tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591898352785061634.post6255566834439924374..comments2023-10-30T13:44:45.728+00:00Comments on stuff: Who is the Most Over Rated Screen Legend?panavia999http://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591898352785061634.post-17789209812188178202011-02-13T12:25:12.441+00:002011-02-13T12:25:12.441+00:00Dean and Brando happily share my male vote; for th...Dean and Brando happily share my male vote; for the gals I went for Liz Taylor alone, because I do like Monroe quite a lot, even though she is outrageously over-rated. The other three make me want to break furniture.<br /><br />Hope all's well with you: I'm afraid the book never reached me - I wouldn't have said anything except that I didn't want you to think I was just ignoring it. Don't worry: this happens all the time with our rotten mail service. It may still turn up yet: no joke.<br />Best,<br />MatthewMatthew Coniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302989527514886503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591898352785061634.post-40583395046567143092011-02-02T03:02:13.689+00:002011-02-02T03:02:13.689+00:00Policomic. Thank you for participating. You make e...Policomic. Thank you for participating. You make excellent points. You know what they say about celebrities who died young like Dean, Monroe, Elvis, Diana: it was a good career move.<br />I hope you will return for a future poll I am planning about film pairings - like Greenstreet and Lorre, etcpanavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591898352785061634.post-34977859649762243352011-02-01T18:40:42.196+00:002011-02-01T18:40:42.196+00:00I cast my "actor" vote for Dean. Not tha...I cast my "actor" vote for Dean. Not that he wasn't talented (though to be perfectly honest, I find his actory twitchiness kind of annoying), but I do think he's overrated, mostly because he was pretty and died young. <br /><br />Wayne was certainly more icon than actor, but I actually think there's a tendency to underrate him on that basis. His persona was so stylized, consistent, and easy to imitate, that it's easy to overlook how effective he could be, and--given a good script and good direction--how much nuance and subtext he could sometimes convey, while still playing "John Wayne." <br /><br />For actresses, I've got to go with Taylor, and I'll fight anyone who picks either Hepburn (not really, but I will disagree!).policomicnoreply@blogger.com