

Any time I see the actor instead of the character, I feel embarrassed for him/her and the movie is GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #16

I agree, and have always been impressed pipi_k Aug 2012 #37

the movie where Matthew Broderick played a general in a war. mucifer Aug 2012 #17

Amen! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #72

War of the Worlds, Broken_Hero Aug 2012 #18

I was rooting for the Martians to eradicate everyone that had a part in that movie. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #19

I dig this post... Broken_Hero Aug 2012 #20

The original War of the Worlds was so much better. kwassa Aug 2012 #68

Sophia Coppola in Godfather Part III applegrove Aug 2012 #21

People gave her a standing ovation when the was killed in the end LynneSin Aug 2012 #28

Anything with George Clooney in it. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #22

Have you ever seen "Burn After Reading"? Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #25

Yeah George Cloony was great in that. Really played against type. applegrove Aug 2012 #41

I thought Brad Pitt was great in that movie. Kaleva Aug 2012 #42

The Coen Brothers really got me when, well, I'm not going to spoil it, you know. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #45

I laughed my ass off watching that one. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #60

I actually own "Burn After Reading", and he plays a dolt in every movie. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #78

I think whoever cast that movie was some sort of practical joker. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #83

Tom Cruise in anything. geardaddy Aug 2012 #27

Even "Rain Man"? KamaAina Aug 2012 #53

Yes, even Rain Man. geardaddy Aug 2012 #54

I thought he was a hoot in "Tropic Thunder". GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #59

Totally agree! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #73

Haven't seen that. geardaddy Aug 2012 #77

I highly recommend that film. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #79

I've heard good things about that film. geardaddy Aug 2012 #82

+1 tanyev Aug 2012 #80

Ok first of all I am not saying Mama Mia was a good movie.... Robyn66 Aug 2012 #29

I agree. Ineeda Aug 2012 #48

I noticed that about Mama Mia RZM Aug 2012 #71

Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" begin_within Aug 2012 #31

That performance is cringe-inducing. :( Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2012 #34

Both Fantastic Four movies were completely ruined by Jessica Alba CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #32

She even plays the Jessica Alba part badly. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #46

John Travolta in "Hairspray" Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2012 #33

John Travolta in liberalhistorian Aug 2012 #74

Travolta in 'Battlefield Earth' pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #76

Starz Series Xyzse Aug 2012 #36

Whatever movie it was Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #40

See Post #4 pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #44

The guy who played the lead in the 2011 Conan The Barbarian Kaleva Aug 2012 #43

Fortunately I missed that one! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #81

Taylor Kitsch, John Carter sarge43 Aug 2012 #50

Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra kayakjohnny Aug 2012 #61

Jar Jar Binks arguably ruined The Phantom Menace Dash87 Aug 2012 #62

Shirley Jones in Elmer Gantry frogmarch Aug 2012 #65

The butterface guy JonLP24 Aug 2012 #67

Anything OJ Simpson was in ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #69

Glen Campbell in the liberalhistorian Aug 2012 #75

She didn't ruin the movie, but in "Amadeus" Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #85