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Hollywood's 'Frigid 50' named:
Michael Moore, whose anti-Iraq war film Fahrenheit 9/11 touched off a firestorm of controversy, topped an annual list today of Hollywood's least-intriguing celebrities.
The outspoken documentary-maker ranks No.1 on this year's Frigid 50 published by online movie magazine FilmThreat.com.
The website, known for an anti-establishment take on the entertainment industry, said its list named the stars it found to be the "least-inspiring, least-intriguing people in Hollywood".
Ranked No.2 was actress Halle Berry, who followed up her Oscar-winning turn in Monster's Ball with less critically lauded roles in such films as Gothica and Catwoman.
Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner was ranked No.3 on the list, which cited this year's revolt by dissident shareholders, a hostile takeover bid by Comcast, public spats with Pixar and Miramax and a string of such flops as Home on the Range, The Alamo and Hidalgo.
He was followed at No.4 by director M Night Shyamalan whose latest thriller, The Village and its "surprise ending" were widely seen as falling far short of the pre-release hype.
Comic actors and frequent co-stars Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson were jointly listed at No.5 for their appearances in a recent string of "mass-produced mediocrity".
"The Frigid 50 ice pack have left audiences cold with their overbearing personalities, poor career choices and chronic inability to stop making fools of themselves," the site said.
The complete list of boring celebs can be found
here
Wow. Pretty damn accurate. But I dunno why they use the term "frigid".
I guess they're going for the opposite of "hot" -- but it doesn't really sound right.
The link to filmthreat isn't working. I can't get on the site.
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Michael Moore, whose anti-Iraq war film Fahrenheit 9/11 touched off a firestorm of controversy, topped an annual list today of Hollywood's least-intriguing celebrities.
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The website, known for an anti-establishment take on the entertainment industry, said its list named the stars it found to be the "least-inspiring, least-intriguing people in Hollywood".
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"The Frigid 50 ice pack have left audiences cold with their overbearing personalities, poor career choices and chronic inability to stop making fools of themselves," the site said.
Looking at their criteria, I have to challenge Michael Moore's place on it (or at least his ranking).
Look at all the controversy there was over "Fahrenheit 9/11." Look at all the attention it got. It's ludicrous to claim that it left audiences cold. It seemed to have the exact opposite effect - audiences were either praising it and cheering it on, or slamming it and condemning it.
And also, look at all the money it made (for a documentary.) That, and the attention it got Moore, disqualifies "Fahrenheit" as a poor career choice.
Plus, Moore has a rep for getting people up in arms, rallying them behind him or against him. I'd call that inspiring.
So what's left? Overblown personality and ego. I don't know if that's enough to put him in first place on this list (of course, since I can't access the damn site, I don't have an adequate comparison to work with.)
It sounds to me like this is personal politics talking.
Moore's placing on the list is not so much based on politics as it is boredom. The makers of Film Threat are just plain tired of seeing and hearing about him. And for that matter, so am I. It's a simple case of overexposure.
Film Threat is the magazine that first revealed that Tarantino lifted Reservoir Dogs shot for shot from the '87 flick, City on Fire. They rode him for a long time over that.
Ahh, Film Threat. I miss seeing you on the newstands and reading through your disassembling of Hollywood.
I knew Tom Hanks was going to be on that list.
Jeez...please recast for The DaVinci Code...
I think Hanks is trying to get on The Da vinci Code hype. He needs it right now.
Polar Express and The Terminal were never number one movies. He hasn't had a number one movie in a long time. His films still make a lot of money, just not as much as they used to.
Maybe, but "Catch Me If You Can" and "The Terminal" were excellent movies, and were well-received by critics (as were his performances.)
Just because he hasn't had a number one for a while doesn't mean Hanks' career is in bad shape.
That list... burned my eyes...
Cynicism gets boring sometimes.
